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This is a picture of me and Moose (daughter's Great Dane that passed recently). He was definitely a sweetheart. She took him in when a friend was moving and couldn't take him with her. He was 7 at the time... and quickly became a integral part of the family (so loving and appreciative of life in general).
They only had him for 7 more years, but he went everywhere with them, traveling in their truck or car, visiting places, etc. He and my daughter were close. Animals tend to pick a person and my daughter was definitely 'his person'. They have and have had many animals (horses, alpaca, rabbits, turtles, chickens, dogs, and cats) on their 8 acres - but I have to say that Moose was 'special'.
He was such a gentle soul. Yet once when someone looked in their kitchen window when my daughter was home alone, he put up such a ruckus that she had to hold him back. Turns out it was a police officer looking for a missing child. But Moose was in 'protection' role.
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And as he aged, he was cold a lot (I'm that way too). Daughter once put him in a sweatshirt and sent me a pic.
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And you can see the gray in his muzzle in this pic.
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| Daughter and Moose |
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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Thanksgiving was good. We were 8. Lots of food (Turkey, Ham, jalapeno pecan stuffing, sausage stuffing, a veggie stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, bourbon sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and a cranberry pecan sourdough bread.) Desserts were a chocolate/vanilla cream cheese pudding with a cookie crust, peach pecan cobbler, and a white almond birthday cake (Youngest granddaughter's 12th birthday). Everything tasted wonderful!
Oldest granddaughter brought her 8 month old Burmese Mountain 'puppy'. He's huge, but adorable. Here's a pic:
Weather was cold (finally). It was in the 30's in the early morning, but in the 50's by afternoon. We were able to bundle up and go for a long walk to the stables after Thanksgiving dinner. Then come home to a warm fireplace. All in all, it was a good day.
Hugs (virtual),
Rian
Sorry it's been a bit since I've posted. Going through some stuff here. Had an routine x-ray taken recently, and that warranted a cat scan. Now they want a MRI and a Pet scan. Trying to get it scheduled before the end of the year. But will keep you posted.
On another note, Ancestry DNA has been updated recently.
Most of this didn't surprise me as dad was an O'Regan (very Irish) and mom a D'Aquin (very French). But I had no idea that there was some Scotland in there. I really liked Scotland and the Scottish people when we visited in 1996 and 1998. I haven't done a lot of Ancestry (can be expensive), but do find it interesting.
Guess I'm getting sentimental in my old age and wish I had known my grandparents and their families - that emigrated from Ireland to England to Canada and America. What stories they could tell...
And although it's Saturday, November 30th when I'm writing this, I just realized that tomorrow was December 1st and White Rabbit Day! So I'm holding this off to post tomorrow.
Rabbit! Rabbit! White Rabbit!
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Rian, I'm happy to see your post. I've been thinking a lot about you recently, wondering if everything was okay. I hope you keep us updated on those health tests. I enjoyed reading about your Ancestry results (it just amazes me how they can read our DNA) and boy your Thanksgiving sounded delicious and Southern--but I most of all enjoyed reading about Moose. What a sweet member of the family he was, and I loved the pic of him in that sweatshirt. Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dug. It is amazing how they can connect the DNA, etc. I've never been a big history buff (DH is), but I do like it when they make it into story form and I can picture how things were... and when it's personal, you have to wish you'd asked more questions when there was someone around who knew the answers. And yes, Moose was a sweetheart.
DeleteSo sad to see that Moose is now past tense. What a fine dog he looked to be. Thanks for sharing those adorable pictures, and I sure hope we find out all the medical stuff was really nothing at all. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteThanks, DJan. I hate taking tests... at our age, they're bound to find something that maybe I'd rather not know about. But I do have a chronic cough (ever since radiation years ago) and hypopnea and if the reason for that is scarring in my lungs, it's kind of good to know.
DeleteI said a little prayer for your health needs. Fingers crossed for easy fixes and good doctors and medical care.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about Moose. He seems like he was a lovely friend to all.
Thanks, Miss Merry. I appreciate that. And yes, Moose was one of the good ones.
DeleteMy condolences on the passing of Moose. Sadly, we usually outlive those wonderful pets who become part of our families. 14 years for a Great Dane sounds like a good life, especially in the family who so obviously loved him.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your tests. Take care of yourself!
Thanks, Mae. And yes, 14 years is a long life for a Great Dane... and he certainly was loved.
DeleteOh gosh! Is it really December already? I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything is OK for you. I just had an ultrasound of my midsection recently too because the doctor was concerned something was wrong. I'm so glad Thanksgiving was such a happy time for you. That bourbon sweet potatoes sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYes, Kay, it's December already and I've a feeling it will fly by also. So strange. We'll be in 2025 before we know it... and who knows what 2025 will bring? (I mean, really... when you were born in 1945, it seems amazing that it's going to be 2025 in a few weeks)
DeleteHope your ultrasound showed all normal and in working order. Got my tests scheduled today. Not looking forward to them, but you do what you've got to do, right?
My ultrasound turned out to be OK, but now they're sending me to a cardiologist. I'm not sure why. Sigh... Yup. Gotta do what you gotta do.
DeleteI really love that photo of you and Moose. It's sad to lose a treasured furry friend.
so sorry about the sadness created with mooses passing, they do become family. the picture of you with him is adorable, all of the pictures are. i have such an interest in dna but have never done one of those ancestry searches. keep us posted on the mri results...i really dislike mri's, i get one every 6 months!! good to see you today!!
ReplyDeleteDebbie, sorry you have to get an MRI every 6 months... I'm stressing over this one but I have had one before (years ago). Cat scans are short, MRI's too long, and I have never had a Pet scan before, so not sure about that one.
Deletethinking about you!!
Deletestop by today, i have some links for some christmas games you might like!!
ReplyDeleteWill do...
DeleteSo very sorry to learn of Moose's passing, he was a beautiful boy.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that your health issues are no longer, an issue, and that the magic of Christmas is filling your home.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas dear friend, and a Blessed New Year.
Hugs,
~Jo
Merry Christmas, Jo! The tests I had to take are done... and I think the results came in this weekend... but I probably won't hear from doctor till after Christmas (which is fine with me).
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