My daughter's preschool lets the kids decide each day which labs in the classroom they will attend. They have a choice of: science, writing, reading, art, dramatic play. They are required to go to at least three of the lab areas each day. We also get a pile of paperwork to take home each day.
Today one of my daughter's pieces of artwork had a few sentences written at the top of the page. The "artwork" consisted of a series of squiggled lines that looked like waves to me. The sentences read as follows:
10 weeks ago this ducky lost its mommy and daddy. The ducky had no one to look after it. The ducky was sad. Then the ducky got a new family and was very happy.
I asked my daughter about the paper. She pointed to the squiggles and said they were the ducks and the duck's family. I read her the words and she said she made up that story and her teacher wrote it down for her since she doesn't know how to write yet. It was so sweet I just wanted to cry.
My daughter is amazing.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Emergency Hospital Visit for Pinky
I woke up this morning and fed the dogs as usual. They ate well and went outside to do their doggy business. When Pinky came in I saw she had pooped on the deck. This happens quite frequently with her because her sphincter muscle has lost a lot of elasticity and she often doesn't even know the poop is coming out of her butt until it is too late, or in this case, she just couldn't get down the stairs quickly enough to make it to the grass, so she just poops on the deck. Anyway, I went out to pick it up and it looked completely normal except that it was covered in mucus. I picked it up and flushed it away. I figured she must have something going on, but I didn't see anything else amiss.
I put the dogs in the bedroom and told my husband that maybe Pinky wasn't feeling well so he should keep her off of the bed and then I took a shower. When I came out of the shower I saw a pile of, for lack of a better word, stuff on the carpet. In fact all over the carpet there were piles of stuff that looked like raspberry jam & mucus. I picked it up with a paper towel and it was blood and mucus. I assumed this was a very bad sign for Pinky. I called out sick and then got dressed to take Pinky to the animal hospital.
First I made sure my dad didn't feed Pinky anything unusual yesterday because you never know with him. He denied giving the dogs anything unusual except a little bit of egg. I knew the egg would not cause blood to come out of her butt. I didn't know what it could be, except that I just knew this was the end for Pinky. I mean, I really thought I was taking Pinky on a one way trip to the vet. I made everyone say goodbye to her, "in case of anything." My husband refused to acknowledge that there was a real problem and that there was no possibility other than Pinky coming home from the vet with some meds.
I cried all the way to the Oradell Animal Hospital http://www.oradell.com/home.htm
Pinky was just laying on a blanket on the front seat. She wasn't even trying to sit in my lap or look out of the window. I couldn't imagine my life without this sweet chihuahua. I love Pinky with all of my heart and couldn't believe that she might not be coming home with me.
At 6 am you wouldn't think that there would be many people at an animal hospital, but there were. We were seen my a triage vet technician who would assign priority to the emergency cases. Pinky seemed pretty normal other than there was dried blood on her butt. They took her temperature and she had a slight fever of 102.7. When the doctor came in I pulled out a sample of the bloody mucus that I put into a zippy bag. I didn't have the poop because I had already flushed that before knowing there was a major problem.
The vet said that Pinky had colitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_colitis.html
He prescribed an antibiotic and told me to add some rice into her food for a while until she started having normal poops. Colitis can be bacterial or viral. Because she had a fever, he thought it was bacterial. I was so relieved that she would be cured with some pills and was coming home! See, I am such a worry wart. The vet said that Pinky can still have the bloody mucus poops over the next 12 hours, so I shouldn't be alarmed if it keeps happening, however it should not continue after that so if it does I will have to call the vet.
I put the dogs in the bedroom and told my husband that maybe Pinky wasn't feeling well so he should keep her off of the bed and then I took a shower. When I came out of the shower I saw a pile of, for lack of a better word, stuff on the carpet. In fact all over the carpet there were piles of stuff that looked like raspberry jam & mucus. I picked it up with a paper towel and it was blood and mucus. I assumed this was a very bad sign for Pinky. I called out sick and then got dressed to take Pinky to the animal hospital.
First I made sure my dad didn't feed Pinky anything unusual yesterday because you never know with him. He denied giving the dogs anything unusual except a little bit of egg. I knew the egg would not cause blood to come out of her butt. I didn't know what it could be, except that I just knew this was the end for Pinky. I mean, I really thought I was taking Pinky on a one way trip to the vet. I made everyone say goodbye to her, "in case of anything." My husband refused to acknowledge that there was a real problem and that there was no possibility other than Pinky coming home from the vet with some meds.
I cried all the way to the Oradell Animal Hospital http://www.oradell.com/home.htm
Pinky was just laying on a blanket on the front seat. She wasn't even trying to sit in my lap or look out of the window. I couldn't imagine my life without this sweet chihuahua. I love Pinky with all of my heart and couldn't believe that she might not be coming home with me.
At 6 am you wouldn't think that there would be many people at an animal hospital, but there were. We were seen my a triage vet technician who would assign priority to the emergency cases. Pinky seemed pretty normal other than there was dried blood on her butt. They took her temperature and she had a slight fever of 102.7. When the doctor came in I pulled out a sample of the bloody mucus that I put into a zippy bag. I didn't have the poop because I had already flushed that before knowing there was a major problem.
The vet said that Pinky had colitis http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_colitis.html
He prescribed an antibiotic and told me to add some rice into her food for a while until she started having normal poops. Colitis can be bacterial or viral. Because she had a fever, he thought it was bacterial. I was so relieved that she would be cured with some pills and was coming home! See, I am such a worry wart. The vet said that Pinky can still have the bloody mucus poops over the next 12 hours, so I shouldn't be alarmed if it keeps happening, however it should not continue after that so if it does I will have to call the vet.
