<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18852">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
A year ago tonight (10:00 PM) my Aunt Sadie left us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Mom is still quite upset about it. You see, Sadie didn't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
leave mom a sign while Mandy the Cocker Spaniel did.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Mom helped Mandy to the bridge while Sadie had </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial> surgery
& did not recover. Mom blames herself for</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
that since she should have known. You see (again)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
mom said Mandy was her sister while Sadie was her </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
twin. These two had a tight bond. Mom could tell what</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Sadie was thinking (except at the end) These two would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
always play or cuddle together. Sadie would either lay</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
her head on mom's chest or they would be spooning.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Then there were times Sadie would lay on her back and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
mom would tickle her stomach and Sadie would kick her</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
legs so mom would stop tickling her. Mom would straddle</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Sadie's back & right when she got to the top of the tail,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Sadie would start nibbling on mom's feet & mom would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
laugh so hard. Mom misses all that. I, on the other
hand,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
am obedient but completely anti-social. Someone comes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
over, I bark like Mandy trained me but hide after they come</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
into the house. No one ever sees me. Mom always tells me</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
that she raised all three of us the same & doesn't know why</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
I am this way. I only want my chest rubbed but no cuddling.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Mom always tells me that she is hear to make me happy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Right now nothing is making her happy..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
Countess Penny of Indiana</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>
<A href="mailto:Sadie1@dogomania.com">Sadie1@dogomania.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>