I enjoy texting you Ashley and Elizabeth. It is the highlight of my day when I get a text from you two. It is a good way to keep in contact.
Soon I am sure that Lillian will be old enough for a phone she can text with also!
Today is a catch up day for me. I have lots of things to catch up on. I still have our dear friend Gwin's 2013/2014 scrapbooks to do. Grandpa and I took care of Gwin here at our home while she was on hospice. It has been a year ago this month that she came to live with us. We are headed to her favorite place on the California coast, Goat Rock Beach in May to scatter her ashes there. We will meet some of her oldest friends and get to tell stories about what a beautiful soul she was.
I also need to finish my 2014 journal. I have journals that go back to my childhood days. Used to they were all hand written, but now it is easier for me to go through my Facebook pages and use them as my journaling, because my life is reflected in those pages. It is interesting for me to look back to see how much my life and my beliefs have evolved over the course of my 60 years. Wow, that sounds old to you guys!
I also need to begin Jake's scrapbooks. Since he died on February 26 it is kind of hard to begin those yet. I miss him so much. He had been with us since he wandered up into our yard in 2006. He was an awesome dog.
Here are some photos from this year:
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| Grandpa was changing Esme's bedding and she went inside with him! |
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| My birthday shirt! I am proud to be 60! |
For my birthday Grandpa and Aunt Sarah surprised me with a week-end of fun down in Phoenix. We stayed at the hotel right across the street from where the Superbowl was played this year. We went out to dinner with Aunt Sarah and her best friend Henry and we had a whole lot of fun!
This is Aunt Sarah and Henry on his birthday which is Valentine's day! How would you like to have your birthday on the 'love day?' No, they are not a couple, Henry and Aunt Sarah worked at the same prison as correctional officers and just became very close friends.
Reiki is just a name for allowing the healing power of God to flow through me into whoever I am working on.
All the dogs were in the room while Jake was on the Reiki table. Even Bella, who is very shy about such things. Yet she needed to be in with her alpha male. Grandpa was very sad thinking about making the decision to have Jake euthanized (some call it putting them to sleep).
The Reiki work on Jake really did some good and he had a couple of more weeks where he was able to walk on his own. He had two vertebra that fused together which compressed the set of nerves that went into his back legs, causing him to drag his feet a lot.
This was one of the best days he had. He was outside enjoying the sunshine while Grandpa worked on the car.
On February 26th we took Jake into our vet and we were with him when he took his last breath here on earth. We both were able to lay on each side of him while he was dying. We then brought him back home so that the other dogs and Inky could say their good-byes. Gracie was the one who stayed right beside him the whole time. Esme laid herself by him and Bella wouldn't come close to him until we left the room. Then she came up to him and smelled him and said her private good-byes.Just like you guys needed to say you good-byes to Grandma Virginia we all needed to say good-bye to Jake.
We set up a special place to honor our sweet Jake. The vet techs made us a paw print for us to keep.
Now Jake is running the fields, over the rainbow bridge where all animals go. He is running with Ebony and Martina and Foxy!
Gramama loves each one of you!!!
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