Cordie (tan) and Snickers (black & tan)
December 2007


These are our "girls". We have had them in our lives since 2004 when they were just 5 weeks old. they are 3 years old and just as cute as they use to be.

One of the things I think about when I am focused on the pilgrimage is what will we do with the girls. I know they would be happiest staying with my father, but my mother doesn't like having dogs in the house. My mother-in-law Judy (who has the mother and father of the girls) is who they will end up staying with. I will miss them very much; I know this because they are staying with her for the time being. We are in a state of transition in housing and they needed to be with her. I know they are doing just fine there, but I wonder if they miss us or realize they are there for a short period of time.

I know, it's silly, but they are a big part of our lives. How will this pilgrimage affect them? I know we can't take them, but it might be fun if we could. I can just see Cordie tapping us on the leg to get the leash on to "take a walk" while Snickers begs to be carried. Would they find it as interesting and fulfilling as we will? Would they realize they were partaking on a journey of the soul or would they just think it was just a new smell?

It was a thought. A silly thought, but one I had been thinking about all day. It never hurts to be curious and think those silly little thoughts... as long as you don't say them outloud. OOPS!