Hey, my little buddy. my "Little Dog" , my girl.

Are you having fun with Hannah, LittleMan, Victor, Sparky, Dieter, Ernestine Harley and all the others?

Five months ago today you left, in a great big hurry. I admit to the odd pang of anger that I was not given a chance to say goodbye to you. Life has inevitably changed since you left. Some part of me is gone too.

I cried a lot for you last night. It was a big wave of sadness. Moslty I'm doing ok though. Falkor is doing very well. Kimba seems to be settling in too. I feel so badly though,, I accidently called Kimba "Luba". What a dumb thing to do.

I used to get sad when I walked to work with Kimba. YOU were my little co-worker, not this new dog. Now I'm getting happy that I have her. She is a sweet dog, but she'll never replace you in my heart.

Know that you are missed, Luba, but that I'm doing ok. Please remenber to come and get me when it is my time to leave this world, whenever that may be.

Hi Steph,
I write this with tears rolling down my face. I don't have the words to convey what I'm feeling, but I just KNOW how you feel. This is a really strange and sometimes very difficult journey that all of us are traveling. Each day I'm still so surprised by how difficult this is. I put on my face for the world and keep moving forward, but it's just soooo different. Even after 8 weeks something will happen and I look around to see where Dieter is and then it hits me like a ton of bricks.....He's not here. I do find comfort knowing that our little ones are free playing together and we will one day be together again!

I'm glad you have Falkor and now Kimba to keep you company at work Hope that hand is feeling better

Love
Libby

Thanks Libby,

Yes the hand is healing up nicely.

I've got Kimba lying next to me at the office right now. Falkor is not able to come with me. His arthritis can't take the lengthy walk to here (I am unable to drive), so it was always Luba and I. Falkor gets several short walks per day, that way his muscles stay toned, but the joints don't wear out.

The other day, Kimba went and lay EXACTLY where Luba used to lie. At first I wanted to make her move, but then I just smiled at her and let her be. Life does go on, and I'm sure Luba would be happy to know that I've got some company here.

Thanks for your support - steph

Hey Steph,
Five months already -- but sometimes it's hard to believe they are gone, isn't it? You know I do have the little 8-year old Poodle, Maggie, that I adopted from the shelter, and once in awhile, I call her Hannah. I stop and smile at that actually, and Maggie doesn't mind. It's okay, you know, we were with our babies for a long time so that's just natural.

I'm glad to hear your hand is better. That is great that Kimba is settling in, and that Falkor is doing well. It takes some time to get used to having a new dog around, I know. No one or no thing will ever replace our girls, but we need someone else to love until we see them again. I know Luba and Hannah would both be happy to know we've got someone to look out for us again. We were so lonely without them. Like you said before, we will never GET OVER their loss and we will always miss them -- we just have to learn to live with it and go on. And, at last, we are -- even though some days are still awfully bad. Our beloved little Hannah and Luba, I'm sure they are relieved that we are finally doing better.

I'm thinking of you. Take care.
Love,
Marcia

Hi Steph,

Five months....but it seems like an eternity in some ways doesn't it? I just know our furbuddies miss us every bit as much as we miss them. They wait patiently while we continue our journey through this life but they know as well as we do that it's just a matter of time until we have that wonderful reunion that we are all dreaming of.

I'm glad to hear things are going well for Kimba and Falkor---they are so blessed to have you. Your dear sweet, beautiful Luba---I can just picture her big, strong, and healthy up at the bridge, helping take care of the "little ones." I just know they are all helping each other just as all of us here at LS are helping each other. It's also good to hear that you and your hand are doing much better.

Sorry that I haven't been on the board lately. My computer crashed last week and I had to "reboot" it. I still haven't got everything working just right---the printer/scanner isn't working properly and my email is all messed up. For the most part, I'm computer illiterate, so I'm having a difficult time trying to "fix" everything. I suppose I could read the directions, but I normally do that only after I've tried everything else. lol

Just wanted you to know that I'm right there with you Steph---I fully understand what you are currently feeling.

You're in my thoughts,
__Jim