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Update to New Year not off to a great start...

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Submitted by lieutenant_dad on Sun, 01/13/2019 - 7:31pm

We had to have my mom's dog put to sleep. He was a very large dog, 14 years old. He lived a long, good life with my mom and SF.

They had rescued him after a house fire they had worked. The family couldn't take him to their temporary housing, and he was still a pup. My mom called me when she got him and asked me to go buy him stuff for his new home. I spent most of my paycheck, since I was still in high school, getting him food, toys, collar, bed, and crate.

He was the last pet from my youth still alive, and my mom's best fur buddy. I spent the weekend just trying to keep him alive until my mom and SF got home. They took him to the vet and held him until his last breath.

This upcoming weekend, my SIL says goodbye to her father. He passed away last week during his heart transplant. I told my mom we have to gather our strength so that she can fall apart.

It's going to be a rough week, and a rough couple of months for all of us financially. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. This year is turning into a challenge.

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Submitted by Aunt Agatha on Mon, 01/14/2019 - 6:09am

For your loss.  Hope your struggles come to a quick end, and the rest of the year is peaceful and calm.

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Submitted by ProbablyAlready... on Mon, 01/14/2019 - 7:26am

Lots of prayers your way!!! You deserve every single one of them!

I am so sorry!

(((HUGS)))

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Submitted by lieutenant_dad on Mon, 01/14/2019 - 9:30am

Thanks everyone. It had been a pretty constant flow of WTF since August. My back went out, then my office flooded, followed by hurting my knee, then my ankle, major BS with BM and Guilty Daddy trying to save the day, DH losing an uncle, major changes at work for both DH and I, lots of work travel, holidays, furnace, car repairs, flu, and now this. It's not like everything has been super-bad, but it seems like we get a 1-week reprieve before something else happens.

Onto some positives, though. My SBro got a new job making nearly double what he was making before. The hours will suck, but it will give him some idea whether he wants to go into this new field. My SSis, who caused many problems moving back, has been keeping her head down and actually working. Both my younger siblings are employed and seemingly doing okay. My dad is retiring. BM is gainfully employed still. My FIL is building his "dream" retirement house and moving to more solitude per his liking. Everyone seems healthy (as they can be).

So, here's to hoping that out of the loss and frustration that the Phoenix will rise and we shall overcome.