If you’ve been around me long enough you know that Bob and I have a retirement baby of our own. Her name is Millie and she is a hound mix of some sort. She came to us on the very last day of December in 2019 and she has been such a source of joy for me. I wasn’t ready for it, and I didn’t completely want to go down this road again at this time in my life but…
The way her body grew to match the size of her giant paws
The way she fills a room without a sound
When she puts her whole face into the bottom of the ice cream container to get the last bit of melted cream
How she sits quietly while we eat waiting for the plate and its delicious crumbs
How she greets Bob at the garage door all wiggles and tail up and thumping the fridge door
The way she looks out over the front yard from her day bed on the stairs
How she quickly removed the squeaker from every toy and pulls out ALL of the stuffing without eating one single piece of anything harmful (leaving us to clean everything up in her wake).
The way she methodically forages for hidden treats in her toys.
Her side eye.
I can’t imagine my life without the joy she brings. What a gift she is!
~Lydia Patrick
