Creeping Crud

Yep, it got me... got me good too.  Pretty sure I picked it up two Sunday's ago when I spent seven, yes SEVEN, hours at the hospital with Pie.
He called from work and said that he was going to the hospital because he was coughing really badly and having trouble breathing.  Silly man, instead of asking me to meet him there with his medical card he came all the way home to get it (and me) and then we went to SPH. 
(of course he wanted to change into comfy sweatpants too... we knew we'd be there awhile)
By the time we left we found out that Pie doesn't have a 'bug' or anything right now.  He is still coughing from his pneumonia (uh, yeah, the one from late December) because of irritation to his throat and lungs and because he has reactive airway - which is kinda like saying a horse has founder or navicular, its more a description of symptoms not a definitive diagnosis.  Pie was given a prescription for two different kinds of inhalers and a super heavy-duty cough suppressant.  We're hoping to learn more when we go to the specialist on Monday.  And I left with a killer cough which turned into a nasty case of the creeping crud.
Monday it was full blown, sinuses were packed, cough hacking away, low energy.  I pretty much chilled out (Monday is our day off) and rested so that I could work open to close at the restaurant Tuesday so that Pie could stay home and try to get his cough under control... besides we wanted to see if that medicine was going to let him drive or not, the doctor said it may really knock him on his rear.  Rest assured, I do not handle the food at the restaurant!
I managed to get through Tuesday but I was w-i-p-e-d out.  When I got home I had a quick bite to eat with Pie and went to bed... for 12 hours.  Wednesday I woke up even worse, Pie took one look at me and said "You are NOT going to work tonight!!"
(I musta looked pretty damn bad!  Even my father-in-law said it was good that I had stayed home)
I pretty much spent the rest of the week, well actually up to this Tuesday, doing as little as possible... rest on the couch so that I could go to work and make it through the night. 
This Tuesday was the first night I was able to sleep without any "medical help"... good thing I've never used "recreational drugs" because little old over the counter NyQuil cough and cold knocks me on my keister!!
I did have a great babysitter/nurse though...

(yes those are Spongebob pj's I'm wearing)

Tucker stayed by my side pretty much non-stop.  In fact the few times he did go and play he ran right back to me if I started coughing.  This is the same little dog that has at least one random burst of frenetic energy a day as well as lots of regular play and running through the yard.  Yesterday, when I was finally feeling somewhat better, he ran laps up and down the hallway from the bedroom to the living room, jumped on and off the bed, leaping in the air and spinning in circles... over and over and over. And over.

Ed - you really do want a Boston, they are such loving and funny dogs.  My dad has often had a dog that would travel in his truck with him, so that's no excuse!  Better than those truckers with cats stretched across the dash ;)

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Stills ~ Blue

This week's Sunday Stills challenge was the colour blue.  Caveats were no sky pics and no archives.
So we have our little blue tractor, a New Holland Boomer

And because I've been sick as heck this past week I did cheat and use an old pic, but its one I've never posted... blue boat seen at Peggy's Cove, NS

Friday Funny

Wordless Wednesday ~ What Odin thinks of the whole modelling thing!

Formal Introductions

The breeders that we bought Odin and Octavius from stopped by on Sunday to check on the boys and drop off the papers... I finally got to find out if AQHA gave me my names or made up their own.  I was really hoping one of my six would be picked (that's six name selections per colt)  Usually when AQHA makes up the name themselves its not a very "good" name.  Or at least that's what I've heard from several people.
I was in luck.  Not only were the names on the papers ones I'd sent in, they were each my "first pick" name!
So without further ado allow me to introduce:

JLS Shock N Twist

Octavius

JLS Ima Cool Threat

Odin

The "JLS" is for the breeders.  It was their only requirement when they let me choose the names to send in.  I was pretty happy that they let me name my boys :)

*sorry for the poor quality pics, the boys were feeling a bit frisky and it was cool and windy out, tomorrow's post has a pic of how Odin felt about modelling lol*

A bit late, a birthday and Sunday Stills

Sorry I'm a bit late getting this posted... I had my family over for the day and then spent the last half my day in the hospital with Pie (don't worry he's okay now)
This week's Sunday Stills challenge was Canine Companions.
Here are my pooches in a rare moment, all three are still and quiet:

Misty (Golden Retriever X Rottie) Comet (Lab X Border Collie) & Tucker (Boston Terrier)

Usually at least one of them is on the move... or all of them:

Yeah we had a wee bit of snow fall the other day.  Don't tell Tucker he's not a big dog lol

And now for the birthday... March 20 my little Tucker turned 1 year old!  Hard to believe that he went from a little snub nosed pup:

To a handsome young dog.  There are some similarities though, he's still a sleepy little snuggle bug!

For his birthday Tucker got his new "big dog" collar, its the exact same as the big dogs's.  A leather collar with "sheriff stars" on it. The little blue nylon collar we got him as a puppy went from as small as it could possibly be made to as large as it could be made. Tucker also got a new dog tag.  On the back is his name and our phone number and on the front is his position here (trust me its fitting lol)

For the record Comet and Misty got new  tags too.  Comet's says "Top Hand" and Misty's says "Ranch Security".  Both are also very fitting.
Thank you so much to Fetching Tags!  I love the way the tags turned out plus they got here this past Friday, just in time for Tucker's birthday!! :)