Tonight I was at the foot of my closet looking for something and Lucy came into the room to see what I was up to. She had her ears flattened back, and when she does that she looks so much like Allie. She would normally just sniff around at my shoes or something and then run off to play. But when she came in with her ears back like that I said, "did my Allie send you to me?" And she sat down right in front of me, ears still back the whole time, and she gave me her paw, which I hadn't seen her do before. She looked at me with the sweetest expression. I looked into her eyes and I just KNEW that she knew all about Allie and that she was here for a reason. And I felt a lot of peace with that. She continued to look into my eyes (which is incredible for her because she has about a 2-second attention span) for at least 10 or 15 seconds, and I said it again, "my Allie sent you to me, didn't she?!" and she gave me her paw one more time! She was still sitting with her ears back the whole time, and she normally only does this when I'm standing above her and she wants to be petted or to lick my hand. So I told her: "You are not Allie. You are Lucy, and you are special. I love you, and we are going to have many happy years together. I want you to be healthy and happy for a long time." And then Norah came in the room and they ran off to play.
So I guess this was my sign. Funny thing too, I've been praying for one this week. Amazing how little prayers like this are answered.
Thanks, Allie. Miss you baby.