Hi. Kramer was at the doggy hotel this weekend since we were in and out so much. The owner called this morning, and Kramer had died during the night. Gary said that he was eating well and playing some yesterday, but then last night he just wanted to lay around. He hadn't been himself lately I do know that, and he just turned 14, but this is so hard. I'm meeting Tim part way this afternoon just to spend some time with him and we can give each other a hug.
Bob just left to go pick him up and take him to the vets to be cremated. No place to bury him here. I called one of the teachers and told her that I wouldn't be making it for the lunch date today. I know it's just a dog, but I am a mess.

Tammy- sorry about Kramer.. It is hard when they go.. They are part of our family.. We have had Christie only a year+ but we have gotten attached.. Louie thinks of her like a second daughter..14 is a good life for a dog.. It was time..We had a peke for 14 years. It upset louie when we had to put her down.. It took years for him to accept another dog.. Ofcourse we had our son's dog around a lot.. He lasted about that long. My son won't concider another dog yet..He has his ashes on his fireplace.
Cool her. 40's are cold to me..
I need to pay more attention to my diet.. I barely got my jeans on this am.. I will not get a larger size..
Mima- Why don't you get some netting and make your own bags..just cut a small square and tie with a ribbon,cheaper in the long run.
Hello everybody.Joanne

My goodness Tammy, what a horrible shock for you. I am so sorry. He has lived a good life with a wonderful family. It sure is hard to lose a friend though.

Mima - So everyday is a holiday, is it I guess it is. Have fun at the Chili Pary.

Joanne - I guess it is a sign for you to lose 5 pounds. Those dang jeans anyway.

I just got an appointment with the Chiro for this morning, so I have to run and get ready. Hope you all have a good day, and Tammy sending you EXTRA ((((((hugs tammy))))))

Bob talked to one of the vets, and she told him that with Kramer's health problems that he has had over the years (seizures, pneumonia), we are lucky that we had him this long. She said he was very unique for a dachsund because he didn't have a mean bone in his body.

Thanks for your comments about him! As of right now, I won't be getting any more pets. Too hard when you lose them.

Joanne, I've been journaling my food and going to the Y pretty regular now, and I hope to see a loss on the scales this week. Have you been out walking at all? I know you used to enjoy that.

Anne, how was the chiro appointment? I thought about trying to get in this week before we leave, but I'm not sure I'll get it done.

Met Tim halfway today just to exchange hugs and tears. We sat at Arby's for over 2 hours. Glad they didn't kick us out. It did both of us good.

Oh-Tammy-that is so sad . Cassidy went from running around to not getting up in one day. It was time. And you didn't have to make the decision to put him down.
Your life is different than when you were working so it might be the best idea to not have a pet. But we still look at other dogs with love. I can always visit Bobby's dog and take him for a walk. But then I don't have to take care of him. Again-that is so sad,
When are you leaving?
Our party was fun-they had this ice cream cake for dessert so I had to have some. And we had a trivia game about the 40's all the way to the 70's. Three of us won but then I won the coin toss!!! 2 beautiful picture albums for a prize-in time for the wedding. But one is black! And then we had a skit about someone flying an airplane in a snowstorm-the couple that did most of it are singers and actors in the senior music program. They go on a tour in March.
Brad will go to Mike's and put in another duct so Al won't freeze to death.
Haven't heard from Jessica-last time things were not good. her bf is too slick.

It's Evan day-haven't heard from my gf about her visit. But half my house is clean.
Bye for now. Mima

Mima, a few years ago we thought we were going to have to make the decision to put him down when he was so ill. We've had 4 good years with him since then. Tim thinks we should get another dog, but I told him that maybe when he is out on his own he could get one and we could have a grand-dog.

We leave for Georgia a week from today! It is sleeting, snowing, blowing outside today. I think we should leave today! lol

ice cream cake! yummy!!

I got up and went to the Y this morning. I've been pretty faithful the past couple of weeks. I'm also journaling all of my foods. Weight loss sure isn't fast, is it? I'm still working on the 8 pound gain from medicine change and the holidays. One of these days that butterfly on my tracker will be clear at the right side!!!

Tammy-you are doing great. I think it's a good idea for Tim to get the dog. It's hard to have a dog and to travel.
Enter the mother-in-law. Suzanne was in tears because Jim's mother wanted to invite all his female relatives to the shower, also willing to pay for them. We hadn't talked to her yet-should have-so I called her and got Suzanne out of the loop. She is nice. He does have a lot of relatives and you can't invite one without the other-that's for sure. We have so few people in our family. Found out the flower girl is exactly Evan's age. that will be so cute.
Went to the SS office and got our Medicare-Evan was so good. Got the letter into the mail immediately.I hate when things are undone.
Art and church supper and service-good day!!!
Bye for now Mima

I definitely agree about it being hard having a pet and traveling. Since we are both retired now, we have taken Kramer to the Pooch Parlor quite a bit. I'm glad we had them though because they actually took an interest in him unlike other places that just put the dogs in a cage and don't do anything with them. I've still been pretty emotional about him being gone. I keep asking myself if I should have noticed something and should have taken him to the vet. Putting the blame on me I guess, and I know it was just his time.

We received a beautiful card about the Rainbow Bridge (pets in heaven) from the owners of the Pooch Parlor. They had also written a personal note inside. I cried.

I'm surprised that Jim's family just didn't have a shower for her. Maybe that's not proper, I don't know. That will be cute with Evan and the flower girl.

Went with hubby to the liver specialist today. He's pleased with how he is doing. He ordered blood tests to get done. I wondered why he didn't have him do that before the appointment, then we could have gone over the results. Now we'll have to call to find out. The doctor said he may change some of his meds.

