June 2010

I need to just check in here. It has been nearly a full six months since I posted anything. Everything is going great.

I have to post a picture of my dog. She has been a part of my life, and my family's, for fifteen years. It has been a week since we took her to the vet. She was sick all weekend and simply would not get up, all she did was lay on the floor - such a sweet dog. It broke our heart. The vet told us we can run additional tests and do extensive blood work, but she simply was old and in a lot of pain. I had to make the ultimate decision to have her put to sleep. My son Nick and I cried and agreed that it was the best thing. We called Mary, my wife , and she supported the decision. Nick and I stayed by Zoe's side as the doctor helped her to fall asleep. We cried more and then took her home in a simple, white cardboard box and buried her in the back part of our garden. The people at the vet drew a little red heart on the box for us. My three kids that grew up with Zoe were all there. It was one of the sadest things the five of us have gone through.