Cabin Vacation

Just a few photos from my latest trip to the cabin. The weather was great and I had a great time even though I couldn't participate in any of the biking/hiking/golfing fun. Luckily I was still able to swim and canoe so I didn't go crazy!

My super fun summer

One of the best things about being a teacher is having the whole summer off. It's great. This is my first summer of teacher fun and my plan had been to play frisbee, lawnbowl, go to the cabin, and head out on a few trips such as canoeing. So far things are not going exactly as I had planned.

The latest snag in my plan involved trying a little bit too hard at frisbee last week. The girl I was marking was going to get the frisbee and I tried to stop that from happening and ended up with a high ankle sprain. After a trip to see my favourite sports med docs I am stuck in an aircast for 2 weeks and will then need physio after that.

The strangest thing is that I am really quite sad that I'm not going to get to play frisbee for at least a month (my other activities aren't quite as dependent on a healthy ankle). I had no idea I actually liked frisbee that much. It's weird how you realize how much you like something once you can't have it.

The latest Brinkley saga

As some of you have already heard Brinkley spent Monday and Tuesday at the vet hospital. He woke up on Monday morning and couldn't use his back legs. Needless to say I was completely freaked out and terrified he was going to be paralyzed forever. Luckily, after approx. $2000 in vet bills he seems to be doing much better now. The current diagnosis is that he had severe gastroenteritis and an injured leg all at the same time. The gastroenteritis resulted from eating 2 socks, 2 loaves of bread, and a whole bunch of deer poop. The injured leg is apparently a strained (hopefully not torn) ACL in his right hind leg. I am trying to figure out how to post the x-rays, no luck so far though.

All of this means that he is on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories and isn't allowed to do any activity for 2 weeks. Those of you who know Brinkley will understand that there is likely to be a certain amount of destruction after 2 weeks of no walks. I will be sure to post any destroyed items for all of you to enjoy.