Brody is back

Brody pulled through just fine.

She made me feel so awful this morning on the ride to the vet. She was shaking so bad that I swore I heard her bones chattering. And then, when they separated us in the office, she stared at me with her eyes as big as golf balls and her tail between her legs. I felt like I was the worst person in the world.

We got her home around 5:30. I didn't know whether I should have laughed or cried at her wobbly walk from the truck to the front yard. Maybe tomorrow I can laugh about it.

Right now, she is curled up on my pillow watching me carefully. I bet she thinks I'm going to leave her like I did this morning.

I am sure glad all of this is over with.

Aspen is drunk

Today, we took Aspen to get spayed.

Bright and early, we drove her to the vet. She loves to ride in the truck but it seemed she was a little nervous this morning. I guess she was feeling us already worrying. See, she has a heart murmur and, although the doc said she would be fine, J and I were still basket cases.

Yeah, we were a mess.

J went back to sleep when we got home, but I was too nervous to even try. Luckily, a friend was online and kept me talking to keep my head busy.

I held off calling to check on her for as long as I could. When I finally did call, they assured me that she was fine. Whew!

We went to pick her up around 4.

Yeah, I knew she was really fine when the very tall and very kind male assistant at the vets office came out of the recovery room shaking. With a nervous voice, he practically begged me to follow him because Aspen had decided she didn't like him any more and was growling at him. That's my girl.

She hasn't left my side since she has been home. She is all wobbly and droopy eyed. I'm sure once the pain medication wears off, she'll be pissed as hell at me. She'll probably chew up something that she knows I love and then use the bathroom on my pillow. She's is a smart ass like that.

At least she is okay. Tomorrow, her sister is going in for the same thing. Another nail biting day.

Bad human?

I'm not sure what I should think of myself....

A few hours ago, my friend posted that she lost her uncle to an illness today.

A few minutes ago, I read this post about a stranger losing her dog - she looks a bit like my dog.

I'm more upset over the loss of the dog.

Insert catchy title here...

Its official. My dog, Aspen, is pissed off that I'm leaving. She went from following me around the house constantly to ignoring me now. J is going to have her hands full with that one.

I hope everyone had a great Fourth. We went to Helen. They had a decent fireworks show.

I was talking with KC today. She's going to ride to the airport with my mom to pick me up.
She said, "How the hell are we going to go surfing with you on crutches?"
I had to laugh. Because, secretly, I've been trying to think of a way for me to surf too. (Don't tell J.) I figured a plastic bag and a whole bunch of duct tape would work for the cast but I'm sure my balance and swimming would be for shit. So yeah, that idea is out.
So I told her, "We can go with Stefro and I'll watch from the sand."
"That would totally suck," she laughed.

It wouldn't totally suck. I'd be with friends at the one place I can say I truly love...the ocean.

I got an email from my friend TLee the other day. She said, "B! My life sucks! Call me, ASAP."

So I called her. We hadn't talked in about three years, so after a quick catch up, I finally got her to tell me why her life sucks. It was simple...she's lonely.
She says she's going to come and see me when I'm down south. She lives near Daytona so its a bit of a drive, well, boring really.

The list is getting long. I might have to take an appointment book with me...lol. But it makes me feel good to have all these friends who want to spend time with me.

Hey Starr...party at your house? What do ya say???

Countdown....38 hours.
This sucks.
I miss her already.

Dogs are people too!

Well...CJ gave birth to three puppies and none of them made it. It was sad. But the bright side is that CJ is doing fine and moving around much better.

Other dog news...
My oldest dog, Aspen, has been acting real strange lately. She hasn't been eating much and she spends most of her time whining at me. And if she's not whining, she's staring.


J and I both think its because somehow she knows I'm leaving. She won't let me out of her sight and when I'm relaxing on the couch, reading, she has to sit on my lap. It wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't a seventy-something pound pit bull.

*She is actually staring at me right now.*

The last time I went out of town for a few days, she peed on J's pillow. I think Aspen might have assumed that J made me leave or something. (Kids, ha!) J has been telling me to talk to her and let her know that I will be back and all that good stuff. And she told me to remind her that the bed is for sleeping...not bathroom breaks.

Believe it or not, Aspen will talk to me on the phone. I swear, its like she's telling on J or something because when I say hi to her, she starts with this really out of tune singing and won't stop until the phone is pulled away. The last time I scolded her about what she had done to J's pillow and she actually barked at me like she was back sassing me or something.

I will miss Aspen and Brody (our younger dog) terribly. But they should love it that I'm going out of town. They will both be able to sleep in the bed with J. Something they haven't been able to do since we moved up to Georgia. (I'm too allergic and this room is much smaller than our room in Florida was.)

But...I will miss J the most. J thinks that is what Aspen is sensing. Dogs are smarter than most give them credit for. They have personality's and habits just like the upright walkers. But Aspen will never let me forget that she has feelings too.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th!