In Memory of my Maddy

We lost my Maddy yesterday. I got Madison as a tiny puppy almost 11 years ago before I even moved out of my parent's house. She has been with me through every major part of my life and its so very hard to say goodbye. It was the hardest decision in the world to feel at peace that it was the right thing to do. Though she was the absolute sweetest doggie to our family loving us and letting the kids and babies pull her ears and lay on top of her, she had a history of forever trying to attack nice innocent dogs and barking at people and we always feared that she would one day try to attack a pit bull or some dog that would really hurt her and we feared that in her old age she may try to bite somebody. She had recently spent some time in the doggie hospital with a bad illness, and when she got stressed and sick again during the move and after the move, we had to very tearfully say goodbye.

Dillon is a genuinely amazing person inside and out. He deals with things so well that it is beyond me and he was my rock yesterday. We talked about God calling Maddy to Heaven and it was her time to go and that we won't see her again. That she is in a wonderful place smelling all the angel doggie trails and barking at whatever she wants to bark at and that God is scratching her favorite spots under her petal soft ears. He decided that we needed to sit down and draw pictures of Maddy and all the things she loved. He cut a flower and glued it to the page for her and I. He helped explain everything to Carter in the nicest way and kissed his head when he cried. He is truly amazing and I feel so lucky that Jim and I of all people in this world actaully get to be his parents. We will always love you my Maddy May Mo, Ray Ro, Diggy Dog, Baby Girl.