Umm….hi? It’s been a while. Like…a long while. I have been MIA from a lot of things in life and I don’t even have a decent excuse for not being around other than I got lazy. I also got busy. I started a new job and work first shift. Once I was finally in a place that I felt like I could handle things, other stuff started happening.

I lost my 10 year old dog, Pixel, in May. I realize that leaves all of 2023 and the rest of this year unaccounted for, but what can I say? I was playing games and living life. Not doing the things to reach my goals in life. Pixel has been a major part of my life and she started getting sick in December of 2023. She would drink a lot of water and acted like she was always hungry. We found out Pixel had Cushing’s disease. I added a little linky link you can click to see what that is. It’s a lot to explain. So, we started treatment.

Treatment didn’t work too well. It was making my poor little Pixel go down hill even faster. So we started some natural stuff and it seemed to put a little spunk back into her. That was until something happened with her eye. After a visit to the Pet ER and 3000 dollars for a CT scan, we come to the horrible conclusion that there was a growth behind Pixel’s eye. They were going to have to remove her eye and start chemo treatments. Sadly, Pixel’s health continued to decline and we decided to forgo the treatments. It was no life for an old dog like her. She couldn’t jump up on the couch or bed anymore. She was embarrassed because she kept having accident’s in the house. I had to carry her up and down the stairs to go potty every time. It was just no life for my sweet baby that had brought me so much comfort for the past 10 years.

I put her to rest May 10th, 2024 and she was ready to go. The doctor warned me that it could take several minutes for the meds to kick in for the euthanasia. But it didn’t. It took seconds for it hit her. My baby was ready to go. She was tired. She got to experience Oreo’s, but she didn’t want the Reese’s peanut butter cups. She was never a fan of peanut butter. Which is odd for a dog. I got to bring my girl back home in a beautiful box and they gave me a plaster paw print. I miss her something fierce, but I know that she is running in fields of beautiful flowers and going fishing with my dad. She was more my dads dog than she was mine, and they are finally reunited. I know her and my dad both are looking out for me now.

After I lost Pixel, I knew I needed a new companion and I accidently ended up with two new puppies. Oops. Nico (Robin) and Nami, both named after character’s from the anime One Piece. I’ve been watching it and I am kind of in love with it. I quickly found out about littermate syndrome, something I have never actually experienced but I have had multiple sibling puppies before. These 2 were bigger dogs and I was terrified their puppy play was going to turn deadly one day. Not to mention the trainning was not going well and they are poodle mixes, so I was not thinking about the cost of grooming as well as feeding the two house horses.

So, I found a new home for Nami as I had already bonded with Nico pretty quickly. Nami is now in a wonderful home where there are kids to keep her busy all day. Nico on the other hand, is sitting chill and spoiled with me. She just finished her puppy training classes and I am going to be taking her to more training classes. Nico is smart and funny and I love her so much. She does a lot of things that remind me of Pixel, which is why I think I bonded with her so quickly. She follows me around like Pixel did, except she will actually follow me to the bathroom too. Which is funny and I love it. We are already calling her my Hell Hound.

Nico is going to be much bigger than Pixel ever was. She was 36 pounds at her last vet visit and she is 4 months old. Pixel was 20 pounds most of her life. It’s a big change. More to vacuum, more to feed, more to LOVE! Pixel would have hated her, but that is because Pixel wanted me all to herself. Nico does not sleep in my bed yet. I wasn’t ready for that. But one day I am sure she will be in my bed, pushing me off and hogging the covers. Just like Pixel.

I am trying now to get back into writing and reading again. I still have dreams that I would like to achieve and I think I can make it there. I know I can make it there. My birthday is coming up and I will be 39. I have some goals for before I turn 40. I will update you all on that one later.

Until next time…