pandasheart | August 28th, 2007

dreamtigress asked, so I will answer...

How's your cheek ? Mouth ? Jaw ?
All visible swelling is gone. The lymph node is still hard, but even that is shrinking. Hopefully it will return to its normal size, texture & use. The doctors did warn me that it would be a very slow process. MY mouth is OK. No more wisdom tooth, of course! The hole where the teeth used to be is granulating in; I have to flush it after I eat. The scar is looking OK. I put scar therapy stuff on it 2-3 times a day & massage the area to help break up the scar tissue as often as I think of it. There is one puckered spot that I am concerned about, but hopefully it will sort itself out. I go back in October so the doctors can evaluate the whole situation. They did mention shooting the scar area with steroids to break up the scar tissue. It would be very painful, so I am hoping to dodge that bullet. Speaking of dodging bullets, now comes the fun part of sorting our what has happened insurance claims.

How's Cooper ?
Cooper has recovered from his mystery issue. What ever he got into was enough to make him sick, but not do any serious harm. One would think that a certain Tall Guy has learned his lesson about keeping a better eye on his dog, but one would be quite disappointed.

How's it going with the Mill Drawing/Feed Bag Design ?
Even though the Assistant GM loves my design, another key player in the organization shot it down. He wants to see a design with no animals on it. That's right, animal feed with with no animals; a head of wheat is enough to let you know what's in the bag. Silly me with all my marketing experience. On the upside, everyone seems to agree about the back of the bag, which features art by

dreamtigress. Now if I can only find some time to come up with some more concepts.

By the way,

dreamtigress ? Send me the invoice for the art so we can work on getting you paid!

Our vacation is coming is up soon & usually by now I am beside myself with wanting to go. This year, however, I could not seem to care less. It just seems like more work to do when I already have too much on my plate already.