Freewrite Friday

I've missed the last couple of weeks of Freewriting. But I am back now...(I know you are thrilled. LOL)

What is freewriting? Freewriting is writing whatever comes to mind, usually writing for a predetermined amount of time without regard to spelling, grammar, structure, etc. and no editing is done. We have chosen five minutes for right now, we will add or subtract from that in the weeks to come as we see fit.

My daughter has to give away her dog. She has had Gizmo for 5 years. It really sucks because i know how much they really care of the dog. Why does she have to give him away? Because 23 month old grandson is not learning how to be nice to the dog. Gizmo is a full bred shihtzu and only weights about 10 ooiunds. He is not fixed, which makes him happy i am sure. Just yesterday, tghe dog bit grandson in the ear. Bled really well. none of us are ralaleal happay about this nor happy that we have to giv him away. I'm trying to do this while at work and it is kind of hard bcause I also have a border collie yellow lab mix dog running aorund the office. one of our monitors are hear and she had to bring her dog b ecause he is old and dosenn't like to be alone. So every now and then this dog wanders into myu office to sniff around. oh look here he is again. Sure hope he doesn't get into my chocolate woops better move it. It's funny how you have to keep making all these dog. theis sentence makes no sense whatsover. I have no clue what was going through my brain at thiat time. I think I was thinking about how it's funny that at the tsame time we have to find a new home for a little dog and big dog comes wanderinging into the office for the day.

Well, that's about it. I did have to stop a bit and play with the dog wandering through the office. Then a co-worker came in and wanted to chat.

So, if you want to read more Freewriting, take a look at the people listed on my sidebar. They are usually participating also.

And if you want a free dog, who is good with adults, cats and other dogs, drop me a line I can email you pictures. You will need to be in the Florida area, we are not planning on shipping him anywhere.

I have a dog. Yes, I do. He is a wonderful little Shih Tzu named Cesar. Well not so very little. He weighs 23 pounds. Now before you start getting on me for over-feeding the dog, I didn't do it. I inherited this dog from a divorce and not my divorce. He was over fed as a puppy and is now on a very strict diet. He is big boned! Here is is next to GK #2 at Christmas..

Anyway, I am still not allowed to do too much heavy lifting. Cesar is unable to jump up on our bed anymore. It is very high, but he is older also. About 2 years ago he started having problems jumping up, so I started picking him up..not a big deal.

Well it became a big deal when I decided that I was having the girls updated. I tried to practice not picking up the dog. I would go to bed at night, leaving small, unappreciated, old dog on the floor next to the bed. He would whine. It starts low, gets a bit louder, tiny bit louder. Then comes the small bark, then the little bit louder bark. Pretty soon you get that high pitched scream bark that sets your middle ear on edge and all the crystal in the house pinging.

So after a couple of nights of this I told Not A Grampy that we were going to have to buy the damn doggy stairs. What, you didn't know. Yes, there are doggy stairs. I've seen them on TV, you put it next to the bed and your little dog will happily go up and down the stairs like there is no tomorrow...

What they don't tell you in the commercial, is that the one you can buy in the stores only comes with 3 steps..(still too low for my bed)..you need to order the 4th step, that will connect to the other three for an additional small fee, from their website. So of course we do. Deliver 3-7 days. That is fine, still within the window of my surgery.

Now, getting doggy to use steps. I know there are only 3 steps right now, but he can at least step up on them, right...

WRONG!

Dog won't come near them, he stares at them like they have come from hell. Using his favorite dog treat just gets him to whine louder. Put treat on bottom step, dog dashes forward, steals treat, hides under coffee table. This is not going well, only 4 days til surgery.

The 4th step arrives! Hurrah! Dog still not impressed.

After surgery, I am not sleeping in the bed, I am in a recliner, 5 nights, dog sleeps on floor next to recliner, or on couch across room. Not A Grampy sleeping on couch also. All is happy in post surgery land.

We have to get dog use to steps though. So the one task that Not A Grampy let me do was try and teach the dog how to use the steps..Me, sitting on foot of bed, 4 steps from floor to bed. Have dog treats sitting on each step, baby calling to dog. He makes it up one step, ooh two steps. He is straining towards the treat on the 3rd step. Snatches the treat off and runs to the living room. After several days of this, I have him so he will stretch up and get the treat off of the food of the bed. Now we are stopping with treat and using toys.

Day 6 after surgery, Not A Grampy is back to work (nights) Not A Granny will be sleeping in the bed...dog will be either on floor, on couch or using steps. Not A Granny is not putting up with whining tonight. Sitting on foot of bed, have 3, yes 3 of Dogs favorite toys, he runs to living room and brings a new one in. This is the one he wants to sleep with tonight mom...I bring toy up on bed..squeak it a few times...Dog looks at the steps, one tentative step towards them...he looks longingly at his toy sitting on the bed waiting for him, he takes two steps up, next thing I know woo hoo...he is on the bed!

Yeah!! What a smart little dog! I am so proud!!

My Grandchildren (I'm still not a Granny)

I realize the blog name here may confuse a few people. When my son called me at work 4 years ago to tell me that he and his girlfriend would be presenting his parents with a grandchild in a few months, my first thought was, sh*t, I am too young for this. Later that evening when they came over they wanted to know what I wanted to be called, NaNa, gammy, granny...I'm like no way, I am either Grandma or nothing! (I know it is kind of sick by for me Grandma sounds younger)

GK#1 is 4 years old now, he doesn't speak much. He can say daddy, mama, that is about it. He has developed his own sign language. GK #1 hears fine, he has been diagnosed with Apraxia. I am not going into the whole mess with what it is, if you really want to know you can look it up. Our problem is, our son and DIL have separated. Another post will fill you in on the trials and tribulations with my DIL and her family.

GK#2 is our daughter and SIL's child. He is adopted. It was a private adoption, that was cancelled, then back on. My Daughter and SIL took care of birth mother, attended the birth and were told 1 day after the birth that birth mother changed her mind. What a hell night at my house. I have never seen my SIL so distraught. Even when daughter had the tubal pregnancy and we almost lost her, he sort of held it together. Not a Grampy had to pick him up from the street when the birth mother sent a text message that she had changed her mind.

6 weeks later, on June 6, 2006 they get a phone call from the birth mother, she is changing her mind again. Note: June 6 is my daughter's birthday. After contacting their attorney again, on June 6 at 7pm GK #2 was at their house. Adoption was finalized in March 2007. Birth Mother is still involved in their lives. Much to my dismay, but that is part of the agreement. Now that she has had another child, a girl, that may change.

So now, may I present the pride and joy of our lives..(well besides the new boobs and the dog!!!)





It is going to kill me to not be able to hug and kiss and hold these guys for a while!!