Obviously, Cooper survived and healed beautifully. The car accident occurred mere months after his run-in with a rope toy (click link for an adorable puppy picture), so it should be no surprise that we opted to acquire some pet health insurance.
Showing posts with label Jade and Cooper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jade and Cooper. Show all posts
My Support System
This is sweet, darling, innocent, loving Cooper. Have you met him? He was hit by a car when he was a year old. This little turkey snuck through a gap in the fence one night and we heard him scream from the deck. It sounded like quite the incident and the Italian Stallion and I were at first relieved that it wasn't one of our dogs, then panic set in as we realized Cooper was nowhere to be found.
Obviously, Cooper survived and healed beautifully. The car accident occurred mere months after his run-in with a rope toy (click link for an adorable puppy picture), so it should be no surprise that we opted to acquire some pet health insurance.
Obviously, Cooper survived and healed beautifully. The car accident occurred mere months after his run-in with a rope toy (click link for an adorable puppy picture), so it should be no surprise that we opted to acquire some pet health insurance.
Merry Christmas!
We had a very white Christmas this year! I think it's the most snow on Christmas since 1918 or something crazy like that. We went out to my parents house on Christmas Day. As fate would have it, that was our only destination that day!
Side note: the stocking hat I'm wearing above is one I bought in high school with my dear friend Allison. We both bought cute hats and were going to use them as our 'calling card' of sorts at social functions. I wonder if that's how everyone from HS remembers us. Most likely, not.
They have a nice chunk of land in a suburb of KC. It's been in our family for over a hundred years. The victorian farmhouse was built in 1892. When we woke up on Christmas morning it occurred to me - we could go sledding! I was lucky growing up - tons of sledding hills in my own 'backyard'. Instead of traveling to a park and trying to make due with some sorry excuse for a hill. Like (ahem) the Stallion always had.
We were excited to take the dogs - we knew they'd wear themselves out trying to chase after us in our sleds. Too bad the snow was a bit deep and too soft on the back hill to really get any kind of speed.
At first they were content to just run around, until they realized we were going to play.
At first they attacked, but then the Stallion harnessed their energy and prowess. And they helped propel him down the hill.
And then we all just rolled around at the bottom of the hill because we were too lazy to walk back up for such a low-speed reward.
Oh my goodness me. Jade is so gorgeous. And she's all mine. Well, ours. You know.
When we were all worn out, we went back inside to help with dinner. And by help I mean I took a nap and the Stallion played video games with my brother. Thanks, Mom!
Ah, warm and cozy.
Spinach and beet salad with a yummy dressing.
Asparagus with orange hollandaise sauce. (I made the sauce - my first time! Totally ready to make eggs benedict - my fav)
My mom's sister sent us this salmon en croute from Williams Sonoma. It was the star of the night. And it's shaped like a fish. Weird.
And...lamb. Oh my. With garlic and rosemary. Marinated with beer to keep it moist. And, oh did it work.
We also had wild rice. Not pictured.
And for dessert? Gingerbread cake with a warm caramel sauce. I made the sauce. I was the resident saucier this Christmas. Yeah, that's right.
On another note, it was so great to have some time already planned with our families so soon after our engagement. We loved being able to celebrate while it was still new with all of them.
And I have so many candidates for flower girl already. Let the campaigning begin!
Happy Holidays!
xoxo
ck.
Side note: the stocking hat I'm wearing above is one I bought in high school with my dear friend Allison. We both bought cute hats and were going to use them as our 'calling card' of sorts at social functions. I wonder if that's how everyone from HS remembers us. Most likely, not.They have a nice chunk of land in a suburb of KC. It's been in our family for over a hundred years. The victorian farmhouse was built in 1892. When we woke up on Christmas morning it occurred to me - we could go sledding! I was lucky growing up - tons of sledding hills in my own 'backyard'. Instead of traveling to a park and trying to make due with some sorry excuse for a hill. Like (ahem) the Stallion always had.
We were excited to take the dogs - we knew they'd wear themselves out trying to chase after us in our sleds. Too bad the snow was a bit deep and too soft on the back hill to really get any kind of speed.
At first they were content to just run around, until they realized we were going to play.
At first they attacked, but then the Stallion harnessed their energy and prowess. And they helped propel him down the hill.
And then we all just rolled around at the bottom of the hill because we were too lazy to walk back up for such a low-speed reward.
Oh my goodness me. Jade is so gorgeous. And she's all mine. Well, ours. You know.
When we were all worn out, we went back inside to help with dinner. And by help I mean I took a nap and the Stallion played video games with my brother. Thanks, Mom!
Ah, warm and cozy.
Spinach and beet salad with a yummy dressing.
Asparagus with orange hollandaise sauce. (I made the sauce - my first time! Totally ready to make eggs benedict - my fav)
My mom's sister sent us this salmon en croute from Williams Sonoma. It was the star of the night. And it's shaped like a fish. Weird.
And...lamb. Oh my. With garlic and rosemary. Marinated with beer to keep it moist. And, oh did it work.We also had wild rice. Not pictured.
And for dessert? Gingerbread cake with a warm caramel sauce. I made the sauce. I was the resident saucier this Christmas. Yeah, that's right.On another note, it was so great to have some time already planned with our families so soon after our engagement. We loved being able to celebrate while it was still new with all of them.
And I have so many candidates for flower girl already. Let the campaigning begin!
Happy Holidays!
xoxo
ck.
Cooper & 'The Rope'
Oh my, Cooper is so adorable in this picture. Just an itty bitty rolly polly puppy fresh home from being weaned from his mother. Little did we know Cooper and this rope would have such a bonding experience.About 6 months later, Cooper ingested a portion of this rope and it knotted itself up in his stomach and then became embedded in his intestine. Nothing was going through. He didn't eat or drink for 4 days - a completely nerve-wracking 4 days. Finally we (along with our fantastic vet Dr. Mary Mountain) figured out there was something in there that needed to come out. So Cooper's belly was opened up and out came a knot of rope with a tail 6-8 inches long. Poor baby. Stupid dog!
He was antsy after he got home from the hospital (and Jade had missed him a lot - a totally different dog while he was gone) so we decided to take him to his favorite park. He was riding in the car with his cone head hanging out when he suddenly jumped out of the window. Poor baby just couldn't wait to get there! Luckily we were going less than 10 mph.
Both dogs now have health insurance. And they are proving its worth.* Unfortunately.
*We have since experienced a car accident, ear infection, and an alarmingly shrinking head.
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