This is a very sad post!! We had somewhat of a crisis yesterday!! Our dog "Buddy" was hit by "Grandma Nancie." The raw emotion that I experienced yesterday has me completely drained!! I felt so sorry for my mom, she would have done anything if she could have just changed it!! She had just gotten Brody on the bus, and went to leave the house when Buddy ran out in front of her! She had Abby in the car, and Abby kept saying "oh Buddy will be okay Grandma" she tried to explain the situation to Abby, but a 2 year old does not understand. I was at a Chrismas Party for the Board of Realtors, and forgot my phone at the office, so my mom called Jay. When I returned to the office I had 10 missed calls!! Talk about Panic!!! Jay was so worried about my mom!! When I told Kaity & Brody, I couldn't believe how much it hurt!! The pain I saw in their eyes is something I will never forget!! This whole experience has made me so thankful that it was only Buddy, and although he was part of our family, it could have been so much worse!! I think we will all be sad for a while, everytime that Buddy doesn't greet us at the door, or bark when someone pulls into the drive, or wake us up in the morning to go outside!! I think of how my mom must have felt, and if you are reading this mom, I could not be more thankful for you, and all that you do for us!! I am also a little thankful that it was you, because anyone else could have just left him there, and it would have been so much worse!! It also makes me respect you so much, because we buried many animals as we grew up, and now I know just how hard it is to see your kids hurt, and if you could take it all away somehow you would!! I Love You Mom!!