Bringing Kirby's Cremains Home...

Today was the one week anniversary of Kirby's death and the day we were able to bring his cremains home.  It wasn't nearly as emotional as we had been afraid it might be.  It was comforting to bring him home.  While we were in Oxford, we went to Hollywood Feed and bought the girls new collars.

About two weeks before Kirby passed away, we had bought new matching Lupine collars and tags for the three in the blue sea glass pattern.

After we lost Kirby every time I looked at the girls in their collars, it just reminded me that there had been three and now it was yet another sad reminder of losing Kirby.  We're going to put his in a shadowbox with a picture of him and give the other two away.

Now the girls have new bright pink lupine collars in the Puppy Love Pattern.  It's just a psychological thing that was sort of a step toward acceptance of just having the two girls now.  They look so cute in their hot pink collars.  They weren't in the mood to pose.  LOL

I was not even aware of the number of things that we depended on Kirby for.  It's a wonder the girls aren't starving because he always barked for us to fill the bowls up.  The girls don't.  Although Kasidy is developing ways of telling us when she's hungry.  It's a learning process for us all.  Russ and I really miss him. I know the girls do too.  We do cry but we also smile because we had Kirby in our lives for almost ten years.  We enjoyed the time so we wouldn't have regrets.  He was so much the center of our family and brought so much laughter to our home.  He was a playful, energetic dog who never grew out of puppydom.  Yet, he could switch to being sensitive and comforting the minute he saw me cry.  Dogs are such blessings from God.  I love this Dr. Seuss quote and it is what I'm trying to live by while we come to grips with the loss of  Kirby who was like a member of our family.