Dedication to Sunshine

Dedication To Sunshine:
Sunshine came home with us after our trip to Colorado. We waited for each other for 2 weeks after we met and fell in love at first sight. She was quite the different bird when she came home. She had a rough life…she was stepped on, the door to her cage was shut on top of her, she flew into a few windows and tended to bite others when they weren’t looking. Nevertheless she was a fun bird that loved to charge Sam when we put her on the floor. He giggled and squealed as she could chase him around the entire house. She lived with us first and got used to Jimmy, our dog, that was great with her. Then came Howie (another dog) and two cats that we worried about. The cats also did fine with her. She tended to get out of her cage mysteriously at times, but the cats never bothered her. One day we came home and she was screeching and we ran to find out that Howie had made her his personal chew toy. She was rescued from his fangs, but not soon enough. She had no cuts or outward injuries and looked like she was going to make it, but soon after we attempted to clean the dog saliva off of her, she passed as we prayed, “Oh Lord if she has to die please let it be peaceful.” She passed into His hands while bathing in warm water and drinking water from my fingertips as she always used to do in the shower. Her favorite sounds were the “wet fart” sound, something that sounded like, “I’m right here,” and “Sammy” which could also be translated, “Jimmy.”