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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Californian FB"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It was a year ago today that DH and I drove up to Dallas to meet our
little skin and bones Sophie. She was 5 months old, and so skinny and malnourished,
and still she had an innocent joy that burst through her whole body the moment
we met her. She came running up to us, her tail wagging her whole bony
body and I knew the instant I saw her little face that she was mine and I was
hers and she was meant to be our girl. The whole way back to Austin she
rode right between my feet on the floor sound asleep, and only woke up when we
drove through the McDonalds drive thru. Her nose picked up the scent and
she went CRAZY! This year has been full of so much joy and happiness
because she is in our lives. I haven’t regretted getting Sophie for
an instant. I know our family would be incomplete without her and I couldn’t
imagine not having her love buried deep down in my heart. As far as
skinny goes, she doesn’t know what it means to miss a meal or a treat or
a goodie dropped on the floor by her 4 two-legger siblings. I call her my
little tuba-wubba!! So HAPPY GOTCHA DAY my beautiful Sophie doo
dah!! I love, love, love you so very much and I am so very thankful to
the basset angels for sending your precious love my way. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 color="#007122" face="Californian FB"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Californian FB";color:#007122'>Love your
momma, Jessica L. Sutton, your sister pup Diva and your whole family!!!</span></font></b></strong>
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