Monday has come again

[aggiebug]

pitdigger I hope it all shakes out quickly and you can move onward and upward. Realistically, do you think he wouldn't accept?

[aggiebug]

Why hello danitaec.

[hollydfromtn]

I know it's still way too early to be thinking about this, considering S isn't even a year old yet, but I've been spiraling down the rabbit hole of homeschooling co-ops today. If I can figure out if our area has a strong homeschool community with lots of opportunities for socialization, I'm seriously considering going that route. Is anyone else crazy like me and already thinking about school?

[danitaec]

Except now I'm leaving school and won't be on until this evening when the baby goes to bed.

[hollydfromtn]

Dang it! Sawyer is asleep on me in the recliner and New Girl just went off. Know what comes on after New Girl? Freaking Seinfeld, that's what. Guess where my remote is...across the room on the couch. Why was Seinfeld so popular?!

[lilyelayne]

hollydfromtn I've got an application printed for the Montessori school here, and they won't take him until he's 3. I do not live in a place big enough to warrant such early application, but the school says they'll take it this early. I've postponed dealing with it until Jan tho.

[aggiebug]

Dec 7, 2015 15:58:28 GMT -5 danitaec said:

Except now I'm leaving school and won't be on until this evening when the baby goes to bed.

You tease.

[dreemkin]

I have Anna's second flu shot at 1:20. Smack dab (is that the saying??) in the middle of her nap. Hope she's not too miserable until I can lay her down at home.

Then I have a dr apt for Gatsby, my dog, too. He cracked one of his dew claws a few weeks ago and I thought it would heal on it's own bc he's done it before buuut now the skin around where the nail goes in looks swollen and he's been licking it obsessively. Maybe it's infected?? (aggiebug)

ETA: I was supposed to post this a lot earlier but tapatalk was acting up (possibly why it's slower on here today?) So shots went well even though it took 30 minutes...for one booster flu shot...and I was on time...and there was only one patient ahead of me...

[hollydfromtn]

Dec 7, 2015 16:15:44 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

hollydfromtn I've got an application printed for the Montessori school here, and they won't take him until he's 3. I do not live in a place big enough to warrant such early application, but the school says they'll take it this early. I've postponed dealing with it until Jan tho.

Montessori is next on my research list. I'm really intrigued by the setup. I just want to be sure that S will have the time and ability to be a kid and enjoy learning as well as practice the arts and athletics. All of which seem to be less and less of a priority in public education. I am not a fan of how standardized everything is becoming.

[dreemkin]

This is hard to make out but gatsby's nail (black also) goes out to the left from the pink/swollen spot. Any one see this before with a dog? I don't know what to expect. My H thinks surgery...yikes.

[pitdigger]

aggiebug It's 95% at taking the offer right now. He's hemming and hawing, understandably, but at the end of the day we need to make a decision.

[WittyLittle]

I've been running between the toilet and DS all day. First stomach/tummy bug while home alone with him. After a very rough start (with gross consequences and emergency disinfecting) we survived the day and everyone is now safely and semi comfortably in bed. Whaaaaaaat a day!!!

[lilyelayne]

Dec 7, 2015 16:22:36 GMT -5 hollydfromtn said:

Dec 7, 2015 16:15:44 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

hollydfromtn I've got an application printed for the Montessori school here, and they won't take him until he's 3. I do not live in a place big enough to warrant such early application, but the school says they'll take it this early. I've postponed dealing with it until Jan tho.

Montessori is next on my research list. I'm really intrigued by the setup. I just want to be sure that S will have the time and ability to be a kid and enjoy learning as well as practice the arts and athletics. All of which seem to be less and less of a priority in public education. I am not a fan of how standardized everything is becoming.

I went to Montessori as a little kid (2-4 years old I think.) I loved the set up as a kid and still love it as an adult. The school here goes all the way through eighth grade, which is intriguing. I'm not sure how that would work but I'm interested in finding out.

[dreemkin]

Dec 7, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

I've been running between the toilet and DS all day. First stomach/tummy bug while home alone with him. After a very rough start (with gross consequences and emergency disinfecting) we survived the day and everyone is now safely and semi comfortably in bed. Whaaaaaaat a day!!!

Oh no. Feel better!

[lilyelayne]

Dec 7, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

I've been running between the toilet and DS all day. First stomach/tummy bug while home alone with him. After a very rough start (with gross consequences and emergency disinfecting) we survived the day and everyone is now safely and semi comfortably in bed. Whaaaaaaat a day!!!

Yikes! Hope you feel better soon!

[mishka29]

Dec 7, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

I've been running between the toilet and DS all day. First stomach/tummy bug while home alone with him. After a very rough start (with gross consequences and emergency disinfecting) we survived the day and everyone is now safely and semi comfortably in bed. Whaaaaaaat a day!!!

Aww that's shity! (Sorry I'm a jerk). Hope you feel better!

[aggiebug]

dreemkin what did the vet say? It is incredibly difficult to tell anything from the picture. Many times if the nail gets broken about the hairline it can get swollen and won't heal. Antibiotics, a cone of shame, and removing the nail usually fix it.

