“… My day has been too long. In the morning, I saw my sons
happy and strong; and yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the
Last of the Moheathens.”
I’ve struggled to find words to write Simon his blog today…
While painful to write blogs for Jack, Riley and JJ, the words came easily… Not
so today and I guess it says a lot about who Simon was…
Never flashy… Simon was Mr. Steady… Predictable… Unassuming…
Just always there… Far smarter than he was often given credit for… Often over
shadowed by his older brothers…
Dependable… Loyal… And full of love for everyone… Asking for
nothing but love in return… Well, maybe some cookies, too…
Full of the qualities that define a good dog… And I guess
that is the best complement one can give a good dog… That and the tears we shed
upon his passing…
Stroking his head on the way to the vet and whispering in his
ear that it was okay to let go… He walked into the doctor’s office… Sat on the
floor and as a smile crossed his face he breathed his last… No needles… Just
the smile…
I would like to think he was smiling because his brothers Riley
and JJ were there to meet him…
While Riley is chasing Fifi and JJ his slow rabbits… Simon
has found the big box of biscuits in the sky…
We’ll ship his ashes home to Idaho this spring and he’ll be
laid to rest to watch beautiful sunsets beside big brother Riley…
We love you and we miss you, Simon… RIP precious boy…
