I am so unbelievably sad as I sit here this evening preparing to write to you the  events of my day.  Today started out very nice.  My dad is here visiting, my friend Alisa, her family, and my sister Jessica and her family were coming over to hang out together.  Jessica, Alisa and I had decided to go get take out while all the rest stayed home and ran around having fun.  However, as I was preparing to leave Jessica’s hubby, Jason called my cell.  This was odd because he had just left my house headed to work and Jessica has her own cell.  I should have known something was wrong right away.  I said “hey there” and he very quietly said he thought my dog was dead.  My mind began to race… no not my  dog I am sure they are fine.  But he continued, “it’s a white dog laying in the road not moving.”  No, no it can’t be.  I hung up and ran down the driveway.  Jason had gotten out of his van and was looking down at the road.  I asked him “which one is it?”  I couldn’t deny knowing I was about to find one of my beautiful, wonderful Maremmas.  Just then I could just see her……. I can’t…….  I went to her side with my hands on my face totally broken down sobbing.  There, dead on the road, my Mindy.  My beautiful, healthy, happy Mindy was gone.  Here are a few moments in her life.

We loved her very much.  She was always just in the background.  Content just to be around, especially if there was any food in sight.  We will miss her so much.