PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

Honor roll for David and his friend!

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

Shaun's 5th grade holiday concert!

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

Last night our little guy got his foot stuck in the step ladder and we found him hanging by his leg.  Later that night it became pretty clear that something was wrong with his leg because he wasn't moving and he was using his front paws to drag himself across the carpet (like an army crawl).

I called the vet first thing in the morning and got an appointment to have him seen.  He had an xray done and we found that he had a dislocation and fracture of his leg at the growth plate that connects his leg to his hip.  The vet recommended a surgery consult and so we headed to the recommended animal hospital over in Portsmouth.

My poor buddy!

Snuggling in my coat while we waited for the results of the x-ray

At the animal hospital, we waited in their emergency room for the surgeon to come and consult.  When he finally came in he told me that at this time he didn't recommend a surgery because it was a tricky spot and if he could self regulate and modify his movements - he might be better off healing on his own.  My instructions were to confine him to a room with no furniture!  I wasn't sure how we would make that happen, but we did move them to our upper floor to prevent him from following us around going up and down the stairs.  This should be an interesting couple of weeks!

Waiting for the surgeon

Somebody missed us while we were gone today!

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

Decorating the tree!

This is why these cats give me gray hairs!

Looking like Christmas!

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

Taking in another show while Charlie learns about heart stuff! 🎭😊

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

We decided to check out the two part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  It was amazing.  Even better than I imagined.  The special affects were outstanding.  How they made it work on stage was so impressive!  I would highly recommend it!

So excited!

PROJECT 12M ~ December 2018

When I learned we'd be heading to NYC, I immediately started to research how to get tickets to see the Late Show.  The last time we went to NYC, we walked past the theater just as it finished taping and I decided that the next time we did this trip, I had to make it happen.  The tickets are free, but they only add them in batches so I got in the habit of checking the website every couple days.  When the tickets for our day became available I immediately put in the request for tickets!  Now that doesn't actually mean you get tickets, that just means you're on the wait-list.  We wouldn't find out we made it off the wait-list until a week before.

Once I saw we made it off the wait-list I clicked to accept the tickets.  I was so excited.  Until we realized, as I read more about the process on our way down, that our tickets (which were GENERAL ADMISSION) didn't actually guarantee we would get into see the show.  We had to wait in a special line across the street and hope that 2 people with PRIORITY tickets decided not to go.  The staff comes out to start the line up process about 2pm.  We decided we would wait it out and see.  It wasn't that cold out and we didn't have any other plans.  PRIORITY ticket holders have until 4pm on the dot to show up and claim their spot, otherwise they end up in the back of our line and we get their spot!  Turns out it was worth the wait because, at 4pm we found out that we were going to be able to get in to see the show!

Seeing how the show worked was a lot of fun.  I'm glad we did it and I would certainly do it again if we were lucky enough to get PRIORITY tickets.  It's totally random so you just never know until you get off the wait-list.  If we ended up with GENERAL tickets, I would decline because it's just such a long time standing outside and we were lucky enough to have the experience this time!

We're in! Can't wait to see one of our favorites!