A heartfelt thank you to, well you.

Published On: 13 July 2009Last Updated: 17 January 2017By KD Angle Traegner

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I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who send well wishes to me and my family. It is never easy to loose a loved one, whether in furry form or human, but well wishes do help. It is a comforting feeling and I appreciate each and every message on YDV or Twitter. Thank you, seriously, thank you for being kind. I have to admit, it was strange not to be attached to this blog last week. From vet visits, hurting my back (greyhounds are heavy!), secret projects (to be announced later) and dealing with my own grief, I just needed to be away. I wanted to take the time to reflect on things, as death inevitably makes me think about my own life. And, honestly, I wanted to attach myself to my own companion animals and spend as much time with them as possible appreciating [...]

I have to admit, it was strange not to be attached to this blog last week. From vet visits, hurting my back (greyhounds are heavy!), secret projects (to be announced later) and dealing with my own grief, I just needed to be away. I wanted to take the time to reflect on things, as death inevitably makes me think about my own life. And, honestly, I wanted to attach myself to my own companion animals and spend as much time with them as possible appreciating their very existence. So I did.

My poor dogs. I’m sure they had no idea why I was so clingy. I’m all “I love you!!!” and kissing them every five minutes and they were all “for PETE SAKES leave me alone – I just want to NAP!”. And since I was feeling the loss of another dog, my own dogs received gifts galore. Why, of COURSE I bought them a doggie pool. Of COURSE they went on trails and long walks. Did they get more treats? Probably. I am a sucker, what can I say. Plus, they are cute.

I also spent time bookmarking some interesting things that went on last week that I’ve just got to write about. It was a bit crazy last week, no? Oh, and before I forget to mention it, I have pictures of cupcakes for you too. I finally bought ‘Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World’ and made dozens of cupcakes. My belly is extremely happy with my purchase, but my ass? Yeah, not so much. So, basically I have a ton to tell you over the next few days.

While I get that started I thought that I’d leave you with a picture of my girls. You’ve seen them before (and will probably see them again) but I think this picture sums it up the best. To me it says, “MOM, come ON! Stop already with the pictures and let’s GO, OK?!”.

Love it.