Merry Macalester Muffin Wall: April 2, 1993 – April 15, 2005
Ode to Macalester
Late Friday afternoon, Macalester was helped to cross the Rainbow Bridge to a land free of pain and suffering. Macalester had just celebrated her 12th birthday on April 2nd — which was her last extended recovery period from pancreatitis. We
Easter Sydney
Sydney as the Easter Bunny
Upcoming Classes
Here’s my class schedule at the Scrapbook Shop through the end of June: Wednesday, May 25th at 6 pm – Mini Albums. This is the first of a two-part series that shows you how to create five types of mini
Catching Up
It’s been a bit since I posted here. I hope no one worried. Although we had more ups and downs with Macalester, this past week has been a good one for her. We’ve now gone one week without vomiting. That
Gr8 Start Sample Layouts
I\’m posting a couple layouts for my Gr8 (Great) Start layout class on May 21st. The theme is “Summer” — my students will make eight single page layouts. They will also come away with the recipe for making the second
Another Set of Setbacks
About an hour after I sent the update Thursday night about how well Macalester was doing, she barfed. After consulting with the vet, it was back to water only overnight, a tablespoon of food on Friday. She did OK, then
Improvement
But as of right now, Macalester has been barf-free 62 hours. At hour 35, I fed her a teaspoon of food. When that stayed down, Macalester graduated to a tablespoon of food, three times a day. So far, so good.
Macalester Update
Macalester came home Saturday with a new diet, special instructions, and a warning from the vet that she has not recovered — she is home to recuperate. Things have been rocky, as Macalester hasn’t been able to keep down the
Macalester is Ill
It’s been a rough week. Sarah and I were sick most of last week, and I noticed that Sydney and Macalester were ill as well. Sydney seemed to bounce back, but by this past Tuesday night, it was clear to

