Fain Family Adventures

So times are getting quite busy for the Fain household these days.  I'm going through the accounting "busy season" while Em is trying to finish up these last two weeks of actual school.  After that, she will be begin studying for the all important Board Exam which she will take on April 14th.  Right around that time, my busy season should be coming to a close.  And then we will take a nice vacation out to San Francisco.  Very much looking forward to that!  I've never been out to San Fran.  Em has only been once, but it was about 10 years ago and she does not remember too much about it other than how awesome it was to look out on the Pacific Ocean while driving on what seemed like the edge of a cliff.  We're hoping to get a glance of wine country along with checking out the Redwood Forest while we're there.  

On another family note, our dog, Bella, suffered a minor casualty this week.  So to catch you up on the story, last Saturday afternoon we went out to Oak Mountain state park and went hiking on a nice long trail.  Bella was loving life because she was let off the leash to run freely.  Well...a few days later, Em discovered some bites on her underbelly which we figured must have come from running wild out in the woods.  I don't believe Shih-Tzus are made to run free out in the woods, being that they are loaded with lots of hair and are built very low to the ground.  However, that is not where the story ends.  So, we're getting ready for bed on Thursday night and Em discovers a nasty scab on Bella and so we examine the scab.  Em, being the medical professional that she is, decides to peel off the scab because it looks very unhealthy.  After peeling off the old scab, we take my electric razor out and shave her hair around that area in order to keep it clean and maybe try to put a band-aid on that spot.  If you've ever tried to put a band-aid on a dog, you know that it does not work.  So before bed, we have to figure out some way to keep Bella from scratching at the spot with her hind leg and making it worse.  So, in my infinite fashion wisdom, I decide that it might work if we cut one of Emily's sleeves off of one of her old t-shirts and pull it over Bella's neck.  So, to answer your question that popped into your head when you first looked at this blog....that is why Bella has what looks like a t-shirt over her neck.  We like to think of it as doggie Under Armour. Here are some other photos from our day at the park...

So that's it for now.  Hopefully you Fain blog followers enjoyed tonight's blog.  Check back soon for more updates on the Fain family.