I'm so sorry about Emily. It's hard for you that all these things are happening at once.

Thoughts are with you Kathsgrdn.

I'm so sorry about Emily. We love them like children. They age so fast. I'm glad your daughter is going with you on Monday.

I totally understand about your exchange students moving out. After the bathroom floor has been repaired....next year is a new year. (What happened to it? Is the sub floor rotted?)

I'm glad your not driving your car. Fixing it first so your safe...and isn't working from home the better way to work! ♥

A little time to yourself and staying busy with the holidays....is a nice way to pass the time.

I am so sorry about Emily. We love them soooooo much and losing is so hard. Love to you.

(((Kathsgrden)))

Nicole, I don't know yet. Good possibility it is rotted or there is mold. Will have to wait until I can find someone to take up some of the tiles. And yes, working from home is great!

Sorry you're having these problems. Will be thinking of you.

Just sending you a hug. I know that pain those beloved little fur babies cause us at a time like

this. She was a lucky dog to have been so well loved. Hugs.

Sorry that you have such a bad time. It's so hard to loose a family member but that's what well loved pets are. Hope your other problems can get fixed without too much effort.

Hugs

I am as sorry as I know how to be. It is the hardest thing to be losing a beloved pet but that on top of everything else?

Good luck with the floor

I'm so sorry to hear about Emily. I hope everything turns around for you really soon.

So sorry you're going through such a painful and difficult time. I hope your dearly loved dog passes peacefully. IMO, we often don't know how we'll react to things until they're upon us.

Wow. What a terrible time you are having. I am sorry about all your struggles, especially the heartache about poor Emily. Sweet girl had a good life and it will end as peacefully and painlessly as possible.

Sending you thoughts of strength, courage and comfort in this difficult time.

A good friend of mine says Bad things happen in 3's. I hope all goes well from here on out.

I am so sorry about your dog. That is always a horrible situation. It is the price we pay for all those happy times.

I am also so sorry you had a poor outcome with an exchange student. You put so much effort into hosting these young people. It is quite a gift to them. Sad this person could not keep up his or her end of it.

I grew up in a, Bad luck always comes in threes household. Let's hope you are done with bad luck for a while. 🍀🧿

Hugs to you. I'm sorry for your troubles. I've had to put down 4 horses since March....always a sad day, saying goodbye.

I am so sorry for all of your troubles. Sometimes it feels as if we just get one hurdle cleared when we see the next one looming up ahead. I know that you will be able to carry on but I am wishing you peace and comfort.

I'm sorry to hear about your problems and it does seem like they happen in clusters. I've always been impressed that you host exchange students - it's generous and admirable. I guess it's not unusual that it doesn't always work out. My girlfriend had one that only lasted 2 weeks.

It's always hard to say goodbye to a pet. I'll be thinking about you.

Nicole, that kids sounds like my Italian student from last year. Another spoiled rich kid who only came because his father made him. I bought a huge thing of spinach from Costco during a shopping trip. Within a day or two I found him eating the entire thing in one of my giant bowls. WTH? The first meal I made them was lasagna. He ate 3 giant pieces of it and told me he didn't like it. He didn't stay long either, only did the work in one of his classes and smoked on my deck after telling me he wouldn't smoke here. I should've stopped then but the other kids was great.

Emily was up and ready to go outside this morning. Now I don't know whether or not to keep that appointment on Monday. How do you know when it's time?

It's hard to let a loved pet go....but .....it's only getting worse. ((hugs))

This is just me....but....there are so many dumped....abused...unloved dogs out there that would appreciate ......having a home....a yard to run in...an endless bowl of food and water. Such simple things.....and the happiness level would be through the roof! Pets give back so much more than we give them....it's insane to ignore the possibility of fostering.

People ......so hard to please. Pets.....not so much!

Because when the second or third bad occurrence happens we start to look for a pattern or a connection between the occurrences. Also, after one bad situation our resilience is reduced making the next bad occurrence more obvious.

Sometimes bad things can have a domino effect but that is usually more obvious.

An example of the domino effect would be the neighbors dog barked all night so I didn't sleep, then due to lack of sleep made a mistake at work, then due to the mistake got in trouble at work, then was in a bad mood after work issues that evening and had an argument with a family member.

So sorry about all your troubles. Hope things improve.

It really feels like bad things happen in clusters. But as said above and according to the internet :-) it's only our minds trying to connect things in order to possibly avoid their happening in the future.

This is just me but if Emily has recovered even temporarily I would give her more time. Personally I think it is fine to play it day by day.

Regardless it is difficult and hugs to you and Emily either way.

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. You were right to boot the exchange student after he caused damage to your home. I'm so sorry about Emily. Maybe she isn't quite ready yet. Play it by ear. I always hope my elderly pets die in their sleep. Sometimes they do. I know the pain you're going thru. Losing a pet is the worse.

Oh, Kath, you have such an open heart! It's what makes you a good person, and it's always going to result in sorrow 'at the end'. That's life. Don't change! We need more like you.

It is so hard to know when the time is right to let a pet go. We took our Annabel to the vet (this was several years ago) because of incontinence and trouble standing sometimes. They ran her blood tests again and said her liver (I think) numbers were continuing to worsen. They do an extensive panel every year, so we had a baseline. During the conversation, he said it would not get better and she would start to be in pain at some point. We brought her home and called the clinic that comes to the home to put her down. Around here, it is Lap of Love, but they have offices/clinics in many areas.

I would keep the appointment, but ask the vet his honest opinion and get any recommended tests. The not being able to stand is often a sign that time is running out. My heart goes out to you.

Hope the car is an easy fix and floor is as well.

Never had regrets about helping a dog or other animal over the rainbow bridge a day early. Guilt of waiting a day late is much harder to let go of.

As for the car, that's a blessing that they found the wire showing through. Beats getting killed or injured in an accident. The would go on my good thing list.

I'm sorry for your pain and angst but sometimes things really do happen for a reason. We learn more from the tough times then we do from the good ones making life more precious and a heck of a lot less boring.

Sorry to hear of your bad luck and hope better days are ahead.

It's hard to predict what will happen when hosting, in some form, students or just young adults from abroad who may not deal well with being far from home. We had a series of au pairs at one time and most of them were a joy to have in our home, including one who was the daughter of friends of ours who spoke little English. Unfortunately, one that started with us had to be terminated and sent home after just a few months. She was recommended by a trusted agency but turned out to be an immature 20 year old who on a net basis required more time and care from us than she provided to our little kids.

I’m so sorry for all the hardships you’re dealing with all at once. Especially your Emily.

Sorry to hear of all the bad things happening in your life at one time. It is really hard to let go of our beloved pets. Emily gave you many years of joy and I think she is trying to tell you it is her time to go.

Actually I think a couple of the others are blessings in disguise. I would say good riddance to a difficult exchange student who caused damage to your home. We only had one exchange student many years aho (she was from Sweden), and she was very respectful of us and our home and family. One of the local families who was hosting at the same time had a bad situation and the local coordinator had to find the kid a new hime.

It was fortunate the issue with your tire was found too. Perhaps inconvenient, but better to know than to have a failure at an even more inconvenient time or place.

I am hoping the near future brings you a cluster of good fortune.

Im so sorry for your troubles, Kath, especially looking at the loss of sweet Emily.