Monday, December 29, 2014

Mo'i update...

Mo'i update...  One week ago, Mo'i had some minor oral surgery – an infected tooth extracted and a couple of small tumors sawed off.  Debbie and I are amazed at the difference it's made for him – it's like we have a new dog.  We thought he was descending into his final weeks and days, slowing down and losing interest in life.  Now we're thinking that those symptoms were all a result of debilitating pain from his tooth – as he recovered from the surgery, he keeps looking better and better.  For perhaps the ten thousandth time, we wish our little friends could talk to us.  We thought the swelling on his face was a tumor, and two separate vets told us the same thing.  Our new vet up here took one look at his tooth, declared it cracked and infected, and recommended its removal.  He's been suffering with that a while, and we didn't know...

Progress report...

Progress report...  We got a lot done inside the house yesterday! 

Our temporary shared office is coming together – bits and pieces of the network are running, tables are arranged, and cabling is well underway.  This arrangement is temporary for two reasons: first, my new office in the barn hasn't yet been built :), and second, the temporary shared office will become just Debbie's office, and the custom cabinetry for it hasn't yet been designed, much less built.  It will probably be several months before we get both of these things done, so this temporary setup will be around for a while...

We also hung a couple dozen pictures in our living room, kitchen, bedroom, and entrance way.  Having the art on the walls was a bit startling to me – I've been living in this house with bare painted walls now for eight months, and to see stuff on the walls really jumps out at me.  It also makes the house look much, much more like our home, as all of this art is very familiar to us (it was also hanging in our Jamul home).  I'm really glad that we took the care that we did in packing, as so far every single piece of art (including lots of fragile knickknacks) has arrived safely...

We got a bit of snow last night, adding to the bit that was already on the ground.  We've got about 2" that fell since I plowed the driveway, so as soon as it's light I'm going to go out and plow again...