Isabella's Project Diary

According to my brother, Ginsie had a "quick" seizure around 10 pm EST last night. He told me right after it happened and I explained what to do. Ginsie is okay now - she was tired after it- and is just following him everywhere. I'm glad someone she knows is there and this happened in her own home. I can't imagine her being in a cage, that happening, and no one around to check on her or calm her after it happened.

I went back to Ikea to return the Ivar system I got. Even the guy doing the returns took a look at it, took a look at me, and said "I get why you returned it". It was only a corner shelving unit, a tall unit, and a small (49") one and the entire thing - unfinished wood from Ikea- was $235. I wasn't sure how much it really was only because I bought so much the other day. ( A Miss Ginsie story )

Ginsie just had another seizure. I *think* it's because she spit out her medication this morning and I didn't discover it until it was almost time to give her her medication again. Because of that, she basically missed a dose today.

The grand mal seizure last about a minute, with an "after seizure" lasting nearly two minutes. She's still in Dorthy mode right now but I doubt it will last long.

I've finished the channels in the stays! I ran out of pink thread last night -well, hot pink thread. I do have petal pink, rose pink, and about ten different other pinks but not hot pink. This afternoon after work, I ran over to Joanns, only got thread (for once, I didn't buy anything else!) and worked on the side and back pieces. Now to add the boning and attach the binding. It will be a very interesting turquoise with hot pink binding pair of stays...

In other news...

( Ginsie stuff; she's fine )

Last night and this morning, I made a rather lovely pair of 1790's-1800's red silk stays. They are based on my extant pair (I traced around the blue ones and enlarged it by a couple of inches). They are actually quite comfortable and I love them already.

I was planning on wearing them to the Regency Tea but....that got seriously interrupted. I was on the way to the tea when I realized I didn't have directions and stupid gmail wouldn't let me look them up via my BB. So...I had to turn around. I got back on the beltway and came back home, hitting every single red light along the way. When I hit the light that is never red (it's for a crosswalk), I teasingly thought God must not want me to go to the party. Boy, was I ever right!

I got home, threw down the keys and left the front door open so Ginsie could go out while I looked up the info I needed. As I started to type in the address to my phone (map features are awesome), I heard an awful clang. It sounded like Ginsie had gotten into something and things were falling so I got up and went towards the front of the house. Well, it was Ginsie but the only thing that fell was her. She was having a Grand Mal seizure on the front porch.

This one lasted about a minute but it took her three minutes to get out of it before she went into Dorthy mode (where she runs with the whole "and you where there!" look on her face). She's still in Dorthy mode and it's been well over a half hour now. *sigh* I guess this means a vet visit soon!

I got home and saw the CD for the desktop *finally* arrived. I had ordered Windows 98 (since I have the XP update cd, why bother spending $$$ on a newer OS when I can buy an outdated one for cheap and just update it?) and failed to realize the guy lived in Australia until I checked later. That was fine -the CD would still work- it would just take FOREVER to arrive.

When I got home, I also saw the second notice from Fedex on my door. They needed an actual signature or I could go to the store and pick it up "after 7:30 pm". It was about 6 pm when I got home so I looked at Ginsie and opted for the car ride out to Crofton. (Yes, the Fedex I went to is very close to the MD renn fest.)

( I promised to expand on the weekend, right? )

On Sunday, the dog got into the trash. In said trash was a lovely cup of bacon grease I had just thrown in there. ....so, yeah. She's been vomiting ever since -not fun- but she can keep water down. What has me worried is she's panting a bit (I'm guessing she might have a bit of a fever from eating God knows what in there) so I'm over at Mom and Dad's. The more eyes on the pup, the better. Just ignore that it's almost four in the morning. Gah!

So I wake up at 3:30 in the morning and think Ginsie is throwing up, again. She threw up a couple of days ago right on to the comforter. That was an instant strip-the-bed and throw it all into the washing machine night. So, preparing for that, I sat up and noticed the sounds changed. She was in a full blown seizure.

( for those that aren't interested )

I took a nap at about three today and woke up to Ginsie whining around 5. I thought it was for dinner, given the time, but I woke up to see my bedroom floor covered in blood. I freaked out, naturally, but all it is is a UT infection.

I took Miss Ginsie over to the emergency vet and that was not fun. Ginsie can't control herself much (anyone who has had a UTI or kidney infection knows the feeling well) and ended up having small puddles of blood everywhere. I gave her the medication the vet prescribed but it will take a day or two to kick in fully. Not fun. For now, I'm having to let her outside every half hour. So much for sleep! Luckily, the pup is totally worth missing a few zzz.

This suit is just too cute! I just love it. Unfortunately, according to the website, it's already sold. Just look at the back with the little bow. I should probably just make one like it. Hmmm....uncut corduroy? Maybe something thinner like a cotton twill? oh....black silk with red velvet trim? Or black wool? I have black wool.....and red velvet trim. The last thing I need is another sewing project but this is just too cute!

If you haven't seen the vintage clothing website I found that suit at you should totally check it out. The prices are pretty decent for the most part but most of the stuff looks sold. If nothing else, it's a great site for inspiration.


In other news:Hero dog risks life to save kittens from fire


And in yet more news: I went to Great Falls today with Mom, Ginsie, and Shiloh. I took pictures and Ginsie discovered what "snake" smells like. We were walking along the main path when Ginsie suddenly stopped and was sniffing something. I looked down and saw the black snake slithering to get by right beneath Ginsie's nose. I yanked Ginsie back and the snake when beneath a tree, out of Ginsie's reach. So, I'm pretty sure it was nothing more than a black racer and Ginise did not get bit so nothing traumatic. I'll post the pictures to my Flickr account later.