Slow start today .. we all started by taking Chai down to the river . She’ll be turning 17 tomorrow… and .. so hard to say this .. she’ll be leaving us . She no longer can walk or take care of herself . She still loves us and we live her .. but her quality of life is gone .. and she’s telling us she’s ready to go

That’s to hard to say

We all are determined to have fun while we’re together so we hiked camels hump

Tomorrow will be hard .. but it’ll be a good send off for a wonderful friend and companion

We love you Chai baby !!!

Nite all, nite sam

-me

The house is full .. even with masks and distance it’s great to be together…

Everyone woke at different times

I took advantage of the quiet morning to get chai to the river .. she can’t walk much anymore .. but she still likes to go to the water

We had a late breakfast outside which allowed us to drop

Masked for a bit .. waffles and leftover thanks giving stuff

During the day we split into two bands . Diane , Gabe and Sammantha headed up Mansfield . Max, Becky and i went hiking up Trapp road in Huntington with Mason

Interesting to find a beautiful cabin at the end of this trail. They have an ominous safety warning .. i suspect it’s a joke .. but not a very funny one

Eating tons of leftovers tonight

.. super fun and full

Nite all, nite Sam

-me

Really nice day today… Gabe and his girlfriend Sammantha Arrived from Portland around noon and Max and his girlfriend . It’s our first time meeting sam and she’s awesome . Max and Becky showed up around six… We’re all here together in a socially distanced way… The circumstances it brought us out here together kind of random and funny… But it’s good timing. Given the pandemic we’re being very careful and recognize that we might not get together again for sometime so were using the time to celebrate all of the holidays but we’ve either missed or will miss together. Tonight was Halloween and Thanksgiving. That was really nice. The bittersweet part is that our wonderful almost 17-year-old dog Chai Is in her final days. It’s all kind of a weird coincidence but it’s all nice to be together and that special time in chai’s life.… We never thought she’d make it today. But she still here with us which is nice

Gabe, Sam, ‘Diane and I hiked Libbys while we were waiting for Max and Becky to arrive.… We got caught in a major thunderstorm which was actually pretty cool

Soon after Max and Becky got here Diane rolled out an amazing meal… Full turkey, stuffing, bacon wrapped green beans for the boys… Sweet potatoes macaroni and cheese stuffed salmon, and then apple and pumpkin pie for dessert  we can hardly move

We’re grateful for all the love that’s here and missing those who are not

Happy hallowgiving everyone !

Nite all, nite sam

-me



It’s been a tough day… Chai is getting weaker.. she had one of her acupuncture appointments today and we could tell that she’s on her way out… She’s had a good long life…. The boys and their partners are both going to be home tomorrow For a trip it has been planned for a while… It’s both nice and sad that it’s coinciding with this time in Chai’s life

I’m so excited to see my kids

It’s going to be an emotional week

One nice thing today is it my friend Derek and his wife Jackie came by to say hi. They are up in Vermont for a couple of days from Pennsylvania. I’ve never met Jackie… She’s really nice. It was great seeing them both

Nite all , nite sam

-me