The Rainbow Bridge

Today I took a trip to the Rainbow Bridge, Its beautiful here, the grass is green and the flowers are blooming, there are lots of things to smell. There are lots of dogs to play with, and tons of stuffies to destroy! My legs dont hurt anymore, and I can run as fast as when I was a pup, I wish Mom were here to see me, but she said she couldnt follow, not just yet anyway...I can still hear her "I love you's" and smell her on the breeze so I know she's not too far. I didnt really want to go, but Mom said it was for the best, and I trust what she says, Mom knows best, and its nice to be able to look after her and not be in pain. I'll enjoy my endless days at the Bridge, waiting for her to come get me, that we may spend Eternity together again.

--Bruno

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

Its been a busy couple of weeks. Moms sister in law came to visit and that has made Mom very happy. Thats why she was so busy cleaning the house before, so it would be nice when her in laws were here.

Mom, Dad and Boy had a good Thanksgiving, and got lots of yummy leftovers sent home for us dogs, so we had a good one too.

Mom has been spending a lot more time out of the house lately with her sister-in-law which has been good for her I think, though I do miss her a lot when she is gone, and sometimes I get into trouble when she is gone. I just get bored sometimes, or I want to make the house look special for when Mom comes home, though she isnt always as happy about it as I want her to be. Thats okay though. She never gets too mad.

Mom has been getting anxious the past few days though. She says her sister has to leave soon, and she is worried that things will get bad again (she hasnt been seeing as many scary things lately since her sister has been here, and has been sleeping better too). Mom says she is going in to see a new kind of doctor this week, that will maybe be able to help her with all her anxiety and stress. I hope so, I want my momma to be happy, though I can tell that the thought of going to another new doctor is making her anxiety worse, so I have been demanding lots of attention from her to keep her mind off things.

Boy is getting excited for Christmas and has been watching lots of Christmas movies. He says if I'm not careful they are going to dress me up like a reindeer with a red nose. I hope not, I dont like being dressed up, but if it will make mom happy I'd do it, at least for a minute. Then when they turn their backs, I'll tear it up like I do every costume they put me in. I do like the tree inside the house with all the pretty lights though, I like to sit on the couch and stare at it. Why dont we have trees inside all the time?

Mom's been antsy and I was bad.

Mom's been antsy the past few days. She's been cleaning the house a lot. That included cleaning Boy's room which hardly ever gets done-he likes it messy, the way things should be! She even threw out one of his carpets that the cat that lives here had peed on a few times, and then scrubbed the floor. She folded the laundry so now we have to actually lay in our beds if we want somewhere soft to lay. The carpets dont even stink anymore! I dont know whats gotten into her but she keeps talking about "the inlaws" coming to town. Us dogs even had to have baths today, yuck!

I've been doing my best to help keep things normal by putting my toys right under her feet, and dragging the blankets around, but mom didnt seem to think this was helping, so while everyone was gone tonight I decided the house was much to clean and I needed to do something about it, it just didnt feel right! I decided the best thing would be to put some stuffing all over the living room, but where to get some? All my stuffy's I dragged outside the other day and they got rained on, and I dont like to chew them when they're wet...so they are out...Boy's stuffy's have all been put up high where I cant get to them since any that were left within my reach I decapitated. Whats that leave? The couch of course!

I didnt want the place to be filthy, I just wanted it to feel "lived in". Like home. I figured one arm rest would be enough. I shredded the armrest and pulled all the stuffing out, stacking it on the couch in a great big pile, with just a little overflow onto the floor. Much better. It takes a lot of work to get decorating just right, so now its nap time.

Mom wasnt quite as pleased as I had hoped with my redecorating job. She did use one of her favorite nick-names while talking to me about it though, "Naughty", I dont like that one as much as I do "Monster". She picked all the stuffing up and put it in bags, and then cut the shredded arm rest of the couch off, mumbling something about trying to save the pieces to use as a pattern to make a new arm rest. I dont know why she thinks she needs a new one, there's still one on the other side of the couch! Dad mentioned something about not being able to have nice things because of us pets and that made Mom feel bad. I didnt mean to make Mom feel bad, I was just trying to help.

After feeding us dinner, I came in and gave Mom a kiss right on the cheek, before cuddling up in bed. She said she forgave me cuz it was just "stuff", and I know she still loves me, cuz I'm her Monster, and she's my Momma.

Today was a lazy day. After all the work in the yard yesterday I was worn out. Mom and Dad, and one of Dad's friends raked up 16 bags of leaves, and of course I helped by fetching sticks and running through the piles. I told mom to take it easy today and luckily this time she listened to me, of course she took some medicine to help with her runny nose, and that helped her rest today too, because it makes her very sleepy. We all slept in late and then Mom, Dad and Boy went to their Sunday dinner at Dad's Moms house.

While they were gone I got bored and decided to play a little and carried one of moms blankets all over the house. I left it right by the front door so they would know I missed them while they were gone! Dad came home though and said I was naughty for carrying Moms blankie around. Mom and Boy didn't come home until later, so I had a quiet afternoon while Dad worked on his music. Now Dad is cooking dinner while Mom and Boy watch a movie and relax, it smells really yummy. I cant wait until I get my dinner later. I love my food!

Mom didn't sleep well last night, she was awake a lot and I could tell she was scared of something. Every time she would start to drift off to sleep she would jerk awake and her heart was pounding. She kept asking me if someone was in the house dressed like a cowboy with a gun, but I knew there wasn't anyone that wasn't supposed to be, so I just lifted me head lazily and told her to go back to sleep. She finally fell asleep for a while which was nice because that meant I got to get some sleep too. Then she woke up early (about 5:30) and started having a sneezing fit! She spent the next hour and a half sneezing and blowing her nose. She wouldn't even let me eat the dirty tissues. She's no fun sometimes.

After my little boy when to this place called "school" for a few hours, mom, dad, and boy worked on raking the front yard. Sister and I barked whenever anyone walked past. I didn't want mom to think anyone was sneaking up on her because that makes her panic.

We've spent the afternoon napping, because mom wore herself out doing the yard work. I tried to tell her to come sit down and pet me whenever she would come inside for a second, or would go in the garage to get a tool or a garbage bag, cuz I knew she was tired but she didn't listen.

She's been complaining that the insurance company wont answer the phone. She got a referral to see a new kind of doctor called a psychiatrist but has to get it approved first, unfortunately she cant get a hold of anyone to approve it, and its making her very frustrated and anxious.

Hopefully tonight she can relax a little, either at grandma's house or with her friends. I need an evening off and she needs some fun! I love my mommy but sometimes she tires me out with all her anxiety!