09.07.07
Posted in The ins and outs.... at 7:51 pm by smarriott
Is it wrong that I find this so adorable? I also took some where Sigma was carrying the doll’s head around in him mouth, but those did not turn out as well nor were they as cute.
You may be wondering why Sigma has a doll’s head for a toy. Easily explained. I used the rest of this poor doll to create my own for an art group I’ve joined. Mostly, due to time restraints, I found a picture I enjoyed, printed it on an iron-on, sewed the t-shirt fabric together and stuffed it with old stuffing form the dogs toys. The head is hot-glued on. Viola!
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09.03.07
Posted in The ins and outs.... at 7:43 pm by smarriott
I’m sure as avid and sorely disappointed readers, many of you have been wondering in these last few weeks…..”What about Wiley?” What is going on with that troubled, coned, cuddle-bug? Well, I believe we last left off when Wiley received his new cone (see pictures in last post), the largest cone possible. He loathed it and was mopey most of the time (his depression may not entirely have been due to his cone, but may also have been related to his rigid medication regimen). Not long after my last post, John and I left for Nevada, while Wiley and Sigma spent the week in Champaign in the excellent hands. Flash forward one week, however, and Wiley has destroyed his cone! I must admit, however, it was not entirely unexpected. You may notice that a few of the plastic pieces have actually fallen out of the taped edges.
Upon returning home, John and I desperately tried to keep him from hurting himself further (while we spent most of the day away from the house) with various contraptions. These ideas consisted of Wiley both in the cone, or out of it, towels with rubber bands or zip tied to his leg, and various foul smelling concoctions (mostly vinegar). The most successful, of course, was the towels gently rubber banded to his leg (he did not complain or mess with it, so we firmly believe that it did not bother him) and sprinkled with vinegar. Fearing potential physical and psychological damage, however, we began to second guess this idea. It was followed by the more humane zip ties, that Wiley ate within two hours. In the end, mostly in light of protecting Wiley’s digestive system, we hung up the cone, rubber bands, and zip ties for nothing what-so-ever. We decided to let nature run its course and what do you know, he stopped messing with it. Now, he is perfectly content to have four less toes and some new hair growth. Well maybe not new hair growth, but at least its not an open sore.
In other news, I have completed the long overdue green monster. Well if by completed, you count finishing everything but sewing on the buttons.
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Is it wrong that I find this so adorable? I also took some where Sigma was carrying the doll’s head around in him mouth, but those did not turn out as well nor were they as cute. 
