Tonight's picture was taken at a friend's birthday party in January of 2009. Mattie was invited to celebrate her 7th birthday. Mattie handled the party rather well considering there were a lot of children, noise, and a good percentage of people he did not know. Nonetheless, Mattie got into the spirit of the fun with face painting, games, and crafts. In my mind, Mattie and his friends will always be 7, the age that Mattie died. Yet, the reality is that Mattie's friends are turning 17 years old and soon will be graduating from high school. It is hard to believe that Mattie (as did we) missed out on experiencing elementary, middle, and high school.
Quote of the day: The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I can't take it..... as it is another wash out of a weekend. Non stop rain, that is depressing to see and makes you want to never leave home.
Sunny and Indie are now in boarding care, as we leave tomorrow. It is always hard saying good-bye to our pets and poor Sunny, he is such an emotional and anxious beast. He takes boarding much harder than Indie. Indie is truly easy going and appreciative of whatever you give her.
Sunny doesn't visit Dogtopia often, as I never put him in daycare. However, the staff know him because this is where he stays when we travel. When we walked in the door today, Sunny got a big greeting from a staff member. She knew exactly who he was. I find this interesting because the last time Sunny was there was in June. But I do think Sunny is a memorable and loving fellow and I am happy that the staff have his number. They also know that he goes on a hunger strike while we are away. This time I even provided tupperware filled with cooked ground beef and ground turkey, to have with his meals while we are away. In hopes that he will eat!
As Peter reminds me, if it weren't for me, Sunny would have been euthanized. As he was 5 years old (most people want to adopt puppies) and though his adorable face was being advertised, no one wanted to adopt him. Until I came along. I fell in love with Sunny through a Facebook posting. I just knew he'd make a great family dog and he hasn't disappointed!
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