I'm Back For A Few Minutes ..
Or at least that is how it feels. We have been on the go lately, preparing for this and that that surrounds the Christmas season. Work has been crazy for me with all of my end of the year employee reviews, inventory reports, and reports I need to have finalized for various government agencies. It feels like there no time for the family, but we still manage to find a little time at the end of each day to be with each other, before washing up and heading off to bed, just to start all over again.
Where Does Molly Fit Into All Of This?.. She's surviving. Since the loss of her brother and close friend Pepper, she has had to endure lots of change. With him gone, all of the things he barked at or ran off to look at and confront, now are more a part of her world than ever before. Her worries have multiplied. Given the season, there are also a ton of things being introduced into her environment, that were not there for the last 11 months.
Like Christmas Trees..
And More Trees..
And More..
We Are Keeping A Close Eye On Her.. And continuing to monitor both her depression, from the loss of Pepper, and her Addison's Disease. Stress is not a good thing for Addisonian dogs, so we really pay attention to how she is reacting to her environment. She takes a daily dose of Prednisolone, which helps balance out he Cortisol levels.. What the body produces in stressful events (also plays a part in many other body functions). Her adrenal glands (where the cortisol is produced) are not functioning, so we need to supply this for her instead.
STRESSED!!!
I'll just hide behind this small pillow.. safe for now.
When we know stressful events are coming, we up her dose of Prednisolone. Since late September, and around Peppers passing, we have been playing with the level of Pred she has been getting. It seems like I can't find the perfect dose since the stressors seem to keep coming, one after another. This is one reason I am looking forward to the end of the Holiday ciaos. We'll get her all checked out in the new year, run blood work, and hopefully have a better idea of how she is really doing.
Trying To Get A Christmas Photo Of Molly for 2020 ..
RESULTS BELOW
For Now.. Christmas is in full swing. I tried to get a few puppy pictures of her by the Christmas tree(s), but she was having no parts of it. She just ran off quickly and jumped up to the safety of the couch and her pillow throne. I gave up after seeing how she snuggled down hard, hoping I wouldn't pick her up to try again. I may try again later this week for one.
On the other hand, I WAS able to get a few at my cousins house in Lancaster County, over this past Thanksgiving.
It looked funny seeing the photos without her sidekick Pepper in it. I have been so used to his presence, and trying to get that perfect picture with the both of them in it, that taking this one seemed strange to me. Even though Pepper is missing, Molly filled the frame just wonderfully. She's a real show stealer all her own.. And We Love Her Dearly.
We Still Miss Our Pepper
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
― John grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
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About Me ~ The Artist
My art work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including landscape, seascape, cityscape, and still life images. My works are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which I seek to portray personal and visionary interpretations of my surroundings. My paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life, an interpretation of my imagination, and personal responses to what I see and feel on a daily basis. More recently I have invested generous amounts of time into my landscape painting. I am surrounded by natural and man made beauty, which inherently presents itself in the tri-state area, and almost demands that I paint it.
Not everything is art. Art is not everything, but it comes close. Art is everywhere and all the time. Art makes you experience the beauty of the world, the people in it, and the places we call home. Art itself is so influential that it can tell stories, show feelings, and express passion or fury. Art exists in addition to language; expression of sensations and thoughts, revealing a way of thinking too subtle and delicate for words.
For me art requires love, honesty and perseverance. In return, it reveals some personal, non-analyzable, and creative untamed passion. For the public, art with its magnificent beauty, improves mood and health and builds better human beings and communities. It engages the intellect, softens the heart, strengthens the soul and frees the spirit.
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