Post Holiday Wrap-up

HEEHEEHEE! I did that too! And, two years ago, I watched The Hobbit (the crappy animated version) and paused it simply to watch the ball drop. Tolkien takes priority.���

that's really very sweet of paul! fingers are crossed on the jobs for him.

please forgive the brevity but one of my arms is occupied in holding ruby so i am typing with 1 hand only. also why no capital letters,

Because you're SUCH a fan of capital letters in general. :)

*hugs* glad you have a ruby to hold.

hey! I capitalize :)

I am glad I have a Ruby to hold, too. In some ways it makes me miss Sophie more than ever - but the way I'm missing her now I think is better than it was without Ruby here. It's like now I'm able to accept this hole in my life and start to try to come to terms with the fact that she's really gone, because at least now there is this new life here for me to be with and focus on and play with and teach things and more than anything else love - it still hurts, a lot, and I keep talking to her photograph late at night, but even so I get to look over at this sweet little thing sitting there with me and that is so much better than having nothing in that place at all.

I still hate that she's gone, and it still makes me so sad that she died so very young, and I'm not sure that I'll ever completely stop missing her - but having Ruby here allows me to smile even through all that, and allows me to have my hand on that tiny beating heart through all that. It's good. It's better than being empty-handed while I'm missing Sophie, by a long shot.

Yes, I completely understand.� I don't understand when people say they'll never get another pet after they lose a beloved one. Just because you lost someone you loved SO much doesn't mean there is no love left in you to give, and that no other animal could thrive under that love. (Not to mention how YOU can thrive.) I still miss Cala and Dirk so much. It's been� years but I still dream about them and cry about them. But I would be lost without my current cats. Raising Luna, especially, has been an amazing experience for me.

We have so much love to give. There's no excuse for bottling it up. :)