Goodbye 2023
Time to say goodbye to 2023!
This was a hard year. If you've ever had to care for someone who is terminally ill, you know how draining it is. And certainly caring for a dog who is slowing fading away doesn't compare to caring for a very sick human, but it still took a toll on us.
I would not trade one minute we had with Archer. He was a wonderful dog and the fact that he was able to live a relatively high quality of life right up until the end is such a blessing! But there was also a lot of stress and worry and, for what it's worth, cleaning up a lot of pee!!
I don't think there is a day that has gone by since we lost him that I don't think about him and it is still painful. However, we had him in our lives for 13 years, and I try to remember the good times and not how much it hurts that he is no longer with us.
So I am ready for the fresh start the New Year always brings.
We closed out 2023 with a group hike at a local forest area. In a normal year this would be impossible without snowshoes. But the weather was a mild 28 degrees, and no snow was on the ground so we headed out and met up with friends and strangers to walk through the dark woods with headlamps and flashlights.
I was plenty warm and the dogs were sporting the new coats I got them from Chewy.com so they wouldn't be cold.
As always, the dogs got a lot of attention and met new people - it was a surprisingly big crowd.
It was good time as we are not the head to the bars and party type people - this was much more up our alley!
It was not a long hike but it tired them out and the rest of the night was quiet and peaceful.
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