A story of renewed hope & the power of Dis

[KatMark]

You got to see Ariana and Jim. Sounds like a wonderful DIS meet and what a wonderful thing for your CM friend at the Coronado to do for them. I'll have to remember his name if we ever stay at the CSR again (we stayed there 9 times until we started staying DVC).

 

[Luvchefmic]

You got to see Ariana and Jim. Sounds like a wonderful DIS meet and what a wonderful thing for your CM friend at the Coronado to do for them. I'll have to remember his name if we ever stay at the CSR again (we stayed there 9 times until we started staying DVC).

Good Morning Kathy Yes Peter is a wonderful man I just sent a letter to his supervisor so that he is acknowledged So many times we here on the Dis hear about the bad and it is so good to relay an experience of something sweet.. the people that make you smile

WOW your trip back down is coming up super fast again Knowing that, I appreciate how busy you are and taking the time to check in on me here

 

[Luvchefmic]

I'm sending you this now because who knows the next time I'll pop in and I want to give you some love on that sad anniversary.

The M&Gs look fab and fun. Capn Jack should be more prompt, tsk tsk.

And you met Ed!!

That dancing zombies/ghost/what have yous is GREAT! I never knew there are wormy things on their costumes!

A year.

thank you

 

[Pluto0809]

Yea! You got to the first part of our DISmeet! Thank you again for having Peter do that for us, it was such a nice surprise. i will cherish that Pluto photo forever! I plan on framing it to put in my Pluto room.

I really did mean to note the anniversary on my reservation but kept forgetting everytime I called. I think I would have died if Pluto delivered the balloon himself! I'm such a teenage fangirl when it comes to my Pluto!

Oh, thanks for cropping my toes out of the photo of the Pluto card. I didn't realize I got them in the picture till after I had sent it too you.

Jim disappeared because we had a little miscommunication. For some reason he thought we were picking him up at the room. No idea how he got that idea since we told him your car was out front. Oh well, it just gave us some more time to gab and do some pin trading!

Thanks again for taking us over to Fort Wilderness so we didn't have to use multiple transportation modes to get there! That really meant a lot to both of us. I do know that Jim liked you too because he said he was impressed that you were the second person we had met off the DIS that was not a serial killer.

So have you made Vampire Pluto dance for your dogs (for those that don't know, he dances around in a circle and plays a song)? I put him in the middle of my kitchen floor and drove my dogs nuts with him.

for the sad anniversary coming up. We lost our first Schnauzer, Haley, 3 1/2 years ago and we both still mourn a little bit for her. I still haven't been able to take her picture off my computer screen even though I used to change that picture often. And Jim still burns a candle for her every year on her birthday.

Now I'll just sit back and wait for part 2 of the meet!

 

[Luvchefmic]

Yea! You got to the first part of our DISmeet! Thank you again for having Peter do that for us, it was such a nice surprise. i will cherish that Pluto photo forever! I plan on framing it to put in my Pluto room.

Peter did it all own his own I only asked him to get a picture for you & I would get it on the way out...really nice guy ! I KNEW it would end up in that room

I really did mean to note the anniversary on my reservation but kept forgetting everytime I called. I think I would have died if Pluto delivered the balloon himself! I'm such a teenage fangirl when it comes to OUR Pluto!

corrected to read OUR Pluto !
You would have tripped over MY body that would have already been on the floor I LOVE that I have found a kindred spirit that goes all little kid like over Pluto ! I have a serious connection though with Pluto and all dogs and that ties back to my Dad, a memory I will get to share eventually

Oh, thanks for cropping my toes out of the photo of the Pluto card. I didn't realize I got them in the picture till after I had sent it too you.

You would do the same for me ! but I did laugh when I got it


Jim disappeared because we had a little miscommunication. For some reason he thought we were picking him up at the room. No idea how he got that idea since we told him your car was out front. Oh well, it just gave us some more time to gab and do some pin trading!

Thanks again for taking us over to Fort Wilderness so we didn't have to use multiple transportation modes to get there! That really meant a lot to both of us. I do know that Jim liked you too because he said he was impressed that you were the second person we had met off the DIS that was not a serial killer.

It was my pleasure I knew I could get you there fast & safely, why wait around for buses that would have been plain silly Glad you both trusted me right from the meeting so now this is the 2nd DH I have met that was afraid I might be a danger ....Dee's DH Mark still refers to me as The Stalker...even though he now knows I am not ....I look forward to introducing the DHs some day

So have you made Vampire Pluto dance for your dogs (for those that don't know, he dances around in a circle and plays a song)? I put him in the middle of my kitchen floor and drove my dogs nuts with him.

