Good bye 2016 and good riddence!

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2016 has been a bad year. I mean, any year you lose 5 pets is a bad year, right? Didn't start off too badly, I mean, I started getting Social Security, so that wasn't too bad. But in April we lost 2 cats in less than a week. I mean, I did put them to sleep, but it was pretty much past time for both of them. Then in October, our old dog stopped being able to walk and was barely eating. So, it was time for her. In November, we knew it was time for the other old dog, but he couldn't wait to go to the vet and died the day before. Finally, on the next to the last day of the year, Pong had stopped eating. I took him, and Oliver, who was also looking less then good, to the vet. Pong was in complete kidney failure. Since he had stopped eating, I knew it was useless to try and force him to keep going. I held him and pet him and talked to him while the vet let him go. We hope we can turn Oliver around, but we need to get him insulin. I hope to pick that up tomorrow. So, while I certainly mourn with the rest of world the deaths of those who have died of celebrity fame. Honestly, my personal loses, all be they pets, are much closer to home.