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Day 3,386: Pancreatitis?

So…no surgery for Coco today.

Neurologist saw her, they put her under for an MRI, and that imaging didn’t show a ruptured disc anywhere. Maybe a sliiiiight one, but nothing that would require surgery. It didn’t explain the pain and the loss of mobility we’ve witnessed. So, they pivoted to an MRI of her abdomen. That, too, was inconclusive BUT showed a significant amount of irritation. They’re now suspecting pancreatitis. Can’t say for sure yet, though. Not until she sees an internist tomorrow...

Day 3,385: Another Surgery?

Coco had to go back into the hospital today. She was worse last night—restless and couldn’t fall asleep until we drugged her—and this morning. She couldn’t hardly use her back legs at all. So, Liz took her to the ER.

The ER vet thinks it’s likely she’s ruptured another disc, and she needs surgery if she’s going to keep mobility in her back legs. That’s two back surgeries in three months. Coco’s staying overnight at the hospital so the neurologist can see her first thing in the morning and giv...

Day 3,384: Busy Sunday

I had a very busy day today. But, somehow…not in a stressful, overwhelmed kind of way. I think part of it, honestly, was that it was beautiful today. Just gorgeous. Clear blue skies, cool temps, warm (but not hot) sun…

It would have been a perfect day to play golf. I really want to do that one of these days. But, I’ve been using the weekend days lately to work on the yard. And I did that today. Put down much of the rest of the black plastic we’re using to kill all our weeds. By “most” I mean ...

Day 3,383: Droogz

Coco already passed out. High on droogz. Or, well…not high. Not those kinds of droogz. But…sleepy.

We’re taking her to the neurologist on Wednesday. Really hoping they tell us that everything is fine. That she’s just going to have issues now with slippery surfaces, but that doesn’t mean anything’s gone wrong with her back.

Sigh.

Really is so very stressful to have her so…fragile. So old, I guess. She’s okay, but it’s a tenuous okay. A vigilant okay. We always have to be watching, and it...

Day 3,382: Le Quick

Writing a super quick one because it’s already past 1 in the morning…

Had a great time podcasting with Josh. The David Lynch deep dive continues! Turns out maybe he’s not quite so weird and hard to understand as most of us think. It’s all pretty much there.

Work was solid today. Have a liiiittle bit that I still have to finish over the weekend, but nothing crazy. Writing was solid. Not great…but solid.

And now…the weekend. Need some rest. A time to catch up on work around the house.

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Day 3,381: The Count

Coco borking right now.

Her routine is all messed up because she went and got groomed today. But, she looks SO MUCH BETTER. It was worth it. I think she’s barking right now because she wants to dig on the sheets. We’ll see.

Another solid day, you guys. I can’t say I got a ton of work done on my outline. Sigh. I could have pushed more on that…but I was tired this morning. So I kinda putzed around a bit. Still had a couple great ideas, though. Not sure whether they’re ideas for this story or...

Day 3,380: Wild

Good day today. I was just sitting here for a few minutes trying to figure out what I wanted to say about today and not really coming up with anything…in a GOOD way.

I was just solid today. I did my stuff. Had another little mini breakthrough in my outline for the next Glory book. I think I might know who the villain is of this story. Lots to fill in and figure out, so that could definitely change, but it definitely seems like a piece that could fit. So, another banner day in that regard.

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Day 3,379: Bork!

Coco on her shit tonight. Not wanting to take meds meatballs. Not wanting to take her Dasuquin chews. Borkin, even though we’ve taken her out. Sigh. She’s a willful one, that lady. It’s one of the reasons why we love her so much.

Solid day today. Not nearly as good of a writing session as I had yesterday, but only because I didn’t have the breakthroughs I did yesterday that all kind of came in a rush. It was more normal today. The process of outlining, I realize, is part making sure the puzzl...

Day 3,378: Jeffs

Making it a quick one tonight bc it’s sleep time, BUT…got my shit done today. Writing. Work. Liz audition. Shower. Check check check check check. Even woke up on time.

It was a good day.

Night night.

Day 3,377: Shiver Dog

Twas the end of the Niners season today. We will not be facing the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. It’s two NFC Championship games in consecutive years, and two consecutive losses. Sigh. This one was particularly brutal, because our quarterback got injured on the very first drive of the game. It was essentially over after that. Our backup quarterback had only been with the team for a few weeks, was clearly a MASSIVE step down from Purdy…and even he got injured and had to be taken out of the game early...