{"id":12896,"date":"2013-05-14T20:30:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T02:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=12896"},"modified":"2013-05-15T08:26:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:26:04","slug":"mondays-drama-tuesdays-sang-froid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2013\/05\/mondays-drama-tuesdays-sang-froid\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday&#8217;s drama, Tuesday&#8217;s sang-froid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mondays have had a bit of drama lately.<\/p>\n<p>Bear in mind that life here at the family Summers tends towards the quiet and VERY non-eventful, so a &#8220;bit of drama&#8221;&#8230;well, all is relative, Yes?<\/p>\n<p>Still.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Monday drama started between 3 and 4:00 a.m. with a bit of throw up from Mr. Bob. <\/p>\n<p>That is not usually a drama kind of thing except that we are dealing with the ear infection and medications&#8230;  BUT, it was a one time thing and did not seem like the last week&#8217;s throw up thing related to the drug.<\/p>\n<p>As I was cleaning up and watching&#8230;Bob was walking kind of funny.  He was walking and then kind of stumbling&#8230;like he&#8217;d had one too many.  I put 2 and 2 together:  ear infection and stumbling??? &#8211; balance issue with inner ear.  <\/p>\n<p>This conclusion made me concerned about the steps he negotiates to get to his food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1289.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1289.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 3:30ish a.m. on Monday morning, I dismantled the door\/sawhorse arrangement that held Bob&#8217;s food, water and &#8220;house&#8221;\/photo light box.<\/p>\n<p>Everything important to Bob on one low level.<\/p>\n<p>We start Monday with a lack of sleep (me!), a wonky sense of balance (Bob!) and a &#8220;so what&#8217;s up with you guys?&#8221; (Bear) &#8211; frame of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Emails and phone calls with the vet.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately all progressing well&#8230;ears are draining &#8211; GOOD! Short term ramification of the draining is the balance issue and little or no hearing.  <\/p>\n<p>Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The forecast thunderstorms missed us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1306.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1306.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forecast wind did not!  <\/p>\n<p>The rearranging of Bob&#8217;s table, lack of sleep = aggravation of my rib stuff.  <\/p>\n<p>I hired help for cleanup and various grounds keeping stuff.  Not my favorite chore(s) anyway, so oh, Yes!!!<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>I kept Bob in on Monday.  The wobblies, lack of hearing &#8211; they seemed like a risk for wandering about outside.  But, after the wind, etc., the air was clear, the sun was warm and he wanted out.<\/p>\n<p>I thought some sun would be a good thing but I didn&#8217;t want him wandering in the woods when he wasn&#8217;t hearing and not 100% footing-wise.<\/p>\n<p>He mostly likes the front porch so we reached a compromise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1294.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1294.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby monitor that I used with Bear post-op.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1298.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1298.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bob&#8230;enjoying the sunshine under the watchful eye of the baby monitor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1301.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/Monday1301.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Monday drama to Tuesday sang-froid:  Perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mondays have had a bit of drama lately. Bear in mind that life here at the family Summers tends towards the quiet and VERY non-eventful, so a &#8220;bit of drama&#8221;&#8230;well, all is relative, Yes? Still. This week&#8217;s Monday drama started between 3 and 4:00 a.m. with a bit of throw up from Mr. Bob. 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