Being nicer, I suppose, than the average kid who has left home, I call my parents pretty much every morning. It makes my mom happy, and while sometimes I don't feel like having the obligation, it's usually more of a pleasantry than a hardship. For most of my time since leaving, the nature of my family has meant that two topics of conversation were ( Read more... )

My parents just got a new dog!

After our old dog Carmen passed away at age fourteen, my mom has really missed having a dog around the house, and she finally determined she was going to get another one. She decided she didn't want a puppy with all the accompanying puppy behaviors, so she thought it might be nice to find a rescue dog, who would be ( Read more... )

Today is Epiphany, as well as Carmen's birthday. She would have been fifteen today; this is the first birthday she's not been around for. My dad put a picture on her on the refrigerator of when she was in her prime. She really was a beautiful dog.
Had a riding lesson today. Went better than I expected it to, given how long it's been. But I'm pleased ( Read more... )

It's still strange being home without Carmen around. She's been gone since the beginning of June, but this is only the second time I've been home since then, so I'm still not used to being in this house without her in it. I still expect for her to come greet us when we come in the door, and several times I've started cutting up table scraps to give ( Read more... )

It's done now.

Carmen Leone Roberts
January 6th, 1994 - May 31st, 2008

I miss my dog.

I am not pleased with the fact that we've stumbled onto this problem with the housing situation A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE IN. I'm not interested in dealing with this in addition to having to put my dog to sleep tomorrow.

First I'd like to wish an ecstatically happy birthday to the lovely and beloved 
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The  vet came for Braveheart today. It was a young vet, one we've never had before, who came to give him his shots. He's always a very good boy for any work like that done on him. He was also needed a procedure that involves a tranquilizer as part of the standard method. Like all vets we have for the first time, she wouldn't believe us when we told ( Read more... )

Jared comes home from vacation today. I can't wait to get to talk to him again ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving break has been very nice. I don't believe I stopped eating at any point during the last four days. As, of course, is right and proper. I am so stuffed with pie I think if you baked me, I'd come out with a delicious filling with a flaky crust.

My family is going to a wedding tonight, the wedding of Casey's best friend's mother. I have ( Read more... )