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Saturday
Saturday, IL7, Aaron, and I were going to walk in the Leprechaun Day Parade with the Cub Scouts. IL7 really wanted to do it, but wanted to do it alone – not with the Cub Scouts. We made it almost to where the parade started, and IL7 decided to turn around and go home. In the evening M14, Aaron, and I played a game of Pandemic. We lost.
Sunday
Sunday, Aaron took IL7 to swim lessons while I made artist’s training cards with my friends Liz and Laura.
Monday
Monday, I took IL7 to an appointment, Dad to the gym, had a video appointment on my own, and took D16 to an appointment.
Puck was repeatedly throwing up, was having trouble pooping, and refused food all day. I made a vet appointment for Tuesday.
Tuesday
Tuesday was a tough day. I took Dad to an appointment that he thought was pointless, and I had to listen to him bitch and moan. Then I took D16 to an appointment, but they wanted us to make an appointment with a specialist.
I took Puck to the vet because he had stopped eating and was repeatedly vomiting. They ran a test and found that his kidney function was really bad. They gave us some medicine, and said that if it doesn’t perk up his appetite in a couple of days, we should consider euthanization. Aaron and I gave the medicine, but Puck was afraid of me for hours afterwards, and didn’t eat any more than he had been, so I decided not to give him more meds Wednesday since it made him so miserable. That means euthanization on Thursday.
Wednesday
Wednesday, I took Dad to the gym. I sat in the sauna, then worked out. I took IL7 to an appointment, then he, M14, Aaron, and I went to the pool.
Thursday
Thursday was a hard day. I spent a good deal of it petting, and saying goodbye to, Puck. He was euthanized in the afternoon.
Friday
Friday, I took Dad to see the orthopedic doctor, who said Dad’s hip implant could be replaced. He said we should consider surgery, but agreed that it might not be the best option for us. We opted for physical therapy. We will keep track of how often the hip stops him from walking, compared to the claudication, before we decide about surgery. Then I took Dad to the gym. I worked out and sat in the sauna.
Week’s Photos
Reading to myself
- Brothers Karamozov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Keeper of Night, by Kylie Lee Baker
- Ghost Garden, by Susan Doherty
- The Stand, by Stephen King
- Systematic Theology, by Wayne Grudem
- The Week: Fire Starter
- Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett
- Persian Fire, by Tom Holland
Reading to IL7
- The Big Brain Storm, by Andres Miedoso
- How to Train Your Dragon, by Cressida Cowell
- Escape from the Roller Ghoster, by Andres Miedoso
IL7 reading
- Super Rabbit Boy’s Super Time-Jump, by Thomas Flintham
Media Completed
In this “classic” horror story, a bioengineered flu kill most of the population of the world, leaving a person here and there. An epic (supernatural) battle ensues. I loved this movie as a kid. I was in the mood for a long book, so I picked this one. I’m generally not a Stephen King fan, but it was pretty good, except for some caveats. Treatment of developmentally disabled and deaf people was very 1980’s. Plus, a lot of the bad guys were black, and the color of their skin was repeatedly pointed out. To make up for it, the saintly elderly woman was black, and, as far as I know, the demonic man was white. But still, it bothered me.
When Ren – a half reaper half shinigami, has a disastrous accident in London, she runs to Japan to hide from the reapers. There, she goes on a mission to fit in. This was a creative book, with good character and world building. Recommended for people who like dark fantasy.
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