OK, I admit it, it's been a VERY loooooooong silence. Working, traveling and one of the literally shittiest spring we've had in Seattle "ever", has not really allowed for any time updating this area.
A good friend in Florida pointed out yesterday that I had not updated this space in a long time, so here comes the first one. At least.
I have a gazillion (well, maybe not that many, but still quite a few) unfinished entries from the spring. I'll promise to work on them and they will pop up now and then on the dates that they sort of refer to (=older posts).
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Tough day just paZZed...
Today was a tough day. Wife had to put her beloved Yorkie, Herbie, down due to an aggressive mast-cell tumor. The little guy literally had a huge cancer tumor on his penis, at not even 7 years old.
Surgery would have been an option but due to the very aggressive nature of mast -cell tumors, and the fact that he had his entire intestinal tract scarred, there were really no guarantees that an exhaustive procedure would yield the desired results.
In order not to risk him suffering and dying due to blockage in the urinary tract, wife made the very, very, tough decision yesterday to call the vet.
So today Dr. Hanna Ekstrom (actually a Swedish vet in Seattle) came home to us in the afternoon with her assistant Jennifer (and a red tool box). Over the next hour, they very, very peacefully laid Herbie to rest.
It was a tough day for Beth, but deep inside she knows she made the right decision, the right decision for little Herbie. A day like this little does it help to know that you just finished years of hard studies and ready to enter the next phase in life - when you have to "pull life support" on your best friend.
Surgery would have been an option but due to the very aggressive nature of mast -cell tumors, and the fact that he had his entire intestinal tract scarred, there were really no guarantees that an exhaustive procedure would yield the desired results.
In order not to risk him suffering and dying due to blockage in the urinary tract, wife made the very, very, tough decision yesterday to call the vet.
So today Dr. Hanna Ekstrom (actually a Swedish vet in Seattle) came home to us in the afternoon with her assistant Jennifer (and a red tool box). Over the next hour, they very, very peacefully laid Herbie to rest.
It was a tough day for Beth, but deep inside she knows she made the right decision, the right decision for little Herbie. A day like this little does it help to know that you just finished years of hard studies and ready to enter the next phase in life - when you have to "pull life support" on your best friend.
Friday, June 13, 2008
GraduaZion Day
Today was a BIG DAY!
Wife graduated from the Nursing Program at BCC and duly received her degree, hat, cape and pin! Congratulations are in place but for from enough for the effort!
It has been everything from VERY hard work, stress, anger, concern, irritation over teachers that are far from logical, to joy and laughter as test has been "check off" (most of the times with very high scores), and friendship that will last a life time. I'm impressed and VERY proud of her, especially since much of what they study is so specialized, and literally "chinese" to a generalist as myself.
I know she's very relieved but at the same time, just as this is the beginning of a new carreer, it is also the end of an intense period with fellow friends/students. Bonds are formed for life, and few "institutions" are as good as forming strong bonds, as attending a number of years together at higher education institutions.
The class "scatters" but it sounded like many will remain and work in the Seattle area. Hence, good opportunities to catch up and meet again.
Check out the photos below of the happy girls!
Wife graduated from the Nursing Program at BCC and duly received her degree, hat, cape and pin! Congratulations are in place but for from enough for the effort!
It has been everything from VERY hard work, stress, anger, concern, irritation over teachers that are far from logical, to joy and laughter as test has been "check off" (most of the times with very high scores), and friendship that will last a life time. I'm impressed and VERY proud of her, especially since much of what they study is so specialized, and literally "chinese" to a generalist as myself.
I know she's very relieved but at the same time, just as this is the beginning of a new carreer, it is also the end of an intense period with fellow friends/students. Bonds are formed for life, and few "institutions" are as good as forming strong bonds, as attending a number of years together at higher education institutions.
The class "scatters" but it sounded like many will remain and work in the Seattle area. Hence, good opportunities to catch up and meet again.
Check out the photos below of the happy girls!
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