Heart Like a Dog

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Happy Birthday To My Sweet Niece

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Eighteen years ago today my life was changed by the addition of one sweet little blond-haired, blue-eyed baby girl.

Since we lived side-by-side in a duplex and I was her daycare provider we spent a lot of time together and had a lot of fun.

My schedule was to take the kids to the bus stop, then come home and a short time later her mom would leave for work.  One Monday when Taylor was about two years old, her mother’s work schedule changed and she had to leave earlier than normal.

I was sitting at the bus stop when I realized, “Shit, I forgot Taylor!”  I threw the kids out of the car and rushed home to find her sitting on the couch throughly engrossed in a Winnie The Poo video.

She had just turned four when I left daycare and headed back to the work force, it broke both of our hearts and shortly after that she moved to another town.

It was a lot harder maintaining a relationship with me working full-time and us living in different towns.  We’d still do a school shopping trip, Christmas and birthday shopping for her mom, and the occasional movie or special event, but I didn’t see her nearly as much as I would have liked to.

Seven and a half years ago Taylor’s life changed when she fell in love with her dog Sampson.  Yes, she tells her friends that he is her dog.  See she spent summers at my mom’s which was right next door to us so she got to spend lots of time with Sampson.  Naturally they fell madly, deeply in love.

This is Taylor at her 18th birthday party last Friday.  Notice who is paying close attention to her.

What are you doing, T?

You may have also noticed, who isn’t there.  Yes, Delilah had to go in the den with Hubby because I knew once that Pinata broke, she’d give those kids a run for their money to get that candy.

Eighteen years.  Where does the time go?

That little blue-eyed, blond-haired baby is now a brown-eyed, blond-haired young woman, poised on the brink of adulthood, ready to dart off to college.

I hope while she’s out there reaching for the stars, she remembers where her dog is.

Happy Birthday Taylor!

All my love,

Hauntie

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  2. Happy Birthday Taylor. Wonderful post!

    My nephew turns 18 this summer. I remember the night he was born. They had to induce my sis so he was 6 weeks early. He was so tiny and now is getting ready to go off to college. Where do the years go?

    • I’m glad everything worked out and you had the joy of having a nephew. They really bring so much enjoyment to our lives.

      I ask myself all the time, where do the years go. When she was born my sister was really ill for a few days, so we started out close.

  6. What a lovely tribute. I hope she has a wonderful day!

    While I don’t really have any desire to be a mother, I would love it if my sister decided to have children eventually. Being an aunt sounds like fun!

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