March Inspiration

 I feel like a chicken with it's head cut off. Every day is a rat race and I'm exhausted. Life has been a little too much for me lately. But it's life...and I'll keep on going...

I was waiting for a conference call to start this morning and while I was waiting I hopped on Pinterest and found some pretty things to distract me from all the things I have to do!

So here goes...some ideas for March :) In no particular order and with no links (sorry! Only have a few minutes to post this) But it's pretty!!! 

Mid-week Inspiration

 

Isn't that the truth!!! As I get older I've learned to surround myself with people that root for each other and inspire me. I'm lucky to have many people in my life that are the goods!

I usually do these posts on Mondays to start the week but a mid-week inspiration post seemed like just the thing for today. So here goes....some things that have caught my eye over the past week...

Fare Thee Wool Cowl

Magnolia Bloom

Magnolia Chunky Cardigan

Breeze Louise (FREE pattern!) Would be sooo pretty in my sister's hand dyed yarn.

Hansel Half Version

Llariega Hat

I need to do some revamping in my kitchen and house. It's a hot mess with stuff everywhere and not a lot organized. I like these ideas so much...

Hope you're all having a good week. We're still sad over here after saying goodbye to our dog. Hardest thing I've ever had to do. Blessed for so many years with our big guy :)

Saying Goodbye to Man's Best Friend

My boys were 4 and 2. I wanted another baby. My husband wasn't thrilled with that idea. So I started begging for a puppy. He wasn't thrilled about that idea either. But I was patient and eventually he came around to the idea of a dog. I jumped on it and off we went...all 4 of us, my mom and both sisters, in a car to drive 2 hours to north/west NJ to pick up our new puppy. We walked into the woman's garage that had about 20 shiba inu puppies. Dalton (4 at the time) pointed into one of the pens and said, I want that one and his name is Derek Jeter. And that was that. We brought this little 4 month old puppy home. He didn't move. Like DID NOT MOVE. He didn't play around. I called my mom the next morning and said "we got a dud!" LOL. He wasn't a typical playful puppy that first day. But once he was comfortable, he made our home his home. That was 16 years ago. We convinced Dalton to drop the "Derek" from his name and he became our Jeter. Jeter Man. Big Guy. King of the Castle.

Rick still wasn't so sure about this puppy in the house. Guess where this is going....

Who became Jeter's favorite person in the house? Yup. Rick. And Rick loved him more than anyone in the house. Sometimes I think Rick liked Jeter more than any of us!

Jeter was a one-of-a-kind dog. A typical shiba, he loved us most and not many other people. He didn't like dogs. He was happiest sleeping in our bed or on the couch. He was smart, stubborn, loving, aloof at times, more like a cat than a dog. And he was our perfect guy. He has been healthy and great for most of his life. About two years ago he started to show some signs of dementia but overall good health.

The past year has been hard for him. His eyesight and hearing have pretty much gone. I knew the end was coming soon but I didn't know when. We questioned it so many times. Is he ok? Is it time? How will we know? Well....we have made the hardest decision of our lives. It's time to say goodbye. Our hearts are heavy and we will be a disaster! But we are 100% sure it's the right decision. 

He is our boy. I will love him forever. We will be saying goodbye soon. 

Thank goodness for our sweet little kitten to keep the animal love going in our home.

Here are some pictures of Jeter over the years (in no particular order)....