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"Look what I got!" Dad yelled as he walked down the basement steps coming home from work. DeAnna and her two brothers,
Larry and Bobby, stopped running around the pool table. They were dressed like Batman, Robin and Catwoman. They looked up
at their dad, his arms were held tight to his chest. He walked toward them with something moving in his arms.
"What is it?" DeAnna asked she was the oldest 6 years old. Larry was 4 and Bobby was 3. They ran over to him
all excited to see what he had. Their dad opened up his arms and sat it down on the floor. It was so tiny and it's long blond
hair was hanging to the floor. It had a pugged nose face.
"It's a PUPPY!" Cryed DeAnna. "Aww, it's so cute!" She jumped up and down she was so happy. DeAnna
was a lover of animals. The only other animal they had was Duke her dad's hunting dog. He was kept in a pen in the yard. They
were never allowed to play with him. Although they did play in his dog house which for some reason was outside the pen on
the other side of the yard. Their mom always yelled at them to get out of it.
"You'll get bugs all over you!" She'd always say. But they didn't care it was a cool fort to them. But knew
better than to make mom mad so they'd get out.
DeAnna loved animals so much she'd always play with cats that wondered through the front yard while her mom was weeding
the flower beds. Her mom would always tell her to leave them alone. She hated cats because she said they were sneaky. DeAnna
just thought of them as being clever.
"Oh, can I hold her?" DeAnna asked her dad.
"Sure, but be gentle with her. She's only a baby." Said her dad.
"Her hair is so long! It's dragging the floor!" Larry was laughing so hard.
"Yea, she looks like some kind of a mop!" DeAnna exclaimed.
"What's her name?"Bobby asked.
"Well, we'll have to think of one for her. You know, she really does look like a dust mop. Hey, that's it we'll name
her Dusty!" Her dad said.
So Dusty it was. The newest member of the family.
"Alright, come on upstairs now. Go wash your hands. It's time to eat. Your mother is waiting on us." Dad said as
he picked up Dusty to carry her back upstairs. They all three ran up the stairs to get ready for dinner.
That night after her bath DeAnna ran over to her mom and dad in the frontroom as he layed there watching Star Trek. DeAnna
always loved that show.
"Daddy?"
"What is it?" Her dad asked.
"Can Dusty sleep with me in my bed? Larry and Bobby sleep in one room. You and mom in the other. And I'm all alone
in my room."
"Yes, that is way I got her. For her to keep you company at night so maybe you wouldn't be so scared sleeping alone
in your room."
"Oh, thank you!" She exclaimed as she jumped up on his lap to give him a big hug. "I love you, daddy!"
"Ok, now let's get going to bed. Give your mom a hug and kiss goodnight. You have school in the morning."
She crawled over onto her mom. "Good night, mom!" She said as she gave her a big hug and kiss.
"Good night, DeAnna. You and Dusty go to sleep now."
"Ok, we will!" DeAnna ran back into the front room picking up Dusty and carried her off to bed.
Her brothers were coming out of the bathroom just getting done with their bath. "Where you going with Dusty?"
Larry asked.
"I'm taking her to bed with me!"
"Why does she get to sleep with you?" He asked her.
"Because I'm all alone in my room!"
"Oh! Your just lucky." Bobby said.
DeAnna set Dusty on her bed and closed her bedroom door. She crawled into bed under the covers. "Good night, Dusty!"
She said as she hugged her tight and kissed her. Dusty licked her face and waggled her tail. DeAnna was so happy.
The winter months seem to fly by and before she knew it was spring and all the snow was gone. DeAnna was lost in her love
for Dusty. She was her best friend and companion. DeAnna loved waking in the mornings with Dusty licking her face. She was
so happy and content. She felt Blessed by her Heavenly Father above.
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