We Have A Winner!

Mason won his golf tournament in Dyersburg yesterday! It was about 100 degree heat index, but with a new water bottle every few holes and four sandwiches, he hardly showed any signs of suffering in the heat. We are so proud of him, and he was super excited!
 
 

Gurrrrl!

I am sad to say that my parents' dog, Joy passed away today. She was a great dog with lots of fun personality and best of all, she stole my Daddy's heart! He has never been much of an animal lover (we had a lot of really bad dogs), but over time, he really came to love her...so much so, that when I asked to have her after college, I was immediately shot down!

Joy or Gurrrl wandered up to an apartment that I lived in while in college, and I said if she was still there the next day, I would take her home so my parents could watch the paper to find out if anyone was missing her. Well, she was still there the next morning, so I took her for a long run and then over to my parents. I didn't live far from them, so every morning i would get up early and go run with Joy. Her stay at their house was supposed to be temporary, but after a while, she made her way into all of our hearts and became part of the family (the 4th born as my Dad liked to call her).

When my Dad called to tell me the news this morning, I got a little emotional, and we shared a special moment remembering how a quirky yellow lab stole our hearts. Some of my favorite things about her were that she was: loyal, gentle, majorly possessive of her food (how she got the nickname Miss Piggy), a great running buddy, always happy to see you, the maker of funny noises, jealous of your attention, a fierce digger of moles, and always ready with a present for you in her mouth (usually a leaf, but whatever she could find on the driveway, she would pick up and present it to you like it was something extra special! She will be greatly missed.