Pawsitively Kimmy

Four Hundred and Fifty Four Paws

(Memory post)

Dear Kimmy dog,

Hi big sister. I haven’t been feeling so well today. In fact, you wouldn’t leave my side this morning, even after mama put your blanket on the other comfy sofa chair for you. I thought that was very kind of you big sister. You really look out for both of us and make sure that we’re doing ok. I have seen you vomit many times, but I think it really worried you that I got so sick. I appreciated the nose boop and snuffle kisses as I was walking up the stairs. I wasn’t so sure on the timing of the kisses, but I appreciated your intention behind them. Mama says that you need to nose boop and sniff us to make sure we’re ok and to let us know that you care. I love that about you Kimmy.

Xo,

LDB

Hiding from the cold and the midweek blues.

Four Hundred and Fifty Three Paws

Dear Brothers,

Hello. It is I, Kimmy dog. I am in the nap zone right now, sleeping next to mama on a blanket, which is also located on their cozy bed. Sometimes I just need to take a nap, that’s simply what most things boil down to. I think naps help ease a lot of issues that we all have. I like to sleep because I feel most relaxed when I snooze. I let my paws unfurl and I just take super deep breaths, and let the air rise, and fall from my chest. Sometimes I even wag my tail in my sleep. That’s when you know that I’m feeling really groovy and chill. I help herd both of you upstairs for the nap time. After that I look for my blanket on mama and daddy’s bed. I follow that up by jumping up, turning around a few times, and settling into a relaxed position. I usually fall asleep once both of you are snoozing, but some days I really hit a wall and just dive deep into dream land. It looks like you both found me in dream land! Let’s go play by the red slide in cloud dream land! Wheeeee, come on brothers, let’s run!

Xo,

Kimmy

Four Hundred and Fifty Two Paws

(Flashback memory post.)

Dear Kimmy,

Hi there big sister! Thanks for helping me crawl up the stairs. I have been practicing multiple times every day. I love seeing your furry face waiting for me on the landing and upstairs. You give me such big motivation to crawl, crawl, crawl. Mama and daddy said that I can now alternate my legs when I’m going up the stairs. What does that mean big sis? Is it something to do with the fact that I will use one leg and then the other to get up the stairs? I’m so good at that. Sometimes I get super excited and I almost plop over because I want to clap for myself when brother says, “Yayyyyy Baby-I you’re doing it!” Most of the time I just laugh and get super excited when I reach the top of the stairs. I love to race crawl, or bum hop over to you Kimmy. You let me give you big tight snuggle hugs. I love that.

Xo,

IRB

Four Hundred and Fifty One Paws

Dear Brothers,

Long long ago, there was just two four legged babies and one mama and one daddy. Like I said, this was long ago, and now here we are. We are now minus one beloved fur baby, but our hearts are full with both of you. I miss my sister, Bella the cat, but mama and daddy love on me and so do both of you. There is a little bit of me that longs for my window gazing pal though. Sometimes I hide in your bedroom IRB, and it’s to be close to Bella again. I like to curl up in the tight spaces that she used to sleep in and then I dream with her. She helps me remember to be strong, and patient with all of the humans. She was around when LDB was tiny, and then the rainbow called to her. That’s what mama said to me anyway. I looked out the window with her and we just sat for a while that last day. Mama found a picture of us when I was just a young pup of six months. She liked it so much that she wanted to share it with you guys. I like it too, because it reminds me that all things change, and that our memories make us feel warm fuzzy. But, what’s most important right now, is to be present here with each other. I love you both a lot, even when you whine and cry all morning long.

xo,

Kimmy

Four Hundred and Fifty Paws

Dear Brothers,

Hello! It is me, Kimmy dog, your guardian sister. Hmmm, that sounded a little bit awkward, but we’ll just go with it. This morning we took a walk with mama and we saw six giant trucks! LDB you knew all of their names and so much information about them! You pointed out details and told Irving and I all about your facts. Where did you learn all of that information dude? Actually I know, ha ha, I was just kidding, you have gleaned much knowledge from your literature about trucks. I should know because I’ve been present since you were in the womb, and I hear every single story too! I mostly pay attention to the snacks and the food that you eat, but I do pick up some tid-bits about what you’re being read.

