Pea-n-Me
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Impressive, @PollyannaMom! Welcome to new and returning posters!
Have been reading to keep up, and trying to post, but for one reason or another I couldn’t. Had a horrifically busy weekend at work and was completely exhausted for the past two days!
Had to do a Zoom class yesterday afternoon and I could barely keep my eyes open! All cameras had to be on, so I just got some toothpicks and carried on! Lol
All this talk of pet illnesses make me think of all of my own. So sad. We had a dog with bone cancer, too. I gave him I shots of pain medication until the pain got to be too much. That was the first dog we put to sleep at home. Another I had to put to sleep on the same day I started losing my hair from chemo. Ugh. I sobbed into the next day. Two of my dogs have been on wheels. That was a lot of work. It’s never easy to make the decision about when the time is right, either. There’s never one answer, and it’s very individual. I think that seeing how things go is totally fine, but I understand other extremes, as well (putting to sleep right away, or waiting too long). Our pets trust us to do right by them and whatever we decide is the right thing, as long as it’s done with love, kindness and compassion, I’d say.
My current dog turns 7 in two days. Where does the time go? We’ve been thinking about adding another dog to our home for a long time. (But for those who don’t know, I lost my mother this year after caring for her at home and the time wasn’t right when things got rough with her.) Thought we’d be adopting a dog we’d fallen in love with from Asia a couple of months ago, but that fell through. After that, thought we might be able to get a puppy related to my current dog, but that seems to have fallen through, too, due to a miscommunication. Couldn’t sleep one night last week and decided to peek and see if there were any puppies around me. Very long story short, I found one that seemed great, but it was a scammer. Because it turned out they’d set up a website supposedly in a place where our dogs go to the vet! I’d called the vet’s to ask them about this “breeder”, and they didn’t know them at all - unusual for them. Plus there were other red flags. Once I started asking questions, these people selling the dogs told me to find another breeder; apparently they didn’t want anyone who made waves. So heart broken again. This has been going on for a very long time (since we lost our last Shepherd) and I am so done. I know eventually the right dog will come home to us, but the wait and search has been excruciating! Have tried many adoptions, too, and none have worked out. So I’m taking it as a sign it’s not the right time right now, and will patiently wait.
Which leads me to the QOTD - One of my sayings, and beliefs, is that “Everything happens for a reason”. Another is, “When all else fails, hug the dog” OR “Pets make the best therapists”, lol. Both are on signs in my house. I’ve been wearing a bracelet that someone gave us as a gift to frontline healthcare workers at my hospital during our Covid crisis back in April and May, “This too shall pass”. I love looking down at that, because the saying is small enough that only I know it’s there. It’s like a cute little secret that gets me through those tough shifts. I have a lot of others, as both my father and my mother were big into ”sayings”, as am I. But I’m so tired right now many escape me. As soon as I hit Submit I’m sure I’ll think of a dozen.
I’ve passed a lot onto my kids, too. One of the big ones is, “When you give, you get”, and came out of something inspirational I’d read, as well as many life experiences. I tried to pass on to them that giving of ourselves is a positive in our lives and when we do that, good things return to us, too. So that’s something I repeat a lot with my kids.
Hang in, everyone. I agree it’s such a downer to think too much about the holidays this year, as the more you think, the more complicated it gets. I think we have to try to find the joy in little things. Speaking of which, I was thinking about putting a little Scavenger Hunt together for winter holidays, like we did for the fall. Should I bother, or should we just agree to try to take some pics and post them here to share a little bit of cheer and joy here? I’d be game! I really enjoyed the fall pictures shared here, it helped make the season special despite all the crap we’re dealing with this year. Thoughts?
Have been reading to keep up, and trying to post, but for one reason or another I couldn’t. Had a horrifically busy weekend at work and was completely exhausted for the past two days!
Had to do a Zoom class yesterday afternoon and I could barely keep my eyes open! All cameras had to be on, so I just got some toothpicks and carried on! Lol All this talk of pet illnesses make me think of all of my own. So sad. We had a dog with bone cancer, too. I gave him I shots of pain medication until the pain got to be too much. That was the first dog we put to sleep at home. Another I had to put to sleep on the same day I started losing my hair from chemo. Ugh. I sobbed into the next day. Two of my dogs have been on wheels. That was a lot of work. It’s never easy to make the decision about when the time is right, either. There’s never one answer, and it’s very individual. I think that seeing how things go is totally fine, but I understand other extremes, as well (putting to sleep right away, or waiting too long). Our pets trust us to do right by them and whatever we decide is the right thing, as long as it’s done with love, kindness and compassion, I’d say.
My current dog turns 7 in two days. Where does the time go? We’ve been thinking about adding another dog to our home for a long time. (But for those who don’t know, I lost my mother this year after caring for her at home and the time wasn’t right when things got rough with her.) Thought we’d be adopting a dog we’d fallen in love with from Asia a couple of months ago, but that fell through. After that, thought we might be able to get a puppy related to my current dog, but that seems to have fallen through, too, due to a miscommunication. Couldn’t sleep one night last week and decided to peek and see if there were any puppies around me. Very long story short, I found one that seemed great, but it was a scammer. Because it turned out they’d set up a website supposedly in a place where our dogs go to the vet! I’d called the vet’s to ask them about this “breeder”, and they didn’t know them at all - unusual for them. Plus there were other red flags. Once I started asking questions, these people selling the dogs told me to find another breeder; apparently they didn’t want anyone who made waves. So heart broken again. This has been going on for a very long time (since we lost our last Shepherd) and I am so done. I know eventually the right dog will come home to us, but the wait and search has been excruciating! Have tried many adoptions, too, and none have worked out. So I’m taking it as a sign it’s not the right time right now, and will patiently wait.
Which leads me to the QOTD - One of my sayings, and beliefs, is that “Everything happens for a reason”. Another is, “When all else fails, hug the dog” OR “Pets make the best therapists”, lol. Both are on signs in my house. I’ve been wearing a bracelet that someone gave us as a gift to frontline healthcare workers at my hospital during our Covid crisis back in April and May, “This too shall pass”. I love looking down at that, because the saying is small enough that only I know it’s there. It’s like a cute little secret that gets me through those tough shifts. I have a lot of others, as both my father and my mother were big into ”sayings”, as am I. But I’m so tired right now many escape me. As soon as I hit Submit I’m sure I’ll think of a dozen.
I’ve passed a lot onto my kids, too. One of the big ones is, “When you give, you get”, and came out of something inspirational I’d read, as well as many life experiences. I tried to pass on to them that giving of ourselves is a positive in our lives and when we do that, good things return to us, too. So that’s something I repeat a lot with my kids. Hang in, everyone. I agree it’s such a downer to think too much about the holidays this year, as the more you think, the more complicated it gets. I think we have to try to find the joy in little things. Speaking of which, I was thinking about putting a little Scavenger Hunt together for winter holidays, like we did for the fall. Should I bother, or should we just agree to try to take some pics and post them here to share a little bit of cheer and joy here? I’d be game! I really enjoyed the fall pictures shared here, it helped make the season special despite all the crap we’re dealing with this year. Thoughts?
on your Mom along with having to say goodbye to past dogs, too. Good to see you again on here, too! 
TazDev! God Bless Your Dad! Prayers all-around for you and your family.
