Oh these doggies! I just love that my kids get to experience having dogs in their lives. Dogs were always a thing in my life, and some matter what was going on in my life-I always felt like I had someone to be there for me and listen! Kevin just turned 4! It seems like time is flying by with him and I still want to get him qualified to be a therapy dog! I hope that we can make it happen!
Sam is reaching the end. He is having accidents and has promoted to wearing diapers at night. Even then he is still managing accidents. He follows us around and we often wonder what is he trying to say. We have had 2 appointment for at home euthanasia, but have decided to cancel because he has seemed to catch a 5th? 6th wind? It has been quite the journey with old Sam, and he makes it hard because he is still eating and drinking, rummaging through the house to pick up scraps, etc. All five of us have had several conversations about what we want to do and when we want to do it. I feel proud of us all that we are not afraid to look at his death and discuss what it all means. It's been interesting to see what are expectations I had that I didn't even know I had. For instance, Russell assumed we would bury him. I assumed we would cremate him-because that is what I did with all my animals from childhood. It was interesting to see what the kids thought we should do. I look at these experiences as such a honor to help my kids learn about all the parts of life. We get to be translators, guides, partners, and facilitators of this crazy life....
So in the meantime, Russell created a chore for all of us (himself included) where we are to give Sam 2 minutes of extra every day.
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Momma
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