Hi All...

You'll be glad to know that we went the entire day yesterday without incident. Hooray!!! This morning, Mike has been doing well too. He's gotten really picky about his sandwiches now.. I'm almost out of peanut butter so I tried giving him some bread with jelly... that stinker just turned his nose up at it. Yet, if I give him peanut butter without jelly.. he won't eat that either... it's got to be a combination......... oh my gosh... I've created a spoiled monster. LOL He did eat some oatmeal this morning... I'm so glad he likes that... of course it has to have some sugar in it to tempt his pallet. But, hey, at this point, I'll do anything I can for him. I'll spoil him rotten and not think twice about it. Yesterday afternoon, I roasted a chicken with potatoes and carrots, and we both had a wonderful dinner. I had to serve it to him at two different times though so I could make sure he wouldn't get too much at one time and make him sick again.

The only problem with feeding Mike so good is... Princess Gidget feels she has to eat everything her big brother eats. I really don't want this to become an every day thing with her... she's got to eat the kibble. God knows I can't afford to .. nor do I want to... get her eating only people food. So, sometimes when I feed Mike, I put her in her room with a couple of treats (so I don't feel guilty) and let Mike eat without interruptions. Other times, I take just a little of whatever I'm giving Mike and put it in her dish with the kibble. Of course she finishes hers before Mike does and then "tries" to get his away from him... it doesn't work... I won't let her near him, because "sometimes" he will back up and let her have it... other times he will just let her know to get away from him. I don't want to take the chance that she eats what he needs to eat.

Hey Debbie... I'm so glad you were able to post again. I've really missed you. When you don't post, I think we all start worrying about you. Wish you had your phone!!!! It's really weird not talking to you for so long. Manuel can't wait to talk to you either. By the way.. did you see the pictures of Manuel and Zorro? What a handsome pair they are!!!

Hey Judy... Sounds like you really do have your hands full!!! So how old is Gracie? If she's a puppy.. well... don't expect things to settle down too soon. I knew they were a lot of work, but like I've said before... I never realized how old I really was until I got Gidget. LOL Thankfully, she's finally realized she doesn't have to go out every ten minutes... that was the hardest thing to get through... really wore me out. I really think that maybe her "female" parts were pushing on her bladder, because since she was spayed, she's gotten better and better about only going out a few times a day. Hell, if I had known that was going to happen, I would have "walked" her to get spayed instead of waiting till I had a ride there. LOL Good luck with the new family member. :-D
I've decided I'm not going to worry about working there. I'll bring the painter's mask and let her know I'm allergic to cats. Hopefully, I'll be able to bring some of the work home with me and will be able to do it here. Like you said.. there's nothing better than a job that pays well, is close to home and is in service to animals. So, I'm really excited about it. I don't know when I start working, she hasn't called me yet. I always see her driving past the house, so I know she's really been busy.

Hope everyone has a beautiful day.
Take Care and God Bless

Debbie and Jack said...

I know you have been worried. Actually had a friend read your blog so I could keep up. My phone came in but did not work so back it went. Should be able to get on and post everywhere today briefly. Keeping you and the kids in my prayers and missing talking to you.

Love and Husky hugs,
Debbie and Jack

June 23, 2008 12:08 PM

Judy said...

Thanks for asking Dr. Blaha for me. I live in Lake Co. 35 mi. east of Cleveland right on the lake.

I have to smile as I read about Gidget...we have our hands full since we just added a 2nd dog to our family. Rylee is upset, Gracie is upset and that makes everyone upset...

I hope in time things settle down. It's only been three weeks now.

I like your idea of a painters mask. When do you start working?

The money is good, it's close to home and she's a vet...that's three pretty good reasons to be happy...the negative ones are small compared to the perks...

I'll keep checking in to see how things are going. Judy

June 23, 2008 7:48 PM