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Sat. morning in the cool house with missj (week 15)
GREAT DOG STORY

Anyone who has pets will really like this.
You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one!

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.'
Lucky was a real character.
Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit
They would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open
Because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.
Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.

Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement
And there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys.
Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box
And he was very particular that his toys stay in the box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer.
Something told her she was going to die of this disease
....in fact , she was just sure it was fatal.

She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders.
The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky.
A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky?
Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim,
He was Mary's dog through and through.
If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought.
He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him.
The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary
Than her doctors had anticipated
And Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks.
Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully,
But the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.
When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted
She couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom.
Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.
Lucky stood watching Mary
But he didn't come to her when she called.
It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.

When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong.
She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot.
But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem.
She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned!
While she had slept,
The sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement
Bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life.
He had covered her with his love.

Mary forgot about dying.
Instead she and Lucky began living again,
Walking further and further together every day.
It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free.
Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box
But Mary remains his greatest treasure.

Remember....live every day to the fullest.
Each minute is a blessing.
And never forget....
The people who make a difference in our lives
Are not the ones with the most credentials,
The most money, or the most awards.
They are the ones that care for us.

If you see someone without a smile today give them one of yours!
Live simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
08-02-2008 06:04 AM
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Nice! just came in from the heat, watering all the plants! Man it's brutal. Headed out to buy tax free stuff today. Too hot to be playing golf so I'll be a "caddy" at Macy's for the Mrs. Ed.
08-02-2008 11:07 AM
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RE: Sat. morning in the cool house with missj (week 15)
Very touching story, gotta love dogs, while we are on dog stories, here's a funny one my brother wrote or claims to have written - no reason to doubt him except that he's my older brother.

Damnit Dogs story

As you may know, my 21 year old son Jon decided I needed a companion last Christmas and presented me with a 6 month old black Lab mix named Rocky (although he responds better to Damnit Dog). My major concern in accepting Jon’s gracious present was the question “Am I mature enough to be responsible for a dog”? Well as it turned out, I have been somewhat capable, right up until yesterday.

Yesterday, Damnit Dog decided he needed some exercise so we ended up at the dog park in Warner Park. There were quite a few dogs in the park, more than I cared for (in the future, Damnit Dog and I will go during the week). After watching him run for over an hour, I decided it was time to go and called him to walk with me to the gate. Upon arriving at the gate I put his leash on, walked to the truck and drove home. He appeared to be quite tired on the ride home, rightfully so after running with the big dogs. I fed him, gave him water, put him outside and proceeded to head to the Ridge to drink a few cold ones, have fun watching the race and eat dinner. I got home around 9:00PM. I was a little surprised that Damnit Dog did not meet me at the garage door as he normally does. I didn’t give it to much thought as I figured he was still tired from all that running. He was in the backyard and came in the house when I called.
Sitting in my Mother of all Lazy Boys, I began to notice subtle things about Damnit Dog. He was exploring the house like he had never been here, going from room to room, sniffing at everything. I called him thinking he needed some affection (I have been out every night since last Tuesday) and began rubbing his belly.

That’s when I noticed it. Damnit Dog had lost the white star on his belly. In fact, after further assessment I came to the conclusion that Damnit Dog was in fact not DAMNIT DOG. How could that be? What happened to Damnit Dog? Who was this impostor?

My comment to Jon at Christmas time came back to haunt me, I am not mature enough to be responsible enough for a dog. I realized that I had brought a dog home from the park who was posing as Damnit Dog. He answered to Damnit Dog, he calmly let me put his leash on, he got up into the truck, he ate Damnit Dog’s food, he immediately went through Damnit Dog’s doggie door in the garage to go in the back yard, for all practical purposes he was Damnit Dog…. But he was not Damnit Dog. He was a total impostor.

I didn’t sleep too well last night because of the imposter in my house. I don’t think he did either.

This morning, after calling every animal hospital in Nashville and Williamson County, I located the impostor's true owner. His name was Solo and he belongs to a nice young couple in Creve Hall. It seems they had taken Damnit Dog home. They discovered they had too had the wrong dog when they noticed his white star. We met earlier today, traded dogs and had a great laugh.



End of Damnit Dog’s story.
08-02-2008 12:33 PM
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RE: Sat. morning in the cool house with missj (week 15)
too funny !!! 03-lmfao 03-lmfao 03-lmfao
08-02-2008 02:57 PM
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