That was rough.  Thing to do now is try and forget it.  I guess I don’t quite mean that.  It’s not a thing you can forget.  Maybe not even a thing you want to forget.  Life’s like that sometimes.  Now and then for no good reason a man can figure out, life will just haul off and knock him flat, slam him agin’ the ground so hard it seems like all his insides is busted.  But it’s not all like that.  A lot of it’s mighty fine, and you can’t afford to waste the good part frettin’ about the bad.  That makes it all bad.  Sure, I know – sayin’ it’s one thing and feelin’ it’s another.  But I’ll tell you a trick that’s sometimes a big help.  When you start lookin’ around for something good to take the place of the bad, as a general rule you can find it.   ~From the movie Old Yeller

Gosh, what a tough week it has been.  Y’all, I had no idea that losing a pet could be so difficult.  It’s something that completely blindsided both GR and me.  Abby was truly a force of nature in our lives; she commanded all of our attention and was our little shadow.  Her not being here is going to take some getting used to.  And I would truly like to thank everyone for their kind words, e-mails, and sympathy.  We really do have some awesome friends, neighbors, and family that have offered their support, ears, and shoulders! 

And while I can’t bring myself to post any kind of tribute to Abby at this time, I promise to later when I can actually look at a picture of her without breaking down into tiny little pieces.  I’ve actually gone a full day without crying today, so I’ll just leave it at that.

So, as life continues and I try to resume some resemblance of normalcy in my life, I’ll start my blog anew on Thursday with a Thursday Thirteen post.  And I promise to be funny because I just can’t take the sadness anymore!!