Kody

                                                       As flames smoldered

                                                      You had a bad felling

                                                          As flames grew

                                                              You knew

                                                              As I sleep

                                         You tried your best to get me up

                                You jumped, lept, bit, and made a fuss

                                                               I pushed

                                                         But you insisted

                                                               I awoke

                                                        You still pushed

                                               I though you just wanted out

                                                        You knew better

                                           You knew I didnt need to sleep

                                                   You fussed and cussed

                                                          Tell I was up

                                                      You saved my life

                                                         I owe you a lot

                                                 Thank you kody my hero

                                                My hero among the flames

                                                        I love you ko ko

                                                                   Rose

April 7, 2003 at 6:30 in the morning our house caught fire. My dog kody saved my life. I will tell you how I remember it. I remember kody jumping up and down on me he barked and wined he even bit a little. I pushed him away I only thought he wanted out of my room but he keep it up. I kind of woke up and heard my mom yelling fire, fire get out! I thought it was another fire drill like she normally had! So I went to the door and touched it like I was suppose to, the door was not hot so I opened the door. As I looked down the hall I saw what looked like a black cloud of smoke. When I opened the door my other dog Janie and my cousins dog Noah came in. I slammed the door and looked for a way out. I saw the window. I gather up all the dogs and put them on the bed and opened the window and through them all out (As I through them out smoke from the basement window right below mine was coming in my window). I looked for my cat but I could not find her. So I got my shoes and flashlight I knew we would need then. I remember yelling for some one to help me out but no one came. And so I got out as I got out on the ledge of my window I saw my bedroom door catch on fire then I jumped off the ledge. I landed on my feet then fell to my but my brother Davie helped me up and told me my sister Brooke was still in there my grandmother ran over and told me the same. I remember the heat I felt when I landed and I could not believe that my sister was still in there. I heard some thing exploded I told every one to get back. My mom ran to thee dairy mart across the street a little ways to call 911 then my cousin gee. The police was there in the matter of sounds then the fire department. They told us to go across the street. My mom was still at the dairy mart soon gee and her boyfriend rob was there. I remember my little brother Jordan walked by and hit my leg, it hurt, it hurt bad I reached back my pants where tore and my hand was covered in blood.    Rob and I went to the dairy mart so he could look at my leg because he was at that time an E.M.T I had a two-foot gash. A little while latter a policeman and Chaplin came in and told mom Brooke was dead. I dont remember much after that tell our pastor and his family came, they where still putting out the fire when something happened to my mom and she had to go to the hospital and I had to go. Latter that day like 2pm I went back everybody was still there. Gee hade to take my dogs to her house but she was back before I got there. Some of the fire people were still there as well, though I do not know why. A week or soo latter when they let us back in to the house my dad found my cat hope she had died as well. Even though this was such a tragedy I believe there is a miracle involved because if my dog kody were not there I would not be here today.

       P.S. I forgot to throw out my shoes and flashlight, BUT I DID REMEMBER MY PURSE!!!! Sorry but I have to have to some hummer!!!!