The day we left was
hard. I asked the kids if they wanted to go to Muffin’s grave before we
left. They both wanted to. We all walked out there together and
said our own goodbyes in our hearts. When I went back inside, Claudia
said, “We will take care of little Muffy.”
The ride home was hard
as well. We went down to St. Simons with Muffin, and we were coming back
to Athens without her. When I got home my first priority was to get all
of Muffin’s toys and things up before the kids saw them. I had a little
time by myself to get everything done. It was extremely hard to pack all
her things. The house was so quiet. I was used to Muffin always
following me around, and now she was not there. I cried a lot as it was
all sinking in. Before they all came home, I had already called someone I
knew that breeds Yorkies. He did not have any puppies.
Paul had mentioned something about Muffin’s
memorial. I did not know what he was talking about. Lauren had
taken her Yorkie Beanie Baby and placed it where Muffin’s bed used to be.
Later on that evening, I noticed the stuffed animal was not there. I
asked Lauren why it was not there anymore. She said, “Dad, said it was
time to move on.” I told her she could put it back if she wanted to.
I talked to Paul and told him that was Lauren’s way to grieve and to tell her
it was okay to put it back. The next day she had placed it back.
I wanted to send a
bouquet of cookies to my vet and to the vet on St. Simons. I baked four
cookies that looked like paw prints, and the center cookie for the bouquet was
a Yorkie. It was really cute. I shipped the bouquet to the vet on
St. Simons but delivered the bouquet to my vet. I tried not to cry but
did so when I gave it to Dr. Nemitz. He gave me a hug and said, “They are
like family.” Dr. Mosher was in surgery, so I did not get to see him.
I asked him a billion questions about puppies, breeders, getting puppy shots,
etc. He and his staff were very helpful.
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