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Vet for a day... second time around

So my daughter got to go play vet for a day... again...

She took care of 5 piglets... gave them shots, clipped needle teeth, docked tails.

She got to feed sheep, chickens, pigs, goats, etc.

The runt was taken home by one of the staff, they were going to try to save it but it didn't look like it would make it through the first night. My daughter isn't sure if it made it.

Santa calls to verify gifts

The title is a hot link to an article by a fellow freecycler.

She and her husband began making Santa follow up calls back in the 70's. It is a really cute article... worth the read.

24 hours and 20 babies?

Talked to my daughter.... when she got to the barn last night, her 4-H leader was just arriving... Mama dog had given birth to 6 puppies so far at her house... she gave birth to 2 more later while the lady was at the barn.

Meanwhile, at the barn, my daughter got to give MAMA pig a shot to make her labor hurry up. The water broke and the runt fell out... My daughter had to monitor contractions... 2-3 minutes apart. A total of 12 piglets were born.

My daughter got to cut 7 umbilical cords and do iodine. She said the placenta will take up to a day to fully come out...

Her thoughts...

I GOT TO BE A VET FOR A DAY!!!

did I mention she has wanted to be a vet for the past 10 years?

Tomorrow morning she has to go to the barn to dock tails and clip teeth.

Ummm Brad

Okay, so it is a sad day in the Pitt house...
Rumor has it, Brad and Jen are over...
Jen won't have his first child
Jen canceled his birthday party
Jen took off her wedding ring....

I am sorry Brad is going through this...

But really how vain is Jen? How insecure is she over her figure? or is her nose still an issue?
Give it up Jen... we all age, our bodies change...

It is a sad thought to think she will miss out on the joy of motherhood over her career.

How many millions is enough girl?

Where did you grow up?

I must get asked where I grew up atleast once a week. Sometimes it is how I pronounce words other times it is words I use that tend to be slang from different regions of the country... My answer is always the same I was a military brat... so here is the run down... and who knows .. maybe you and I crossed paths at some point.

1972 San Pedro, CA
1972 Seattle, WA
1973 Bremerton,WA
1974 Silverdale, WA
1975 Jackson Park, WA
1976 Olala, WA
1977 Imperial Beach, CA
1979 San Diego, CA
1980 Honolulu, HI
1982 Aberdeen, SD
1984 Mitchell, SD
1985 Aberdeen, SD
1985 Yankton, SD
1986 Palm Desert, CA
1987 La Quinta, CA
1989 Palm Desert, CA
1989 Florence, AL
1990 West Covina, CA
1990 San Diego, CA
1991 San Diego, CA
1994 Calrsbad, NM
1994 Calrsbad, NM
1995 Calrsbad, NM
1996-1997 Modesto, CA
1997 Palm Springs, CA
2002 Modesto, CA

odds and ends

As of 10 AM this morning, there were no piglets. My daughter said that Princess, the mama, will be getting a shot today. That shot should make the babies come tonight. We will see.


Did I mention earlier that KAT COUNTRY 103 irked me this morning? At like 4 AM my dogs start barking insanely... I couldn't figure out why... the darn radio was playing that Christmas song with the dogs and cats... come on guys... 4 AM? that's just wrong... 7 AM would have been funny.

secret santa

At work we did secret santa's. The limit was $10.00

I got one of the managers... one who I have always gotten along with swell.
I gave her a snoopy house with woodstock on top. When you push on woodstock it plays christmas tunes... the back is a gumball dispenser.

The girl that picked me was so kewl.. She works in customer service. I have to bug her almost everyday to get a palm pilot. She also works at a local bank.

Anyhow... she gave me a box of see's candy and a $15.00 gift certificate to Starbucks.. so kewl... way over budget... but much appreciated... I will be sending her a thank you card...

FLU FLU GO AWAY

Last week Sunday (8 days ago) I woke up with a sore throat. I figued it was post nasal drip and the weather change. This Friday I woke up miserable. It moved to my chest. I am cranky, whiny, irritable, my voice is froggy, I am coughing, I could go on and on...

So, here is my offer to you:
1) come take care of me
2) bring me food/soup
3) come take my flu so I can get better.

I reported after Thanksgiving that I made it through November with a 3 lb loss. Well this morning I am down 6 lbs total. I haven't really done anything... just got sick. They say most people gain 7 lbs between Thanksgiving and New Years... so far so good... down 6 not up 7... hopefully I will make it through the holidays without a gain.

still no piglets

As of 7PM last night, there were still no piglets. My daugther called as she was getting ready to head back to the barn for the thrid night in a row.

She reports that the MAMA pig is getting cut up because she is scratching on the crate they keep her in for birthing. The crate limits her movement so she can't crush the babies when they are born. She also told me that the MaMa is shaking, crying, etc. She is very very uncomfortable. The babies were due on the 18th. When they hit 4 days late, they will call the vet.

She had been complaining a week ago that she didn't want Christmas break because it is long and boring when they are stuck at the facility without school. Now she is extatic because she sleeps during the day and spends the night at the barn on watch.

Hopefully when she calls me today there will have been piglets.

I asked her why freedom doesn't want freed... she said she didn't know.

As for the pregnant dog... My daughter thinks it sleeps with her and not the other kids because she hasn't washed her blanket since she got there... a blanket Max and Sammy slept on all the time... so she thinks mama dog smells her dogs and is trying to next there.