I really debated writing this post. I know I am not the only one grieving the loss of a beloved pet and it seems there is so much illness and struggles going on recently and I felt it would be selfish of me to want to pour my heart out -
to you - my dear friends.
But where else can I go,
but to those who understand the most.
I will understand if you do not want to read on.
It was a rough weekend - A lot of tears shed
Taking care of Greta's things has been a slow process. I washed her crate pad right away but it was a month before we put her crate away. I just couldn't do it. They day we brought her ashes home, we went to town and found the most beautiful box for her.
We dried some of the flowers
and had a pink heart engraved with her name.
But her ashes still sat on top of the bookcase in the little tin along with the box and her picture and fresh flowers, her very first toy and all the cards that came in the mail.
A Greta shrine.
With the holidays coming and company expected from out of town for Thanksgiving,
I knew it was time to put her to rest.
So Saturday I made a soft fleece pouch for her.
Then Stan and I placed her collar and some of the dried flowers with her.
A picture went in too.
The pink heart is tied around the clasp.
On Sunday she took her place on the special shelves
along with the others.
A couple of weeks ago I revisited all the Greta tributes
in blogville and printed them.
Saturday when I laid them all out on the table for this picture the tears just flowed.
It was overwhelming to see how many loved our little girl.
You may have noticed I changed our blog header -
I wanted to make it look more happy
and I could not leave her out.
I know you all won't mind that Angel Greta
is still a big part of the blog for a while,
she was the heart and soul of it.
To be honest,
it has been a bit of a struggle to get inspired to blog,
but I take it one day at a time.
There will be one more special post
to show you a gift from my husband
Then along with keeping up with Bailey & Hazel
I want to continue to share some of Greta's best moments
I want to be able to celebrate her life
All of the cards and tributes will go in the pink binder
that I was keeping for her certificates
and to record all her accomplishments.
What better place for all these expressions of love
from our friends
for that was her greatest accomplishment of all
touching so many with her zest for life.
Thank you for listening friends -
And don't forget
Murphy & Stanley
will be hosting
Thankful for Blogville Day on Thursday
I know I am very thankful for Blogville
love,
The PugRanch Mom
