Saturday

Good trip to the vet - love the early morning appointments - we were there at 8 and home by 8:20!!  Freyja now weighs 17.5 lbs., + 5 lbs in 3 weeks!  She is so excited to meet people - not so much to meet dogs - but she loves people!

After a nap, we made a trip outside between rain showers!  YAY!  Now she's got one of her favorite things - an ice cube!

Friday

The week is ending on a far lighter note than it started - and that's a great thing!

Freyja goes to the vet tomorrow for her last puppy shot - all seems well with her and she's been a dream this week - spending more time than before in her crate but happily so - it's been a great relief!

She's doing wonderfully in her housebreaking - it's very rare these days that she has accidents in the house (probably because she's spending more time in her crate) and she's getting daily walks (at least one and I'm aiming for two) that are getting longer and longer each week.  We walk at a fairly quick pace so right now we're only gone about 10-15 minutes but it does seem to drain a bit of energy out of her! (and it certainly can't hurt me!)

Reflections

I used to think all Moms wanted everything just right for their kids - and worked hard to make sure that it was - and I know that there were times I felt that I hadn't done all that I could have.  (This isn't the "helicopter Mom syndrome" where the child doesn't get to make any mistakes or anything - but the desire to have your kids happy and well-adjusted.)  Then I read news stories about Moms killing their children, often for no apparent reason.

I can't imagine - I'd rather take the pain myself any day than have one of my children hurt or in pain. To actually cause them physical pain or take their life is beyond my wildest imagination.  Life is so very strange and it's getting stranger (or so it seems) the older I get.

On a side note:  I was at a meeting this week talking about Envision 2040 - 28 years from now - it's very hard to imagine since there's a very real possibility that I won't be here then!

Home Repair

I have more things to do to the house . . . aren't there ALWAYS more things to do to a house??  I have the name of someone to call for the bathroom (leak and floor repair) and I've gotten one estimate for new doors (front and patio).  I know I should get another estimate (I actually was given one that was so outrageous that I didn't even consider it for a minute) but these are the people who did the windows and I was so pleased with that experience!!

So far my list is:

• bathroom
• doors
• fence (at least one side and a gate)
• closet organizer (my room)
• garage clean out (when it's cooler)

As I said - it never ends!!

Freyja update

She's getting bigger and bigger every day - and some days she's just so full of energy! She pesters the cats something terrible most of the time  -  Cleo lives behind a baby gate - primarily for her sake and also to protect the litter box!  Quincy insists on coming down and then growling and hissing at Freyja.

Bryan took these pictures today - her ears almost always stand up - tho the left one still slants in sometimes in a cone-head position.

But she's a very good puppy - we were up very early this morning but after Cleo's pill, Freyja went back into her cage and I went back to bed! Later in the afternoon she went back in for a late nap.


Almost time for a last trip outside and then bed - for both of us! :)

Freyja

It's been a while since I posted and I've gotten a new puppy! :) She's wonderful and beautiful - even when she's chewing on my toes!

It's been quite an exciting week with her - she came home on July 22 - and was a good girl right away.  We're going through some puppy issues but for the most part all is good.  She loves her crate and goes inside all the time.  She rarely fusses at night and, if it weren't for the cats, she'd sleep a lot longer!  Quincy is sleeping upstairs (but that might not last much longer if he doesn't stop waking me up so early) and Cleo is downstairs in the laundry area (with a baby gate).  Unfortunately, Cleo wakes up early and walks under the gate in front of Freyja's cage thus waking her up!

For the first two days she went outside on the leash beautifully - now not so much!  But she does go outside (although first thing in the morning she's not thrilled with the damp grass) and hasn't had too many accidents in the house.  (Last Saturday not withstanding!)

Her first vet visit was tonight.  She weighs 12.2 lbs., has fleas (SIGH) and medicine, possibly a blocked tear duct (with eye drops) and was wormed.  She's exhausted and I must admit so am I!  It's been so long since I've had a puppy or kitten (Cleo & Quincy came grown!) that I'm feeling very much like a first time Mom and worried about everything!  All in all we're going to be fine and she's going to be a joy to have around.

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to register her with AKC - her name would be Misty Ridge's Freyja.