Thanks everyone. My wife appreciates all the cares and comments. Maybe I'll be able to convince her to come hang here with us rather than on Facebook with her mom.
I hear you. Went through my own anniversaries of those lost last month and it knocked me out for two weeks straight before I could get my head around writing again.
Don't let guilt be one of the emotions. We feel what we feel. We remember, usually not when we'd like to, and often times, at the worst possible time.
I filled my time with memories- as many good ones as I could pack into my quiet time. I focused on watching the birds at the feeder outside my office window. Did the bare minimum at work. Tried to enjoy time with friends.
Eventually, it passed.
I've found that sometimes talking to them helps, even though they can't hear. Do the things that give you joy and peace, and most of all, forgive yourself for whatever wasn't done, wasn't said, or conversely, was. Let lavender winds ease your pain and remember, we're all here if you need us.
Gracie made it through her spay and was actually wagging her tail at me when I went to pick her up. Then we got into the car and she started whining and shaking. So, the spay wasn't an instantaneous cure for her anxiety. I just hope she doesn't slip into depression as her hormones get out of her system. She is such a sweet baby. She was so worked up in the car ride home through a terrible thunderstorm, the minute she got into the house she crashed out on the couch and that is where she is sleeping now. I have to put the cone of shame on her so she doesn't lick her sutures in the night but I don't have the heart to wake her. She had a very full day.
I should be getting to bed soon. But I am trying to get the house cooled off first. It was over 90 degrees today. It's supposed to drop to 30ish tonight. We had a severe weather alert day. It started hailing just when Gracie and I got home. She just loved that. I was carrying her and I shielded her with my body. It was only pea-sized hail but still, she had a rough day.
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