Merry Christmas to all… and to all a good night!

First Christmas without you buddy!!  I hung yours and Maggie’s stockings up last night.. I hope you don’t mind if Santa puts Mr. Wilson’s treats in yours? I can’t believe you have been gone 7 months… over half a year!!  Time flies doesn’t it… and some days it just feels like last week….   it’s weird not having you in front of the tree for pictures.  Yup.. I’m missing ya buddy.♥

I thought I would share the pictures of Christmas’ past.. and present…   For some reason I can’t find the pictures from 2005 and 2006… weird.  I will have to keep looking cause we did them every year by the tree..  (HAHA!!! I found 2005!!!!!)

Christmas 2005… your first one with us… one month after you arrived!!

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2010

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2012.. our last Christmas together…  (tears up here)

And now.. the finale……  Christmas 2013

I fear that this may be my Maggie’s last Christmas with us.  I hope not..  and we all start thinking this way as our furbabies get older.  She is having a terrible time with her hips and back end.  It seems that she has started to become very frail over the last 2 months.  I noticed that she has a hard time getting up off her bed in the morning.. usually she ends up sliding her back end off it and sometimes falling back down on her rump when she tries to stand up.  She also does not stand anymore if she doesn’t have to.. she sits.. and to get to you she will shimmy and slide her bum over sometimes.  I will have to get this on video.   lol

My heart breaks when I think of my girlie who used to chase balls constantly, endlessly, breathlessly…  it’s hard to see her this way.  Yet.. after she gets herself up..  and she gets to the door.. she sits there just excited to get her coat on and go for a walk!  While we are walking.. or in the field.. her tail is wagging.  She’s in her glory.. she’s happy for the moment.. and she is young at heart again!

I have started to give her a 1/2 rimadyl a day when I see her struggling.  And a little extra lovin’ and snuggles when we can…

We will have a snugglin’ Merry Christmas and I am sure they will look forward to a little turkey and gravy mixed in with their kibble!!

Merry Christmas everyone… I hope you have a pawsome day!

Bark atcha later!