10.26.08
Posted in Dogs at 3:45 pm by lance
A friend of ours got married last weekend and asked if we could dog-sit one of their dogs, a golden retriever named Kainoa. They dropped him off on Thursday and he stayed with us until Monday. He is an older dog, I think they said that he’s about 10 years old, but he’s as frisky as a puppy. He LOVES to roll around in the grass and get his tummy rubbed. He was such a sweet dog.
Unfortunately, Irwin didn’t think that he was such a good thing. Every time Kai would go near Irwin, Irwin would tense up. Once in a while, when Kai would get too close, Irwin would lift his lips to bare his teeth just a bit. You could tell that Kai really wanted to be Irwin’s friend. We tried all weekend to get Irwin used to Kai… He got a little better towards the end, but not enough that we felt comfortable leaving the two unsupervised.
It’s a good thing that we have our yard fenced off… Kai spent most of the time on the grass, while Koko and Irwin stayed on the concrete. When we were home, we would let them hang out together, but only while they could be supervised.
We loved having Kai… he’s such a great dog… we just wish that Irwin thought so too.
When I get a chance, I’ll post some pictures of him.
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10.15.08
Posted in Logan at 1:17 pm by lance
October 15th has been declared “Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day”. If you’re interested in finding out more, please click on the link below . . .
http://www.october15th.com
A national candle lighting ceremony – A Wave of Light for October 15 – will be held tonight at 7 p.m. (in all time zones) . . . if you’d like to participate in memory of Logan, please light a candle at 7 p.m. and keep it burning for at least one hour.
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10.04.08
Posted in Logan at 8:39 pm by kimi
Lance & I went to our first meeting with a parent support group called H.O.P.I.N.G (Helping Other Parents In Normal Grieving). The support group is for parents who have lost a baby (whether through miscarriage, still birth, or through situations like ours). The group meets on the first Saturday of every month. We met another couple & 2 women at today’s meeting. It was comforting to be around people who really understand what we’re going through. Sometimes it’s hard for us to share our feelings with other people . . . it was nice to be able to talk story with others who are grieving just like we are. Although the session was very helpful, the reason for us being there was a painful reminder of what we’ve lost . . . this is definitely a “club” that we don’t want to be members of.
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