Curling

We had some friends in from out of town this weekend.  We wanted to do a "winter activity." First, we thought skiing, then ice skating. Finally, we settled on curling.

The local ice rink just started offering curling on Tuesdays and Saturdays.  I called ahead for Saturday, and we happened to be the only ones there, so we got plenty of attention from our teacher. 

Though we mocked it a bit during the Olympics, curling was a real challenge.  I am surprisingly sore from all my falls on the ice.  It sure was fun though! We will soon be going again!

GO GREEN!

Last week Jim and I went to the Michigan State vs. Wisconsin game. I was really surprised Jim wanted to go because the outage started Sunday and he had to be at work super early for it.



It was cold and rainy. I huddled in the car for much of the morning, but luckily the rain ended before most everyone else showed up.



We were lucky enough to have my parents let us use their tickets. They have GREAT seats, but not so great seat neighbors. I'm headed back to Spartan Stadium this Saturday and am already plotting how to survive the game with them.

And We Thought Last Week Was Exciting...

What a week, again!

Monday our poor puppy started acting not so much like the puppy we brought home. He wasn't eating, drinking, or playing. All he was doing was lots of laying.

By Tuesday he was really starting to worry us so I took him into the vet. A nice chunk of change on a x-ray later and the vet informed me Hunter had pneumonia. He gave me an antibiotic and instructions. Four hours later we were back at the vet because neither Jim or me could get Hunter to take the pill. Clearly new puppy parents... They showed us how to forcibly put it down his throat.

Wednesday we were blessed in having my Mom come stay with Hunter. She kept an eye on him, forced fluids through a syringe, and managed to make us a yummy dinner. After dinner, we realized Hunter was not getting any better. We set off for Kalamazoo and the 24 hour Animal Hospital.


They admitted Hunter right away and put him on oxygen. It helped his breathing immediately. He also was hooked up to an IV, which he bit out right away, so get got the "Cone of Shame."

Hunter had to spend three nights in the hospital. I visited him every night, it was very sad. I knew he wanted to come home with me. But, the people there were so good to him. We are lucky our pup was in such good hands. Thank you, Michigan State University's College of Vet Med.

Saturday we skipped the MSU UM game to pick our puppy up from the hospital and spend the day with him. He is doing SO much better. He is eating and playing just like he used to. Jen and Sal were able to stop over and see him. It was great to see them.