Thursday, February 29, 2024

Time Has A Way

 I lost Gracie on May 26, 2022.  September 19, 2022 We brought Bubbles home.  Bubbles was an adorable puppy.  Who doesn't love puppies?  But I had a really hard time at first.   

My most noticeable observation:  Bubbles did not have the beautiful almond-shaped eyes that Gracie had.  This puppy had beady round eyes.  

To be honest, the round eyes were CUTE and she looked like a little stuffed animal, but, inside of myself --  I wanted the lame, sick, tilted-headed, blind, deaf dog that I had to help get into bed at night.  I wanted Gracie. 

It was bittersweet.

But time has a way of making things better if we work on finding the good going forward.  

Bubbles has helped me in so many ways.  I can now look at Gracie in memories with a smile.  Bubbles has won my heart and I love her so much!  I will always love Gracie too.  My heart feels really big these days, and there is room for both.  There's room for every pet I've ever owned.  

GRACIE

BUBBLES

Saturday, February 24, 2024

She's Always Here...

 It's hard to let Gracie's blog just sit here.  I come back sometimes and read old entries.  I miss her so much.  I've met so many great friends here, through this blog.  Pets have died.  Friends have passed on.  I find it sad to visit this blog sometimes, thinking about what a great time we all had here, sharing our furry friends, friendships, thoughts, feelings, and love.  And now, so many are gone.  

Yes, I come back here and revisit this past chapter of my life, and I mostly smile.  Because it was a great time.  And I am thankful.

If Gracie were here, she would say - 

Dear Diary,

The nag Mom is gushing about thoughts, feelings, and memories today.  I wish she'd just get off that soapbox and focus more on what she'll be giving me for supper.  She needs to be more in tune to my needs.  After all, I own her, right?  

Gracie.



Friday, September 2, 2022

LIFE GOES ON...

 I have been so broken at the loss of our Gracie.  For a while, I turned off our blog.  It seemed appropriate since she was no longer with me. I could not deal with the pain of her memory. At least, that's what I thought.

But now I know.  It's not her memory that hurts.  It's her absence. 

For the first forty days, I vowed, "Never again!" I could not go through that pain again, so I will be without a pet in my life.  But the empty, quiet house we lived in seemed no longer a home. No wonder I was so heartsick. Gracie had brought so much love into our lives.  I would never love like that again.

And then.

Along came Bubbles to distract me from my broken heart. I will post mostly on our new blog Bubbles from this day forward.  But in honor of the most beautiful dog I have ever known, I will keep Gracie's memory alive here, and Gracie Owns Me/Growing Old With Gracie will stay public.  

I'm working out the kinks of starting a new blog, so let me know if it does not work properly.  

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF MY WONDERFUL BLOGGER FRIENDS FOR LOVING GRACIE AND FOLLOWING US THROUGH OUR JOURNEY HERE.  WE WERE HONORED TO BE YOUR FRIEND.  

GRACIE GOT TO ATTEND PARTIES WITH OTHER BLOGGER PETS, SHE WAS ENGAGED TO THE BEAUTIFUL SAMSON, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SHARE HER DIARY WITH YOU ALL; YOU MADE US LAUGH AND SOMETIMES CRY. BUT IT WAS ALL GOOD. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVE.

MY HEART IS STILL SO VERY BROKEN, BUT I KNOW LIFE GOES ON. 

AND I KNOW I WILL SEE GRACIE AGAIN. BECAUSE ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN.