How are you doing today? The pictures were beautiful and it was a joy to see Barkley looking happy and well! You can tell what a wonderful life he had and how very much he was loved!!!
Thanks for asking. We have definitely had our share of teary moments here today, but we're doing ok. It helped to get those films developed today. Seeing him in that happy, healthy state just a few weeks ago made us realize that to have asked him to live without his dignity in place for one more day would have been cruel.
Going through all the firsts today was hard. Folding up his blankets, only filling one bowl at supper, not buying treats by the gross today, and then having to leave poor Sheba all by herself today. Those were hard things to get through, but we've done it once now and it will get a bit easier each time.
As everyone here knows too well, it hurts like crazy, but we do manage to move through it. I will just keep looking at that goofy face poked through the door and tilted just the way he did when you said the "w" word, and remember that we did the right thing by our best friend.
My husband was all teary eyed (you know, in a manly kinda way...lol) when I showed him the messages of support in Barkley's thread yesterday. Although I know it made people sad yesterday, I cannot even begin to express our gratitude for your caring. Thanks again.
