Tag Archives: Max

Max and the watermelon

Posted on October 3, 2022 by suziecreamcheese

I wanted to post this in reply to another blogger’s post (that would be BiteyDog 🙂 ) but I couldn’t figure out how to do that, so here you go: My Max was a therapy dog, and one of our … Continue reading →

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In the blink of an eye

Posted on April 30, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

a year went by Last year, I was so deeply mourning Max, so lost in grief that I thought I’d never smile again. And a few miles down the road, you were being born. A little red ball of fur, … Continue reading →

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Looking back and looking forward

Posted on April 15, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

A year ago, I was sleeping on the sofa, sleeping on the floor beside Max, barely sleeping, listening to him breathe, praying for one more week, one more day, one more ride in the car, one more Golden smile, one … Continue reading →

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Struggling

Posted on April 4, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

It’s been almost a year, and every minute that brings me closer to that anniversary is a minute filled with shards of glass in my heart. I knew, from the moment I heard that horrible word, “hemangiosarcoma,” that my life … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 13, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today I went to the dentist for the seemingly umptee-twelfth time (that was my mother’s expression, by the way) and he ground off a bit of the troublesome tooth, then ground off a bit more and a bit more. I … Continue reading →

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Snow in March

Posted on March 4, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

A year ago, it snowed in March. It snowed today, more than it did last year Maverick loves it. Max loved it, too. I hate snow. I see little beauty in it, it takes a minute to become all brown … Continue reading →

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Drama

Posted on February 23, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Yes, I’m a drama queen. And I’m better at it than most, so trying to draw me into your drama won’t work because I’m gonna make some drama of my own that will out-drama anything your little peewee brain can … Continue reading →

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For the love of a dog

Posted on February 9, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today was a tough day.   One of my favorite dogs is going to the Bridge on Thursday, having been diagnosed with the same dread disease that took Max, and having no chance of surviving surgery and treatment, his mom has … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on February 8, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today was one of those days when Maverick looked at me like I was the most horrible person he’d ever met, simply because I wasn’t amused with him playing tug of war with his leash in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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When you’re out of Biofreeze

Posted on December 18, 2018 by suziecreamcheese

and he decides it’s a good time to jump all over you.    Today I had a bone density test.   Way to make a girl feel old!    Apparently, when you reach a “certain age,”  you have to get all … Continue reading →

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