Sometimes they hurt more than others.
So today, we took that blue collar off of our baby girl for the last time. Jana (pronounced 'Yana') was diagnosed back in December of 2021 with cancer that was pretty advanced. We made the tough decision to keep her comfortable and happy for as long as we could. This past week, she has declined pretty significantly, and was starting to have labored breathing. We hurried her to the vet, and had yet another tough decision to make.
We will be sad for some time. We will look at pictures and remember the happy times, about how much of a goofball she was, how she loved the water sprinkler, and howled at Larry singing. We will hug our other two puppies a little tighter, and wonder how much time we have left with them. We will consider our own mortality, and look at things slightly different, if only for a little while.
It was a rough day, and a stark reminder how our time here is so very short. We all think often of things we want to do, and then think we will get to them tomorrow. But maybe, as the familiar song says, what if tomorrow never comes? We have talked for years about starting a blog and every time we talk about it, we say 'some day'. We have had this website created but not published, because we weren't quite sure where to start.
Well today is the day! What better way to start our family blog than with a tribute to a puppy that enriched our lives for over a decade. What better way to bring you into our lives than during one of the most vulnerable times. You get to see some of the real emotion and love we have for our animals, and experience one of our saddest moments right along side us.
We are excited to take you on a journey with us! The good, the bad, and the ugly. We will keep it real and hope you will learn to love us as we love each other. I can promise it won't be perfect, but it will be entertaining!
Check out our gallery for some pictures of our fur babies!
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