A LONG Tribute to GingerSpice

[TinysMom]

Please read the words in blue at the bottom before responding with words of comfort..


4:00 am CST

Less than 20 minutes ago, my beloved GingerSpice passed away in my arms. She was wrapped in one of "her" towels that had come out of the dryer and we had been snoozing together for a while. I've seen this day coming - because GingerSpice had a stroke a few months ago and over the last few days, I've seen her become progressively worse. Around 9 pm last night, I realized that it was time to let her go. I didn't want to do so - I wanted to fight for her life - to get her through one more bout so I could have her with me. But I saw in her eyes that she was tired. She was ready to go - she wanted me to let her go.

After talking online to a fellow breeder between midngiht and 1:30 am, I realized that it was time to let her go. Her body was shutting down. The signs were there...her ears were getting cooler...she didn't want to eat or drink.

They say that you know when it is time to let an animal pass if you look at three things: appetite, alertness, and affection. She had neither appetite nor alertness - and she didn't have the energy to be affectionate.

But I get ahead of myself - let me share wtih you about her life - and her death. It was like something I've never experienced.

So let me start with how Gingerspice came to be with us. As many of you know, I rescued a rabbit from the road and we had it with us for almost a week before the owners were found. I had been suffering from depression (I've had it for years) and during the time we had the rabbit, Art said he'd never heard me laugh so much, be so happy or be so "alive". When the rabbit was returned...I went looking for another rabbit.

I wanted a big rabbit because we had cats and a dog....so after doing research, I realized I wanted a flemish giant. You know how on this forum we say you can't get just one?

Here is what I brought home the day I went for the flemish giant...

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Actually - I brought home TWO dwarves..

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Well - life was grand. I started getting books on bunnies and magazines on bunnies - and I read about this new breed called "lionheads". Wow...they sounded fascinating. So I went online and did some research on them - and found a breeder 150 miles away. To my luck - she had two mismarked rabbits that were pet quality - a boy and a girl. I couldn&#39;t decide...so I got both. GingerSpice - a tortoise - was the shy one. Here are some photos that I just love:

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We later on wound up adding Puck, a Holland Lop - and life was grand....

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But Tiny had developed a favorite rabbit- and GingerSpice became his "baby girl". Puck would want to chase her and play - Tiny would chase Puck away when she ran to him. This is how Tiny got the name "BunFather" because he would protect anyone who ran to him to be protected from another rabbit.

Shortly afterwards, we decided to breed lionheads - I was so in love with them. One of the rabbits I got was Miss Bea - a harlequin lionhead. Well - Ginger and Miss Bea were quite a pair. I swear - Miss Bea would come up to Ginger with an idea:

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Then she would go tell Summer - another doe we had:

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Then Miss Bea would sit back and look on as Ginger and Summer would get into trouble and wind up getting caged (and missing out on playtime) while Miss appeared to be innocent.

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If I have one regret of Ginger&#39;s short life - it is that I bred her to Roary. Here he is:

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I NEVER should have done that. It seemed like after that - she just had problems off and on that she&#39;d never had before. It was almost like her immunity system started breaking down or something - right about the time she was starting to wean the litter.

This is why I will NEVER recommend someone breed a pet rabbit- because while most of the time - nothing goes wrong....things still CAN go wrong.

For a while, she was mainly a free roaming house rabbit. She and Tiny were best friends - well - except for Miss Bea. There would be times he&#39;d snooze with Miss Bea and then come back later and lay down near Ginger and you could see her grooming him a bit harder than necessary and lecturing him about "that loose bunny" he was associating with. But he was the BunFather...while she was the woman of his choice...he was not going to leave the other gals alone...

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Last fall, she started having major problems with bloat. We tried and tried and tried to work with her and help her fight through it. We&#39;d just help her get through a bout (thanks to advice from Pam Nock who I&#39;d frequently go to for help).....and she&#39;d be better for a day or two - and then she&#39;d be sick again.

