Sterling's surgery took place on June 7th. We brought Sterling home on Friday, June 11th. He did pretty good the first week he was home, and then kind of took a turn backward. On Wednesday of last week we headed to Dr. Metz's office so that Sterling could be "hydrated." And, of course to get a prescription for more pain medication. Fentanyl patches. Sterling gets a new 100 mg. patch every three days. Poor little guy has lost weight - he quit eating - and at this point refuses to eat anything but chicken and rice. Whatever I can get him to eat is what I will feed him. We probably do not have much more time with Sterling. My heart hurts about this.
In the meantime, life in the States has been going along... We bought a vehicle. A 2007 Jeep Commander. Oh my gosh. It sure isn't a Tahoe! DH says the Jeep is our "temporary" vehicle. Umm hmm. If five or six years is temporary. For a "temporary" vehicle he is making it pretty permanent. Yesterday he attached a tow bar [?] to it so that he can pull his boat. Hopefully, the Jeep will be DH's "temporary" vehicle. I'll be looking at BMW's...
Looks like DH has a job. That is a good thing. Waiting on the final "yes," from the HR department, but the Chief Pilot says that the job is DH's. So as soon as the final "yes" comes, we will head to the northeast to find a place to live. The northeast. Where it is cold and where it snows. I'll narrow it down when we have the final "yes." From The Sandbox where it is 120 degrees for nine months of the year to the northeast where it is cold and it snows for nine months of the year. No. Suffice it to say that I am not particularly thrilled with this development, but you have to go where the jobs are, so it really is not even a choice.
And, speaking of The Sandbox... One of the things I do NOT miss at all is the call to prayer being loud-speakered FIVE times a day. Yeah. I know the jugearedjackass thinks it is one of the most beautiful sounds, but let me tell you it is not. I was sitting outside the other day with Sterling and listening to the sounds of the woods. That is a beautiful sound. The call to prayer is nothing more than an intrusion. A loud, obnoxious intrusion. If I never hear it again, it will be to soon.
What are the Saudi's up to? The usual insanity. If a woman breast-feeds a man then they become related and they can interact without fear of being arrested by the religious police. Huh?!? Did anyone catch the recent article, which I think I saw at Weasel Zipper's place, about how a dozen people who were in "mixed" company were partying and got caught by the "religious" police? All of them were immediately thrown in jail, but for one young woman who was a minor - she was ten* - who was given 80 lashes. You cannot tell me with a straight face that lashing people is what a civilized country does for punishment. Sure, they lash people in Singapore, too. But not nearly to the degree that people get lashed in Saudi Arabia. Oh, and what else? They beheaded two people and nailed the headless body of one of those to a cross. Civilized? No. Not at all. Am I going to miss Saudi Arabia? NEVER!
*She was not really ten. But it isn't a secret that ten-year-old girls are most definitely old enough to be wives in Saudi Arabia. A lot of pedophiles there. Oh, sure. Like in the States, right? Only in Saudi, sexual assault on little girls [and boys, too] is legal.
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lol@snow 9 months out of the year. methinks you're exaggerating a tad. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Pedophiles are only following the sterling example set by their phony-baloney "Prophet" (Peace be Upon Him). At least here in my neck of the woods, we're actually fighting against Muslims.
ReplyDeleteAnd while it can be quite cold here in the Northeast, it's nice to get an actual change of seasons every once in a while. If you need some advice on where to live, feel free to ask -- I also know some good real estate people in NY/NJ/Conn and Penn.
If you're planning on moving into Kennedy Country (New England), then whatever-you-hold-holy help you.
Snow, incidentally, is awesome. Better than sand, anyways, and the except for last winter, we've had relatively mild winters for the last decade or so here in NYC (only one or two blizzards, and very little of the Siberian Express - must be that global warming thing that fat pervert was on about).
Sorry to hear about your dog. I hate to know that a puppy is suffering somewhere.
Oh poor Sterling..I am so sorry for you and hope that the time you have left with him is quality time. After reading several different blogs about Saudi Arabia, I can agree that "insanity" is a perfect choice of words! I for one am glad you are back in the good old USA!
ReplyDeleteNortheast? Think New York, think Boston, think shopping!
ReplyDeletePoor Sterling. He knows that he is surrounded by love, and the time you have together will be that of love. And Doggie treats. What more joy can there be?
I'm sorry for you and for Sterling. You are doing everything you can to make his last days comfortable and that's all you can do.
ReplyDeleteAs to the job and cold weather, wouldn't be my choice but yes, job comes first.
As to the call to prayer, be careful where you buy your house. There are way too many mosques in the US and more being built every day. Be sure to check the surrounding neighborhoods and also check for future building in the area.
Best of luck with the move.
Debbie
Right Truth
http://www.righttruth.typepad.com
I am so sorry to hear about Sterling. He's your baby. My fur babies are like my children too. My Pom, Foxy, died in my arms. I cuddled him and loved him till his last breath. I am glad you have this time with him.
ReplyDeleteA skritch for your babys please?
ReplyDeleteAn update on them, if you can?
I think about you and them every day.
jw
I think and pray for you every day.
ReplyDeleteSkritches for your baby's and know that you are in my heart every day.
jw
Skrtiches for your babies. Hope all is well as can be expected.
ReplyDeleteMiss you.
jw
Hope Sterling has a quick and easy recovery.
ReplyDeleteStumbled upon your blog while searching for info on the attack on my old compound in Riyadh. I got out in 2001 after four years of indenture there. I reminded myself in the airport as I was leaving that I would never return, not even for a million dollars a year. I'm glad I did because I've had opportunities to return to different areas in the M.E.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. Hope your transition to life in the good 'ole USA is an easy one and that you put all the money you guys earned in a safe place :)
Sorry to hear about your baby's challenge with cancer. Hope the recovery is successful and going well. Doggies are tough. Oh, and I really, really, really don't miss those prayer calls, either. Talk about noise pollution!!
*WAVES* to Beth! Hope everything is ok.
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Hi Beth, Hope things are ok. How is Sterling? Good luck on the new job and the move to the cold weather. I live in the high desert now(reno) comming from the low desert (vegas) was a challenge as we have snow here. "funny" thing i want to share with you, i am a travel agent recently a man from SA came in to book tickets and suddenly we have several young men comming in to book their trips back "home" for the december break to SA, i never knew that we had students here from there, and being that i have read your blog so much, iam thankful tha i removed your blog profile pic that i had on my desk (it was a small one next to my "i will not submit" sticker) it makes me jittery to have them at my desk, the are "nice" and smile alot and probably just young men who want to go home for vacation, but ............
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