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January 20, 2005
Lorna
Losing Lorna has been harder than we thought it would be.
I don't know why this is so much harder than losing any other pet. Andrew and I have both lost pets before, but this time is different. The other pets we've lost were at least 10 years old, so in a way we could see it coming. With Lorna it came so suddenly. I didn't even get to see her yesterday. Andrew got up to let her out as usual, and by the time I got up and called for her, she was no where to be found. Neither of us really looked for her. We thought she was just out playing with the other dogs.
Andrew had the hardest job, he had to pick her up off the side of the road and burry her. I couldn't stand to see her, I didn't want to remember her like that. But now I wish I could see her again.
Last night amid the tears we talked about her. It was really like losing a family member. We didn't know how important she was until she was gone. We didn't have any recent pictures of her, she was so big.
I miss her cute little brown curls in her ears. I miss her giving high-five. I miss her licking me. I miss her getting excited and jumping on the bed. I miss calling for her outside and her running home. She really was my baby.
I know this seems a little silly, but this is really hard for both of us.
Posted by rachel at January 20, 2005 09:19 AM
Comments
I was reading this board and couldn't believe my eyes. My name is Lorna Shipp and decided to google my name, then I found this. To my surprise, it was about a DOG! A dog named Lorna by owners with the last name SHIPP...who in the world would have guessed this.
My sincere condolscences to the family. I do know how it is to lose a pet.
Posted by: Lorna at May 15, 2006 10:28 AM