This morning I was woken up at 7 am to the news that Julie had been hit by a car during the night and died. We all got up and went across the creek to dig a grave a bury her.
I don't remember especially liking Julie, and I went off to college just a few years after we got her, so I wasn't as close to her as everyone else, but it was still very sad. She was 7 years old and finally to the non-chewing, barking or jumping stage of her life. We had finally taught her not to chew on the lambs ears or attack the chickens or chase the cats. She was better at catching mice than any of the cats, and was very jelous when I brought the baby home.
She was one of the prettiest dog's I have every seen. I already miss her and the way she would sit on your lap if you sat on the ground.
It's funny because Grandpa received her as payment for some veternary work he did. He didn't want the dog and so he gave it to us. Brought it up on Mom's birthday which irked her because she never wanted a dog in the first place. Julie was a purebred Australian Shepard but no matter how many times we tried to breed her, she just wouldnt. Grandpa said she thought she was a human.
She was such a goofball. Yesterday Alexandria and I went out to feed the chickens stale cheerio's. Everytime I would throw a handfull out for the chickens, Julie would walk over, chase the chickens away and search out every single cheerio from the grass and eat it. I think she ate just about the whole box.
Well, Tyler is out in California finally. we have sporadic communication but it sounds like his crew isn't getting the chance to do much, but at least they are out doing something. Yesterday he mentioned that one of his bosses I think, was driving a 4-wheeler to check out the fire, up the steep side of a mountian, and the 4-wheeler rolled on him and broke his shoulder. Then that same day a bulldozer drove off a cliff. I don't have many details about that one.
Alexandria has started using every pitch her voice will allow and will sit and talk to herself for 20 minutes at a time. It is very cute.
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