This morning, Rachel and Evan were supposed to go for a bike ride with Papa. Rachel fed the cats and Adam and put Adam outside. But Lizzy didn't come into the kitchen, which is unusual. Rachel went into the bathroom where Lizzy has been sleeping and Lizzy was unresponsive. Evan checked on her as well and then they came up to get me. They were pretty sure she had passed, although Lizzy was still warm. I came down and checked on Lizzy and had the same reaction. I picked Lizzy up to get her into the car when Papa came to the house. He helped us with Lizzy and then stayed back to tell Grandmom and Noah. He also took care of Adam while we were gone.
We raced over to the vet. Deborah, who had been coming to go bike riding with them, met us at the vet. I rushed Lizzy into the back where they confirmed that she had passed. They gave us a room where we could say goodbye to her. It was very very difficult.
We got Lizzy about 3.5 months after our wedding, so she's been with us for almost all of our married life. Of our 16 years of dating and marriage, she's been with us for 14 of them. The boys have never known life without her and she moved into this house with us 13 years ago. Our whole family doesn't know what life is like without her. She was the best dog you could ever have. She never chewed on things or destroyed things. She was hyper as a young dog, but she still was a good dog. All day we alternated crying and laughing - telling funny stories about Lizzy. We were able to give her a very good home, but she was able to give us so much more.
Tomorrow will be a tough day. It will be tough walking to school without her. It will be tough waking up in the morning and not feeding her. But we will never forget her.
As a tribute, I'm including some fun pictures of her and a cute video.
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