Goodbye Sandy!

Well, we started out with two guinea pigs. Buddy died last winter. And now, our beloved Sandy has joined him in that Timothy Hay haven in the sky.

Sigh.

It was a very sad couple days. We found her two days ago, laying in her cage, unable to move and not looking too good. We didn't think she'd make it through the night. But yesterday morning she was still alive! So there I was, bawling at 5:45 A.M. because #1, she'd suffered through the night and #2, the kids were going to wake up soon and would be mad at me for allowing her to suffer through the night.

At 6:00, I called my sister-in-law (thank God for Kristi!) who is an animal lover, has a bazillion pets of her own, picks up strays on the side of the road, and works for a vet hospital. After dropping her daughter off at school, she came right over and put Sandy to sleep and out of her misery. (Sniff.)

Now the kids are left with the misery. Sandy was such a sweet pet and we're thankful for the time we had with her.

So goodbye, Sandy. You'll be missed. I'm pretty sure the kids will even miss cleaning your cage (okay...maybe not that).