tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860Tales from the Tourist TrapThe place you pass by 100 timesappomattoxco2013-08-17T18:35:46Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:340178TaraDog2013-08-17T18:35:46Z2013-08-17T18:35:46Zpublic2TaraDog began wetting on the floor a month ago. At first I thought it was that she was getting older and I wasn't letting her out often enough. This was while I was feeling pretty cruddy myself. I did what I could to catch her at it get her out more often. Then I was out for half an hour last weekend and Tara wet on my bed! She sleeps behind my knees or back [I swear she knows which needs to be warmer] dogs don't wet where they sleep. I made an appointment for the vet the next day.<br /><br />I told the vet she has chronic yeast infection in ears and bladder problems of some sort. My dad sort of took over and told the vet just to figure out what was going on with the bladder/kidneys because we are both on SSI. He's got a point I've had Tara for 9 years now. Nothing the vet's done or any home remedy has made much of dent in the ear problem so it's a waste of money. A grain free diet helped a little. Anything with wheat really bothers her. So the vet feels her tummy and scares me half to death by saying, "You won't like this." So I'm thinking it's something that would mean putting her down but the vet just meant expensive.<br /><br />She's got bladder stones we're trying her on a diet and antibiotics for 10 days if it doesn't work she'll need surgery that will be at least $500-$600. The diet is expensive and if it does work she'll need to stay on it. Also it is mostly grain and all us women know that yeast infections and antibiotic don't mix. The vet also said no yogurt the RX food is all she can have. Good thing she seems to like it, but she started on the 14tnh and now her ears are the worst I've seen them. I don't know whether to hope the food works or not, at least surgery would be a one shot deal, but Tara is over 10 years old so I worry about the stress of an operation.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=340178" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:339730appomattoxco @ 2013-04-29T15:34:002013-04-29T19:35:03Z2013-04-29T19:35:03Zpublic0hi<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=339730" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:339705I'm still here2013-04-08T18:38:06Z2013-04-08T18:54:17Zpublic0Sorry it's been so long. Things aren't a whole lot better money wise but were hanging in there. My dad is fighting an infection.<br /><br />On March 30 the USS Appomattox was at the Lynchburg Community Market. In a month I made 65 crochet roses as a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibroses Foundation's Great Strides Walk. We made $85. dollars but I'm not sure they were much more than an eye catcher as I only got rid of about 10. This wasn't so bad though because I have a niece getting married on the 13th who wanted them for table favors. She took 50 and donated $100. to the walk.<br /><br />I miss you all and I'm going to try and post and comment more often.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=339705" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:339336i could complain about rl but i won't2013-01-24T22:38:49Z2013-01-24T22:38:49Zpublic0I really miss my creativity. I don't know if it will work but request something.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=339336" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:338973C. P. sucks2013-01-20T22:02:20Z2013-01-20T22:02:20Zpublic4I want to kick at in walls of my life until they crumble, climb out and run. Sounds like a Springsteen lyric or a FB post by one of my teenage nieces or possibly both.<br /><br />I did 45 mins. of PT, it was ugly stuff, looked more like wallowing on the floor than an impressive training montage. I took a hot shower and some advil and I'm still stiff and knotted up. My hands and arms hurt as well today I needed help combing my hair.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=338973" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:338750So far this year2013-01-18T17:13:39Z2013-01-18T17:27:06Zpublic0I've contacted an auction house so we can sell off the Civil War stuff we have and set up an etsy shop. So far not even a nibble there does anybody have any tips? <br /><br />Dad seems to be hanging in health-wise.<br /><br />TaraDog has an upset tummy. Two days ago she had diarrhea all over the shop floor. New canned food might be the culprit. She's still seems a bit off but is better.<br /><br />The Klingon [ I miss him] moved to NC in July and was running the Trek group long distance. This left the co chair M running the meetings. A situation that wasn't happy for anyone. Least of all M. So I stepped up again. I figure it'll give me something to worry over I can improve. Right now I'm powerless in 90% of my life. <br /><br />The first meeting was a hit. The XO and I were organized and got business done easily. The pizza place I rec'd for after was huge hit with everyone especially the New Yorkers in the group. I was hailed as a goddess for finding a real pizza place in Virginia.<br /><br />We have snow here so I'm hurting big time but it is pretty to look at.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=338750" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:338343British coin question.2012-11-26T19:41:44Z2012-11-26T19:41:44Zpublic0Need to price a box set of coins from 2000 and google isn't being very helpful.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=338343" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:338144I voted2012-11-06T14:14:37Z2012-11-06T14:14:37Zanxiouspublic0Thanks to the folks who let me cut in line. Standing outside in this cold weather going up hill would've been painful.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=338144" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:337895proud2012-11-04T03:47:52Z2012-11-04T03:47:52Zpublic0My neice Jen and her husband went to New Jersey today. Jen's mom lives there but it wasn't just to make sure her family was OK. She gathered donations from her company and co-workers and her hubby did the same and headed up with a u-haul full of gas, food and water.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=337895" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:337559Sandy2012-11-01T15:17:37Z2012-11-01T15:17:37Zpublic2Y'all know I don't talk much about it here when the sky falls. It's not that I don't care when the really bad stuff happens. It's that I can never find anything to say that hasn't been said over and over by the time I can get my thoughts together. That and the helpless scared feeling goes right to my legs [Fight or flight is a really bad thing for folks with spastic cerebral palsy.]<br /><br />I was born in NJ and I still have a lot of family on my mom's side living there.. I know of at least one cousin who's lost her home and a dog she was fostering. The night sandy hit, I was chatting with another cousin who was sitting in the dark watching trees come down in her yard.<br /><br />My area was spared and I was glad to see both places I used to live in NJ came thru fairly well. I thought for sure Cape May would get hit bad.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=337559" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-31:1780860:337286Moved in more ways than one2012-10-31T18:06:42Z2012-10-31T18:06:42Zpublic6I'm All moved into my dad's place now and I decided to make the switch to dreamwidth. Too many have left, and while I don't hate the changes LJ has made I don't really like them either.<br /><br />I'm Appomattoxco on dreamwidth too and I will crosspost.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=appomattoxco&ditemid=337286" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments