I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE A JOB I HAVE A JOB I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Medical Lake Behavior Intervention

SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and that is all I have to say right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lake Day

On Wednesday Nikki, Missi, Aimee and I took all the kids (7 of them) to the lake to enjoy the sun!!  It was a fun day, very relaxing, and even though the water wasn't quite warm enough for me to want to go swimming this kids had a blast!!  Shawn stayed home and worked on his homework, so I brought my camera to get more practice of my photography skills!  Gunner is a ham so he was a great model!

5 Years Ago Today!

Shawn and I were getting ready to walk down the isle! Can't even believe it has been 5 years!!

Collection of just a VERY few of my favorite wedding pictures by the amazing Mr. J!!

My Milton Man

With Dexter still being laid up with a bum knee Shawn and I tool Milton to the pug meet last weekend, Sunday July 11, 2010 to run off some energy and get to play with some other dogs since he has been in a single dog household for the past 2 weeks.  He had a great time, he was playing with another pug, she was 6 months old, and had a blast!!  Shawn took some great pictures of him having a grand ol' time!!

Dexter is doing awesome, think he might come home today, I have not seen him limp in close to 24 hours and I think it is time for him and Milton to reunite.  I can't keep him in a padded room forever, and if we end up having to fix his knee, OH WELL he will be happier because of it!!

Spending the day with Gunner, and Nikki and the kids while Missi and Grant celebrate their anniversary at Silverwood!

Can't believe tomorrow is my 5th Wedding Anniversary. CRAZY!  Feels like yesterday Shawn and I were getting everything ready!!

Dexter The Limping Pug

It has been 1 week and 1 days since Dexter went to the vet and was diagnosed with another knee injury, BUT he is doing great, he is still limping but getting better everyday!  I think we are going to survive this without surgery, THIS TIME!

I stayed the night at my parents house last night so I could sleep with my baby, and let me tell you he was CRAZY excited to have me there!  I work the next 2 days so I am glad he will continue to get his rest since he cant control himself when I am around!

Milton is still sad that Dexter is gone, isn't eating like I would like but I think it has been good for him to get some 1 on 1 attention, hope he can keep calm when Dexter comes back here!

Still no job, but keeping my head up, something will work out for me! 

4th of July

We celebrated the 4th at the cabin as usual, the weather wasn't nice AT ALL and we didn't really get to enjoy any time outside but we still had fun!  We left Dexter at my paretns house to recover for his injury and took Milton with us, even though dogs aren't allowed at the cabin during family holidays!  But he was such a good boy!  He stayed out of people's way and did his own thing most of the time, he was very relaxed and calm, which isn't normal for him but I think he missed Dexter a little!  Gunner was in LOVE with him, so they played together in the play pen :-) See above!!

Shawn and I went to visit Dex today and he is getting better VERY VERY slowly, hope we can hold off a few more months before surgery .. no job yet but still hopeful!

My Baby Boy!

So last Wednesday June 30th I noticed that Dexter was limping again, this has been happening on and off for a few months, but it always goes away within a week or so and we keep on keepin on!  Well we have not been as lucky this time, I noticed that is was getting worse and so I could enjoy my 4th of July weekend at the lake I decided to take him to the vet. 

He saw Dr. Hunter on Saturday July 3th, Hunter is the BEST in town, and was the vet clinic that fixed his other knee in October.  Anyway there was some good news, he hasn't dislocated this knee YET and the tendon is still in place FOR NOW.  He isn't able to tell if there is a tear in the tendon but Dexter is to be on strict crate care for the next 2 weeks and gets Rimadyl 2 times a day to help with inflammation for the next 2 weeks.  IF everything goes away and he is walking fine in 2 weeks, then we are good to go BUT if he is still refusing to use the leg then he will get an X Ray to see if there is something wrong with the tendon in his knee, which will mean SURGERY!  I of course am not happy about this BUT I am so thankful that it is his knee and not his hips WHEW!

Dexter has been at my parents house since Saturday July 3rd, and is on a stict leash restriction so he can't walk or jump.  My parents tell me he is doing well, isn't in pain, and doesn't seem upset but his use of the leg isn't getting any better.  I know it is only the 2nd day since going to the vet, but I want him to get better SO BAD!  We have decided to keep him there for a few more days so that Milton can't harass him.  This has been the hardest 2 days for me but I know it is the best thing for him.  Shawn is thinking he wants me to stay at my parents house until the 2 weeks are up to ensure he gets all the rest and confinement he needs.  I am SO not ready for the recovery of another knee but once this is done he doesn't have a knee to hurt :-) AND since we have had such amazing luck with his other knee I am on board to fix it ASAP. Shawn isn't quite there yet, obviously due to the money part of it, but I just want my baby to be better and on the mend and gets to enjoy the next 15 years of his life without pain. 

I will keep everyone updated, and I hope it is good news!