Missing Mama

Sunday afternoon, Jayden and I had to take Mama to the emergency vet and say goodbye. She had been declining slowly over the last year, but tanked in the last couple weeks. Jayden was a real trooper through it all. I am thankful that at 3 1/2 he does not totally get it.

Mama was a great dog. A rescue greyhound who absolutely loved to run. She was pushy and fun, not typical greyhound as she would happily greet anyone who came through the door. She was bestest buddies with Willie and now they are together. She'll be running the fields of heaven in huge circles with a huge smile on her face.

As for Jayden and me, we'll be walking through the door for some time to come and exclaiming "Mama not here. Hi Mater. Esau! Esau so cute".

Absentee blogger

I know I have been absent for quite some time..oops. It was not my intent. It's been a little bit hectic here and I've been reading some intense books, which have required a lot of processing on my part.

So in the last couple months, my division was acquired by another company. It has been an interesting process to state it the most positive way I know how. I won't go into here.

Jayden is now completely potty trained, including night trained! He is growing up so fast, it's sort of freaky. He is doing really well at daycare/school. He is doing preschool with Claudia and I am amazed at how she can gently push and stretch him into new things. He's quite a chatter box and is mastering both languages.

The new kitten, we retrieved from under the neighbor's car, has been a great addition to the family. Esau is going to be a huge cat. At six months, he is taller and longer than Mandu. He's got a lot of dog-like characteristics and follows us EVERYWHERE. He's also been really good for Mandu, who after Esau appeared, really perked up. I think Mandu really missed Willie.

November is going to be really busy so it may be December before I post again. We're off to Boston, Nashville and Cleveland this month!

Worth checking out

http://www.facesoftheforgotten.org/index.html

Please check this out and add the plug in to Google Earth. It intergrates information about the plight of orphaned and trafficked children around the world into Google Earth. Also lots of information about organizations working in each country.