Overwhelmed! A post by Mom

I am truly overwhelmed by our friends in the blogging community.  These past few weeks have been tough ones, as you know.  I really appreciate the posts that were done to celebrate Twix's life by her furiends.  I think I have seen them all.  If you put up a post in memory of Twix and I did not leave a comment please let me know so that I can visit you.  

I thought I was just being silly a couple of years ago when I helped Twix start her blog.  Then we met Lorenza and I began to see that there were a lot of other sillies out there!  I am so amazed by the number of friends that left a comment saying that Twix was one of their first blog friends or one of the first blogs they followed.  I even saw some comments that said they were inspired to start blogging after following A Wiener Dog Blog.  I never knew my little Twix touched so many lives or how much she had touched them.

2 "Twixeriffic" things happened these last couple of weeks. 

First I received the following email on Oct 1st:
Teresa, I wanted to let you know that we just received a generous donation for the disabled animals at our sanctuary in memory of your beloved Twix.  We were so sorry to hear about your loss, and our hearts go out to you.
The donation came from an anonymous donor so I don’t know who made the gift — hopefully whoever it was will tell you!  The donor added a personal note that said, “Donation made in memory of beautiful Miss Twix.”
The donor asked us to let you know about his or her gift as a memorial for Twix, and we are very grateful for it.
Please know that you are in our thoughts.
Steve Smith
Rolling Dog Farm
http://www.RollingDogFarm.org
A Special Place For Disabled Animals

I don't know who the donor is.....no one has mentioned it to me, but you are welcome to if you would like.  It brought me to tears that someone in the DWB community thought that much of Twix.  I mean, I know how special she was to us but I really didn't realize how special she was to some of you.

Second, there was an unexpected package on our front step when we got home from work earlier this week from
The Dachsies with Moxie.  

Inside the package was a beautiful note:

"Please accept our condolences on the passing of Twix the Twixerrific.  We loved following her blog and we were devastated when we learned of Twix's going to the Rainbow Bridge last week.  Please accept this gift -  we hope that it will help you heal."

Along with the note was this beautiful quilt:

Again, I was brought to tears and just totally amazed!  For those of you that are long time blog followers you will probably recognize that image of Twix.  It is the same one that was used by Kathleen Coy when she painted Twix's portrait, a gift for my husband.  Agnes, the mom of DWM, knew that picture was special to us.  The detail in the quilt is amazing!  Here are a few closer up views for you:

Amazing detail! 

 Thank you so very much, Agnes!  I will never be able to put into words how much this means to us.

We also received cards from a few of our blogging friends.
 Thank you!
Again, I'm overwhelmed at the outpouring of love we have experienced since Twix left us.
I just don't think it is possible for me to convey to you how much it has meant to us.

Lastly, I thought I would leave you with a few of the last photos taken of Twix.  

I had forgotten these were on my camera and was surprised when I uploaded them today.

I know I've said this a few times but, again, I never knew how many lives Twix touched or how much she meant to several of you.  I don't know if I will ever be able to grasp it.  I want to tell you how much I appreciate your willingness to let us know in one way or another how much you loved her.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Alphonso, Teresa, and Taffy