I am taking a break from the blog for a while.  Hopefully not for too long, but for a bit.  We lost Shep this past Monday.  It was sudden, it was unexpected, and it was heartbreaking.  And Erica....?  Erica loved that dog.  I think I have cried as many tears for her as I have for our loss.  Sadness is exhausting business.  I am ready for some happier times.  It seems like its overdue.