la_belle_laide | Now for some good news ^

I just got off the phone with the vet. She says it looks less likely for infection and looks like just a hematoma. But they still have to wait for the cultures and they still had to remove the prosthetic because, she said, it wasn't good to keep it in there with this going on. As to how he got the hematoma: kind of a mystery. But while we were in the waiting room saturday I do remember that he tried to run after another dog. I was paying my bill at the time so it's possible he banged it on the bench, or the counter, or he fell. I couldn't tell if he purposely lay down on the floor, or if he slipped. Anyway, I really feel like that's what it was.

The inflammation seems to have caused the fever, too.

So, no cancer, (*knock on wood!*) and possibly--probably--no huge infection. This shortens his hospital stay a lot.

He still has to have insane rehab because the muscle is still in contracture though so they're bandaging and keeping him for a few days.

IMMENSE RELIEF!

Here's more good news. See this HitRECord payment proposal? See my name on there? I'm getting paid for the Tiny Stories story! That's my first paid writing thing! I'm so super happy about it, I could not wish for a nicer first time (that's what s/he said.)

And more good news, still: I passed my state boards with an 88, and I got my license in the mail. I'm fully legal for my profession and I can start at any time and make my own rules. I also got a nice job offer from a swank hotel on the East end. They want to start offering in-room massage. It's not the med-massage gig that I want, but damn, think of the tips. I have to figure out the details of that, if it's what they really want, and get it legal (they've never done this before so I have to let them know what the law is re: hiring massage therapists etc.)

Here's something else awesome: Boychild's 4th birthday was the other day and he had a fantastic time at his party. I have some super cute pictures, too.

BB cousin Mimi took this photo, she's 5.

DARTH BOYCHILD.

BBs love SB!

Jedi Vs. Sith!

Darth SB

(Actually with the tree behind him, he looks like Las Plagas here, right?)

Darth Mimi

CAAAAKE.

Darth Z-boy

The Gaming Pit

Mommy check out my games!

Mimi and Darth Me

Look at these music makers!

Mimi telling secrets with Jo-chan

(The secret she told was, "Sometimes boys like to kiss each other. And sometimes girls like to kiss each other. It's a secret BUT YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY." The enlightened generation, ladies and gentlemen! ^_^)

This is the gift I got for Boychild, it's a plush, talking (breathing) Vader!

CUTESTTTTTT

So that was really nice. And the night before that, SB and Jo-chan and I were over at my Mom's house and we watched Tropic Thunder again.

Other things I'm happy about: Being back to my happy weight after a week of eating ice cream.

Nice people.

It's March.

I know Kung Fu. I mean really, that's the coolest thing.

So, to review: Haku – not life-threatening nor as bad as originally thought. HitRECord, Tiny Stories. State boards, license, job offer. Family, good times. Almost spring. Kung Fu. Etc.