Saying Good-bye

Hello Fans of Grace,

How do we proceed?

Yesterday Grace breathed her last breaths in this world.

She went quietly.

She was surrounded by her three favorite people.  She had a doctor who was known to her and she had liked.

She was able to say goodbye to her yards front and back and made sure she slept in all available first floor beds and couches before we went to the doctor's.

She was able to say goodbye to her royal abode and abdicated her royal throne with no heir apparent.

She was able to say good bye to four of her pups and that pesky cat as well.

She was able to say goodbye to Harry's human sisters and both of his concierges.  

She was able to say goodbye to the helper.

Most of all she was able to say goodbye to her concierge.

And her concierge spent every possible moment saying goodbye to her.

Being left behind is the hardest part of saying goodbye.

How do we proceed?

The quiet she leaves behind registers mega-decibels.

The royal abode seems to echo an emptiness she has left behind.

We miss her sweet feistiness and her 'freshiepants' ways.'

No more sponges and cans strategically placed in the middle of the kitchen when she indicates her displeasure.

No more whining at the 'kiddie' gate when she wants to get to where she is excluded.

No more Euro-kisses for the concierge.

No more grumbling when she has to move off the head pillows of the concierge's.

No more stare downs when she wants something and the concierge is not immediately responding.

How do we proceed?

How?

I am being asked, "What about the blog?"

I don't know.

Raphael and Bertie have expressed disinterest in picking up the mantle.

Tessa is not as adamant, but she thinks it would just continue her existence as the 'living shadow' of her "Amazing" mom.....

She isn't keen on that.

Sophie has limited command of the english language and I think Grace would flip if the cat took over her blog.

Daisy doesn't have that much to say.

So, then, how do we proceed?

Again, right now, I don't know.

So, there will be a few days of mourning while I ponder our options.

Maybe it will be a memorial or memorium blog....

We'll see....

And,

 I want to thank all of you for your support and love AND PRAYERS through this horrible shocking ordeal.

My heart is shattered.

I never recovered from Riley or Snagglepus or Waldina and now all those pieces are fractured further and deeper with the loss of Grace.  

Amazing Grace.

How sweet the sound!

She truly saved a wretch like me!

Izzy's and Jack's concierge sent a poem for us to share:

"What Will Matter"

By Michael Josephson

"What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.  What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.  What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.  What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.

It's not a matter of circumstance, but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters."

 

This is NOT a party face....

 Rolling around like a lunatic... a favored past time.....