Author Archives: garbear25

About garbear25

I'm a sad dad.

Too Damn Quiet

Posted on November 22, 2015

I miss my fuzzy little shadow. Yesterday I had to make my first drive up to North Conway since Buddy had to be put down. It’s really noticeable up here that he’s not with me. A month ago he’d have … Continue reading →

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Five Year Letter

Posted on October 13, 2015

October 13, 2015 Dear Kev; I’ve been thinking for a while about what I wanted to convey on this day, something profound, or important I guess. The truth is this is the one day I just allow myself to just … Continue reading →

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Just a Dog

Posted on June 30, 2015

“Just a dog” is going in for surgery today. We are all pretty upset about it. You might ask why? Why with all the people lost are we so sad about the possibility of losing just a dog? Let me … Continue reading →

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Happy 25th Birthday

Posted on September 20, 2014

So many changes, yet so much remains the same. I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately, or I guess I should say even more than usual. It’s been a really crazy, eventful year, and at each milestone I keep … Continue reading →

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Something is Wrong

Posted on October 24, 2013

When a community comes together to hold a candlelight vigil something really bad has happened. I attended one last night. It was organized by the National Honor Society from our local high school.  These kids should be planning for the … Continue reading →

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Day 1,096

Posted on October 13, 2013

Somehow we’ve all managed to get out of bed over a thousand times since.  Drew graduates this spring, and heads off to college in less than a year.  Kata will be starting High School; I know you must be checking … Continue reading →

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A Magic Moment

Posted on September 23, 2013

Today is Kevin’s 24th Birthday. One of our little family traditions is that every year on each child’s birthday, they get to pick a restaurant and we go out to dinner. Since we lost Kev, we pick a restaurant for … Continue reading →

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