We lost our beloved dog Sadie. Our sweet little Dalmatian that we have had for 15 years. She had been having a hard time getting around we thought we had lost her in July at the Reunion but she wasn't ready to leave us . As the winter months moved in she slept more and more and started losing control of her bowels. we knew it was only a matter of time but she didn't seem to be in any pain. One day I came home from work and found she had gone to sleep never to wake again. We have been heartbroken.
We never wanted this dog but she ended up being the one dog we were the most attached to.
Christmas: We spent it quietly at home this year. Dana's family stayed in NM. Anthony's family worked most of the day so we opened presents with them later that evening. Dale's family came over around noon or so to open presents. it felt different to be home and not running to visit the kids. also missing Sadie.
one of the presents we treated ourselves to was a Bible box that we got from an Amish site. my husband was given a Swamb family bible that has been handed down ,last in the hands of his father. We wanted someplace special to keep it.
this was the cover we wanted but ended up with a box with a small cross and flowers on it...the carving was beautiful and we are very pleased with it.
January: quick trip to Boise to see Jim. He cancer is throughout his body and beginning to shut down. We wanted to spend a little time with them while we could.
My older sister had stayed with her in the hospital the first couple of days, and then I stayed with her the next two nights. They transferred her to a rehabilitation facility and I stayed with her the first few nights there,until my neice who worked there stayed with her (they brought in an extra bed for me).My husband went back home and I stayed in S.L. thru the first of March to help my parents as much as possible. Dad doesn't do much driving any more and this was a struggle for him so it was nice to be able to stay and help out a bit. The shoe store is slow is the winter months so I was able to take some time off. They were wonderful with both of my parents . loved the staff and the facility in general ,lots of activities throughout the day. loved the ice cream in the afternoon. (YUM)
While at the house I was able to carve a Santa that Dad had on the shelf. It was a cut off piece fun to work on. Dad is not doing much carving any more his hands ache and he gets frustrated,this was really hard for me to see. We have had this bond for many years and it is sad to see him age and lose the desire and ability to create with his hands.
Janica helped me to move Mom's computer upstairs,with the brace on she was not able to go down the stairs so we wanted to give her the ability to enjoy her computer . Of course this meant that we needed to do some organizing to make room for a small desk we found at the DI. Mom has taught piano lessons as long as I can remember and has acquired many teaching methods over the years and lots of music.I spent many days going through the music and reorganizing it into groups, hoping that this way she could go through it a little at a time and downsize a little bit. Mom gave me permission to make some calls to see if anyone wanted some of the teaching methods, Which I did. I had talked to my sisters about doing this but was surprised at the reaction that I got. One was thrilled to have me go through this, one was in a panic thinking I might be throwing away precious memories. Hopefully all worked out...I ended up just taking a few peices that had extras ,a few Mom specifically gave me,then made a list of songs and books that I wanted and when I came home I ordered them for myself so my sister could have them if she wants. very emotional time.
I stayed in SL through the beginning of March ,by then my parents were handling things on their own while I stood close by.
One reason I was able to stay until early March was that our middle son and his family were moving to SL so my husband was helping to move them and bring me back home to Wa. then.
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