It is with mixed emotions I share that I helped our boy, Blaze, transition out of his physical body today. It was time, he was tired. He missed his best friends .. the original “Dachshund Mafia”. This is him with Tuna (left), his son, and Tiffany, his Love. We often listened to Elvis’ “Hound, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Stay connected.” It was a very rough day today; we’re getting closer to the end for Prince. I’ve been wrestling with the concept of, as we all do, of when do you know it’s time. Unlike most people, I tend to overly conservative and not wanting my kids to suffer. Somehow, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Spend time with nature.” When we were outside, it quickly became clear that this would be today’s “gift”. The funny thing is, I kept forgetting over and over what I heard the message to be. Karen had to keep reminding me with one clarification; that is, the use of the word, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Face reality.” I wasn’t ready to write more on “Face reality” last night. I could give myself a hard time about it; or I could just accept it. Some of it’s because I suspect I’m going to cry; and I haven’t done much of that in weeks and weeks. Frankly, I’ve, ~ LEARN MORE ~