Mystery Illness

It's been a while since I have posted anything so I am going back a few months here. Our dog Sophie mysteriously got really sick, throwing up all the time so we took her to the vet and he right away said it sounded like there was an obstruction somewhere and that we needed to take an X-ray. From that, he knew there was something in her stomach to large to throw up and too large to pass, this meant surgery. We all waited anxiously as too see what it could be. As you have probably already guessed it was this plastic toy fly that she had swallowed. The Activities Director at my work had used these as decoration on cupcakes at Halloween last year and thought Blake might like one. This 25cent toy ended up costing me over $600. At any rate, the vet said he's taken a lot of things out of pets stomachs, but it was definitely a first to remove a fly and that the whole office got a good laugh out of it.

2nd Annual Goldie Awards

This is one of many wonderful events we put on for the residents of Preston Place. It is very similar to the Academy Awards/Oscars. Residents nominate & then vote through ballots in all sorts of categories from Most Comedic or Best Dancer to Most Dramatic Hospitalization or Fall. They are awarded with Oscars made by a local trophy company & accepted with a speech. The staff & I also put on some acts of our own which included "Candyman" and "lullaby of Broadway".

Girls Weekend!

Can you say "White Trash"! Donna and I worked real hard dollin' up our area surrounding our pop-up camper(hence the pink flamingos). We met up with family and friends for a girls get a way weekend on a 350 acre ranch. I'd love to let you in on all the fun we had BUT sorry, "What happens in the barn, stays in the barn".

Trip to the Dentist

A word of advice to all parents, make sure you floss your kids teeth. Even the best brushers get cavities as we found out, and Blake will be having some extensive work done on his teeth now. I wish his problems would have been on all his front teeth because he would be loosing those soon, but it's the molars that he will be needing for a while.

New Bed

We purchased a new bed for Blake, the quilt on top was made by my mom.