One night last week, I was sitting in the living room and looked around–Tessa was nowhere to be found. I got up and started walking through the house looking for her. I turned into the den, and found her all snuggled up on the futon by herself.

If you know anything about Tess, it’s that […]

Today is a day that a few short months ago, we weren’t even sure would ever come. Actually, the day would have come no matter what. But the celebration would not have.

Today is Tessa’s 3rd Birthday. :)

As with all of her birthdays, I made her a makeshift birthday treat. This year, […]

What on Earth am I talking about? Tessa’s breath!

Okay, okay. If I’m going to be honest, it’s not as if it smells exactly like roses, but here’s the thing: It doesn’t smell like anything.

This is a wonderfully, fabulously, beautifully unexpected “side effect” of Tessa’s new food. And I’m totally digging it. Why? Because […]

It has been a few weeks, so I figure it is probably time for an update on Tessa.

Unfortunately, her lymph nodes still have not gone down. In fact, it seems as if they have actually gotten somewhat bigger. We are halfway through a month of antibiotics (that are really just a precaution). I called […]