Tony and I dropped my boat off at the Broker this afternoon. That was a tad more painful than I expected, but not so much as to give me a second thought. I’m not losing a boat, I’m gaining a Grand Piano. We went to “Paws with Us” Pet Walk and Picnic at the Marsh. I was worried about Hanna’s behavior. She did us proud with her excellent behavior!
2008-05-18 Sunday
Teri & Tony joined us for early Mass. “These Shining Lives” at the History Theatre.
2008-05-17 Saturday
Stubbs/Maxwell Loop: 108 minutes, 5.93 miles, 3.3 mph, HR=118. Hanna hasn’t figured out that every walk is her turn now. Teri & Tony joined us for dinner.
2008-05-16 Friday
LuceLine/GeoCaching/PlayGround.. Our first errand on the way home was to stop at the bike shop and purchase Avery a helmet that fits. Last year’s is too small and the extra ones I have are all too large. We rode down the LuceLine to the tunnel and back. I introduced Avery to GeoCaching. As we searched I was reminded not to talk because she “was busy” with her GPS. She takes it all very seriously, but really doesn’t yet understand the Lat/Long business. But, we’ll get there. She traded for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Travel Bug, so we’ll have to find another easy and large Cache to put that in. Spent some time at the playground where she enjoyed playing with a five year old boy named Johnny. We planted Squash, Pumpkins, Peppers, Peas, Tomatoes and Tobacco in starter pots. Soren spent the evening, so Avery finally got to meet him.
2008-05-10 Saturday
We got rained out of our first attempt at a walk, but our second try was successful! Fox/Willow/Watertown Loop: 82 minutes, 4.34 miles, 3.2 mph, HR=110. I’m feeling very sluggish. I’m not sure if it’s depression over Coco or my body fighting some bug. Every so often my voice doesn’t work. Hanna followed me almost everywhere before. Hanna follows me everywhere now. Everywhere. Always.
2008-05-08 Thursday
If I don’t quit banging my head on that overhead cabinet, I’m going to have to relocate Hanna’s food and water.
2008-05-07 Wednesday
I tried to feed Hanna in what has always been Coco’s spot in the Dogs’ room this morning and she just could not get it through her head that it’s OK now. I’ll keep working on it as I really would like to eliminate that messy water dish in my laundry room. It seems Rent-A-Geek changed the password on our servers and didn’t see fit to tell Tim or me. Idiot! Fox/Willow/LuceLine Loop: 64 minutes, 3.52 miles, 3.3 mph, HR=117. BSOD/Parity Error just four minutes before I had planned on quitting working. I haven’t seen one of those in a while.
2008-05-06 Coco
11/19/1995 – 05/06/2008
The Vet advised we leave Coco on the floor instead of putting her up on the table. I was glad to hear that as I was worried I would faint. I sat with my back against the wall, Coco sitting between my legs leaning against my chest. Not long after the needle was inserted, she slumped to the floor against Steve’s legs. We rubbed and petted her until she was gone. While sad and miserable, it was peaceful.
Upon leaving the Vet’s office, we were greeted on the sidewalk by a Chocolate Lab Puppy.
2008-05-06 Coco
It was a very rough night. Every 90 minutes I was up cleaning up after Coco and changing her bedding. That done, I would lay with her until she was settled at which point I crawled back in my own bed. I doubt either of us got an hour of sleep. She’s obviously uncomfortable. Our appointment with the Vet isn’t until 5:45 this afternoon. She seems to be done vomiting. I don’t know how there could possibly be anything left in her stomach. I’m giving her a bit of turkey dog or chicken and a tablespoon of the water every hour. She’s exhausted, yet can’t seem to sleep. Her eyes start to close and her head lowers to her legs, the arm of the couch, my legs and as soon as it rests she jerks it up and the process starts again. She can still walk, though I haven’t a clue from where she’s getting the strength.