The Week After

It's been a week since we said goodbye to Philly and I think we're doing okay. First of all, thank you so very much to our wonderful family and friends for all of the cards, texts, emails and kind words. You have all brought us so much comfort. We picked up his ashes on Tuesday and they are now on the shelf above his bed. As silly as it sounds, I feel a little better having him back at home with us. Mia has been amazing. Every once in a while, we see her wandering around looking for him, but for the most part, she's her happy self. Our neighbor joked that she's like a kid whose older brother just left for college--happy to have the house to herself! Meredith asks about him and now tells people that she has two dogs: "Mia lives at our house and Philly lives in Heaven." Sometimes, the simplest explanations are the best.