Sorry! I've been on a little bit of a knitting hiatus the past few weeks. With young ones it often feels like eeny-meeny-miney-mo, what do I want to do with my little bit of "me time"? I know it's a dilemma i'm not alone with, that's for sure. So, needless to say, I've been doing other things recently. I had a minor surgery 2 weeks ago, which tired me out for several days. We've had lots of fun playdates lately, trips to the library, a family wedding over the weekend, and dd recently started playing t-ball. Kids have been learning and playing outside like crazy, painting, planting, digging holes.
Our dog of 17 years, Chili, died on May 3rd. We've really been missing him. It's been an amazing learning experience for me to go through losing a pet with the kids - to answer all their question and go through the grieving process with them. A few months ago we got a book out of the library called Up In Heaven which is about a dog who dies and goes to heaven and checks in on the little boy she left behind, and finds ways to let him know she's okay, and helps him move on to eventually getting a new dog. We got it out again after Chili died and it's was really helpful. The kids are really matter of fact and curious about it all in their questions and ideas.
I've been reading Grace Llewellyn's Teenage Liberation Handbook - how to quit school and get a real life and education recently. Whoo! What an amazing and radical book! I'm really enjoying it, but watch out...it really has the power to change how you think about school and learning...for the better, of course!
Our dog of 17 years, Chili, died on May 3rd. We've really been missing him. It's been an amazing learning experience for me to go through losing a pet with the kids - to answer all their question and go through the grieving process with them. A few months ago we got a book out of the library called Up In Heaven which is about a dog who dies and goes to heaven and checks in on the little boy she left behind, and finds ways to let him know she's okay, and helps him move on to eventually getting a new dog. We got it out again after Chili died and it's was really helpful. The kids are really matter of fact and curious about it all in their questions and ideas.
I've been reading Grace Llewellyn's Teenage Liberation Handbook - how to quit school and get a real life and education recently. Whoo! What an amazing and radical book! I'm really enjoying it, but watch out...it really has the power to change how you think about school and learning...for the better, of course!
posted by sunrisewalker at
3:15 PM
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Sorry that you lost Chili. I know that is very difficult as our pets are such a big part of our lives. I still miss our (DH and I)first dog and she passed on 4 years ago.
Losing a pet is always so difficult. I'm still mourning our 23 year old cat, Patches, who has been gone for over 10 years. The Rainbow Bridge poem can be a comfort. If all goes well, Patch has a couple comfy chairs by a fireplace staked out for us - at least that's what I whispered in his ear as I held him in my arms while our vet first put him to sleep with gas through a face mask so he wouldn't be afraid and then administered the shot that took him out of his pain. We have a wonderful vet who helped us get Patches through 6½ years of acute kidney failure that should have only allowed him six months after he was diagnosed.
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