Category: Life

Avery and I checked out a new park today; Lake Susan in Chanhassen.  There were quite a few kids her age there. 

Weird.  All my Outlook Notes have disappeared.  This evening they’ve reappeared.  Go figure.  Hanna is still not eating her chow.  She does, however, enjoy her special homemade food.  So at least she’s eating.  She doesn’t wolf down cookies like she used to either.  I’m wondering if her ear infection isn’t making her teeth/jaw sore.  But, if her ear infection was that bad, wouldn’t they have put her on oral antibiotics instead of just ear salve?  Hanna is a bit perkier today than she was yesterday.  For months Steve has been threatening to reorganize my pantry.  Tonight he’s making good on that threat!  Do you have any idea how many times I’ve heard; “Do you know how many of (insert name of pantry staple item here) you have?!?!?!” Well, now I do.  Or, rather, he does.

Hanna is most certainly not herself.  But, she’s trying.  I’ve got the camera set up in the dog room so I can keep an eye on her from my office this morning.  I’ll work from home this afternoon.  Hanna has perked up a lot today.  I remain concerned that she’s not eating her usual chow.  Since she’s been home, she’s only consumed the sample packet of soft food that Three Dog Bakery sent with this month’s treats.  I tried putting beef broth on her chow, but that didn’t work.  I’ll make a big batch of ground beef/rice/veggies tonight and hope I can get her back to her usual chow by the weekend.  She’s got an appointment with her usual Veterinarian on Saturday.

Hanna had no more seizures overnight and they report little change in her condition.  As of late morning Hanna has had some breakfast and is going outside to do her “business”.  I can take her to the University for further diagnosis or I can bring her home and see what happens.  I’m going to my office to pick up a bunch of stuff so as to work from here and then I’m going to get Hanna and bring her home.  She’s not to be left unattended for a few days.  Hanna is home!  Had I not lay on the floor with that Dog myself last night, I would have a hard time believing anything had happened.There are some things about Hanna that aren’t “right”.  She’s not eating.  She didn’t seem to hear me come home from church and it was difficult for me to wake her.  She’s timid on the stairs, only went up when I turned the light on.

It was an uneventful flight home.  Good thing.  About the time I got the suitcase unpacked and checked in with my office I got a phone call from the Kennel.  Hanna had a seizure she wasn’t coming out of like they would expect and they were transporting her from the local Vet to the Emergency Veterinary hospital.  I met them there and was able to spend some time lying on the floor with her.  She’s got blood in her urine and some neurological issues.  Her eyes roll around in their sockets and she’s unable to walk.  The tests they’ve done so far are pretty much normal.  They will keep her overnight for more tests and observation.

Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  Lunch off Broadway.  Monty Python’s “Spamalot”.

Subway.  Guggenheim.  Central Park.  American Museum of Natural History.  New York Historical Society.  Central Park.  Hamburger Heaven.  Click here to see the map.

Grand Central Station/Subway.  Brookly Bridge.  Mass in Brooklyn.  Lunch in China Town.  Empire State Building.  We got soaked in the rain.

Grand Central Station.  Subway.  Battery Park.  Statue of Liberty.  Ellis Island.  Wall Street.

We spent the morning in Central Park and the afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Our feet are tired!  We won’t be going far for dinner.  We went to the pizza place right across the street.  We did take a short walk in successful search of M&Ms.  Click here to see today’s map.