Thursday, August 10, 2006
A DAY AT THE ROCKENBACH'S.....
Day is done at the Rockenbach’s. Rocky has had a quiet week as it’s been too hot to do anything outside and so he talks to our animals and watches TV. We went to the gym Tuesday evening and he is there this afternoon but I begged off. I had a lot of sorting to do and some cleaning. Since we’re confined to the house I’ve been cleaning drawers and closets…….it’s a never ending job. I think things grow and multiply when we close the doors.
I bought both of us Ultrasonic toothbrushes and it has given Rocky something to think about. The first run at it he said he couldn’t stand the vibration of it against his teeth. I thought it a peculiar fetish but set it aside. In a few days after he thought it over, he tried again and decided it was going to be OK. He is concerned about his teeth and gums since the brain surgery and consequent anti-seizure pills he must take. (Which have an effect on the gums.)
Rocky goes back to the surgeon on the 25th of this month so will again ask if he can be taken off the seizure pills. He hates them with a passion and doesn’t see any sense in them. The reason he had the seizure was because it is quite prevalent after brain surgery. The one was all he had the morning after surgery. I think the guy needs a break but if Dr. Ferguson thinks best, we’ll go with it.
Mandy is settling in and loving her new home. She gets handouts from the table and expects to be able to lick each plate after we finish. She sits between us and looks intently with one eye on the cats, who sometimes wonder why Mandy is that interested in the table. She loves pestering the three outside cats who run just beyond where her lead stops. They have it figured out pretty good and it’s a terrible annoyance to Mandy.
Tuffy is not eating much and takes spells of spitting up every thing he eats. We worry about him but he seems to feel good enough…….he lost more weight at the hospital and is a rag of bone and a hank of hair. Still he carries on normally and we keep hoping he’ll put some weight on……sure don’t want to lose him.
Rocky is home from the gym, hungry, and Becky just walked in so I guess I’ll end my visit for now. Have a nice evening and we’ll be back tomorrow……good Lord willing.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
I bought both of us Ultrasonic toothbrushes and it has given Rocky something to think about. The first run at it he said he couldn’t stand the vibration of it against his teeth. I thought it a peculiar fetish but set it aside. In a few days after he thought it over, he tried again and decided it was going to be OK. He is concerned about his teeth and gums since the brain surgery and consequent anti-seizure pills he must take. (Which have an effect on the gums.)
Rocky goes back to the surgeon on the 25th of this month so will again ask if he can be taken off the seizure pills. He hates them with a passion and doesn’t see any sense in them. The reason he had the seizure was because it is quite prevalent after brain surgery. The one was all he had the morning after surgery. I think the guy needs a break but if Dr. Ferguson thinks best, we’ll go with it.
Mandy is settling in and loving her new home. She gets handouts from the table and expects to be able to lick each plate after we finish. She sits between us and looks intently with one eye on the cats, who sometimes wonder why Mandy is that interested in the table. She loves pestering the three outside cats who run just beyond where her lead stops. They have it figured out pretty good and it’s a terrible annoyance to Mandy.
Tuffy is not eating much and takes spells of spitting up every thing he eats. We worry about him but he seems to feel good enough…….he lost more weight at the hospital and is a rag of bone and a hank of hair. Still he carries on normally and we keep hoping he’ll put some weight on……sure don’t want to lose him.
Rocky is home from the gym, hungry, and Becky just walked in so I guess I’ll end my visit for now. Have a nice evening and we’ll be back tomorrow……good Lord willing.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
