Danielle goes to the emergency room again.

It has been awhile since I last wrote because I am working now and I have a two hour daily commute. My four week AccounTemps assignment was extended to three months to January 31 so we are pleased here.
Several weeks ago Danielle's new doctor change her medication with a new diagnoses. Her moods improved almost immediately, but soon she was complaining about a sore bad. A week ago Friday it was really hurting her as Paulette noticed she was walking with a slouch. By Sunday night she could hardly move so Paulette decided it was time to go to the emergency room again. We had to help her down the stairs and outside to the car. When I arrived at the car she was leaning against it with a Terry Shiavo look on her face. As we drove to the hospital she began crying in pain.

When we arrived, she had what we thought was a stroke in the lobby. The nurses put her on a gurney and she saw a doctor within minutes. Last time we were there it took two hours to see a doctor. It turned out she did not have a stroke but a reaction to the medication. She is now on a different Rx and doing great. The bill came to $3200 of which we paid only $100.

This morning when I picked up Danielle's friend Kelsy I stopped for gas. Danielle asked for so money for treats. When I asked "How much"? she said "Five dollars just to be safe". Safety first, that is what I always say. I told her I used to go the the movies for a quarter but she wasn't impressed.

Christmas day slow here. Katie is in Reno for another week so it was just the three of us.

The dogs love to spend time in the front yard. Sam and Buttercup were so comfortable they began roaming the street. One day a women found them out there and returned them to us. Friday Paulette could not find Sam so she decided I needed a PetStop system for Christmas. Fifteen years ago I was walking our dog without a leash when he was hit by a car and killed. I still hear about that.

The PetStop system consists of a buried boundary wire and a collar. When the dog approaches the wire she hears an audible sound two feet before she gets a static charge to the neck. During the first two days of training we took the dogs up to the line and when we heard the sound we quickly pulled the dogs back towards the house. On Sunday we added the static charge. It was like the dogs walked into a plate glass window. They do not even want to go near the line now. We will continue with the leashes for several more days. The only concern we have now is they could chase an animal through the barrier. If that happens the dealer will come out and help us retrain the dogs.

I joined the Atlanta Flickr group. They are photographers who live in Atlanta and use the Flickr photo sharing service. We go on photo strolls and then post our pictures on Flickr. The group is very active. We had a Christmas party two weeks ago. Later this spring we might fly to Washington DC for a same day trip. That will be great fun.

As you can see I have gained 40 pounds in the last two years. It is time I do something about that.

Fastest lens in the west, originally uploaded by w!ll.

Tags: Russellreno, Altanta, Christmas, Danielle, Katie, Paulette, Flickr, PetStop, AccouTemps