Autumn is here....

This year is almost over and except for 2011, this has been a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE year.  My Mother-in-Law passed away on Mike's birthday in March.  Then, after I could finally come to grips with that (she lived across the street from us and we were over there ALLLL the time, especially dinner time!!!), I had to put my 18 yr. old beloved Buddy to sleep.  That just about pushed me over the edge.  I went alone because I didn't have anyone that could go with me, it was very late at night and I knew if anyone went with me, it would have been even more worse.  He was almost gone when I got to the emergency vet clinic and the Valium they gave him in a shot before the pink stuff put him over.  It was the second worst day of my life. The first was when Lily had her seizure in 2011, and is still in recovery from.
THENNNN, Ashley moved to New Hampshire to be with John.  I miss her ferociously!  She's my humorous baby and I miss her laughter, her smiles, her sense of humor, her practical jokes...I just miss her.  We all do.
THENNNNNNN, a bff of mine lost her 21 yr. old son in a car wreck. THENNN, on my birthday, my big 50,  I was at his funeral and my parents call and tell my my Uncle Dennis had passed away.  I immediately, from the cemetery, called Mike to tell him my birthday plans are cancelled, I didn't want cake, no party, no wishes, no anything.  We will celebrate it next year on my big 51 birthday.  So, we didn't do anything.  It was a terrible time.
 AND, I have lost several friends and it's just awful.  I remember telling my whole family the beginning of this year, it was going to be a terrible year, and lo and behold it is.  January 1, 2014, I will be so happy!  I may even call out of work sick, just to be thankful all day that it's over.
I have very few positives out of this year, except my family is well and healthy.  That is a HUGE positive, believe me.  Lets see...we got a kitten for Lily and a fish tank. Ummmm.....I still like my job.  OH, Courtney is doing well performing at Renfro Valley, Ky.  She LOVES it and they love her!!! More on that on another day.
Anyways, enough of this cheerful post.  I can't tell you how many photos I have taken this year, but loads.  I have so many of Lily, if I had them all printed, I'd have to rent a storage building to put them in!!!
I have much to look forward to also this year.  Ashley is coming home for a week in December!!!  And 2013 is coming to an end!! WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!