Love...just love....

  Sometimes things happen that tug at the heartstrings until you think they are going to pop.  With the old dog, Mr. PJ, not feeling up to par lately, it has been a hard go.  He tries so hard to please everybody and do what is expected but, often, his age and health get in the way.  It saddens me that I cannot fix things for him.  Being as I am merely fostering Mr. PJ for my son, daughter-in-law and grandlittles while they are away, I try to keep them abreast of how he is doing.  Recently, that news was not good.  Mr. PJ had bronchitis among other things that are not being very nice to him.  When my sweet daughter-in-law explained to the Grand Princess, Mary Ruth, that Mr. PJ was ill,  she was very concerned and tried to think of a way she could make him feel better.  They live far, far away so she knew that she could not reach over and give her doggy a hug.

 This evening, my brother called to say that the mail had come.  He lives down the lane from us and keeps watch for packages and letters.  "Hey, there is a special letter here that I am going to bring down to you."  I was confused until he got here.  "Look how this addressed.  Is that not the nicest thing?  Look who it is from!"  Yep, Mr. PJ received a letter from Mary Ruth!  My heart skipped a beat for joy.  That little girl has to be the kindest person ever!  She loves her doggy so much that she wrote a nice letter and drew two pictures just for him!

  I knelt down next to his bed and told him that I had something for him.  Mr. PJ's ears pricked up and he was very attentive as I opened the letter.  I let him smell the pages and laid them next to him on his bed.  At first, he did not know how to react.  He sniffed one page then the other.  He looked up at me with big sad eyes.  I know he was missing his sweet girl.  

  Won't Mr. PJ have a happy surprise tonight with the whole family walks in the door!  It has been such a long time since he has seen them and I know he will be overjoyed!  Mr. PJ is going to receive the best Christmas gift ever for a dog.  He will be with his family again.  It will only be for about a week but he can soak up all the loving he can get in those few days.  Sweet dog.  He sure needs this.