by Ira | Mar 29, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Cooper had a good day. Last night was slightly terrifying. We were told we could give him gabba (his pain med) every six hours—as needed—and since he’d just had surgery, we figured go for the most aggressive dosaging. Well…he woke up in the middle of the night so...
by Ira | Mar 28, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So, Cooper had 15 teeth extracted today (fifteen!). Over half of those were already actually broken off, and just the roots sitting in his gums. When we took him in for the procedure, we assumed it was periodontal disease, but that turns out not to be the case: he has...
by Ira | Mar 27, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Coops goes under tomorrow morning to get some teeth extracted. Poor bubs has some periodontal disease that’s developed over the past couple years despite the fact that we brush his teeth, dental chews, stuff in his water…sigh. We didn’t do good enough, I guess. But...
by Ira | Mar 26, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m all thumbs tonight because Joy has decided I am her pillow and she’s not moving. She’s currently on her back, belly up, in the position we like to call “rotisserie chicken,” because that’s what it looks like. She’s such a snug. Today felt like the first normal day...
by Ira | Mar 25, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Sheesh. Another exceedingly busy day. Work-wise, writing-wise, socially, helping Liz…busy day. But I got everything done I set out to. I’m beat, though, so we’re cutting it short tonight. Alastair is off on Sunday to Vancouver to shoot God of War, so we had a little...
by Ira | Mar 24, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I was thinking about therapy just now, how today I walked my new (old) therapist through my reading routine breakthrough, excitedly sharing step by step how it works and how it came to be…and I had the a question pop into my mind all the sudden: I wonder if that’s...
