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Magical memories inspired by the Magic Glass!
Growing up I had a Great Dane, her name was Ginger! My mom let me get her, but didn't tell my dad. Oh dear!
We sat down for dinner, which was typical. Gin was a tiny little one. Mom had me leave her in my bedroom before dad got home! My bedroom was on the opposite end of the house! The plan was to tell my dad when we finished eating!
I must have been 11 or 12 at the time. I had been begging for and researching Great Dane's for a couple of months. I, like many kids, had fallen in love with Danes after we saw a Disney movie, "The Ugly Dachshund" and every evening at dinner I updated my family about what I had learned about them!
Everyday, I read the classified section of the newspaper, looking for registered Great Danes. Usually in the morning after my parents were finished reading it! When I found the ad that morning advertising Great Danes, I was so excited! I ran to the kitchen to show it to my mom! We called together. We arranged to go look at them that afternoon!
We went, fell in love and brought her home! Oops! Dad hadn't said no to the idea of me getting a puppy, but he hadn't said yes to it either!
So, that evening as we held hands and prayed, Ginger started to scratch at my bedroom door! I think mom and I looked at each other, with a look of yikes on our faces! We had not thought about her scratching cause she wanted me!
Once Amen was said, my dad looked up and around the table! I bit my lip in anticipation of what he was going to say when he met her! Dad noticed and asked me about the scratching sound. Before I could answer, she was howling! I ran to my room, picked her up and brought her out to meet my dad! Fortunately, she was adorable and my dad fell in love with her right away!
Dad was a hunter, so I was, too! One of my favorite memories if Ginger and my dad was while we were out hunting pheasants. Ginger was leaping through the tall grass right along with Lucky, our Black Lab whovwas walking with his nose to the ground. I was walking behind her laughing at her. She looked like a deer because of her size and color!
She must have leaped 5 or 6 times, so I knew when she didn't appear in the back up in the air, after a moment or two, that something was wrong! Sure enough, she fell into a semi deep ditch. Lucky saw it and walked around it. We were able to help her out unhurt! We laughed about that for years!
I have many, many stories about Ginger! She was an amazing heart dog!
I am grateful for these sweet memories from my angelic team! Smiles, joy and deep love radiates from my soul!
When you are reminded of a special memory how do you feel?
Can you picture the memory in color images?
Do you share a happy, heartfelt memory with others or keep it to yourself?
Manifest a magical day!
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