I am happy to report that I slept pain free and feel on the mend this morning. I am currently at the Humane Society Manatee county with two obese Chihuahuas. Fabio and Rocky were adopted out last year at 6 pounds and now weighs 16 pounds!  Shona is going to bring them back into the rescue and Underdog will find them a new home. 

It is one of the frustrating parts of Rescue that forever homes don’t always work out to be forever. Good rescues will support a dog throughout its lifetime and in fact, the adoption contracts will  state that the dog must be turned back to the rescue rather than rehomed or abandoned. That is an incredible commitment when you think about it 

In the meantime, Underdog needed to get these two big guys to the vet for their full check up and the owner works so I was recruited to be their driver today.  

While I was at the Humane Society, I had ……,.

Wait for it .,..a normal poop.  Well, I hate to keep harping on poops, you must understand by now, how important they are to my well-being   So back to the poop.  This bad boy came out like a normal poop with no pain and lo and behold., When I looked into the bowl it was normal size.

I know, right?

When I told Hans about it, he jokingly said “well. Have you written a song about it?”  at that point I had not so I got right on it. As always, feel free to sing along.

I’m sitting in a hot bath, reliving the fun we had tonight with Krista’s family. Krista’s brother Tommy , his wife, Jordan, and their 4 1/2 month old adorable baby Everest were only going to be in town a few more days before returning to Asheville, North Carolina do Hans, lex and Jake and I drove over to Brandon for dinner with the Reeds.  

I hadn’t really known Jordan before and the only other time I met her she seemed aloof and uninterested in being part of the family. That’s just my impression of course. Now she’s a new mom and the woman that I met and bonded with is confident, glowing with happiness, and very open , it started me thinking about the shared experience of motherhood. When we can experience the joy of new motherhood with our friends or family or community, it creates a lasting bond that continues as a child grows.

Young mothers are so in love with their children, young fathers too of course but back to the mothers. Young mothers are so in love with their children that they Glow and acknowledging that with a new mom leads to great conversations and bonding. The more people who care for and love your child, the better, right? And the more people we can care for and love, the better, right?

I had an interesting conversation with Hans on the way home. We have been recounting our early days of dating with Lisa and David, who coincidentally actually saw us on our first date at international mall. We were on the escalator going up and Hans reached over and tucked my tag in at the back of my neck. That little gesture told me a  lot about him. Lisa saw it too, and felt the same. Anyway back to the conversation.

We were talking about the state of our lives when we met in 2007. I was going through a divorce, which was not too fun and had three teenage boys in various states of obnoxiousness, two Pit bulls, 2 cats…you get the picture. I asked Hans tonight if he thought I was a mess when we met. He thought for moment and said no, our lives were messy, but you were never a mess. I love that answer ❤️

I’ve realized that over the 15+ years that Hans and I have been together, we’ve worked together to build the life that we wanted. 

It is the life that we have now. 

When you break it down, we all get to work towards the life that we want by controlling what we can control and letting a lot of shit go 

…what remains is the important part of life which is family, friends, community. Period.  When I was told that I will have a shortened life, that lesson came into sharp focus.  My time left will reflect this conviction. 

Before I sign off for the night, here is  an update on my sister who remains at Manatee Memorial Hospital for a second night.  She texted me that the operation on her hand went well and she was doped  up and still numb. 

 She added that now she better understands how I feel with the medical marijuana.   🙃