Thanksgiving came quickly and entailed a quick trip to Atlanta for me (B was on nights). So I brought back some fixin's and we had our Thanksgiving when he finished nights! Let's just say it was more eventful that I had planned. Though it was a lot of fun and very productive (my sister and I decided to knock out a lot of Christmas gifts with Black Friday shopping), it was punctuated by a sick dog.
So Ada got her early "Christmas present" in the form of bladder surgery. We found out she had 6 large stones and hundreds of sugar-sized crystals in her bladder. This of course explained the sudden accidents everywhere and blood in her urine. She also had a little 2-for-one deal as they fixed a hernia while she was under. She came home a day later with 10+ staples and a narcotic pain reliever (!) that made her loopy. It was a bit of a challenge to keep her still and not jumping once she started feeling better! And needless to say, she really doesn't like going to the vet any more...at all.
In the midst of this, B continues the job hunt and we are continually in prayer that God will open doors for us. Meanwhile, B is very busy with his current rotation and I am trying really hard not to get sick from work (seeing as we are constantly seeing just about every illness under the sun right now). One thing that has been a huge encouragement right now is Christmas preparation. Not just the shopping for gifts and family time, but the heart preparation. The observation of the season of advent. The celebration of our Saviors birth. His humble beginning...
