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”! ;)
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”! ;)