Gracie Lou
10/01/2008 - 09/08/2020
Friends, I am stepping away from the blogging world for a wee bit.
Last evening, at around 9 pm, our furry dog baby, Gracie, passed away. Gracie Lou was the sweetest, quirkiest and most loving dog we could have asked for. She was a part of our family from the time she was six weeks old...and would have been twelve years old next month. She had the sweetest, gentlest personality and loved love...and her nightly doggy cookies for a treat. She would roll on her back so we could rub her belly and would lay with all fours in the air and just wiggle around in the grass. She loved our half-acre and had her own paths that she would walk along to explore and even knew to walk on the sidewalk when coming up to our driveway. Gracie was incredibly quirky and weird in her own special way, so she fit in with us just fine. Oh, the stories we could tell about her! Boy, did she make us laugh our heads off! She was very curious about our kitties and loved watching them...and always had to have her own cat treats when we would give them to our kitties. She would sing in her very unique way with her head lifted high and nose pointed to the sky, mouth barely opened, and then a deep, wolf-like howl would come out. And her eyes...how she would look up at us with those eyes. Such a cutie!
Gracie Lou, we are so thankful you were ours and that we got to have you in our family all these years. You will forever be in our hearts and the stories and memories will always bring a smile and laughter with them, as they should. We will miss you forever and will have your pawprints etched on our hearts always. For the first time in twenty-one years, since I was five years old, our home is without a dog, and it feels awfully strange. What comfort a dog brings and how they are truly much more than just a pet...but a true piece of the family puzzle and when they're gone, a piece is missing forever. We love you, Gracie girl!
As any animal lover will know, you don't just lose a pet and move on without any sorrow and heartache...quite frankly, our hearts are broken and I just need some time. This all happened quite suddenly and the shock is still fresh and new. I've decided that for the remainder of September, I need to step away from blogging and return refreshed in October.
I hope to see you then, lovely friends! Thank you for always visiting, reading, commenting, sending messages and just being here. This gathering of kindred spirits is such a sweet part of my life and days...and I look forward to returning with some delightful things to share.
Until then, bless you, friends!
Chat soon!
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