There has been much loss and love over the last few months.  We have said a heart wrenching farewell to our pups of 14+ years.  They were an integral part of our life.  We found them on a golf course 1 week after we had moved into our house.  The rooms are still empty without them.  I find not a day goes by that I don’t have a memory sparked.  It was one of the hardest decisions we have made, but we know we made the decision at the right time.  Waiting any longer would have been selfish.  What love they showed us.  What happiness they brought into our lives.

Then we said hello to the newest members of our clan.  Yep puppies.  And why not have 2 puppies (4 months apart in age) at the same time.

Puppies are cute, so that you don’t want to hurt them for peeing on everything.  Ivy (the Shepard mix) is now about 6 months old and is pretty house broken.  Gilligan on the other hand (who is approximately 10 weeks old)–well lets just say that he is cute.  He is high energy and is just go go go, all the time.  It is a big switch from old dogs who only want to eat and snuggle to puppies who want to eat and play and play and play, and eat, and poop, and pee, and pee, and pee.  Oh my, the amount of pee that little puppy produces is unbelievable

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Life has been busy and something has had to give and that something has been this blog. This blog that has been such a central part of my life for 8 years.  I couldn’t imagine not having it.  I toyed with the idea of just shutting it down, but I can’t.  That would be akin to erasing part of my soul.  I am still working on what this space means and how I will use it moving forward.  But what I do know is that I miss writing. I miss being part of a community of writers.

I already feel as if I have given so much up to be a mom and wife and work and finish my Ph.D–exercise, eating right, reading for fun, etc.  I can’t lose this place.  I can’t lose this piece of who I am.  I can’t give up anything else.