From the monthly archives:

December 2008

I’ve written 571 posts in 2008, including this one.
I can’t BELIEVE I wrote that many posts this year. I have a sneaking suspicion that most of those multiple-posts-in-one-day days were EARLY in the year. ;)
Today ends Blog 365. I checked the Blog 365 Forum yesterday, and it seems that there are a bunch of folks [...]

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The veterinarian season

by Rebecca on December 30, 2008 · 5 comments

in Ramblings

Most folks think of the last few weeks of each year as “the holiday season,” regardless of WHICH holidays you observe.
In our house, it’s the “veterinarian season,” as three of our four pets have their annual doctor visit and shots during this time.
When I got my cats (littermates) in 1999, I knew they were going [...]

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Stellan has BAD RSV

by Rebecca on December 29, 2008 · 2 comments

in Prayer, Ramblings

Writing while on the road..
Stellan has REALLY bad RSV. They’re saying 7-10 days in the hospital and MAY need to be put on the ventilator. More details at www.mycharmingkids.net and @mckmama on Twitter.

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Chattanooga

by Rebecca on December 29, 2008 · 2 comments

in Ramblings

We’re spending the day in Chattanooga, first at the aquarium, then at Rock City to see the light display. Here’s a shot Ed took.

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Stellan JUST has a cold!

by Rebecca on December 28, 2008 · 1 comment

in Ramblings

MckMama just updated her blog. Stellan just has a cold… a REALLY nasty one… but just a cold.
HOORAY!
Thank you for your prayers.

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(Photo by MckMama, taken 12/25/08.)
Remember baby Stellan?
He’s back in the hospital. He caught an illness from his older siblings. They older kids “kicked” it easily, but they think he may have RSV.
His heart rate is VERY high (more than 220), and his oxygen concentration is very low (80% range), both as of last night. These [...]

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The last few days…

by Rebecca on December 27, 2008 · 4 comments

in Ramblings

Ed and I had a nice Christmas. We spent Christmas afternoon with my extended family (minus one aunt, who spent the holiday with friends, and my dad, who was home really sick).

After dropping Toby off at home (from the photo above, it’s clear that he was tired), we went to Mike and Christie’s for Christmas [...]

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Ah…. nature…

by Rebecca on December 26, 2008 · 1 comment

in Ramblings

Toby, Fox and Ed on the rocks in the middle of the parking lot at Stone Mountain… I couldn’t believe how much the dogs loved climbing those rocks. I think it was the dog’s equivalent to the playground. :)

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Merry Christmas!

by Rebecca on December 25, 2008 · 0 comments

in Ramblings

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