Hey guys.... finally a quiet enough day at work that I can get online. I've had sketchy internet at home lately.... when I am home and have time to get online, I have no internet connection! Talk about frustrating!! Msg. -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 6:39:03 am, Mon, 01/14/08
Author: V~
Subject: Hey guys.... finally a quiet enough day at work that I can get online. I've had sketchy internet at home lately.... when I am home and have time to get online, I have no internet connection! Talk about frustrating!! Msg.

I am SO unhappy with Roadrunner, but it's the only broadband service we have here. My alternative is to go back to dial up, but I don't want to go that route either.... I wish we had other cable alternatives here!

Sandy, I've still got your pics.... will hope to get them posted tonight when I get home (providing I have service!)

I've been SOOO freaking depressed it's not even funny. Thank God I've been working so many hours, and that it's been so busy at work, cuz it's all that keeps me from just constantly crying.

I miss my boys so much.... and Danny's been dealing with his grief over his father and Snickers/Jacob by being a total jerk. I almost hate to be home any more.

As for my boys.... Jacob was going on 18 years old and had been in kidney failure for a while. His passing was not unexpected, tho I had hoped for more time with him. He went downhill very fast. He's at peace now.

Snickers we aren't sure what was going on with him. He was having tiny seizures and some kind of autoimmune disorder... but we hadn't been able to diagnose it as of yet. He was going in after the first of the year for tests and stuff. He was having weird skin issues.... and we'd ruled out any type of fungus or parasitic issue, and we'd ruled out thyroid. We had been having to keep him separated from the big dogs, as he was trying to pick fights with them a lot too. Unfortunately, Danny locked him in a crate with Bree as we were leaving for work on Christmas Eve, and when we got home, he was gone. We don't know for sure what happened... if he picked a fight with her and she killed him? It's been tearing me apart tho... He used to follow me everywhere, so when I'm home, I'm always looking for him and then start bawling again.

I haven't even been able to talk to friends who have called, family... Just been wallowing in grief. It didn't help that I couldn't even reach out online for help. Every time somebody called, I'd start crying again...

I'm finally starting to feel a bit better.... now to just figure out what the HELL is going on with my internet. We have the same provider here at work... so I'm thinking my cable modem may be going out. If it continues, I'll have to go buy a new one and see if that helps. I haven't been able to be home for the cable company to come out and troubleshoot either.

Then on top of that Harley has been having tummy issues. He has been getting me up every hour all night long lately. The weird thing is, he's fine during the day! I've started him on Slippyer Elm Bark... we'll see if that helps. I haven't been able to get a stool sample to take to the vet, and when I am out with him when he poops, it's normal. When the alarm goes off at 4 a.m. and I've only had an hour or two of sleep, I'm not at my happiest!

Oh, and if anybody has e-mailed me, I haven't gotten it... The last one I got was Sandy's pics... and I saved them and tried to upload that night, but my FTP wasn't connecting that night either. I did get an e-mail from my server saying they'd switched servers or something or other and things should be faster and more stable now. Let's hope so!

Anyway..... I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Needless to say, mine SUCKED. My MIL is really really depressed right now too... she's very lonely. The whole family has been rather down in the dumps.

Now to go catch up on the board! I'm glad most of our weekend dogs got picked up yesterday. I only have 6 here this morning, and they are low maintenance. YEAH!!

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I worked thru both holidays... Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, New Year's Even and New Year's Day. Heck, I've been working about every day! Great for my paycheck, but I'm tired. Was supposed to go back down to my normal 25 hours a week, but so far that hasn't happened. My boss has needed time off to take care of things, so I've been working a lot. As I stated above, it's helped with my depression.... and my paycheck... but I'm really starting to get tired. Very happy we have low-maintenance dogs here today!!!! (NT) -- V~, 6:57:27 am, Mon, 01/14/08
Sorry things have been so rough Vicki....Glad to see you back!! (NT) -- Kate, 9:40:06 am, Mon, 01/14/08
Thanks Kate. 2007 was a horrid year all the way around for us. Looking forward to a GREAT 2008! (NT) -- V~, 9:50:17 am, Mon, 01/14/08
Vicki, I'm sorry that you have so much going on, and all at the same time. It *does* get overwhelming and even I've been known to sit down and cry, asking for just several days of "nothingness" so I can de-stress and unwind. But it does sound to me like you could very well be clinically depressed. Maybe you should give your doctor a quick call and see if you can get on some Paxil or Wellbutrin or something along those lines. Not a huge dose but just enough to help even out the brain chemistry. As for the great 2008, well, we can always hope, can't we? (NT) -- Sandy, 6:14:15 am, Tue, 01/15/08
Well, I was diagnosed with Severe Major Depression as a child. Have been on various meds for a chemical imbalance for years now. I'm currently taking Paxil. I think it just all hit me at once.... Losing my FIL, losing Snickers and Jacob in 4 days time, dealing with various illnesses with them and myself... money problems... trying to help my MIL as she is depressed and lonely after losing dad. It just all ganged up on me.... on top of the holidays being sad for me cuz of my own parents. I'm feeling a TON better this week! Thanks! (NT) -- V~, 1:46:39 pm, Wed, 01/16/08
Hi V >>>>> -- Denise, 3:06:00 pm, Mon, 01/14/08
Thanks D. Snickers had some slobber on his collar, but otherwise he just looked like he was sleeping. We really don't know what happened for sure. Yes, my crates are like 54 by 37 by 45 inches. They are for Giant breeds... called a Colossal Crate if you do a search on them. Pics are posted above. Sandy's babies are GORGEOUS!! (NT) -- V~, 3:15:48 pm, Mon, 01/14/08

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