sept 23rd

hazel went to her first puppy visit at the vet yesterday. she's got 2 parasites (more commonly referred to as worms). this is a pretty common occurrence for puppies. so, she's on 2 medicines that i give her at night. unfortunately this makes housebreaking a much more trying experience. she doesn't have control of her #2's and therefore the kitchen floor is being cleaned almost every 2 hours.

mr c and i are pretty tired. we've been getting up around the clock taking her outside to get her used to the concept. she gets treats for doing her business outside. when she's done she saunters on over the the stairs and hops right up to the front door, waits for us to open it, then hops right into the house.

the vet said that we need to give her baths to help keep her clean and fight the worms. so, i gave her a bath last night. she was terrified!! but she got lots of treats and praise. i think the next time will be better.

i really hope that this medicine does the trick and she can have a normal potty experience.

sept 19th

well. mr c & i expanded our family today. we now have a little girl named Hazel. she's precious. she's an 8 week old chocolate piebald miniature dachshund.



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sept 16th

not only is it Mexico's Independence Day from Spain, but it's also my birthday today! so here's wishing a happy labor day to my mom! whew. a quarter of a century down, many more years to go!

sept 13th

some promised links and pics and such...

take a look at the edited pictures of the wedding from our photographer here. i still have to go through the raw disks and get the reception photos loaded up.

this is a picture of my beta, fuego. he's real spunky and i love having him as a part of my work environment.
a blurry picture of a little of my cubicle at work. i'll try to get more of it in a better shot sometime.