Thursday, October 07, 2010
Dreams
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Kona - 5 years old
I had to put my second dog to sleep 2 weeks ago.... I don't really know what happened to her . She had stopped eating all of a sudden. I guessed that one day or two days was ok. Like a stomach bug. She vomited up some grass and bile. On the fourth day we took her in to the vet and had blood work done. They had given her some gel under the skin that is like vitamins and electrolytes. The next day she drank some chicken broth, milk on the following days and then again nothing. She had dropped nearly 7 pounds quickly. She was not moving but in good spirits. She still stayed with the kids she still sat with me and she still smiled when called. I made arrangements to have her put down. The vets had no clue even with blood work and x-rays showing nothing. The kids took her for one last walk that day. I ran her with a ball and quickly stopped as I could see her legs were hurting. I picked her up and could feel her bones. We drove to the vet and she sat in my lap as they gave her the injections. I held her close as I cried. Her last feeling in this world were of being loved and held. She had really become such a part of my family that I still look for her through the morning my routine. Good-bye Kona - I'll always love her.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
My father is goiing to kill me....
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
country days
I went downstate for a long weekend to visit my in-laws. It really was great to see them. To watch them interact this the kids is really special. They are reaching an age where things are diminishing for them. They are both 80+ years old and you can start to see the frailty creeping in on them. I'm just glad that my kids have gotten to spend time with them and to know them as people.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
feeling old
I found out this week that a high school friend of mine has gall bladder cancer. Its the second one of my childhood friends that are dying. The longer you live the more you have a chance of losing. Life gives you great things , but eventually it will take them back. -- Im 42 and feeling old. I look in to the mirror and don't see myself any more. Joints, hands, back and neck all hurt if they are not moving. If I blink a week will go buy with out notice. I know that I will see more and more friends pass on as I live. Its not a good thing but just a fact of life.... --- its faux depression settling in on me today. I just need a few days off ... I'll do that this weekend...







