My father and a dog

I went to see my dad yesterday. He had surgery on his neck to have his thyroid glands removed on Tuesday. Let me touch a bit on HMO's. I have one and most government workers I know have them. Yes, we should be very grateful for having any type of insurance but it goes back to that old saying of, "you get what you pay for". We all know having a PPO is more costly but you tend to not have any real issues with the physicians. My dad is pretty healthy. He tall and slender, always active. He is an avid bowler. I mean this man has been bowling since before I was born. I'm 30 so we are talking a long time. This issue of his first became apparent a year ago he tells me. Now, as in the post below, I am not a hypochondriac but at the site of something foreign on my body, I will head to the doctors. A year ago he noticed a bulge in his neck. Only to wait to have it checked out one year later. I didn't notice it, however, my hubby did and I mentioned it to my dad. That's when he told me it's been there that long. Finally he gets an appointment to find out it's his thyroid glands. He was in surgery for 4 hours. 10 times the size of the normal thyroid was his. Ya think? A year's worth of growth. I later find out that they didn't have room to put him in after the surgery. They had none. Absurd to me but if this was a PPO insurance plan, I know this would not be the case at hand.

Now he's not getting off that easy either. He is my father who I love with all of my heart. I just wished he took better care of himself in that, he would get physicals, dental visits or anything that can possibly prolong his health. The keyword is preventive. It will "prevent" you from needing major procedures done. I'm not a health nut but I do try to take care of the one and only body the good Lord has given me. I tell those that have money taken out of their paychecks for health care to use it. That's why you pay for it right? Otherwise, why bother. Save your money. I feel like my hands are tied, I'm talking to a brick wall and he's an old dog. I have to accept the fact that he feels that these things aren't important to him. I'm glad he's doing ok. This is his second major operation he has needed in his life and hopefully he won't need anymore anytime soon. I love ya daddy!

We have a family of 4 furbabies. Sebastian, Toby, Dexter and Morgan. 2 Huskies, 1 shepherd and a Chow Chow mix. The hubby asked me if I was busy tomorrow. I said let me check my calendar. LOL I am not that important but I do have a social life. Anyway, to my surprise, I was free. Toby was adopted by us when he was 2 years old. He's now going on 4 years old. I asked the hubby what did he have in mind and he tells me a family has a 3 year old shepherd female with papers. We have more than enough yard for a herd of dogs but not the best idea for the house. These are his words to me when I say, "honey let's add to the family". I would love another dog but I don't think I am up for adopting another one. I know she needs a home but it took a while for Toby to warm up to us. He's my baby now but it was a time to get through. I much rather get a puppy. He likes shepherds A LOT. Maybe because he's a cop. I dunno. I just know this is when compromise comes in. Now granted she would come to us at no cost but the trade off is her getting accustomed to her knew life. Maybe if she was a year younger I'd might be inclined to say absolutely. I have to go with my guts on this one. So we are taking the huskies tomorrow to meet them. At least that was the last conversation. We are trying to eliminate the 3 kennels we have downstairs now. Not add one. We'll see.....

WE HAVE TO TRIM OUR TREE.