July 8...
Well today... goodness I didn't realize when I scheduled the day off
that it was a SPECIAL day! It is our March-April-May-June-July
celebration of Zekie's life! And what a life he's had here with the
amigos, Greg and me.
Mr. Zekie--the man is doing so well, other than a few small bouts of
things, all is well. He's happy (see picture attached), he's woobie
facinated (as my backyard can attest to), he eats well, sleeps well and
generally is a wonderful happy soul!
He has taugh us all so much about living for the moment, nothing goes by
without his noticing it. He may not have the best hearing or eyesight,
but I'll tell ya, the nose KNOWS! Any new woobie in the house, is his
for his "backyard". Two in particular that have come into play lately,
one I bought at a second hand store not knowing it would be his #1
favorite, his WABBIT and second one he found digging around in the toy
box outside the other day, his MONKEY (who makes monkey sounds if you
squeeze it!)
He loves his new doggie pool and has figured out you don't have to just
put "feet" in it, but you can lay down and cool off very nicely. He
loves to roll around the dirt or grass whichever is handy, checking the
sky or stars depending on the time of day the urge hits him, he will
talk and sing to you depending on what his need is. (the singing comes
into play when he has found the woobie that may have been lost for a few
minutes and he wants to tell you how proud he is that he "found" it, the
talking comes into play when you are looking away from him and not AT
him and he wants your attention).
Live on Mr. Zekie--man, you enjoy every single day of the rest of your
life. Mom is making liver treats for you today and we'll have some
Frosty Paws on the side!
We all love you sweetie... your family, Pam, Greg, Jessie, Sadie and
Grinnin Gilbert
and all the folks who have fallen in love with you too.
Auntie Arlene writes: Oh Pam, what a sweetie he is!! I love the pool picture. And talk
about living each day as it comes; we can all learn that lesson from
Zeke.
Uncle Rich writes: God bless that wonderful Zekie. He was given that burden to show all of
us how to live, love and savor every moment. Keep on keepin on Zeke.
Kristi writes: Zekie is such an amazing guy and he makes me smile and makes me cry when I
think of him! He has added to your life, Pam and your family's life but he
has also added a lot to our lives that know him from the list!!
Tami writes: What a wonderful guy! He lives for the moment, something we all
could learn. I love reading your stories about Zekie and hope he
continues to live a happy life filled with woobies for a long time
to come.
Joanna writes: I'm so happy his days are full of love and joy.
There is a lady in Australia that has an aging cat that she dotes on,
and she worried and fretted about what her life would be like when she
lost her beloved cat. She studied and meditated trying to learn some way to cope with life's losses, and came up with the perfect idea (in my mind anyway). She lives each day in the "eternal present"...
Think about it....that's the way our animals live and think....and they
are usually more content than we are. :-)
Written July 22. Today at 7:30 a.m. Mr. Zekie came in the house from the backyard sopping
wet! His little baby pool has been quite a comfort for him in these hot
days and I really don't mind that he slops around the water everywhere,
gives me an excuse to throw towels all over... and eventually mop :-)
He loves the pool but today we left for breakfast and came back home to
a very WET DOG smell in the house and of course on him. So we decided
that the pool needed to be emptied, and set aside for a day or two.
Zekie just heard too that he has to have a bath and be dried properly.
It was touch and go! When he realized we were guiding him to the
bathroom with the doors off the tub he wanted to go the other way!
LOL... Once his DAD came in the room though, he decided he'd rather get
in himself than be lifted up. He took his wabbit in with him and held
it during the whole bath routine.
August 3... Well he gave me this face so I knew something was up...
I called it "I'm not up to anything! you'll see why in just a minute. Don't know if you all know about the woobie called a hedgehog? Auntie
Kati gave Zekie a gwonking (noisemaker inside) hedgehog last week.
Zekie proudly walked in the living room with what I thought was a pair
of underwear or socks so as I reached for it gwonked... This is a
necked-gwonker. So this is what he was up to....
degutting a gwonking hedgehog! I found the hedgehog in the computer
room, with a 2" gap in his head... so guess he is now a
brainless-gwonking hedgehog!
I think I have a very talented dog here... 2" hole to pull out this sized gwonker??? Yep that takes talent!
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Mom loves this photo, she calls it Zekie Artwork. See on one side the nice smooth water, and the other side has a ripple effect? Yep that's MY artwork. |
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My favorite monkey, he makes nice irritating sounds when I squeeze him... of course not according to me, but to my DAD! |
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Mom says I STINK. I don't get it, the pool outside is to cool off in right? You don't mind me getting in it right? Well what's this about a BATH??? It's water too right? Mom's can't live with em and can't live without em... always cooking up something to do. |
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Well I guess the bath wasn't so bad after all. I got to give my rabbit a bath too and now I got my special drying towel. OK mom, all forgiven. |
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harumph...mom seems to think I'm hiding something... WHO ME????? |
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Well I guess I'm caught red-pawed! Thanks for the fun Aunti Kati! That was funfunfun! |