Almost Wednesday which means almost Friday which means almost Fly Day.

The boys are counting down every day. Caleb has 2 more days of school, I have one day of work, Mike opens the club and then gets vaccines on Friday. We fly out aboutn 8PM that night. It will make for a long day, but it will be fun. And luckily, the weather forecast has come down out of the 90s for most of the trip and into the mid-oh so beautiful-80's! Very very pleasant, and comfortable to sleep in at night. The boys are talking about going in the hot tub already, and make sure I pack their goggles. They are talking about Chuck E. Cheese, McDonalds and the parks. I keep telling them there will be a new dog to play with too. We'll try to sneak in a visit with GG Dyer and Mr. Phineas too. We'll see all of what the trip entails once we are in the midst.

And the best part is that during all that fun, we will be distracted from the excitement and anticipation of the next batch of baby Bunnies! The trip will be a great way to keep the boys from asking where the bunnies are each day, multiple times a day.

So what else is new... Mike is officially, starting next Tuesday, a volunteer fire fighter! He begins next Tuesday to participate in the in-house training at the Index fire station that will make him able to volunteer at that station. It is expected that this training will take until mid-September at which time he'll offer 1 day a week for volunteer hours. Later (January) they are going to try to get him in to the Gold Bar official training that makes him state certifiable able (he still would have to go and take the test). This is great news and he feels excited to serve God by serving people especially when they will be facing critical times in their lives. We wish him the best of God's bless (as oppose to luck) and safety as well.

So the sun is out, time to go for a walk I think! Also, Tigger is better. He is eating, drinking, barking, following us room to room, drooling, and begging as per typical behavior. He is still very very scrawny, but we are trying to keep his exercise limited and pack the weight back on him. So he won't be going for this walk.
Have a good evening.

Our Tigger is doing a bit better; we are still having to watch him closely.

After nearly 2 weeks of not eating on his own (only extremely minimal amounts when forced), he is just now starting to eat when food is put down. It truly is an answer to prayer and our own small miracle. We left for a walk last night after trying a last ditch, albeit strange, solution that Mike found obscurely on the internet. When we left on the walk he was near catatonic and unresponsive. We actually had it in the back of our minds that he was going to be gone when we returned home. These are pictures of Tigger this morning (AFTER he had eaten last night, and yes there was a difference.) It is hard to seen in his stripping and shiny coat, but all his ribs and hib bones are jutting out; he is thinner at the waist than Zuma, and his neck is the same size as Zuma. He's lost about 2 inches around the neck at least; his wrinkles use to roll over the collar.

Mike found information about a dog will vomit, then have a sensitive stomach lining, then not eat or drink, which dehydrates them and then they have waited so long to eat they are actually suffering from low blood sugar. The solution, maple syrup. OK. Well it was that or take him to the vet in the morning (if he survived the night) and pay between $600-700 for an exam, x-rays and fluids. SOO, we tried the syrup and went for the walk. When we came home (about two hours after the maple syrup was poured down his throat) he met us at the door. So right after the walk it was time to clean up the dinner dishes. Caleb had not finished all of his scalloped potatoes, so I asked him to offer it to Tigger.... he ate it. I had a left over baked potatoe from lunch, he ate that. I took a couple bites of the scalloped potatoes and gave the rest to Tigger... he ate that! And then a little water. This morning he ate 1/2 a can of wet food, at noon-1pm he had the second half and a couple cups of rice. We are slowly going to reintroduce solids to his system, but he is actually eating on his own volition. And now using the restroom (it had been days, but when nothing goes in, you can hardly expect something to come out.) So praise God, a little doggie miracle has happened here. Of course we are now going to have to work on getting him back up to weight. Slowly, but it will come!

A little catch up...

We did go camping the second half of Memorial day weekend. We wandered up to Lake Connor park which was nice, except the rain kept coming down. We returned home in time to have the sun break open about an hour after unloading the trailer.

Last week was pretty much normal as usual. School, Bible study, work.
The only variences: Friday, Mike went to school to help Caleb build a birdhouse out of a juice carton.
Saturday, Mike attended a training class that got him certified as a Healthcare Provider CPR and Basic Life Support. I'm proud of him getting an extensive certificate as this. Tests are never easy to face.
While Mike was in class, I took the boys to a birthday party at the Children's Museum. The weather could not have been better! The roof top playground was open and it was perfect to sit out there and watch them have fun with all the kids.

The next two weeks are routine with School, Bible study, work, cleaning, cooking, etc.
The only variences coming up:
1-Caleb's last day of school is the 17th!
2-We've booked our trip to California, we will be gone 6/18 through 6/30. We were so blessed that at the last minute the airlines reduced the rates, and our mileage points were posted... 1 free ticket and and 2 at a sale rate! And we are going down before the average temp is over 100!
3- If all is going as planned, we are expecting baby bunnies on Fourth of July weekend! It was such a great experience with the last litter. I envision this summer two months full of family time, cuddling baby rabbits on warm evenings in the backyard at sunset and twilight, while having long chats listening to the wind in the trees and the frogs across the street serenading. The boys will love this summer, and I hope it will be something they will always remember.
4- Also, we are in the middle of refinancing our house, and if it goes through, we might be able to use a very modest about of $ to make capital/home improvements that will increase the value of our home, so in the eventuality of the next time we try to sell, we will get a better sale price.

So that's the news on the Dahl front.