you really don’t realize how much of your life they filled until they’re gone

So,painfully true.  You had Zoey by uour side for seventeen years 24/7.  The void, the broken routines, the daily habits with Zoey no longer there......yeah,l we get it.

Gonna paraphrase what one of our members Suzanne, sweet gentle giant Nicholas 's Mom, posted I.  Sh e said that ten years from now she wouldn't  necessarily remember  what day or month Nicky died.  Rather she'll remember that he had a fun and Hapoy life; an active and useful life amd he was loved every day of his life

One other little sentiment  that resonated with me was from Rose Kennedy.

    It has been said,
'time heals all wounds.'
I do not agree. The wounds
remain. In time, the mind,
(protecting its sanity), covers
them with scar tissue and the
pain lessens. But it is
99
never gone."
Rose Kennedy

I still have many "things" of my dogs who have transitioned.  One member  made a little "garden of forget-me-not flowers" in her  dog's food bowl.  

Thanks mfor checking in.  You and Zpey will ALWAYS  be a much loved me,ver of our family here.

((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!