Who'd have thought I'd relate to Tim Allen?

I am home with one of our dogs this week, whose health is precarious right now, to say the least. It is a very scary, awful time right now, watching and waiting and not knowing what is going to happen. The waiting is maddening. I just want him to live. We don't even know for sure what is wrong with him.

I have the TV on in the background so the house doesn't seem too quiet while the animals are napping. I happened to have it on the E! channel where they were playing a True Hollywood Story on Home Improvement. I used to watch the show all the time with my mom and dad when I was growing up. Anyway, they did a small part on the fact that Tim's father died when Tim was a child; his dad was only 40. Tim's statement about it stopped me in my tracks. I had to rewind on the Tivo a couple times to make sure I was accurately writing it down. I think it completely sums me up.

"I don't think one ever gets over the demise of a parent. These things aren't supposed to happen in a perfect world, and you live in a perfect world for a while, and what it mostly did to me was wake me up early. Now anything's possible; the gate is open. The world could collide. There is nothing secure in life."

- Tim Allen

Depressing, yeah. But definitely how I feel much of the time, especially right now while trying to help my dog to stay alive.