It has now been one month since Klaus left us. A month that some days feels like hours, and other days feels like years. And in our darkest times, we also had to move from our big house to a small space. I could never have imagined that our lives would change so drastically – we were all just getting used to our move from Los Angeles to Portland, and then this. Klaus was such a huge part of our lives, and he spent literally almost all of his time with his fuzzy son, Bogart, who may miss him more than any of us.
Our lives now revolve around boxes – boxes in storage and boxes here in our apartment – that need to be dealt with. Some days we’ve been very successful in opening and emptying, other days it’s more about pushing around and rearranging. And of course boxes of takeout food. Today’s choice was Chinese food. Tofu and veggies. Some for me, and…
Hey Bogart – give me that fortune!
Quickly snatched from the mighty scissor bite of a hungry Airedale:
Thank you oh great fortune cookie – we’re trying.
Love,
Bogart & Lulu
Truly so. Amen. 😉
Big hearty hug,
Andy’s mama and papa
PS. Bogie, you are one sweet looking hungry Aire! We LUV you!!!
Ok this may seem silly to you Lulu, but in that first picture of Bogarts, we can totally see Klaus. Seriously, there is just something about it. We know he lives on in you and in your fabulous Bogart!!! I’m thinking of you often 🙂
hey you two
a fine bit of wisdom
doyle xxx
The fortune cookie is right, even though some days just opening your eyes and facing the world feels like the hardest thing to do. Sending you hugs and nose licks.
Simba and Jazzi xx
How extraordinary!
Everything will be acutely painful still, but from this outsider’s point of view, you are doing great. Keeping the ball rolling, one step at a time (to mix two metaphors) is so hard but so necessary.
Big hugs from Mojo and Lou
We know how hard you are all trying! We wish we could be there to help, but since we live on the opposite side of the country, I guess all we can do is send healing vibes and Aire-zen to help you get through this. We really hope it helps in some very small way! The fortune cookie is right…as time goes on, your grief will never go away completely, but it does get easier to bear. Hang in there!
Aire-hugs,
Poppy, Penny & Patches
Wow, that’s a sign from Dog isn’t it? Was the fortune cookie good Bogart? I’ve never been allowed to eat one. Thinking Happy Shar Pei thoughts to both of you!
Bolo
What a wonderfully timed fortune!
*hugs*
That is the most awesome coincidence of that Fortune Cookie. I know it made your day. Bless Bogart’s heart, Daddy’s Boy. Him miss daddy.
What a sweet boy, I am glad you have him for comfort.
PS I want to move to a town where I can take my dogs to the Doctor with me! Loved the last post and pics, that was so much fun, everyone in my office enjoys the BLog.
Thanks Lulu, Catherine Martinez
Hi Bogart and Lulu,
Just saw your post on the beautiful painting Ami made – I was so eager to see how it turned out; just as I thought, it looks pawesome!
I am SO glad that you love it too.
Sending lots of puggy hugs and kisses your way.
Love Clover xo
P.S. My blog is gone now, but I will be back soon, and I will let you know where to find me.
What an important message – you were meant to receive it, I am sure.
The raw wounds do heal with time but the missing somone, and deep down inside sadness, never quite goes away. We just learn to accept and adapt to the loss. Eventually, happy memories come back – but there will always be sad, and even grief stricken days – sometimes triggered by the simplest of things (a book he read, a tea-towel he used, a photo of happier times, an old cinema ticket discovered inside a book). One can be ambushed when one least expects it – and then an OK day suddenly turns into a grief stricken day; it is the very nature of grief.
Take care. Don’t expect too much of yourself too soon. Hug each other.