Thank you for the condolences, it's definitely been a harrowing past few months, but hopefully I am starting to emerge from the tunnel. Thank goodness that yes, there are so very many great memories that it makes my sons and I all get through the losses.
Carole, I truly needed your nudge--I kept meaning to pop in and post but sadly didn't until yesterday, so thank you!!
I do have some happy news--after being without a pet in the household for a couple of years, I made the decision to actively look for a new bird. I had owned birds for roughly thirty years, until the most recent one passed away a couple of years ago. By that time, hubby was starting his treatments for Melanoma and it just wasn't a great time to add a new pet to the mix. After much research and studying up on the many smaller pet birds I narrowed it down to a small conure or a quaker parakeet. Finally found one that was pretty affordable and took the plunge. Son and I brought it home Nov. 17th and well it has settled in quite nicely. I still have to have it DNA tested to determine if it is male or female, but for now we both assume it's a male. It's a Black Capped Conure about 8 months old now and temporarily named Birda
Quite a character and truly a blessing--gives both of us the chance to forget some of the stresses.
Carole, like you I have days, many of them where I get mad at dearly departed hubby, especially when the repairs are needed. I still need to get another dumpster out to get rid of more stuff, collected mostly by hubby over the past three decades or longer!! I swear, the man never threw anything out, if I didn't know better. You never know it could come in handy somewhere down the line!! Need to replace the patio slider door to outside, and replace the house and carport roofs!! Never ending, but it will get done.