Went to water aerobics tonight. I've gone as a "guest" because I didn't sign up this session since we'll be leaving. It was fun, and I know I'll miss it while we are gone. I did find out that the condo place we are staying has a room with treadmills, bikes, etc. That will be good since I've been getting into the habit at the Y lately.

Hope you are all doing well!!

For sure, Tammy, it will take a while. He was so much a part of your life. You sure didn't want to see him suffer. And 14 is a good age for a dog to live to. It will be better when you are away. Those people sure were wonderful to him. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Going to Gaithers concert tonight. Awesome service at church. About the Holy Spirit.
My gf and her husband are coming to lunch tomorrow. then they go to NMexico.
Boy, I slept good last night, Hi everyone Mima

Mima, how was the concert????? Enjoy your time with your friends before they leave. I slept good last night too!

Would love to hear from the rest of you!!

Yes-time to post.
The concert was awesome-Meme-are you going in Feb, when they are in Nashville? 4 and a half hours. And the ending is so beautiful. I want that new cd where Signature Sound and the Gaither Vocal Band perform together. Last time we went, Bill wasn't there but he looks good.
Can I pull this off? 6 hours sleep, Evan, getting ready for company, baking cookies. Tonight is Jill's mother's bd.
Bye for now-Mima tammy-getting excited? When we were leaving 2 years ago, is when Cassidy died. It would have been hard for us to care for a sick dog on the road so we considered it a blessing, in disguise as some would say,

Good morning.

Mima - sounds like you are sure keeping busy. Are you looking after Evan all the time? I know how tiring that can be. Chasing around a little one is a LOT of work, but you are sleeping better! Glad you enjoyed the concert. I don't understand why Suzanne wouldn't want her future relatives at the shower? It's completely normal to do that.

Tammy - not long before you leave. Next week? We decided after our cat died that we would not have any more pets, as we wanted to come and go as we pleased and not worry about housing a pet. I miss my cat, but it was the right decision for us. Glad you are doing so well on your diet and exercise program.

Joanne - I hope your tummy problems have settled down. I suppose it is nice and hot again in Florida. It is kind of cool here this morning - just below 0.

I am off to work this morning. Going to Edmonton this weekend. Have a massage booked for tomorrow morning and really, really, looking forward to it. Also, it the weekend for either GETTING my stressless chair, or for ordering it. If they only have black leather, then I will order another color. I sure don't want black. If they can get it from Ekornes warehouse in New Jersey it will take 4 weeks to get, otherwise, they have to order it from Norway, and it will take 4 MONTHS, so I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed that they have a color I like.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Hope you get that chair, Anne, That was the problem when I went looking for my recliner-having it in stock.
I take care of Evan 2 days a week-til 1:30. He was a bit active when the company was here. His "sheep" came flying over my head when we were having lunch. But we had such a nice time.
It's not that Suzanne doesn't want his family-actually Jim;s mother and everyone else is pitching in -not much was said before. It's all going to work out. She is sending out the invites this weekend.
We went to dinner with Mike at a Mexican restaurant-I had corn tacos with chicken. It was The other grandma's bd. Then I slept almost 9 hors. Yeah.
We invited the neighbors for dinner tonight but they thought it was last night and were waiting to come over. They are both deaf. Ha!
Tammy must be packing. It's cooler here but very nice. Mima

Mima, I agree about it being a blessing in disguise. We weren't going to be taking Kramer with us, but I know how I would have missed him and worried about him while we were gone.


Anne, we have pretty much made the decision about no more pets. A couple of my good friends were trying the other night to talk me into getting another dog as soon as we get home from our trip. They and their husbands all still work. We are retired, and we want to have the freedom to take off whenever we want. I don't think they understand that.

Tim came home this afternoon to spend some time with us. He laughed when he saw his bedroom. Luggage and boxes all over the place. He said it was a good thing he didn't want to take a nap! I have quite a bit packed. I still want to do some laundry to take some of the things that are in the laundry basket. I have a set of workout clothes packed, and the other set is ready for Monday morning. I'll wash those before we leave. Have to keep it up!
I haven't done anything today. Tomorrow after church I am going to a mall, so I'll get some walking in, but it won't be enough.

I certainly hope they have a chair in the right color for you Anne!!! I believe that as soon as we get home, I am going to go for a massage. I've had too many people talking about how great they feel. I had wanted to use that as a reward as soon as I get to a certain weight, but I might just do it before I get there.

Mima, I really like Mexican food. I always (or almost always) get a shrimp quesadilla at our favorite Mexican restaurant. I sometimes try other things, but I always go back to my usual.

We have been trying to use the foods in the freezer and the refrigerator. I had frozen cookie dough that I bought from my nephew, so Tim and I made cookies while he was here. He took half of them back with him, and we'll eat a few and then take the rest with us on the trip. Bob went to Wal Mart and bought some Pepsi, diet Pepsi, and bottled water to take along. We have some diet Sprite to take along too. I know there is a Wal Mart near where we will be staying, but I thought it would be nice to have a few things so we don't have to go to the store the first day there. I have some canned goods packed also.

I can see how much you are looking forward to your trip, Tammy. It will be so nice to get away form winter in Ohio even tho it might get cool where you are going.
We made spaghetti and had the neighbors over-then we were good and went for a long walk-I slept almost 9 hours last night.
I took a chance and went to a hairdresser at Walmart to get a body perm. It turned out really well! I got a bad haircut at the other place so didn't think I had much to lose!!!
Brad's sister is getting ready to go home from rehab. PTL after 9 months. When her trach fell out she wouldn't have it put back in. And she has been ok. Of course, it will still be a concern of the family but she wanted to go home so badly.
Going to Joann's and get my cross stitch stand. First church and Sunday school.40% off couponfor Joann's Bye for now-Mima