For instance, today I learned that to be a “mensch,” means to act with kindness and decency as a human being. I would like to add a little bit to that definition so that it could include our four legged creatures as well. I could be considered a mensch, because I am patient, kind, and always wait for you, brother, mama and daddy. So all humans and creatures great and small can be mench-es too!

Xo,

Kimmy

Little snuggles with the littlest brother.

Four Hundred and Forty Nine Paws

Dear Kimmy,

Hi! It’s me, LDB, golly it’s been a while since I wrote to you. I was thinking about summer time in our house. I loved having both mommy and daddy home with all of us. This morning we were greeting the tiny bro and he had some big feelings to share about diaper time. I told him, “It’s alright to be sad, it’s going to be ok, just you wait and see.” You circled around him and tried to lick his toes. I think he secretly enjoyed that even though he hollered loudly about it. Most days one of us chooses to holler, sorry about that Kimmy. I know your ears are sensitive, but sometimes I just can’t help, but yell back. It can be challenging to have a smaller brother; I know how much you love me and momma and daddy too. I tell myself every day that, “I am loved!” I hope you know how loved you are Kimmy-Kim. You’re a one of a kind dog friend.

Xo,

LDB, the biggest little brother.

Four Hundred and Forty Eight Paws

Dear Brothers,

Hello there sweet and busy ones! I noticed that you were all gone last night and admittedly, I missed you. Sometimes I wonder where my family goes, but most of the time I can use my detective skills and decipher where you all went. Take for instance the smells I got from your jackets last night, Daisy, my cousin dog friend, and Stanzi dog smells. So, knowing those two puppers, I knew you were with our family and I also smelled lots of grass and water so perhaps y’all were at a park?

IRB was talking about water and I think that LDB said something about a birthday. So you must have had a birthday party outside by the water and played in the grass! Am I correct? Mama… what do you say? Maybe next time it could be a dog and human party, eh?

Xo,

Kimmy

Four Hundred and Forty Seven Paws

Dear Brothers,

Hello! It is I, Kimmy the great sister dog writing to let you both know about how great you both are. LDB, thanks for giving me loves and sitting on the couch with me, I appreciate the cuddles and chat time. IRB, thanks for finding me when I hide in your bedroom behind the rocking chair. Even though you’re gaining those legs and exploring like crazy, you still find time to snuggle up close with me, and I love it. I love you both very much and I want you two to know that even when you get super tall, and busy, and big, I’ll still be your sister.

Xo,

Kimmy

Four Hundred and Forty Six Paws

Dear Brothers,

It’s nap time. It’s quiet in the house right now. I’m digging this feeling of peacefulness while I lay on momma and daddy’s bed. Ahhh, the luxury of silence. Whoever coined the term, “Silence is golden,” knew what it was like to live with two toddlers who are amazing and exhausting for this doggy sister. I love you both so much, but I also get tired from the noise and the running around.

Sometimes I try to nap underneath the kitchen table and chairs, but somehow y’all always find me. I’ve been enjoying how you’re pulling yourself up at the windowsills and on my back IRB. You’re getting strong and so much more interested in seeing what is up high. Things are changing for you, and in turn, for all of our family too. Life will soon encompass one less four-legged crawler, i.e. I’ll be left to my four-legged paw devices and watch you two legged creatures run around. Well, I think that’s enough for right now. I love you both very much, to the moon and back, just like our mama says.

Xo,

Kimmy

Four Hundred and Forty Five Paws

Dear Kimmy,

Hi buddy! “Hahaha,” I am still chuckling from last night’s dreidel extravaganza. You’re such a silly dog Kimmy. It’s one of the many reasons why I love you so much. You can always make me laugh and feel happy inside. Mama and I were sitting on the floor playing, “spin the dreidel,” and you came in to investigate. Well, maybe you smelled that chocolate gelt, hmmm. None the less, there you were, at the ready to lend a hand, oops, I mean a paw, of course. You walked over to mama and investigated what she was holding. You sniffed the dreidel at first, and then you licked it. I think you thought it was a treat of some sort so you decided to nibble on the top of it. That nibble move sent me into a fit of laughter. I dribbled chocolate down my chin from the gelt I was eating. It was such a funny moment. I love you puppy dog! Thanks for being you!

Xo,

Biggest Brother LDB