Here's the link to their programs. The first segment pertained to the Historic Hawes Farm; then the Honey Bandit segment! Slide the little motion/progress bar on the screen to find the starting point. It does not display a time meter.
And, of course, a point of info. which did not become realized-- that Honey Bandit would go to the Sacramento rally. Lots of rain and dangerous road conditions precluded his going with us. http://www.biztalk1400.com/Podcasts/oct16thshow.html
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Once again, I am listening to Honey Bandit munching away. It is cold, but not too bad. I think it is supposed to be in the 40's tonight. In the back ground I can also hear the radio interview we did a couple of weeks ago. Here is the link in case any of ya'll would like to hear it. Http://www.biztalk1400.com/Podcasts/oct16thshow.HTML
It is the second segment. I have started to print out Honey Bandit's "journey back to life" in pictures. I have to say I am actually in shock when I look at these photos. To date, I have never really cried, except for that one day at the vet. I told my hubby that he should know that one of these days I am going to start crying and probably won't stop for days. There is so much raw emotion waiting to bust out that it won't be pretty. When I looked at the pictures I realized something. I never ever really let myself see the reality and horror of his condition, in so much as I couldn't really see how close to death he was. If I had really "seen" his condition and acknowledged how unlikely it was for him to survive, I don't think we could have made it through all of this. Instead, as so many of you know first hand, you just take it one minute at a time. You can't think about tomorrow, or what may or may not happen. It is just a steady stream of doing whatever needs to be done. It is not that I didn't think about him dying or living, but I couldn't let the emotions pour out. If I had been "seeing" the horrors, I would have never stopped crying. So many women (and yes, even some of the men who visited), look at him or his previous pictures and would just cry. I even had some visitors who wanted to help but couldn't bear to see his condition. But I couldn't cry and still help him and pull him back to life at the same time. He needed positive energy, so if ya'll run into me and I start blubbering like an idiot, don't worry, cuz " it's a coming.". I have only printed a few pictures, a couple at Litchfield and in the trailer on the way home, so far. Little by little I am going to document his whole "journey" up to this point. (There are supposed to be some big changes coming up with BLM and what is happening with our wild horses, and Honey Bandit is changing the world of the roundups.) I remember when I saw HB's breast bone protruding out of his chest. I didn't even know what it was. It looked like something that didn't even belong on his body. Looking at the pictures you can see his spine and backbone sticking up out of his back. His ribs show so clearly you can count each individual one. It is amazing how quickly you can forget the horrors when you look at Honey Bandit today. The 100's of bites and wounds don't hardly show up at all. His hearing seems to be "back" most of the time. However, today I came home and for a few minutes again he seemed to hear nothing. But for the most part he can hear nearly everything as far as we can tell. His energy level is not where it should be, but since he is anemic, I guess that is to be expected. I am sure that his "supplement" will correct that issue. He is definitely perking up with a little more "mommy time". He and Patches play together as if they were the same size. It is pretty interesting to watch them. Patches still is the boss. But they both seem to make sure that neither one of them hurts the other one, at least so far. It would be really nice though, if they would realize that it is 11:33 p.m. And I need some sleep..... But apparently someone whispered in their ears that this is the absolute best time to play and make noise and kick and crash against the walls. Funny but Honey Bandit heard that little message just fine. I'm off to bed to try to get a little bit of sleep. 1:06 a.m. Boys were hungry and rowdy. Gave them a little snack and said a prayer that they will go to sleep after. I have to say that looking at HB's pix makes me appreciate all of you and everything you are doing to help Honey Bandit stay a success story. Without ya'll, he wouldn't be here. Sitting here listening to the horses munch their hay, there is a definite chill in the air. It is going to be a cold one tonight. After the rain, it always seems to get cold so fast. Honey Bandit is in his beautiful purple blanket, so he is warm and toasty. Patches is with him, but doesn't need a blanket. He looks like he has pajamas on, and his winter coat is coming in fast. All the horses seem to be gearing up for a very cold winter.
Spent some quality time with Honey Bandit today. We hung out in the yard and practiced lots of little things. He was looking very handsome after his brushing. Then I trimmed up Patches, Bubbles and his mommy, and last but not least, Honey Bandit got his first mani/pedi. (or for those guys that don't know what that is, he got his first manicure and pedicure). All of his "nails" were done. He stood very well considering there was nothing on his head. He only needed some filing and didn't actually need to be trimmed, but it was a very good first lesson. Not sure what happened, but can't seem to walk tonight. Guess my leg is pulling one of it's little numbers. So I am in my brace, all wrapped up and praying that tomorrow we are back to normal. (ha ha - as good as my "normal" is.) Kind of feels like there is a railroad spike jammed in my knee. Just fun times in my knee world. Always make sure you have a good doctor. I got tired of hearing Honey Bandit and Patches chewing on the wood between their bed and ours at 3:00 a.m. That is one of the ways that they like to wake me up. They know that as soon as I hear their teeth I am wide awake, even in those few instances that I am actually sleeping. So we are trying something new. I put some of my "rooster sauce" from my sushi on the boards. It was kind of cute, because they kept checking it out. Didn't seem to really bother them though. They sniffed a little bit and then walked away. We will see if it works tonight. For some reason they get the biggest kick out of "calling me" in the wee hours of the morning. Can't wait to see everyone's pix from the rally in Carson City. I bet we come up with some pretty good ones. "Kuto" took some amazing pix of the local wild horses. Honey Bandit keeps making these little moaning noises when he is eating. I spent hours yesterday listening to him and freaking out in case it was something bad. Apparently from what I could tell, he is just enjoying his food. But I am hoping to get a check up on Tuesday so we will know for sure that all is well. Have a wonderful day. Hugs from Honey Bandit and the rest of the critters |
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