Fank you Dru for this extraordinary tribute to Chip. I love this so very much, words cannot fully express – it’s absolutely gorgeous! It feels like I can reach out and rub his soft little head. He looks perfect, eh? All the cookies are for him. He doesn’t hab to share. In Heaben they neber run out.
(Dru is open for commissions of your pets – or whatever ideas you can dream up. She is so talented! Contact her at The Illustrated Rat)
Oh hai, it’s me Bert.
Christmas time is coming fast,
Do you know how to make it last?
Enjoy the days wiff snack and song
and at night sleep tight, all night long.
Though the holidays aren’t fun for all
Especially if you’re too tall.
Stuck in the chimney you might be,
or struck in the head wiff the branch ob a tree.
So be careful ob all dis Christmas stuffs,
and it’s ok to say “enuff!”
Ok, I’m done. Sorry, I’m not in a happy place right now. Maybe my next poem will be more cheerful.
During the holidays, be sure to spend lots of time wiff the friends you cherish!
The countdown must continue…
It is with the heaviest of hearts I have to tell you that our sweet little Canadiam Chip has joined his brothers in Heaben and is now sipping starberry shakes and getting to meet his brothers that have gone before him. I read him all of your messages of love and prayers last night – we both appreciate them more than you can know.
For a time we thought he had a leg injury, but then we realized it was a neurological disorder – possibly a PT or something with the nerves in his spine, cause unknown. It doesn’t really matter. It progressed very rapidly and we did everything we could.
Chip was a very sweet and special boy who will be missed tremendously. We will always have the memories of the Canadiam Rat Train that brought him to me, and I would like to thank all the people involved in making that happen – it was truly special!
It’s just hard to come to terms with the fact we only got ten months with him. We had so much more planned to do together! But he lived every bit of those ten months to the fullest. They were filled with happiness and love, mobie times, play times, and breakfast times, snuggles with his three brothers, kisses and nose-noozles from his mom and dad, Internashunal Bizness, and all his faborite foods, including pamcakes and tasty maple syrup, mooselix and tasty maple syrup, broccoli and tasty maple syrup, and peas. Peas were his faborite.
Chip has been taken far too early and my heart is broken. But he will always be wiff me in my heart, and I know he’s in many of yours as well. We’ll miss you, eh!
Hurry and get your letters and emails in to Santa soon – time is running out! And remember to be on the good list!!
