Then end of the school year seemed like a lifetime ago. Summer is well underway. There's definitely a feeling of bittersweetness. Summer means freedom, relaxation, pool time, playtime, and more. But our summer started a little rough having to say goodbye to one of our beloved family dogs, Delilah. Delilah is really the first dog all four kids had. We got her in 2010, just after we moved into this house. Everyone loved and adored Delilah. She was a large designer breed called a Matweiller, half Rotweiller, and half Bull Mastiff. She was a gentle giant but could scare anyone with her protectiveness of her family. She honestly lived well past our expectations. Her large breed had a 10-12 year life expectancy. She was 12 years, 8 months when we decided it was time for her to pass over the rainbow bridge on June 10. She had been struggling to move her ample body, spent most of her days sleeping, and had begun to lose bladder control. She was urinating blood in those last few days and
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!