This is Knuckles when he was a little guy- listen for the big bang at the end- he was always easily distracted by the birds outside. This was as hard as he could ever play- I know they always say rest in peace- but I hope he is running and playing like he never could- and the bangs don't hurt anymore.

The top photo is all our kids- Doug, Tiff, Craig holding Knuckles and Ruthie

This morning, we lost our beloved Knuckles- he was born with congestive heart failure and was on water pills twice a day for awhile now for an enlarged heart.

He had a normal early morning and after eating and getting his morning pill- he retired to my bedroom for a nap. His heart quit beating and he is now free to run and play like he never could do with his frail body.

He was 2 years old and should never have lived that long. He liked ice cream- chocolate was his favorite and had acquire a taste for BBQ pringles.

When he was a baby, he loved swimming in the bird bath-and in another post I will find the video of him playing with his favorite toy- a little duck, who soon after the video- had no stuffing left in it at all.

I named him knuckles because when he was a baby- he had white knuckles- but he grew out of that and then people wondered why I gave him such a dumb name. But he liked it.

Craig and Ruthie buried him with the rest of our extended family in the back yard- and Steve had to go for a drive alone.

We bottle fed him- he was the only one in the litter to make it here- and the ones who come in alone bond the best with the humans. That he did do. He will be forever missed.

Craig, Ruthie and their friend, Ben on their first date. ( 2 years ago!)

Time flies when they are having fun.

Good morning- feeling a little better today but didn't get much sleep last night- so sometime in the near future I'm going back to bed for awhile.

Looks like rain today and tomorrow- so maybe we'll get some of the spring cleaning done- and then we may just lay around all weekend and eat and watch movies.

Have a great weekend!