kicked

i ended up in the er last night. while i was out at the barn i got kicked in the back by a horse. it was pretty terrifying. i fell to the ground and couldn't breathe for a minute. after that i thought i was ok. but on the way home i started having sharp pains whenever i moved my leg. so i had gareth drive me to the hospital. they did x-rays and didn't find anything broken or misaligned. they did a urinalysis and found a slight amount of blood which could indicate a problem with my kidneys. but sent me home on some strong pain killers and said to take it easy for a day or so to see if the pain subsides. i got out of opening today and i'm actually feeling much better now. the sharp pain isn't happening every time i move. i'm just really sore where i got kicked and apparently where i fell on my butt. i'm going to get my kidneys checked again tomorrow just to make sure everything's ok. and go to an orthopedist on monday if i'm still having the sharp pain at all. i'm seriously lucky though. it was a few inches from my spine. at least someone else was there in case it had been any worse. my poor parents were quite concerned after getting the call on my way home that i got kicked then calling as i was checking into the hospital. they called every hospital in r'mond before finding me to see how i was doing. i'm glad gareth was able to be there for me. i really needed him. i still don't know what made the horse kick me. i was just finishing up grooming her outside and turned to walk away when she turned too and just kicked. who knows. animals are unpredictable. on another bad note i was supposed to hear back from the doggie daycare place by the end of the week. she even said to call her if i hadn't heard back from her. so i called and left a message with someone there for her to call me back. she never did. i called back today and she's off so i left her a voicemail. i think she would have contacted me if she was really interested. i guess there's still a chance though. gareth went to see grown ups the night before. i'd tried to stay up to go with him but after opening that day i was asleep well before midnight. we did get to watch percy jackson and the olympians at home. turns out it's not worth watching. i did actually see something good. creation. the story of darwin. on another good note last weekend went really well. i was actually a decent help at the veggie fest for my brother's booth. i took lots of pics. and father's day at my parents' was nice. even though i'd shown up late thinking i was early. colby had a great time swimming with my nephew. they make a great playing pair. i took my other pets to the vets for their checkups this week. they're both ok but not great. kitt's white blood cell count has been slightly elevated these past two times which could be a sign of stress or infection. and budd still has the two eggs in the same exact spot the same exact size. so we're giving her until the end of the summer to lay them. if she doesn't i'm going to take her to a specialist in nova to get treated. i was at another doctor's earlier this week to get my moles checked out. one looked a little different than usual but i honestly don't usually look at them since they're on my back. so i don't really know how it normally looks. but the doctor said they all look normal and again to just monitor them. i'll try and do a better job at that. i don't want my body to fall apart. it's scary.

long

i didn't get the job at petsmart. didn't even get a callback. when i called them they said the position had already been filled. but i still have good news. i applied the other night at the holiday barn doggie daycare. and already had an interview this morning. it seemed to go well so again i'm hoping i get a callback. i've been working six days straight to get this weekend off. i'm going to the veggie fest in r'mond tomorrow to help out at my brother's booth. then i get to bring colby home on sunday for father's day. i've been looking forward to this weekend all week. glad it's finally here. we're going to stay in tonight and get a pizza and maybe watch hot tub time machine. i'm sure it will be stupid but i'm not up for much more than that. gareth went to see toy story three last night. he said it was great. i hope we get a chance to see it together. i've started taking colby to the local dog park. he's been having a blast and i get to see some of the people from our walks and socialize a little myself.

pleasant

this past week seems to have flown by. let me see if i can remember everything. i applied at petsmart's vet clinic banfield for a full time position as a pet nurse assistant (vet assistant). but i haven't heard back from them yet. it's the first job i've applied for that i actually want. so i'm hoping i at least get a callback. i had a great time out at the barn this week. got some awesome shots like this one. i went out to my brother's today for an open house and took a ton of pics. i also learned a lot from the volunteers there telling visitors about the birds. i'm glad i've been able to do more with the animals lately. gareth and i were invited to a couple's last night for dinner. they made a tofu stirfry and i was inspired to make my own tonight. it turned out pretty good. looks like i've found a new dish. gareth went to see the new karate kid the other night. seemed enjoyable but nothing special. we watched youth in revolt earlier this week. it was actually pretty funny and not entirely stupid. i was pleasantly surprised.

spinning

only a week this time but it's been busy. on memorial day i went out to louisa for a cookout with my family. i got to see more family in the middle of the week when i went to king's dominion with my sister and her kids. we rode everything and survived the intense heat. they have a new ride that made me and my sister almost pass out. i still won't ride the drop zone despite her trying to persuade me. it was a fun few days. gareth's working six days this week so today was our day off together. we took colby to petsmart for a pawdicure. returned the dremel. i think that's a bad sign wanting to go into animal care and not being able to cut my own dog's nails. we got him a deshedder and got a ton of fur off him but i'm sure there's still more we'll see around the house. with all the summer storms starting to pass through we have gotten him going on the treadmill now. today he even hopped up on it himself and went without a leash. i took him to puppy play at petco for the first time in awhile. he made a new girlfriend and had a ton of fun. we got the pics they did in the mail today. they turned out pretty good. can't complain since they were free. we stayed in tonight and watched the movie the greatest. it wasn't quite the greatest but it was pretty good.