oh sadie girl...

i'm soooo tired tonight; i've been cleaning all evening and doing like, i don't know, eighty loads of laundry?! at least it feels that way. i have been so busy with homework and other things that i've taken little time to stop and smell the roses. but i think i'll try to do that a little more. so much can happen so quickly! i think a lot of us have learned that lesson lately.

this past thursday night my favorite little puppy (ok, she's 12 years old but she'll always be a puppy to me...) had to be rushed to the animal emergency room after a very scary seizure. i wasn't there, but as far as i could tell from my dad's very accurate description and my mom's sobbing, it was very scary. sadie's legs went right out from under her and she shook and stiffened and lost control of everything...

turns out she's got heart disease, an arrhythmia and now they have to figure out what to do next. she ended up having to stay in the hospital two nights because her heart raced at 200 bpm! but she's back at the cabin now, resting. sleeping a lot from what my folks have told me. she'll have an echo cardiogram on monday and i guess we'll know more then. i'm scared and worried and my mom and dad sound very concerned and sad. i wish i were there. sadie is a big part of our family.

i will hope for the best. she's got a really good spirit and loves fishing for sunnies too much to say goodbye. i love her very much and hope she's dreaming of eating cheese and doggie paddling around the dock right now. xoxo. love you saiders...