David Journal

Tag: pets

  • Bath time for George

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    I got some good work done today and feel good about my ability to complete this project on time. I’m also excited to still be consistent with Laura in doing our couple scripture study daily. This is going much better so far than I had dared to hope. Today, for the first time in years,…

  • Poof

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    I couldn’t let I be forgotten that we briefly had a feral bird for a pet. This morning the kids called my attention to the cats looking at a bird. When I came to see i was surprised that the cats were looking at a bird standing on the deck only inches from them. Kylo…

  • Hit after hit

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    On Thursday evening, unbeknownst to me someone let George out and he was left out all night. In the morning he was not waiting near any doors not did he show up as the morning went on. I was emotionally drained as time passes at the thought that George might be gone. I even drove…

  • Saving a bird

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    We’ve had cats bring us the mice they have killed as trophies. They have learned not to bring them inside the house. Today Laura was surprised to find George had brought a bird as his trophy – and it was still alive. When I went to help out, George choose to go inside leaving the…

  • Therapy for me

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    I meet with a therapist for myself today. After an hour of taking her basically said he was processing and didn’t have answered yet. He suggested a couple of books and that I should try keeping a gratitude journal listing three things, no matter how small, that I was grateful for. I felt good about…

  • Goodbye sweet Anne

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    Mariah and I have been watching over Anne for the last few days as Mariah noticed that she had been losing weight. Since Mariah started having allergic reactions to her she has received food and water but not much interaction. We’ve noticed that she was hardly eating and then I had started to think that…

  • An adventure ends

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    Today we bid farewell to Jasper. I had always expected that we would have a few months with him after Mitzi died but here we are less than two months later and in the morning when Isaac went to feed him he ignored the food and basically wouldn’t move. Isaac called me down to have…

  • A cat family

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    We’ve been talking about getting a cat or possibly two for a while now. When Mitzi died I had promised to get Alyssa another pet and after considering various options we concluded that a cat was something that both Laura and Alyssa could agree on. On Sunday we discovered that the humane society was having…

  • A life well loved

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    This morning as I was about to hop in the shower Alyssa came to my room and called out to me, “Dad it’s Mitzi, she’s slow and not very responsive this morning.” I went downstairs and Alyssa was holding Mitzi who we walking slowly and wobbly and keeping her eyes closed. It was clear that…

  • Goodbye Ruby … hello Anne

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    Last night we went camping up the canyon – Savannah and the 4 youngest with me along with Bill and Andrew. We had a good time even though we got off later than we hoped. As we drove home in the morning I picked up a message that Mariah left last night where she said…