"I" made it through Senior night at the last home game. It was a very bitter-sweet time for me and my mother. It really is difficult to see my son become a man. When you have a child; you can never imagine them growing up. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined 18 years ago that I would be getting prepared to send my son out in the world.
Gus' natural diet was a failure. He would get better for a short period of time and then begin scratching again. The scratching and welts and sores became so bad that a trip to the vet was warranted. A round of steroids, antibiotics and antihistamines and specialized, hypoallergenic dog food and Gus is doing much better. He is still on the antihistamines but is down to one pill a day. I'm monitoring to see if that is sufficient. I have noticed more scratching but it could be my paranoia.
Work has its ups and downs. There are days that are more challenging than others. I'm learning to not sweat the small stuff but that doesn't always work. I do a lot of self talk. I have to remind myself that there are some things I just cannot change and that I have to accept. That is tough for a control freak like me. I'm looking more for the positive things and not the negative. This is really helping keep things in perspective.
Thanksgiving was really nice. We had just the three of us plus a friend from Alabama. Very small and nice.
We are slowly beginning to prepare for Christmas. My list keeps longer and longer and I'm getting a little overwhelmed. I can do an entire post on Christmas but will save my thoughts for another day.
Until next time...take care.
