WE ARE GOOD!!!

Just got off the phone with Jay, and Rikta does not have lymphoma! We go in tomorrow to try and figure out what it is, but this is amazing news! Merrick and I went bumper boating this morning, then to out to our favorite restaurant, we are breathing a sigh of relief, and looking forward to moving on with our little family. Thanks for thinking of us! (I know Circe isn't ready for her to be up there yet...she is loving her alone time!)

Hanging in there..

Just when we thought we were getting there, Rikta started to show some symptoms of a potentially fatal problem. We get results by the end of the week. Please keep us in thoughts and prayers. I don't want Merrick (or us!) to lose another great friend. Not this soon. Here they are at the lake, loving it.

More from Sunday..

Testing out her winter coat, early on Sunday.

Our beloved Circe

We lost an important part of our family yesterday, and our hearts are shattered. I didn't think my little girl would have to know death so soon. We can barely hold it together, but we are doing our best for both Merrick and Rikta. Our lives were so filled with Circe, it is hard to imagine life without her. We have never grieved like this, and if you aren't a dog person, it may be hard to understand, but this is so real, and so painful. My little girl kept asking for her last night, so we got her a special book about dog heaven and told her where Circe went, and that she could wave to her in the sky, and to hear her sweet little voice say "c-c, home" breaks my heart in two, because I want her home too. She said her first sentence yesterday, she said "I miss c-c." I hope this gets easier, right now I can't imagine it, or see an end. That dog journeyed with me through SO MUCH, what a privilege to have had her in my life for so long. She left us on her own terms, and so happy from her early morning swim, with two of her greatest friends in life. The top two pictures were taken on Sunday, on our last family hike together. What a beauty. What a life.

SNOW!!

Well, turns out she is just like us, we went up to Loveland pass today to check out the snow, and Merrick didn't want to leave! She was so excited! Some nice lady took our picture together, so I finally got our family shot, minus the doggies. We even got her to say "mountains."

August snow!

It snowed in August. My first year here it snowed 8 inches on July 4th, and it never gets old. I'm hoping someday it has the same effect on Merrick, but if not, that is o.k. too. I took her out in between the monsoon rain showers to get some shots, and she was not happy. She sat in the mud and waited for me to come get her.

Cold and rainy fun days...

The days are definately getting colder and shorter up here. Merrick has been having a ball going on big hikes with the dogs. She is really into running now and getting as dirty as she can. Sounds a lot like me!

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Summer fun

Ready.
THE bike.
My helper.

Weee.

Self face painting...
Pals.
Really, pals.
No, really.