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Took me a while to figure out the way to pm. Btw Susan Thrixton is on a radio blog today at 4pm edt. Wouldn't let me paste info but I'm sure link is on her site. Best

Sooo... now I know that if I send you a message, I can't see it... but if I write you a comment, I can see it... the reason for my need to see it is be reminded of what I wrote. That way I won't sound like a complete ninny repeating myself. SINCE I don't remember all of what I posted... sorry in advance for restating. Today is the day after our visit with Dr. Lemmon. Chief is VERY stiff and sore. Maybe all the B12 injections did that? He seems to always be stiff and sore though. Chinese herbal drops have been added to the regimen. Something for joint support. Dr. L showed me the book and it 's author... but I don't remember his name. But, he's a vet AND a human doc...which I thought was interesting. Maybe that combo will ring a bell for you? I'm scared to tell you this, but I am re attempting the raw diet. :-]... I have Dr. Beckers latest version of the Raw Foods diet book. I've nearly read it through once and will go through it again once done. It is PACKED with information. Holy Moly! So, now I'm gathering ingredients in order to make the recipes. I discussed with Dr. L. some of your concerns about imbalances... especially calcium to phos. He seemed to really want to know what the concerns were. I told him I'd have to go home and print out all your posts. I may just have to buy Darwins... it's sounding that much easier every day. For some reason I can't imagine blenderising a bunch of bloody organs! Is that really what I'm going to do? The blender I have is from the 1970's and not even close to being strong enough for bone... and it has trouble with frozen fruit for crying out loud. Anyway, this is sounding negative...sorry. Two positives from the visit were that Chief lost 4 pounds, and as far as I can tell, he has not left and 'special packages' for me to find (poo). So Dr. L. believes that to be an improvement. guess I'll run with it! :-) I hope you're having a great Friday. We've been busy here tearing down an old leaky garage, rented a dumpster and have been loading that up. Not fun that's for sure! chat later... sylvia

Sooo... now I know that if I send you a message, I can't see it... but if I write you a comment, I can see it... the reason for my need to see it is be reminded of what I wrote. That way I won't sound like a complete ninny repeating myself. SINCE I don't remember all of what I posted... sorry in advance for restating. Today is the day after our visit with Dr. Lemmon. Chief is VERY stiff and sore. Maybe all the B12 injections did that? He seems to always be stiff and sore though. Chinese herbal drops have been added to the regimen. Something for joint support. Dr. L showed me the book and it 's author... but I don't remember his name. But, he's a vet AND a human doc...which I thought was interesting. Maybe that combo will ring a bell for you? I'm scared to tell you this, but I am re attempting the raw diet. :-]... I have Dr. Beckers latest version of the Raw Foods diet book. I've nearly read it through once and will go through it again once done. It is PACKED with information. Holy Moly! So, now I'm gathering ingredients in order to make the recipes. I discussed with Dr. L. some of your concerns about imbalances... especially calcium to phos. He seemed to really want to know what the concerns were. I told him I'd have to go home and print out all your posts. I may just have to buy Darwins... it's sounding that much easier every day. For some reason I can't imagine blenderising a bunch of bloody organs! Is that really what I'm going to do? The blender I have is from the 1970's and not even close to being strong enough for bone... and it has trouble with frozen fruit for crying out loud. Anyway, this is sounding negative...sorry. Two positives from the visit were that Chief lost 4 pounds, and as far as I can tell, he has not left and 'special packages' for me to find (poo). So Dr. L. believes that to be an improvement. guess I'll run with it! :-) I hope you're having a great Friday. We've been busy here tearing down an old leaky garage, rented a dumpster and have been loading that up. Not fun that's for sure! chat later... sylvia

