A week of visits....

Things with me are about the same. My swelling seems to be slowly increasing. In the mornings now, I'm not very hungry when I wake up. They told dad that there is probably fluid around my belly so that's why I don't feel hungry. He gets me moving first, and that moves the fluid, so then I feel hungry. I don't go upstairs with mom and dad to bed every night anymore. Most days, I spend a lot of time just lying around, but I sometimes get little spurts of energy and want to play. I look forward to the great food I'm getting and the times when I get to see people.

On Tuesday, some of my friends from Rodale came to MY HOUSE to see me instead of me going to see them. The phone rang, and then dad told me we had to go outside because the girls from Rodale were coming to see me. I ran outside and waited in the alley for them to come. As soon as I saw the car, I was barking because I was so excited. When they got close enough, I could see it was Heather, Linette and Susan. They came into the yard with us. They said they didn't have any treats for me, so dad went inside to get some for them to give to me. They got to see Tigger and Roo at the door too.

Dad took me to Rodale on Thursday morning. A lot of people came out to see me. The usual people like Heather, Linette, Susan, Joanne, Melissa, and Ann were there. Andrea and Sharon came to see me again, and I met someone new -- Dennis who works in the mail room. Marian also came out to see me. Heather had red peppers for me again. I can always count on her to give me treats I love. And, Heather gave me a new ball too. She said it glows in the dark. I'll have to see tonight. Everybody was playing with me with my ball for a bit. I love all the attention everyone gives me. But then I heard a train coming, and I wanted to get back in the car. I don't like those loud noises. Soon after that, we came back home. Mom came home for lunch, and when she left to go back to work, I didn't feel like going outside to her car. It's getting hot for me, and it makes me really tired. When mom came home from work, my face was big again. She gave me ice cubes to chew and then some peanut butter in my bone. That was great, and it helped the swelling in my face go down a little bit. Now I'm just going to rest again.

I hope everyone has a nice, long weekend. Heather, you have a nice vacation next week.

Love,
Casey