I lost you all in just 2 years..
Skipper, my Sunshine- I had you flown from Texas and you were fetching a ball as soon as I got you home. I got you when you were 2 months old and you died at 15. You were always playful and happy. Oh how it broke my heart when you got sick. It was the most terrible time of my life, going through the divorce, moving you into a strange house during your illness. I am so sorry I lost patience with you. I am so sorry I let you suffer so long. I could not cope, my buddy.
Your brother Rowdy joined you three months later. Rowdy P, a.k.a Buckwheat, was my soul puppy. Unlike you, he was never independent. He clung to me and followed me everywhere. Rowdy, my love of 13 years, I will never fill this empty spot you have left in my life. Oh how I miss my heroic little freckled boy, with his smiling face and happy heart. Sometimes I still feel you laying beside me. I miss the flapping of your ears when you shook your head. I miss the clicking of your toenails on the floor. I miss the spirit that overcame everything,
and your love and trust in me.
When I lost you boys, I thought I would never heal. Then the neighbor dogs began to come and visit. I did not want more dogs. But they adopted me. Penny and Sandy. They decided to make me theirs, and they captured my love.
In July, I buried little Penny. The sweet little girl who followed me like a trooper through the woods, and silently lay by my side to watch TV. My little Penny who laid on my porch in 20 degrees instead of going home. My sweet little friend, I love you, and I miss you. I am sorry I did not have you longer. Thank you for your love.
And Sandy, my little baby girl. I miss you so very much. When you died all the grief of these past two years hit me like a freight train. I miss seeing you standing on the chair,peering into the window to look at me. I miss you bouncing like a kangaroo, jumping into piles of raked leaves, playing chase, stealing the neighbors shoes and clothes and dragging them into the yard. I have a pair of sandals with your little bite marks on them. But I don’t have you. I miss you baby girl, so very much.
Thank you all for the love and memories. I miss you all so very much and love you forever.
You have a forever home in my heart,
| Patti |