My life lately

The last few weeks have been busy and ironic.
My IE7 was not working, so I would update my computer only to have the update not work [IE8], but freeze up instead. My computer self repaired itself by back dating itself. So, I had to "un-install" IE8. I am staying with IE7 until they get all the bugs out of IE8. Then my Norton froze up on me. I contacted Symantecs [Norton] and they sent me the link to upgrade that from N360.v2 to N360.v3, which works great. Then Microsoft send me a very large update [over 600mb] for my Vista Home Premium, SP2. This repaired the problem I was having with my internet explorer in the first place, lol. So after, installing, un-installing, uploading, re-loading, downloading, and re-installing, everything works great now. I even get to use my computer, not just work on it.

Wednesday May 13th

Since I felt better, I went to Bingo on Wednesday. I had a wonderful time chatting, joking, and laughing with my christian friends. To make it even better, I won a bingo for $50, and two side games for $5 each. Sixty dollars is enough to go to bingo for three more weeks. I enjoy bingo and my friends company, but I am proud to support "Meals on Wheels".
I made it to church too. Wonderful. It feels so good to be in church with other believers wanting to learn and grow in the Lord. The praise and worship time was awesome. On Wednesday nights we are in the book of Jeremiah. I've been going on Sunday mornings too with Will, and we are going through the book of Acts.
I am so glad I switched to Calvary Chapel. They teach through the bible- chapter by chapter, verse by verse, just like they did in the early church. Not topic by topic. I learn what the Bible says, instead of, just what the preachers says. Not to insult those churches that do. I went to a First Baptist Church for 15 years. Pastor Dave always made sure to "read a few verses in front of, and after" the verses he was to preach on. That way they "could not be taken out of context".

It has been crazy

I have been on a wild ride the last few weeks. First, I got sick for about 5 days. Second, when I felt better, my rescued hound dog, Buddy, got sick [see post below]. Third, when Buddy was feeling better, he tried to wrestle with me like he does my friend Will [6' tall]. Since, I'm only 5'1", I was at a clear disadvantage since Walker Hounds are strong. Buddy jumped up and wrapped his front legs around my arms, so I pulled my arms away. So he tried again. He missed and punched me in my left eye. No joke. Fourth, I couldn't go to the doctor since it was 6:30pm on Thursday. I called my opthamologists office first thing the next morning. He only works Monday - Thursday. I called my regular doctor. He got me in at 4:00pm that day. He didn't see any scratches. But, because it was bothering me and a foot had been in my eye, he prescribed some antibiotic ointment. Since it was almost 5:00pm and the pharmacies closed at 6, they faxed it to my pharmacy for me. Fifth, The Drug Store did not have the medicine in stock, they ordered it for the next day. Sixth, The eye ointment did not come in with the order on Saturday, so they re-ordered it for Monday. Lastly, Saturday I woke up dizzy. I have an inner ear disorder called "meniere's disease", and I think my allergies and sinuses made it act up. At this point I'm dizzy and can use only one eye, lol.
My prescription for my eye came in on Monday, by then my eye felt better. I fill it just in case Buddy wants to try boxing again, he's better than me. A very crazy two and a half weeks.

Buddy my "rescued" hound dog

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I wasn't feeling good, and now my hound dog, Buddy has enteritis [poor baby]. Enteritis is an inflammation of the bowels. He has been nauseous for about 3 days, and not drinking anything. His Veterinarian put him on 2 types of medications. They were not working because nothing would stay down. Today I took him to see Dr. Vicki [his Vet.], and she tested him for Parvo ,[negative thank God!], and bacteria, negative also. So it is a basic case of eating or drinking something that upset his stomach and bowels. His way to fix this was to eat grass and vomit, but that made him more nauseous, which made him eat more grass...
Dr. Vicki, gave him fluids directly under the skin on the back of his neck, for his dehydration. This was interesting because it made a large lump, which she said that he would absorb as needed. She gave him a shot for nausea, and something to stop the spasms in his bowels. She has me cooking for him, because he needs to be on a "Bland diet" for 3-5 days.
I went to the store to pick up all of his food, and by the time we got home he was already feeling better. He got himself a big drink of water, and some of the fluids must have already been absorbed from his neck, because he needed to 'relieve himself'.
I am sooo relieved- no pun intended.
I thank my friend, Maggie who has been praying for Buddy, and Dr. Vicki, who is a Christian and prayed too. I thank God for listening to theirs and my prayers.