Note: Since we’ve all shared so many Snowy tears recently, I thought we could use a smile today instead. So here’s a story for you to enjoy about Snowy’s final grand adventure. When Snowy started getting sick, I noticed that his discomfort seemed to ease a little whenever I let him lie on the cool, soft grass in our front yard. Whenever he was…
Today, in between short cries and long naps, I’ve been working on a post about Snowy’s big, scary, funny adventure that he inadvertently embarked on earlier this week. Tentatively called, “Snowy: The Infirm Intimidator,” I promise it will make you smile. Although I have another story or two from Wednesday to share (mostly about his little funeral), I figured I would wait on that…
I got up around 5 am and as soon as I had given Snowy all his meds, I carried him out to the porch swing and held him close to my chest for about thirty minutes as together we shared a lovely, peaceful rising of the dawn. Because of the heavier meds, for one of the first days in a long time, his whole body…
Thank you so very much for the hundreds of messages, prayers, and encouragements that have come our way over the past twenty-four hours. We are living in a much emptier house with much emptier hearts but we are so touched to know that in this time of Snowy-less transition, so many are thinking of us. In the next few hours, I hope to write…
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