In memory of Dixie

I read a very sad email this morning from my friend Debbie. She had to make the tough decision to send her little Dixie to the bridge yesterday morning.
In her words:

It's a sad day here today.  This morning we had to put Dixie down.
She has been having issues with the collapsing trachea for a while
now, but nothing near the way it was when we came home from work
yesterday.

We were up all night with her as her breathing was labored.  We
couldn't get an appt with the vet until this morning at 9:20 in
Kinsman OH.  We drove her there and after a consult with the vet, the
best decision was to not let her suffer, so we didn't.

Dixie has been with Debbie and her husband Bernie for a very long time and I know that they are very saddened by their loss. Today's special second post is dedicated to the memory of Debbie's little Dixie.
The following picture was included in the email she sent me.

Priorities

Duke said that there may just be hope for me yet. He was quite proud of me yesterday when I had my priorities in much better order and took him for an early morning walk. He didn't even object that I had my morning coffee before we set out.

Not a flattering picture but when we walk Duke is always in the lead..

Duke wanted to stop by the public library and return some books but there was a few problems with that plan....

1. The library was closed

2. We didn't have any books to return
3. Duke can't read.

We did see a couple wild animals on our walk but I'll wait till tomorrow to show you that.

Happy Cinco De Mayo

This is a little long and you can't read what it says to well but I liked the sound of it. Leave it open and listen while you read other blogs and enjoy your day.

telling tales

Happy Friday everyone. Come on up and we'll chat for a little bit.

I thought I would show you my cute little white patootie as a visual aide. 

You see, mom has gone and gotten herself a little behind again. She read as many of your blogs as she could last night but didn't get to everyone. Today she's off running around.and it's unlikely she'll get be catching up any time soon

Oh well, maybe some day my silly mom will get it all together. I just hope when she does she has plenty of treats for me