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Poor Pixel

Breigh — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:11:39 +0000

Even though I’m feeling like crap at the moment I am giving all my well wishing vibes to Pixel. Somehow she managed to scratch her eye, which has caused some swelling and irritation.

The vet said that she has a scratch on her cornea and gave us cream to put in her eye 4 times a day. We felt terrible, wondering how it might have happened, but he said it could have been anything. Maybe something from playing with Bailey, or even just a branch when she walked into a bush to pee.

Anyhow, she’s a little squinty and very sooky at the moment. So she’s getting lots of love and attention. Lucky for her she’ll have two more people here tomorrow to baby her, which I’m sure she won’t mind that at all.

Btw, can you believe how tiny she still is? My hand looks huge in that photo. Hard to believe she’s still that small at almost 6 months old!

THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!!

Breigh — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:14:59 +0000

Kill me now. I mean it… just take me out back like a lame horse and put me down. I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!

My parents will be here in four days. FOUR DAYS. Tomorrow it will only be THREE DAYS… and I have a cold! It started out as loads of sneezing, but I told myself it was just from the dust we were kicking up while clearing out the spare room.

I feel it though, that familiar feeling in my nose and throat. I’m stuffy, I slept for three hours this afternoon when I should have been getting stuff done around the house. I’m tired.

This is almost exactly 1 year from our trip to Canada last year when I got sick 2 days after I arrived. I think we need to stop getting together during cold and flu seasons because obviously I’m not having much luck here.

Come on, I know some of you know where I live. Warnoud? Paule? Penny? You’ve been here, you know the way. I’ll leave a key under the mat, please just come in and smother me in my sleep.

I promise I’ll make sure Xander and mom know to still make sure you get your turkey!

Oh yeah, and just to add insult to injury… check out that big fat grey hair in the front of my head. Not only am I sick, I’M OLD! AAUURRRGGHHH!

Cheap Pedicure

Breigh — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:38:14 +0000

Who needs a pedicurist when you have dogs like this?!

Bailey was always a seriously licky dog, and he’s passed the habit on to Pixel. If there is an inch of bare skin, they want to be licking it. They’ll stop if you tell them no… sternly … err, and repeatedly. Shouting it helps. They’ll usually start up again five minutes later.

A lot of people would be totally grossed out. They are probably a bit more normal than we are. We are so used to it now that we hardly notice it’s happening half the time.

Bedroom Reno Part 4 – Blood, Sweat and Curtains

Breigh — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:37:07 +0000

When I say that our blood, sweat and tears have gone into our new bedroom, I’m not jokin’. At the moment I have a finger and a heel bandaged due to renovation related accidents. Xander has injured three of his fingers.

No good renovation goes without a few casualties, and if I have to give up the use of a finger for a few days, so be it!

The show must go on!

Yesterday we put up our new curtains. We cut them a tiny bit too long so I’ll be hemming them at some point. They aren’t that bad that it requires urgent attention though. We also need to get another set to put up with them as they don’t cover the window properly with just the one set. Otherwise, I love how they fit in with the room.

When we bought our curtains, we also bought our new bedroom furniture. It arrived today and we have started putting it together. It arrived later in the afternoon and when dinner time rolled around we decided we’d finish it tomorrow.

This is my favorite part… when it starts actually looking like a bedroom!

365 Days – It’s a Challenge Alright!

Breigh — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:19:22 +0000

I just woke up from a nap during my painting break (hence the red cheeks). I am so tired I can’t figure out what needs attention more urgently. My paint splattered glasses or my unruly eyebrows. (365 Days – Day 2)

After watching other friends taking part in the 365 Days Flickr Group. The challenge is to take one self portrait every day for a year. Thankfully they don’t all have to be face shots. As long as some part of your body is in the photo it still counts, like my Day 1 photo.

When I was little my dad used to hold flashlights up under my hands and show me how it’d glow red. I loved it! I was reminded of that on a sunny day.

It’s an interesting project. I love looking at the imaginative photos other people come up with, like Staci from Verypink.com.

Considering I don’t particularly like taking photos of myself, this will definitely be a challenge. I see a lot of hand shots in my future!