The new normal...

The family was all here over the weekend, as I previously mentioned.  With the departure of Ryan, Courtney and Macks, we have now begun to settle into the new normal.  Lucy is an only puppy now. She is even more needy than before.  She sleeps right in between Kyle and I every night.  She sits outside the door of any room I go into until I come out.  She whines a lot when we are out of her sight.  She has really begun to realize that she is alone,  dog-wise, anyway.

Lucky died in June.  It was not that hard to work through at the time, with so much going on with Lucy and Macks.  A busy summer helped to keep that grief at bay also, but now it seems much more real.  Lucy feels it, I am begining to.  Lucky was such a great housemate for Lucy.  He put up with her silly puppy antics.  He let her jump all over him (literally!) and played back when he felt like it.  He was much more relaxed than Lucy.  He did not feel the need to chase grasshoppers or squirrels, but watched her do it in his relaxed way.  He let her eat first, let her have the biggest rawhides, and occassionally let her know who was really in charge.  They were great to watch together and he was a great big brother.  He was tired, though.  He was worn out from being sick for so long.   He died suddenly and is buried down the hill in back of the church under a big tree.  He is buried near Molly, Lucy's half sister, that died the week before we got Lucy.  He rests there peacefully, I am sure.

So, this is the new normal- for now.  I can definetely see a time when there are two dogs here again.  It could be soon...I am unsure.  I don't know where I want to look to find one.  Many voices are  weighing in on how I should only go to the pound or a rescue. I am not opposed to this, but want to make sure it is right for us.  Kyle will continue to take care of our Lucy during the day for a while.  She will continue to get a little more attention than normal, the old normal anyway!  Grandma is gone to East Texas while Grandpa has his hip removed.  Lucy will be so glad to have her home next week so that she won't be so alone.  Hope this isn't the new normal for long!