Puppy Update: Coal can now move is left back paw!!

Coal went back to the pet spa the past few days and my father picked him back up yesterday.  My brother slid on ice and hurt his hip really bad so while I stayed home doing homework by myself my mother took my brother to the ER.   Coal and I had a good time watching the Lion King while I did homework.  After a while he kept farting really bad so I assumed he might have to go to the bathroom.  All by myself I lugged his 130 lb body into his wheelchair, helped him down the front steps, and took him from a stroll.  When I would walk behind him I noticed he could use his left back leg really well to help push himself!  

Here is a video link to Coal's Progress: Coal Can Now Move His Left Back Leg

Midnight Stroll

Still looves his water bottles

Making friends with the reindeer

Poor thing got stuck in the dead bushes :(

Fit-Spiration 2013

This morning I woke up at 4:30 am and couldn't decide what to do with myself.  After cleaning my room, I decided to weigh myself for the first time in a looooong time.  My digital scale is currently in my storage unit in Arizona.  The scale I have here in Chicago is like a pink dial-style one.  The little pointer was just under the 140 mark, so I'm guessing im about 137?  This is disgraceful for me especially because last March I was 120 lbs.  My freshman year at ASU I gained not only the dreaded Freshmen 15, but an addition 5 lbs (20 lbs in one school year).  Luckily during the summer I was able to get a little bit back in shape and eventually went back down to my normal 124 weigh-in by winter break.  I have noticed for the past few months that I have gained weight and instead of deciding to do something, I made excuses and ignored the situation.  This morning it hit me like a brick in the face.  I'm not one for New Year Resolutions, so I started my life-style health-kick today.  I used some of my Christmas money to purchase some motivational workout gear from Target.  Now I just need to sign up for a gym.

Here is my Target gear:

Click each piece for the link:
Socks, Shoes,    Pants,    Sports Bras, Tank

ChinaTown

Last night my mother, max next door and I ate dinner at ChinaTown.  We at Emperor's Choice then went to a few different bakery's to bring home a variety of butterfly cookies for max's mom.

ChinaTown Chicago

 

Chinese Bakery

Butterfly Cookies

Yummm, Chicken Feet!!

Merry Christmas

Christmas has always been just another day for our family.  For the past few years we haven't done much.  Today Coal came home from his pet spa and him, my parents, and I visited my brother up in Lincoln Park for a little bit. 

I only received one gift so far, but i absolutely loove it!  Max next door got me a pair of Stompeez. 

My Stompeez!!

Coal at his Pet Spa: Paradise 4 Paws

FlashBack: Chrismas '92 with my old neighbor Shayna

Week/end Recap

My mom and I were having too much difficulty helping Coal with his recovery.  He cant fit in regular doggy diapers so we had to buy adult diapers and try to make our own... it was still a disaster.  Then my father decided to put him at a doggy paradise hotel and spa for a few days to help him recover there.  Coal will be coming back home again tomorrow, but I might be able to visit him today.

I don't remember a single thing I did on Friday, but Saturday I didn't have an in-person class because we have online assignments and etc to get done.  One of our assignments is to do a video presentation about our position paper topic.  Mine was Parent Feedback, so I made a nut-job out of myself on YouTube making a "Do & Dont" of Parent Communication for Teachers... I don't even know if I did the assignment correctly, but Max from next door helped me film it and put it together. We had a lot of funn messing around.
Here's the link to the video: Parent FeedBack/Communication 

Yesterday was my mother's birthday.  We went to the Horseshoe Casino to eat at the buffet but then decided just to go to a snack shop instead.

Max and I goofing with his webcam

SuperGirl

On the Moon

Roller-coaster Ride

Giant Birthday Poster

Featured Friend Friday

My FFF is Becky.  I've known her for like over a year through Michelle, but have only met her twice.  Tuesday the three of us went ice skating at millennium park.  I fell three times, but they weren't all my fault... I just don't know how to stop on ice skates.

Becky, Me, Michelle with The Bean behind us showing some of the Skyline.

Ice Skaters

After Ice Skating we stopped at Dick's and the veiw was okay,
but everything else about this place  was  unimpressing.

On the way to the train home we stopped by the newscasters
who were busy on their Mac and Iphones instead of  reporting the news.

Also on the way to the train home I had to take a picture
with Mother Mary and Baby Jesus at the Nativity Scene.

Puppy Update

Coal came back home from the animal hospital today <3  He's going to need to use a wheelchair until he recovers.
Here's a link to a 5sec video:     Coal's Wheelchair

Caol in his wheelchair

awweee <3

height for his water

Still loves his sticks.

Puppy Update

Last night my whole family visited Coal.  The vets said he was able to pee a little bit on his own without the catheter, which is huge news!!   Then later today my father recieved a call from the vet saying that he peed a ton on his won today, meaning that he will be able to come home tomorrow!!!   EEEEeeEEEePPpppPpp I am soo excited to have him home for Christmas :)
Although bringing him home is still the beginning of the recovery process I am actually looking forward to all the hard work it entails.  Today my mother and I spent our day cleaning and reorganizing a space just for him .

Coal  looks like a teeny pup here

He's soo happy about the progress he's making

We decorated his kennel for the Holidays

I don't know his name, but he is in the kennel next to Coal.
He got hit by a car or something and can't move his back left leg :(

All I want for Christmas is Coal

This past Thursday I was able to visit Coal at Purdue with my dad.  He is doing about the same as the last time we saw him, but progress takes a while.  I brought a wreath to decorate his kennel suite, and to take a Christmas photo.  This morning I woke up at 630am and completed some grad school assignments, so hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday I will get to visit him again.

Puppy Progress

This morning my mother and I woke up early to drive down to Purdue University's Animal Hospital to visit Coal.  He is making good progress!!  He is able to sit up on his own ((even though he looks like hes sitting like a human)), and he can swivel on his own when he's sitting up!!  I am so thankful and soo blessed to have people praying and thinking of him <3

DIY: Christmas Mice Ornaments

My first Blog DIY Tutorial... I hope I did it okay!!