December 23, 20009
Greetings!
I sit here this morning procrastinating.... How long do I think I can really avoid Christmas shopping? Not much longer. Today will have to be the day. I had really hoped for my check from my last 2009 show in order to do the kids up well but apparently that is not in the cards. That will teach me to ever do anything without a contract again. Granted a contract wouldn't have insured payment but at least I would be able to do something about it. Sigh, lessons learned.
We got word last week from Suz that the IL2 treatment didn't work. From the sounds of it she was it she may have been the only one who took the news in stride. I know I didn't do well with it down here and she told me her sister and daughter melted too. The thing was that it just didn't seem fair she went through everything that she did for nothing... Just to recap, since I am relatively sure I haven't posted throughout, back in October Suz went into Yale for a week of IL2 treatments. That week was rough but she made it through okay and was able to get around the next week okay. I remember just before going back in she had spent a day at the farm with Bart and gone out to eat at a restaurant which she enjoyed. We heard that preliminary tests looked promising and that her blood was almost back to normal. The second round was horrible on her. Her body didn't take well to being beat up again so soon. It finally looked as though she had made it through when she fell and broke her leg at the hip the morning after the last treatment. It caused her excruciating pain and she lay in that state the entire weekend waiting for the IL2 to get out of her system so the could operate. She was in an altered state during that time frame between the pain and the narcotics and I am thinking she must have felt like she was in hell. The operation took place and long story much shorter she has now been through rehab and is back home. With another side trip to the hospital with a bleeding ulcer... Suz has lost a lot of weight and does still look good. How she can have a real smile after all she's been through is remarkable... I guess it is because she's here to try. We love you and are hoping the new treatments are kind to your body and successful...
Meanwhile here on the farm the fall cria crop is growing by leaps and bounds. They are delightful to watch - especially now that they are experiencing their first snow. We had a storm over the weekend that dumped about 15 inches on us. It's still pretty out there but is beginning to melt and that is going to mean mud - and lots of it! Chuck plowed pathways with the tractor so the little legs could navigate better... The dams appreciated it too! Now, we have these four little speed demons running like the wind on their very own race-track! We won't count the number of times my heart has been in my throat watching them take the corners at light speed!
We had some new girls come to live with us last week. Jade, Cheyenne and Tabitha have joined the other 25 alpacas living here at Nottingham Hollow. Jade is Augustine's dam and they had a nice little reunion. Augustine had come here before shearing last year to wean and just never went home! Throughout the snow, which came within a couple of days of the new girls, we would look into the barn and see the different family units. I love that. Anyway, Jade is pregnant and due in either February or March. If it is February we know who the sire is although we cannot figure out why we would have bred her for a February delivery... If it is March we must be looking at a "who's your daddy"... I have that going on with Cheyenne and her cria Tabitha. Oh - and this new Tabitha? She's white also, just like "our" Tabitha... I may change her name (Tabitha two)since I am guessing she won't answer to it anyway and she's not registered yet.
Well, guess that I had better close and get on with this day. Happy Holidays to all!
Until the next time....
I sit here this morning procrastinating.... How long do I think I can really avoid Christmas shopping? Not much longer. Today will have to be the day. I had really hoped for my check from my last 2009 show in order to do the kids up well but apparently that is not in the cards. That will teach me to ever do anything without a contract again. Granted a contract wouldn't have insured payment but at least I would be able to do something about it. Sigh, lessons learned.
We got word last week from Suz that the IL2 treatment didn't work. From the sounds of it she was it she may have been the only one who took the news in stride. I know I didn't do well with it down here and she told me her sister and daughter melted too. The thing was that it just didn't seem fair she went through everything that she did for nothing... Just to recap, since I am relatively sure I haven't posted throughout, back in October Suz went into Yale for a week of IL2 treatments. That week was rough but she made it through okay and was able to get around the next week okay. I remember just before going back in she had spent a day at the farm with Bart and gone out to eat at a restaurant which she enjoyed. We heard that preliminary tests looked promising and that her blood was almost back to normal. The second round was horrible on her. Her body didn't take well to being beat up again so soon. It finally looked as though she had made it through when she fell and broke her leg at the hip the morning after the last treatment. It caused her excruciating pain and she lay in that state the entire weekend waiting for the IL2 to get out of her system so the could operate. She was in an altered state during that time frame between the pain and the narcotics and I am thinking she must have felt like she was in hell. The operation took place and long story much shorter she has now been through rehab and is back home. With another side trip to the hospital with a bleeding ulcer... Suz has lost a lot of weight and does still look good. How she can have a real smile after all she's been through is remarkable... I guess it is because she's here to try. We love you and are hoping the new treatments are kind to your body and successful...
Meanwhile here on the farm the fall cria crop is growing by leaps and bounds. They are delightful to watch - especially now that they are experiencing their first snow. We had a storm over the weekend that dumped about 15 inches on us. It's still pretty out there but is beginning to melt and that is going to mean mud - and lots of it! Chuck plowed pathways with the tractor so the little legs could navigate better... The dams appreciated it too! Now, we have these four little speed demons running like the wind on their very own race-track! We won't count the number of times my heart has been in my throat watching them take the corners at light speed!
We had some new girls come to live with us last week. Jade, Cheyenne and Tabitha have joined the other 25 alpacas living here at Nottingham Hollow. Jade is Augustine's dam and they had a nice little reunion. Augustine had come here before shearing last year to wean and just never went home! Throughout the snow, which came within a couple of days of the new girls, we would look into the barn and see the different family units. I love that. Anyway, Jade is pregnant and due in either February or March. If it is February we know who the sire is although we cannot figure out why we would have bred her for a February delivery... If it is March we must be looking at a "who's your daddy"... I have that going on with Cheyenne and her cria Tabitha. Oh - and this new Tabitha? She's white also, just like "our" Tabitha... I may change her name (Tabitha two)since I am guessing she won't answer to it anyway and she's not registered yet.
Well, guess that I had better close and get on with this day. Happy Holidays to all!
Until the next time....
posted by A of NH at 9:32 AM
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