My last post was in October. Some may have even given up on my blog and never visit again. Yet, this (as president Bush would say "Shock and Awe") mind-blowing blog is here to save my reputation. This may be as shocking as my favorite student comment so far this year (when writing a personal reflective essay).........."We not dumb". Hmmm...that might be debatable.In recent months, many things have happened in life. More recording with Seven Years Absence, grading and other teacher stuff, making guitar effects pedals from scratch, rewiring and insulating my electric guitar, riding my bike, and writing. In the midst of all of this mayhem, our family is gaining another member. Zoe is going to have a sibling.
Sasha (Zoe's mom: the Black schnauzer) got impregnated and gave birth. She was enormous. Her water broke and she went into labor. 4 hours into the labor, no puppies had been born yet and she was rushed to the Vet. They x-rayed and found there were four puppies.
One was stuck in the birth canal (and was dead). They did an emergency operating to extricate the remaining puppies. Before they could get to them all, another puppy broke out of the sack and died. Sasha ended up having only two puppies. She is in excruciating pain. Pain killers are not an option because she is nursing. Her incision is about 4 inches long (on a 12 lb. dog). The two surviving puppies are cute fat little things. Their paws are about the size of the end of a woman's little finger. The darker puppy is the female and the pink nosed one is the male. Both are so cute and lovable. They are about the length of a person's hand and the diameter of a Costco hot dog. We have our choice of either or both dogs. The decision isn't made yet. Leave me a note to help us decide. We are also interested in doggy names if you have one to offer.
SO, until I write again (2012????). Blessings and Happy Holidays. May your Holiday season be filled with all those things that make our hearts warm and our bank accounts empty.
greekspeedoman