Amid all the sorrow when a loved one passes away there are still the precious moments when we allow ourselves to laugh in remembrance of the good times.
Today was no exception. It was quieter in the house with only a few friends calling or stopping by but there were bouts of laughter so loud and happy that a passerby might think we were being callous.
We reminded each other of the way Shelley referred to David as Dr. Doolittle because of his love for animals. It wouldn't be bad if he just loved them but he tended to adopt them and bring them home.
Kim told a funny story about how a small mouse got into the house one time and she, being crazed with fear, yelled for David to get rid of it. David complied but first he wanted to give it a saucer of milk before he set it loose outside.
David kept buying dogs and at one time they had 3 Jack Russells. He'd just get it into his head that they needed one more dog and show up at the house with it. After many complaints from Kim, he'd give the extra dog to a friend. The Jack Russells they kept often slept in bed with them...on David's side.
I remember when David brought home 2 lovebirds, their cage and all the rest of their needs. Kim put up with the mess for quite a while but David only relented in getting rid of the birds because they bit him unmercifully when he handled them. I believe they only love their own kind and hate people.
There are 2 aquariums in the livingroom. David needed fish. In fact, Kim had to save the life of one of them this morning when it got wedged in one of the doodads on the bottom of the aquarium.
Dr. Doolittle...we miss your spirit.
1 comment:
pat
i am so sorry to hear about david. give kim a big hug for me. i wish i were there to give it to her in person. tell her every morning when i do my morning meditaion as i light the incense i say this buddhist prayer for her and david:
may you be free
may you be happy
may you be at peace
may you be at rest
may you know that we
remember you.
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