The Monday morning after Blu died three-ish weeks ago, we took his body to the local humane society, the Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter, and paid $90 to have him cremated, just as we've done for pets we've had in the past. We expected that within a week or two, we'd hear back about being able to pick up his ashes so we could bury him under a tree in ( Read more... )

A long December
And there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'
Now the days go by so fastSo here I am at 3 AM the morning of January 1st, 2010. Wow, 2010. Twenty-Ten. Just think about that. Wow. I'll get right to it: It's been a rough year and an ( Read more... )

It's only been two weeks since Blu left us, but it feels like it's been months. For my mother's sake, we've done as much as we can not to remind ourselves of the dearly departed. Strangely, it's worked. We've been less sad and the memories of how Blu lived come easier than how he died. It's been good. My dad even fashioned a Christmas tree ornament ( Read more... )

I don't know how to write this so I'm just gonna get it out and we'll see how it comes out. Around 9 PM last night, Saturday, December 12th, Blu passed away here at home after a short fight with a tragic blood disease ( Read more... )

Well, things always do seem the darkest before the dawn. For the four days our dog, Blu, was in a vet hospital in Portland, things seemed bleak around here. We constantly worried he'd die suddenly and the quiet of not having him trampling around was strange and uncomfortable. Sunday, the 6th, we visited him and it kinda made me take stock of what ( Read more... )

It's been a hard week for us. After Ryan visited the ER and other doctors to find out he had mono, our eight-year-old German Shepherd dog, Blu, began having his own problems. Again. Yes, this is the same dog that, only a few months ago, had his spleen taken out after showing the same symptoms that began happening again on Thursday. Over the course ( Read more... )

Once again, my family and I scrubbed plans for a second weekend garage sale for this last weekend. With no one totally ready because of Blu's sudden illness, we've pushed it back now to not this coming weekend but the weekend of September 11th. Hopefully that's not too late in the summer season for a garage sale, but it'll really be one of our last ( Read more... )

Shortly after posting my last entry back on Wednesday, my parents came home with news about our sick German Shepherd, Blu. A large growth was noticed inside his gut and the vets assumed it was blood. Their theory was that a tumor/growth had ripped a hole in something and blood was leaking into his abdomen. The dog required surgery or else he'd die ( Read more... )

The big news of the moment is that our German Shepherd dog, Blu, is very sick. We're not entirely sure what's wrong with him, but it's made him increasingly lethargic and weary over the last several weeks since getting some yearly shots at the vet. The only real symptoms, outside of the tired behavior, is a swollen bulge on his torso. We realized ( Read more... )

Last week, I was expecting to go pick up my brother from the airport after his three week trip to Ohio to hang out with his girlfriend and get some stuff done on his projects. Well, the day before he was expected to come home, he calls up and lets us know that he's extended his trip out another three weeks. Now, he's not expected home until August ( Read more... )