Hey All,
It's Phil and I just wanted to say howdy to all of you who I haven't seen/chatted in awhile..In case you were wondering, Mr. Madison (we have amended his name to Mr, for gender-identification purposes) just graduated Puppy 2..... We're pretty good at him sit,down,stay,shake and to touch... but we're still working on loose-leash walking and heeling... there is one more class.. but we're going to wait until he gets better at walking w/o pulling... I never thought that this dog would be like seriously having a child... Wow..I feel like I grew up real fast with this dog... especially...
So it's getting close to being 1 year since my dad passed... this was my mom, sis, and I first father's day w/o my dad... it's really weird.... I feel like it was so long ago but at the same time I can relive every moment the last couple weeks before he died... I sometimes get bothered by it but I believe everything happens for a reason...and I think my dad had a great life, though it was cut short... I will be glad when we past the 1 year b/c I think it'll help me and my mom and sis move on... I think we've all been able to cope in our own ways...the one thing that I think came out of all the pain and suffering is that now I don't have to hide being "me" around my mom and sis in South City.. Ariel now comes over and my mom even says hi to him.... they are now speaking and she even asks him to help her sometimes... only if that could have happened with my dad still here... *sighs*....
but it's time to move on...
Coincidentally, Big Brother and Amazing Race debut the same day as my dad's 1 year... how ironic.. how 2 things that I look most forward to, are happening the day that I most dread out of any day of the year.... but you know perhaps it was God's way of counterbalancing the sadness with some happiness.. cuz we all know that reality shows make Phil happy =)
Ok I better go now.. sorry to be so serious, but I felt that I just needed to share =)
Hope to hear/see all of you soon.