Rufus Has Moved!, But he took my love and tears with him Options

[Gretta's Mom]

Hello Lightning Strikers

You have helped me so much with the passing of my beautiful black dog, Rufus. He is half black lab and half Newfie. Your words have made my grief and loneliness easier to bear and I hope some of my words have helped somebody else, too.

Rufus, I am going to try again to make you a big green "welcome" message. I hope it works but I'm pretty sure it won't!

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Well I see I have failed again, but know that all the animals in this part of Lightning Strike welcome you.

Have a beautiful day, My Big Black Dog!

Your mom

[Gretta's Mom]

Hi my Big Black Dog

It's a good thing you are in the Perfect World and not in Baltimore. Today it is going to be hotter than we ever had in Saint Paul. And the sun is especially hot on dogs with beautiful black fur likes yours. Today I would like you to send your spirit with me on a drive - to apply for a new place to live. It's not that I don't like living with Uncle and the two wonderful cousins Kelly and Dreamer. It's just that I think it's a good idea that I don't live here forever. I don't know why. Maybe because for many years Bobbie would always refer to the time when I would come to live with her. Then I found a terrible e-mail that she sent to a friend about how horrible I was and how asking me to live with them was a huge mistake that they were stuck with. it hurt my heart Rufus, just like it must have hurt your heart when whatever happened to you to make you lose your home. I going to be poor for a while because your Aunt Bobbie's beautiful bronze marker has arrived and I'll owe for half of it. But soon I will be able to get my real government money and then I'll be better off. I've been through this many times before in my life and God always brings me through. In my new house, at first the advertisement said that dogs were OK but yesterday they said no pets were allowed. So I'll have to keep on having your spirit comfort me for a while longer.

Rufus, I love you soooooo much and I miss you Sooooooo much. And you know oh so well what your mommie will always cry for because she wasn't there for you. I know you have forgiven me - in your heart you probably understood - but the thought of you having to put on such an act of courage at the end of your earthly life will stab my heart until I can again take you in my arms and tell you I'm sorry for the last time. What a day of rejoicing that will be!

XOXOXOXOOXOXOOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXXOXOXO up to the sky, my Roofie-Doo.

Your mommie