The dog is funny. Maggie slept a lot when we first got her. Now she explores some and we find her walking around with stuff in her mouth. It may be my Bigfoot fuzzy slipper, Claire's PJs, or perhaps a toy. She eats everything and loves being outside. She has a cute personality. She is really chewing on anything she can get her teeth on and that scares Claire so she and the dog have an interesting relationship. The dog follows her everywhere and she runs to get away from the dog which causes the dog to run too. I am working with Claire to overcome her fear of the dog and to help enforce positive behavior and correct negative behavior. Today I snapped a photo of her just sleeping under my chair. I think she was cuddling with the chair. In this pic she was really asleep.
The kids are all home except for Dylan who is at a track meet in Idaho. Today has been a good day. I reflected on my life when I was writing the card to Samantha today and even though my life has had some trials I do believe things are good now and I am thankful for Samantha and all she brings into my life.
We have some friends and their son has a lot of medical problems. They have juggled the "right' choice as the medical problems require some seriously skilled and knowledgeable doctors. The two hospitals in the nation are either in Houston or a doctor in SLC that has been with them from the beginning. I think they are going to split time between both. I share this because as they strive to make the best decision I am reminded that sometimes the decision you make may not matter in the grand scheme. The mother shared a recent family photo of all smiles. She later shared how she felt like she was barely hanging on and the photo wasn't really reflective of the feelings she was processing. I suppose we all relate to real life. Sometimes it just sucks and we put on a smile anyway. I admire those who persevere through life's challenges. I believe they all have the potential to help us be better than we believe we could be.
Until later -
