3/21/16
Today is my 6 month Ampuversary as Maw would say & I’m still hopping strong. I continue to defy what the vets thought as far as my time & I’m living each day with Maw & Steve’s help to the fullest. My days are filled with the simple joys of sitting in the sun & smelling all that surrounds me & being with Maw of course is my favorite. In the morning if it’s nice out Maw lets me outside to be by myself & lay on the lawn to survey my turf & chew my sticks I’ve pulled out of the woods. 
I love taking in all the smells, especially the smells of spring, birds chirping, squirrels running all about & feeling the warm rays of sun on my fur, it’s amazing in everyway! Maw’s been spoiling me a lot too bringing breakfast & sometimes dinner out to me so I can continue to sit in my glory. Then most days Maw puts my harness on & helps me in the back of the car & off to work we go. I love my routine she helps me up the stairs at the store & I lay on my comfy therapeutic bed dreaming of swimming in the ocean & chasing squirrels. I’m getting a little more uncomfortable at times because of the pain so I have to keep maneuvering myself on the bed & sometimes I find the hard floor feels good too. However, when Maw leaves I get unsettled, so I get up & go searching for her out of her office & into the main office usually plopping myself behind Jane’s chair so she knows I’m there. Lately I’ve been a little more daring, at times trying to go up the stairs by myself without Maw but she’s always there to remind me that I shouldn’t & can’t because I might hurt myself.
I’ve been much more vocal too, Maw, Steve & Jake call me T-Rex because when I yawn I make these long drawn out sounds telling them I’m tired or in pain but always reminding them I’m here!
Yesterday I got really unsettled as Maw got in the car & drove off with Grandpa & Nana, I starred her down with my eyes hoping she’d see that I didn’t want her to leave but she didn’t get it. Instead Steve tried to distract me but it didn’t work I followed the car all the way down the street & stalled when he tried to get me to go back in the house. I overheard something about Grandpa going in for surgery, but it didn’t matter I was going to miss Maw very much. Then tonight she made it all better & came home I started crying & whining trying to tell her that I missed her. She came right over & rubbed my neck & ears (even before hugging Steve) & whispered in my ear that she was sorry she had to leave but she had to take care of Grandpa. I was so glad Grandpa was alright & now my ampuversary day was complete Maw was home I was happy again & feeling so blessed to have such wonderful humans in my pawlife!
