We thought Kyle was getting a cold from the water activities at the picnic (which wouldn't be good for his singing lessons in Oregon), but with a few prayers he seems to have managed to shake off the bugs.
Yesterday saw Tamzin and I taking an unscheduled trip to Chilliwack (a 2 hour drive each way), to take Missey to the vet. That was the closest vet.
We don't really know what is wrong with her, but it appears she has breathed something up into her nose and it is stuck in her nasal passage.
She has started doing something they call 'reverse sneezing' where she sucks wind in through her nose trying to get rid of it. It makes the most terrible nose ever - it actually sounds like a duck! Very embarressing when out and about and your dog starts making duck noises - just not cool really.
Anyway, they did suggest flushing out her nose, but this would require her to have a general anestetic and there there was the risk of the water they use to flush out her nose, going down into her lungs - not to mention the $450 charge for doing it.
They suggest we see if she can dislodge it herself, as she was seeming to be improving. But this morning she was really bad, she has gotten better this afternoon though. If it doesn't come out or improve it will probably mean surgery!
This week they asked me if I would work in the office (I know, I know Andrea I can hear what you are saying!)
They have a project they want to me complete (a quite big one). So I probably will work a couple of hours in the afternoons. I am down there an hour each day while Tamzin is playing in orchastra anyway, so I might was well get paid for it.
Not sure when I will start, probably mid to end of next week maybe.
Tamzin will come with me and either help me or do her own thing.
Tamzin had her second lesson with her new cello teacher this week. We are a bit more encouraged after the second lesson. We weren't so sure about him after the first lesson, but I think he will be good for Tamzin. He is young guy, very laid back way of teaching (too layed back I thought at first), but this time he pulled her up on some things and expected things of her which she is capable of but has gotten lazy about. He plays his cello with her at each lesson which she enjoys.
Kyles new teacher is giving him a 'rev-up' too. He much prefers his old teacher Mrs Appleton! But change is good sometimes.
Kyle is having quite a lot of trouble with his violin pegs with the different weather here than at home. We can't seem to get it right - one time his pegs won't hold, so he puts a damp cloth in the case and then they swell so much he can't turn or tune it at all. Hopefully it will settle down soon.
This morning Tamzin and I have been working with one of the students who will be setting up a webpage for the carrot farm. Tamzin designed a business card for them and they want the website to be somewhat the same.
Today the senior class (grade 12's), headed out on a survival campout. Apparently they have had to be ready to go on this since school began. They didn't know when they would be going, they just had to be ready at any time to go. They got 10 minutes from being told they were going, to having to leave! Alistair said one of the students he had working for him this morning came running in all in a panic as the word had 'gone out' that they had 10 minutes to be ready to leave. The guy was in a bit of flap!
Not sure where they are going camping.
This weekend we are going to Whistler for Saturday night. It is my birthday so Alistair thought it would be nice to have a night over there. We haven't been there before.
We are taking the kids and Missey! We even found a motel that lets you take your pets, which is good as I wouldn't want to put her into a kennel the way she is right now. I sure hope she improves by then or people will think we have taken a duck with us!
Thought I would show off the bottling that Tamzin and did last week..............
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