Oh heck no ! There is enough noise around here Halloween Pluto is on a shelf and if they saw him/heard him in action Gilbert for sure would find a way to kill it...he is a hunter with a very strong drive...nope not going to even tempt him

for the sad anniversary coming up. We lost our first Schnauzer, Haley, 3 1/2 years ago and we both still mourn a little bit for her. I still haven't been able to take her picture off my computer screen even though I used to change that picture often. And Jim still burns a candle for her every year on her birthday.

Thank you Dillon isn't the first pet I have had to send on ahead of me, and I sadly know he won't be the last, the price we pay for sharing our lives with them as so many here can attest to but Dillon I have finally figured out why I am taking this the hardest and I will talk about it in a few days I love you all for the caring I feel that

Now I'll just sit back and wait for part 2 of the meet!

and away we go....very soon

 

[Luvchefmic]

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LOVED their costumes, absolutely brilliant idea ! they were a big hit many guests and characters/CMs interacted with Jim some without even saying a word tell you all about that....hint....take a good look at what/who is in his chef jacket pocket The 2nd picture we look like we are 7 feet tall, 5 feet tall and 3 feet tall CM thought it funny put tallest on the rail ....I look like I'm standing in a hole ... great fun !

 

[Pluto0809]

Jim takes all the credit for the Halloween costumes! He just loves that movie and will watch it over and over. It was just on the other night and he got mad at me when I turned it off to go to bed! And the costumes were so easy to put together. A couple of chef jackets, a chef hat and a black wig were all I had to buy. Jim already had the stuffed Remy.

I thought it was so funny that people keep wanting to pet Remy like he was a real rat or something. I had no idea we would get the attention we did for the costumes but it was lots of fun!

 

[Luvchefmic]

I love that movie too ! I have seen it dozens of times Always makes me laugh, I will never watch it the same again though you & Jim will always be on my mind So glad we met the first time when we did though, you looked SO different with black hair Colette !

 

[PrincessInOz]

So many DisMeets!! Good for you, Ruthie.

Love all you MNSSHP pictures and the DisMeet ones.

 

[Luvchefmic]

So many DisMeets!! Good for you, Ruthie.

Love all you MNSSHP pictures and the DisMeet ones.

I have to admit I am like most people, I hesitated with the whole meeting in 3D experience We all hear about the horrors of that with the internet but so glad you & I opened that door to friendship 3 yrs ago There is not one person I have met that I would not welcome into my home I am blessed

 

[Luvchefmic]

For a very long time before moving here I would road trip it down to WDW twice a year Having a govt job I could have the time and money to do that Average stay was a month Dillon was my road trip buddy We would stay at Extended Stay Deluxe or in later years a rental home in Kissimmee

I have had many dogs in my lifetime I love them all with all my heart of course but Dillon and I developed a special bond with those trips The kennels were still at WDW during this time period so I have many pictures of him in my favorite place

In front of the spaceship earth at EPCOT ( a clever photo op actually taken by a dear PP outside the turnstyles but appearing to be inside the park pure magic ) meeting the animal characters in AK right to the side on the way to the kennels, visiting the Tri-Circle-D horses at the pasture fence line behind the kennel while taking walks at Ft Wilderness



In MK with the kennel CMs that grew to love him so much and I know never kept him in there I found him many times lying by the desk or making the rounds to the other animals with them It was one of them that presented us with a gift of baby blue MM "my first ears hat" embroided with his name ) he wasn't too thrilled with that





On the tram to the parks where he always sat straight up like one of us and acted like a calm greeter to the delight of many people over the years

I think that's where my feeling peace and coming to terms with Dillon moving on has me stuck in deep grief I see him everywhere ..not like in a supernatural way ie- Bruce Willis in " The 6th Sense" but in a bittersweet way in my minds eye and in my bruised heart Anyone who has loved a pet and had to say goodbye to that pet knows what I mean You " hear" their tags jingling or the sound of nails walking on the floor, you sit in your favorite chair and recall them sitting on your lap or resting their head on you Its difficult


Eventually it gets easier, it should, the circle of life and all that

I think its been a bigger struggle this time losing/letting go for a few reasons Its been a very difficult year, one of the hardest I have lived through

I have 7 other dogs most of them grew up together as puppies I love them all but sometimes I can't help look at them and I see a memory of Dillon right there with them He had a great relationship with everyone of them He was also the only one that could actually spend time with our cat, Tazzie, they were buddies too I have pictures of them snuggling on our bed

Looking at it now through different eyes I can see they were both sick Tazzie joined Dillon in heaven just a few months later There is some comfort in that they are together

He also had a terrific bond with Maxine He was the only one that spent time inside the paddock with her and they loved each other I know they did

One time Maxine had a bout of colic Dillon spent a long night in there with her and me Everytime she tried to lay down ( very dangerous for a horse with colic ) he would go to her and " paw " her until she would rise up again He just knew

