Just wanted to let everyone know that Oona is back safe and sound.

Her incision is so tiny and has three hot pink stitches! I admit it is hard to keep her calm. She has wanted to play and bounce as if nothing happened. When Roslyn has surgery it is completely opposite, she is mopey and sleep for days after. So I am keeping Oona tethered to me for the next few days.

If anyone has any tips on how to keep a puppy calm, let me know! I'm guessing she is going to have a lot…

Oona is getting spayed today. She is 13 weeks old, and 8 pounds. I will admit... I am nervous.

Then again I get nervous with every operation... so not a shocker!

We read the reports and studies, and the pros seem to outweigh what little cons we could find.

They say that young pups lick their stitches less, heal faster and need a smaller incision. They say that growth plate in the long bones tend to grow longer, but only by mm.

I've even read a couple…

And I don't mean the Department of Natural Resources!

Roslyn went in this morning for her yearly dental. When we adopted her she had REALLY bad teeth. So we have been doing everything in our power to delay natural decay. We brush *almost daily, she gets chews to help her teeth, we got her the shot that helps keep dental bacteria down (I can't remember what the shot is called), and she goes in for a yearly cleaning.

Two months ago she broke one of the tips off her back…

Not too much to report. My husband has been working midnight shifts during a software "Go Live" at on of the hospitals his company has contracts with. So the household seems a bit strange as we adjust to having to be quiet all day long, and alone all night long. :(

I went to a "Girls night IN" party with a few girl friends. I taught some basic massage techniques and showed the girls how to make their own beauty products from things people usually already have in their…