Whew, the pirate pic gives me the vapors!
Welcome, Char is a great person and deserves all the happiness in the world!
(sorry, for those of you not in the south, it is pronounced VAPAHS and it is a good thing. )
Oh gosh, I was there the night you realized she was the littermate to your hounds. I am so sorry you never got to meet her and my heart goes out to her parents tonight.