5 to 7 very long days

 Hailey came through her surgery yesterday to remove the tumor in her mouth like a champ!

Daisy had the perfect gift for her. The Take Care Bear from Bark.

Hailey was only under anesthesia for 5 minutes. Yes, our vet is that good! They gave her a shot for pain which I believe wore off around 10:30pm because she screamed/cried for the majority of the night. Regardless of my repeated attempts to calm/comfort her. She finally passed out around 1 am for a few hours and then was right back at it. 

But throughout the day today, she finally rested peacefully eating like crazy because of her fast yesterday. Soft food is required for 10 days. Since the wet canned food doesn't agree with her, I soften her dry food with a little bit of water. She doesn't mind it at all.

We should have an answer about the tumor in 5-7 days. Daisy is watching over her older sister like any younger sister should.

Yesterday evening when I was taking the girls out, while I was looking at Hailey a little black and white hummingbird flew into my view. The hummingbird landed at the top of a tree and looked in our direction. It stared at me for the longest time. Addie always diligently looked after Hailey when she was ill or after surgeries. I believe she dropped by to check on her little sister.

Update: Maybe that's 5-7 business days. 

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Sheep

 This will be the first surgery that Hailey will have without Addie there to support her. Addie would always watch over Hailey, alerting us to an oncoming seizure or doting after her when she got home from surgeries. 

One of Addie's first toys was a sheep. The sheep stayed with her all her life long. 

I saw this little blanket with sheep on it and knew it would be great for Hailey. I know she can't see the sheep but it is a comforting reminder of Addie for me and how much Addie loved Hailey. Given all of Hailey's issues right now, surgery is the last thing that she needs to deal with. Our vet was clear that although he would do everything to make the surgery goes quickly and watch her vitals closely, but surgery might just be too much for her. I loved the thought of Hailey having her sheep blanket with her there, when I couldn't be. I slept with it myself so my scent was on it hopeful that she will find comfort in it in her cage before and after surgery.

All paws crossed and praying for my sweet Hailey.

Totality: O!M!G!

 How often does a once in a lifetime total solar eclipse event land in your backyard?
For us, just once. 

Our news has been reporting on this event for at least a month leading up to today with their solar eclipse countdown. State of emergencies had been declared for some counties in it's path. Some were saying to stock up on food and make sure you have all of your prescriptions filled in case everything is backed up due to more people in different areas. Some said clouds will block our view. Some traveled from different countries to come to the DFW area to view it. We just kicked back, relaxed and let the eclipse come to us.

For the girls I made special planets bandanas. For Hailey I made little stars socks to match. Daisy clearly didn't appreciate my work and wouldn't participate in the picture.

I made sure to purchase our viewing items from the best places to protect our eyes. I found these cool eclipse viewers from Rainbow Symphony. I even purchased a special viewer to use with my phone to snap a quick pick from American Paper Optics. Although my focus was on simply experiencing this event, I wanted to snap a few pictures.

Daisy approved of these bandanas that I purchased.

Hailey says it's time to get outside!

The eclipse is starting!

Daisy's cheeky little bum!

While having fun with my girls, It just kept getting darker and darker. My husband placed some lounge chairs out for us to view the eclipse comfortably. Then it was time for the girls to go inside. Sorry pups, you'll have to experience this from inside. 

The sky went dark quickly and just like that, it was night. The stars came out. There were a little bit of clouds to start but they soon parted giving us a completely unobstructed view. 

It literally took my breath away.  I could hardly believe my eyes. The birds fell silent and it felt eerily supernatural. I was so very lucky to experience this with my beloved husband. 

While we were waiting for totality, my husband and I noticed a lot of little bugs flying around. I said, we need some dragonflies as I had not seen any this year. As we sat watching our world turn from night to daylight again, a black and white dragonfly landed on my knee. He sat there for the longest moment looking at me before he hurriedly flew away.

I have seen a ton of dragonflies in our yard over the years and not once have they ever landed on me. Some say if a dragonfly lands on you it is a sign of transformation or new beginnings. Others may say he was just disorientated from the event. I believe that it's a sign that I will hear good news from someone. Specifically, Dr. Johnson. 

My quick pictures do not do this totality eclipse experience justice, they were not meant to but are more a memory marker for me. When I went into our home after to check on the girls, they were very cautious. Daisy peeking her little face around a corner to look at me when typically she is at the door waiting. I wish the girls could tell me what they experienced because they clearly felt something too.

Hailey enjoyed her golden egg dinner with a moon and stars theme. After tomorrows surgery it will be a little while before she can have dry food so I made sure to make dinner special and fun.

After a super exciting day, the girls relaxed together... for a few minutes anyway.

Happy Easter!

 

Since Hailey was a tiny little pup, her tiny carrot has been her sidekick. For the first year of her life I took her picture with her tiny carrot to show her growth. From there it would be with her for each birthday. When I saw this little carrot costume on sale, I couldn't resist. She loved it! Daisy was not as happy in her carrot bandana. 

Today was a wonderful Easter filled with love and joy!