Another week is over and we are definitely headed for a change in the season. We had changes and of course plenty of events this week at our house. My parents' dog "Bootsie" died this week which ends an era at thier house; all of the family pets that have been a fixture at the house and survived Stephen and I growing up are now gone. It was last year about this time that "my" childhood dog "Ty" died, so it has been a change only having Bootsie and so now this will be even more of a change with no dog at all at my parents' house. It will also be a change for the grandkids, as they have come to know these faithful companions that have been around for so long. It is funny how animals affect people young and old alike and how much of an attachment you can develop for them.
As Bootsie got older he got like all things that age, a little slower, a little deafer, a little blinder.... My Mom always made sure that he had plenty of food and water and always had a treat (a dinner table scrap) at night. This became a favorite trip of Duncan's to make- to go feed Bootsie. I don't know how much help he was, but he insisted on feeding Bootsie with Grandma on a regular basis. If nothing else, I hope he learned some compassion and patience. He was very cute with Bootsie, always walking up to him slowly(because he couldn't hear) and talking in a quiet little voice, as if Bootsie could hear him and him trying to be so gentle and pet him and talk to him so patiently and cute; "hello Bootsie, are you okay today?" was the usual one-way conversation, on an almost daily basis. I hope he remembers these things when Richard and I get old.....
Any way, that is the change around our house, but here are some pictures from our week. It was Homecoming Week at the High School, another load of pumpkins, Duncan thought the white ones in the cab of the truck were pretty cool, his cousins David and Logan came to pick out their pumpkins, I canned peaches and made jam, with the help of my "best helper" who was finally feeling better by Sunday after having the stomach flu for a few days, and there are just some random pictures of Duncan playing in the sandbox and driving the gator. Hope you all had a good week!!
