Two Sweet Girls

This week was another sad one for the Hiley/Culpepper family. We lost two of our dearest companions of nearly nine years, Maggie and Tess. Mags was a gift for my mom after our family shepherd died on All Saint's Day in 2000. She was stubborn and bull headed, but smart and silly. She had her own agenda until the very end. Tess was adopted from a shelter when she was six or seven years old. My mom found her on the internet, drove to the shelter, and instructed the lady behind the desk to put the dog in the car. Tess was afraid of everything and everybody, but she became the most trusting and happy girl. She barked, but we knew it was just because she had cataracts. :) These girls had another sister, Belle, who will remain in their absence, unsure of her place in the family now that her sisters are gone. She will surely be good company for my mom who is so accustomed to doing everything with her "girls." The singularity of that word alone is numbing. In the spirit of these wonderful creatures, I ask you to find your furry friends tonight and love them, because our time on this earth is short, and they will return your love a thousand-fold. God speed, Maggie and Tess. Love you.