The upside to this - was before she&#39;d always been shy and hated me. She still hated me - but now she was learning to tolerate me - she was seeing that I LOVED her and would help her find relief. But she resented everything I did for her - and she made sure that EVERY TIME I helped her - she would pee on me. I&#39;d hand her to Robin...no pee. If I got near her - she&#39;d pee even if she had to squirt it like a fountain because I wasn&#39;t holding her.

She was quite a rabbit.

Sometime in October - she had a stroke. I worked with her and gave her massages and tried to help her. She could barely stand - although she would try if I pushed her. The benefit of my help? More chances to pee on me of course...

But she stopped rolling her eyes at me. She stopped seeing me as the enemy. She started understanding - I loved her. Dearly. She and I formed a special bond during this time - and we became close.

Oh - she still peed on me - it had become like a game. Art would hold her and sing, "Oh please, oh please.....don&#39;t pee on me...oh please, oh please....don&#39;t pee on me." Then he&#39;d hand her to me - and you&#39;ve got it. She peed.

During this time- GingerSpice went from becoming a rabbit - to becoming my child. She might have had a disability - but she was stronger in her disabilty than she ever was in her strengths. She showed me her love - because we&#39;d finally learned to accept each other.

I bought her enough towels so she could have a fresh towel every day of the week...plus an extra. I&#39;d put her in her box - so that she had to sit and use her muscles - and I&#39;d come back to find her like this:

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We called it "Ginger&#39;s Recliner".

During November, I took the NaNoWriMo challenge (National Novel Writing Month) and wrote a novel - well - most of it. The challenge was to complete 50,000 words - I went over 60,000. But Ginger spent that month on my desk.....as I wrote I&#39;d talk to her. Every few paragraphs - she&#39;d get some food or hay or a drink. We&#39;d "talk" to each other about the story....I knew it was in my mind...but she had sort of a girlish voice and would start out the day with, "Ok mom...today we need to do this on the book..." and go off talking. Yes -they were my thoughts. I&#39;d talk to her just as if she said those things...and she&#39;d wink at me.

These are the moments I will cherish and tresure.

Sometime in the last couple of weeks, I&#39;ve seen her go downhill. I&#39;ve shared with other mods about what was happening and we&#39;d discuss it. The other day I thought I was going to lose her after a bad bout of diaherrea....but she came through. Looking back, I think she came back to give me time to let her go...to be prepared for her passing. But I think...she wanted to go - and she was ready to go. She just needed me to be ready.

Yesterday, Art said to me something along the lines of how I would handle it if Ginger ever got healthy. My response was, "I want that more than anything....I want her healthy and not suffering." As a Christian, I believe God was using Art to prepare me to let her go.

Shortly before I went to bed, I pm&#39;d Pipp and told her Ginger would be crossing the bridge tonight. As I was completing my chores, I put on of her towels in the dryer to get it warm. I used to do this when we were going to nap together....get her in a warm towel and then snooze with her in my arms. When it came down to pull the towel out of the dryer - I broke down and cried. I offered her water and food - she took a bit of pedialyte but just wanted to sleep. Then I wrapped her in the towel - and she smiled at me and winked. I think she knew she was going - and that I would be ok.

It was almost 2 am...and I laid down and put my arms around her. I kissed her on the nose and I prayed over her. I asked God to let her live if it was His will - otherwise - to let her passing be painfree and not traumatic for either of us.

I&#39;ve been debating back and forth as I write this - do I write this last part? Do I share what happened - how peaceful it was - how God prepared me for it? Will it offend some? Will it comfort those who have loved and lost? What do I do? I&#39;ve never really experienced death - well - I have in some animals who fought death due to some things. It was grusome and it was hard and it was...horrible. I didn&#39;t want that for her.

I knew she would most likely pass in her sleep - quietly and peacefully - and that is what she did.

So I&#39;m going to share what happened - but I want to say this first. As a Christian, I believe God can use dreams to comfort us and help us. I believe that many times they may be "messages" and that while what is said may not be a fact indeed (imagine a dancing cookie that talked..yet we&#39;ve never experienced that)...the message they are meant to give us is that of comfort.

