Puppy Update

Hello all,
Shawn and I began the major cleaning process over the weekend complete with bleach and water. Gadget stopped throwing up and the diarrhea for nearly 24 hours but began vomiting again on Sunday morning. She is still responding well to electrolytes but her protein and white blood cell count still aren't that great. Widget is responding well and hasn't vomitted at all since we brought her in on Friday. She does still have diarrhea though but not as frequent and not bloody. Shawn and I went to visit them on Sunday night from behind the glass of their quarantined room. They responded to Shawn's whistle immediately and sat up with wagging tails. They look like they want to come home and we can hardly wait for when that time comes!! They are so much a part of our lives and, even though the bill is going to sting, it is worth it. The holidays will be happier with them and I can't imagine just letting them go when they're sick. This year, Shawn and I don't want ANY gifts. If you really want to get us something, please feel free to send us whatever amount of money you want so that we can apply it to our bill. At last check on Sunday night, our portion owed was $2,538.

On another note, we've decided not to renew our vows in 2009. We will mail out letters to everyone for the holidays. I'm trying to put together a complete address book with all the friends'/family members' addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. Please send the info to me by email at lsmith@scripps.edu.

As far as the pregnancy, I'm 22 weeks and feeling very heavy. I've gained about 25 pounds total already and feel like I'm going to burst. The baby is moving around a lot and I can feel very slight movement with my hand but Shawn hasn't been able to feel any of it yet.

Mikayla is doing great in first grade. Shawn and I went to her first Parent/Teacher Conference of the school year and are pleased with her performance. Her writing needs to be little neater so that's our main focus right now during homework time.

We are looking forward to Thanksgiving at my mom and Bruce's house this year. Happy (early) Thanksgiving to you!!

~Lindsay