The Sari Memoirs

The following is the account of Sari's life as excerpted from my journals. The words are exactly as i penned them years ago, all spelling or grammatical errors have not been corrected to preserve the original script. Enjoy.



December 29, 1997
The usual stuff. Sari get pillows and be bad.

January 5, 1998
Took Sari on the Able trail in the woods.

January 7, 1998
This was the first time Grammy saw Sari.

March 9, 1998
At 7:10 A.M. I went downstairs. Mother, Bethany, and Sari our dog were up. (Andrew)

Tuesday
I do my math with Sari in "little closet".

June 28th
Sari was bad this morning.

June 29, 1998
Woke up early to take the dog out, but she had already wet her kennel. Cleaned it up and took her out. As soon as she was outside she hightailed to the backyard and I followed. I went to go look in the trap to see if we caught anything. It almost looking like we caught a rabbit but we really didn't. I got Sari and we went inside to were Elizabeth was.

July 3, 1998
Woke up and took Sari out at 6:35 a.m. but she had already SOPPED her kennel.

July 7
Tool Sari out. The bunny (wild) has been eating the lettuce we used to bate the trap. I rebated it, took Sari inside.

Sunday Night
I feel sorry for Sari because Sari has to be in her kennel all the time. Rotzells leave.

September 9, 1998
Mom and Dad went out to ice cream (I'm glad they do things like that), oh yeah Sari got to go too I'm especially glad for her. Oh yes I'm very glad for Sari she sleeps in the lean-two with the Boys. (Andrew)

October 5, 1998
Right now we're driving to Camp Sebago to help Mrs. VanBrunt to make applesauce for all the Salvation Army. Sari came too and we brought her kennel....Sari and Max played together and Sari had fun.


April 13, 1999
The squirrel is teasing Sari again.

September 28, 1999
Yesterday Sari caught a squirrel and made its leg bleed then dropped it Matthew said it would die. (Andrew)

"Spy Journal"
S (Sari) falls for sock trick. Good - S lied down.

Wednesday, 12/8
I am drinking REALLY good hot chocolate. Mom and Sari are here, dad, mat, nat, and liz are still skiing.

June 21, 2000
I just finished reading for a hour in the lean too w/ Sari.

October 3, 2000
Something fun to do is get Sari's attention, take her ball, and sit on it or hide it in yourself. I did it a few minutes ago and she stuck her muzzle into me and sniffed and snorted. It is very fun and tickles!! We can't touch her, though, because Matthew put her front-line on her.

November 23, 2000
I am sitting next to Sari, next to the couch corner facing the T.V. I have given Sari my blanket - folded up - as a head rest. She looks very comfortable.... Sari's dreaming! She half woofs - through her nose it sounds like, her feet twitch as if she's running, and once her tail wagged! She's so funny / weird.

August 2, 2001
I have been sleeping in the tent every day with Sari. She sleeps on her blanket, I sleep on the air mattress, but I don't use the air pillows because they are very uncomfortable.

October 9, 2001
Our plans were a little altered when we arrived at Fort Edgecomb and it was closed for the season. We skipped ahead to Aunt Millie's, and we invited her to join us going to Fort William-Henry. Although it was a little chilly (it frosted last night), she accepted. The fort was pretty neat, although I liked Fort Popham better. After enjoying our picnic, we drove back to Aunt Millie's, where she gave us cocoa and cookies, then chatted with Mom. After we picked a few bushels of apples, we left. Through it all Sari accompanyed us; she even went inside Aunt Millie's house!

Thanksgiving Day, 2001
Mom, Dad, Elizabeth, Sari, Andrew, and I all went to Wallingford to buy two containers of creamed onions which Nathanael kindly put away for us in case they all sold out, and amish butter.

April 22, 2002
I walked around the garagde aiming to go in the front door and tell Dad; however, I met Mom on the brick walk, who was taking Sari out.
P.S. Sari has lighter fluid on her paws which is making her act really funny because they itch like crazy. I hope she's better tomorrow.
P.S.S. I don't know if I told you or not but Sari has lime tick disease.

April 29, 2002
I was closing the garage when I saw a chipmunk sneaking into the garage Sari was out so I yelled "chipmunk"! but Sari didn't hear. (Andrew)

May 13, 2002
P.S. Sari limped a little bit today but seems fine.

Sunday, July 28, 2002
Early: Woken up but manage to get back to sleep
8:00 A.M. Dozed in lean-too. Alarmed by Sari growling at Something.
3:39: Leave to get video w/ dog, Anna, Elizabeth, Andrew

Wednesday, November (day before Thanksgiving)
We stayed at Mrs. Preble's condo at Fall Line, room (WEST) 110. It's pretty nice but can get a bit cramped sometimes, esp. on Tuesday when Matthew, Sari, Mom, and Anna came. Mom, Sari, and Anna have already left.

June 15, 2004
It's about ten of seven - in the morning. Sari was sleeping with me and woke me up around six thirty.

January 5, 2005
Sari played with Zoe today. Progress!

July 21, 2011
Sari is in dog heaven.