So here is what I shared with Pipp when Ginger passed...

I will share wtih you what happened here - it is going in her tribute - near the end.

I&#39;ve never seen such a passing before. She and I curled up and slept together. Somehow, in my heart of hearts, I think I knew she would be gone by 4 am.

I had finally settled down and was sleeping deeply when I had this dream. Ginger was laying in her recliner and just chatting away with me in a little girl sing-songy voice....about how the rabbits in the rabbitry think this...and that and the other thing. She was telling me her thoughts on Tiny and Miss Bea and how she was glad he still had girls to comfort him. This went on for a few minutes when I realized (I&#39;d had my back to her) that this wasn&#39;t just going on in my mind - Ginger was actually TALKING...

I looked at her and said, "Wait....we have to show this to daddy..." and I grabbed her little basket and took her out to Art. Meanwhile, she&#39;s just chattering away quietly to herself....and Art is distracted on the computer or something and I&#39;m like, "Art you have to hear this....Ginger is self-aware and talking!"

Finally - her chattering has him turn around. She looks at him and she looks at me and goes, "Of COURSE I&#39;m self-aware mom. I&#39;m a BUNNY! Dad knew that all along...didn&#39;t you?"

Then she gave us her wink she sometimes gave...

... and I woke up.

I said her name and she halfway opened an eye and winked at me a bit and I said, "Momma will be right back....I love you." and I ran to the bathroom.

I was back less than 90 seconds later and as I wrapped my arms around her, I realized that while she was breathing slowly - she was gone. What had woken me up - was when she peed and pooped in the towel....as part of dying.

I laid there and kissed her on the nose and said, "you little twerp....you peed on me once again.." and I cried.

And I swear Pipp - in the back of my mind - I heard her say - in a sing-songy voice..."But of course I did mommy. I won!"

And she was gone...

I honestly believe that dream was given to me to comfort me. When I kissed her on the nose before running to the bathroom - she opened her eye and looked at me one more time. When I came back - as I wrapped my arms around here, even though she had a couple of breaths...I knew she was gone - the essence of Ginger had passed.

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[color=<WBR>"blue"]Please read this part before trying to comment and comfort me?

Many times I read about a rabbit passing and I read what we say and it feels "empty" to me. I especially feel this way now.

I love the whole Rainbow Bridge thing - but I can not be *sure* that it is true. So please- don&#39;t tell me I&#39;ll see her again. I can&#39;t be 100% sure of that (with my personal beliefs). Don&#39;t tell me not to grieve - I lost the bunny of my heart. As I whispered to her before I fell asleep, "Don&#39;t tell Tiny, but over the last few months, you&#39;ve become my #1 bunny and I&#39;ll always be Ginger&#39;s Mom too". I have to grieve in order to keep on making it through this and moving on. Grief is a part of life. Don&#39;t tell me she&#39;s not in pain. I know she&#39;s not in pain. But now I&#39;m in pain. She is at peace - but I pay the price.

So if you want to comfort me - tell me how much you loved Tiny&#39;s blogs if you followed them and knew about her....or tell me how cute you think she was...or how she was quite a trooper - to pee on me even at the end. Help me celebrate her life...and remember her love. If need be - if you&#39;ve been thinking about breeding a pet and decided not to because of Ginger&#39;s story - tell me that. If her story stops one rabbit from being breed needlessly by someone who&#39;s been thinking, "oh...I&#39;ll claim it was an &#39;accidental breeding&#39;...so I can have babies.."...then maybe...just maybe...I can find a purpose for this pain and a way to alleviate it.

Light a candle for her - or for me.

If worse comes to worse - just tell me, "I hurt for you because I know you&#39;re hurting".

But I can&#39;t be assured she&#39;s going to Buck&#39;s arms...I can&#39;t be assured I&#39;ll see her again...so those things dont&#39; comfort me.

However - knowing she touched the lives of those in the forum...knowing she touched my life and made me a more patient person because she needed care about 1-2 hours per day....helps me to see the impact she had on my life. If she impated your life - if her story somehow touched you...helped you deal with grief from a rabbit you&#39;ve lost......let me know that.

