There is an Egret on My Balcony and Rockstar is Begging for Food...

There are a million cattle egrets here in St Kitts, but I never thought they would be interested in my balcony... Imagine me sitting in my living room studying and when I see a flash of movement out of the corner of my eye I look and there is a big old egret foraging on my balcony...

I am sneaking over to take the picture and telling Rockstar to come look and he jumps up and runs to the closet - scarying the egret away and cementing in everyones mind that he is a really food motivated dog!

Rockstar and Joey on the Balcony at Dusk

Sometimes my Pug is such a dork. Look at him in this picture. He is all upset that I asked him to get on the chair... Joey is in the background in her cage chirping like a maniac...
But dusk is beautiful here in St Kitts... As always!

Rockstar gets a New toy!

Oh how I love my Pug!! When I was in Florida for the NAVC there were tons of free stuff being given away so I grabbed a couple of things for my pug, including this cute stuffed dog that is now a ball of stuffy material on my living room floor. But what is the cutest about these pictures is his reaction to the stuffy and how it changes in the 2 minutes that I am taking pictures.At first there is excitement and interest. When he was a puppy this time period lasted a very long time.Now, since he is an old man (going to be 6 this year) this stage lasts for about 30 sec to 2 minutes max.
Then it is on to this face. This is definetely his "Im way too cool for a stuffy, Mom" face.

And lastly, the eyes droop and suddenly you have a sleeping pug that is neither interested in the stuffy or in you for that matter... Good thing that I have to study!

The Big Vday without Armando in St Kitts

Well Valentines day just isnt Valentines day without the one that you love... That must be the hardest thing about vet school is just being so far away from Mondo. Here is it February 14th and we are on opposite sides of the ocean!!

But, Mondo always has a way of making me feel like we arent that far apart! And soon he will be here for his semester visit and we will be able to have a late Vday!

This picture was from the last Valentines Day that we spent together in New York. Ida got engaged on this day and we all went to dinner in Rockville Center (ahh.... the good old days)

Hope that everyone is having a great Valentines!

You Know that You are in St Kitts when...

A large portion is sitting in the school computer room (LRC) when the silence is interjected by a SCREAM and a scuffle. I look back to see my friend Lindsey pulling off her sweater with a look of complete horror, and my other friend Rachel running as far away from her computer as possible screaming "CENTIPEDE". Of course, all we need is a tiny reason to be distracted because we are all stressed, so we take a moment to watch this as it all occurs (with my feet indian style on the chair so that I dont get bit.) Within moments we all knew what happened. Lindsey had been bit by a centipede that had crawlen out of Rachels bag. She had to run to the nurses office for benadryl as this is not the first time she has gotten bitten and knows what type of reaction she is in for. Two of the computer room aids came over to rifle through Rachel's bag to find the creature... and then they killed it much to the joy of all the students...

Centipedes are one of the many joys of life on St Kitts... They dont live near me, but most of my friends see them on an everyday basis. They arent small little wormy creatures... They are carnivores and the big ones can eat rats!!

Luckily, that was as much excitement as we had that day, for we quickly mulled back to classes and watched Lindsey fight to stay awake after all that Benadryl!