berry16

Sad day

2009-07-25T14:12:08Z

Unfortunately i had to put my 15 year old Lab to sleep the other day. It was one of the saddest days of my life. I will miss her soooo much. I had adopted her eight years ago after she retired from being a guide dog and I believe I gave her a really good home to spend her retirement in. She enjoyed hanging out in my yard and going for walks. She was always waiting for me when I came home from work. We were bonded to each other. This pic was taken a few months after we moved into the new house with the big yard. We have lots of trees in the yard and spend a lot of time in the fall outside raking up leaves.
This was the last vacation she went on with me. we went up to New hampshire and Vermont. This pic was taken of us visiting the Dog Chapel in Vermont. She had a lot of fun on this trip. We went hiking and she ran around with a bunch of dogs she met at the place we were staying. My baby... I will miss her greatly. RIP Berrybear.

washington DC cherry blossoms

2009-05-25T14:34:27Z

no sleep

2009-05-21T22:19:39Z

Did not get a lot of sleep last night. I just can't seem to unwind and relax. I don't feel like there is anything bothering me but there must be something. I feel like I'm running on empty most of the time. Can't really seem to focus so much. I know that this must mean I have a lot of other things on my mind but I can't figure out what they are.

i suppose it will come to me in time. I just hope it does soon so I can get a good nights sleep.

being sick

2009-04-25T13:42:48Z

I hate being sick. I think everybody does. I feel like I'm losing track of everything going on because I've been so sick. Then to top it all off it's a beautiful day out and i have to spend it in bed resting. So I'll probably waste this beautiful day inside watching stupid stuff on TV and on the computer. i guess as long as my credit cards are far away from me being on the computer is safe.

I know I need to rest but missing this wonderful day is really a bummer.

Having a bad weekend

2009-04-18T14:50:44Z

I seem to have come down with a nasty head cold. It's so frustrating when the weather is so beautiful out and you feel horrible. All I want to do is sleep.

Went with my partner yesterday for her stress test. She came out very upset. They found a blockage and they have to go in and unblock the artery. She's feeling like bad things happen to her all the time. So now she has to go for the angioplasty on Tuesday after getting all the blood work done on Monday.

On the one hand I'm glad this was found early and can be taken care of but on the other hand I'm scared to death.

So now, not only am i terribly sick with a head cold, I also have to worry about my partner and keep her calm through this.

cherry blossoms

2009-04-12T16:09:08Z

Trip to Washington Dc for Cherry Blossom Festival, April 2009. Cherry blossoms were beautiful.

Sick dog

2009-03-29T01:16:36Z

My dog was very sick last night. She is 14 years old and had a vestibular episode. Basically vertigo for dogs. It makes them disoriented and stumble into things. Very much like a bad inner ear infection. I was able to get her some medication and confine her to her area. She finally fell asleep last night and I stayed close by. I was really worried there for a bit. Luckily this morning she seems to be doing better. She was able to stand up on her own this morning. I think I would have completely lost it if she had not gotten better. It was a rough night but I think the worst is over.

rice crispy treats

2009-03-24T23:52:42Z

I decided to make some rice crispy treats the other day after going through some old pictures. After i made them I realized that..Gee these are really simple to make. Then I thought I wish other things could be that simple. Seems to me that everyone is always trying to complicate things. People over think just about everything even when they do not need to. I'm just as guilty as everybody else in this matter. it's like in this day of rapid information intake no one can settle down and just keep it simple. We're all bouncing around like Tigger when sometimes we just need to "be" like Pooh.