It's Friday again folks, heck of a week here. 

 

What's on your weekend agenda?

 

The evening is cooling down these days, finally! 

I just fed our doggy her last breakfast this morning, I have to take her in to the vets today and send her to the good Lord. 

This is going to be a long morning, waiting for the 2pm appointment, meanwhile I'll just be real close to her today. And give her anything her little heart desires 😊.

 

Jessie this morning. ❤️

 

I wish everyone a safe weekend! Quoting Ralph Jones, "keep your hands no closer than 6" from the blade!"

3 minutes ago, John Morris said:

I just fed our doggy her last breakfast this morning, I have to take her in to the vets today and send her to the good Lord. 

I'm sorry to hear this.  You did the best you could for her.  

5 minutes ago, John Morris said:

The evening is cooling down these days, finally! 

I just fed our doggy her last breakfast this morning, I have to take her in to the vets today and send her to the good Lord. 

This is going to be a long morning, waiting for the 2pm appointment, meanwhile I'll just be real close to her today. And give her anything her little heart desires 😊.

 

Jessie this morning. ❤️

 

I wish everyone a safe weekend! Quoting Ralph Jones, "keep your hands no closer than 6" from the blade!"

Been there, done that. Its a darn tough decision. Many sorries. 

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I've carried two Little Friends into the vet's for Departure.  I learned something with the second one:  she Passed in my arms, I felt her go, I felt the twitch (she never liked needles, but who does?) and then the relaxation.  I gave what comfort I could.  She'd given what comfort she could.  

 

In the end, I'm envious of a peaceful Passing.  Our current Friend is 14, sleeps a lot.

 

Me too.

Thanks guys

All day yesterday I was calling "In Home Euthanasia" vets and the costs for that service was pretty high, I really wanted her to go in her own bed in her favorite corner of the home. But we just can't do it, so our fall back plan is the vets office. In our vets office, only one person can be in the room with Jessie, because of the Covid19 mess. Our vet at least lets one of us in the room, vets all over our county won't let anyone in the rooms period, no exceptions.

I find solace knowing that she'll be in no more discomfort, it's still hard though.

 

We had our doggy "Sofie" die in 2012 in our home. She had been sick, and I took her in a week before Thanksgiving, and our vet diagnosed her with Leukemia, I asked the vet if she'd make it through the holidays for the kids, he said she would, but as life is life, she died two days later in our home the natural way, I was at work, and my wife and three little kids at the time were there to hold her and experience death. The story they told me when I rushed home, was that it was a very difficult death for her, but there was nothing they do but just hold her and talk to her. She basically suffocated from lack of red cells and oxygen, and it took quite awhile for her to go through it, since Sofie, I vowed to never let another one of our pets go through that. Philosophically, the kids got to witness end of life in a profound way, at a young age. But I think once is enough for now, hopefully they'll be spared that experience for years to come.

 

Today myself and our two at home kids will drive Jessie to the vet, they'll say their good byes at the front door, and after it's all done, we are trucking our Jessie up to my dad's place in the mountains and bury her next to Sofie, our last dog I just spoke of. Mama is on the East Coast and she said her goodbyes this morning via smartphone realtime face to face. And our Army girl is content just remembering Jessie as she remembered her last before she took off to Army school.

 

Thanks again guys, life does suck sometimes. You know, 2020 sucks.

Oh, John, our hearts go out to you and your family. Even after sending 6 of our fur babies over the rainbow bridge, it only gets more difficult.

This is a hard thing to go thru John. I have been thru it many times. But I will tell you that as hard as it is and as sad as it is, this will pass and you will find yourself with fond memories that brings smiles. Just last year I sat in a stall with the head of my old friend, a 32 year old Appoloosa gelding in my lap as he passed. It was a terrible day. But now all of my thoughts of him are pleasant ones. My best wishes to you my friend.   

35 minutes ago, John Morris said:

I vowed to never let another one of our pets go through that.

 

You know, 2020 sucks.

On that "go through that", I'm trying to convince my kids to treat me like a dog when my time comes.  We did Hospice with my mom, and she just faded out early one morning.  Her last meal was chocolate, her favorite, so it was a happy time.  I'm sorta hoping for a "beer's end" for me!!!

 

2020 is exactly like every other year:  ups, downs, in-betweens.  Like my time in the Army*, just something to be endured.

 

 

*what in God's name was I thinking?!!!!  Actually, straightened me out, set my course for the next 60 years, no regrets.

John we lost our Little Angel bout a month ago at almost 7. She had collapsed trachea and vet said at the end like breathing thru a coffee stirrer. Made the casket for her and that makes the fourth I have made . Don’t think the other two had that. Now I said the end of dogs but the wife has other plans and Little Snowball will be home in maybe three weeks.

So sorry, John and family. 

It's a heart breaker John, and I can only offer sympathies. We out off getting our current dog for 4 years thinking we weren't sure we wanted to go through the loss process again.

Buried two of our cats in the past couple of weeks.

I still look for them at their breakfast time. 

Tough loss, they become family and it is never easy.  Like others we also have had a couple cats pass this year. Always tough, even the mean ones.  

Got to get more practice on making Slim Line pen barrels......

Been busy for a few days refurbing my Dad's jonboat.

 

Parting with a pet is very tough.  We’re down to one cat and when he’s gone we’re out of the pet business.  As for the weekend, I’m delivering an island if the rain holds off.

Trying to trade off my van..for something a tad smaller...and easier for the Boss to get into....

 

May get a bit of Lumber next month...and see what happens then...

1 hour ago, steven newman said:

Trying to trade off my van..for something a tad smaller...and easier for the Boss to get into....

 

May get a bit of Lumber next month...and see what happens then...

My wife has a friend who said last time they looked for a vehicle, she told the sales person she wanted seats that were "butt high."

 

 

 

I went out and purchased the stuff I need to get serious about making stained glass panels. I am reading all I can and will start practicing tomorrow. It feels kind of exciting surprisingly enough. I am glad as I spent nearly $400. Not a not gets me excited anymore. Add that to the way Joe Burrow is killing it in Bengals training camp and I am kinda beside myself.