Bailey and Friends

Dear Susan,

So glad our Miss Bailey is home and healing. You have been through this before so like Sister Addy said 6 weeks is not that long and I think 1 week is gone so that makes 5 more weeks. :D:D

I am hoping and praying you don't need more surgery, but if it will take away the pain forever it might not be so bad. Of course, I can say that because I am not the one who has to go through it. You and Bailey can be layed up together. Does Bob make a good nurse???:eek::D;)

I hope Sunday is a peaceful and happy day for you all!!!

((((HUGS))))

Hi Marie Irene!

Yes-we are now at 5 weeks.:D:D....and I've got to say Bailey has done remarkably well and it gets a little easier each day.:):cool:

Bob makes a wonderful nurse. He's very good about doing whatever has to be done....but with Bailey, he is a little short on patience.
Bailey ate some today and has been drinking water...lots. I expect the meds dry her up some. She and I have spent a lot of time stretched out on the bed watching tv. It's really the easiest way to keep her contained. I put the cone on her head today-as she was really after the incisions....but it totally changes her personality just like the no-bark collar does. She becomes very subdued and just looks so confused. So after maybe 1/2 hour, I took it off and she was so glad to be out of it that she curled up close to me and we napped. I'm keeping a leash on her so that if I fall asleep, if she tries to move, it works like an alarm
clock.

She so wants to go for a walk and to run in the house. I will be so glad when we can let that happen again. She really has been a trooper.

HAPPY MONDAY!!!!

-Susan

Girls!!!!!!!?? Girls!!???? Quick come up out of the non-basement!! :eek::eek: We have had over two inches of rain and are under a flood warning. I would hate to see you both floating up the street.....and yes, I do mean up, when it comes to flooding here. We soooooo needed the rain and for the most part, it has been at a very nice pace so the plants are getting a very good drink....and the grasses are already looking greener.:)

If you can get into the garage, I have a raft near the door. You'll have to huff and puff to inflate it, but it's a really nice heavy one.....so if you get drawn toward the ocean, you can have fun rafting!!!:D

Love,
MOM

I saw the storm heading your way!!!! Everything okay? Can you believe the snow that fell further inland?

They said the winds were to be felt all the way to Chicago!!!!!!!


Hope all of you are warm and dry and not evacuated.


Kisses to Bailey.

love,
addy

Hey Mom,

are you and Bailey okay? It has been awfully quiet around the house. I hope that does not mean you are sick. Marie and I are stuck in the non basement wondering what is going on upstairs. I think Bob locked the door. I tried climbing throught the window and my butt didn't fit:eek::eek::eek:

I really think it was the full body shampoo you got on clearance at Costco just as you suspected. Seems like I fit through the dang window last month when Sister Marie Irene and I snuck out to party with the surfer dudes.

Oops, I wasn't supposed to let that slip:rolleyes::rolleyes::o

No, see actually, we locked ourselves out one night and had to climb IN throught the window, not OUT:D:D:D:D


love ya,
me

love you,
addy

Hey Addy-we're still here and pluggin' along.

I bet Bob DID lock the door....that's just like him.:rolleyes:
He doesn't have much patience "sitting" Bailey so I get most of the hours. Today I took advantage of "being on duty" by sleeping in over and over and over again. I didn't officially get up until 3pm. Man, that was nice.:D:) All the while, Bailey is attached to me by a leash just to be sure she doesn't get any ideas about going down into the nonbasement.:)

Once I got up I went outside and finished feeding my plants and doing some anti-insect spraying. The 2-3" of rain we got just did wonders. Last week I went out and things were teeny tiny and limp.:( Today I went out and had fully grown, gorgeous hostas. :) My roses all came back.:):) Every bush and tree was smiling at me!:D:D
I went for a 2nd opinion of the feet yesterday. It's my doc's associate. I met her before while I was recovering. I like her a lot. Basically, she concurs with the "main" doc but adds that a third operation on such a tiny toe has unpredictable results. Oh goody. She did ask if they had tried orthotics and I told her no....but I still was using some I got from my doc in VA. I took them out of my shoes and gave them to her and one was split in half.:o She has made new castings which I should get in about 3 weeks. I was wearing "halfs" and she says with my problems I need to be wearing full foot orthotics. Well-I just happen to have one pair. I put them in my shoes when I went outside and none of my toes were talking to me. So-there is a glimmer of hope. The 2nd toe, right will still need surgery, but it could be on my time table.

