Moving on…

We left Wisconsin on June 12, 2015 at 3am. I had arranged a pet friendly suite, in Knoxville, TN, so that would be our pit stop at the end of day one. If all goes well we would arrive around 5pm. Steve and our son Zach drove a small moving truck with all our things…

Getting ready to go…

Steve came back the day before Gabi’s graduation party and two days before the graduation ceremony. We were so excited to be finally moving forward and not in limbo anymore. Gabi was excited to be done with high school and to move on with what her future brings. We celebrated with family and friends. Graduation…

The new year without Steve…

2015 I got sick with a fever and cough a couple of days after Christmas. I ended up having influenza and pneumonia. As an asthmatic, it was complicated. A few days after starting on antibiotics and steroids, our Realtor called with a showing request. I had been out of work for a week and there…

Keeping a secret from Steve…

We did not tell anyone! It was a long drive and I had plenty of time to debate with myself whether this was a good idea. With everything else going on (the house for sale, the move, working, parenting two kids alone…) was bringing a puppy into the fold a good plan? Was I ready…

Trying to keep it together without Steve…

Late fall 2014 The pathology report read: Cutaneous (skin) Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, high-grade extending to the deep margins of the tissue sample sent for evaluation. In a nut shell, the vet was right, it was already invading other tissues. This was a highly unusual cancer for a three-year old dog and not common in this breed.…