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land of denial

August 8, 2016 at 9:14 pm | Posted in Grief | 8 Comments
Tags: Buddy, death of a pet, dogs, grief, life after loss, love

I am in denial. Buddy (our older smaller dog) died last week. I know it is true because I was there and because Evan posted it on Facebook but somehow it still seems unreal.

I should be some sort of grief expert by now. I am not. As the twins said, “It is okay mama, Buddy is now playing with Jake, Sawyer, Mom Mom and Grandpoppy.”

Wonder how long I can stay in denial. . .

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Fun Friday – Sharing Smiles

January 24, 2014 at 5:22 pm | Posted in Grief, life after loss, Love, twins | 5 Comments
Tags: baby loss, child loss, dark days, dogs, happy, hope, new not so normal, thoughts

I am struggling to find a happy place today. So, I thought I would try to cheer myself up by sharing some things that did bring a smile to my face this week:

Seeds of Happiness – They are simple, small clay smiley faces. The twins have yet to give them to anyone but they do have a big time playing with them:

“Mark Borella, a sculptor, created small smiley faces from left-over lumps of clay. He gave these to his friends whose young son was dying of cancer. He told them: “I know there is nothing I can say or do to make you feel better so I thought I would bring you some smiles to help you get your smile back. ”

He called them Seeds of Happiness. And his hope is that sharing the smiles continues to grow as their customers plant Seeds around the world.

Keeping our dogs warm in the Star Wars coats we found this week:

It is possible that Buddy and Baby are not smiling about their new coats . . .

I recently found out that there is a Happy Movie and a Happy Movement.

The movie is all about happiness and what makes people happy. The movement “is a 28 day program that brings happiness to the center of our lives.” I need to end this post so that I can go sign up.

Happy Friday and I hope that you all have a good weekend!