So memories at home for anyone of us is hard but while it was great the times
at WDW it makes it doubly hard because he was all over there too EXCEPT for
DHS He was never there; the kennel only had inside cages no really large ones and no outside runs

I have to share something that made me cry, something that warmed my heart Jennings Osborn the man behind the Osborn spectacle of lights has passed away recently in 2011 I believe

Something is different this year in the lights as a tribute to him



The white angel, Mr Osborn you were a kind man that has, and continues to bring joy to millions of people because of that I know you won't mind if I claim that angel

I have named it Dillon's Angel

 

[Pluto0809]

Your post made me tear up this morning. Hugs to you on this difficult day.

I'm a firm believer that they do stay with us in some way. Sierra never knew Haley but she picked up way too many habits that Haley had. We always say that Haley was there egging her on and instructing her what to do when Sierra was a puppy.

Haley used to have a route she ran when she was frisky. We have a ranch style house and she would run from the couch in our living room, back to the bedroom, under the bed and then back out to the couch. She would do that loop two or three times and then be done. When Sierra was a puppy, she would suddenly jump off the couch and go tearing back to the bedroom barking like crazy. She would follow the same exact route that Haley used to do so we knew that she was "chasing" Haley at that moment.

 

[Restrasz]

Oh Ruthie! I'm thinking of you! While we love ALL our pets ,there seems to one who holds an extra special place in our hearts! You have some really wonderful pictures of Dillon to go along with your memories! You HAVE had a difficult year, hear's hoping that 2014 will be better!

 

[spiritsim]

I cried reading your post about Dillon. You can have a lot of pets in your life time but some are just special. And my favorite saying ,I firmly believe.....Dogs leave pawprints on your heart! Animals are part of the family and we get just as attached to them. My (Foot)is only4 but I wouldn't know what to do without him.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Another one with tears in my eyes. Thanks for sharing.

Great pics of Dillon and of the lights.

 

[sewmess]

More hugs and tears here.

I can't imagine how Cale and I will take it when T is called.

 

[RGirl]

Okay - I got way behind. Work is crazy lately!

I haven't made it through the whole thread, so there may be updated I haven't gotten to yet.

However, I had to comment before my tired brain forgets what I have read!

MNSSHP! I love it!! I miss it so much! I love the character meets you had - Lotso is one we have never met, and I think it would be a great meet. I was at him shoving his big pink booty at you.

Too bad about Jack - we have only ever met him on cruises. I think he is better at sea.

I had NO idea that Jack and Sally were meeting at MNSSHP now! I am so jealous!!!

I am in love with Vampire Pluto! GAH - I want one right now!

Okay - off to see if there are more updates I missed.

 

[RGirl]

Oh, Ruthie, thanks for sharing about Dillon. He sounds like such a special dog. I know you must miss him so much.

All of our beasts are such wonderful family members, and still, every once in a while, we are lucky enough to know a special dog - one that is just, I don't know how to explain it, special. Sounds like Dillon was one of those. My Gromit was one too - even people who didn't like dogs couldn't help but love him, he was regal and goofy at the same time, sweet as can be, could win over anyone. I still miss him, and it has been over 6 years since he passed. I so know what you mean about seeing and feeling Dillon everywhere. So hard, and yet you WANT to see and feel him everywhere. Ugh - I'm so sorry.

Here is my sweet Gromit. All these years, and just talking about him, looking at his picture and hearing about your Dillon brings tears. *sigh*

 

[Luvchefmic]

Yesterday was rough on me but then I realized my sadness was affecting the rest of the kids They grieved when Dillon died, every single one of them, even Maxine You could tell in their behavior Well yesterday Fantasia was moping around and then refused to eat Obviously they don't know the date but she is so in sync with me that I was influencing her I felt so badly about this that I put on my happy face, made her a special meal that she couldn't resist I made myself sick over what I put her through after I realized it I gave myself permission to call out from work, had 2 glasses of wine, and then remembered this song:


When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

When the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be

For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be

Yeah, let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
You know there's gonna be an answer, let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be, oh no, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be, let it be
You know there's gonna be an answer, let it be
Oh, let it be

SONGWRITERS
LENNON, JOHN WINSTON / MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES


So I have to just let it be: I love you all for your support and your sharing ( will address individually ) and caring Today is a brand new day and its time to look ahead...

 

[franandaj]

Ruthie, your post about Dillon was heartfelt and moving. I know exactly what you mean about your pets. They become such an integral part of our families.

Sorry I haven't been around much. Crazy busy. I'm glad you had a nice time with Arianna and Jim. I don't remember if you saw myost on my TR that we will be going back in May.