Friday, May 15, 2020

May 14, 2020

Parting is such Sweet Sorrow ~~~

Friends, that day has come for me to make my journey over the Rainbow Bridge....
But don't feel too sad for me.. I've had the best life any Labbie could ever wish for!  I was blessed with almost 14 years with 2 wonderful parents that spoiled me rotten and made my life as much fun as they could! 
I was on a Major League Baseball Field, I stayed in Hotels, I swam at MANY dog parks and chased my ball in lots others.
I've been in stores, the post office a  baseball card store and taken THOUSANDS of car rides!!
I've been on Fun day trips and eaten all sorts of tasty snacks along the way!
  I over came a torn Ligament in my Leg, a terrible skin rash and lived 7+ months with Cancer.. ((when they figured 2-3 or less!))
I'd say my life was pretty special.
   Please look out for my 2 dorky sisters.... and I'm gonna say this .. just one more time....
I DO love them with all my heart and I will miss their silliness and I KNOW they will miss me!! 

And more than that.. Please Please look after Mom & Dad. I know me leaving them is breaking their hearts.. but they are making the right unselfish call on my behalf. I understand that.
  They will be at my side until I take my final breath and I will always carry them in my heart until we meet again.
  I have My Sister Orion & My Real Sister Elly to catch up with! And I can't wait to see Grandpa & Grandma!!
   Thank you to everyone of you for the Friendship and all the love & help you gave my family over the years.
I hope you will continue to  follow CJ & DJ and keep tabs on their lives..

    So gang.. until we meet again some day..
Love to you all and be safe and Live a long Happy life like I did!!!
Forever ~~~~  Lolita the Diva  
                              Taken Monday 5/11  ~~~~

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I sit here crying.. not sure how I am gonna go on without my Yellow Beauty... things happened so quick this week.
    As you remember Lolita had a great weekend (5/9  & 5/10)
3 dog parks..   I will never forget how happy she looked there at the park with her ball..
But Tuesday she really took a turn ~
She was having alot of trouble getting up and very wobbly when she did walk.  We also noticed that her front leg had swollen up.  We kept hoping she would turn herself around, but sadly it was not meant to be.
We had her spend some time out in her back yard on Tuesday.. sadly she won't be here to see if we ever get our Fence up.

On Thursday she couldn't get up at all with out us struggling with her (at 72 pounds she is not easy to  move) 
  I spent a good part of Thursday laying on the floor with my girl talking to her and crying..


Her back legs were not working hardly at all and she would whine a bit also when you tried to get her up, which told us she was probably in pain.  She was also panting horribly from her Larynx problem.  
She seemed so sad and "tired"

We couldn't let her go on like that.  We spent a huge amount of time talking about what was best and we decided that a trip to the Vet was needed and we'd see what the vet said.
 Paul had to help her out the garage door...... one last time...

Paul had to lift her in the back of the Van..
She couldn't walk so they brought a cart out for her...  :(

We prayed, We hoped but the Vet saw what we saw... It was her time...   the Cancer was spreading to other area's of her body.. 
   We  spent alittle more time with our beautiful girl .. God how we both cried.  We told her what a beautiful girl she was and what a good dog she had been .. We told her how much we loved her and said we hoped she had a happy fun life..
Its such a sad sad situation ....  






The Vet came in and our Girl drew her last breathe at 5:30 on May 14th.  She went quietly and peaceful...
No more pain for our wonderful Diva...
We both felt like our hearts had been ripped from our chests.
Leaving her was So hard!!!   I wanted to stay with her forever...  Just die there with her...  but we had to get home to CJ & DJ.  They still have adventures and hopefully LONG lives ahead. 

The sky was beautiful on our way home as it welcomed Lolita into Heaven..




