Sassy's Tripawd Journey

My sweet Sassy Sugar Bear, I can’t believe 2 years ago I said til we see you again.  It seems impossible.  It actually seems some days as yesterday.  Yes, the grief has lessened it still hurt probably always will but I know you sent Snickers to help with that pain.  It doesn’t mean I love you any less in fact some days I couldn’t love you more.  I know over the past 2 years that many of our friends have left this world and are up on the bridge with you.  I hope you showed them the ropes.  ( I know you probably did that was the kind of dog you were).  My love & my heart.

Sassy, I know you have been watching over us.  I keep finding the pennies & dimes you are leaving.  I know you are here.  Some days I need you more as I wish you were still here to hug and snuggle with.  Please keep a good watch over Grace and Gabe.

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Brendol also crossed the Bridge the same day that Sassy did.  I am always thinking of Karma and her loss of Brendol when I remember Sassy.

One thing I know without Tripawds and our family Sassy and I wouldn’t have made it through our journey and I still wouldn’t be here to help others in my girl’s memory.  Whatever you do and where ever you are in your journey remember there are people here to help you.  It may be discouraging and disheartening if you just get the diagnosis of cancer, or your baby loses their leg to an accident we are here for you and there are others who have done this journey too

xoxxoxox

Michelle & Angel Sassy

Happy Birthday girls.  I can’t believe you are 2 years old already.  Amazing girls you have given me love when I needed it most.  Sometimes I know I haven’t been the best mom to you in my grief.  I try though.  You love me unconditionally.  Happy Birthday.  No party hats this year, we have had some family issues so I didn’t get to the store to get any but I will share a couple baby pictures and current pictures of them.

Bosch, Snickers & Jazz week before birthday

Snickers (she reminds me of Sassy sleeping here)

Jasmine

Jazz

Snickers when we brought her home

Jasmine

Happy 2nd Birthday I love you girls

xoxoxo

mom

Today 9 years ago my sweet Angel Sassy Sugar Bear was born.  Hard to believe 2 years ago we celebrated her 7th birthday here on Earth.  There isn’t a day that I don’t think about you.  I know that you have met lots of friends over the last year and have made welcome some of our Heroes.   Sassy, I miss you so much some days and today is one of those days.  I wanted to be celebrating this birthday with you and every one too.  I found a penny yesterday so I know you are with me and thinking of me.

Happy Birthday in Heaven Sassy

Happy 7th Birthday Sassy

Happy Birthday 7th

The day we brought Sassy home

1st day at home

Love you Sweet Angel.

xoxoxox

Mom

Yesterday July 14, 2015  would have been our 32 month ampuversary if I am figuring right.  Sassy’s Amputation was Nov 14, 2012.  Math was/is my worst thing I do.  LOL.   I know I didn’t mention her ampuversary yesterday I didn’t forget it I just was busy.

So a few pictures of our past Ampuversarys since Sassy is at the Bridge.

this was our 8th ampuversary

just a couple of them.  🙂

xoxoxo

Michelle

Today Bosch, Snickers & Jasmine had their final check up with Dr Boyer.  It was a bitter sweet day as she was the one who treated Sassy (yes, I cried but not til the end).  She is going to teach at Kansas State University.  She will be supervising 4th year students in general practice what she did at our clinic.  I know it seems silly to cry but we went through a lot together.   I know she will be available if needed at K-state & she told me she would pick out the best vets if we ever needed them down there.  Also told me to keep in contact with her and that her Bio would be updated at the university in the next few weeks and to email her updates about everyone

So as our farewell to her I did print out a smaller version of Sassy’s portrait since the big one I gave her she hung up at the clinic for everyone to see.  I also had a cake baked for her & all the vets.  I made her take pictures with all the kids too

Sassy & Dr Boyer  ( this was right after her 4th Chemo)

Sassy & Dr Boyer

Bosch wouldn’t look at the camera so we had to have Dr Boyer hold his head up.  That pile of fur on the side is from all 3.

My sweet baby, it has been 22 long months since you have gone to the Rainbow Bridge to wait until we meet again.  Some days it seems like forever since I held you in my arms, cuddled with you & rubbed your soft velvet ears.  I haven’t forgotten you and I continue our mission to help others here at Tripawds.  I know since you have gone to the bridge many others have joined you.  I hope all of you are having a good time and celebrating all your milestones and showing the new babies around.

Please tell them all that they are missed and loved as much as you are.
Thank you for sending the girls to help heal my heart.  It still misses you but it doesn’t hurt as much as it did when you first left me.

I love you sweet girl

My Beautiful girl

I miss the days of you sleeping on the bed while I work.

Love you sweet girl

mom

Wow these 2 little monsters are 22 months old today.  Hard to believe that.  If dogs ever have terrible twos i believe Snickers has moments of it.  🙂   I still love her dearly though.   I know there are still days I miss my sweet baby Sugar Bear more than life itself but Snickers and Jazz make sure they make me laugh or want to kill them 😉  (just joking of course).   Thank you girls for bringing me around to loving again.

Happy Birthday.

Today is World Pet Memorial Day.  Although I remember all my babies at the bridge.  I have that special bond with my Sweet Sassy.  It’s hard to believe that she will be gone 2 years in August.  Losing some of our heroes recently brought back that ache.  Yes, it has lessened over time but those Heroes:  Bart, Charley, Nixon, and Jackson just to name of few hurt just as much.  So please remember them too.

So here are a few pictures of my sweet Sassy on World Pet memorial Day and a few of our friends too.

Happy Hannah

Brendol

Bart

Charley

Jackson

I know I didn’t put everyone’s pictures up but haven’t forgotten them.  Thinking of all of them on this day

xoxoxox

Michelle

Yesterday would have been Sassy’s Ampuversary celebration had she been here.  Instead of doing something fun I sat in the hallway of a courthouse waiting to see if I would testify for my brother at a custody hearing .  But enough of that except I do want to say this.  I had checked my account balance before we left for court.  I went to put my wallet & checkbook back into my purse.  I do not keep change in that wallet because it has a hole in the change part.  When I went to put it back in a dime and penny fell out.  I looked at as my “pennies from Heaven” and a good sign that things would go well at court.  I knew Sassy was with me.  We went to lunch and as we were walking back my Aunt found another dime.  Again I knew who sent that and was with us.    My brother felt things went well.

Sassy thank you for being our Guardian Angel yesterday on your day.  Love you my girl.

Sassy with Barney when he came to visit us.

Today is Bosch’s 9th Birthday.  It is hard to believe that this is the 2nd birthday Bosch has celebrated without his “sister” Sassy.  I know she was here and was celebrating with us.  I am so glad that we have gotten to celebrate as many as we have.

Happy Birthday Big Guy.  We love you lots Bosch.  

Angel Sassy is watching over you