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 a crate, rugs, bowls, and I’d be ready.  We met at an Applebee’s parking lot, and then I got lucky enough to take him to my house, which he helped me turn into the home I’d been waiting for.  Another chapter in both of our lives.  They believed he was three at the time, based on tooth size, and so big boy is NINE years old today!  It’s a little chilly outside, but he loves to sit on the front porch.  Tonight, a yummy dinner!

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 Gerry has been cancer free for three months. Those beautiful brown eyes looking at me as if I knew the answers to the world.  Those eyes that ask questions I’ve learned to understand.  Those eyes that didn’t let me know you were in such pain.  Those eyes that I’ll never not pay enough attention to again.

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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 oil and a Q-tip.  That killed it, and then tweezers got the whole thing out. Some oregano and lavender oil after that and it was not stinging or itchy.   Gerry, ALSO, has a questionable rash and ring on his inner groin area that showed up this afternoon, after the tick I found earlier this week.  We have a 10:00 appointment to get the area looked at.  Let’s just hope it’s a rash and not Lymes.  Cuz he needs that, too!

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 2014 Subaru Forester with less than 7,000 miles on it (as it was used as the dealer’s loaner car when people had service done to their cars.)  I got VERY lucky, and continue to count ALL of my blessings!

Coming up is a very important check up for Gerry.  April 24th we’ll find out what his insides have to say via blood work and x-rays.  Keep your paws crossed!

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 the upper east coast got over the last few weeks (thankfully as my well was probably very low after last summer and this dry fall.  Finally I can flush the toilet without feeling too guilty.  (My brother has it WAY worse though…ha to have a new well drilled…but finally problem solved!)

I haven’t written in a few weeks, as I had some human problems to take care of.  That being hinted at, I’m off to look for a new/used car today.  It was a terrible, but I walked away kind of accident, after work.  Thank goodness Gerry wasn’t with me.  All is well, and getting better all the time.  I had a Santa Fe, but am going to look for a Forester this time, so it will be even easier to get into in the future.  He’s just tired of being in a mini-van that I’m lucky enough to have to drive. No real stability for him.  I get it.  I will let the Tripawds nation know when Gerry gets his new car!