A Remembrance Video of Mattie

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



June 17, 2019

Monday, June 17, 2019

Monday, June 17, 2019

 Tonight's picture was taken on Father's Day of 2006. We took Peter to Tower Oaks in Maryland. This was one of a few restaurants Mattie tolerated. As Mattie wasn't much for sitting still or eating! A major way we differed! To take Mattie to a restaurant literally required bringing a bag of tricks. When that failed, we would take Mattie outside, because this restaurant had a little pond filled with fish and turtles. 
Quote of the day: The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared. ~ Lois Lowry
Early this morning, Peter went to go pick up Indie from boarding. As you can see Indie settled right on in and acclimated to being home quickly. I truly believe Indie is more like a dog than a cat. She is very easy going, wants to be by your side, and is affectionate. Truly not demanding like a typical cat. Which works out well, because Sunny makes up for it times two. 


I picked Sunny up this afternoon! He was absolutely thrilled and bolted for the door of the facility when he saw me. I would say that Sunny panted for several hours until I got home and he acclimated. He came back anxious from being boarded! 

 The facility is used to Sunny and how he puts them through their paces. Meaning just when they figured out what combination of things to feed him, he changes his mind and goes on a hunger strike, until they switch things up. Sunny apparently did a lot of mounting (climbing) on other dogs during this visit. Which got Sunny a couple of special trips into time out. We all concur he does this because of anxiety.  
As I was driving to the place I always take Sunny for his walk in Alexandria, VA, you can see how excited he was to be free and in the car. Sunny loves looking outside and at anything that moves!
It felt like a thousand degrees today with the humidity. Despite that it did not stop Sunny from wanting a walk. I would say for the first half of the walk, Sunny was so thrilled that he was dragging me along. I couldn't keep up with his pace. However, given the heat, we stopped for several water breaks and rest. Sunny is a riot, as he will literally find a patch of grass and then just plop himself down. Indicating he needs WATER stat!
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 6:19 PM

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