Sunday, July 12, 2009, 5:45am

Well, it was a sad day on Thursday night. Man, I have not written anything on this Blog for almost a year......anyway, my Dad called me up and said, "We've got Trudy down here at the Vet, but have some bad news..... I thought she broke her neck or her legs gave out cause her hind legs were having some bad arthritis; I wasn't prepared for what came out of my Dad's mouth, "Bri, she had a slipped disc in her back and couldn't even walk, the Vet Doctor said it'd be 7,000 to 10,000 just to try to repair the disc in her back, with NO Garantee she'd pull out of it and be able to walk or not. We had to put her to sleep, so she wouldn't suffer or be in any pain.

My poor Trudy, couldn't even walk in her last days, but at least she could see clearly since she had cataract surgery ($3,800) worth about a month ago. That's why what Dad told me blew me away so much; she was walking around great and getting her energy back and playing with Hailey and Brisco (my Dad's Beagle and older Australian Shepherd). Trudy was such a love, she'd give you kisses all day if you got close to her face. She'd howl when you came in the door for the 1st time, telling you, "I'm so excited to see you, but all I can do is howl and bark since I can't speak English!!!!" She'd herd Brisco and Hailey into the kitchen like a good sheep dog would. She knew how to sit and shake, and "Speak" on command if you wanted her too. What a powerful bark she had; in her prime, she weighed a good 120 lbs, and man could she bark!!! ;)

OK, time for some happy postings instead of this depressing crap. On another note, we're getting Tia all setup at home now that she's not at Sunnyvale Carecenter anymore. She's a lot stronger now from the physical therapy and excersizes which is awesome! She still does not like to use her cane, I think it's a mental defiance, "I don't need this damn cane, you idiots, I can walk just fine without it!!!!" :) That's my Tia, defiant and independent till the end.

I bought her a remote control for her Toshiba combo TV/VCR/DVD unit and finally she'll be able to program all the cable channels instead of having the TV jump channels like from 7 to 11, then to 14, 26, 48, etc, etc.

For the wife's and my 5th Anniversary, I bought her a Dove dark chocolate bar, dinner at our favorite Restaurant, Maggiano's in Santana Row (San Jose, CA outdoor mall, it's an awesome place to do some good walking and enjoy the nightlife and stores). We had out favorites: Crab Cakes, Chopped Salad, Gnochi, and Baked Mussels Diavolo style! Mmmmmm, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! Very tasty and I kept it fairly cheap, it was only $63 including tip, so not bad at all. We split each entree and enjoyed the night completely.

I also bought Tressa the BlueAnt S1 car speakerphone (you put it on the visor of your car and can answer calls, end calls, etc, via voice commands, and the clarity is awesome; usually people don't even know you're on a speakerphone, that's how clear it is. Found this one through CNET, I almost got the LG one, because it reacharges the speakerphone through it's Solar Panels, but it was expensive and the BlueAnt had amazing call quality as per the Editor's Choice statistics. Alright, I'm tired, I'm going back to bed. Take care all.

Daddy, out . . . . :)