Never a Dull Moment!

2/19/2010

I have almost survived my first week at home not working. Monday was the WORST day by far! We'll just say that I don't sit still well and by the time Currey was home from work I was stir crazy. I'd been to the grocery store, done 3 loads of laundry, worked on a Junior League Project for 5 hours and made dinner. It was only 7 pm and I was going crazy. Thankfully Tuesday was a pretty full day with things to do, Wednesday was pretty slow but I tired to enjoy getting rest and yesterday I had plenty to keep me busy.

I talked with a friend, chatted with my mom, made cookies for youth group and a dinner for a friend. We had a great evening at youth group. There were a couple of kids left with our pastor and another dad. Everyone was heading out and Moose snapped at Gracie. No big fight, growling dogs or any drama. Gracie whimpered a bit but walked away. One of the kids said they thought they saw blood so I checked her face.

(IF YOU DO NOT LIKE GROSS THINGS DO NOT KEEP READING!!!! I'LL JUST SAY THAT YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!!)

Gracie wasn't bleeding but her eyeball was no longer in it's socket! We'll just say that I've never seen anything so disgusting. Thankfully I was our vet's nanny so I called him at home. We rushed straight to the animal hospital where she was examined. She didn't cry or seem irritated. Currey and I were doing enough of that for her! We were told what we feared. It was a freak accident but Shit Zhus are known for having eye problems. They had tested the eye and she had lost all vision. Even worse, it was her "good" eye. When we adopted her she had had 2 surgeries on her other eye. We were assured that she still had vision out of her "bad" eye and would not be completely blind. After discussing our options with the doctor we decided to have the eye removed. I was hysterical and bawled like a baby through most of our time there. She did great in surgery and we brought her home this morning. She's way drugged and at this point looks atrocious. We've laughed that she is such a fighter. Even though she's not 100%, she's showing several of her Gracie behaviors! We believe that she will make a full recovery but it is painful to she her in this state.

We also thought that Blythe would be joining us last night as well. The stress of the evening prompted contractions but once we found out that Gracie would be fine, they stopped. All and all an interesting evening. We are glad that she is safe and hope there is no more excitement in our home until sweet Blythe arrives!

Friends

2/13/2010

Currey and I have been so blessed with great friends during different seasons of life. We both have dear childhood friends that we keep in contact with as well as friends we've kept up with since college. Since getting married, we've made couple friends, mentoring friends and work friends. While we are greatly blessed by all the friendships in our lives, there are those that absolutely have an extra special place in our hearts.

Two of those friends are Ryan and Krisitne. (Ryan, I stole this off your facebook! Thanks!)

They are friends that we have done A LOT of life with, including....

Graduations

Time at Moody

And even celebrating holidays together

We have seen Ryan as part of our family since before we got married. We share priceless memories together. It's been a blast to watch he and Kristine fall in love and marry! Their love for the Lord and for one another is inspiring. Kristine is precious and we've enjoyed getting to know her over the past few years. We look forward to continuing to make memories with the Brandenbergers for years to come. They are the friends that even when you have not seen them in months (like 6 months, since their wedding!) you pick up right where you left off. Somehow minutes turn into hours and you aren't sure where the time went. The friends that when you leave them you feel encouraged and rejuvenated. They drove from Iowa to see us. They were hoping to meet Blythe but unfortunately she appears to be staying put for the time being. They took us out for dinner and ice cream to celebrate this exciting new phase of life we are entering. It was a sweet gift and a memorable evening with precious friends. We love you both and can't wait to see you again. Hopefully sooner than 6 months! Blythe won't be able to wait that long!