• Empty Nest,  Family Legacy

    I Didn’t Want a Dog!

    My husband, The Consultant, and I were only in Fort McMurray about two weeks when the text message from Princess came to my cell phone – “Let’s Skype. We have something to show you.” As I read the message out loud, The Consultant and I nodded at each other. We knew what this meant as our memories flashed back fourteen years to a summer morning at the lake.  It was my daughter, Princess’s seventh birthday and The Consultant and I were not yet out of bed when she called us. “Mom. Dad. Come outside. We have something to show you.” I knew she and her brother had a dog out…