{"id":58609,"date":"2017-09-11T07:18:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=58609"},"modified":"2017-09-11T07:28:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:28:38","slug":"hello-and-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/11\/hello-and-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello and thank you…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends, I wanted to say hello and say THANK YOU for the true outpouring of love and kindness that you have bestowed upon me in Teddy’s honor.\u00a0 I also want to say a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY to\u00a0 my youngest son! He has been such a bright spot in our lives and though he is also deeply mourning Teddy’s loss we are all trying to keep ourselves busy looking at old videos and pictures and laughing about Teddy’s funny antics and marveling at how popular he was!<\/p>\n

Hearing from so many of you has humbling in a way that words cannot explain.\u00a0 The last few days have been really difficult for me, much more than I expected. I wake up in tears and sometimes go to sleep in tears, each day I feel a little better but know there will always be a small tear in my heart from the loss of Teddy who I just loved so much.<\/p>\n

Reading your hundreds and hundreds of comments on my blog, Instagram and emails has touched me so deeply. It has made me feel so comforted at a time where I felt alone and without my sweet boy. I am so grateful that you are helping me to get through a time that quite honestly, I did not know would be this difficult.<\/p>\n

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This was Teddy’s last picture, he had gotten to the animal hospital about 30 min before and was on an IV and had ice bags to cool his fever, despite all that, he still posed for my camera, just the absolute sweetest dog which is what made it so so hard to say goodbye.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is so hard to see his little corner looking so bare without him being there. It is hard to walk into my breakfast room. It’s hard to throw a leftover away knowing how much he loved those. I soetimes think I hear him barking..is that crazy? I can barely look at special spots in our yard where he loved to lounge. When I would come home, I\u00a0 drove around to the driveway near the kitchen to park, there is a large window that I always saw his little face anticipating my arrival. I cannot park there right now as it is too painful to see that empty barren window without his sweet eager face staring through it. So many things remind me of him and I am reconciling that this a process that will take time.<\/p>\n

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I cannot bring myself to move these. I feel they will always keep a little part of Teddy in this very room (beautiful dog bowls given by a most wonderful reader\/customer)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stayed in for 3 days then it was my nieces wedding. I wasn’t sure I was up to going but I did what Teddy did…..marched forward and made the best of things with the encouragement of my family. I was glad I went as I was happy to celebrate this important day with my niece and it was good to see happiness and joy and be reminded of how good life can be. Any one who said anything about Teddy said so with a big smile on their face….he just brought that out in people and being there to celebrate with her and being able to talk about various memories with Teddy was actually very cathartic.<\/p>\n

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But coming home made it all come back and walking into that empty house made me emotional and sad all over again:(<\/p>\n

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Our makeshift shrine in the kitchen which has grown, thanks to the kindness of so\u00a0 many….it is really heartwarming!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I cannot tell you how touched and moved to tears (even more) I was by reading over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, emails and Instagram comments. Seriously, you have NO IDEA how much your words and many many stories comforted me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Wow….he sure was loved. Today I am\u00a0 checking in to say hello. I will announce the winner of the blue and white vase on Wed. I will get back to normal within the next few days, it will be good for me.<\/p>\n

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This 3d incredible piece of art was done by Rosa Clifford<\/span><\/a> and captures all I love, Teddy, flowers and blue and white. This was one of the sweetest gifts I ever received…..it’s large,\u00a0 about\u00a0 20 x 14 and just spectacular.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And then to have gotten this incredible very large oil painting done by Mary Casey<\/span> <\/a>a few years ago was just unbelievable. She is so talented and I have tried reaching out to her to get her contact info. If I hear from you I will share it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So,\u00a0 yes Teddy was really loved by not only us but so many others. We have received many wonderful things in Teddy’s honor, from flowers and cakes to entire meals and beautifully written cards. I\u00a0 have set up a makeshift shrine for Teddy in the kitchen (his favorite room) and the center of it is this magnificent oil painting done years ago by esteemed artist Mary Casey. It is a treasure even more now than ever.<\/p>\n

We light a candle every day in his memory which\u00a0 will never ever be forgotten and he will forever be the official mascot of The Enchanted Home. As I said on Instagram, I am sure he’s doing a happy dance up in heaven knowing he was so popular! Miss you beautiful boy.<\/p>\n

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Thank you again…..will be back in a few days and start resuming normal posting with occasional mentions or pictures of Teddy of course:)<\/p>\n

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Hi friends, I wanted to say hello and say THANK YOU for the true outpouring of love and kindness that you have bestowed upon me in Teddy’s honor.\u00a0 I also want to say a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY to\u00a0 my youngest son! He has been such a bright spot in our lives and though he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58609"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58624,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58609\/revisions\/58624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}