If it doesn't heal quickly and Gatsby jeeps licking at it make sure to have it seen again it can be a broken bone or an actual mass there. This isn't common but generally it gets caught late because people just chalk it up to them not leaving it alone as the cause instead of the effect. If that makes sense.

[aggiebug]

Eep WittyLittle feel better!

[cougarette]

Dec 7, 2015 14:28:11 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

cougarette how's your headache?
badw0lf ugh hope your cramps ease up.
hollydfromtn that picture is awesome. S's expression is like "uhhh... oh... kay..."
kerrigrooves sounds like holiday madness! But in a good way. What kinds of cookies are you making?

Thanks for asking! It's definitely better. The meds knocked it out pretty early, but they make me so sleepy. I was almost falling asleep at my desk.

[mishka29]

Dec 7, 2015 17:15:44 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Dec 7, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

I've been running between the toilet and DS all day. First stomach/tummy bug while home alone with him. After a very rough start (with gross consequences and emergency disinfecting) we survived the day and everyone is now safely and semi comfortably in bed. Whaaaaaaat a day!!!

Aww that's shity! (Sorry I'm a jerk). Hope you feel better!

Clearly karma has a sense of humor.

I took DD1 to the neighbours for a little after dinner play date. Suddenly I wasn't feeling so hot. I texted DH, then said that I needed to run home for LO. And run I did. It's actually quite tricky to run when you are about to poo your pants. Thankfully I made it! This is what I get for making a shity joke lol

[aggiebug]

Dec 7, 2015 18:32:37 GMT -5 cougarette said:

Dec 7, 2015 14:28:11 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

cougarette how's your headache?
badw0lf ugh hope your cramps ease up.
hollydfromtn that picture is awesome. S's expression is like "uhhh... oh... kay..."
kerrigrooves sounds like holiday madness! But in a good way. What kinds of cookies are you making?

Thanks for asking! It's definitely better. The meds knocked it out pretty early, but they make me so sleepy. I was almost falling asleep at my desk.

Glad you are feeling better. Headache hangovers are almost as bad as the migraine themselves sometimes.

[aggiebug]

Dec 7, 2015 18:42:55 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Dec 7, 2015 17:15:44 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Aww that's shity! (Sorry I'm a jerk). Hope you feel better!

Clearly karma has a sense of humor.

I took DD1 to the neighbours for a little after dinner play date. Suddenly I wasn't feeling so hot. I texted DH, then said that I needed to run home for LO. And run I did. It's actually quite tricky to run when you are about to poo your pants. Thankfully I made it! This is what I get for making a shity joke lol

OK I almost lol'd not at you actually having an emergency trip to the bathroom but the situation and that you just made a bathroom humor joke.

[kartish]

So I was just bruising the carry and V decided to take the brush from me and help. Which was adorable until he accidentally smacked her on the head.

Sorry to those that are sick, I hope you feel better soon and the babies don't catch it!

ETA brushing the cat autocorrect, geez!

[kartish]

Double post!

[GeekBeagle]

Who knew that A) Easy-bake ovens are popular again and B) They are ridiculously hard to find. They're either sold out everywhere online or have the prices jacked up on Amazon. It's what my niece wants. Luckily Target is open until 11 and I just found one that has one and they're holding it for me until tomorrow. Hooray!

[dreemkin]

Dec 7, 2015 17:35:18 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

dreemkin what did the vet say? It is incredibly difficult to tell anything from the picture. Many times if the nail gets broken about the hairline it can get swollen and won't heal. Antibiotics, a cone of shame, and removing the nail usually fix it.

If it doesn't heal quickly and Gatsby jeeps licking at it make sure to have it seen again it can be a broken bone or an actual mass there. This isn't common but generally it gets caught late because people just chalk it up to them not leaving it alone as the cause instead of the effect. If that makes sense.

Thanks aggiebug! The vet said it must have been inflammation from the original snag of his nail that turned into an infection, probably bc he kept bothering it with his licking, even after I told him he does not have magical/antibacterial spit (although I know it can help sometimes). He had a slight fever so he's on an anti inflammatory and an antibiotic. Luckily, the nail was not brittle and did not have to be removed. They just shaved around the nail and cleaned it with an antibiotic solution and wrapped it up. We are going back Friday to have her make sure it's healing well. Here he is being sad Poor buddy.

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin aw sweet pup. Hope he feels better soon.

[aggiebug]

dreemkin I am glad it looks like mild irritation and infection. Hopefully it heals quickly. And yeah licking really never solves the problem if we could only teach them that! And I love how the wrap say no chewing on it.

[dreemkin]

Lol, I know. I guess it tastes bad if licked/chewed and it's more of a warning for people (not to rip it with your teeth or something).

[aggiebug]

Dec 8, 2015 7:20:21 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

Lol, I know. I guess it tastes bad if licked/chewed and it's more of a warning for people (not to rip it with your teeth or something).

I was wondering if it was that stuff, we never had it in our clinic. If a dog wants to chew a dog will chew