Tomorrow is the day

Well Gracie's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning sometime. We have to have her there at 8:15. It makes us sad that she will be in a ton of pain but it has to get fixed. Gracie does not feel much pain usually but I think she will feel this. She actually starts whining now and then and we will give her a pain pill and she stops within 30 minutes or so. I think she is feeling something now even. Anyway we are hoping and praying everything goes ok. Kevin is the lucky one to drop her off...I told him I wouldn't make it if I had to. She would end up coming back with me. Ha! I'll try to post tomorrow or thursday to say how it goes.

Gracie

Things had calmed down around here after the holidays which was so nice and needed. Kevin started back to school a couple weeks ago and is putting in long hours there. He has the same class load and now is expected to be in outpatient clinic several hours a week to see patients. So we are taking any time we can to spend with each other.
The latest thing though is our dog Gracie. Friday night a friend of mine and I noticed her limping really bad on her back leg. I tried to check it out to see what was wrong (yes, two nurses assessing the situation...believe me Gracie was well checked!). I could tell nothing was wrong with the paw or muscle. I was pretty sure it was her ACL (knee) and sure enough after a visit to the vet that is what it is. Unfortunately the only way to correct this is to have surgery. Kevin and I are so sad that she will have to go through weeks, maybe months, of pain and very strict activity restrictions. We are still researching a couple options for which surgery to do. It will likely be sometime next week. Fortunately our Chiropractor agreed today to check her out and adjust her if needed this weekend while he is at a seminar 5 minutes from our home. We believe that will help her during surgery as well as during the recovery period. We'll keep you posted.

One More Christmas and Happy New Year!

To finally conclude the Christmas season we drove to Birmingham to celebrate with my brother and his family. My sister-in-law is too pregnant to be traveling so we all headed west! I couldn't stand the thought of mailing Christmas presents to them yet. Unfortunately that day may come but not yet! We had a wonderful day being with them and my parents and grandma. Kevin and I always have a blast playing with the kids and chasing them around the house! Allison, my sister-in-law, made an amazing dinner which we all enjoyed a little too much! Overall the day was wonderful!

And for the new year...Kevin and I enjoyed a nice quiet night at home with a couple friends. We played guitar hero, watched the ball drop, and headed to bed. Real exciting I know! I had to work New Year's Eve so I was tired anyway and didn't really feel like fighting the crouds. So our new year started out quiet and uneventful which in all honesty the whole year can continue on like that after the year 2007 was! Not to say 2007 was bad by any means...just eventful. We had ups, we had downs, and everything in between. That's life though and we find ourselves beyond blessed through it all!!! Blessings to you in 2008!