At the Vet

Woman here... Our friend Lyn (who is a Vet) picked Norman up this morning bright and early at 8am to take him for a check-up. He seemed to have injured his eye at some point and has been giving me the Pug squint for a couple days now. He also needs his rabies shot. I'm nervous about the rabies shot and his history of mast cell tumors. Since his first tumor, I took him off all medication (except heartworm) completely, and I am concerned that the rabies shot could cause a new tumor. His previous vaccine was good for three years, and this is the first time since his tumors appeared that we have had to give him a new one. Please keep your paws crossed for him. He hasn't had a new tumor in over 2 years, and I am praying he remains cancer free.

The house is so quiet. When I get up to do something, there is no "tick tick ticking" of 4 little Pug feet behind me, and as it approaches 9:30am, there is no one staring at me expectantly for their breakfast. I actually peed this morning alone. It was weird. He will be gone all day, and that makes me sad. It is so nice though to have a friend who will chauffeur him to the Vet!

Buddy is staying with us again since Nate is on a fishing trip with a bunch of friends, Ian included. So that means Norman has been sleeping in the big bed! Norman and I are trying to adjust to sleeping with each other. He wants to snuggle up as close to me as possible at all times, and somehow this causes him to constantly steal the covers. I don't know how it happens, but I wake up shivering in the night, hanging off the side of the bed while the Pug is curled up next to me snoring away, and all the covers are on the other side of the bed. I then have to pick him up and move him over so I can wrangle the covers out from underneath him. This produces a very heavy sigh on his part, as he gets annoyed at being woken up in the night. With the recent 30 degree nighttime temperatures though, I need those covers! It's a hard Pug life.

It has been a crazy busy week. We got back from Mexico on Sunday night, and then I got sick on Monday and Tuesday. (I always get sick when I fly. I think it's from all the hyperventilating and crying on the plane. I hate to fly. I even had Ativan to chill me out, but I still freaked. Poor Ian.) So anyway, I have a lingerie shower for Ian's sister tonight, then tomorrow I have to be at the gym from 8am-12pm since we are "releasing" the new Body Step, Body Pump and Body Flow programs and all the instructors have to be there. Then I have a birthday party at 4:30pm, and am hosting a bridal shower on Sunday at 1pm. I'm not sure how I'm going to get everything finished for the bridal shower. I hadn't expected to be sick Monday and Tuesday, and now I'm pretty far behind. Eeek! I think I have everything purchased, I just have to make a load of food and clean the house. I hate cleaning. I hate cooking for that matter too, but mostly because it leads to cleaning. So, wish me luck, and feel free to stop by the house and help me out at any point.

Next week is the blogger meet-up, and I am way excited. I haven't told Norman about it yet. He was pretty ticked last year, and I'm sure this year will be no different. The weekend after that is Allison's wedding (Ian's youngest sister). Ian and I are both in the wedding party. Norman is not. LOL!

I'm sure you all want to hear about and see pictures from our trip to Mexico, but I'm really kind of "posted" out right now, so go here and see the photos for yourself. The resort we stayed at was absolutely fabulous and only at about 10% capacity, which made the service top notch. This is the best time to go to Mexico, because it is the beginning of "off season," but the weather is still gorgeous. You can get great discounts on all-inclusive resorts like the one we stayed at. This is the third resort we have visited in Mexico and was by far the best. Just be sure to ask for a room on the top floor. The buildings are cinder block construction with marble floors, so the echo is pretty bad. I also recommend some earplugs. I'll give a better review of the resort sometime next week. I hope you all have a great weekend!