Time to SLOW down

Between a full-time job, running a rescue (with the help of amazing people), being a wife, step-mom, dog & cat mom to 5, keeping the household down and with the Holidays fast approaching, I needed a minute to just stop and smell the roses.

Life is good and I mean like really good. The rescue is great and becoming more of a success than I ever thought could. My job rocks and I enjoy going each day. My husband is hot so that’s a plus and my step-son is like the coolest kid ever! Plus, I’m going to Mexico in less than a month so what do I have to complain about!

Well, then I suddenly woke up from my fairy tale by Barnabee’s excruciating cough. Then I start to think, when is the last time I’ve spent some quality time with Barnes, aside from our good morning kisses and evening snuggles but some good quality time. It dawned on me that time is going by quickly and Barnes is only going to be here for a little while longer so I need to put down the computer, put down the cell phone and give him my undivided attention. Let me tell you, he was stoked!

B loves his hair brushed and cut so that’s exactly what we did. Usually, I prefer my salon to be outdoors with the overwhelming amount of hair that comes off my 100lbs dog but seeing we live in Minnesota, that wasn’t an option. We would freeze our butts off so the living room it was. I trimmed up his paws that were similar to a gremlin foot and shaped up his ears. I tell him that with his short ears he looks like a “spring chicken”. Then we brushed his whole body until we had a pile of hair the equivalent to April (my black cat).

Winter is so hard on Barnabee and to think this could be his last breaks my heart. His body is getting older, he’s getting stiffer and walking to get a drink of water has become a chore. They say you know when you’re ready but do you really?

What I do know that right now isn’t the right time. He’s wagging his tail, giving me kisses and greeting me with his big ole’ B smile still. He goes to the bathroom outside, he’s eating and drinking and loving every moment still with us (besides when the cats drive him nuts or Deuce is being a pain). He’s loved and he’s happy, that’s all that matters. 

So going forward, I am going to slow down and enjoy the time I have left with Barnes. I love the quote “Blessed is the person to have earned the love of an old dog” and I truly am. Now it’s time to go, I have a hot date with a 14 year old “Mutt”! ;)