Buckeye
As a stay at home mom and manager of the household, there are many rhythms that fill my days. The rhythm of waking with the sun in the quiet of the morning...of washing and drying dishes...of washing and folding clothes....of messes that are made and then cleaned up...of food bought, prepared and served....of schedules coordinated and organized so that everyone gets where they need to be...of caring for the needs of our pets...a rhythm that looks and feels a little different these days. Last week we had to say goodbye to our Buckeye boy. It was time, and we all knew it. He had developed cancerous tumors inside and outside his legs and we could tell he was struggling. Shew, I wasn't prepared for how it would hit me. This was a dog that as a puppy, almost drove me to insanity. From the day we brought him home he wasted no time destroying everything in his path. Clothes, chewed up. Walls, gnawed on. Irrigation hoses, chewed ...