6 years ago
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
On their way to the beach...
... mom and dad found an art fair.
with nice colorful paintings framed on old crab traps,
and other art items nice as well.
There were chairs to relax by the sea,
flying pigs hanging from the ceiling
and ghosts roaming through the exhibits.
There was a seafood restaurant that kept mom away.
Mom doesn't like to see, smell or taste fish or seafood*.
I don't like to stay home.
But I had to stay home, and mom had to smell the fish.
Daddy asked her to follow him to see something interesting in the back of the restaurant.
This is me last winter in Saint Augustine, Florida.
I am sure I am much more interesting than whatever dad wanted to show mom.
And even though I have bad breath sometimes, I don't smell like fish.
*NOTE: Mom won't eat fish or seafood unless it is in ceviche or jalea (peruvian style deep fried fish and calamari). For everything else, she will say she is allergic.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Fun At Home Weekend
Friends,
I had to find fun things to do at home this weekend because I am still on medical rest. Mom and dad stayed with me on Saturday but on Sunday they went to a nice place without me. Luckily, mom forgot to close her bathroom door...
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy!
Hello buddies,
Happy Independence Day! I hope you all are enjoying a nice day with your families and that the fireworks are not disturbing the peace at your homes with a scared doggy. I particularly am not scared of fireworks, I just bark at them.
*cough, cough* just kidding! I have not coughed for the past 24 hours and mom is super happy because of that. But since my vet said I should rest at home for at least two weeks... there we are, totally bored.
So as you can guess, the above pictures are not from today. They are from last weekend, when mom went to a family get together about 1.5 hours away. Daddy couldn't go so far due to his job so I stayed home with him and the kids.
In the picture you can see mom's cousin with his son, which is mom's nephew and her same age. They live close to us but mom didn't see them for a long time - life gets complicated sometimes. The girl is mom's niece, her mom is also mom's cousin; she lives in Spain and is visiting for a couple of weeks with her husband, daughter and a brand new baby. Isn't he a cutie? Those two doggies were at the house, mom's niece's brother in law is their owner. That sounded too complicated.
Mom treasures those opportunities she get to see her family because those opportunities rarely happen. She knows it is part of having moved to this country, leaving her family behind, and she has gotten kind of used to it. Mom appreciates all the opportunities she has had to improve her life and she is very thankful with this country and their people. Family will come later, when she finally decides to bring a baby of her own. I am sure it will be a lot of fun for me!
Hasta la vista amigos!
Friday, July 3, 2009
The Least I Expect
The least I expect from my parents this weekend
is to prepare a delicious beef soup for me
with all sorts of vegetables and beans
and a big bone to chew
when I finish eating my soup
and my vegetables and beans
because I am sick and I am staying home
because I need to rest and take four pills
is to prepare a delicious beef soup for me
with all sorts of vegetables and beans
and a big bone to chew
when I finish eating my soup
and my vegetables and beans
because I am sick and I am staying home
because I need to rest and take four pills
and I heard that beef soup is good when you are sick.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Pig, Pug and Friends
Hi Friends!
I am still coughing a little bit - but a lot more than mom would like me to cough. Anyway, if the cough doesn't go away by tomorrow she is going to call my vet just to check if it takes that long for the medicines to work. Since I have been spending a lot of time at home resting in bed I found some old pictures to share with you.
This is the most dangerous trip mom has ever made. She was 20 years old and during a mid-term vacation she decided to join a group of friends that were going to the Zarate Forest. Mom was told that you have to take a bus, then a train and then hike for 3 hours. Do you see the forest? No, right? Mom had to hike through this mountains upwards for 12 hours to finally see the "forest" which is just a small area of the mountain with a few trees, a huge rock and some bones spread out on the tiny plain area where you can camp. Why were there bones, you ask? No idea. Somebody said something about that place being a pre-incan cemetery. A little further there was a small waterfall and there was a town somewhere - maybe 5 more hours away? - because this is actually how the locals of that town bring their cattle to the city. This picture was taken on their way back down. Mom couldn't move for quite sometime because she was scared to death to cross that little portion of the way that is about 80 degrees inclined in relation to a regular walk. Oh, I forgot to mention... you never get to see what's in the bottom of the abyss.
This is a much sweeter picture, despite the fact that my mother looks very ugly with that haircut. You see, mom's hair has always been long but when aunty was going to get married mom cut it short. She can't recall why she was so mad and why she wanted aunty's pictures to look ugly with mom looking ugly... *sigh* ... teenagers! Did I mention mom was 20 already? She was visiting Huaraz with her niece (her cousin's daughter) who happens to be older than mom.
Here is mom with a couple of friends from college. They were visiting a livestock fair in Cerro de Pasco, one of the highest towns in the mountains of Peru. It was cold, can you tell?
