Our Forever Friend

This week we have been a family in mourning.

After 8 years of friendship, unconditional love and cuddles we lost a valued member of our family. Our beloved Shrek was found, beneath his favourite tree, curled up forever sleeping.



Shrek was such a big part of our family. He was our councillor when we needed someone who wouldn't judge us, our priest to listen to our confessions, sitting nurse when someone was sick and best of all he was our much loved friend.

He found us. One morning there was a cat at the front, I gave it some milk and tuna to eat and he never left. He attached himself to us immediately and followed Dudie like he was his shadow. When Mario had bad days, he was there to help settle him. As our family grew, Shrek would sit and almost cuddle my expanding tummy. When Mini me and Tank were newborn, he sat guard beneath their bassinet...as they grew into their new rooms, he sat at the bedroom door like a guard dog. He was the 5th child in the family and was always playing between the kids outside or sitting on them on the couch....he even sat under the table waiting for food to fall at dinner time. Shower and bath time involved him being in the room with us as well.

I am forever thankful for the times that you seemed to click that one of our amigo's was sick...especially Mario and Tank. If either of them was having a bad day you were there to sooth them, you had this way about you that calmed them and settled a bad situation. You were my knight in shining amour in those times. You often came looking for me when I hide myself to have a cry and would nudge me with your big butt head and purr........oh how I wish you could find me now.

Mario screamed at your grave as we said our goodbyes. He wanted you to wake up and get out of the hole. I havent heard him scream like that since he was 4. Tank finally said your name and my heart jumped into my throat. Dudie had no words, the tears streaming down his face were enough. Mini me sat the day after, singing to you...you remember how much she loved doing that while trying to put what short hair you had in a clip or 3. Man of the house has no words, he mourns you in slience.

I will forever miss seeing you waiting beneath the letter box for us to come home and watching your backside slowly strut up the driveway in front of us. I will miss hearing the doorbell being rung by you wanting to come in for the night and hearing you open the sliding door to get a drink from the en suite. I wont be able to play which babies bed is Shrek sharing tonight.....all we have now is memories and that sinking feeling knowing life will never be the same, with out you.

Thank you Shrek for all you gave to us. I hope you realised how loved and missed you are.
xxx