Well, Jellie Bellie, it's been over 2 weeks since we lost you. Your brother, Doc, still looks for you under the kitchen table and goes to the back door to see if you are out there. He is lost without you, as we all are. I still have the bag of clementines that I bought a few days before you left us. I can't bring myself to eat them without you. I know how much you loved them. The ache in my heart is almost unbearable. I hope that, wherever you are, there are rolling hills of fresh snow, clementine trees that you can eat to your big heart's content and a big fluffy blanket under it.

3 weeks today and counting. No a day goes by that I don't see your smiling puppy face,or that Doc doesn't look for you. I just came across some videos on facebook that had you on them. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

7/29/17, Well, My Princess, it's been almost a year since you left us. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. We have added 2 furry babies to the family, I adore your new brother and sister, but nothing will ever take your place in my heart. Sometimes I wonder if there was more we could have done for you. I will miss you until we meet again.

8/11/17 It's been a year today since you crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I still eat pizza and save you the crust. I still can't eat clementines without grabbing one for you. I still can't go in the kitchen without seeing you...and I still can't believe that you are gone.

8/11/18 2 years ago today I woke up to the heartbreaking discovery that my baby girl was gone. I have an indelible image of my precious Bella on the floor, with her "brother"'s paw around her. He stayed with her all night. I miss that beautiful girl every day. Wherever my sweet Bella is, I hope she has a lot of snow to roll in, and is eating her weight in clementines.

8/11/19 3 years ago today, and not a day goes by that you are not thought of, and remembered, and loved. There will never be another fur baby that will take your place in my heart. I hope you are enjoying your roll in the snow, and your fresh clementines. Mama love you, and misses you.

9/4/20 4 years+ and I still miss that puppy smile. As you are probably aware, on July 21, we lost your scaly sister, Axyl. My heart aches for her. Recently, my best friend made the agonizing decision to send her fur baby over the Rainbow Bridge. Please be the matriarch that you were to your little brothers and sisters, and welcome him with open paws. Share your clementines, show him how to frolic in the snow. He's from Arizona, I'm not sure he knows how to do that yet. I love you, Jelly Belly, and miss you so much.

08/11/21 5 years ago today you crossed the rainbow bridge. I visit your site often. This day has always been really hard on me. We are adopting a new little brother, but no fur baby will ever take your place. I guess that is why we have never adopted another canine fur baby. What I wouldn't do to have you kiss away the tears that are falling right now. What I wouldn't do to share another clementine with you. What I wouldn't do for another puppy cuddle. Just one more time to tell you how much you are loved and missed.

8 years ago, and the pain hasn't ceased. My precious Belle, you will forever hold a place in my heart.

October 16, 2024 Well, Precious Jelly Belly, my heart still breaks every single time that I think about you. I know that you are running, bounding through the snowdrifts that you loved, eating a never ending supply of clementines, looking at everyone with your big Basset puppy dog eyes that just beg for a belly rub, and they are happily obliging.