Comfy Chair!

I splurged on myself! I now am the proud owner of a ginormous comfy chair. It is my chair and my chair only! It will go in my bedroom for me to enjoy when I want some quiet time. Now with the computer in the living room where we can monitor the kiddies while they surf the web, I had a huge empty corner that will be filled with....that's right folks....my comfy chair! It ridiculous how something so stupid can make you feel like a little kid on Christmas morning.
Still searching for more info on our future dog. I am leaning towards a Westie. They are really cute and I sound like one would be a good addition to our family someday.
Jere didn't have work today! Slow on jobs right now. But it ended up working out for the best....Jere had be take a look at what he thought was a zit on his back, but a zit it was not! It looked more to me like shingles. Sure enough....I was right on the money! Jere has shingles! HMMMMM???? Could there be some underlying stress? Maybe??
Still waiting to hear from my friend on whether her father-in-law is doing okay. My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole family!
Really not much more to share at this time....maybe I will post a picture of my new................ Comfy Chair

The healing begins

Well, its been a couple weeks now since we said goodbye to our little buddy. I think we are finally making progress in the healing department. I've been actually researching dog breeds on line and in books. I'm not ready for a puppy right now....but eventually. And looking at puppies and such seems to give us a little hope for the future. It's hard to how much a dog can be missed and was such an important part of your family.
Been making connections on facebook with old friends and family that I have not been in touch with in awhile. It's scary how the internet is easier to keep in touch sometimes then just picking up the phone. What does that say about us????
Well, I just thought I'd put some thoughts down and do a little reflecting before heading out or the day. Hope today progresses to a better day than this morning!! Crabby kids!!!!!

It's hard to say "Goodbye"

We had to make the hardest decision...we had to put our family dog down. Eddie was my little buddy, and I'll miss him dearly. I know that we did the right thing, but that doesn't ease the pain in my heart. I find myself crying off and on throughout the day, sometimes uncontrolalby. I keep telling myself that at least we were able to give him 2 1/2 years of love and hope.
We got Eddie from a family, and was very evident that they neglected and abused him. And some of his habits he learned were hard to overcome. We struggled with biting issues with him, and we were very careful with him around visitors and children. But, we couldn't take anymore chances. This past weekend our daughter startled him while he was asleep, and he bit her pretty bad. I love my dog, but I love my children more. This bit was on the arm, what if it had been her face? Needless to say we knew what we had to do.
It broke my heart to put my children through the ordeal of losing a pet. I've never really experienced that type of pain myself until now.
I keep asking myself..."What if??" Could we had done things better, differently, or was there something that we were overlooking? I know that I shouldn't do that, but.....
I hope that the pain gets easier to bear. That I can remember him without crying. Well, I guess I've put down enough thoughts for now. I guess all I can do is pray for healing and understanding.