not again

so we gave ginger a few weeks to stop limping...not playing laser games and chase and such. we took her to the vet this morning. she limps on both sides but really favors the right side and won't stretch it out all the way. she is being tested for valley fever. limping can be a symptom. at such a young age limping is a bit of a concern. she could have some growth issues where tendons and ligaments haven't connected where they are supposed to...this would require surgery. without saying anything outloud i know roger and i are thinking the same thing. we are thinking of pookie - the fact that he had valley fever and allergies - the fact that he died of lung cancer and the fact the setter breeds are prone to lung cancer. we aren't even 6 months from losing pookie - things are sill just under the surface. she is getting so big. she is 46 pounds and with 4 more to go she will officially be a large breed!

wall-e comes out on tuesday.

today is a busy day...vet, puppy class, jewelry party and then nail appointment. a new store opened at tucson mall that i woould lik to go see...SEPHORA!!!

tomorrow i'm going to make chili with cornbread and the kids (at least one of them) are coming over to do laundry.

my type 'a' is kicking in and i'm starting to do the list thing for all of the christmas stuff that needs to be done. plus i have ideas percolating in my head on what to do in the backyard.

i still love my wii. i have been able to get back in to it over the past few weeks...slowly. since my b-day i have lost 13.5 pounds. this is great when you consider at least 3 of those months i have been pretty immobile. 2.5 of those were from monday to yesterday. i opened the last balance game...totally zen - it's a focus and steady thing sitting on the balance board. kinda cool. i think i want wii stuff for christmas. but again, that is something i need to analyze to see what things i need verses things i want. there is a biggest loser workout that i think i want to get for it.

so, roger got us hooked on a new animal planet reality series. it's called whale wars and its really a good show. there is a part of me that think these peple are nuts (and they are) but there is another part of me that think part of what they are doing is a great thing. they are WAY more extreme than greenpeace - which has now gone a little more passive in their tactics. i don't agree with the illegal stuff they do, and i would never support them financially because i know they are affiliated with eco-terrorists who insist on burning newly built homes to the ground and such, but i do think the message is a good one - to a degree. again, juping on a japanese whaling ship to possibly spend the rest of your life in a japanese jail...not the smartest way to save whales...if you are in jail you can't stop the whaling!

gotta run.