Yesterday all I had time for was a twenty minute walk around the hospital. I drove back to our "off grid' solar home after work. A homecoming! I haven't been home for ten days or so.
Joni had a ham dinner with mashed potatoes and home made pumpkin pie waiting for me. Then we sat down as a family and watched: "Marley and me". What a tearjerker!
I learned it is best not to watch a movie about a cherished yellow lab, when you have a yellow lab yourself. Jazmine (all of 7 years old) cried for half an hour after the movie. "Is Angel gonna die?", she asked? Jazmine went to sleep last night with her arms wrapped around our very own Marley.
We got Angel (our yellow lab) before the movie came out. She is much like the movie dog, without the chewing. The naughtiest Angel gets is to overwhelm visitors with affection by jumping on them. She also likes to scoot down to a neighbor's place to chase their chickens (such fun!).
Today I was able to take her for an hour romp. The sun even came out for a bit. Angel is lucky in that she gets to run free on our walks. And when I do bring out the leash for hazardous parts of the walk, she actually loves it! This dog loves the leash...
How did we get the name, Angel? When we selected her out of the litter (she was the runt), I picked her up and asked her (nose to nose) if she could be a Guardian Angel for Jazmine and Kylie? Would she protect them (from mountain lions) and be with them at all times on our homestead?
And she does that. She runs beside them as they ride their bikes. She sleeps on their beds. She walks with them where-ever these girls go on our property. She watches them get on the school bus. She waits for them at the bus stop, when they get off. She pushes the tire swing for them. She sits patiently by them as they gather rock or create their own garden beds. She watches over them.
No wonder Jazmine cried....
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