hola carlos

hola carlos!
talked to mom...she tried to post, unsuccessfully! & she asked me to let you know she tried! & lucy is trying to conquer also, & nina also...mom is in atlanta now until next week...they have a closing scheduled on their house for friday...so they are ready to celebrate if all goes well! per claire, george was out of surgery, doing well...not even on icu as anticipated & the surgery was completed quicker than expected...so it all sounds good so far. i will post again when i talk to dad myself & let you know more (& if any across the ponders are reading, post us w/an update!).

we are doing well. had some excitement over the last few days w/jackson (the dog!). there was a female roaming dog in heat...he even ended up at nina's one night! pretty far! then yesterday as i left for work he was missing...(had escaped from his kennel)...so i rode around the block once before going to work...there he was, w/10 other dogs or so! someone else pulled up to get his 2 dogs at the same time...his 2 jumped right in his truck...my sweet jackson made me chase him thru 8 yards yelling like an idiot & then drag him back to my car...all at 7am in my work clothes! so i get him home, & lock him in the kennel & reinforce where he broke out.

got home last night & he as on the front porch & could barely stand! so i missed work today to take him to the vet. $200 later...antibiotics for infection, pain pills, wound washes 2x/day, a cortisone shot for inflammation, & iv fluids for dehydration...he has multiple multiple wounds from dog fighting, including in his gums making it hard for him to eat, & on his front leg, & he won't walk on it except to pee. didn't know i would be nursing the dog! gotta love animals! needless to say, he will be getting fixed in the near future! & to top it off, the cat pooped on the bathroom rug this am also...why did we want pets??

so, that is my excitement! we did get our pool set up this week...still needs the pump assembled/attached before we fill it, but i will post a picture when it is done! okay, take care, email /post soon! we love & miss you, as always!
olive juice, carenosssss