by Heather Straughter | Feb 28, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I have been very crabby. No particular reason, just very irritable. I think the only thing that would make it better would be sitting on the couch with you on my lap, feeding you your ketogenic avocado and eggs and watching the housewives of somewhere....
by Heather Straughter | Feb 27, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, As I was leaving your grave tonight I was laughing about all the silly names we have for you. In no particular order, here are some: Jake-a-licious Jake-a-saurus Jakey-poo Jakester peanut The Master little buddy Jake-a-roni Rock Star I am sure there are...
by Heather Straughter | Feb 26, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, We are home from California. We were there for what seemed like forever. It was a very fun vacation but also very symbolic. While we have certainly traveled since you were gone there was something about this trip and all that we did that made it just seem...
by Heather Straughter | Feb 19, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
So Jakey, I didn’t keep my daily 5 promise. Not sure what happened and I won’t make excuses but I am sorry. Miss Trish wrote you the most beautiful letter on Valentine’s Day and I wanted to write it to you but didn’t. And now I have to wait...
by Heather Straughter | Feb 14, 2012 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day my sweet Jake! I feel pretty good about your decorations. Ethan and I were at your place – decking it all out on Friday morning and we were both so thrilled to see the cardinal there watching. The wind has wrecked some havoc on the...