Ice Water Challenge!

So, if this is what it takes I will pour ice cold water on my head for every $20 dollars I get! 

For example, if you give $20 I will pour 1 bucket on my head!

Or, if you give $100 I will pour 5 buckets on my head!

I have a BIG grey bucket that I will use.

Fitting right!? Hydrocephalus means "water on the brain". I'll pour water on my "brain"!!

Who is with me!?!? 

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Bonnie and Dolly!

This video almost perfectly sums up how Bonnie and Dolly act to each other.

It's called Double Trouble by Simon's Cat.

That look from Dolly!!

The Cat

We also have a 5 year old cat named Kitty. I don't know if I have introduced her yet. I promise that's all the animals we have... for now. 

We don't see Kitty often - she only comes home to eat and sleep. Her job is obviously very busy because sometimes she may not come home for weeks on end. She does like to bring home her nightly kill, though.  (Which ranges from lizards, snakes, birds, frogs, squirrels and rabbits.) Kitty only likes attention from approximately 3am to 4 am and 10 pm to 11 pm, but you may not seek her out for attention.  She will come to you - if she has chosen you - in those times when she wants, and only when she wants you to pay attention to her.  Those are her rules.

When she is home she spends most her days hiding out in the dark guest bedroom and will glare at you and say a few choice words if you dare to enter "her room" and disturb her. She has gotten along a bit better with Dolly since we have gotten the pups. They have found something in common - a common hatred of the little furry things. I'm sure Kitty looks at Bonnie and thinks, "I've killed animals larger than you." Her and Clyde DO NOT get along - mainly because Clyde tries to chase her whenever he can. Kitty finds Bonnie very interesting to watch, but doesn't like Bonnie. Bonnie probably has way too much energy for the cat, and Kitty is unsure if she's allowed to attack Bonnie since she lives in the house.

The cat does not act like a cat. She won't play with any cat toy or boxes or laser lights or feathers…nothing. She does sit in strange places though and lastly she'll never be featured in a Cute Cats video on YouTube. (She's cute, but she doesn't do anything cute.)     

Her face.

She did keep me company while I recovered from my latest revision. <3

I don't get how this can be comfortable?

Or this?

If You have a Revision…

So, after my latest revision in 2012, I thought of some things I wish I had done to make healing more comfortable. OK, I admit, going to 2 concerts and a road trip within 10 days of the surgery probably didn't help. :)

The number one most important thing I think you should invest in is this:

It's a kid lap tray thingy that costs about $8 at Hobby Lobby, but one thing I hated was repositioning myself so I could eat from a TV tray. This thing just sits on top of you and its got places to put things and a writing/drawing/ eating area!

I didn't think of this until a long time later - even though we had one of these pillows in the house. Getting comfortable is hard enough with a shunt - getting comfortable after shunt surgery is far worse. Turning one of these pillows vertically (depending on where your shunt is) and laying in that might have helped me.

I also would say to get some crafty like things to do -  if you like crafts - or just something to keep you busy when you can't move around.

I learned how to make these bracelets:

I also learned how to make a paper crane - well I learned how and I think I've forgotten it by now...hopefully it won't take another shunt surgery to help me remember!

As most of you who have had lots of surgeries know, getting out of the hospital as soon as possible is the number 1 priority. After my last revision, I was home within 36 hours. I did whatever it took to get out of that place and be back home where it was more comfortable.

But even more importantly, it's good to make sure your annoying younger brother goes out of town when you get home so you can have quiet recuperation! :)

A dog that does this for 2 weeks straight while you recovery is also nice <3 

I dressed her up for St. Patrick's day!

Sweet Dolly!

Max!

Remember that little pup I babysat? Well I just wanted to share that he got adopted!! Yay! Enjoy your forever home and family Max!! 

Little Maxie! 

Bonnie and Clyde are Simple Dog and Helper Dog.

This is a pretty good (probably almost exact) example of what goes on inside the minds of Bonnie (Simple Dog, the one on the right) and Clyde (Helper Dog, the one on the left).

(These photos are from... yep you guessed it! Hyperbole and a Half, my most favorite blog to read-ever! The pictures are from a post about moving.

Here is the link)

How similar Bonnie and I Are

Since I have had Bonnie each day I find something else that makes us very similar. Guys, seriously it's almost freaky how similar we are.

Not only do we both have Hydrocephalus, but we also have the same eye conditions Strabismus and Amblyopia. 

We both are super tiny. She was 3 pounds when we got her in March 2013 and she is only 6.5 pounds now - at 1 1/2 years old. Clyde on the other hand is now 16 pounds. I am also very tiny, an XL in the girls section is still too big for me. 

We both have weak ankles and stand in a really weird way that I can't explain. I would need a picture to show it, but I have never thought of taking one.

We both are easily entertained, give Bonnie a orange cat food cup and she is good to go. Me give me some paper and something to color with and I'm good to go.

We both are TERRIBLE about drinking enough water. My mom is constantly reminding me, and I am constantly "reminding" Bonnie. But, in a way "reminding" Bonnie has helped me remind myself. 

My grandma says we have a mix of shyness and boldness or independence. I used to be very, very shy - I have gotten better, but I do still get shy.  Bonnie is shy until she sees/ meets you, up close, because she can't see well. I think we are independent too. 

Bonnie can't see well, but she loves to watch the dust floating by, and my mom says I used to do that when I was little. 

Bonnie and Clyde are from the same litter and I had a twin sister.

My sister had a heart defect and Clyde does too.

Also, we both have brothers, who act like brothers... beating up on us and stuff. Being brothers.

We both like to swim for the most part.

We both LOVE to be outside.

We are both very happy and excited.

We both are ok with thunderstorms.

Since we got Bonnie her hair has changed from black to dark brown like mine.

We are also very unique too and "special" in a way and sometimes awkward as well. 

We kinda are both socially awkward in a way.

That's all I can think of now, but I feel like I am forgetting some. Another way Bonnie and I are similar - we forget things!