starcat

so.....yeah, my dog has lymphoma. He was diagnosed in September. He's only 4. We've had him since he was about 6 or 8 weeks old. His name is Bodhi and he's a super sweet little mutt. Of course by little I mean 70 lbs! Anyway...the chemo is frickin expensive, this week it was $280. He goes every other week right now. Last time was $250. Usually its like 100-150. For a while it was every week now every other but if he stays in remission it will go to every 3 and then once a month, etc. for 40 weeks and then after that he would just go if he comes out of remission. Unfortunately, they don't try to cure them they just try to buy some time. Normal expectancy is 12-14 months, we think we can beat the odds though, since he is young and otherwise healthy. Its still expensive. we can still afford christmas I suppose.....

And for the 20 lbs....It seems that I may be going home (to pennsylvania) for a few days at the end of the month. I don't go home much....3 times in 10 years, but when I do I always laugh at people from high school, because they got SOOO fat!!!! Well....now I feel like the fatty, and I totally deserve to get laughed at, I mean if I can dish it out I should be able to take it, right??? But I'd rather just lose 20 lbs and be the one laughing again. I think I am done with the breastfeeding thing...baby's choice not mine....so I suppose I can diet and stuff now. Maybe I'll get rid of it, but, I promise, I'll do it safely, you know, speed and starvation.......just kiddin!

In other news...went out to get the baby's picture taken with Santa...met poisonivy1221 and her family. Her little girl is super cute. Both of our Santa pictures came out really good, of course, its hard to screw up pictures with such cuties!