And so - I&#39;m going to close this with the words I&#39;m always going to think of whenever I look at Ginger&#39;s pictures....because in some way - they do comfort me..
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Of course I&#39;m self aware mommy - I&#39;m a BUNNY!

and

I won!!!

Peg

 

[JadeIcing]

I could never say don&#39;t grieve because she was your child. I also feel the same about the rainbow bridge it is a nice idea but goes against what I believe. The blogs did bring her alive, to those who read it.

Your dream was very much a gift and one that will touch us all.

 

[JimD]

I&#39;m so sorry.
Iwish there was something I could say or do to make you feel better.

.....hope you don&#39;t mind if I grieve a bit, too.

:hug1

~Jim

 

[pamnock]

Very sorry Peg. It&#39;s a beautiful tribute.

Pam

 

[cheryl]

Oh Peg,that was a very lovely tribute to such a special girl

I am going to say though,that a few tears rolled down my face

Many comforting hugs Peg :hug2:

cheryl

 

[TinysMom]

I want to add this. I sent a copy of Ginger&#39;s tribute to my breeder friend who helped me decide it was time to let Ginger go versus continually trying to fight to keep her here even though she was suffering.

She wrote me a response that touched me - and I&#39;m sharing it here in hopes that it will touch others. I want to add that - she was in a car wreck where she was thrown from the car and it rolled on her. If I remember right - she was pronounced dead - and I know she spent several days...well...she was in ICU and aware of much - but also in a different place sort of?

Here is what she wrote to me...

Many times those who are passing are able to communicate on a telepathic level to those they are leaving behind. I do not believe this gift is limited to humans. I believe that is what you experienced. Ginger wanted you to know that she would be okay and that she would continue to exist. She knew that you would be upset by her passing and that you would be worried about her. This was her wayof letting you know that there is no need to worry. I have been where she is now and it is a nice place to be. I have read the rainbow bridge and it is not quite like that, but close. Here is what I believe to be true; Those souls who become so entwined in life cannot be separated by something so trivial as death. I think the words that most stand out are, Of course I&#39;m self aware Mommy, I&#39;m a bunny! I hope the people who read this begin to think about their bunnies differently. I have tried to impress upon other breeders that these bunnies do not exist merely to serve our purpose, but that they are their own &#39;people&#39;. Perhaps Miss Ginger had a bigger purpose in her message. She expressed what I have always known, they think! Sometimes a life has a bigger purpose that we are not privy to, perhaps this was the case with Ginger Spice, the Spice of your life!

 

[JadeIcing]

Wow that is good.

 

[naturestee]

I&#39;m so sorry Peg. She was such a spunky little girl. I still remember when you first got her and how funny it was to see this teensy fuzzball cuddled up to big Tiny. I&#39;ve shown those pics to James to convince him that big and small bunnies can do well together, because he was nervous about Oberon with Fey and Sprite.

Goodbye, Ginger. I&#39;ll never forget you, and I&#39;m sure your mommy won&#39;t either.

 

[Snuggys Mom]

I am sitting at work with tears streaming down my face.

As much as you&#39;re hurting, I know you wouldn&#39;t have traded one minute of your time with her for anything. I feel sorry for those people who don&#39;t feel that kind of love toward their "fur kids". They have missed out on so much joy.

I haven&#39;t lost a pet for many years now, but I know that when it happens, my heart will be broken, as I&#39;m sure yours is now.

I know I can&#39;t say anything to make you feel better, but my heart goes out to you.

Hugs,

Laura

 

[Haley]

Oh Peg, I didnt have time to read this whole tribute earlier and Im just reading it now with tears streaming down my face. Im sorry you&#39;re hurting.

