Happy B-Day to Lynne aka King's Crown

Happy Birthday Lynne! Have a great day and do something fun for yourself.

Happy Birthday Lynne!! I hope you have an AWESOME day!!!

Tabby

Lynne, Hope you have a Happy Birthday! Sandy

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Have very Happy Birthday Lynne!!

Linda

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNNE! I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND MANY ONO GOODIES!

~Crystal

Happy Birthday Lynne. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes. I really needed them yesterday. My day was filled with mixed blessings this year. The sad news is my old dog took a turn for the worst last Monday. I'd been nursing her all week trying to get her to feel better as I didn't want to think it the end. Finally Sunday I came to terms with it might be her time to go. Yesterday she seemed to be really suffering and not comfortable at any time. That it might be time to put her down. I did think "Not on my birthday!" I also thought I needed to wait until everyone in the family came home from school and work, so they could say a proper good-bye.

I came home from my daughter's football practice to find a wonderful dinner prepared by my husband. All my favorites... BBQed steak, baked potato with home cooked bacon bits and chopped chives, steamed asparagus and a Caesar salad. That's what I asked for my birthday was a home cooked meal. He did an excellent job. Table decorated with flowers and he bought me a case of my favorite soda Caffeine Free Diet Coke. He also bought me my new favorite movie on DVD... "Transformers." Very good movie BTW. My son made me a chain maile bracelet and matching earrings. I'll have to take a picture. They are just beautiful!

Then I broached the subject of my poor Miss Marie. My husband said, "Let's not discuss this on your birthday." I waited a few minutes and then gently told him I was alright sharing my day with my beloved loyal companion. That her comfort meant more to me than being selfish about my birthday. I just didn't want her to suffer anymore. Her comfort meant more to me than my feelings. He said he'd make the call and take her in. Said he'd like me to stay home with the kids. We all said a good-bye to Miss Wee Wee, a nickname she received in her old age, because she was so small and needed help getting around sometimes and for her occasional accidents on the carpet due to her old age.

When my husband returned we all had a group hug and cried. And laughed while apologizing to each other for getting tears and snot on each other's shoulders. We can be strange sometimes. Then my husband presented me with a dog angel pin the Vet office had given him attached to a very touching note saying they were sorry for our loss. It was very nice. I wanted my husband to keep it, because he took Marie in. He wanted me to keep it, because she was my dog. Handing it to me he said, "Happy Birthday" through his tears. Again we chuckle at the ironicness of the situation it being the perfect gift, yet a sad gift. My daughter started getting a little upset at the levity. I told her it was OK to have humor in great sadness as long as you're respectful. It helps with the grieving. With that said my husband said, "Can I have something else for my birthday?" We chuckled again, because his birthday is in a month.

Fare thee well my dear friend you'll always be in our memories.

Lynne

How sad, but sweet. You're family was wonderful for you on your birthday. I'm sorry about your poor doggy. She's not suffering anymore. Sounds like you had a wonderful supper. Thanks for sharing your day with us.

Hugs!! Shannon

Lynne...I am sorry you had to say goodbye to your furbaby on your = birthday...although I can sympathise with your loss! I also had to say = farewell to my beloved 10 year old shih tzu Cara Mia two weeks = ago.....after a short week of illness. As a breeder and owner of shih = tzu since 1979 I am only too aware of the love and devotion they share = with their human companions. They are always sadly missed but leave = their mark on the people who share their life! Take care, Marilyn (hugs xx)

I came home from my daughter's football practice to find a wonderful = dinner=20 prepared by my husband. All my favorites... BBQed steak, baked potato = with=20 home cooked bacon bits and chopped chives, steamed asparagus and a = Caesar=20 salad. That's what I asked for my birthday was a home cooked meal. = He did=20 an excellent job. Table decorated with flowers and he bought me a = case of=20 my favorite soda Caffeine Free Diet Coke. He also bought me my new = favorite=20 movie on DVD... "Transformers." Very good movie BTW. My son made me a = chain=20 maile bracelet and matching earrings. I'll have to take a picture. = They=20 are just beautiful!

Then I broached the subject of my poor Miss Marie. My husband said, = "Let's=20 not discuss this on your birthday." I waited a few minutes and then = gently=20 told him I was alright sharing my day with my beloved loyal companion. = That=20 her comfort meant more to me than being selfish about my birthday. I = just=20 didn't want her to suffer anymore. Her comfort meant more to me than = my=20 feelings. He said he'd make the call and take her in. Said he'd like = me to=20 stay home with the kids. We all said a good-bye to Miss Wee Wee, a = nickname=20 she received in her old age, because she was so small and needed help=20 getting around sometimes and for her occasional accidents on the = carpet due=20 to her old age.

When my husband returned we all had a group hug and cried. And = laughed=20 while apologizing to each other for getting tears and snot on each = other's=20 shoulders. We can be strange sometimes. Then my husband presented me = with=20 a dog angel pin the Vet office had given him attached to a very = touching=20 note saying they were sorry for our loss. It was very nice. I wanted = my=20 husband to keep it, because he took Marie in. He wanted me to keep = it,=20 because she was my dog. Handing it to me he said, "Happy Birthday" = through=20 his tears. Again we chuckle at the ironicness of the situation it = being the=20 perfect gift, yet a sad gift. My daughter started getting a little = upset at=20 the levity. I told her it was OK to have humor in great sadness as = long as=20 you're respectful. It helps with the grieving. With that said my = husband=20 said, "Can I have something else for my birthday?" We chuckled again, =

because his birthday is in a month.

Fare thee well my dear friend you'll always be in our memories.

Lynne=20

Lynne, I am so sorry to hear about your poor fur baby. How nice of your family though. You are lucky to have such a sweet family to come home to.

~Crystal

Oh Lynne what a bittersweet birthday you had. It is always sad to say goodbye to our fur babies. How nice of your hubby to cook dinner for you. Sounds like a yummy meal. Take care.

Sorry to hear about your dog. Prayers being said for you and your family.

Tabby