This post marks #200 for The Unemployed Mom blog, so I wanted it to be special. It's not going to be another toddler tale, eBay tip, product review/giveaway, or anything like that. This post is all about my golden retriever, Bailey! She deserves the love! This September, Bailey will be...
The other day, I installed a WordPress update that crashed my site...7 years of writing had suddenly vanished! Without hesitation, I shut my laptop and took it as a sign, my blogging days were over. In all honesty, I haven't written in years. Sure, I've shared local happenings and various events, but that...
This past weekend, my son and I played on our courtyard while a butterfly fluttered in front of our faces and lingered for several minutes. The butterfly came close... so very close and just kept hovering in our faces...and I immediately felt "it is Bailey" thinking she has come to...
I found this post in my draft folders, it was written on October 14, 2011. I lost my golden girl almost 1 year later on October 16, 2012 (she was 13). I did not edit this one bit, just left it exactly the way it was written...with the 2 photos...
There are reminders everywhere, which make my heart ache at times. Sometimes, I think I catch a glimpse of Bailey in the back yard, but then I realize it is wishful thinking. We put our Christmas tree up and found her ornaments. My son kissed them and said "I love you...
We recently lost our 13 year old golden retriever which has been difficult. Our 4 year old son had a lot of questions, so we hit our local library to find pet loss books. To anyone who has a grieving child, perhaps these books can help bring peace. The books are extremely...
Unconditional love, loyalty and companionship...those are the words that define my late golden retriever. For anyone who has had a dog, you know he or she is family. I had the honor of being Bailey's mom for 13 years, we had a very special bond. She had health issues and...
The other day, my kid heard me call my dog "princess" and he quickly exclaimed "Bailey is a boy and NOT a princess mommy". So that opened up the following discussion. Me: "Bailey is a girl dog honey, so she IS my princess." Kid: "No mommy, she is a MudBud and...
