Chico

I was just sitting here in the kitchen watching IDTV & SoapNet, & crocheting a swaddling blanket for Katie's baby girl-soon to be ( yes, I am a multitasker!), when Chico limped over and sat at my side very patiently waiting for a pat on the head. I reached down & absent-mindedly gave him a little pat then went back to my crocheting. Chico got up & limped to the bottom of the stairs going up. He laid down & looked up like that was the tallest mountain he had ever been asked to climb. He slowly got up & made his way to the top. I stopped to watch him & realized that he is getting very old. Then I realized that it won't be long before all of my "muttly crew" will be very old!! (Actually, 3 of them already are!!) These companions of mine have given me so much! They have made me laugh, they've made me cry, they've made me so mad that it is amazing that I haven't had a stroke yet!: but, most of all, they have always been there each morning to greet me with their happy faces that say how glad they are to see me. Now; I ask you, "Who in the world, would be glad to see this aging face in the morning?"! Believe me, that list only includes pets & grandchildren! And, the only reason that my grandkids like to see me in the morning is because they get to jump on Grandpa & Nana's "tree bed"! They certainly are not looking at Nana or they would run screaming in fright from the room! Anywayyy--I got off of the subject of my faithful pets. I really love them all--I guess that's why I keep cleaning up the 3Ps each & every day. Chico has come back downstairs since I have been typing this to be by my side. WoW! Makes you wonder if people could be so devoted that they just want to be in the same room no matter what you are doing--even if they don't understand what the heck you are doing! Sigh, I think only dogs have that ability. I know my dogs are out of control; but, they are not mean, just noisy--I hate that!!--but, at the same time, they are my pack!