Busy weeks a-comin'...

I feel like the next few weeks are going to be very busy. Jay is going in for surgery Thursday (barring any last minute cancellations). This week feels like it will be spent getting ready for that. Thankfully we have the opportunity to go out tomorrow night for a nice supper to celebrate our third anniversary. We are going to check out the Granary and I am very much looking forward to that, as well as the return from the mid-season break of the show Prison Break. It will be nice to watch that tomorrow night.

Jay has to be at the hospital Thursday morning by 6:30 (makes me yawn already!). Who knows what time his actual surgery will be that day because he will have some surgery prep when he gets there in the morning before they can perform the procedure. I imagine it will be a fairly quick surgery, but I have a feeling it could be a fairly lengthy recovery for him. I hope and pray that it will be quick and pain will be minimal for him. We don't know at this point how long his hospital stay will be, but it sounded like they will not force him out before he is ready to go home.

I have been planning for a couple of months (before we knew about Jay's surgery) to go to Calgary for my grandpa's 90th birthday on January 25th. My sister and I are flying out there on Friday the 25th and flying home on the 27th. I am looking forward to getting to see grandpa again. I have really realized that since grandma passed away so suddenly any visit could be the last one with grandpa. I hope that Jay is home by the time I leave or I will feel somewhat guilty for leaving him in the hospital all alone.

Then the week after that, February 1st, little Kiwi is coming home. I went shopping this afternoon for a number of items that she will need (puppy treats, blankets, collar, leash, shampoo, etc.). I think there are only a few things we need yet. Some food, possibly a kennel (not sure if the one she flies in will be appropriate for day to day use). I am getting quite excited about meeting her. I know there is a lot that is going to happen before she comes home, and when she does come home I will be tired because she will likely cry at night and need to be taken out, but I think it will be great fun to have a dog. I think the puppy phase has fun aspects, but I look forward to having a faithful friend for years to come.