End of Year Dance Team Banquet

Well...this is really the end of Julia's time on the Endicott College Dance Team. It's so hard to believe. The dance team has been a huge part of her life...and ours too...for these past four years and now it's over. Ugh. Endings are so hard, but she has a bright future and so much to look forward to! 

For starters...she received the Athlete of the Year Award! I love how her freshman year she won Rookie of the Year and her last year she wins this. So well deserved! She works so incredibly hard at literally everything she does. I've got to say...it really is easy being her parents. 

One dancer was selected from each class...

Graduating Seniors...

Julia and her bestie, Emma...

Captains for one last time, Ava & Julia 

First Years...Gianna loves these girls. Notice the boot. Her foot has been bothering her since January and it turns out, she has a stress fracture. Hoping it will be healed soon...

Senior Moms with our talented gorgeous girls...

Freshman Year...Rookie of the Year...

and Senior Year...Athlete of the Year...

Always always always...SO PROUD!!!

Nine Lives

My old man...who is now 16 1/2 years old and weighs a mere 5 pounds...has been THE most HIGH maintenance cat from day one. Oh how I could count the ways...but I won't for now because it would turn into a novel. He has literally been on deaths door many times these past few years but he always bounces back. I think I have to give myself a lot of credit for that though. I swear it's my love and determination to keep him safe, happy and healthy. He's been my constant campion all these years, and despite how much work he is, I still want him here with me as long as he is feeling good and he's comfortable. After this last bout with a horrible case of IBD, he has once again bounced back on medication as well as my sheer determination to get him through it. This has meant three nights with very little sleep checking on him to be sure he was feeling OK and keeping his night sleeping space clean. It has also meant watching him closely all day long to be sure his "accidents" were cleaned up and that he didn't wonder off somewhere to create new messes. Ugh. The days were long but I think we're back on the other side of things again...for now anyway. Because I know there are always new challenges when it comes to KoKo. 

Oh the way he looks at me with those now clear eyes...thank goodness. Again, after many visits to the vet and trial and error with expensive prescription food...he can see again! He always looks at me with so much love and trust. That gives me the energy to keep going to be the best cat Mom I can be. 

I love you my skinny old high maintenance man...

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Our beautiful Julia...

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