{"id":12290,"date":"2010-10-25T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T20:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2010-10-25T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T20:11:13","slug":"drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/10\/drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/OHC-02-24-09_rocky.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11364\" title=\"Rocky \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/OHC-02-24-09_rocky-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/OHC-02-24-09_rocky-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/OHC-02-24-09_rocky.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When we were on the ride home this past Saturday, our thoughts turned to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catching up on life\/business stuff<\/li>\n<li>Putting on fresh jammies<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping in our own bed<\/li>\n<li>Wine<\/li>\n<li>Easy and lovely Sunday morning run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best laid plans, right?<\/p>\n<p>When we walked in the  house, both of us noticed an odd smell.\u00a0 It smelled like something had  turned.\u00a0 I thought it was the garbage disposal so I put some baking soda  in it and got it taken care of.\u00a0 I finished putting things away, and  headed down to the basement to put the cooler away.\u00a0 I noticed the smell  had gotten stronger in the basement.\u00a0 When I made it down, I finally  saw what the problem was.<\/p>\n<p>We have a standup freezer in our  basement.\u00a0 We purchase meats, veggies, and fruit in bulk.\u00a0 Not only our  food, but also Rocky&#8217;s food in bulk (he eats a fresh foods diet, not kibble).\u00a0  Apparently the freezer door wasn&#8217;t closed properly and it opened up  while we were gone.\u00a0 Everything thawed and leaked all over the freezer  and then the basement floor.\u00a0 Our house smelled like rotting meat and  fish.<\/p>\n<p>Good times.<\/p>\n<p>It took us a long time to get that cleaned up.<\/p>\n<p>We  both showered and finally ate &#8220;lunch&#8221; around 4pm.\u00a0 Rocky had eaten his  dinner right before us.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t long after that I noticed him acting  funny.\u00a0 He was acting like he was going to throw up, which that really  isn&#8217;t odd.\u00a0 Rocky throws up sometimes, no biggie.\u00a0 This was different  though, he was uncomfortable.\u00a0 He would lay down, then sit up, then lay  down, then walk around.\u00a0 Rinse, repeat.\u00a0 I felt his stomach and it was  all tense and pulled up tight against himself.<\/p>\n<p>All of these are  signs of bloat which isn&#8217;t something you can wait around on to see if it  goes away.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peteducation.com\/article.cfm?c=2+1677&amp;aid=402\" target=\"_blank\">Bloat <\/a>needs to be addressed ASAP.\u00a0 Bloat can happen to any dog but is more prone to happen to larger dogs and dogs with big chest areas, like boxers, dobies, and great danes for example.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully we have a  great ER Animal Hospital close by.\u00a0 We tossed on some clothes and headed  over right away.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the evening was spent at the ER  vet.\u00a0 Rocky did not have bloat nor did he have food bloat (food bloat  similar to us feeling bloated after eating too much or too fast).\u00a0 He  was fine even though his stomach was still pulled tight against him.\u00a0  Rocky was discharged and we were headed home.<\/p>\n<p>We got back home at 11pm.<\/p>\n<p>We still needed to eat dinner by that point.<\/p>\n<p>I got Rocky comfortable, made a quick dinner with some frozen leftovers, and then headed to bed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_yogurt.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12297\" title=\"Yogurt and granola \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_yogurt.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So yeah, Saturday was pretty much spent in drama land.\u00a0 Come Sunday I wanted nothing to do with anything.\u00a0 I really just wanted to stay in bed with my boys but alas, being an adult means that sometimes you have to do some stuff when you don&#8217;t want to.<\/p>\n<p>No run Sunday morning because I was just plain wiped out.\u00a0 All I wanted was sleep.\u00a0 I was a bit bummed because my last run was the previous Tuesday!\u00a0 I made myself some light breakfast, yogurt with granola and had a lovely cup of peppermint mocha coffee.\u00a0 Tis the season!<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the morning was spent getting caught up on emails and things like that.\u00a0 Scott and I decided to have breakfast before heading to the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_breakfast.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12294\" title=\"Toast, eggs with veggies, fruit \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We had scrambled eggs with assorted veggies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red and green pepper<\/li>\n<li>Red onion<\/li>\n<li>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With some oatmeal bread toasted and dabbed with Irish butter!\u00a0 OJ and some fruit to complete the Sunday Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was off to the grocery store to fight the crowds.\u00a0 We got there later in the afternoon so that seemed to work in our favor a bit.\u00a0 Whole Foods, while busy, wasn&#8217;t full on crazy.\u00a0 However we stopped at The Anderson&#8217;s before that and it was full on mad house.<\/p>\n<p>Note to self, no more Anderson&#8217;s on Sundays!<\/p>\n<p>We purchased a few things and then headed back home.\u00a0 It was really hard for me to spend money on food.\u00a0 That might sound weird, but having lost all that food left me uneasy and unwilling to put out money for more.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Sunday we spent taking care of Rocky.\u00a0 I prepped his foods and I prepped our dinner.\u00a0 All I wanted was some major veg action.\u00a0 We had veggies at my mom&#8217;s but we also had a great deal of meat, more than we usually eat.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t eat anything animal!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_potato.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12296\" title=\"Loaded baked potato and roasted carrots \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_potato-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_potato-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_potato.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We had baked potatoes at my mom&#8217;s and I have been thinking of nothing else since then.\u00a0 I bought us some HUGE baking potatoes so we could have some for dinner!\u00a0 Our loaded potatoes had:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Cheddar<\/li>\n<li>Cracked black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Our version of sour cream, 2% Fage Greek Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Chopped chives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_dinner.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12295\" title=\"Loaded baked potato and roasted carrots \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_dinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/OHC-10-24-10_dinner.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>See?\u00a0 The potato takes up most of a large dinner plate!\u00a0 Don&#8217;t worry, I had more than three carrots.\u00a0 It might not look like much but it was exactly what I wanted and hit the spot!\u00a0 We ate and watched Dancing with the Stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Clos_du_Bois_chard.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12293\" title=\"Clos Du Bois Chardonnay \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Clos_du_Bois_chard-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Clos_du_Bois_chard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Clos_du_Bois_chard.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wine for the evening was Clos Du Bois Chardonnay.\u00a0 It was alright, sort of light for a chard.\u00a0 It didn&#8217;t really have any kick or flavor at the end, just a light white with not much else going on.\u00a0 I also had a big bowl of SO Delicious Ice Cream and then crashed in bed!<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;m still trying to get caught up on everything!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How was your weekend?\u00a0 Please tell me it was a lot more relaxing than ours!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This post was part of Off Her Cork&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/05\/homespun-sundays\/\" target=\"_blank\">Homespun Sunday Series. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we were on the ride home this past Saturday, our thoughts turned to: Catching up on life\/business stuff Putting on fresh jammies Sleeping in our own bed Wine Easy and lovely Sunday morning run The best laid plans, right? 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