What would the week before I get a girl's weekend be without trips to the ER and facial trauma? Really - I'm not sure what I would do without those things to make a weekend away all that much more welcome.
Yes, I'm the sucker who took her 7yr old dog to the ER because he was constipated. Although the symptoms did not seem like constipation - more like bloat - but I love the beast, and we were worried this was it. Of course when I arrived at the Vet ER, Moby pulling (I mean leading) the way, he acted fine. Mellow - but fine. He was my mellow yellow lab. One Xray and another hit to the checking account later we had no more answers and I had him back in the car on the way home. Never mind that it was 1:45AM by then. I was a late-night person when I was in college. That was only how many years ago? Great - now I feel old AND tired.
The facial trauma, you ask? I'm probably being more dramatic than necessary, but Emmett is definitely taking after his Appa! (remember this post?) While running up the stairs at church he hits the only stair in the entire house with one of those metal strips. Only he hits it with his face! Craig handled the situation well - until he noticed one of Emmett's front teeth had been pushed back a bit. Then he called me out of worship practice for consult. There was debate over stitches, but it was decided that we would ice it and calm him down, then see if the tooth was loose. It wasn't loose when I finally got him still enough to try and wiggle it. And I don't think the gash in his gums is deep. More blunt-force trauma than all out cut. So now, my dear child has a franken-smile and one really cute lisp (the tooth causes a lisp now). It is healing well, so I think we're out of the woods.
We did consider calling the familial RN on vacation in AZ - however, we didn't want her to jump on a plane and fly home to shower Emmett with toys. He's fine, Mom, really. =)
So, now I'm ready to go on my girls weekend, if only we can survive the rest of the week. Keep your fingers crossed!
BTW - Any adoptive parents out there who finalized in 2007 and are now looking at completing your 2007 tax returns. Check to see if your state gives tax credits as well as the federal gov. Gotta recoup that cost somewhere!
(consult your tax advisor as I am not a tax specialist, just an adoptive mom who does her taxes early!).
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It sounds like you had an advenure as well!!!!!
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