The fun in dysfunction...

So, it used to be that my old team at VSS always said we put the fun in dysfunction...and I believe that we did! We had more drama than a group of high school girls, but we had a really good time, well those of us that got along! :) I miss that team...

But, this blog is dedicated to a little (well he isn't so little) black lab, Palmer, who hands down puts the fun in dysfunction! To give a little background, he is a 13 year old dog who loves cheese, salmon, treats, picking on Cali, sleeping on beds, chasing squirrels and bunnies and being a little rascal when he wanted to - only because he knew he could get away with it because he is sooo cute! Well, he has grown ill and isn't doing well...we stopped over to see him last night and he has lost weight, has a painful look in his eyes and just isn't his normal self. He has a stomach problem and we hope that he can make it thru it, but so far he hasn't eaten anything in 9 days and you can tell the thought of food just makes him sick! As a person you feel helpless because you don't know how much pain he is in, what he wants you to do for him and how to help him!

But, after we talked about the little guy and what the options were, we filled Brad in on how dysfunctional and FUN he was when he was younger. He almost made mom move out - he was so bad all the time, whether he was chewing up the couch, chewing shoes, digging in the front yard or whatever else he would do. He was the entertainment of the neighborhood, he would run circles around the house, chase cars and bikers as much as he could before he got shocked, he befriended the UPS man, he would run away to see his girlfriends (he had a lot of them) and would get the scent of a bunny and take off - running far far away! He got put it Jail often for being bad and all you could see was his eyes sparkling and a look of - "I would so do that again" when you looked at him in his jail cell. But, on the other side he is the most compassionate dog ever...he knew when you were sad and would come to you and not leave until you told him to go, he would look at you with his big eyes and it would make a bad day turn amazing. He greeted you everyday when you got home, if he was in jail, his tail thumped loud enough that you knew he would have been there! You could never say no to this guy and never did you want to because of all the joy he brought to you! He is an amazing part of our family!

Get better little guy - we love you and this place won't be the same without you - so get better!!!