Quote Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces View Post
Ok, I'm a whimp. I got the book for Christmas but can't bear to read it. After losing Luke in October and with Leonardo the same age the cat in the book was when he died, I just can't take it. I know I'm a baby.
I put off reading the last chapter for quite a while, and, yes, it was sad, but it was also very worthwhile and inspiring to see how the librarian handled it. The whole book is worth a read despite the sad ending. Dewey lived such a wonderful and full life and there are parts where I just laughed and laughed.

As we get older we do outlive our pets. I have lost some that lived 17 years and others sooner. I will have a tough time saying good bye to the ones I have now if I outlive them. It was so wonderful to have such precious little creatures share my life for so long. But we enjoy the moments. Every moment with them matters.