Santa Baby

Merry Christmas Darling, We're Apart, That's True. But I Can Dream, And In My Dream, I'm Christmasing With You...:-)

12.7.09 - Hello Little Little. Gosh Dollie, it's hard to believe that another Christmas has rolled around again. This will be our third one apart. Apart. What a heartbreaking word. I took a walk today up to our favorite place. I thought that it would be a fitting spot to look for you a pretty little Christmas tree. Well, I couldn't find the tree that would be just right for my little gurl. But I did stumble upon some, what I thought was, beautiful holly. You know sugar, as many times over so many years that we've tread that path, I'd never noticed that holly bush before. Huh, you know what I think Dollie? I believe that Our Lord placed it right there, in exactly that place, in exactly the right time, for your daddy to find it, just for his daughter. I hope that you like it baby. I know that it's not much, nothing elaborate or anything. I think it's beautiful sugar, just like you, daddy's little gurl. Merry Christmas Dollie. I love you with All of my broken heart. Forever, daddy

'Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, Little Dollie Wasn't Stirring, She Was As Quiet As A Mouse ... (^.^)

12-25-2009 1:16 AM -- By: Carole and "angel" Ebony Dear Richard and Dollie, First, I would like to thank both of you from the bottom of my heart for being so much support while I stumbled my way through grief after saying goodbye to all three of my precious angels. It’s hard to grasp sometimes that we’ve spoken almost every day since the third week of July, 2007. I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your friendship. It’s something so special it can only be felt in the heart. I’ve envisioned over and over again about how it must have been to see your darling baby at the beginning of her life when she was just a tiny “Dot”...a beautiful healthy puppy. God richly blessed you with an angel you named Dollie Marie Cothran. It was love at first sight. What a blessing to have witnessed the life of your tiny gurl who, in the end, would touch the lives of people all over the world. Dot...such a precious dinky baby that you have respectfully, graciously and eloquently shared with all of us. Thank you! I will pray that you are surrounded with peace and comfort this Christmas and your upcoming birthday on December 30th. I can only imagine the heartbreak you go through with your birthday on the heels of the holiday. I told you a couple weeks ago that I would write a little Christmas story for you and Dollie. It may turn out to be a bit lengthy ‘cause I’m ‘gonna “let it go.” This will come from deep in my heart and I truly hope you enjoy it. It’s a crisp fall afternoon and you’re strolling along the path that you and Dollie branded as your very own special place. You know the path...that beautiful place in the picture on the main page of her memorial where you stated that her little legs would churn 90 miles a minute to keep up with her daddy's long strides. I can see those dainty little feet turnin’ up the leaves under them! Then you take a jaunt over to Dollie’s “lil wall” in the “eternal garden” where you used to walk every morning. It must have been a joy to see her prep her little six inch tall, 3 ½ pound body, and then watch her leap eighteen giant inches onto the top edge of that stone wall! Dollie was a dreamer and her dreams all came true. She pictured herself as a pampered pooch, living with a loving daddy who would treat her like a princess. She didn’t know in the beginning where her journey would take her, but she knew this was the start of something extra special...it turned out to be more special than she could ever imagine. She knew in her precious little heart that you would make her the happiest little gurl in the whole wide world, and give her the life she dreamed about. And, that my friend, you did. She arrived at her new home and all the days that followed she would wake up and blink her eyes several times, to make sure she wasn’t dreaming, and to her delight she dreamed right into a lifetime with you. As she grew up into a big “Dot” she was in awe at all the “fun things” she got to do with her daddy. Life was an adventure, new toys...new places...new faces...more and more new places...more and more “fun things”...what a life! She delighted in the simple joy of all those walks...strolling through gardens, under the trees with gentle breezes blowing gently in her beautiful little face. What precious “favorite moments” she had in the front seat of her “big ‘ol truck”, perched on her daddy’s lap! People would fuss over your princess wherever you went. Oh, and she loved that pretty pink bow you’d put in her hair. She was a pretty...happy gurl and had the best dad a daughter could ever dream of. Dot always held her little wagging tail high ’specially for you. She loved it when you picked her up and hugged her. She loved her belly kisses and she laughed when she watched her big strong dad turn into mush when he was around her. ...so many fun times. A lifetime of dreams packed into nearly 13 blessed years. Time goes so fast when you’re having fun. Sadly, June 22 2007 (917 days ago today) arrived in a flash...much too quickly. There was so much yet to do! Your baby whispers to you through the breeze, “I am calm, healthy and at peace dad. Every once in a while you’ll see that bright star shining in the sky...our star. See dad, we did go down in history just like you said we would. My most "favorite place" in the whole wide world was when I was in your loving arms. I had a wonderful time and I love you. I am confident that one day I will be in my "favorite place" again.” Now, come along in your dreams and travel my journey with me daddy. What I do and where I go, you ’gotta see. Every day is a new adventure; filled with so many “fun things.” Every day is filled with memories of us...the way things used to be. I’ll dream our dream all over again...and again and again...the same dream I had when I was a baby gurl. The life we shared overflowed with endless magical moments. Yes dad, my dreams really DID come true. (I never would have made it through, if there hadn’t been you. All of this I would have missed, if there hadn’t been you. All my dreams would still be dreams, if there hadn’t been you.) Don’t forget pa...I’ll be home for Christmas. G’night daddy...I’ll be seein’ you in “our” dreams.