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Well, THAT was a weekend. The weekend started mostly OK. Worked until 5 on Wednesday and managed to not throw my computer through a window. Got home and did some stuff, watched a movie, made some dinner and eventually Java finally made it home (just in time to kiss me goodnight). Thursday was doing some stuff around the house and trying to stay out of the way while he worked on a project. Then heading to MIL's house for dinner (NOM!) and back home so Java could work some more.
Friday, more hanging around the house, entertaining the felines and letting Java try to get some work done. Then we headed to ChessieCon and thoroughly enjoyed the Amusements of Victorians lecture with some gorgeous graphics. We checked into the hotel, got our keys, went to the room and found that someone was already in our room, got another room, unloaded then headed out to a quick(ish) dinner. We came back and I was going to turn in my key for the wrong room and they canceled both of our keys to the new room and had to reprogram them (buh?) and when we got a 2nd tumbler for cold drinks it was sort of small. Headed back up to the room and I conked while Java worked.
Saturday, I went down the street & grabbed McD's for breakfast (that one charges $1.70 for the bagel with egg & cheese, I'm used to $1.50) and brought it back. We ate then I spent most of the day listening to various members of the Clams talk and play fabulous music while Java worked. We took a break for lunch (McD's again) and I caught DM Fred's discussion of Isambard Kindom Brunel which did suffer a bit from a late start combined with no computer at first. More hanging around at Clam stuff and a wonderful visit with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dglenn. Then we headed to Corner Stable for dinner (NOM!).
This morning the plan was to get McD's while Java worked, then catch a panel, check out, catch a couple of panels, then head back home, arrange to get stuff to Mr. Kathy S. and maybe catch a movie (Mockingjay Part 1). Then the phone rang at 8:30. Echo had put her leg through the wall and was badly injured and the vet was on the way. We got organized, packed up, checked out of the hotel and headed out. Hit McD's (hey, you have to eat) while calling back and forth with the farm. The vet decided the injury was too extensive to deal with at the farm and she would have a much better chance if she went to the Equine hospital in Leesburg. So, we got directions and headed off. We miss one turn but Java's phone GPS found it for us and we found Peter and his SIL changing the tire that had blown on the trailer on the trip (fortunately the trailer has multiple tires and one going bad isn't the end of the world). She was in the hospital getting checked out. Poor girl was shocky and they put her away for a few hours with medications and fluids to get her stable planning on surgery at 3 or maybe 3:30. Then her bloodwork came back and it wasn't great and she was no longer a surgery candidate.
( a bit graphic description of the injury )
She will be really sore and stiff and has a lot of healing to do but hopefully by spring she will be OK again. Poor baby. Now I'm heading up to wash the DMSO smell off myself.
Friday, more hanging around the house, entertaining the felines and letting Java try to get some work done. Then we headed to ChessieCon and thoroughly enjoyed the Amusements of Victorians lecture with some gorgeous graphics. We checked into the hotel, got our keys, went to the room and found that someone was already in our room, got another room, unloaded then headed out to a quick(ish) dinner. We came back and I was going to turn in my key for the wrong room and they canceled both of our keys to the new room and had to reprogram them (buh?) and when we got a 2nd tumbler for cold drinks it was sort of small. Headed back up to the room and I conked while Java worked.
Saturday, I went down the street & grabbed McD's for breakfast (that one charges $1.70 for the bagel with egg & cheese, I'm used to $1.50) and brought it back. We ate then I spent most of the day listening to various members of the Clams talk and play fabulous music while Java worked. We took a break for lunch (McD's again) and I caught DM Fred's discussion of Isambard Kindom Brunel which did suffer a bit from a late start combined with no computer at first. More hanging around at Clam stuff and a wonderful visit with
dglenn. Then we headed to Corner Stable for dinner (NOM!).This morning the plan was to get McD's while Java worked, then catch a panel, check out, catch a couple of panels, then head back home, arrange to get stuff to Mr. Kathy S. and maybe catch a movie (Mockingjay Part 1). Then the phone rang at 8:30. Echo had put her leg through the wall and was badly injured and the vet was on the way. We got organized, packed up, checked out of the hotel and headed out. Hit McD's (hey, you have to eat) while calling back and forth with the farm. The vet decided the injury was too extensive to deal with at the farm and she would have a much better chance if she went to the Equine hospital in Leesburg. So, we got directions and headed off. We miss one turn but Java's phone GPS found it for us and we found Peter and his SIL changing the tire that had blown on the trailer on the trip (fortunately the trailer has multiple tires and one going bad isn't the end of the world). She was in the hospital getting checked out. Poor girl was shocky and they put her away for a few hours with medications and fluids to get her stable planning on surgery at 3 or maybe 3:30. Then her bloodwork came back and it wasn't great and she was no longer a surgery candidate.
( a bit graphic description of the injury )
She will be really sore and stiff and has a lot of healing to do but hopefully by spring she will be OK again. Poor baby. Now I'm heading up to wash the DMSO smell off myself.
