My heart goes out to her family...

So I don't know if any of you follow local news stories at all.

One that caught my attention early in 2007 was about a young girl, 16 years old. She told her parents she was going to a sleepover on New Year's Eve. They never imagined her life would end before they'd see her again.

She was given drugs and ended up suffering in horrible pain and seizure. She begged her friends for help, her mother, to call 911, but no one did anything. She died that night.

The person that was responsible for all that, one of her so-called "friends," was only sentenced to 2 years in juvenile detention. She's 19.

I cannot imagine what the 16 year old's parents are going through. But I just read this morning about the sentencing, and I can't help but feel for them.

Apple Crisp and bittersweet memories

So, last night Corinna made apple crisp. We make that a lot in the fall and winter times, because it warms the house to open the oven after it's done baking, and it smells REALLY good. It just reminded me of cooler weather, and cozy nights.

Then, this morning, I was reading an article in the Everett Herald about a puppy named Hailey that had to be rescued from the bottom of a pass with her owner, because they were hiking and Hailey fell. She just went off the trail and slid about 500 feet. Her owner was horrified. He thought he was watching her fall to her death. Now, this is a big dog. It's a chocolate lab retriever and weighs about 100 lbs.

Search and Rescue saved both their lives.

Hailey is now recovering from surgery on her broken leg.

But it really made me miss Hunter. Sometimes when I'm at mom's the house just seems so huge that I walk across the cul de sac and ask the neighbors if their golden retriever, Angel, can come over and visit. Sometimes, Angel just comes over on her own. It's so nice to be able to snuggle a puppy.

I just miss Hunter. And I wish my parents would consider getting another dog.

You don't know irony until you've read this!

So.

My grandma is in the hospital currently. Don't worry; she's okay. Just needed a little R & R with 5 star service! :) No, really, she had a heart attack and is recovering now. But she's going to be fine.

So yesterday after work, I drove up to the Colby campus to see her. I was in the room with her chatting with Auntie Sue for a bit, and then I went down to get some coffee. I came back up about 20 minutes later and the swallowing therapist was in there with Grandma. (She had choked a bit earlier this week, so this gal was just checking to make sure everything was okay).

Grandma was listening to the lady talk about how to chew, not to get distracted, not to mix different consistencies, etc. Now, this is a pretty soft-spoken lady, and Grandma is without one of her hearing aids currently.

So the next question was, "Dorothy, do you cook often?"

Grandma's face turns a shade of red I've rarely seen on a rhododendron.

Then she says, "NO! I do NOT think I would like a cocktail very much!"

I was CRACKING UP LAUGHING!!

Oh, I just thought I had to share that with you guys that read my blogs. :)

Thank you, Lord, for letting me be present to see that hilarity!