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Last night, after a heavy pasta dinner, Jon was zonked out on the coach while watching TV. He had his head in my lap and curled up like a shrimp ( Read more... )

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Jon did it again. This time, it was his right index knuckle, with a broken pint glass, while doing dishes. Five stitches.

At least this time he behaved himself, listened to me and let me take him to the ER.
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My back was really bothering me to the point of almost debilitating me. I hadn't had a good night's sleep due to the pain in 3 weeks and you could tell.

On Thursday, I figured "enough is enough" and booked myself an appointment for acupuncture at a place that a dear friend of mine recommended. The appointment was on Saturday.
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It does the opposite for Jon ( Read more... )

Apparently, Jon and I may have been suffering from lead poisoning ever since we moved into our house. All the window frames and door frames have a layer of lead paint underneath the top layer of non-lead paint. Every time we opened a window, the resulting scraping would create some lead dust.... which we inhale as the wind blows it into the house ( Read more... )

Hope, the dog trainer came by for a consultation last night. She's a really sweet lady who likely spends A LOT of time with dogs. Everytime I said something that I did right, she would respond with a "GOOD GIRL!". As the consultation progressed and more "Good Girl" was reaped on me, I could see Jon pull back further and further. :P ( Read more... )

As of tomorrow, we would've had Stella for 3 weeks. It has definitely been (and I assume will continue to be) a learning experience for Jon and I.

Our love for her continues to grow and I'm beginning to see how some people can become really attached to their pets. I never had a pet growing up, so this has been all new to me.
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