We went to an apple tasting last weekend...it was incredible to see how many different varieties of apples were available. Some of our favorites were sold out but at least we can be on the lookout for them at the farmers market. The apple strudel and apple crisp were pretty amazing, too.
Snow is falling on Mt. Hood! These pictures were taken right outside the entrance to Mt. Hood Meadows. More snow is in the forecast so we are all wondering when the first ski day will be this year...
Two exciting events were unfolding at the same time last night...the first miner was about to be rescued and the Texas Rangers were on the verge of winning their first ever play off series. Plus someone has a new job and we had news of a successful surgery! All in all, a day of joyful things.
For the last few days, Talus has been licking the end of his tail almost constantly. Upon closer inspection, we could see that he had literally worn away the fur exposing raw, cracked skin. We got in to see our veterinarian and she determined it wasn't just skin irritation but some sort of mass. So, with Sean along with me (thank goodness for Angry Birds on my iphone) we watched as his Tail was shaved at the end, numbed up and then poked with a needle to draw out some fluid. This all took place in the tiny exam room and following the procedure, there were a few seconds when Talus was wiggling all over the room with blood on the end of his tail. It was not fun. Now he has a new accessory on the end of his tail...notice that it's an appropriate color for this time of year! We are hoping to keep his tail wrapped so he can't do any further harm while we wait for a test (an outrageously expensive test) on the fluid that was in the mass. It sounds like there may be surgery to remove the mass. Right now we are just waiting for test results and watching that Talus doesn't attempt to chew off his tail bling.
The boys had soccer practice , we ate a really fancy dinner (ha ha) at Pizza Schmizza, we saw our neighbors band perform at the new local Irish pub (till the Irish proprietress chased us out at 8:15 since technically kids weren't allowed), we had 2 soccer games, one rock climbing birthday party, one 20 mile bike ride (me), a relaxed Sunday breakfast, an afternoon at Rex Hill winery and a quiet Sunday dinner.
