Seriously, my life seems like one bad thing after another right now. Thankfully I have made it through, and God has given much grace to sustain me, but it's been rough. So first all, Nicky and I were going to be apart from each other for 5+ weeks, while I came back to the U.S. to work, and he stayed in Canada. That right there, was difficult enough! When I got home, I had to drive his car since my car was still in Canada with Nick. And...it starts, Nick's car's A/C quit working. I had to drive for a few days without it working in 90*-100* heat, and it was miserable. Then I noticed that the car wasn't cranking well. So, I finally took it to the shop, and they estimated about $1,500 in repairs that his car needed, and the car is only worth about $3,000 anyway. So, we had to decide to trade it in, or keep it, or sell it and buy something else. I spent all last week shopping for new cars... getting in and out of dealerships, being haggled and pushed to buy, in the 100* heat, after a full day of work! I finally found a new car, and it's wonderful. Just in time too b/c the steering column in the old car started smoking the day I bought the new car. Seriously.
OK, so now that we are past the car drama and I'm cruising around in air conditioned bliss, I notice that my dog Jada Belle isn't looking 'right'. But, it was all very vague, so I just kept an eye on her. Sometimes she would look shaky and in pain and sad, and then later she would be up running around. I called a vet friend and she said it could be back pain, so I was going to take her to the vet on Monday. Well, Sunday night I went into the kitchen and found her lying in a pool of blood. So I rushed her to the emergency vet, and she had to have emergency surgery for a giant abscess in her abdomen that had ruptured. They called me at 8:00 that night and let me know she was out of surgery and was doing ok, but she would need lots of love and care for the next few days. And of course I'm home alone, and don't get paid if I don't go to work! And of course her emergency surgery cost $1,500!!! Thankfully on Monday, she stayed at the vet, so I was able to go to work, and all was well. I went to pick her up Monday evening (last night), and she was weak and tired, and wouldn't eat, but doing ok. While she was resting inside, I went out to play with my other two dogs, and decided to brush them. Well, when I started to brush Banjo, giant tufts of fur and dead, bloody skin started falling off of his back. I called my vet friend again, and she said it sounded like a bacterial infection, but no emergency. So, I was going to take him to the vet this afternoon when I got home from work, and my mom was going to come down from Asheville to watch JB and make sure she was ok all day. But, this morning I got a phone call from my mom saying that my dad had been up all night in pain and they were going to the hospital! So, of course she couldn't come help out. I called in to work, loaded up Banjo and JB in the car and took them to the vet, got them all fixed up for another whopping $200, and now I'm lying on the couch resting. Oh, and thankfully Nick told the church in Canada that he really needed to come home early, so he's on his way home!!! That is so exciting on so many levels.... mostly so I'll have someone to help me administer all the doses of medicine to the dogs! Oh, and just to top it off, our other dog Hank, just started limping!
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