I love my daughter and she is learning new things. Yesterday Gracie decided to "find" and drink lantern oil..... I had cleaned out the kitchen, moved the oil from under the sink into the dining room and promptly forgot I moved it. The oil was blue and it apparently looked like Koolaid to Gracie. We do not know how much she drank but it was very obvious to Annie that she drank some. Maybe it was her smile as she was holding the open bottle or the look of deviance, but Annie caught on and got her to the hospital. When I got to the hospital Gracie got checked in and taken to a room in the ER. Annie left for a short time and I got to spend a few minutes with Gracie alone. I took this picture just before Gracie began vomiting everything she had in her. I was holding her at the time and I was absolutely covered in nastiness. The nurses brought me a blue paper suit so I could change and they cleaned Gracie up. It was a long night for all of us and we were lucky to have family close to help us out. Gracie is now doing better and is home. She shows little signs of problems from ingesting the oil but it is obvious she isn't 100% yet. We hope she is back to her normal self very soon!Feb 19, 2009
Testing her parents patience!
I love my daughter and she is learning new things. Yesterday Gracie decided to "find" and drink lantern oil..... I had cleaned out the kitchen, moved the oil from under the sink into the dining room and promptly forgot I moved it. The oil was blue and it apparently looked like Koolaid to Gracie. We do not know how much she drank but it was very obvious to Annie that she drank some. Maybe it was her smile as she was holding the open bottle or the look of deviance, but Annie caught on and got her to the hospital. When I got to the hospital Gracie got checked in and taken to a room in the ER. Annie left for a short time and I got to spend a few minutes with Gracie alone. I took this picture just before Gracie began vomiting everything she had in her. I was holding her at the time and I was absolutely covered in nastiness. The nurses brought me a blue paper suit so I could change and they cleaned Gracie up. It was a long night for all of us and we were lucky to have family close to help us out. Gracie is now doing better and is home. She shows little signs of problems from ingesting the oil but it is obvious she isn't 100% yet. We hope she is back to her normal self very soon!
Feb 7, 2009
Hiking with the "other" kids!
Colorado Springs weather has been absolutely amazing lately. We have been enjoying getting outside with the kids, going to the park and taking short hikes with the pups. Today is Feb. 7 and it is 50 degrees outside with NO wind. A perfect day. Annie and I decided to go on a hike with the pups while Nana and Papa took the kids on a bus ride. Today was the first time in a long time that just Annie and I have gone on a hike together. It was awesome. Behind Annie in this picture is Pikes Peak!
Annie and the "other" kids. Sierra is the brown dog and Bodie is multi colored. It is a task to take Bodie hiking as he is about 75 to 80 % blind due to diabetes. He can't tell the difference between shadows and rocks and has a habit of running into trees, rocks, branches and anything else in his way. Sierra is a good dog off leash and likes to lead. And then there is my beautiful wife! I love her!
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