Good Morning Peeps
It is a warmer Saturday Morning here in Nashville, but the air feels comfortable and relaxing as I am sipping on my coffee taking in the sound of the birds and the stillness of the morning that is surrounding my Haven in a peaceful and calm way.
Yesterday was a tough day for me as I had to give my final Goodbye's to my little Mia Sophia. It was an emotional roller coaster ride along with the Hot Flashes and everything that walks hand in hand with the after effects of my surgery. Still at the end of the day....I layed down and thought about all my wonderful memories of Mia since she was a puppy. I loved that little girl. I have several memories that pop out and make me smile whenever I think of them.
First one is about her no more ball....she dug this ball out of the ground at a place where we lived when she was about a year or two years old.... the ball was brown and weathered and to say the least down right ugly. But she fell in love with this ball. Wherever we moved the ball was always close by her...if it wasn't she would whine and get very upset. Now...I would always play with here by teasing her with this ball and telling her that it was a no more ball and then I would throw it. From that point on that was the balls name in her eyes. No more ball.
One year at an apt where I lived there was a pond outside my back door were we would play with her no more ball and one day it bounced off her nose and into the water. It was a cool October day and the water mind you was cold. She went to the edge of the pond and started crying and became very anxious about this no more ball floating away. I went in to the apt and grabbed my Life stick and a broom...tied the two together and rolled up my sweats and got into the water to retrieve this ugly looking brown ball that now was getting holes....because she was so upset. The water was nasty and cold....meanwhile people in the apts above me were standing out on their balconies laughing at the situation. I'm just shaking my head in disbelief that I am in this water to retrieve a ball that doesn't even look like a ball anymore. So...I did... and Mia was one happy girl again. I smiled and thought to myself....this is why I rescued the no more ball.
She still played with this no more ball....that was pretty much almost torn in half up until I went into the hospital.
The other memories that pops is when I first started to focus on songwriting. One night I was brainstorming a song in the bathroom and I got excited and said....that's it...loudly I said....I've Got The Hook! All of sudden Mia started barking and then growling as she chased her tail in circles. For years all I had to say to Mia was this one thing.....I've got the hook....and she started chasing her tail in circles and then would stop and excitedly look at me as if she were smiling. This is why I call her Mia Sophia the Maestro Girl. Sure there are many memories of her I cherish....but these two are my favorites when I think of her.
I know that Sir Todd and Especially Stretch will miss her...but I'm grateful for now they will have each other plus me. I can't wait to get well enough to were Stretch can come home. Like everything in Life.....everything has it's time. I guess kinda like Mia having to leave us. I will miss her....but my Silver Lining is that she has no more pain and she is in a much better place....and she is alongside with my one eyed pirate urrrr.....(my cat who was my baby) named "Puppie" who I lost a few weeks before Mia came into my Life.
I feel blessed that Mia was in my Life...she was sweet soul with a lot of unconditional love. I will miss her!
Thinking about it......Dealing with loss is never an easy thing, but it is a part of Life. It's a matter of going through the grieving process and then remembering the memories that make you smile and how they brought so much joy into your Life once upon a time! These are memories that will stay with you for a Lifetime. I personally cherish each one!
Peeps take in each moment today and cherish each one as the come along. Because these are the moments that will be with you for the rest of your Life!
Until next time...I will catch you on the flipside!
Tonya Noga
"MIA"
RIP My Little Mia Sophia Maestro Girl
July 14, 2016