Saying goodbye......

 It is really hard to tell someone goodbye when you know you will never see them again. 

It makes you start thinking about all the times you spent together.  The joy that was shared. 
The memories together...............

As I said in a previous post we are going to be putting our house on the market before the end of the year.  Hopefully much sooner, but we have some things we want to do to inside and out before then.  We are not moving far.  In fact we have NO idea where we are moving.  Right now our first and only priority is selling the house.  We'll worry with where we are going to live later. 

CRAZY?  Maybe, but you only live once so we are rolling the dice!

Anyway I have been decluttering our home lately.  Taking any and all personal effects down and moving them to the garage. 

Today I started in our bedroom.  I make piles every couple of months of clothes, etc. that have not been worn for a long time and give them to Goodwill.  Today I added to that pile.

As I went through my closet and drawers I knew it was coming.  I almost did it this past winter, but just could not bring myself to do so.

And then I closed the bathroom door.  There she hung.........Old Blue.....my faithful friend, Brant's nightmare come true(he HATES her!).  A warm, fleece robe.......oh Old Blue.

I grabbed her off the hook.  I held her close......I could still smell hot cocoa and the fireplace smoke from last Winter.  Oh the memories started flowing. 

She had kept me so warm through all those months.  On those days when the power went out she was there for me.  Those nights Arthur had to go out at 2AM she was there for me. Those mornings before coffee when I was really cold.....oh she was good to me.

Old Blue I will miss you this year.  You have been my favorite for many years.  Thanks for all your love and tender care.  I can only hope someone nice gets you next.

Goodbye friend......................