He's Going the Distance

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I know that you will laugh, even though you know you shouldn't

Mad World

Another rainy spring day in Ohio.

I miss the sun!

I am hoping by the time summer gets here we will all be in better shape and we can get out and enjoy the sunshine and warmth.

Klaus is going to be having laser surgery to remove the part of his tail that was damaged. We are trying to decide if we want to do a total amputation or just remove the damaged part. My main concern is, if we leave part of the tail, is he going to injure it again?

We aren't really worried about the aesthetic issue, we have already decided that we will just tell people he is part Rottweiler. The main concern is that he is no longer dealing with a nasty, oozing tippy tail that sprays blood all over the walls when he whacks into them with no apparent concern that he is hurting himself.

So, in a few weeks we will be scheduling his tail-ectomey.

In German Shepherd news, the current dosage of Pheno looks to be working well for Lola. She hasn't had any episodes for about a week now. However, I can't get the specific dosage at the vet office, so they had to write me a prescription for it. I took it to Giant Eagle and they only looked mildly concerned that I had a daughter named Lola who was on 100mg of Phenobarbital twice a day.

In work news, we have had a run of unfortunate incidents lately.

*Creepy Bathroom Guy (who we haven't seen for a couple of weeks)

*A parents car got broken into while she was dropping off her child (don't leave your purse sitting in your car whilst you are not in it)

*A woman was shot in the face while following suspected burglars on the road in front of our school

I do not, in the words of Dr. B. "work in the ghetto"

But, my anxiety of being responsible for the safety of 70 some children rises with each seemingly random episode.

We have made some upgrades to our security system, including a camera placed at the entrance.



Security Gnome may prove to be more effective than ADT

It Doesn't Remind Me Of Anything

Serious questions this afternoon.


Should the weather really have such a negative affect on me?

Should I let the insipid, gnawing worry take over my brain?

I think I am smarter than all of this. But I have still spent the day in an incredible funk.

Maybe instead of sleeping through the weekend I should go out and do something.

We will see. I have to make it 4 more days before I can think about weekend plans.

Hopefully 4 days that don't include dog related illness or emergency. Or work related stupidity (ha). Maybe I will go home and clean tonight. That might make me feel like I have accomplished something.

And Now For Something Completely Different...

In my quest to constantly pick out things that are misspelled ... I caught this gem hanging from the door of the Pre-K room.



Not sure how this made it past quality control, or the cashiers at Michael's craft shop, or past the teachers at school, but I am pretty sure this may be one of the best finds of mine so far.

But nothing will beat the Child Medical Statement from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services being sent to every child care in the state with the word Influenza spelled Ifluenza.

J told me I was silly for calling the state to let them know that there was a typo on one of their official forms. But I did it anyway. Apparently I was the only one who cared enough to call and let them know.

I wish there was some sort of prize for this shit.

Parting of the Sensory

My girl is sick.

For two days she had moments of panic, like something was hurting her. The vet suspected anxiety and gave us medicine to calm her. Yesterday after we got home and gave her the medicine she had a grand mal seizure on the back patio.

It was by far one of the worst things I have ever seen. My heart was breaking for her during, and now, a day after, I feel so sad for her.

Back to the vet a second time last night, and the vet now believes that the episodes of panic and disorientation were precursors to the grand mal seizure and that she may have been seeing things as an aura.

We had a very long and stressful night, watching her closely for any signs of distress - trying to calm her into a healing sleep.

I asked my vet yesterday: Is it possible that I have a dog with Addison's Disease and a dog with Epilepsy?

He just smiled and shook his head yes.

I feel broken, and maybe I shouldn't feel that way. But I love them so much. They have been a constant source of comfort and enjoyment for J and I.

We will continue to do everything we can to make sure that they receive the same from us.

Post Seizure Lola waiting in the exam room at the vet ... possibly trying to will me to get myself together.