After many long years, it looks like we are going to be putting our dog to sleep this week. She still has her good days, but she has trouble moving around, has had problems with various ulcers, and has lost most interest in eating. She's quite literally skin and bones now. Still, it was not an easy decision,

We've had Holly since I was in High School, and she's been about the sweetest dog in the world. An irrepressible beggar, she did manage to learn that the most she could get away with was to lay her had in your lap while you ate and look up at you. More often than not, it worked.

Needless to say, it's going to be a long week.