Turning A Corner

I'm not going to lie - it was a rough weekend. Rough. I think my husband and I experienced every emotion on the spectrum since the vet called us on Friday afternoon and suggested that Murphy be put to sleep. Even though the tumor only became noticeable a week ago, it was massive and had invaded his muscles and abdominal wall. They would never be able to remove it all - so all they could guarantee was a long painful recovery with an inevitable death - perhaps in as soon as 8 weeks.

My husband, to put it lightly, was devastated. I can't recall ever seeing him quite this upset about anything. But I was so proud of him - he was so open with his emotions and his loss. And we cried a lot together. Needless to say, neither of us really cares anymore about the house and the fact that it has a kick-ass yard.

But despite all of this ickiness - I need to recognize a VERY important day. Today, is my Mom's birthday. How old is she you ask? I have NO idea. You see, she has lied to me about very few things in my lifetime, but one consistent lie is her age. So I forget and get confused over her true age. AND - she would likely disown me if I ever disclosed it...even if I did so on a blog that she doesn't know about. (Well, not just that she doesn't know about...I'm not sure she knows what a blog is either).

So - let's put the pity party on pause for a day and wish an amazing mother, friend, and semi-professional waxer a Happy Birthday!

Thank you for always being there, day and night, for all of the moments in my life, happy and sad. Thank you for loving my husband so much and making him laugh. Thank you for crying on Friday along with me. Thank you for giving me the best dad and brother in the whole world. Thank you for giving me something to strive for in life - to be like you. Thank you for being the perfect hostess and teaching me the importance of making people feel at home. Thank you for forcing me to take Irish Step Dancing for so long (even though it was totally uncool at the time). Thank you for being my friend.

I love you Mom!