Dax turns 7

8-19-13

The party was a success!

It was a busy Saturday that started with a vet visit for Miss Luna. Her ear is in fact infected, but it is treatable for now (there is always a chance that the infection is from a resistant bacteria). I was happy to hear that the over the counter flushes we have used over the years are perfectly fine and in fact recommended. She also looks great aside from the ear issue.

Dr. Steinam also kind of looked over Lycos and was impressed at how well she is doing. We told him about her back leg issues and he said based on all the symptoms it is probable that she has nerve issues which are not treatable aside from just common sense. He was glad to hear she likes swimming and said to continue that. In reality, she is doing fantastic for her age and the fact that she still has a hearty appetite and gets around and seems super happy are all great signs. The ol’ girl still rocks!

Party time started at 11. It ended up only being Sabrina and Anthony, but Dax didn’t care one lick. He was just super jazzed about it being his birthday. The whole set up at Mulligans is nice. I like how they treated us and the package is quite reasonable when you get right down to it. The only real complaint is that their video games are all mostly 3 tokens and up. When you compare to places like Chuck E Cheese, who have all their games at 1 token, it does make a difference. Luckily, we didn’t have to spend too much time in there.

Dax was pretty devastated when right out of the gate he was told that the rock wall he had his heart set on was something he couldn’t do. Turns out, he was 5 pounds too light for the equipment. Thankfully he bounced back pretty quick, but still, I felt so bad!

We played a round of golf, we did the race cars and we even played some lazer tag (which I gotta say, was freaking awesome). I was all kinds of proud when in my first game of tag, I had high score! Yay! I know, it’s all about the kids, but dude, I kicked some ass.

After the guests left, the Brenans ended up going on the cars again, which was super fun. We also played another round of lazer tag before we left. It was a long day, being that we were there from 11 till about 6. We went up to Spires for dinner, and it was cute since Dax told the waitress it was his birthday. She ended up gathering the waitresses to sing to him. Cute! We also had forgotten about the gift bags that we were given from Mulligans so we had the bag of those with us in the restaurant. Since we had 10 bags, Dax went with Ken over to this one table that had a young kid and they gave her a bag. Very cool.

Sunday was busy, too. I went with my folks to Lowe’s where they told me that they would be paying for my kitchen floor. Wow! My mom said it was money coming out of her gambling fund, which my dad and I agreed meant she was serious! LOL! She wanted to get us Pergo, so this means that we will have a much nicer floor. She had started pulling out the old linoleum (both layers) and is going to finish that up on Tuesday. She will then have Lowe’s come out to do the estimate and then have it installed. Yay!!!! I picked out a simple one since I don’t want anything that clashes with the wood or cabinets. Now I need to wait for the electrical work to get done, which hopefully is this week.

This week is not as busy, despite having 3 soccer practices. Ken has agreed that he will take Bobby to his practices since they are from 5:30 to 7, which is just too late for my ass. This is ok as it means Dax and I will have our own time and we can do things like walk the dogs and other things. Plus, it allows me to be home to work on that house. Bobby’s first practice is tonight.

We met Bobby’s team last night. The parents seem a bit more competitive than I like, but it should be fine. Bobby is so easy going with these kids. Plus, he is beyond thrilled since his name suggestion was picked for the team name. Holy crap, you would have thought he won the lottery. Since they are green, he suggested the Creepers (Minecraft suicide bombers). It was voted as a win! YAY! I ordered myself a Creeper shirt from Think Geek and Ken has one, too, so we will be wearing those to games. Dax is hoping that his team (our team) will also be the Creepers. I am game for this since it will mean I don’t have to change shirts. LOL! Of course, as long as I am in green, I am fine. So I now have one coming that will be my uniform for 8 Saturdays.

We are hoping to get Frank’s moving van this week so we can move the storage containers and the piano over to Steve. The POD is pretty much full, so that will go over there soon, too. By moving that piano, we can really get the living room done.

Ken is taking Ittles to Dr. Steinam this morning. Hopefully he can figure out what her problem is with this chronic diarrhea. It seems better in some ways, but ultimately it needs to be treated. In other vet news, our balance there is now zero! YAY! Yes, we have been paying it off for some time now, but it makes me all kinds of happy that we don’t owe them back money anymore.

I feel like I have done so much this morning and it isn’t even 7. Emailing soccer teams, prepping a player roster, yelling at some customers, running a few reports. I am kicking some ass today. Hopefully this keeps up. I am shocked I am so energized. It was the first really hot night this summer and I didn’t sleep as well as I had hoped. Maybe my adrenaline has been refilled. I will take it!