Beautiful day, sunny, warm ... it's my birthday and I got the greatest of all gifts, Ginger is still dancing ... slept in a little late, took all for AM run, watched the horses in the neighbor's field kicking up their heels and running for joy, came back and gave Ginger meds, fed and kenneled, then let all out for mid morning run (I'm off work today) , finished pruning the wild plums (I am pruning them into trees, they naturally grow into an impenetrable thicket ... when I first got the property it was a briar patch (blackberries) above my head and I didnt even know I had wild plums and persimmons til I started clearing it out ... now I'm turning them into trees...) ... then pruned some of the scrub oak in front ... Ginger stuck with me the whole way, the other dogs finked out and went to the porch for their midday nap ... Ginger is doing very well today, thank you Lord ... returned to trailer, had lunch, and joined the dogs (and cat) in the mid day nap ... up again, this time to pot up some little tiny trees husband had bought for my birthday ... all dogs joined us off and on in greenhouse to help, Snoopy kept bringing her ball in to be thrown, Ginger sat and observed, Banshee lay outside the door and guarded us, DB wandered in and out ... after finishing and washing up, took Ginger inside for a nap, sat on porch with others and, here comes Mattie the Mooch (neighbor dog) for treats .... it's still light out so took the dogs for another run, Mattie too ... decided to put down the mower blades for the first mow of the year (the purple flowering weeds are getting high, if they get too high husband has to take to big mower to them...) then noticed some more trees that need pruning, got shears, pruned til nightfall, accompanied by Ginger, Banshee and DB, Snoopy having decided my husband was having more fun in the garage and Mattie haven given up on a free dinner and gone home. Fed and kenneled, brought Ginger inside for evening meds (including the new chemo pill) and snack ...
Tonight it was still warm enough after supper to sit on the porch and look at the stars ... no wind, very pleasant ... Someone asked me what does Ginger do in the evenings after I send out my update ... well, she either snoozes at my feet in the computer room, bugs the heck out of me for treats or to go outside (she's very lively at night) where she runs from building to building setting off the motion sensor lights, then back inside for another nap, gets a good brushing, has her ears washed (if she's had a soupy supper), takes another nap, sits in the bathroom while I take a shower, takes another nap, etc... til I or husband take her out to the kennels around 11 PM. (She and all dogs get chewies as a midnight snack.)
A really fine day, I think, a birthday surrounded by dogs and love ... thank you all for your birthday wishes, they came true, I still had my Ginger with me today... and of course, thank you for your continuing prayers, our support in Ginger's dance through the valley.
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Mary Lou
DB,Banshee,Ginger and Snoopy(dogs)
Damcat
Callie in spirit (04/90-06/07)
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