happy mother's day!

and a beautiful day it is. called my mom and sent her big love - this is a tough time of year for her, and i try to keep things separate. my sweet one sent an e-mail from my pup, a little card and photo of her fuzzy face wishing me happy mama's day. love rocks.

last wednesday i decided that i needed to make steph's anniversary something positive, so i bought a huge bag of kitty and puppy toys and took it to the Humane Society near where i live. m had never been to one - he thought of it as a sad, depressing place, but this one was bright and clean, with friendly people, and no sad howling in the background. And after we went there, i felt lighter, like it was just what steph would have liked me to do. the sadness wasn't so present. i wish my folks would do something too, and maybe they will, when they're ready.

i'm thinking about volunteering there, if my vet will assure me i won't bring home any nasty bugs to my immune-system-challenged pup. i support no-kill shelters with all of my heart, and i think that makes it even more important to help the humane society. if i can help socialize a dog and make it more adoptable, then that's where my efforts should be. i hope it works out.

listening to Birdie's radio show this eve - she reminds me of steph.

xxoo