Eleven Years

 How can it be, my heart is still empty, my breath still labors, 11 years. Soon your day will come again, December 18th, Gee's Day. I don't know what I thought would happen after you left this world but it sure wasn't this. I never thought after 11 years I would still have an ache in my heart that would stop an elephant in it's tracks. I didn't think I would look at the couch and still see a hospital bed. I never thought.... that's really it...I never thought any of this would happen. Missing you as much today as I did the first day you left this world. Always and forever ❤

Good bye Old Friend

 It's been a couple of weeks since I lost Finn to a cancerous tumor that no one knew he had.... Words can not express the sadness that fills my heart. The happy dog that has been my companion these past years... I would have given anything to save him but the ruptured tumor was filling his belly with blood...

Says it all...

Sad Realization

 Took Finn to the vet yesterday for his yearly visit...he needed his shots and a once over....the bill $100 more than last year...what did they do you may ask...can't be real sure because I couldn't go in... I have to say we have used this vet for the past 20+ years... they sent me a survey that I tried to fill out truthfully....

"My animals have always received wonderful care, which is why I am heartbroken to come to the realization that Finn will be my last dog the cost of care has skyrocketed to a point that my budget can not keep up...you've told me he needs dental cleaning ,,,your estimate is almost two weeks pay for me...how can I ever justify such an expense.... I have always stated if you can't take care of your animals you shouldn't have them....I have always loved and cared for all my animals...it will be a sad and lonely day when they are no longer part of my life."

Life after 10

I find that as I get older I seek the quiet of my own company. I miss seeing my kids and my grandchildren but the day to day meetings of others I have little use for. I have always been introverted but things have become even more internalized. I enjoy walking the dog in the early morning hearing the loons on the lake, seeing the pair of cardinals fly past. However, I don't have the great desire to engage in the niceties of society...Finn being my constant companion is more than I need.

I have been thinking of Gee very much lately. We are coming up on his tenth anniversary. I still can't get over that he's gone...I have so much I need to tell him....I need his strength, his undying optimism. 

Life sure has a way of giving you everything you never thought you needed or even wanted but once you get it you sure can't imagine ever living without it.... and then you have to. This sure isn't where I ever thought I'd be after all these years... all those dreams of youth. We were going to go to all the places Gee went to on his journey...Germany, Korea, Alaska... instead we spent those last years traveling to doctors, tests and scans...I would have continued forever just to have him with me... 

Always and forever

I Remember You