If you know anything about me, it’s that I try to be positive at all costs. I look for silver linings and bright spots. Glasses are half full, rainstorms bring rainbows, and there is always something for which to be grateful. After this week, it’s getting harder and harder to count blessings.
We are struggling with Delilah’s health. It was a very long and scary weekend with her, and we still don’t have all our answers. Best case scenario, she will have a full dental and extraction procedure on Friday and all will be well. We won’t talk about worst case.
Monday also marks the one year anniversary of my accident. I am not usually one who swells on things like this, but I have been extremely anxious and edgy about the day, and I want to skip the rest of November altogether.
Sunday – 3.09 miles, walking
Even though we were out super late at dinner, I still got up for some movement. It felt like the right thing to do.
I am pleased to report that I haven’t noticed too many residual aches or pains after my long run days, which I find super encouraging. I’m not planning to up my days or my miles just yet,
Monday – 4.26 miles, walking
And so began A’s last week of school before break! Whoo hoo! I think that motivated me through my morning miles.
His allergies have been acting up, so he was in a bit of a mood, making the work drag a little longer than it needed to be. So close to the end of the semester. So close.
Tuesday – 4.75 miles running + 1.53 miles, walking
Yay for a nice run!
For some reason, we were all very irritable. I don’t know if it was the weather or the weirdness surrounding the holidays this year. We ended up going out for dinner and that helped break up some of the crankiness.
Wednesday – 3.67 miles, walking
Another beautiful morning. The weather has been so perfect for outside time. I hustled out for my walk.
My neighbor asked me if I would help her with her service mini horse. He had a scheduled appearance and she needed someone to assist. I was so happy to do it – I’m always down for some animal time, and this mini is the cutest. He’s also the most stubborn, and our morning did not go as planned.
While I was just happy to be there, she offered to let me ride her other horse, but I’m not ready yet. My leg is stronger but I don’t trust it in the saddle yet. I did happily take her up on grooming him, and my reward was that this beautiful boy fell asleep on my shoulder as I was hugging him.
Thursday – 4.75 miles, running + 1.55 miles, walking
The morning started on the correct foot. It was chilly and we had a great run.
Instead of going home to take a hot shower, I went to grab a coffee, and along the way, my Raynaud’s flared up. Blah.
I didn’t get ahead of it fast enough and managed to get quite a nasty chill. Even bundling up with a hot coffee drink instead of iced didn’t help me out. I spent most of the day in bed, and came to the conclusion that my insomnia and lack of appetite were all contributing factors to my unwellness.
Delilah had a vet appointment. She was a little off this week, and we wanted to get her checked. The first order of business was that she would need a full dental (ugh), but we would have to wait on her labs.
Friday – rest day
Mr PugRunner asked me not to set my alarm, and to take the day off, which had been my plan. I was also thrilled to wake up feeling like a new woman. Delilah had a rough morning, but seemed mostly ok. I was happy to just hang out and keep an eye on her.
A submitted his last assignment before the holiday week. Normally, all his work is done on Thursday, but he had a few papers that needed a little extra attention, so we scheduled that time.
I also got two awesome surprises – I had almost forgotten about this virtual packet!
And this tank arrived from my blogger Elfster gift exchange. I don’t know who sent it, yet, but I love it and can’t wait to wear it to my Sandy Claus 10K in a few weeks!
Later in the day, D started too struggle a bit with breathing. Mr PugRunner scheduled her dental cleaning for the Friday after Thanksgiving and came home with antibiotics and painkillers, even though all her labs came back clean. We sat with her, trying to keep her calm and safe, but by 9:30, he felt better taking her to the emergency vet. As you can imagine, it was a very, very long night.
Saturday – 5 miles, running
It was a long and sleepless night for most of us. Mr PugRunner left at 6AM to pick up Delilah, but when he got there, they advised that she wasn’t weaning off the oxygen as quickly as they hoped, so they asked to keep her longer. Ugh.
Of course I was a nervous wreck. I bailed on my 8 miler (it didn’t help that it was raining) but tried again a few hours later. It was hot and I had eaten something so my stomach was sloshy. J came with me and we managed five and then I came home to play the waiting game.
She was cleared from the oxygen chamber and spent the day weaning off the O2 until we picked her up at 6. She was thrilled to be home, and we were thrilled to have her.
Goal-getting
Obviously, my miles were off this week. Oh, and somewhere along the line, I fell off the Abvember Challenge wagon. My lower back started hurting and when I gel so awful on Thursday with more pain, I gave up the idea of making up any time I’ve missed. Bailing on a challenge bums me out, but I’m not down to be laid up again.
On to Big D. As a pug, Delilah suffers from brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome. We aren’t sure, right now, what the best course of treatment will be, but we are hoping she is just stressed out because she needs some dental work (which she is scheduled to receive this week).
