The Jebber Family Blog

This is my first night without my Bailey. I have been an absolute wreck. Of course, Patrick went out to see a movie so I am off to bed by myself with no one to snuggle with. Max isn't much of a snugggler. Well, he snuggles with Patrick. I took Bailey to Marsha's this afternoon and he sniffed around for a bit and got acquainted with the place. When I left, he went to the door to go home with me and I couldn't even look at him. I just had to go, and that killed me. I was hysterical in the car. I know he will be happy there without Connor and Max to bug him. But I cannot tell you how much I already miss that beautiful dog. Patrick keeps telling me to think of it as him going off to college and he calls it Marsha University. It's still not easy this soon into it. Right now, I am sitting here at the computer and Patrick is out and I keep hearing noises and I am freaking out. I normally feel totally safe with Bailey here. Not that he is an attack dog, but his bark is fierce. I know that he is still part of our family, but not having him here is so strange. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I know it is the right choice. I would never want my little Connor to be in danger and I had to do it for everyone to be happy. For those of you who know Bailey, he is the greatest dog ever. Patrick and I had to cook for him for the first 6 months of his life on a George foreman grill ( ground meats, baked potatoes and rice) because he was allergic to dog food. We got his immune system working and he was just fine when he outgrew the allergy, but the people who originally had him wanted him put to sleep. Wow, what they missed out on. I already miss him keeping me warm, and I am not really wanting to get into bed right now because I will miss him not being under my covers waiting for me. He was always the first one in the room to look for monsters. Patrick thinks I'm an idiot, but it was mine and Bailey's agreement. I think Max will have a hard time adjusting to this new living arrangement more than anyone. Bailey has been his big brother and protector for 5 years and he has never spent a minute without him. He didn't care that Bailey couldn't stand him. Anyhow, I just thought I'd give a couple pics of my Bay, and let you know that other than a broken heart we're all doing ok today

Posted by Cassie on Friday, April 6, 2007 at 9:48 PM | Permalink