Hello Stormie! It is Feb. 18, 2004. Mommy can't believe it's been 2 years since you went on ahead of me! I miss you everyday Stormie. Just looking at the clock now shows me that we had a little less than 10 hours yet together. I tried so hard to save you! Mommy did all she could and prayed as hard as she could but God had other plans.
Stormie, there will never be another like you! We were so close, so bonded...I just don't know how I have gone on. Truth is for months Mommy did not want to go on after you left. That probably would not have made you very proud of Mommy but my heart was in pieces! There's a big hole in my heart....I will never be whole again until we are together again.
Stormie, thank you for being my beautiful shaggy angel on earth. You taught me what true love really is. You were never afraid even in the face of death. Mommy is so proud of you!
I miss you my love. I miss our walks, our talks, running my fingers through your shaggy fur, your thumping tail, your big brown eyes full of love for Mommy, you smile, your ever present tongue in that smile, the way you would only walk with Mommy, sharing my chicken with you, the way you rolled in the snow/grass...you are precious Stormie!!!
I can't believe it's been 2 years! I miss you. I love you. Stormie, my angel baby.
Love, MOMMY I will NEVER forget you or stop missing you.

What a beautiful pup you had and a very touching rememberance. I am now sitting here in tears thinking about your Stormie and what you must still be going through and thinking also about my own dear Snoops who had to leave 5 months ago. Wish I had some more poetic words for you but I just wanted to say that your post touched me deeply. I thought I was the only one who wished I could go with my baby ... I'm glad you decided to stay

Hugs,
Beth

Dear Stormie's Mom,

What a sweety your post made me think about how I'll feel in two years....it's only be a month and a half since I lost Megan. Sometimes it seems just like yesterday and at other times it seems like a life time ago. We were very bonded and I, too, have a hole in my heart. I know it will never be filled...Meg was a one in a kind dog. I still have a dog, Molly. Although I love her very much, she is just not the same as Megan.

Thanks for what you said at her tribute post. It makes me feel good when people take a look at her.

Sometimes I worry that I'll go on and have more dogs and slowly she'll be pushed out of my memories. I guess after reading your post it's made me realize that even after time Meg will still be a part of me. Thank you for that.

Tracey (Megan's Mom)

Stormie's mom: I am sorry for your loss. Two years is a long time to grieve... and yet, I don't know if we ever really stop. Which is 1) ok and 2) Leads to my comment to Tracey which is: nothing ever replaces them. There is a special place in your heart and your mind which is dedicated to those who pass on. You can fall madly in love with a different one, but nothing replaces or fills in that old hole... Try not to worry -- you won't forget your old friend...

Dear Stormie mommy:

He is so beautiful, and affectionate, and just a liitle bit silly. He has such a smart face, and such warm eyes. Anybody would love him, and of course, you miss him tremendously. Please, accept my deepest sympathy, that he has gone, and I wish I could hug you, and just sit around and talk about him.
I know that with time it is just not as sharp and acute, as it was then, but the pain, and the void is here, as well as memorries, and love. I just coming to realize that despite of pain and loss, I am more aware of the great gift I was given by my little one, tha gift not many people had luck to experience. I think you might have similar thoughts. Would you ever think of possibility to avoid grief but never know Stormie? No way!
My deepest sympathy to you,

Annette

Dear Stormie's Mommy:

What a gorgeous, "happy" baby...Stormie looks beautiful, a lovely "shaggy coat", and as Annette said, "a bit silly"... so adorable!!!!

I've been crying mostly all day, thinking about my Ernestine, who was put to sleep on February 7, 2004.
And, I'm crying, because I'm reading everyone's post, and feeling everyone's loss, and it's so hard.

Our furbabies never asked for anything, but, didn't they give us "so much?????" Non-judgemental... Ernie was a better friend to me than most "human friends" I have... We were always there for one another.

I know the real truth is, "we will never forget our babies"....NEVER, EVER, EVER..... And, I am very grateful for that.

You're in my thoughts, Love, Denise

For those of us who have been on here for a couple of years - it doesn't seem to disappear does it? It fades a bit, and we find new strength... but I think I'd rather feel a little pain than forget about them altogether.

Edgar, Jesse and Tom.... Although Tom was never really mine (he was a stray in the neighbourhood I tried to save but had to have put down), I still think of his trusting little face and calm demeanor... He was my tough little friend.

I'm glad I still think of them. It proves I'm not beyond redemption myself