This week, I’m going to focus on cooking a nice dinner for our small family, and making a kindness and holiday countdown in advance of December. we need things to look forward to this year, probably more than ever after this week.
On Thursday, I plan to run a 5K in honor of turkey day, even though it won’t be an official race. I’m kind of sad about that, but I will make it work on my own.
And just because we need some more cuteness, here’s Luna, waiting for sissy to come home.
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How was your week in training?
What are your Thanksgiving plans?
Sorry you had such a stressful week. Hope the extra sleep helped-sometimes it does wonders. We are just now the four of us for Thanksgiving so I drastically scaled back our menu. Will be a lot easier though. Hope you have a better week ahead!
Our menu was much smaller, but still so yummy.
The week is getting better, and we are so grateful for that.
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Sorry it’s been such a rough week! Hopefully this week will be a little better and you can relax a bit when you don’t have virtual school to worry about. For Thanksgiving it will just be the 3 of us. We are attempting to cook a turkey on our own for the first time ever!
I am sure it turned out beautifully!
I’m lucky in that Mr PugRunner likes to handle the bird. He puts in on the big green egg, and I don’t have to worry about it.
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Oh, so sorry about Delilah! It is so worrisome when our pets aren’t well. I hope she stays stable this week and that you can enjoy the long holiday.
We haven’t been out to dinner since March …. I’ve had lunch outside twice, but my husband’s not up for it.
It’s hard getting out to do things, especially after so long at home. Even some nights when we go out to dinner, even though it’s outside and we are far away from others, I get anxious, too.
She has been doing awesome. We are so grateful
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Oh Jenn, so sorry for the tough week and stressful weekend <3 I hope things improve for Delilah. And that swag package…are those arm warmers? SWEET!
They ARE! you know, I never run with arm warmers, but maybe I should give it a try!
She is doing so much better.
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Oh man, so sorry about Delilah. What a tough week for you. I hope this week is better.
Not sure about Thanksgiving. For sure it will be weird and different than previous years.
She is doing better, thank goodness. I was really worried.
It was a weird day. Everything is weird lately.
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Oh Jenn I’m really sorry this was such a tough week. I hope things get better with Delilah. I’m sending you lots of hugs!
She is doing SO much better. We are so grateful.
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sorry. It’s hard when your pets are sick.
I agree. This time of year, it is hard to be grateful.
Running is one of the things that keeps me going. Thanksgiving will just be the two of us.
we had a small Thanksgiving too. I didn’t mind it, but I hated that we didn’t have so much choice.
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I love the shirt that you got from the blogger gift exchange – so cute!
So sorry to hear about Delilah’s health 🙁 I hope that she starts to feel better after the procedure on Friday.
I love it, too! I can’t wait to wear it for my holiday race in a couple of weeks!
We had to postpone her surgery, but she is doing so much better.
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I’m so sorry about Delilah. Sending her and you all the best vibes for a successful procedure. Caring for senior dogs is so hard.
Love the fun tank! It’ll be just the 4 of us here for Thanksgiving. Apparently we have to Zoom with the inlaws now so joy.
I am so exhausted by Zoom lately. I just can’t do it.
I love senior dogs, but it is so hard. she’s doing much better. We are so relieved.
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I’m so sorry you had a rough week. I hope it picks up for all of you. I hope the procedure will help your pupper feel good again.
We are having one heck of a week here. Topped off with me straining my back yesterday, and being caretaker to two sick people in the house. Yikes. With that, not much will be happening here for Thanksgiving!
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Ugh. I hope everyone feels better soon!
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Ugh, what a week. I hope D is feeling better asap. It’s so scary when they’re unwell. Hope you all are feeling back to good asap!
She is dong so much better, thank you! It was a rough week.
What a stressful week, I’m so sorry. Poor D, a huge worry for you. One of our cats was slightly ill at the weekend and that sent me into a bit of a panic as we had a bad time with our old boy last autumn and when we got here we had an ER trip with her after a month or so. All is fine but that gnawing worry I know is the worst.
I love the horse! And your Elfster Exchange gift is super, a great choice for you. Hope you’re having a better week now.
I hope your kitty is feeling better. It’s so scary when our pets don’t feel well 🙁
She’s fine, thank you. I think on reflection she got onto a work surface and into some milk from a cereal bowl that was waiting to be washed up. Cheeky beggar!
I so hope that Delilah’s dental procedure goes well tomorrow. Sending hugs her (and your) way!
Oh my goodness, I can’t believe how bad your Raynaud’s got. It’s a good thing you don’t live where it’s colder or that could be a constant issue during the winter. My friend fights it all winter here.
We ended up postponing the procedure until we got the breathing under control She will be going in in about two weeks.
Can you believe it? I think it doesn’t flare up as much because more places use heat inside. Here, everything is always so cold LOL! It’s awful, though.