Sad News

We lost our dog Lou this week and the three of us are very sad. Lou always comes with me to drop Sydney off at school and when we got home from doing that a couple days ago, I went inside without shutting the gate at the end of the driveway. Being the social dog that he was, Lou trotted over to visit with the neighbor. On his way back he was hit by a car and died instantly.
We really are hurting right now. If you read our blog you know that he was an important family member to us and Sydney's best friend. The two were inseperable. Lou even knew when it was time to go get Sydney after school and came to her bedroom to say goodnight at bedtime. His happiness was infectious and it seemed impossible to upset this guy. Even when he was in trouble (like the time he stole Sydney's hot dog off the grill) you could still see the tip of his tail wagging between his legs. There is a great big empty space in our life at home now.
This week has been bittersweet because we did close on the house yesterday. The house has many "dog features" that were intended for Lou and make us so sad to see. No matter how much time passes this very special pup will always be our hearts.