Happy March Eve!!!!!!!!

It's mom's favorite holiday.  This year marks the 5th year of celebrating it!  You see, this is how it all started, so I'm told.  5 years ago, mom and her friends all did different things for the real New Years and they weren't able to spend it together.  So momma and Aunt Miss Katie decided they would welcome in the first month that landed on a weekend.  It happened to be a leap year also, so it was February 29th that was on a Friday.  There they celebrated the first March Eve in 2008.  I wasn't around then, but I hear it was a pretty rocking time.  Mom threw another party in 2009 and then the last party was in 2010 at my house.  But things didn't go as planned and we haven't had a party since.  BUT, hasn't stopped mom and Aunt Miss Katie from celebrating!  Although, a bad snow storm might ruin their plans tonight... No worries, I'll help mom celebrate!  Oh, and my girls are over visiting for the week... we'll have a great time!

Did you remember the cheeto's, mom?

I still can't do much any playing with my girls, but they understand.  Well, mostly.  Bethany understands for about a minute, then completely forgets.  She has a short term memory problem, I think, hehe.  I do love my girls though.

Have you forgotten about me?

Sorry I didn't follow up from my post on Wednesday.  Mom talked to Dr. Mike and we're going to re-do my medicines and keep me on the steroid for a little longer.

I mean... a little of the steroids was fine... but, really.  What does she want me to become?

 This?!

Because, honestly, I feel more like...

This...

I can't exercise, play ball, jump around like a crazy dog... I have to be super quiet and super unactive.  I can feel my manly structure falling apart.

But, momma says I have to stay calm and let the medicines do their work otherwise, we'll be talking surgery in a few weeks.  So, I'm trying my best because mom says if I need surgery it'll be painful and I'll really have to be calm for a really long time.  There's also a vet dude that volunteers with the rescue, so mom chatted him up this past weekend about me.  He agreed that maybe we didn't keep me on the steroid long enough and that redoing it was a good idea.  He also said about 5% of dogs need surgery for something like this.  I think mom felt better hearing the same thing from another doctor... ya know, she's all sorts of worried about me.  I told her there's nothing to be worried about!  I'm THE Corbin.  Which means, I'll get through anything.  Right?  Right.

I don't have a title...

So, a lot of you have been asking how I'm doing.  Truth is, not as well as we had hoped. I finished up my steroid this past Sunday and the plan was to start weaning the pain meds starting today... but, you see, I was climbing up on the couch last night and it was very painful... and this happened 3 times last night.  The third time, mom and dad tried to stop me, but I wanted to be on the couch, pain or not!

So, mom has a call in for Dr. Mike.  We'll have to adjust our plan and mom said it might be time to visit the neurologist.  I hate updating without really knowing what's going on, but I know a lot of you have been asking and I don't want to leave you in the dark. 

I got some great cards in the mail too from my dear friends Remington and Frankie & Ernie!  It was so uplifting.  Thank you so much for thinking of me!  I meant to take a picture, but I forgot.

And, speaking of uplifting... did you hear I WON Readers Choice for the Cracker Dog over at the Mango Minster?!?!?!?!  Yea, dude... and that's not all.  I also WON the title of most crazy Cracker Dog!  Ok, well I Co-Won with Taffy.  But that's totally cool with me!  Thanks to everyone who voted.  I'm very honored, but sad at the same time because lately I haven't been living up to my Cracker ways... soon, I hope!

Anyway, it's time for my afternoon cream cheese.  Hopefully I'll have something to update everyone on tomorrow.

Former Foster Sister Friday!

So, last Friday I told you that my Lexie Lou was going to meet a family, right?  Well, I've been so busy this week, I forgot to tell you!  Miss. Lexie went to her new furever home last Friday and she's so very happy there!  Lexie was a hard one for mom and dad to let go of because she was sooooo wonderful, but after everything that I've been going through, mom realized it's really not an option to have two doggies at this point - which is fine with me!  I like my rotating ladies.

This is Lexie with her new furever sister Sophie!  They love to play together.

And this is Lexie with her new momma and her 2 new fursisters.

Good luck Lex!  We miss you already, but we know you're in great hands with your new home! 

And PS. Don't forget to vote for Cracker Corbin over at the MangoMister!!!

Vote for Corbin!

Go over to the Mango Minster and Vote for your favorite Cracker Dog!!! CORBIN!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Pillars of Strength - A Special Day for K

Well, Valentine's Day has arrived and I'd like to dedicate my day to K.  You see, although I haven't been feeling well lately, K has been fighting the nasty cancer battle.  K is a strong, beautiful, spunky and extremely photogenic gal.  Mom and I love following KB's blog with her stories about K, hiking, the beautiful scenery and the awesome wildlife in their area.  We admire KB and K's strength to fight this battle and we're grateful for every blog they post. 
KB is an inspiration for dog owners everywhere.

So, this day is for you K.  I love you.  I'm praying for you.  I know you'll fight this battle and I pray you'll win.  The golden glow of your face will forever grace the blogville world. 

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

PS.  I'm starting to sober up, mom says I'm in a 15 day program.