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5/31/2006 A Dog's PurposeA Dog's Purpose - - from a 4 year old Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why." Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, ! right?" The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long." Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply, Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. (Remember that "dog" spelled backwards is "God".)
In loving memory of Sally, born 12/20/90, died 05/30/06 4/17/2006 Great Niece #4 born todayMoriah & Jim had their first child, a little girl, this evening. She was born just an hour or so ago, so I have no details yet. Congrats new parents! 3/24/2006 Great Niece #3 Has Arrived!Ryan & Agnes are now celebrating the birth of their second child, a daughter named Danielle Rose. She was born today, a healthy 8 pound 10 ounce baby. She's 21 1/2 inches long. Agnes only had 5 contractions before delivering, so little Danielle has arrived in this world with a perfectly round head! Her mother, however, suffered a ruptured kidney & will require extra treatment. Marion, Agnes' mother, is here from Holland & is standing by to help her with the baby.
Congratulations Ryan & Agnes!
3/16/2006 GoodBye JoJo Dodge, my good friend has died.
She will be sorely missed. I talked to
her the weekend before last & she sounded the same as usual. She was 87 years old. God Bless You, dear Jo. 1/19/2006 Getting OrganizedSome gal named Stephanie Winston once wrote a book called, "Getting Organized." I read it, but still can't do the things she suggested. She said that if you have clothes or other items you haven't used in a year you should throw them out. That's hard to do. What if I need them?
I can't apply that logic to my biggest current problem, my birds. I'm trying to get a routine established, but, inevitably, I end up running around at birdie bedtime like a chicken with his head cut off. Last night right before birdie bedtime I had a neighbor knock on my door. She doesn't know how to use a computer & wanted me to give her everything on the internet about Ethiopia, teach her how to use the computer, & book her a roundtrip reservation to Ethiopia & back! Like I can do all that in a few minutes.... especially at birdie bedtime.
While talking to her about all this I am pressured by a feeling of haste. We get to talking about negro rights in Colonial USA & I'm showing her a famously written resource on negroes in colonial North Carolina. I think, "I need to show her this Will this guy wrote to protect his negro wife from slavery." I run into my bedroom to look for a paper & step right into some diarrhea Sally has left on the carpet for me! Boy am I in a mess! I hop back into the computer room on one foot & tell her I have a mess to clean up. I hobble into the bathroom to wash my foot off in the tub, then back into the computer room. I apologize & tell her that I just can't spend the time right now to talk to her; I've got to wash food & water bowls before I put the birds to bed, & I have to take the paper filter out of my shopvac & put in the plastic one, then get water & hose up the doggie doo in the bedroom.
She leaves with the literature I've printed out for her & the North Carolina works, telling me she'll be back next week same time. That was at 7:00 p.m. Finally, at 9:30 p.m. I get to sit down & have my supper. All I've had to eat today was a bowl of cereal. See what I mean? I need to get organized... 11/29/2005 Pistol has a baby!Miss Krystle Marie Farnsworth, AKA Pistol, had a beautiful bouncing boy recently. Krystle is taking great care of little Anthony. There are pictures of him and the family in Krystle's album. Please check them out.
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