It's amazing how quickly time flies!
I’m still not sure where the last few months have gone, but I know where to start, the Week of Chaos.
Flash back to the Monday the 4th of July.
We had a lovely holiday with my family, Isaac had so much fun!
Tuesday:
It was time to head back home to prepare for our trip to Little Rock for Isaac’s surgery, I’ll get to that in a minute.
We get home and I walk outside to the chicken coop to find it flooded (the automatic waterer broke) and one of the three remaining baby chicks eaten by a predator. Needless to say we spend the rest of the afternoon fixing the coop and we slept very well that night.
Wednesday:
The plan was to pack, since I like to be prepared. Isaac and Vince woke up and watched some tv while I got to sleep in a bit.
After I had been awake a bit, I noticed Isis was still asleep in our room. I call her to eat and go outside and she doesn't come. I notice she is still a bit stiff and having trouble walking. I didn't think much about it since she always got sore after visiting my parents because she plays so much. This was different though, she wasn't walking at all. After rushing her to our vet and realizing she had no feeling in her back legs, we had to rush her down to Mississippi State. Long story short, she had slipped a few disks cutting off the nerves and she needed surgery.
Isis had surgery Thursday and recovered great and we were able to get ready for Little Rock.
Friday: I smashed my toe and broke it, at least I think I did. It took a month for it to stop hurting when I walked, and it still cramps up funny...
Sunday: We drove to Little Rock, thankfully we missed the protest that shut down the bridge for hours. That was the first lucky thing that week.
 |
| Isaac playing at the hotel after surgery. |
The surgery itself deserves a separate post, but once we got back from Little Rock it has been non-stop. Isaac recovered great and learned to crawl and climb, so that has meant constant vigilance. Isis came home and needed tons of therapy right as Vince started back to school. That was a huge adjustment! I got used to Vince being home all day. Throw into the mix, helping one best friend move away, then the other getting married and moving, and it has been a long emotional few months.
But now things have finally settled down and gotten back to a new routine. Did I ever mention how much I like routines!?
Well hopefully this routine sticks around for a while.
