Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Still Here

I’m still here, even though I seem to have dropped out of the A to Z Challenge.  I’m thinking about trying to finish it out, even if it’s unofficially, just to get back in.  Good idea or waste of time?
Last week just got really crazy.  First of all, the weather went insane; one day we were wearing shorts and sunscreen and the next day we were wearing coats and gloves.  I don’t think my squash and zucchini plants survived the cold.  I planted them way too early I suppose.  My flowers seem to have made it.  They were still in pots, so we were able to move them on to the screened in porch and cover them up with old towels.  I’m hoping the weather will stay warm enough for me to plant them this weekend. 
I totally blame the weather, but I also got knocked on my butt with some sort of cold/sinus/allergy thing.  It pretty much felt like a herd of angry cats took up residence in my throat and then tried to claw their way out.  Not fun.  I just had no energy and felt terrible. I’ve been going to bed early and drinking lots of tea, water, and orange juice, and have finally started to feel a little better.  Early bed time and chicken noodle soup are still on tonight’s agenda, however.  Aren’t I exciting?
We also had three sick fur kids last week.  Frankie started vomiting excessively and had to go to the vet.  Lots of expensive tests later, it was determined that he seems to have acid reflux. He’s currently on Pepcid, and seems to be feeling much better.  The first few doses went fairly well, but now he seems to think he’s had enough.  He bit the HELL out of me last night when I gave him his pill!!!  I think it’s going to be Nick’s turn today. 
Emma went back to the specialist on Friday, and they repeated several tests.  We’re still waiting on the results of one more test, but they’re leaning toward a behavioral issue.  I’m still deciding if I think that’s accurate or not, and we’re currently researching a few different things to try for her.  We will also talk to her regular vet before beginning any new medications; he’s a really good vet and has more of a history with her than the specialist. 
We were hit in the parking lot as we were leaving.  All three of us are fine, and the car is fine. The woman who backed into us just seemed like a total idiot, and tried to pet Emma without asking first (which is a very sore subject with me).  Between feeling terrible and being worried about Emma, let’s just say that I definitely was not at my most charming.  At least everyone was fine. 
Duke has developed the very bad habit of eating anything he can possibly scavenge when we go out for walks.  I promise we’re not starving him, in fact the vet wasn’t terribly pleased with the amount of weight he has gained since we’ve had him.  But he still scavenges for anything even remotely edible when we walk him.  Unsurprisingly, this causes him severe gastrointestinal problems sometimes.  He needed to go out about every hour and a half Saturday night.  Nick and I took turns taking him out, but I’m a light sleeper and it takes Nick a while to go back to sleep, so neither of us got much sleep Saturday night.  Duke has some medicine now, and seems to be feeling much better.  I just hope he stops his scavenging.
We rented The Book Thief from Redbox and watched it over the weekend.  It was excellent!  I loved the book, and thought they did a really good job with the movie.  It has been a while, so I want to re-read the book now, but from what I remember, it seemed like the movie stayed pretty true to the book.  Have you read the book or watched the movie? What did you think?
I’m looking forward to catching up on all of your posts that I missed last week, and hope everyone in blogger land is doing well.

20 comments:

  1. We missed you! But glad to hear all is well! (More or less. It's all relative, I suppose.) Fighting the allergy/cold thing here, too, thanks to see-sawing temperatures. Ugh.

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  2. I don't understand why people do not use their rear view mirror.

    I'm with you on the petting thing. When people used to ask me if my dog bites I would tell them, "Not yet!"

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  3. Well, I'm following you so it matters not to me whether you finish the A to Z, I'll stay with ya! Sounds like a crazy week. Whatever the case may be, I'll look forward to your future posts. Be well! ~ susan

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  4. I hope you are feeling better now. The weather has been wacky!

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  5. Oh goodness Danielle that's quite the week! Lots of herd baby prayers. Sucks when you get hit with so many sick little ones at once. And yes totally keep going and try to finish (even if it's late) you can totally do it :)

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  6. It's awful how everything goes wrong at once. You must be worried about the fur babies but they do seem to bounce back quickly. I must check that I'm still in the challenge! Take care :)

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  7. Glad you're on the mend...all of us had that nasty bug as well and I'm still recovering. Sorry the fur babies are struggling but they couldn't be in better hands than yours!
    I read (and re-read many times) The Book Thief and absolutely love it; now I can't wait to see the movie.

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  8. I had to do an emergency draping of the tender plants for a couple of nights, too. One tomato took a bit of a hit, but the rest seem okay.

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  9. I was worried about you, Danielle; glad for the update but sorry for all the things that happened last week! Can you hide the medicine for the cat in food, its easy to give Koda medicine because he's so food driven he'll eat anything and everything if he's healthy, so we just tuck the pill in some cheese and we are good to go so to speak.

    Ick on being hit; I'm not fond of anyone who wants to pet Koda; hubby will put up with it; I won't. I'll tell kids "no" when they ask me.

    Sorry you were under the weather too!

    Let's hope this week is a better one!

    betty

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  10. Yes last week was nutty with the weather. Amazing how it can drop 20 degrees in a few hrs and then see snow. I have watched the Book Thief and loved it! I must add this to my DVD collection. I hope your children are OK. We watch Cat From Hell on occasion and there was this issue with a cat that moves about and bites it's tail and the skin looks like it shivers etc... and it is a disease but I can't recall the name. Poor thing. We have a cat who loves to eat whenever it can. It will go to the other cat's food and stand guard, eat their food and then go back to hers. She will eat the dog food! We rescued her and she was fat when we got her. Now all we have to do is close the door when she eats so the others can eat their food and then put their food up so she can't get to it.-have to love our babies.

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  11. Children + animals + farm. Say no more.

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  12. WHy not finish just for fun? There are no set rules. Just enjoy it.

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  13. It's hard not to plant when the weather goes balmy, yes? I hold off until the first week of May and even this has come back to bite me a few times. Like last year when it SNOWED on May 3.

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  14. Glad you've come back. Sounds like you and I got the same bug. I was miserable for about four days. Hope you feel all the way better soon. Same goes for the fur babies. Nothing is more worrisome than a sick pet. Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie

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  15. Oh my goodness, I am with you. I am a little behind. I am determined, however, to get caught up, and finish. So to answer your question, I don't think it is a waste of time. For me, it is a personal thing. Even if the A-Z closes and everyone 'goes home' to rest, I want to finish, even if no one else is there to listen.

    Your recent story seems a lot like mine. Okay, minus the sick fur babies and a parking lot accident. But I've had the crud and it has NOT BEEN FUN.

    Hang in there. Rest when you need to.

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  16. Oh, I forgot to mention that I have read The Book Thief - LOVED IT. Wanted to rent it tonight but it was out in the Redbox. Can't wait to watch it, and I too, would love to read it again, after.

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  17. Hi Danielle - sounds like lots going on .. do hope things settle down for you ..

    Re the Book Thief - I thought the film was very good, but too would like to read the book ..

    All the best - Hilary

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  18. Whoa! It sounds like you guys have been busy, and that there's been lots going on there. We hope things settle down, and that you feel better soon!

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  19. I hope things are balancing out for you, Danielle. Thanks for dropping by a while back.

    Be well.

    xoRobyn

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  20. Boy, you've had a rough month! Hope you are feeling better by now. We saw The Book Thief too, and really enjoyed it. I got the book for my mom for mother's day. :-)

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