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Does anyone have pillows that they love? I'm willing to spend $ on good ones, but I never know if they're good or not so I get the cheap ones. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a dud! I'm ready for some great pillows! I haven't been sleeping well, and I think my pillow is to blame. Kellie, did you get your guest bedroom pillows in Scotland or here? They are down, and delicious!
image from: www.sevana.com/concepts/pillow/index.html
November has been a bit strange. (Warning: my thoughts are all over the place this morning, so this may be a bit scatterbrained).
For starters, dealing with Sadie was awful. It was hard to see her suddenly invalid and draining to care for her. Then it was hard to let her go. The day after we put her down was brutal. I kept saying, "she's just a dog, why does this hurt so much." I prayed that God would take away the pain, and he did. I've been much better since. It's strange not having her, but it doesn't hurt anymore.
Then little Eden, who was born last Thursday, has been back in the hospital the past few days with what my brother called, Jaundice gone bad. (Everyday a human breaks down and disregards red blood cells. When that happens it creates a biproduct wast called Bilirubin. Basically you and I have a "1" count of Bilirubin. Newborns break down more blood so a typical count for them is 10. If your Bilirubin count goes to 30 it can cause serious brain and nerve damage). Edens count was 23. The saddest part to me was that she had to be in this light therapy chamber thing, and they couldn't hold her. I can't imagine not being able to hold your new baby. BUT...she's doing much better now. As of last night her count was down to 14 and Sarah was able to take her out and nurse her and hold her for a bit. Hopefully they'll be able to take her home in a few days.
Thanksgiving is about a week away. How did that happen! I'll confess, I'm the one that starts listening to Christmas music November 1st, and sets up my tree as early as Dan will allow! But this year, I think with all the craziness, I just haven't gotten into the Christmas mood yet. Last night I put on my favorite Christmas album, Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong, to try and entice me...but it didn't really work. I'm super excited for December, because we're going to spend so much time with my family (going down to Pete and Sarah's, my mom is coming there too, and Brian and Kellie will be here). But it still seems so far away.
November started out rough, but this week has been a breath of fresh air. Shopping with Dan on Sunday, Movie night Monday, and Bible Study last night. I think November is turning a corner. Holidays are coming...family time is almost here. God is good.
Yesterday I became an Aunt again, to Miss Eden Renee Ingraham! We got to video chat with her last night. She's so precious. Congrats to Pete and Sarah! We can't wait to go down and meet her in a few weeks.
When Owen was little he used to pronounce my name as She-Ra. Now that he's older, he can can call me by my full title, Aunt She-Ra: Princess of Power!
I LOVE being an Aunt and I love all 7 of my nephews and 6 of my nieces, plus one more niece due in March!
Mercedes (Sadie)
10/7/02 - 11/10/09
We had to put Sadie down tonight. She just hadn't had any significant improvement since she initially woke up with it on Friday. Because of that, and other signs, the doctor believes it was an issue of the brain rather than the ear. So she probably had a stroke or a brain tumor.
We got her for Christmas almost 7 years ago. She was a great dog, and we'll miss her. 
It's been 5 days and no real change...she may have more control of her head and neck, but that's about it. Please continue to pray for energy and strength for Dan and I. It's exhausting and frustrating to care for her.
Well, it's been a horrible weekend! I don't even know where to start. The doctors still think that Sadie has Old dog Vestibular disease, which is the equilibrium thing. She has no function of the left side of her body, or both back legs. Saturday she was able to sit up, and today's improvement was that she could eat solids. So we brought her home to see if she gets any better over the next 3-5 days. It's just about the saddest thing ever. We had to buy a kennel and pad it for her to be in, and put down pee-pads since she can't walk, stand or go outside. We have to give her fluids via a IV like bag with a needle, twice a day, along with many other meds. It's almost too much for me, but we don't want to/can't pay $250 a day for her to stay at the vet.
It's been an emotional roller coaster all weekend long. Yesterday we were sure we would have to put her down today. Today it's almost unbearable for me to see her in her condition, even though it's considered an improvement. As awful as it sounds, this was my worst case scenario...I would have preferred full recovery, or no recovery and putting her down. This limbo seems so bad, it's miserable to see her in her current state.
Pray for energy and strength for us to care for Sadie, and for a speedy outcome.
Sadie's condition remains the same. The vet is keeping her over night. He thinks she probably has the equilibrium issue and is waiting for her to get better on her own. We won't know anything else until tomorrow.
Poor Sadie...in a padded cage, with an IV, unable to move around without falling.
