I had a meeting with Jean, today, ostensibly about Echo. I was expecting it to last about an hour, or so.
It didn't. It went a bit longer than that.
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We met at the coffee shop that Echo visited on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, I had one 12 ounce DECAF latte, and that was too much for Echo.
Today, I had two 16 ounce FULL STRENGTH lattes, and was thinking about a third, before we were done. (I'm pretty sure that is why I am still awake. Even for me, this is late.)
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The upshot of this meeting is I am not sure how much longer this blog is going to continue.
If it does continue, I'm not sure how much longer I will be the only author. (I can allow others to write on it.)
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This is a good thing.
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Echo is scheduled to meet a Veteran on Monday. I'm going to meet him, as well, to tell him about Echo.
Echo is going to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with him.
The best way to describe is that they are "taking each other out for a 'test drive'".
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If the "test drive" is successful, then, Echo is "'placed' with her Veteran".
99% of me wants Echo to "knock this guy's socks off", and, if he does MOST of the right things, she will.
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BUT, that means Echo will be someone else's dog in NO MORE than 10 days.
We are back to that AWFUL dichotomy that is the crux of this kind of effort.
If she can go and be what her Veteran needs ... and they can bond ... and all that ... I am going to be SO PROUD of her that I can't do a good job of expressing it.
On the other hand, I thought I was going to get, at a minimum, a year with her. If she goes when I think she will, because she is such a charmer, I will have had her less than 3 months.
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This song came to mind, at this moment. I would caution that you should listen to ALL of the lyrics.
Just how many times have I called Echo: "little girl", or "my little girl", in this blog?
If she is treated right, she can be the bright spot in her Veteran's life.
THAT is what I want for her.
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