ugh. merry f*cking christmas.

so...i'm way behind. i have lots of whining to do to catch you up on what is (and what will never be...)

so let's see, about weds the 21 or so (def weds before xmas, whatever the date was) star and i were playing some chase around the house star was pulling babies from a burning building and she destroyed her knee. being the bastion of compassion that i am, i waited until friday to see if she got better and when she didn't i brought her in for an emergency consult with some local vet. basically, they said "youre looking at $3500 of surgery to fix this" at which point i had a minor stroke and ran out. the vet tech told me that vet care in MD is ridiculously expensive and i might be better off in MA if i had a vet there. since i did, and star and i had a standing appointment for shots anyway, i took the proffered pain pills and left.

back here in boston, we went to our regular vet, who confirmed a "grossly obvious" cruciate injury and recommended surgery ASAP. so as it stands right now, we are scheduled for a consult and pre-op workup next weds, with little ms. going in on thursday for her operation.

ballpark estimate:$3000 (cue vomit here)

thanks to dad for the interest free loan (as opposed to the 21% offered by the hospital). thanks also to all my friends who have pledged money to help out- you better come through!!! hahaha, kidding. we appreciate any help anyone has given us, including just general help and offers of help with the dog.

the plus side to this is getting my dog wasted on pain pills every night. she gets pretty drunky and very funny. i will post pics when i have some, but we've caught some very fab poses from her highness this week. there is no dignity at the bottom of a Rimadyl bottle.

i really have nothing else to say, because this whole injury/surgery/money things is currently consuming my life but i hope soon it will all be in the past and we will be on the road to recovery.

otherwise, my visit home is going well. lots of visits with family and friends i haven't seen in a while which is nice. i'm a little sad because star and i had lots of planned walks in my favorite woods, but i'm trying not to dwell....as you can tell, i fail at not dwelling.