Friday, May 26, 2006

Jake-

He fell into our lives..with long legs and floppy ears he was a puppy with no grace and a bundle of energy... through the years he has warmed our feet on cold winters days.. stolen sandwiches right out of our hands, chased every car that ever thought of coming up the driveway, and raced us right back down again... knocked us over when we tried to come in the front door, bitten our heals when we jumped in the pool, he sat quietly know matter what other animals we asked him to share his home with and has been there to celebrate all the highs and lows in our lives for 17 years... he was the first one to see amanda swim, the first to protect Christopher from the shadows in the back yard (snipers), the first to see the ballet dresses, the first to see the boy scout uniforms... he was there for all us-- quietly standing in the background of every holiday photograph..he was an old guy who loved us all and asked for very little in return. Today we celebrate his life because he was so much a part of ours.



And in case I didn't say it loud enough or with the emotion I truely felt.. thank you Amanda for doing what no Mother should have asked her daughter to do... I am grateful beyond words.

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