I remember when we first got Pepper and I said he was so soft I couldn't feel him.
I remember when Muffin would get in Pepper's cage with him lay next to him making them look like a big bundle of black and white fur.
I remember the feel of his soft little paws.
I remember getting upset with him for trying to eat all the newspaper or anything else lying around (such as Mom's shoelaces).
I remember the little "thump" of Pepper's back legs when he was scared.
I remember sitting on the cold basement floor stroking his fuzzy little nose and talking to him.
I remember Pepper's cute little (wet) sneezes.
I remember bringing him outside every once in a while on the red leash (and, yes Stacey, accidentally letting him go once; I almost had a heart attack).
I remember that Pepper's favorite treat was apples, but he also liked broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower.
I remember him being right on my heels, begging to get petted all the time when I brought him upstairs.
I remember when Pepper belonged to Stacey and being so excited when she left and I "had" to take care of him, and then getting him for my own when she moved.
I remember going from being so scared to pick him up to loving to cuddle him in my arms.
I remember holding Pepper and petting him on his last night as he took his last breath.
I remember telling him as he died that I'd remember him every time I ate an apple or peeled a carrot.
I don't remember a time when we didn't have Pepper....and....
I will never forget Pepper and all these wonderful memories of him.
