08/03/2026
🐾 GROOMING CLIENTS ONLY 🐾
This is a post I have been absolutely dreading to make AND I have put it off to the very last second. 🫣
Yes, I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. My husband and I traveled to Alaska with some close family and friends, and it truly was the trip of a lifetime.
Before I left, I already knew my dad had a very risky surgery scheduled shortly after I returned. The surgery was originally expected to last 8–9 hours on Thursday, and I had planned my schedule around it so I could be there. My hope was that, if everything went well, I would only need to be off Thursday and would be back to work on Monday.
Unfortunately, things have changed.
The surgery is now expected to take approximately 16 hours, split over two separate days. At this point, we’re not sure if the second procedure will take place Saturday or Sunday.
I know I have a lot of messages waiting in my inbox, and I want everyone to know that I am not ignoring you. I realize many of you have been waiting to hear back from me, and I sincerely appreciate your patience. Between returning home and preparing for my dad’s surgery, I’ve had to put everything else on the back burner until I could focus on it.
As of right now, I am keeping my schedule as planned, with the exception of Wednesday. Our family will be spending that day together so I can be with my dad before this major surgery. If all goes as planned, this procedure has the potential to give him a second chance at living a normal life again, and being there for him is something I simply can’t miss.
I am very hopeful that next week will continue as scheduled and that I’ll be able to take care of everyone I’ve promised to get in. I will also be working through my messages and reaching out to those who have been waiting to hear from me.
If you absolutely cannot wait any longer, I completely understand. I have several wonderful groomers I can recommend. Family has to come first in moments like this, BUT I truly hope we won’t miss a beat with the schedule. I just won’t know for certain until we get through this weekend.
Thank you all for your kindness, understanding, and patience. It means more than you know.
I also realized I never shared some of the photos I took before leaving, so enjoy a few pictures from before my trip, along with some of our adorable boarding babies from the past few weeks! ❤️🐾