free as a bird!

Yes, I know the last several posts have been about Sadie, but there's nothing else really going on here, so what else am I going to blog about. Sadie had her 9 week appt today and can now go on walks with a leash & can roam free in the house (yeah no cage in the living room anymore!). X rays showed she healed well. Thank goodness. They even were ice enough to take an extra picture of her bladder to make sure she didn't have any stones and the antibiotics are doing there job. They are!!!! She is all cuddled up on her bed in front of the fire loving life again. till next time....

I can sympathize........

Sadie has a UTI! Yep you read it right, just when we thought things were getting easier with Sadie, she woke us( or should I say me) up last night whining and whimpering about every hour or so. I took her out and she would pee just a little tiny bit, I know the feeling:( . After a very long night for her and me and a vet visit this morning, we hopefully are on the road to recovery again. The vet is seriously a rip off, 125.00 for the antibiotics!!!! What do you do?! For a shelter Dog she is certainly packing the price of a pure bred. Oh well we love her just the same.

5 down 3 to go!

I thought I would do an update on Sadie. She is doing well. It's been 5 weeks since her surgery and she has 3 more weeks in the 4x4 "cage". She is starting to feel a lot better so it is getting harder and harder to keep her on the low key. She has an appointment on the 22nd to see how she is healing. We hope to get the go ahead to start the therapy process. Her hair is growing back and she is also growing a ton of hair in between her toes on her paws that we think is very funny! This must be caused by the lack of exercise to rub it off. We have never seen this before.
This picture was taken Christmas morning with her stocking stuffer toy. She ripped it apart in about 3 minutes! Happy New Year!

Happy 2009!

Happy New Years. I hope 2009 will be the year for great things! Wishing for a Happy Healthy New Year....

Christmas with the Taylor's !

Hanna & A.J. opening their gifts from Santa!

Hanna & A.J. are thrilled. We will be there with you in April, YIPPEE!

Derek planning his trip too!

Jeff & Fiona opening there flip video. This will come in handy later during our Christmas game:)

We had a great Christmas with our families and we hope you did as well. Santa was very good to all of us but we are most thankful for this time celebrating the birth of Jesus, the reason for the season, and enjoying all the traditions we have come to love. Merry Christmas Everyone!

more :)

Santa's helper!
Derek & Tracee cuddling by the fire
Cutie Patutie, Hanna Banana!
A.J. , Hanna, & Derek.
Jeff & Fiona

A hat, a scarf, oven mits, and .....

a present wrapped many many times! It's a tradition at my parents house that we end the night with a game that involves everyone. Everyone really enjoys it and we always laugh till our cheeks and stomachs hurt. It's so fun and we look forward to it every year. Matt and I were the winners last year, will we remain the champs this year too?
just a little about the game. Everyone sits on the ground in a circle. There is 1 gift wrapped multiple times in the middle of the circle and 1 dice in a box. You must roll a "1" to even try and open the gift. But before you attempt to open the gift you must put on the lovely hat, scarf, and oven mitts(which makes it very hard to open). The dice continues around the circle one person at a time until someone else gets a one and then it is their turn. The person who unwraps the gift wins the gift. It gets very competitive and very silly. The greatest thing is even kids and grandparents can play. Here are few pictures of the game as it went down.


Hanna dressing for the work ahead.

Fiona working so hard to get a little piece off.

Derek thinks he can do it and Tracee's cheering him on in the back ground.

My mom inspecting it trying to find the perfect spot!
UH OHHHH, A.J rolled a 1, he steals it from Grandma, and Tracee is thrilled!