Pinky is on the Mend!
I am happy to report that Pinky has not had any more mucus or boody poop emanating from her butt since Tuesday morning. She is running around and eating and playing like she normally does. Whew! Crisis averted.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Food Diary September 18, 2007
Breakfast:
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
2 slices cheese - 100 calories
1 slice diet bread - 40 calories
1/2 cup skim milk - 40 calories
Breakfast 240 calories
Lunch:
Broccoli & cheese - 225 calories
lite peaches - 25 calories
Lunch: 250 calories
Snacks:
Mint 3 musketeers bar - 150 calories
grapes: 60 calories
Total calories so far today: 700
Dinner:
Planned evening snack: yogurt: 110 calories
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
2 slices cheese - 100 calories
1 slice diet bread - 40 calories
1/2 cup skim milk - 40 calories
Breakfast 240 calories
Lunch:
Broccoli & cheese - 225 calories
lite peaches - 25 calories
Lunch: 250 calories
Snacks:
Mint 3 musketeers bar - 150 calories
grapes: 60 calories
Total calories so far today: 700
Dinner:
Planned evening snack: yogurt: 110 calories
Monday, September 17, 2007
Food Diary September 17, 2007
Breakfast:
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
3 slices cheese - 150 calories
croutons - 60 calories
270 calorie breakfast
snack 1/2 cup skim milk - 43 calories
Yikes! 3 slices of cheese will go down to 2 slices tomorrow.
Lunch:
3 slices Dietz & Watson Tavern Ham - 100 calories
Lettuce - 0
red onion - 0
croutons - 60 calories
Hormel Bacon bits - 60 calories
Lunch total: 220 calories
So far today: 533 calories
Planned Afternoon Snacks:
grapes - 60 calories
yogurt - 110 calories
Dinner:
Homemade chicken soup - 200 calories
Evening snack - cheese/crackers - 250 calories
Total calories for the day: 1153
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
3 slices cheese - 150 calories
croutons - 60 calories
270 calorie breakfast
snack 1/2 cup skim milk - 43 calories
Yikes! 3 slices of cheese will go down to 2 slices tomorrow.
Lunch:
3 slices Dietz & Watson Tavern Ham - 100 calories
Lettuce - 0
red onion - 0
croutons - 60 calories
Hormel Bacon bits - 60 calories
Lunch total: 220 calories
So far today: 533 calories
Planned Afternoon Snacks:
grapes - 60 calories
yogurt - 110 calories
Dinner:
Homemade chicken soup - 200 calories
Evening snack - cheese/crackers - 250 calories
Total calories for the day: 1153
Food Diary September 17, 2007
Breakfast:
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
3 slices cheese - 150 calories
croutons - 60 calories
270 calorie breakfast
snack 1/2 cup skim milk - 43 calories
Yikes! 3 slices of cheese will go down to 2 slices tomorrow.
Lunch:
3 slices Dietz & Watson Tavern Ham - 100 calories
Lettuce - 0
red onion - 0
croutons - 60 calories
Hormel Bacon bits - 60 calories
Lunch total: 220 calories
So far today: 533 calories
Planned Afternoon Snacks:
grapes - 60 calories
yogurt - 110 calories
Dinner:
Homemade chicken soup - 200 calories
Evening snack - cheese/crackers - 250 calories
Total calories for the day: 1153
2 servings Del Monte canned tomatoes with jalapenos - 60 calories
3 slices cheese - 150 calories
croutons - 60 calories
270 calorie breakfast
snack 1/2 cup skim milk - 43 calories
Yikes! 3 slices of cheese will go down to 2 slices tomorrow.
Lunch:
3 slices Dietz & Watson Tavern Ham - 100 calories
Lettuce - 0
red onion - 0
croutons - 60 calories
Hormel Bacon bits - 60 calories
Lunch total: 220 calories
So far today: 533 calories
Planned Afternoon Snacks:
grapes - 60 calories
yogurt - 110 calories
Dinner:
Homemade chicken soup - 200 calories
Evening snack - cheese/crackers - 250 calories
Total calories for the day: 1153
Friday, September 14, 2007
10 Month Post-op Update
I had my official weigh in today and I lost 2.5 pounds for a total of 77 pounds! I know it is only 2.5 pounds in two months, but I will take it! I was on vacation for over a week eating out three times a day, so I am pleased with this loss.
I am still on track and doing well. I need to increase my aerobic activity. Lifting weights is important to me because it is really helping to keep my body toned, but it isn't helping with actual weight loss. I have to make sure I get to the classes at the gym. I will try the kick boxing classes again and get there for hip, butts & thighs class. I have started jogging on the treadmill and that is going okay. I don't remember EVER jogging before.
Last update I said that I was going to start recording my food intake. Did I do it? NO. See, I told you last time that was not my forte, but I know that iI need to do it. I just bought a memo pad and I will start today. Maybe It will help if I record the info here. What do you think?
I am still on track and doing well. I need to increase my aerobic activity. Lifting weights is important to me because it is really helping to keep my body toned, but it isn't helping with actual weight loss. I have to make sure I get to the classes at the gym. I will try the kick boxing classes again and get there for hip, butts & thighs class. I have started jogging on the treadmill and that is going okay. I don't remember EVER jogging before.
Last update I said that I was going to start recording my food intake. Did I do it? NO. See, I told you last time that was not my forte, but I know that iI need to do it. I just bought a memo pad and I will start today. Maybe It will help if I record the info here. What do you think?
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