Ginger&#39;s story has touched so many people. I know that there are many days when Max has a very bad day and I would always think of you and Ginger. I remembered what you said before abouthow you knew Ginger wasnt ready to give up if she had an appetite, wasalert, and affectionate. This has always comforted me because no matter how bad his breathing is on any given day, he&#39;s still doing these things and this gives me hope.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. If anything, I hope its a comfort to you that she was able to pass in your arms, peacefully. She sure was a special little girl and I know how much you loved her. God Bless you.

We&#39;re here for you if you need us.

 

[Bassetluv]

Peg, I&#39;m so sorry for your pain. What a beautiful, sweet little girl Ginger was! I too, am sitting at work with tears in my eyes after reading your tribute to your special girl...gosh, you shared an incredible bond with her. And how immensely loving it was of her to talk to you in your dream...which is truly what I believe in my heart happened. Throughmy tearsfrom readingher story, I&#39;m also smiling as I read that she had her last hurrah...she peed on you and she won.

Many prayers and hugs to you today, my friend...and what a wonderful tribute you&#39;ve created for GingerSpice.

:rose:

 

[NZminilops]

I&#39;m not going to presume that I know how you feel, or offer you those empty words of comfort.

I didn&#39;t know your rabbit, I&#39;m not a religious person at all, but your story touched me in a way I can&#39;t explain. I bawled my eyes out reading it, and just knowing that my sadness wasn&#39;t even a drop in the ocean of grief you feel makes me even sadder. Because of reading this, yes you have changed my mind about something that I was feeling. Not to do with breeding, but I&#39;ve made up my mind about something.

I want you to know, that even aaaalllll the way over here in New Zealand, your baby has touched the heart of someone. And I want to say thanks.

Michelle

 

[katt]

peg, i am so sorry for you loss. . .

i know what it feels like to lose a special bunny and the blame that a person can caste on themselves for making the choice of breeding a pet, and i hope the your wonderful story will reach people. . .i know that if i would have read it before breeding trixie all those years before, it would have reached me.

herman and winnie send nose nudges and gentle bunny murmurs of comfort to you and you family.

katie

 

[Michaela]

A beautiful tribute for a beautiful girl. She sure was something special.

Words cannot express my sympathy:tears2:

 

[maherwoman]

Oh, Peg...

With all you&#39;ve done for me recently, I feel we&#39;ve gotten somewhat close, and I truly do hurt for you, and am crying my own bit of grief for sweet Ginger.

I wish I&#39;d taken more time to read about her, and about your bond together...how sweet and beautiful and special. She was such a sweet little poofy angel...and I&#39;m so happy you guys had that time together to know each other, and help each other. Because, like you said, though you helped her in body, she helped you in spirit (with patience, and such). You guys were a perfect pair.

Oh, Sweetie...I&#39;m crying and hurting for you...I hate knowing you&#39;re in so much pain. It&#39;s the one and only bad thing about having such beautiful animal babies...having to eventually say goodbye is so painful and difficult.

I don&#39;t know when or even if you&#39;ll be able to read these messages from your friends and loved ones here at RO...but when you do, know that we&#39;re all thinking of you, praying for you, sending love your way, and each of us, in one form or another, in our own different ways and abilities, we&#39;re all grieving and hurting with and for you.

Though we&#39;re obviously not close friends, I feel we are friends to some extent...and I truly love each and every single one of my friends...including you. I hope you know that, and I hope you don&#39;t think it&#39;s said with even the tiniest bit of emptiness or shallowness. I mean it very truly. You have my love and friendship unconditionally...I am here for you in whatever possible way that you need me. Let me know if I can help somehow.

My love and hugs to you,

Rosie urplepansy:

 

[TinysMom]

Dear dear folks.......thank you for your words of comfort and encouragement. I posted on the forum and stayed up for a little bit - talked to my friend who had been died several times and then been brought back to life and spent three days in what she calls the "land of shadows" while she was in a coma......and then...I went to bed and got some much needed sleep.

I want to take back what I said about not seeing Ginger again. After talking to my breeder friend about her experiences and who and what she saw....I am comforted by Rainbow Bridge. i do not believe it is quite accurate - but it does give me comfort.

Whether God sent me the dream or Ginger sent me the dream or whatever....I believe she left peacefully and she would not want me to spend all my days crying over her.

