Sunday Synchronicity

Merry Christmas from 6 Haruki

Dori looks annoyed because they had to pose before breakfast....and breakfast was ready in the kitchen.

The boy with one ball and two lumps

Hiro went for a pre-neutering check-up at the vet over the weekend. An earlier visit last month noted that he has only one ball and two lumps. So, the next visit was to have a quick ultra-sound to locate his other ball before surgery.

Thinking that the balls and lumps can be removed at one go (koadim under one sedation), we find out that he is tested positive for heartworm and one of the lumps on his abdomen is a mass cell tumour. So, he had a second visit for an ultra-sound under light sedation, to check his internal organs for any signs of cancer. The vet said that his main organs appear clear.

Since one of his tumours is aggressive, his surgery to remove both lumps is planned for 3 January. Then, he has to focus to get his heartworm condition under control (requiring 3 injections over 2 months).

His elective neutering has to be put on the back burner for now.

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Bonus dinner

Popo said that there is some meat in the soup for the kids. In full concentration...

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Sun-dried Hiro

Sunbathing after walk and bath.

Showing his dumb blondness

After a month here, Hiro still doesn't recognise his daycare or house. Still blur blond...

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In a blink of an eye

It's been one month since the boy arrived. From the humpy first days to the calm boy now. How time flies ..... how far he has come to be....

Daily adventures at Daycare

Today, the boy watched intently as Kong Kong opened a durian.

Thank God it's Friday

Riko is usually not one who will diligently turn up for breakfast on time. She will take ages to start eating and to eat because she picks what she wants to eat in her bowl.

But nowadays, she has to turn up promptly at breakfast time, eat or her food will be eaten.

We call this - The art of vulturing.

Faces of discontent

Riko can never sit still at home. She'll look like this by my work table until she gets to go to daycare.




So, Hiro walks with Riko to daycare every morning. He'll bark when he sees us leave because he wants to follow too.

Pins and needles

The boy went for his second acupuncture therapy session. This round he got to watch a local Malaysian dog show.

Triple vanilla trio

Our god aunties came for dinner. We had ice cream for dessert.

Sunday Yam Cake run

Morning walks include my breakfast. The boy is popular with the restaurant helpers!

Their morning walks include some casual walkabout but serious sniffing ....

 .... and greeting friends in the park.

Weekend mornings at 6 Haruki

How can this be after-breakfast faces?

My half-eaten cream cheese bagel kena bahagi empat. (divide by four).

Thank God it's Friday

Dori showing Hiro there's more in the bedroom than just the floor this morning.

The Kimi Syndrome

For some periods this year, Kimi used to wait for me and bark for assistance down the car. For no particular reason.... except to get extra attention. This went on until one night she didn't want to get down at all. She ended up being admitted to Gasing vet and her cancerous spleen taken out.

So now I get apprehensive when another kid does the same thing.

I just hope that Dori thinks she can get biscuits every time she gets down the car. Only biscuits...

A well-executed plan

I came home today to find Hiro sitting in front of the gate. When the gate open, he refused to move - blocking my car from coming in. With the commotion, the girls ran down the driveway. Hiro went out the gate, followed closely by Dori. These are the two voted most likely to escape from Daycare.

Nobody wanted to walk back into the house. So, everyone (had to) jump into the car.

A 15 second ride up the driveway, nobody wanted to get down the car without some kind of reward (marie biscuit).

Later, I sort of put two-and-two together about their plot today.

1. Send boy out to gate to wait from momma.

2. Boy to block the car.

3. When momma comes down the car, boy goes outside.

4. Girls run down driveway.

5. Stay outside until momma packs everyone in the car.

6. Stay in car until biscuit comes.

Amazing teamwork...

I realised I was conned by my kids!

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Gone in 60 seconds

Sunday breakfast run

Sweet Dori and Kimi girl loving her cancer treat

It's been 3 months Kimi went to be with Ruki.

Hiro loves to patrol the gardens

Time flies. The boy has been here for 2 weeks. Today he decides to bark too.

My salt-and-pepper face girl turns 10

She has white socks to match.

Thank God it's Friday

Full house

Assisted disembarkation

Since his Marie Biscuit dismount episodes last week, we found that simply leashing and walking him down does the trick.

Good morning

In the mornings - left of my pillow is Riko's bum and right of pillow is Hiro's face.

A lot goes on under the table every night

Road to recovery

This means losing some baby fat, acupuncture therapy, glucosamine and herbal meds from the vet.


Daily ride to Grandparents with the nuns

Kong Kong with Hiro and Riko.

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I love to catch the kids in unison.

 

Keeping manners in check

After a public humping episode in the park last weekend, Hiro is now learning the ropes of walking together with his walk buddy.