This month has been unseasonably mild, which is good since over 1/2 the family (Yukon, Lingo, me and Berit) have been recovering or fighting illness. It is also part of the reason there have been no posts for a month. It's been a "can we get through today?" period of life.
Yukon had emergency surgery to correct a twisted stomach and spleen. Very happy to report his staples are out and his belly hair is growing into a nice, new puppy fuzz. His appetite is voracious and he seems a bit impertinent in his reminders that a) he nearly died; and b) he went without food for nearly three days.
Lingo is on antibiotics twice a day, getting ears cleaned and dropped, also twice a day, while we try to get him some allergy/ear infection relief. The poor guy has licked himself to blisters! He hates the ear cleanings but I think the pills encased in lumps of butter make up for it.
I am on the end (?) of a three week cold-sore throat-cough, plus pink-eye. Sounds like a real bonus pack doesn't it? I don't recommend it.
Berit got the cold (from me), had one ear infection -- which we think cleared up, but the cold brought on a worse infection in the other ear (10 days of fighting down antibiotics ended last night, thank god), gave me pink eye, has been grinding out molars or other side teeth (up and down they go, not quite piercing the gum) and is just trying to enjoy being a roving toddler. I don't know if I truly blame her for the pink eye. She had it a full week earlier, it immediately cleared from the antibiotics. She was out of day care for a full week and I got it the day I brought her back to day care, where there were four cases, plus an unknown number of parents, and growing. I think other parents haven't been so honest about truly keeping their kid home until it clears. So I have adults to thank for that. I have learned my lesson, I think, which is more washing of hands, never touch eyes, and especially do not do not put make up on in the car following drop off. Gross. I am grateful that I was able to work diligently from home while most contagious.
So, photos, photos, we've been busy having a LOT of fun in between runny noses and itchy eyes.
These are from October 7-23. The Halloween etc. will be on a future post (hopefully not too far off here.)
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| Big laughs before momma goes to work |
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| Watching Yukon bite his ankle |
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| Talking on the smartphone while overseeing the wood stackers |
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| First 4-wheeler ride |
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| Grandpa and Bear |
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| All the leaves from Weekend.I love -- just one week later |
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| Wow |
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| Knee wall progress -- there's been so much MORE done now, a month later... |
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| Papa/Pete hard at work |
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| Sleeping lofts |
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| Berit and her Germans |
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| Clowning around with Papa |
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| That smirky grin |
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| Tank top hot in October |
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| Having fun |
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| Grandma and her girls being silly |
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| A Sunday hike to Rock Knob in Hartley |
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| The pups having a sniff meeting |
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| Bear takes in the view |
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| Having lunch |
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| We don't make Berit use the dog door... |
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| But it is just her size! |
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| Swinging while momma rakes leaves |
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| Lingo cannot believe that the day has finally arrived |
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| Berit winds up (note: tennis ball is already in Lingo's mouth) |
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| And the other one is now in Berit's mouth |
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| Lingo takes a much needed break |
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| A girl and her dog (and a canister of tennis balls) |
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| Leaf pile kid |
