A Tribute to Freckles- Girl's Best Friend!

Let's get the last of the sadness on the blog so we can move on to happier things this week. Thank you so much to all of you who have sent us condolence cards and emails. It means so much to Mike and I that so many of you understand how hard this past week was for us. For both Mike and I these were our first pets that we've had from babies to seniors.

The first photo I ever took of Freckles. I found her running the parking lot at Sam's club. She was a beautiful shade of Georgia red clay before her bath and this first picture. She was approx. 3 months old. She was a fun puppy but she cried so much the first night I almost didn't keep her.
But how could I resist this face??
Yes, I really loved my dog! LOL! She was my single girl dog. She lived in a lot of places with me for a lot of years til we finally settled down with Mike! Then she became HIS dog. Trust me on this one, she loved him. All animals love Mike aka St. Francis.

The 2003 Christmas Card photo. This was the year Max claimed us. Our pre human kid Christmas card days!

Freckles after her first shave of the summer (May 2006). I love this most recent photo of her. You can see she is really getting gray. But she looks so happy prancing in the yard with her fresh new do and her bandana! I know she is in a happier place now. Lindsay still calls all dogs Freckles and that's hard for us but so cute. She finally calls Max by his name but it comes out "Mack" which is hysterical when she says "Hey Mack!" Again, I know Max will be her growin' up dog but I hope that she'll look back fondly with us and somehow retain some memory of our sweet Freckles.

Some of you have asked if we're thinking of getting anymore pets. We've decided to hold off on that for now. We'd like to bring the next baby home and get through those first months before introducing more chaos into the house. New pets need lots of attention and our hands will be full with a two year old, a new born and a neurotic chow chow. However, we're rescue people. We figure when the time is right some lost soul cat or dog will find it's way on our door step and we'll probably take it in. Maybe we'll wait til the kids are old enough to pick out their own pup or kitten and we'll go that route. Freckles and Midnight are certainly missed. It would feel too disrespectful at this point to get another cat or dog. Hopefully Max will do ok with only Lindsay and soon a new baby for companions. We may have to revisit things later if he's not doing well, we'll see.
Thanks again everyone for all your sweet comments and memories that you've shared. I promise no more tear jerker posts for a while!

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Memories of Midnight

Midnight spent my entire pregnancy resting on my belly. Once Lindsay was born she still kept watch over the baby. The very first time I felt Lindsay kick, Midnight was laying in my lap.
Mike and his girls. Midnight's favorite place was on her daddy's lap, even if she had to share it.

Once Lindsay would go to bed this would be a common nightly routine.

The Elmo chair was a kitty fave. She used it more than Lindsay has since she's gotten it.

Midnight was almost 20 years old when she went to Heaven. She lived ALL of her 9 lives for sure. For a cat who was very indifferent to me when I first moved in we grew to love each other. I think she even forgave me for bringing the dog. I certainly forgave her for peeing on my Christmas tree skirt our first married Christmas. It's not her fault that Mike put it in the dryer and it shredded into a million pieces. Ha! Ha!

My most lasting memory of her will be when Lindsay came home from our most recent trip and went straight over to her and squatted down and put her cheek next to the cat's. This was Lindsay's way of giving kitty a kiss. She missed her cat and was so happy to see her. I wish that Lindsay would remember her but we'll have lots of pictures like these to show her when she's older.

Rest in Peace, Midnight. We'll miss you.