The Unofficial Finish Line of Summer

Monday. Labor Day weekend and the mark of the end of summer.  Okay, just to be technical, Labor Day is not the official end of summer – that title is reserved for September 21st since the 22nd marks the first official day of fall. But with that being said, many people like me, see it as summer ending. And talk about ending, I'm not just limping across the finish line to the end of summer, I am being dragged across it, waving my white flag of surrender.....I AM DONE with summer. It has been far too busy and a much too hectic summer.

This past Saturday we were invited to a Shabbat lunch with the family that adopted Brandon.  It was such a lovely and enjoyable afternoon, and it was great to see Brandon all settled in.  He is loved, adored and pampered, as I knew he would be. I've made the joke several times that if there were 100 ways to spoil Brandon, Pam will find 110!

~Brandon and his new pack-mate Omelet~

Back at home, the crew is doing pretty well.  Eva spends most of her days sleeping, and I know it is because the kidney disease is progressing. There are times that I see the "old Eva" and I cannot help but smile and be grateful for those moments when her illness is not so much on the surface.

~A good day for Eva last Thursday~

I've also been grateful that Eva's appetite had been stable the last several weeks. But this weekend she missed 3 meals in a row, so I'm back to trying to find something she'll want to eat.  If you have a few to spare, could you send some good vibes for her? 

On the much lighter side, Cissy (below) has been eating her meals with Chipper, our foster boy from Lab Rescue because they both eat slower than the others. But he has seemed so hungry lately and I found out why. I've left he and Cissy alone to eat, and she has been eating his food.  Under that innocent senior face, lies a food stealer. Who knew?  Today she got a bath, and I think I heard a snicker or two from Chipper about that.

We did take some time to sit and relax on the porch today. 

Even Eva (below) joined us.

As Labor Day weekend comes to an end, it's easy to see that the nights are drawing in. It will be dark when our day starts on Tuesday.  I'm not sad that Summer is leaving us. We will still have some nice days in September and October and even into November. But I am glad to put the summer unofficially behind us and I look forward to Autumn, and a new season.