Don&#39;t get me wrong - I&#39;m still crying. I miss her and the grief is very fresh and real.

But I am comforted by the belief that I will see GingerSpice again. It was something I had thought might happen but I wasn&#39;t sure I could believe it would happen. Hearing from one who has died and come back....about her experiences and her belief based upon her experiences that I will see Ginger again...I believe I very well might too.

As I can - I will do a thread on living with a disabled rabbit. Ginger took at least an hour a day of my time and she had special needs the last few months of her life. I want to share that with others - so they can make informed decision if they have a disabled rabbit.

So while I grieve - for myself - for my loss....I am also at peace. I miss my girl so much. Her story was going to be in the 2nd book in the series I&#39;m writing and I had been using that to beg her to stay with me. For one thing, I wasn&#39;t going to let her die in the book.

But there are times when we need to let them cross over the bridge....because they need to go and their bodies just can&#39;t handle life here.

Thank you all for your gracious words. God has comforted me....Ginger has comforted me by passing in the manner she did....and you have comforted me.

Ginger enriched my life - not only by her life...but even in her passing. What a special bunny she was.


Binky free Ginger....you deserve it. Mama misses you more than you know - my arms feel so empty from not holding you anymore. But you&#39;re not in pain.

And baby - you&#39;re right....

You won!


Peg

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Peg, I just want to say how sorry I am.

I read this at work today and like others, I was tearing. Luckily there was no one around at the time.

You are a very special person and she a very special rabbit. Yes, it did bring back what I went through w/ BunBun, but he died peacefully also, like Ginger, he just couldn&#39;t do it anymore.

I will be lighting a candle for both of you here in a few minutes. I can&#39;t imagine the bond you two had. That is very, very special. She&#39;ll keep an eye on you and her friends, Tiny and Miss Bea. This is a verybeautiful tribute for Ginger and you. I&#39;ll always remember it-forever.

Take care sweetheart. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Binkie free sweet GingerSpice! You will always be loved dearly by your wonderful mommy. :rainbow:

Crystal ink iris:

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Peg, this is for you...to remember your baby, GingerSpice...


"You&#39;ll Be In My Heart", by: Elton John


Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it tight

I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don&#39;t you cry

For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
can&#39;t be broken
I will be here
Don&#39;t you cry

&#39;Cause you&#39;ll be in my heart
Yes, you&#39;ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever long
You&#39;ll be in my heart
No matter what they say

You&#39;ll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You&#39;ll be here
in my heart always
Always

One more to come, as I thought of you, Peg.

You&#39;ll Be Blessed by: Elton John

[size<WBR>=4]Hey you, you&#39;re a child in my head
You haven&#39;t walked yet
Your first words have yet to be said
But I swear you&#39;ll be blessed
I know you&#39;re still just a dream
Your eyes might be green
Or the bluest that I&#39;ve ever seen
Anyway, you&#39;ll be blessed

And you, you&#39;ll be blessed
You&#39;ll have the best
I promise you that
I&#39;ll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you that
Promise you that you&#39;ll be blessed

I need you before I&#39;m too old
To have and to hold
To walk with you and watch you grow
And know that you&#39;re blessed

And you, you&#39;ll be blessed
You&#39;ll have the best
I promise you that
I&#39;ll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you that
You, you&#39;ll be blessed
You&#39;ll have the best
I promise you that
I&#39;ll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you that
Promise you that you&#39;ll be blessed

(promise you that, promise you that, promise you that)
You&#39;ll be blessed

(promise you that, promise you that, promise you that)
You&#39;ll be blessed

You&#39;ll be blessed![/size][/color<WBR>]

<WBR>The song itself, is very beautiful, I just thought of you. Hope you don&#39;t mind. (Don&#39;t know why my font didn&#39;t go back---uurrgg.)<WBR>

 

[TinysMom]

Thank you for the beautiful songs....I appreciate them a lot.

Peg

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Oh, Peg. I&#39;m really glad you like it.

Thank You.