where do I begin. We've been at the lake every spare moment we
have and it's really starting to shape up. This past weekend we
had several trees removed to improve our already awesome view!
For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting all the before and after pictures, you view them all here. We are still waiting on a few pieces of furniture for the basement so that room is a work in progress and therefore isn't in these pictures.
The other news from the Winn's World has been Maggie. As I mentioned on a previous blog, she has epilepsy and had a very serious seizure, or serious of seizures, last Thursday night. I was home with Carson and Maggie by myself and just before dinner, Maggie had one seizure. Naturally I thought this would be the end of it because she's only ever had one. We went for a walk after dinner and she had another. We got home and she had three more. I called the vet who suggested I rush her to the emergency pet clinic and it was there that they told me Maggie wasn't reacting to the medicine they'd given her to stop the seizures which most likely meant she had a brain tumor. As you can imagine, I was a total wreck! Jason was on his way home, Carson was with a neighbor, and I was with another neighbor sitting in the emergency clinic listening to them tell me I had to put Maggie to sleep. I told them to keep doing what they could to get the seizures under control and Jason would be by in a few hours. When Jason finally arrived, the seizures were much better and she was resting comfortably. She made it through the night and went to her regular vet on Friday where she rested all day although she continued to have mini, facial seizures. She must have heard the emergency vet say she might have to be put to sleep because she rallied and was a "new" dog by late Friday afternoon when I picked her up. She has to be on a very strict dose of medication twice each day to keep the seizures under control. We are so thankful to have our little Maggie home. Here's a picture after she arrived home...she still has her catheter in her front leg but other than that, she looks pretty good for almost 12 or almost 84!
Here are a few other pictures for your viewing pleasure ;o)
Although you can't tell it in these pictures, Carson's favorite thing to do everyday when we get home is to take a ride in his wagon. He loves to take a snack and water along and watch all the big kids on their bikes and skateboards. If we let him get out of the wagon at the fountain, it's hard to get him back in because then he wants to push the wagon himself. He's so independent these days!
Easter Weekend was a wonderful weekend spent at the lake - it was Uncle Teddy's fist visit and also the fist time we put the NEW boat in the water. Carson isn't sure he really likes his new life jacket.
The weekend before Easter, Jason, Ashlea, and Emily Parks came for an Easter Egg hunt (among other things). The weather was a little cooler than we anticipated but Carson loved the bunny and enjoyed playing with Emily.
And finally, it wouldn't be a blog posting without a picture of the Carson's together ;o) Can you guess which one will always be the one getting the other in trouble? Hmmm?
have and it's really starting to shape up. This past weekend we
had several trees removed to improve our already awesome view!
For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting all the before and after pictures, you view them all here. We are still waiting on a few pieces of furniture for the basement so that room is a work in progress and therefore isn't in these pictures.
The other news from the Winn's World has been Maggie. As I mentioned on a previous blog, she has epilepsy and had a very serious seizure, or serious of seizures, last Thursday night. I was home with Carson and Maggie by myself and just before dinner, Maggie had one seizure. Naturally I thought this would be the end of it because she's only ever had one. We went for a walk after dinner and she had another. We got home and she had three more. I called the vet who suggested I rush her to the emergency pet clinic and it was there that they told me Maggie wasn't reacting to the medicine they'd given her to stop the seizures which most likely meant she had a brain tumor. As you can imagine, I was a total wreck! Jason was on his way home, Carson was with a neighbor, and I was with another neighbor sitting in the emergency clinic listening to them tell me I had to put Maggie to sleep. I told them to keep doing what they could to get the seizures under control and Jason would be by in a few hours. When Jason finally arrived, the seizures were much better and she was resting comfortably. She made it through the night and went to her regular vet on Friday where she rested all day although she continued to have mini, facial seizures. She must have heard the emergency vet say she might have to be put to sleep because she rallied and was a "new" dog by late Friday afternoon when I picked her up. She has to be on a very strict dose of medication twice each day to keep the seizures under control. We are so thankful to have our little Maggie home. Here's a picture after she arrived home...she still has her catheter in her front leg but other than that, she looks pretty good for almost 12 or almost 84!
Here are a few other pictures for your viewing pleasure ;o)Although you can't tell it in these pictures, Carson's favorite thing to do everyday when we get home is to take a ride in his wagon. He loves to take a snack and water along and watch all the big kids on their bikes and skateboards. If we let him get out of the wagon at the fountain, it's hard to get him back in because then he wants to push the wagon himself. He's so independent these days!
Easter Weekend was a wonderful weekend spent at the lake - it was Uncle Teddy's fist visit and also the fist time we put the NEW boat in the water. Carson isn't sure he really likes his new life jacket.
The weekend before Easter, Jason, Ashlea, and Emily Parks came for an Easter Egg hunt (among other things). The weather was a little cooler than we anticipated but Carson loved the bunny and enjoyed playing with Emily.
And finally, it wouldn't be a blog posting without a picture of the Carson's together ;o) Can you guess which one will always be the one getting the other in trouble? Hmmm?
