Why is it the nicer it gets, the later I stay up and the more tired I get. I so do not want to be at work today. I just want to go home and go to sleep. Knowing that I won't be home until after 7 p.m. is depressing. It seems that I'm never home anymore. I am up at 5 a.m. and out the door by 6:30 a.m. Then it's school until 3-3:30 p.m. and practice after that until 7 p.m. and finally home. When does it ever slow down? I can' t even imagine what will happen when I have children of my own.
At least I'm outside more now that the weather is nicer. I'm also keeping up with my exercise program. I'm not even looking forward to my birthday on Friday .Hopefully that will change by then. I just want to sleep for a few more hours. Maybe get a nice massage as well. One can only hope...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Day 3
So Finn has been home for 3 days and it's been interesting. We're supposed to keep him to limited (read no) activity for two weeks. No running, jumping, basically no nothing. Here's the big problem...he's a Jack Russell. Calm is not in his vocabulary. He does not like us carrying him up and down the stairs, not allowing him to jump on the bed, us, or couches. He hates that we won't play with him. He is not fond of the exercises we have to do with his hip or the compresses we apply twice a day. Not to mention the super fun party cone he gets to wear when we're gone and he chills in the crate.
We are lucky that he only had to have the top part of his Femur head removed and not a hip replace (about a 1/3 less as well). He has 7 staples in his right hip and no hair on the leg or butt. He looks kind of silly. He was no longer recieving blood to the top of the bone and it was causing him soem pain and as getting worse. This degeneration is seen in small toy breeds, but very rarely. Guess we picked a winner.
As he leaps from the coach to the chair to see his dad. Lots of rest and no activity. Are they mad??? I'll be glad when he can start short little walks and can go swimming. I tihnk he misses that and playing with his friends. We have weekly play dates at the dog park with his friends and ours. Sad, but none of us have kids. We have our dogs. We won't go to jail for putting them in a crate with just water and a chew toy and leaving them for several hours all alone. Can't really do that with kids.
I wouldn't trade Finnigan for the world. Maybe some day he'll get a brother...the four-legged kind. I'm no where near ready to have the two-legged kind.
We are lucky that he only had to have the top part of his Femur head removed and not a hip replace (about a 1/3 less as well). He has 7 staples in his right hip and no hair on the leg or butt. He looks kind of silly. He was no longer recieving blood to the top of the bone and it was causing him soem pain and as getting worse. This degeneration is seen in small toy breeds, but very rarely. Guess we picked a winner.
As he leaps from the coach to the chair to see his dad. Lots of rest and no activity. Are they mad??? I'll be glad when he can start short little walks and can go swimming. I tihnk he misses that and playing with his friends. We have weekly play dates at the dog park with his friends and ours. Sad, but none of us have kids. We have our dogs. We won't go to jail for putting them in a crate with just water and a chew toy and leaving them for several hours all alone. Can't really do that with kids.
I wouldn't trade Finnigan for the world. Maybe some day he'll get a brother...the four-legged kind. I'm no where near ready to have the two-legged kind.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Feeling bad
Finn had his operation on Friday. I feel so bad for the little guy. He can't do anything right now. He has 7 staples in his back right leg. No running, jumping, anything fun for 2 weeks. This will be very hard considering he's a Jack Russell. Drugs and lot sof will be needed. It'll be better once we can take him swimming. He'll be better in the long run. He better be for the cost of the operation!!!
Well off to bed. Monday morning comes WAY too early around here. Only 6 weeks left of school I think! Can't wait for summer vacation!
Well off to bed. Monday morning comes WAY too early around here. Only 6 weeks left of school I think! Can't wait for summer vacation!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Getting there
After hearing on Friday that I now no longer have a white girl butt from a student, I have decided that it's really time to stop screwing around. I have been working on our incline treadmill 3-4 times a week, but not really pushing myself. Not anymore. Even if I have to get a wagon for Finnigan, I'm heading outside and getting my ass in shape. I dropped mad weight when I first moved here and with Kyle's wedding approaching and all the other weddings, there's no time like today. I have been lifting in class and doing my workouts with the students, but not really putting a lot of effort into it. Done! I did 2.5 miles in 13:30 on a 4% incline! Go me. It wasn't too bad. Neither were the next three miles. Tomorrow I'm heading out to the park and doing those 5 miles. That may take longer because it's outside and I'll be pulling or carrying Finn with me.
I need to watch my portions because that is my down fall. Healthy snacks. time to practice what I preach to my kids. Today's weight is 160 lbs. but tomorrow's will be less and so will the days to come. I can totally do this. It only takes 21 days for things to become a habit. 20 more days to go!!!
I need to watch my portions because that is my down fall. Healthy snacks. time to practice what I preach to my kids. Today's weight is 160 lbs. but tomorrow's will be less and so will the days to come. I can totally do this. It only takes 21 days for things to become a habit. 20 more days to go!!!
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