The next picture is dedicated to Vikki and Kelly: Mom is posing with some of her best friends. They had so much fun together!
About a year later mom had to work on a project for a class. You basically choose a classmate - in this case mom chose her best friend, the one that mom visited in Charlotte in April - and have to take care of a cow and her baby before it is born until a week after it is weaned from his mother.
The cows that are pregnant are assigned to the students randomly. It turns out that there was a livestock fair going on right about the time mom's cow was going to have the baby. And by coincidence that same cow was that year's national champion in milk production. The cow provides milk to the baby during the first 48 hours - after that the cow is milked mechanically and a portion of the milk is provided to the baby on a bottle. That meant that mom and her friend had milk the cow approximately 23 hours per day to make sure that they took all the milk out so the cow wouldn't get any mammary infections and since the cow was at the fair grounds that had to be made by hand. Mom is tiny and her friend is tinier. None of them is strong at all. Imagine their pain.
Mom worked for a while in the porcine maternity of the university. She says she helped a lot of pugs come to this world. Those pugs were cute but most of them were pink. That is weird. Anyway, this pictures are not from the university's farm but from a private one mom visited twice.
When mom graduated she never worked on the field. She loves animals and loves to take care of them and because of that she could not look forward to find a job where those animals would become a "product". Yeah, I said she had already graduated - after 5 1/2 years of study. A little too late to change her major. 
I am still coughing a little bit - but a lot more than mom would like me to cough. Anyway, if the cough doesn't go away by tomorrow she is going to call my vet just to check if it takes that long for the medicines to work. Since I have been spending a lot of time at home resting in bed I found some old pictures to share with you.
My mom has a few scrapbooks. She hasn't worked on them in a while... but she is thinking of doing it again soon. Here is a picture of mom, aunty and my 3 cousins in Sawgrass Mall. The baby is now 5 years old so you get the idea of how old this picture is.
This is the most dangerous trip mom has ever made. She was 20 years old and during a mid-term vacation she decided to join a group of friends that were going to the Zarate Forest. Mom was told that you have to take a bus, then a train and then hike for 3 hours. Do you see the forest? No, right? Mom had to hike through this mountains upwards for 12 hours to finally see the "forest" which is just a small area of the mountain with a few trees, a huge rock and some bones spread out on the tiny plain area where you can camp. Why were there bones, you ask? No idea. Somebody said something about that place being a pre-incan cemetery. A little further there was a small waterfall and there was a town somewhere - maybe 5 more hours away? - because this is actually how the locals of that town bring their cattle to the city. This picture was taken on their way back down. Mom couldn't move for quite sometime because she was scared to death to cross that little portion of the way that is about 80 degrees inclined in relation to a regular walk. Oh, I forgot to mention... you never get to see what's in the bottom of the abyss.
This is a much sweeter picture, despite the fact that my mother looks very ugly with that haircut. You see, mom's hair has always been long but when aunty was going to get married mom cut it short. She can't recall why she was so mad and why she wanted aunty's pictures to look ugly with mom looking ugly... *sigh* ... teenagers! Did I mention mom was 20 already? She was visiting Huaraz with her niece (her cousin's daughter) who happens to be older than mom.
Here is mom with a couple of friends from college. They were visiting a livestock fair in Cerro de Pasco, one of the highest towns in the mountains of Peru. It was cold, can you tell?
The next picture is dedicated to Vikki and Kelly: Mom is posing with some of her best friends. They had so much fun together!
About a year later mom had to work on a project for a class. You basically choose a classmate - in this case mom chose her best friend, the one that mom visited in Charlotte in April - and have to take care of a cow and her baby before it is born until a week after it is weaned from his mother.
The cows that are pregnant are assigned to the students randomly. It turns out that there was a livestock fair going on right about the time mom's cow was going to have the baby. And by coincidence that same cow was that year's national champion in milk production. The cow provides milk to the baby during the first 48 hours - after that the cow is milked mechanically and a portion of the milk is provided to the baby on a bottle. That meant that mom and her friend had milk the cow approximately 23 hours per day to make sure that they took all the milk out so the cow wouldn't get any mammary infections and since the cow was at the fair grounds that had to be made by hand. Mom is tiny and her friend is tinier. None of them is strong at all. Imagine their pain.
Mom worked for a while in the porcine maternity of the university. She says she helped a lot of pugs come to this world. Those pugs were cute but most of them were pink. That is weird. Anyway, this pictures are not from the university's farm but from a private one mom visited twice.
When mom graduated she never worked on the field. She loves animals and loves to take care of them and because of that she could not look forward to find a job where those animals would become a "product". Yeah, I said she had already graduated - after 5 1/2 years of study. A little too late to change her major.
