Too much too soon
So did anyone else feel like they were a little overwhelmed with the coverage of the 5 yr. anniversary of 9/11? I remember that day like it was yesterday. That morning I was watching ABC news while getting ready for work. I ran over to the TV and saw the view right after the 1st plane hit. Then I saw the second plane hit the tower as it happened. For a time there, it seemed surreal, like it couldn't really be happening. That day and for the next week or so, I was in front of the TV, eating/breathing/sleeping the coverage practically 24-7. My sister was a United flight attendant at that time, and my mom called saying she was on a flight that morning originating from the east coast, but from what city we weren't sure. I was glued to the phone, anxiously waiting for a call that she was OK, which she was, thank God. I will not ever, ever forget that day. I don't need to see cheesy, overdone Hallmark movies to bring out the true emotions I felt then. And I will not pay to see a movie about it. I tried watching the coverage yesterday and couldn't make it through even 2 minutes of it. Too much, still too soon.
Glad to report I'm feeling more emotionally stable about the whole tumor/cancer thing. Still haven't gotten the word back from my doc on when the appointment is with the team of specialists. I'm OK with waiting a week or two to go through all the testing because I need time to fully process the news and get myself (and my family) together. Dedicating myself to work and organizing stuff around the house has in a weird way lifted my spirits.
Today was crazy. Ruby had a case of the puke/projectile diarrhea. My poor baby. She's never had this before so I though it was just a one time thing, get it out and she'd feel better. But it just kept getting worse as the day went on and more frequent. So I took her to the vet. After testing her they said she has an imbalance of bacteria in her digestive system, like bacterial colitis or something like that. The vet said she'd seen a few other dogs in with the same thing today. Not an uncommon problem, but medication is needed to kill the bad bacteria and restore balance. So now Ruby has three different meds to take with (her favorite) soft food. It's been about 3 hours after the first dose and she's only pooped once. So far so good.
With all the crap (no pun intended) I'm going through right now, seeing Ruby lift her tail earlier today and spray yellow liquid shit all over the living room carpet, then put her tail back down and getting it all ground into her long tail fur just made me throw up my hands......thinking THAT'S PERFECT, WHAT the HELL else can happen!!!???? I thought the roof was going to cave in just for icing on the cake.
But I told my scared little Ruby everything was OK and pet her and wiped the chunks of poop out of her fur. And she looked at me with her big brown eyes. Then I laughed out loud. The whole room stunk to high heaven and so did she, but none of that mattered.
Can't sweat the small stuff, you know?!!!
I highly recommend a carpet cleaner if you have pets. It is, hands-down, the best investment I've made. Saved me a security deposit many a time! Cleanup takes minutes and then it's like it never happened.
Glad to report I'm feeling more emotionally stable about the whole tumor/cancer thing. Still haven't gotten the word back from my doc on when the appointment is with the team of specialists. I'm OK with waiting a week or two to go through all the testing because I need time to fully process the news and get myself (and my family) together. Dedicating myself to work and organizing stuff around the house has in a weird way lifted my spirits.
Today was crazy. Ruby had a case of the puke/projectile diarrhea. My poor baby. She's never had this before so I though it was just a one time thing, get it out and she'd feel better. But it just kept getting worse as the day went on and more frequent. So I took her to the vet. After testing her they said she has an imbalance of bacteria in her digestive system, like bacterial colitis or something like that. The vet said she'd seen a few other dogs in with the same thing today. Not an uncommon problem, but medication is needed to kill the bad bacteria and restore balance. So now Ruby has three different meds to take with (her favorite) soft food. It's been about 3 hours after the first dose and she's only pooped once. So far so good.
With all the crap (no pun intended) I'm going through right now, seeing Ruby lift her tail earlier today and spray yellow liquid shit all over the living room carpet, then put her tail back down and getting it all ground into her long tail fur just made me throw up my hands......thinking THAT'S PERFECT, WHAT the HELL else can happen!!!???? I thought the roof was going to cave in just for icing on the cake.
But I told my scared little Ruby everything was OK and pet her and wiped the chunks of poop out of her fur. And she looked at me with her big brown eyes. Then I laughed out loud. The whole room stunk to high heaven and so did she, but none of that mattered.
Can't sweat the small stuff, you know?!!!
I highly recommend a carpet cleaner if you have pets. It is, hands-down, the best investment I've made. Saved me a security deposit many a time! Cleanup takes minutes and then it's like it never happened.
posted by Kat at 3:23 PM
4 Comments:
Poor Ruby! At least she didn't have diarrhea in your running shoes like Nibbles did Sunday. My mom thought it was too cute that she was begging for pizza on Saturday and gave her some scraps. Bad mom! BAD!
yup, sounds like one of those "Oh no!" days!
Poor Ruby! Well, sounds like you kept busy there cleaning up! oh well, it's just poop!
I've been meaning to get a carpet cleaner for years, but never have...
Yes , it hardly seems like 5 years have passed since 911. I was folding clothes on the bed and talking to a friend on the phone and we both couldn't beleive what we were seeing on TV. It truly was surreal....
Hi! I'm a friend of Meg's and she told me about your blog. I am really sorry to hear about what you are going through and appreciate you sharing on your blog.
Best wishes to you.
I was re-reading your post again, and I have found myself enthralled with people's stories of their 9/11/01 experiences. I've often heard newscasters say this was so much bigger than Pearl Harbor because of the non-civilian casulaties on home soil. I know I won't forget standing in my apartment in Mattoon, eyes wide in shock, flipping between news stations for all the coverage. And my boss had the brass balls to chastize me for being late to work that morning!
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