Bailey gets her staples out on Wednesday. We took her to the vet yesterday because she's been licking her paw. I figured that would be a good opportunity to have him check her out from the surgery. He says he thinks she is doing great. He thinks maybe the chewing is from boredom....especially since she is such high energy and is having to be restrained. He suggested putting pnut butter in her Kong and freezing it. He says it will keep her busy for 3 hours.....so one is in the freezer and we'll see how long it lasts.

How is Zoe? Mom? House sale? You? Koko? Your hostas? Your weather?

Have a great weekend. I'll pass a key down through the heat vent. I'll ask Bob to check on you, he'll come down, you'll run out, and lock him in!!!:D:D Then Marie Irene, you and I will all go surfing!!!


Love,

Sus & Bailey

The weather is fine if I were an Arctic duck , quack:D:D:D:(

Rummage sale was rain, rain and some more rain. I was wet the whole day and still have a garage full of stuff, but the condo is just about empty.:):):):)

The hostas are growing big and beautiful. It is to rain all week and then get warm for the weekend so after Zoe's eye vet appointment, I sure hope I can dig up some hostas for around the pool.

Sorry to hear about your foot. I hope the boots work, at least there is a glimmer of hope with it. Maybe it is like my neck, if I wear my neck brace for a week it feel so much better when I take it off.

Happy Sunday. I hope our little Miss is doing well and not too hard to keep quiet.

love,
addy

I really have been stuck in the non basement just keeping quiet!!;) To much stress with work and getting ready for our annual trip to Mammoth--a little late, but we can still say we haven't missed a year in the past 30 or so years. The daughter has never missed and didn't want to break the tradition.

Addy why did you have to let it slip we sneak out to meet the surfer dudes??? :eek: Now Mom will board up the windows in the non basement--I really didn't realize we had any...:D

I like you way of keeping Bailey quiet--I sure could use some nap time. Before you know it Bailey will be all well. You are doing a great job with her.

Ella is on her way home from her first long road trip--doing pretty darn good for such an active dog. She was a lot more active on the way, but today she is sleeping more. YAY!!! Since I am sitting in the back sit with her--this is a 5.5-7 hours drive depending on traffic.

It is a good thing to have the second opinion on your foot. Good to know it can be on your time schedule. It sure will be nice not to have any foot problems--someday will be here soon!!!:)

We really didn't get much from any of the storms--darn you got it all!!:eek: I do love it after it rains and the garden looks so green and lush--now if the darn weeds didn't like it too!!

Happy Sunday!!!

Hi Sus,

Sorry I have been kind of "mum":o:o Now that it is nice out, I walk Koko and then come back and walk Zoe. By the time I sit down to read through the new posts it is almost time for work.

Lunch time I have been helping look for colleges and researching mom's IBD type symptoms. Always something at my house:rolleyes:

TODAY, out of nowhere it is 79 degrees. My allergies are in overdrive so when I got home tonight I actually put the air conditioning on:eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

My head is finally starting to clear up. I am hoping it also helps my Zoe.

I have been on pins and needles with these dose changes. Last week I would swear she was finally where she needed to be and this week, it just disappeared and she is exactly how she was before we upped her to 40mgs.:eek::eek::eek:

I am glad Bailey got her staples out. Did you have fun shopping in the big city?

Sorry I have been awol. did you read Carrol's post about her son? So tragic and so sad.

love ya girlfriend,
addy

Hi Addy-
I don't see my earlier post here, but it must be somewhere because you seem to be answering it.

Thank you for letting me know of Carrol's post. It knocks the wind out of me.

I have never been able to log onto facebook. If the reference is not too long could you PM it to me?

Thanks.
Love,
Sus