Sooo... now I know that if I send you a message, I can't see it... but if I write you a comment, I can see it... the reason for my need to see it is be reminded of what I wrote. That way I won't sound like a complete ninny repeating myself. SINCE I don't remember all of what I posted... sorry in advance for restating. Today is the day after our visit with Dr. Lemmon. Chief is VERY stiff and sore. Maybe all the B12 injections did that? He seems to always be stiff and sore though. Chinese herbal drops have been added to the regimen. Something for joint support. Dr. L showed me the book and it 's author... but I don't remember his name. But, he's a vet AND a human doc...which I thought was interesting. Maybe that combo will ring a bell for you? I'm scared to tell you this, but I am re attempting the raw diet. :-]... I have Dr. Beckers latest version of the Raw Foods diet book. I've nearly read it through once and will go through it again once done. It is PACKED with information. Holy Moly! So, now I'm gathering ingredients in order to make the recipes. I discussed with Dr. L. some of your concerns about imbalances... especially calcium to phos. He seemed to really want to know what the concerns were. I told him I'd have to go home and print out all your posts. I may just have to buy Darwins... it's sounding that much easier every day. For some reason I can't imagine blenderising a bunch of bloody organs! Is that really what I'm going to do? The blender I have is from the 1970's and not even close to being strong enough for bone... and it has trouble with frozen fruit for crying out loud. Anyway, this is sounding negative...sorry. Two positives from the visit were that Chief lost 4 pounds, and as far as I can tell, he has not left and 'special packages' for me to find (poo). So Dr. L. believes that to be an improvement. guess I'll run with it! :-) I hope you're having a great Friday. We've been busy here tearing down an old leaky garage, rented a dumpster and have been loading that up. Not fun that's for sure! chat later... sylvia

Hi,  thanks for writing back.  I'm so far from home, out of my routine and lots of sitting around.  Urg.  Time here seems to have slowed waaaayyyyyyyyy down.  I forgot how much a newborn can do that to a persons life.

It sounds terrible, but I booked too much time down here.  My 'job' here is done.  They are getting it (would have gotten it without me, I know). Due to Nicole being induced, despite that I had a plane ticket, made it so I had to fly down 3 days earlier than originally intended.  Gabriel wasn't chomping at the bit to 'get out' but for some reason the doc stripped her membranes to speed along the process... Hence the reason I'm down here extra long. 

To the new parents credit, they have managed the rough nights 'up' without me.  I told them to get me up if they needed me.

Yes, formula, not good, but I wasn't aware of any other option since her milk hadn't come in yet and nothing to pump.  Besides, even if I knew of something, I'm sure the kids wouldn't have listened to me.  That's been a bit of a 'row' for me with my son.  :(  That's all in the past now, and Gabriel's getting straight breast milk.  :-)

Yesterday, Nicole made herself an espresso!!!  Not 100% positive if that's why the baby was awake and fussy for a lot of the day... but when she asked why is he awake so much I mentioned (walking on egg shells) that she had had an espresso.. to which she replied, "but, it wasn't very much".  sigh... live and learn, on their part and mine.  But, she did ask!

Sorry, if I'm painting a bad picture.  It hasn't been all bad.  My son and I get along very well, most of the time.  I think he felt insecure and a bit threatened with not knowing what he was doing, and took my 'help' as a challenge... classic immaturity.. again...sigh.

Onward... it's been really hot here.  But, I've heard from a friend in AZ that it been hovering around 114.  Not sure what it's been here, but we don't go outside much at all.  If we do, it's from one AC place or vehicle to another.

Remember I was asking for help with their dog, a French Mastiff?  She was having difficulty gaining weight?  Well, they switched her to Blue Buffalo... something kibble(sorry don't have all the details), but she still looks very thin to me.  They keep insisting that it's typical for a dog her Mayas' breed to look that way.  Maybe I'm just used to chunky Chief! :-)  Raw is not an option for them, at least at this point in time... money is tight, and buying the more expensive dog food was HUGE for them to do.

Anyway, Maya, the dog has an itching problem.  They say no fleas... I believe them, because she's an inside dog, and I'm a flea magnet!  But, Nicole suspects mites.  Most of her intense itching is in her hind end.  And, she's a bit scabby, but both kids say they aren't scabs but they think the scab like 'stuff' is from the mites.  Wondered what you thought about all that.

This dog, along with mom and baby will be coming up to live with us in about a month of so, because of Gregs' deployment to Afganistan . . .BIG changes for us all!

Today is packing day, not much to pack though since I just threw together a carry on.  Then mani-pedi treat for me!  Nicole doesn't do them.  Then one more 'get up' and I go home tomorrow!!!  LONG layover in LA (3hr 40m) and land in Seattle around 8pm something.

Okay, I'm done... thanks for letting me vent.  If I don't hear from you before I leave, then I'll fill you in on the reunion.  And yes, Kitty is a boy too!  All of our animals are male.. I don't know what gender the fish are though  :-)

ttfn,

sylvia