4. Something someone did that put a smile on your face.
2. Something that made you smile this week.
My Mom is not a dog person.
It’s not that she doesn’t enjoy animals, it’s just that if she’s going to own one it needs to be perfect.
Perfect or dying.
She discovered a tiny, starving and lost poodle puppy in the bushes of her forest a few years ago and that puppy won her over.
When my stepdad’s cocker spaniel died, their perfect puppy started howling during the day.
My Mom and stepdad have discussed adopting another dog to ease their perfect puppy’s grieving process, but because my Mom really doesn’t like the responsibility of another dog (or the risk that it might pee all over her house), they have held off.
Recently Mom had a change of heart. She drove past the humane society during outdoor doggy playtime and she spotted the perfect puppy.
She called my stepdad and was all, “I think I found the dog for us!”
She narrowed in on this dog because it was small and unlike the other rambunctious dogs during playtime, this one appeared to be sitting quietly, removed from the chaos, keeping to itself.
A small, quiet sitter.
PERFECT!
My stepdad decided to pop over to see if he could find this perfect dog and bring it home.
And what do you know?
It was still quietly exactly where my Mom had last seen it.
Because it is a STATUE.
And yes, that’s an actual photo of the actual dog that my Mom actually thought was real.
I got such a kick out of the story that I forced my husband to pull over for an up-close look when we were in the area. And by “in the area” I mean, we drove 30 minutes out of our way specifically so I could look at this dog.
In her defense, the dog was spotted while she was driving. I’m thankful this is not a dog she inspected up close.
And really…it is pretty perfect.
Now it’s your turn!
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The Prompts:
1. Write about something you used to care about but no longer do.
2. Share a favorite love story.
3. Write a blog post inspired by the word: Free
4. Something someone did that put a smile on your face.
5. Tell us about a time you got a puppy.
6. Write a post inspired by the first thing you thought about when you woke up this morning.
John Holton says
Well, she was right, it’s the perfect dog…
Abby says
What an unexpected (and hilarious) twist to THAT story!
Karen says
That IS funny!
Paula Kiger says
This is the best story!