Brand New World

I adopted Gerry in the spring, and we had the summer, and then the fall brought dog walkers and a crate more often…which he didn’t mind at all.  Sam is the younger of the two; she is the daughter I never had.  Her older sister Caitlin, was the one I wanted to set an independent example for when I moved in next door.  YOU do NOT need a man…..a dog eventually, but not a man necessarily.

Samantha (now a senior in HS and Caitlin, now 22 and working a full time.

This was taken the first fall I had Ger….2011…

I didn’t present it that way to my students, but I hope everyone here has a sense of humor. My mother is part Native American, and so…I feel like I can get away with it here.  If nothing else, we’ve all gained a larger sense of humor when it comes to life and our pets. Happy fall, y’all!

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..and sad when you don’t. It’s getting into fall, and I am realizing how much we both depended on each other for “snug time” warmth. I miss whispering everything int his ear.

Gerry looking out his window, in three different shots.  The bed WAS a “guest bedroom” bed, but it quickly became his, as he could look out over all of “the land” each and every day.

Now, when I sleep in his bed, or just lay there for a bit, I am looking over where he is buried.

This was taken last fall.

     Whether you are a Sat/Sun. or some other combination, it is SO revitalizing to have two days off in a row.  In Many years, this was my first weekend “alone”. Dave went away, and Gerry wasn’t here…so ALONE hit me in the head on Thursday afternoon.  I used to wake up as a teenager and find notes from my parents letting me know if they were at Brimfield or Stormville, collecting,  and I would be left alone with a family dog to care for, and it felt like “alone, alone”!

I loved it….I loved it with Gerry too…but I haven’t had a genuine alone, Alone, in a few years I had to realize this week…I survived….I slept late today, and stayed inside because it’s gotten chilly.

After I divorced there were at least 5/6 years of “on my own”, which I needed Very much.  I enjoyed a lot of it because I had done most everything in my marriage, (like shopping, cooking, banking, paying ills…) so it was almost easier to take care of just me.

The addition of Gerry was my reward!

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