Four years ago this spring, Dave and Kristen and family moved in with us before my first hip replacement. They brought three children and a dog with them...and a year and a half ago they left with four children and no dog. We kept Ellie, a black lab mix, because they weren't able to take her to Virginia. But her circumstances here have never been optimum and we've longed for her to have a good home with lots of room to run and with some little ones or other dogs to play with.

Today, our friends Jeremiah and Lora packed up Ellie along with her few belongings and took her with them to their "ranch" a few hours from here. This has been in the works for a long time but details didn't come together for the transfer until this week. In her new home she will have lots of room, three kids to love her, and three other dogs to keep her company.

It was hard saying goodbye, not just because she's a good dog but because she's the last living part of the Slaughters that was still with us. But we thank our dear friends for taking Ellie to what will amount to dog heaven and helping us to close this chapter with a smile...

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