One of my favorite client families has the last name "Fox." They gave me this wine and fox wine topper for Christmas last year. I love it so much!
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Thanksgiving for us this year was at Mom and Dad's home. It was also the eve of Amanda's 17th (!) birthday! It was a wonderful day. Here are some pictures. I hope you had a very happy Thanksgiving!
Arthur and I ate ALL the fruit.
Amanda made these pumpkin rolls! I love them so much! She started at 7 am.
Amanda and her pumpkin rolls
Mom's beautiful table - pay no attention to the lumpy mashed potatoes.
Amanda, Russ, Abby and Grandma Finch
Dave and Mom, Amanda and Arthur
Arthur figuring out a puzzle
Grandma Finch and the Sour Cream Raisin Pie Abby made her!
Arthur, Olive and Grandma Finch playing with pumpkin plah doh
Amanda winning at the game she plays
Amanda, Mom and Olive
Happy birthday Amanda!
Felix (black) and Oscar (white)
Happy Turkey Day!
This actually happened on November 26, 2017, and I back posted it so it would match up with the first two stories of our neighbors! Maybe this should be a yearly post!
Russ was outside unloading groceries when our across the street neighbor we had not yet met but had waved at from time to time came over to give us something. Our next door neighbor Christian (my coworker Chrystal's boyfriend) noticed they were not understanding each other and came to help.
Christian speaks Spanish and English. He helped Russ and our neighbor talk to each other. The neighbor had just had a birthday party for his daughter who turned five. He had come to bring us tostadas and cake from the party!
That was so sweet of him and his family!
I love our ever changing neighborhood and our neighbors.
ONE YEAR AGO
OUR NEIGHBORS ARE THE BEST NEIGHBORS, EXAMPLE 2
TWO YEARS AGO
It is living in the in between that is the trickiest.
This blog is two years old today!
"What is more noble than the preservation and extension of lives that are not our own?" -Dave Nicol, DVM
This is a link to Dr. Dave's podcast on the subject of veterinary suicide...
The advice of my therapist fifteen years ago was to get rid of our dogs, Ebony and Copper, as she said they were stressing me out.
I panic a little bit, thinking I am relapsing.
Sometimes God lets our hearts be broken for people groups, then heals our hearts in such a way that we can be used to help heal other hearts.
You guys are awesome, and I love you.
Does veterinary medicine attract people prone to depression? Or are we pulled in that direction?
Sometimes an appropriate reset can be as strong as a suicide attempt.
Things I have changed...
After being in the hospital, I developed a sort of "Why not?" attitude.
I missed the team, I missed the pets and I missed the clients.
Russ and the doctor at the hospital and Dr. Bashara had all insisted I take that week to transition back to Real Life. I said I did not need it.
We went to the best little garden shop in Waterloo.
Happy Birthday Mom!!
"Wow Mom," Amanda said as she watched me spread out ALL the Sharpies and all the notebooks and write for hours.