MAGGIE MAE KRAKOWIAK
(Monkey, Maggles, Inspector Maggie)
09/01/2003-10/01/2018
Mags,
I don’t know what to do without you my sweet girl.
My heart is shattered.
You were my best friend and companion.
How will I come home without your wagging tail at the door?
How will I work in the yard without you running around the deck keeping the squirrels and cats at bay?
Who will give me love paws and slobbery kisses in the car after work when I pick you up from “school” at Tim and Lindsay’s house?
Who will Chloe kiss all day from head to toe so that you are covered in Chloe slobber when I pick you up?
Who will Chloe cuddle with on road trips and adventures with Uncle Tim and Aunt Lindsay?
Who will roll up in blankets and keep the backseat warm while I mushroom hunt near the forest roads? (Been a long time since you could hike ol’ girl, but you were still the world’s best road warrior).
Who will curl up by the wood stove on winter nights and snore while I do chores in and around the house?
Who will move around the deck following the sun spots for an all-day nap?
Who will “baroo” at me and stamp her feet until I give her a “tookie”/”nibbie”/”biscuit”?
How do I function and move around this world without you by my side? My heartbeat at my feet?
How do I see the world with bright colors again?
How will I stand the silence in our home without your constant talking and snoring?
Sigh,———————————- I promise you I will try not to quit or crumble (though it’s not going so well). I will try and take Mike’s advice by “pouring that love” in to the care of other animals and by giving back where I can.
We will never forget you my sweet girl.
You touched SO many lives.
I’m sorry I couldn’t help you more, I wanted you to live forever. I wanted to grow old with you. But you grew old faster than I could. And I couldn’t keep you young.
You couldn’t breathe, and no medicine could help you. I hope I did the right thing by letting you go. I’m so sorry I couldn’t do more.
I’m sorry your big beautiful heart was so sick.
I hope you would like how we laid you to rest. You looked so peaceful and Mike picked you a beautiful place in the yard where you can see the animals and we can leave things in your memory. I know you aren’t there anymore. But it helps us to have a place to talk to you and show you things, I’m sure Zoey will leave you notes when she’s there. We got you a big beautiful tree. It will bloom twice a year and have the prettiest white flowers, don’t worry we will keep the goats from chewing on your tree ?
I hope you are rolling in the grass or running on the beach with Mom. I know she was there to help you go home. I’ve been asking her for the last few months to be there. I saw you look at her a few times. Stick by her side. She will take good care of you.
I know you had a big welcoming party and I know it’s still new, but please don’t forget me.
Keep us close if you can.
It will be a long long time—but we will see you again and I will get to look in your eyes and tell you how much I’ve missed you.
Until then, have Mom show you the best hiking spots, and the best grass and flower fields to nap in, so you can show me around when I get there.
Lastly Maggie, thank you for giving us all those beautiful years. I know you stuck it out and gave us several extra. I cherished every moment with you, I knew this day would come but I still wish I could go back in time. Thank you for choosing us as your family, and me as your Mom. I’ll always be eternally grateful to Alicia for finding you, and her big heart for taking you home from that shelter. And for the best day of my life when I got to be your new Mom.
The last almost 12 years of my life with you by my side have been more blessed than I could have ever imagined, I can’t even begin to count how many adventures we had. You are the world’s best shop dog, job site dog, trail dog, adventure dog, farm dog, camp dog, and nap dog ?. You rallied when we hit the road and were living farm to farm. You kept my heart warm no matter how cold the world around us got. You kept me strong and fighting when I would lose track of my purpose here. I think you were part of my purpose. I promise to try and make you proud.
We had to let you go for now my love, but not forever sweetheart. Go run and play and we will find you when it’s our time.
Be a good girl, snuggle Mom for me, and give all those sweet animals we all miss so much, a kiss on the nose.
All my love, all our hearts. I already miss you so much.
~~Virgie (”Momsh”), Alicia (Auntie Mom), Nate, Eli, Elia, Jojo, Tim, Lindsay, Chloe, Mike, Chase, Zoey, Louie, Mary, Uncle Adam, Auntie Erin, Ellie, H&P, Grandma Pauline & G’pa J, Grandma Ot Doig, the Grecos, and so on. ?
