Bear's Tussle

Sunday after church Dustin and I brought the dogs to the beach.  We brought them to this new beach that doesn't have shady people or dogs like the other beach that we go to.  There weren't that many people there and the dogs really didn't mind, they just went about their playing.  There were two black labs next to us playing and so Bear and Lily went over to see them.  All of a sudden Bear and one of the dogs was fighting.  It was a very quick, not even that involved fight.  More like bickering.  Unfortunately, Bear got injured.  He has a huge gouge out above his eye, and his eyelid was cut, among other smaller cuts.  There was blood in and running out of his eye.  We washed it off and decided that we would watch it to see how it looked on Monday.  He didn't seem bothered by it at all, he wanted to keep playing.  So I put antibiotic ointment on his cut and have been wiping his eye to check the discharge.  Poor guy had a swollen eye for a few days but now the swelling has gone down.  His big and small cuts are getting scabs on them and his eye looks as though it is getting better.  He is getting better, thankfully.  As all of you know, I would have paid whatever it would have taken to have this situation taken care of, but I am glad for his sake, and ours that he was/is fine.  Here are some pictures.

See his left eye is swollen....poor booger!

The cut is in the corner of his eye.

I'm so glad that he is getting better!!

The Lion King

While Mom and Dad were in town so was The Lion King (the play).  Mom and Dad decided that they would take us there for my birthday!  It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!  The costumes were unreal and the singing was so good!  We really enjoyed it and if you have to opportunity to go definitely take it!  It is worth the money!

Dustin and I waiting to get our seats!

Mom and Dad outside the theater

The Grand Canyon

Mom, Dad and Amy came to visit and we all (except Dustin and the dogs) went to the Grand Canyon!  It was gorgeous!  We had a really good time, but it was unexpectedly cold at night!  Remember I haven't felt anything less than 50 degrees in two years and it was 22 the first night we were there.  I was freezing!  I guess it was just training for Christmas in Plattsburgh!  We had a fiasco with the rental car, but it worked out.  We ended up paying for a small size car but we were able to rent a van!  It was great!  It gave us all the room we needed and was a really nice ride!  We had a really great time during Amy's visit and we're glad she was able to come!  I had more pictures added, but they somehow got deleted!  So this is the only one you're going to get!  :o)

Bear is missing his friend...

I have lots of things to blog about and I haven't been doing it.  If I don't do it all at once, I might not do it at all!  First things first, Bear would like to send a special shout out to the Darbinator.....he misses her so!