Ethan gets Stitches

Last night Ethan decided to try and help me (without me knowing he was helping).  He put on oven mitts and tried to carry a glass dish that had hot chicken in sauce in it.  It slipped and broke all over the floor.  I came running in and saw sauce all over his legs and worried that it was burning him.  Put him in the kitchen sink and washed sauce off and then saw that his big toe was gushing blood.  Lucky for me Brandon had worked days and was home.  We took Ethan in and he needed five stitches.  He is the first kid to get them.  I am hoping the last for a while :)

He did great until they put the needle in to numb it and then he freaked and stayed freaked until it was over. 

It was after all this drama that we got home and an hour later we were rushing Kramer to an after hours Vet clinic and he was put down (see previous post).  It was a long night.

Kramer

Tonight was a very sad night for us.  We had to say goodbye to our dear dog Kramer.  He has been apart of our family for a little over six years.  We truly loved him and he will be missed. 

When we went to pick a puppy.  Kramer was the puppy with the most personality and so we just loved him from the start.  Kramer kept that fun personality up to the end of his life. 

Ellie had a really hard time letting go.  He slept in their rooms and kept the monsters away.  He loved to chase balls into the wall.  When Ellie was a baby she would let him lick her and just giggle like it was the greatest thing ever.  My heart was so sad tonight when I saw that he was dying.  Brandon took him to the Vet and we had him put down so he would not suffer anymore.  Ellie was so worried that Kramer would get to heaven and forget about our family.  So we talked about how if we can remember him he will remember us.  My house just seems a little bit empty tonight as I know that one of my “kids” is not here.  All I can say is that I am grateful that we had Kramer in our family for those six years.  His presence will be missed but his memory is with us forever!