A Horrible Horrible Accident. . . .

hay there everyone

sorry about the lack of posts and christmas wishes. I still have no Internet and my scrap room is only 1/2 unpacked :)

Well about this horrible horrible accident.

I went to the video shop on Thursday night and as i Left coby ran out the front door to tell me something. pippa followed him out and as coby was standing on the footpath calling her to come back she was hit by a 4wd which didn't even bother to stop.
Chris picked her up and after getting blood, poo and being bitten by her took her to the vet. She was in so much pain and obviously in shock but just appeared to have a broken leg. She was just sitting quietly until the vet tried to move her and she became all stressed and went to bite the vet nurse. We left shortly after to sit at home and wait for a call. I have never felt so horribly sick. The vet called and reassured us that she would be fine through the night and that they would do further tests in the morning after that had treated her for the initial shock.
That night was horrible and the next morning what no better as i sat and waited for a phone call. When the vet eventually rang he explained that there was a concern for her bladder and that further tests were needed to make sure that it was in tact. He also had a concern for her pelvis. She has a broken pelvis but it is on each side. So after discussing $ and giving him more permission to do more tests i hung up and had another melt down. If you had told me that i would be this effected by a 'dog' 2 years a go i would have argued black and blue that it is just a pet and that there is certainly a $ figure that was TOO much to spend on a 'dog'.
The vet called later and explained that he was sure that her bladder was fine besides a bit of clotting that will heal with time and that we will need to take her for surgery in Highett on Monday where she will spend a few nights to recover. He is confident that after the surgery she will recover well but wont run as fast or jump as high as she used to.
So after a call to the vet this morning to see how my girl was the vet explained that her urine had less blood and that they will remove the catheter today and continue to monitor her and give her IV fluids all weekend. He explained that she is a comfortable as she could be and that she will be right for surgery on Monday.
It has been horrible not having Pip following me around the house and constantly sitting on my lap but i know she will eventually be ok.
So the moral issue of the week is do you put $ before your pet? Is she just a Pet? and How much is too much to spend on your 'pet'? Also how would i explain it to coby when him being a 5yo boy already thinks pets are expendable ('when my fish dies can i get a Mexican walking fish')
People constantly splurge on luxuries like cars, computers, holidays, renovations, and also spend money on things like their children's braces, glasses and private school fees. It gets you thinking is this different? and how is this different? and is at a viable expense?
I'm truly interested in your opinion even though i have made my decision and that i am happy with it. What would you do?

Thanks for stopping by and please keep Pip in your thoughts.
have a safe new year and make sure you hug your pets daily
Christie

just a quick one. . .

hay there everyone just a quick post to let you know that im in the new house and almost settled. I have no internet as yet but will be online soon.

Habe a very merry christmas and i promise in my next post ill share some LO.



Before you go take a look here

wow I AM SO EXCITED.



BYE

CHRISTIE

Movember!!!!!!!!

Yes i survived the monthe of "mo"vember...only just. That thing above his lip was foul! :)

We were both surprised at how much of a mo he actually grew chris seemed pretty proud of himself he had never been able to grow that much facial hair before now.

We had a visitor on sunday.....

Chris' dog Degan came to visit us from chris' parents house. He is so big compared to pippa and he has been bought up to be inside atot of the time and that is the main reason he doesn't live at our house. He looks so big and strong but he is so dumb. He just looks at pip and doesn't know what to do with her. I has playing fetch withn pip and he had no idea what to do so he just kept bowling pip over. :)

Hope everyone is getting organised for christmas! Im nearly there!

bye

christie

365 day catch up

Some boxes have been packed!
Love KI Memories Laced Cradstock

here is a 365 day catch up post.
There will be nothing specific here just lots of my photos. I have missed some days unfortunately.
There should be 21 photos.








I hate weeding !!








Look at my new christmas decorations i made.

lots of ME heat shots.

I have been wearing my hair up lots! Easier with the new JOB!

I love my little mini socks



Well there you go they are totally in random order but they are mostly there.

Well not long to go before we move house we are pretty organised there are lots of boxes packed already.

I just can't wait to be in this house and setup fresh. I especially wanna setup my christmas tree and organise my scrap room from scratch.

ill post chris' MOVEMBER photos and some others tomorrow...i think this enough for tonight.

CHOW