  We are having a paw print mad on a clay stone and also getting some ink paw pads made...
We are getting her ashes back.. For now just in a simple box (urn) Hopefully I can afford to get her something nicer sooner.
She is being cremated with a tennis ball because there is nothing she loved more.
   Good bye my Sweetie Girl. My talented smart lovely Champ.
We will never ever forget you ~~  you brought us SO much joy and love for almost 14 years.
We smiled so much and we were so proud of you.
Run Free, play, swim and enjoy all the warmth of Doggie Heaven.  We pray we will see you again some day and kiss your nose and feel your love!!!

  Always remember Lolita for the Happy Smiley Girl she was.
Thats how we will remember her for always!!

I'd like to ask you all to Follow Her Sisters (if you don't already)  @CJAndDJ2  Their account is blocked.. but do a friend request and we will Follow you....  I don't want to lose any of Lita's friends!  I will keep Lolita's account open for now..
Thank you for all the prayers, love and support for her these past 7 months!   Its helped SO much!!!!!!

      A Tribute in Pictures       
Miss Lolita loved her picture taken.. Nothing made her happy than smiling for the camera.  
I found some pictures from years past that I'd like to share..

Our First day together

Sweet Puppy!!
There's that smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She loved her sisters..




She LOVED the Dog Park and her ball!!!!











She was such a Diva.. 







And She loved to swim!!!
Puppaccino's were her favorites!

She was always making us smile!!!


We will always love our Lolita... She was the best!!!








  



                                   ~ Lolita~
                 July 17th 2006 ~ May 14 2020





Sunday, May 3, 2020

Its May!

May 3rd 2020

Hi Friends ~ Is everyone doing well?  Hard to believe another Month has come! Time goes very fast!  I hope everyone is safe & healthy.   Lets hope this is all behind us soon!!!

We had a nice Saturday at the Dog Park (after Mom & Dad finished their yard work)   It was about 75..   The  clouds looked a bit "mean" at times.. but over all it was a nice afternoon!






The Dog Park is near an airport.. Mom likes to see the Planes flying over...


I spent alot of my time walking around sniffing & exploring...   I move a tad slower now pals.





I still like my ball.. and I still chase it... but I gotta take breaks more now.....


I really enjoying just relaxing by Mom & Dad and enjoying the nice weather...   This makes me very happy..




My lump has swollen up a bit the past week or so... Mom is gonna increase my Predisone a tad..    It doesn't hurt.. it just makes me look silly....  Mom calls me a chipmunk...

As you can see Crystal is STILL a spaz AND a pest!!!


Mom says even tho- I'm getting pretty old and am a bit "disfigured" on my one side I am still her beautiful girl....    




Hope you all have a wonderful week... ~~  Thank you for your friendship!!
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Kisses ~~~   Lolita ~~~

                                  Lolita  Update                                  

Hello~~
Well we are now heading into the 7th Month since they said Lolita may have Cancer. 
I never thought she'd still be with us this long...   
She is over all doing good ...   She still Eats well and likes to Beg.
She still appears to enjoy going to the Dog Park or for Rides...
She has however slowed down quite a bit at the park.
She needs to rest alot more then she did just a couple months ago...
Her legs get a  bit shaky and weak.   I am  not really sure if this is due to her age, the possible cancer Or the Larynx Problem....  but it does worry me a bit...  
It seems after she is up and moving around she  does better...  but when she first gets up she is stiff.
   Its also VERY hard for her to get up off tile type floors.
I am doing all I can to cover as much as I can here at the house.

   I have a couple rugs on my "waiting to buy" list on Amazon and I also have a rug listed on my Amazon Wish list...
The more I can keep covered... .the better it is for her..  
     I am praying her keeps going at least until all this Virus stuff is gone..(( hopefully much longer ))     I wanna be sure when her time comes Paul & I can BOTH be in with her!!!  
    She is such a good girl..
She has given us so many years of Happiness....
Its never enough time tho ~~~
   Our Thanks to everyone for the continued support and love for her (and us)
You will never know how much it really means!!!
   Please keep her in your thoughts and hopefully she will keep plugging along..
Her Birthday is in July and we are  praying she hits that 14 milestone...
Take care everyone!!!

Hugs ~~ Lisa

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