Kayleigh: Some Final Thoughts

I only got a couple hours of sleep last night. I woke up early and went for a walk. It was hard to hold back the tears knowing on any given morning for the past seven years, that floppy-eared dog would be leading the way. I would have to shout at her in order to protect her or get her attention back to the walk.

I just thought, if I could have one more good moment with Kayleigh, I would probably take her to Andy's Frozen Custard. They give away free doggy cones, and Kayleigh loved Andy's. She seemed to know when the car pulled into Andy's and it was one of those moments that was hard to control her in the car.

It didn't take long for that doggy cone to be gone. A couple of gulps or so, so I never had to worry about getting it in the car. So it was good when Andy's came to Chicagoland. Kayleigh just knew. It was kind of like a little hangout, and I would take her there out of guilt if I felt like I hadn't been giving her enough attention just to make her feel like my special girl again. It always worked.