Fast Forward

Several birthdays, several dogs, kindergarten graduation, and parvo for summer = no blogging.  It's been a crazy last several months! A quick recap of spring/summer 2011.


First, the heartbreak of April 2011. We decided to get A new puppy. Daisy, our 10 year old maltese/poodle just wasn't keen on the idea of hanging out with a small child. We got an adorable little Labradoodle we named Cooper. Six days later, Cooper passed away from canine parvo. There is nothing worse than a six year old with a broken heart. But in those six days, we all fell in love with the little guy.

Fast forward to May 2011. We did everything we were supposed to do. Bleached absolutely everything in the house (I even bleached the lawn!) bleached the car, and got a new puppy. A FULLY vaccinated puppy. Fully vaccinated puppy = can't get parvo. Well, for whatever reason, the new puppy still got parvo. Vets can't explain why. But, thanks to the help of a wonderful breeder, Finnegan came back home to us after an extended hospital stay. He is perfectly healthy, happy, and a loved member of our family. Here he is sunning himself.

Fast forward to June/July 2011. A graduated from kindergarten. Yay! We celebrated by getting sick! Boo! A few days after the last day of school, I got Fifths Disease. Apparently I didn't get it as a child. Fever, chills, rashes EVERYWHERE, dizziness, and painful, swollen joints. This lasted weeks. And during the course of these weeks, A caught it from me. There goes July.


Fast forward to August 2011. We're all healthy - yay. But, now A is having anxiety about starting grade one. Most of August was spent trying to comfort her, and let her enjoy what is left of her summer. Best day ever happened in August though. Trip to Drumheller to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, followed by hours of water fun at the Drumheller dinosaur water park.


Fast forward to September/October 2011. A starts grade 1! We are muddling through, and she is learning so much. And here we are on Thanksgiving Day, October 2, 2011. We were all looking forward to brown sugar glazed ham, macaroni and cheese, asparagus, scalloped potatoes, and apple pie. But none of that happened. Nope. A has the stomach flu instead. Fever. Chills. Nausea. Vomiting. And a whole lotta discomfort. So our Thanksgiving feast will have to wait. Hopefully tomorrow! 


Happy Thanksgiving!