Snake in the car?

I will begin this with the statement that 'I am not a fan of snakes'!  Some of you who read this might actually be fans and or are interested in them.  It bears repeating that I am not a fan of snakes!  We seem to have various ones 'visit' our back yard each year even though we have large dogs.  I have to shake my head when I tell someone that we had seen a snake and they inevitably ask 'What kind was it?'  My consistent answer is 'I don't know, I refuse to get down on their level, look into it's eyes and introduce myself and ask what kind it is!"  I share all of this as a preface to today's story.  I had to run an errand during my lunch time today and as I was turning my car onto a very busy road I happened to glance at the floor board in front of the front passenger seat.  Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted what I thought was a snake and it moved!  I did what any person in their right, albeit terrified mind, would do, I looked the other way and almost wrecked my car.  Thankfully I did not have nor cause a car accident.  I did think that I needed to confirm my suspicions because I would need to stop the car and abandon it at the very least.  When I looked again I found that what I saw was the charger cord to my cell phone and the reason that it had moved was because I was turning the car!  Duh!  When I shared with my husband what had happened he reminded me that my car was set pretty high off of the ground so it would have to be a pretty big snake to have gotten into my car.  I agreed which is why I almost wrecked my car!

Missing Maxx

Earlier this week, I shared that our dog, Maxx's health had taken a turn for the worse. I am sad to say that we lost Maxx this morning. I am comforted by the fact that we had so much time with Maxx and that he lived a wonderful life full of fun, love and hugs. Goodbye sweet Maxxie! You will always hold a big place in our hearts.

It's so hard to say goodbye...

This is a difficult time at our house. Our dog, Maxx is nearing the end of his life. He is 12 and would be 13 towards the end of this year. In his life he has suffered through numerous skins afflictions as well as three surgeries for cancer. Recently he has begun to have trouble walking and falls a lot, especially on non carpeted floors. We took him in for his annual vet visit last Saturday and I thought that we might not leave with him. Our vet was very compassionate and told us that he would not say that it would be wrong to put him down. My husband was squatting down and holding Maxx and when the vet said that, tears began to run down my husband's face as well as mine and the vet's. We decided to take some medication with us that might relieve some of his discomfort and reassess at the end of this week. There has not been any improvement, actually he seems to be falling more and when he does, he just lays there and looks at me with his big brown eyes and waits for me to help him get up. Maxx is not 'just a dog' he is a member of our family and this is not an easy decision for either of us to make. I am praying that my husband will gather some peace about what needs to be done so that Maxx will not suffer. It is truly not easy to say goodbye to a member of our family.