As you’ve seen, I shy away from anything too personal. As a parenting reporter, I try to take an objective approach to delivering news about the different topics of parenting our kids.

This post, however, is different, personal, and very special. This is a tribute to our dog, Goldilox, who we lost this week. Goldi was an amazing companion, a great dog, and worked by my side for the past 14 years. We jokingly referred to her as my “Vice President.” Who else can boast of a VP who is loyal 100% of the time, demands no more than a scratch behind the ears or walk, wags her tail every time you walk into the office, keeps a smile on her face even when life or work is stressful, accepts a piece of bread as payment for overtime, doesn’t care if you need to work into the wee hours of the night, sits quietly through conference calls, can shift between writing about parenting and running a PR firm instantly, and tells you with her sweet eyes and her constant presence that you rock her world? My son completed a video tribute of her life, and I hope you enjoy this walk down a wonderful memory lane.

Goldi, the office…and house…won’t be the same without you! This MomTini is for you…Hugs & tail wags…

Note: The photo at the top of this post is my favorite – at 6 weeks, Goldi could melt anyone’s heart, and that was true until the very end…