Bob - that's a face only a mother could love.
Bulldogs are cool, and they are great family dogs as well.
Debora - October is my favorite month to go to the beach. Generally the temps are in the 70's during the day and 50's at night, and the water is still warm (70's). Also October is the peak of the seafood season in NC, so most of the restaurants have lots of differnt fresh seafood to choose from.
Sherry - Thanks from the bottom of my heart...you have always been so supportive of me and have had a knack for saying the right thing to make me feel better.
BW and Candy - There is nothing better than a trip to the beach to energize the body and soul! Abby loves going to the beach too, but I usually only take her down to the water once. Getting the sand out of her hair is next to impossible. We have a big deck and we spend a lot of time relaxing and playing with her toys out there.
Gail - I've never seen a poodle with dreadlocks...I imagine that's quite a sight
. I have seen portuguese water dogs that have a kind of natural dreadlock look and also look very similar to poodles.
Well I can't tell you how good it felt to get that bandage off of my chest and take a shower. I think the bandage was causing most of my soreness. There was one spot where a little bleeding had occured, and it was probably pulling at the scab that had formed every time I moved. My pain level is already down to almost zero except when I use my chest muscles which kind of pull my new scar in opposite directions. It's kind of sad to see that my nicely healed scar is once again "raw" looking. The new scar is exactly the same length as the old one as he cut one long line right down the old one. I am optimistic though...I can already tell that the constant dull pain seems to be gone. It makes me wonder if my body just wasn't reacting well to having the metal wires in there, rather than one or more actually poking me. Well I'm rambling now...thanks again for all the support and prayers, I really think they have worked for me!
