Skip Wallace

Skip, 3/20/2009

Skip (aka Skippers) came into our family in September of 2004. He was 9 months old. He was smart, sweet, always good with the boys.

Skip and Adam would always lay down together. Adam would pet Skip and Skip would just curl up next to him. I think if we allowed Skip on the beds, that he would have slept with Adam every night.

Skip loved to count (by barking the number of fingers). He loved to run and play fetch and run after cats.

Skip passed away on March 23rd 2009 at 5:10pm. He had been paralysed from the middle of his back, unable to move his back legs, unable to control his bowels. He was in pain, panting and shivering in his bed. We went to the animal shelter as a family and explained to the boys what was going on. David talked to the vet and they came out and took Skip inside on a stretcher. I was able to keep it together in the car, but when we got home, the boys went upstairs and I stay downstairs and cried. We got the call at 5:10 that he had passed away quietly.

Wallace Baby

We have had some family asking about our plans for the baby blessing so that they can plan to be here. Our baby is scheduled to be delivered by ce-section on April 24th. We are planning the baby blessing two weeks later on the first Sunday in May. We are hoping to hear something this week about a home, so we have our own home for family to stay with us that weekend, but it is not looking very likely.

Skip's scare

We had a scare with our dog, Skip, this morning. He is a sweet Beagle/Bassett Hound Mix. He has been acting sick since Tuesday, but yesterday he was acting more like himself, so I thought he was fine. This morning, he didn't get out of his bed until I made him go outside before I took the kids to school. He got up wobbly and staggered out the door, almost falling down the stairs. He couldn't stand while he did his business and had to be helped back in the house. After I took the boys to school, I took Skip to the vet. He has Intervertebral Disk Disease, which means one of the soft disks between his vertebrae has pushed up against his spinal cord and inflamed it. We could either pay $3000 to get him a surgery that may or may not repair it, or put him on Steroids and muscle relaxers and keep him confined for 3 weeks. We definitely can't afford a surgery, so we are trying the drugs. We have to carry him up and down the stairs, which is hard because you have to go down stairs to get out of the house both in front and in back to let him go to the bathroom. And being carried is painful for him as well (Plus, picking up a 40 pound dog while 8 months pregnant is a challenge). We are keeping him in one room and trying to keep him put. He doesn't like it because he is a very social dog and wants to follow me all over the house. If he is not kept confined the disk could slip and paralyse him. We don't want to think about that happening. The kids are understanding that skip is sick and can't play with them until Easter. They love him so much. We are also getting ready for Ben's 6th birthday. He as asked for heelys or skates and his own computer. I think we are going to go with the skates. And still no resolve to the housing dilemma. It has been a stressful week and the boys are now off track for 3 weeks. Hopefully the good weather will hold up, after this small storm that is coming Sunday and Monday. Getting out will do us all good.

Here we go again

So, here we go again. We have 2 more bids out on, yet again, 2 more short sales. They seem to be the only thing out there for us. We just pray that one of these gets back to us with SOME KIND of answer. To be left wondering with no news like last time would be painful for us. We are already not sleeping well and David is probably getting an ulcer. Please remember us in your prayers again and maybe we will have somewhere to call our own.

House Hunt again!!!

No go on both bids we put in. Back to square one, with only 6 weeks till Baby and 2 months till our savings grant expires. Depressing, I know. I wish I had some good news to share.

Our house hunting

I think I might be crazy after this house buying process. I would not have expected it to be so stressful when we started looking in December. But they say all short sales are like this. We had been waiting since the middle of January to hear anything from the other side. Friday, we found out that the other offer that had been submitted with ours dropped out. The bank foreclosure date on the property is March 10th. Which means that they will do one of three things: Accept or Counter our offer, Extend out the date and make us wait longer, or decline our offer, foreclose and try their luck at the court house steps for auction. David is releived that the other offer dropped and feels confident that we will get the house. I, on the other hand, am stressing even more as the date gets closer and the fickleness of the Bank decides our fate. Please keep praying for us. Thank you everyone for all your support.