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About danielle

I am a rescue mom and school teacher. Gerry came to me from Texas, after he "failed" as a hunting dog. He had NOT had an easy life. I was three years divorced, and we saved each other. Last week I learned he has osteosarcoma. Our world feels upside down...while everyone else is right side up.

It’s my birthday!!!

It was six years ago that I was able to pick Gerry up.  I had met him exactly one week earlier at a meet and greet event.  I told his CT. foster mom to give me one week to get … Continue reading

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Congratulations my boy, you hit the three month mark since chemo!

I was thinking today, in terms of “this year” and I realized that 2017 doesn’t mark “this year” for me. September 12th does, and our journey into this brand new world.  Now seven months later, we’ve reached the point where … Continue reading

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MORE ticks! Be aware..

Uck and ugh!  I know that ticks are going to be bad this spring/summer, as they’re already going crazy.  I literally felt the “ouch” of one biting me behind my knee! I got it out with some YL TeaTree essential … Continue reading

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Gerry’s new ride!

Well, no more SUV for Gerry boy, but I think this will be better for him (and the environment I hope)  in the future, not to mention I’m not interested in another one myself.  I was able to find this … Continue reading

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Spring is here, and Mom has the dead ticks to prove it! Ech!

And I love the sun! Yesterday was a Monday, and my first Monday not at school in a while.  Apring break has come in like a lamb, and blown in some cool breezes to dry all of the rain that … Continue reading

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