The Choice!

I stole the poll idea from Dawn! But we are contemplating getting another companion for Bilko and to help us with the grieving process. It has been very difficult to loose Buster for us and for Bilko. Bilko is just as much affected by it as we are. It's amazing. But when Christy and the parents move out we are very concerned that he will get lonely. It would be a really hard adjustment.
So we are in the hunt for another dog. I am not sure I am ready yet. I think Carl is.
We did get Busters paw print and really nice card from all of Busters's nurses. He was very well liked at Noes Ark. Michelle (my sister inlaw) was very sweet and made me a necklace with Busters pic as a charm and a very nice note. All three made us cry but that's okay it's part of the process.

Anyway here is a poll help us decide. We would love input and advice.

What Kind of Dog Should We Get?
	Beagle
	Cavalier King Charles
	Lab(Yellow or Black)
	Something Small
	Something Big
	Other Please explain...
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President Hinckley passed away this evening.

Chuck Is Back!!!It's on Thursday nights now. So wed I have Ghost Hunters International and then Thurs it's Chuck! If you haven't seen Chuck on NBC yet, check it out! Very entertaining! I don't watch a lot of television but these ones!

This sums it up..I don't have snow pictures like so many of you have sent to me over the last few days (which I appreciate and LOVED by the way!) but this one of my brothers bull mastif in the snow just about sums everything up for me! It cracked me up!!

if there is some...

Because there has to be more to post than sadness. I think as far as the football game goes, I think the Packers themselves said it best on the Packers website, "That source of motivation will vary depending on the player. But no matter the individual, the prevailing feeling is that a foundation is in place for the Packers to give themselves another shot at the Super Bowl, and sooner rather than later.

"I think everybody around here knows that, at least inside this locker room," receiver Greg Jennings said. "We know what we've established."

I think you can look at that in life too. After going through hell from bad situations or whether it is to accomplish things you hope to and come away feeling that you will be a better person, or is it all just a bunch of crap to make ourselves feel better?!You decide! HA HA HA!

I can't even bring myself to post the score! We were SOOOO close!! Must stay sane!It's just football. It's the end of a long painful week.At least we don't have to put a 2nd mortgage on the house for Super Bowl tickets. If the Packers came to town I'd sell the house! There is a light at the end of the tunnel right?!

A Good & Faithful Friend

After a long and scary night, we took Buster back to the vet this morning and at 3:15 pm he was comfortably put to sleep. It's the hardest thing Carl and I have had to do.
We got home from work last night and there was blood in his bed, on the carpet, all over him. Because of the tumor he had developed blood vessels on his tumor and they had popped then it would start over again. It was making it very difficult for him to breathe. We stayed up with him all night and cried. He started to whimper and made a loud cry about 4am. We learned today that it was possibly a mild stroke.
We know we made the right decision. We'll struggle for a few days but we know he is no longer suffering.

Sad News...

We learned today as we were leaving work that Buster does indeed have cancer. It's bone cancer and it's spreading fast. Tomorrow we will call the vet and see what to do. We cannot comprehend the sadness. We haven't dealt with this before, we've had Buster since he was two. Buster and Bilko have been our kids. My whole family has dogs. Dogs have been very much a part of our lives. They have been even growing up.
Some people say "It's just an animal" "it's just a dog" - it's not just a dog. His name is Buster. He's just as much a part of the family as a sibling.
I wish I could make him better but I can't and I don't know that the DR will do tomorrow.
I wish this was a happier post. Our hearts are broken.

not good news

Well it could always be worse. I suppose. Buster has a tumor. It's looking like cancer. There's the big c word! We just don't know what kind and how early it is. He doesn't seem to be in pain. We had his surgery done. They pulled 7 teeth. Actually most of them fell out. But the bleeding has stopped thank goodness. He's lost lots of blood.The tumor is in his mouth. Most of his lab work came back normal except for the liver enzym. It was high. But they thought maybe it was part of the infection or the cancer. We are waiting for the final lab results to come back. We will try to make him as comfortable as possible. We DO NOT want him to suffer. We are devestated. We've had him since he was two. He's now 12. We want the best for him. Hopefully we can treat it with medications. Hopefully it's early. There' a lot of hope - to keep him and us going.

something good

I am working on the blog it is need of help again. It has been neglected -
Buster is having surgery today need to stay occupied. He's in bad shape, lost lots of blood from his mouth. They are fixing it today and praying it's not a tumor!!

DALLAS LOST!!

Dallas lost, Dallas Lost, doin the happy dance!!!!!!! GO GREEN BAY!!!!
That is all folks!!