L, M, N, O & P

You would think for the start of the year

I would start at the letter A

not for this...

L is for Love

Anyone that has been here before knows how much

love I have for my little 4 legged kids

and I tend to say I do not just love them

I am in love with them

M is for Molly

A 4 1/2 year old Boston Terrier

smart as a whip

full of spunk and fun and makes us laugh so hard

N is for Never

she has never been a chewer

not a dog to get into things

until the week before Christmas

she scored the week before Christmas

3 cupcakes and a sugar donut

bad gas pains ~ bland diet for over a week

then she was feeling better

she also had another issue ~ kind of like a pinched nerve

in her back so she was on anti-inflammatory 

along with some pain meds

finally back on her regular food on NYE day

then came Sunday

O is for OMG

We walked into the house after having dinner at Mom's

and she had gotten into chocolate

keeping in mind that I had put all of it up ~ out of reach

but there was one box left on the coffee table

so she did not have one

but an entire box of Werther's mixed

caramel, milk & dark

P is for Panic, Prayers & Patience

First we panicked

for sure this would be the end of her

she is a little dog ~ 21 pounds of solid love

I grabbed the phone book looking for the number

for the emergency vet

then thought about a friend of mine that works at a local clinic

thank goodness he was home

he gave us some things we could do

peroxide to induce vomiting

so hard to see my baby girl ~ those big brown eyes

looking up at me

my heart broke in two

but I knew deep down if I lost her

I would blame myself forever

the peroxide worked

Trev went out to get some charcoal capsules

and got one into her

watched her close all night

Patience ~ having to wait 24 hours to ensure there were no ill effects

and Prayers ~ I prayed so hard ~ tears in my eyes

we are still watching her

back on rice and chicken she is

no ill effects and it's 48 hours later

this was all happening when I wrote my crossroads post
which I want to thank you all for all your wonderful comments

tonight as she is snuggled up under her blanket beside me
I am thankful she is alive
and seems to be doing just fine.

I love her so...