You are doing great! I know the pain is still so raw, but how awesome to be able to reflect back on the day and realize you'd made it! Here's to a new mercies each morning!
Christy
Thank you Christy!
D~ happy to hear you felt the peace in Rufus, hope that peace will stay with you
Judy always has such a beautiful way with words....I agree with all she wrote
take one day at a time and cherish your memories!
what wonderful friends you have to treat you all to dinner and looks like you had a good day in spite of everything.
want to wish you and the girls a most magical, happy and fun trip! take time to stop and "smell the roses" and enjoy being together
and hopefully some pixie dust will find its way to you all too
Thank you Lisa!
Hi! Sorry I haven't been keeping up; school has been keeping me incredibly busy.
I'm so sorry about Rufus Losing pets is so, so hard. We had to put one of our cats to sleep a few years ago. She was 19 years old and she was my mom's baby; she'd had her since before I was born. It was so weird waking up the next day knowing that it was the first time in my entire life that our kitty wasn't there.
I'm glad you have trip preparations to keep you busy right now! We're doing our pre-trip shopping today. My mom is taking a vacation day on Thursday to take care of last minute stuff but I'll be in class so we're trying to get most of the stuff done today! I can't believe we'll be in WDW on Friday!!!
If I don't check in again before you leave, I hope you have an amazing, magical trip
Thank you for your kind words and good trip wishes!
My poor dog is probably wondering what in the heck is going on.... every time I read one of your posts it makes me want to go find her and hug her
I think it's a good thing that Rufus's last days were spent with you all loving on him and spoiling him! What great memories you have!
If I don't get back before you leave, I hope you girls have a GREAT trip. Be sure to take lots of pictures of all the bags in action!! You'll be getting lots of compliments! I even had a cast member chase (well not chase, we weren't running) me down and ask me where I got my Mickey UPB Can't wait to read your trip report when you get back!
Yes, your poor dog... I am sure she relishes in all the attention
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Rofl about your UPB... that is a good story.
Ugh. I thought I posted something yesterday afternoon from our tablet (my PC thought it should stop working and DH spent the afternoon fixing it) but it appears that it didn't work. Or rather, that I didn't make it work. Anyways, what I tried to post was a thank you for posting the pictures of Rufus. You can really tell how much he meant to all of you and each of you to him from those pictures. The one of you carrying him had tears streaming down my face and took me back nearly 10 years to when we made the same trip. It is never an easy decision but rest assured Rufus is now running along a chain link fence free of the pain and tumour. And I am glad that you are coming to terms with the decision. I think that is one of the hardest things to do afterwards. I'm sure that having last minute trip shopping to do yesterday made it easier on you and the girls.
I at the first item on your list for today. I am currently checking DIS to pass the time until I rinse. I got my hair cut on Friday and when my hairdresser heard we were going on vacation soon, one of the first things she said was "You are going to colour it to cover up the grey before you go, right?"
After I'm done, I am going to start packing and then work on my last project before we go - my bag. Time sure has flown by! Good luck on getting your list done!
I know, I was surprised to find that picture on the camera when we got home - I had forgotten that the girls had taken it. In all of our pictures of Ruf - there are very few with him and I - most of them are him with the girls. So, it's kind of sad that it's him and I at the end.
I did get my hair dyed yesterday - it's a bit more red than I like it - but it's fun, so I'll go with it.
D~ I don't know if you will log back on before you leave BUT it is time to say:
I hope you and the girls have the most relaxing ten days of your life! Enjoy yourself, you deserve it!!! There is only ONE thing left to say...
Thank you Judy!!!
I am not sure how my ticker got "off" - but we don't actually leave until tomorrow morning. I hope you don't mind if I leave the decorations up until then though?
Have a wonderful time. . .we'll miss you while you're away!
Thanks Christy.
Thanks! I hope we will!
a little donald to get you in the Disney mood....safe travels, have a wonderful, happy, magical trip!!!!
check in if you can!!!
I totally love that Donald - he's so cute! Thanks for the safe travel wishes.
I know I said it above, I am not sure how it happened, but my ticker is off and I didn't realize it... We actually don't leave until tomorrow morning.
Today will be spend doing a whole gammit of things.
I am trying to whip up a simple laptop case... I got it all quilted yesterday, so I just have to put it together. It's very simple - no appliques - but I don't want to bring Josh's bulky one.
I need to shave my legs really good. TMI - I am sure.
I plan to do my toe nails and finger nails while the girls are at school today.
Both girls are staying after school today to do some of their make-up tests before we leave.
I plan to go to the bank when I go to town to pick them up - because I have yet to do that.
Josh also gave the girls some spending $$ for Disney - so I have to swing into Target and get, yet, more GCs.
I have to do all our last minute packing, and organize everything we will still need in the morning, that can't get packed until then.
I need to haul all our luggage down from upstairs.
I need to post pictures of Alli's Dug wallet - that I was supposed to do yesterday.
I didn't go to
Best Buy yesterday for an extra camera battery - I might try to do that sometime today...
Then I need to do the girls' mani/pedicures tonight.
I have frozen pizzas for dinner - so I don't have to worry about making dinner tonight...
I think that's it.
D~
at the first item on your list for today. I am currently checking DIS to pass the time until I rinse. I got my hair cut on Friday and when my hairdresser heard we were going on vacation soon, one of the first things she said was "You are going to colour it to cover up the grey before you go, right?" 
His bowls are empty and stacked by the sink to be washed. His toys are next to his picture and collar on the China cabinet. The flag blanket is in the pile to be washed. And his bed is in it's own pile - I think Josh is going to throw it... I begged him not to - but he said it just smells - and it's been smelly for a couple of months - he was due for a new one anyways. 
