A Work In Progress

Man I love these guys.

Today Grace and I played weddings for the first time with her barbies. My barbie was the minister, so I said all the usual words, and Grace was blown away. She got so excited, even had tears in her eyes. It was so sweet. We ended up marrying Barbie to Ken Razzleton about 10 times.  So special to see my girl find the excitement that I remember feeling when I learnt about weddings. She has asked to do it all agasin tomorrow, and while I know it will drive me bonkers, I can't say no. I love you so much Grace. I love seeing your joy. I love every part of who you are.

Chad is close to making the call that we need to say goodbye. It is so sad to see Chad so upset but it is time, Flynn is eating very little and not able to walk much. I remember the goodbye to all my pets and how sad I felt. I still miss them but I try to focus on the fact that they were so loved while they were with me. Chad raised Flynn since he was a puppy. Flynn is kind  and sweet. He may be a big dog but he is a gentle giant with a heart of gold. He has taken Truffle under his wing and I know that Truffle will be so sad without his big brother along. Grace conceptually understands the concept of death, but at times like this I realise I have not taught her anything about God. While I don't go to church, the belief in God is a huge influence in my life and a huge comfort. I guess I have not been sure how to introduce Grace it to the concept. Something to think about. The tricky thing about saying goodbye to Flynn is the timing with the lock down. Ideally we would want t...