Good Bye "Buddy"

Today is Wednesday in our house and we are trying to get in the swing of life. Monday was the beginning of a "good bye" that nobody was ready to say. Buddy has not been walking very well, but Monday morning we took him into the vet, only for them to say that they won't even look at his legs until they fix his teeth and do some tests and possible surgery's on his heart. It might grant us 1 month and if we were lucky, 6 months. Tod brought Buddy home and we made the decision to put him down. It was scheduled for Tuesday, and nobody was jumping on the task of taking Buddy in. I knew I could do it, and still hold my composer. Tuesday came and with the help of Ross, Denice, and Keri we all took Buddy in. He fell asleep so peacefully and then I brought him to a new resting place in G & G's yard. G & G left Keri and myself after the vet office, and the hole way home I was preparing myself for what I had taken on for my family. I kept thinking about my cat I had as a little girl, she was a white cat, but her tail had a kink in it, so I named her "Candy Cane". I left for school one morning and when I returned home, she had passed away. My parents took me to my girl friends house and we buried "Candy Cane". I know without the help of Keri, I am not sure I would have gotten through it.

I thank my parents for giving me the blessings to see the gift of life and death. I do know that it helped me through the process yesterday. I still get tears in my eyes when I think about him and all the little things that remind me of him.

"Buddy" would have been 13 on September 6. We got him when he was 2, but had known him since a puppy. When Aspen and Avery were babies Buddy would sleep under there beds and let me know if their was something wrong. He would also keep me safe at night when Tod was at work, I think he slept with one ear listening to the house while I slept and when he would start pacing I new something was up. He was very small but when he had to bark he always sounded bigger. He was always left behind when we took him places because he was so quite. A few times we would get a phone call asking if we forgot something and we always new it was Buddy.

We love you Buddy and will miss you! XOXOXO