Much has been said over the past couple days about sleep. A plague on both of your houses Daylight Savings Day. Honestly, it wasn't too bad for us since our daughter awoke at 5:45am on Friday and Saturday morning. Sunday rolls around and now she's sleeping in until 7:00 again. Plus I did enjoy the extra daylight when I get home from work Monday.
The sleep I really want to chat about isn't of the pleasant variety. Things are a changing in our neighborhood all at once. Our neighbors, whose son is two months younger than Baby Singe, are moving to San Francisco for work reasons. It caught us by surprise when they broke the news a few weeks ago.
As a side consequence, unfortunately our neighbors had to put one of their dog's to sleep prior to this Wednesday's departure. Their beloved Murphy has been part of their lives for 11 years, they got him two week's after their wedding. We've enjoyed looking in their front window to see Murphy, a hunting dog, in their front window over the past four years. Each morning as I would put Baby Singe in the car, I'd give a knowing nod in Murphy's direction and say "do you see the doggy in the window?" We got one last glimpse of Murphy on our way out to breakfast Sunday morning. Cancer had weakened Murphy substantially in the past six months, but I was happy to see him the window resting comfortably.
Time moves on. Now our neighbor's are packing up their belongings and starting a new adventure in San Francisco. Life really is constantly moving. Sometimes if feels like the hour hand on a clock and other times it more closely mirrors the second hand. My wife and I have really enjoyed their company whether we were discussing triathlons, Australia, dogs, toy stores, Apple gear, other neighbors, and the most popular topic… our kids. My parents embarked on a similar relocation which brought my large family to Seattle in late 1970 from SoCal.
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Haha! The artiste at work.
Love the action shot! 
This will be a part of her first show, won’t it?
Didn’t I see a different picture earlier today? Confused….
Anyway, its so sad to hear about Murphy. I would love to get Aaron a dog but I really don’t want the sadness at the end so, we’re still dog-less.
I hate it when people i like move away. Poor Murphy. I bet he had a good life.
i like little anna’s HOH in this pic.
i had to skip the paragraph about murphy. too sad.
change is inevitable, huh?
Awesome photo. I suppose with things the way they are, you just have to be glad for them that they have a job to move for. San Francisco is wonderful and now you have someone you can stay with there.
Hope your new neighbors are as great as those who are leaving. Or sufficiently aweful that they at least provide interesting fodder for stories.
It’s always sad to see people we like move away. And change, even the kind we choose, is awkward at first – the proverbial new pair of shoes that we’ve just gotta break in.
DST is the bomb.
haha, great picture and that’s exactly what mine look like when they draw or do things creative… it’s like the speed of light
Indeed, life really is constantly moving.
She looks so focused and artistic
Sorry to hear about the dog. Even though I didn’t live with them, I was really upset when my best friend had to put their dog to sleep (because of cancer too). That and the fact that my friend was bawling her eyes out didn’t help.
I hope your neighbors’ move will go by smoothly and I hope whoever will replace them will be awesome people who you can talk to about Australia, dogs, etc.
R.I.P. Murphy!
I too hope that your new neighbors are at the very least pleasant.
Perhaps now you’ll have a crash pad in San Francisco – one of my favorite cities.
It’ll be interesting to see if Baby Singe misses Murphy from the window.
I remember my parents having neighbor friends whose children were our age growing up. Sad to see them go.
Candace – she moves so fast, I can hardly ever get her to freeze for a picture. That’s my girl.
Kailyn – yes, she’s about as good as those elephants who happen to paint.
Amanda – you did see another photo earlier on there today. I accidentally uploaded a picture I wasn’t sure about putting on the blog. You’re an observant one. Dogs, we’ll have to think about it. My wife is generally allergic to pets, but our daughter does go nuts for them. We’ve unfortunately lost two neighborhood dogs in the past month. It’s quite sad.
Meno – I’m right there with you on the moving thing. I guess I get sort of used to seeing them around. It’s a good thing for them so I wish them and their family well.
Brookem – you like her pigtails? I think they’re adorable. She looks so grown up with her pigtails and a dress. It’s sad to lose Murphy, but he definitely created a lasting impact.
Churlita – so true. In fact, they had to sell their company which is a major reason for their move. It seems like a win-win situation on paper. I will be anxious to hear how they like SF. It is a marvelous town.
Emma – the bomb? I didn’t expect that expression to come out of your mouth for some reason. I like it though. I agree, let’s home the new occupants are sweet and kind. It will be renters first and at some point when the economy improves, they plan to sell.
Furiousball – that was her very first time on the chalkboard. I think my daughter did pretty well. Next up, state capitals.
Justrun – it’s like the old full moon I saw on the horizon tonight. At first it will a brilliant orange and then as it rose high in the sky, it become a nice bright white.
Felisa – I’m optimistic we’ll get cool neighbors to replace the cool ones who will are departing today. I met our neighbors right after they got back from the vet and they were pretty shaken up. I haven’t had to witness a pet being put down, but it must be really rough. 11 years is a long time, tears were definitely shed.
Chris – yeah, it will be more tempting to go down for a visit. We’ve got a friend who recently had a baby so now we’ve got another reason. Plus it’s not too far from Seattle and then there’s those wineries. Baby Singe may not notice Murphy’s absence as much as my wife and I do. They have a picture box window so it’s easy to miss his presence.
Pants – exactly, that happened to me quite a bit as a kid and it always made me sad. I’m not so good with good byes.
I hate to be the one who douses the sadness of “Murphy moving along to green leash-free areas” with a bracing blast of cold water, but was that the dog that barked all the time? In the picture window?
sad.
A teacher in the making. You must be proud.
Your brother slays me.
Sad about your neighbors moving. Change is funny…it’s good yet of kinda sucks at the same time.
We found out my parents’ neighbor of almost 30 years is moving soon, too. Hopefully you get good new neighbors. Sounds like you like these.
Big Bro – yes, you’re right. Murphy was that dog, but you must have done something to piss him off. Their dogs were very quiet. I rarely heard them at all.
Matt – can you teach her a thing or two about art?
SM – exactly. It’s hard to look at their empty house and know they aren’t coming back and have started a new life in a distant town. They will be missed. They left a case of beer for us, a very kind gesture.
Lynda – I can only sit and wait to see who rents and eventually buys their home. Before them, there was a cute family with three kids. Their twins girls memorized our names really fast and were quite nice. This comment makes me officially sound very old.
hard to believe an hour difference makes such a difference
Movin’ down the road – a week later, I’m fully adjusted to the increased sunlight at night. I’m just not back on track with blogging. I hope to change that soon, but then again I’ve been saying I will get back in shape for two years now.