Mrs. B and Her Boys 1993...when he observed, in reference to my post "Labor of Love", the following:
"Going from 2 to 1 to 0 kitties is tough. Assembling Clyde's album has to be difficult since that chapter of your life is complete".
There is so much truth to this, on some many different levels.
I still miss Nigel, of course I still miss Clyde, and I always will miss them. Even though I had them each for a period of time without having the other, they will always be TOGETHER in my mind; NIGEL AND CLYDE.
The thing is, between when I got Nigel (mid March 1991) and when Clyde passed away (end of February 2008), just short of 17 years had elapsed. Think about that; almost two decades. And, during that time, the three of us went through a lot together; "to hell and back", and, there were moments when I truly felt all I really had going for me were Nigel and Clyde. Certainly, they kept me sane.
So, to put it into perspective, here's some food for thought relative to how long I had Nigel and/or Clyde:
- Longer than my first marriage lasted
- ALMOST as long as Mr. B's first marriage lasted
- Longer than we've had one or another George Bush in office
- Longer than my entire career at TRW
- Longer than The Kid has been alive
Mrs. B
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Longer than all my marriages combined.
Glad I can laugh at that now!
Well...my bet is that #3 will last longer than my 17 years w/ N&C :-)
Well, maybe it latest almost as long as my first marriage, but I know that you miss them a whole lot more than I miss my first wife.
Heck, I miss Nigel and Clyde more than I miss my first wife. No comparison. I just wish I had been around for more of those years with the four of you.
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