Rough Week

I'm not even sure where to begin. There were some definate ups and some definate downs during this past week. The major down happened today, we had to put our family dog, Hank Snow, down. I got to spend some one-on-one time with him before we took him in and I'm so grateful for that. Agreeing to let him be put down was the hardest thing I've had to do and was excrutiatingly painful. I picked him out of the litter when he was a pup, I've cried many tears on his coat, and he has been part of the landscape of not only my mother's home, but of the past 13 years of my life. Rest In Peace, Hank.

My other down came on Saturday. I've spent the past week in pain from what I thought was TMJ, but ended up being a tooth abcess. The abcess was causing pressure on my nerves, which resulted in shooting pains across the right side of my face. Ouch. I had to get an emergency root canal on Saturday night. Luckily, I have the world's most amazing dentist, who stepped off a plane from vacation and postponed a date with his wife to come to my rescue. It's a good thing, because I was literally in the ER parking lot, debating whether or not to go in, when he called back and offered to see me right then. That was the best root canal of my life!

Our final down is Miss Lily herself. She's had a fever for the past few days and been extraordinarily whiny. Either she's cutting her molars or she caught Strep Throat from my brother. Or Both. Which is why I intend on taking her to the doctor in the morning.

On the up side, we had a good time at the park last week with Amy, Brendon, Marissa, and baby Kayden.

I also go to reunite with my high school friend, Gail, which was really exciting. Lily loved hanging out with Amy, Gail, and the ducks :)