Patches Journey

Not going to sugar coat anything, this week has been hell.  And it’s still not over.  And while it’s been one of the worst weeks for me it’s brought out the best in the people around me.  If I ever doubted who was a true friend, I know who they are now.  I could not […]

I had to do a little tribute to my girl and share.  All of your kind words and thought and support do help somehow.  I feel loved, I feel understood and I feel like I’ll survive.  Not that I feel like I want to at this point.  I’m still in shock.  It will sink in […]

She had been progressively getting worse and then today I just knew.  She wasn’t in pain but she was tired and panting and couldn’t get up and was just laying looking up at me.  I laid down next to her and she moved so that she could put her head against my leg.  Rooster wouldn’t […]

One day late but better than not at all.  I’m happy Patches is getting to enjoy some of the warm weather again.  She likes the heat.  Rooster is gearing up for another hot summer.  How I manged to get dogs who love the opposite extremes in climate I’ll never know.  I just know that when […]

Or in Patches speak “grrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRR”.  My son and I can’t stop laughing at what just happened. So, back it up a little…..my girl had a big day today.  She spent the majority of it outside barking at the nice men cutting down the tree next door.  While her brother snored.  She had chicken thighs for […]