The next pictures are in a mini zoo that used to be very close to mom's home in Lima. It was actually located inside the school (kindergarten through highschool occupy same location in Peru) right between the classrooms where aunty's husband had studied before. There were bears, tigers, ostriches, turtles, monkeys, exotic parrots and tucans, deers, alpacas, llamas, etc. Mom's favorite was the vicuña. She had the softest hair mom has ever touched, and beautiful big eyes. Grandma told mom that the zoo closed but of course, the school is still there.
I hope you enjoyed meeting some of mom's previous friends. She had horses when she was younger but she can't find any pictures yet.
Oh, before I forget... Happy fourth of July!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
How Am I Doing?
Hi friends *cough, cough*,
Thank you so much for the well wishes. Mom exagerated yesterday, I am not THAT sick. Mom was worried all day and then the vet said she wanted to talk in person when she was going to pick me up. Imagine mom. Well, as soon as the vet came to the room she showed mom my x-rays. *cough, cough*, excuse me, I am still coughing a little.
Mom says she has never seen something so funny. My x-rays show a ball inside a ball. What??? Ok, the biggest ball is my body and the smallest ball is my heart. The vet told mom to not worry because a pug's heart is normally round.
So the final diagnosis was tracchiobronchitis (sp?). She said it is a common cold in dogs, due to the changes in weather and the rain we have been having here lately. BUT, since my inmune system is so weak, the vet told mom to avoid taking me to places where other doggies go. Places like the pug meetup, the dog park, the doggy beach... so this is the end of my social life!!! That's why my vet wanted to talk to mom in person. Because she knows I go to a lot of places and she thinks that it is better for me to reduce my exposure to avoid getting more infections. So the bottomline is that mom needs to start taking a lot of care of me, she can't just treat me like a normal dog.
When mom and I got home yesterday daddy was cooking for mom. He is such a sweet guy, my dad. He was making barbecue also and since it started to rain I had to stay inside. I have to get used to mom overprotecting me but I know it is for best. At night I had trouble sleeping because of the cough but mom stayed awake with me. I stayed home while mom went to work so I could rest, but guess what? Mom is having stomach problems now, yeah, because of the stress because of me. She can't handle stress very well, but she doesn't have addison's disease. Go figure.
Thank you so much for the well wishes. Mom exagerated yesterday, I am not THAT sick. Mom was worried all day and then the vet said she wanted to talk in person when she was going to pick me up. Imagine mom. Well, as soon as the vet came to the room she showed mom my x-rays. *cough, cough*, excuse me, I am still coughing a little.
Mom says she has never seen something so funny. My x-rays show a ball inside a ball. What??? Ok, the biggest ball is my body and the smallest ball is my heart. The vet told mom to not worry because a pug's heart is normally round.
So the final diagnosis was tracchiobronchitis (sp?). She said it is a common cold in dogs, due to the changes in weather and the rain we have been having here lately. BUT, since my inmune system is so weak, the vet told mom to avoid taking me to places where other doggies go. Places like the pug meetup, the dog park, the doggy beach... so this is the end of my social life!!! That's why my vet wanted to talk to mom in person. Because she knows I go to a lot of places and she thinks that it is better for me to reduce my exposure to avoid getting more infections. So the bottomline is that mom needs to start taking a lot of care of me, she can't just treat me like a normal dog.
Mom knew this moment was going to come sometime and she is proud that I have been so strong for the last two years and I enjoyed everything we have done so far. But don't underestimate mom! This doesn't mean that my adventures are over. My BPF (best pug friend) mom came to the rescue yesterday! She called mom worried about me - she reads my blog - and they are already making plans to go to some places, with my friend Jaxson and me! I even overheard mom say that she will get me a birthday present in advance, something that will help me go to some places I can't go right now. I can't wait to find out what my gift is!!!
When mom and I got home yesterday daddy was cooking for mom. He is such a sweet guy, my dad. He was making barbecue also and since it started to rain I had to stay inside. I have to get used to mom overprotecting me but I know it is for best. At night I had trouble sleeping because of the cough but mom stayed awake with me. I stayed home while mom went to work so I could rest, but guess what? Mom is having stomach problems now, yeah, because of the stress because of me. She can't handle stress very well, but she doesn't have addison's disease. Go figure.
Oh, before I forget, Lilo tagged me for a game! Open you pictures folder and pick the 6th folder and then the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture and tell the story behind it. Then tag 5 friends to play too!
This is mom's work computer but there are a lot of pictures of me here. This is me in John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo, Florida. We went there a while ago. Since there are not so many dogs there, I think we could go again once I get better. I will ask mom. Mom?
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