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It’s dawn. I hear the sweet sound of a Cardinal singing outside our window. My heart leaps before my eyes even open. A smile crosses my face as I remember. For a few seconds I work on going back to sleep – slow, deep breaths – I want the sleeeeep, neeeed the sleeeep. But I’m not going back to sleep. I’m way too excited. Every day is a gift but today is one of the special ones. That way-too-cool-to-be-true-pointer-mix I’ve been telling you about, she’s gonna become a member of our family today. The one who takes a treat from my child’s fingers as gently as a butterfly lands on a flower. Her name is Hazel.

It’s dawn. I hear the sweet sound of a Cardinal singing outside our window. My heart leaps before my eyes even open. A smile crosses my face as I remember. For a few seconds I work on going back to sleep – slow, deep breaths – I want the sleeeeep, neeeed the sleeeep. But I’m not going back to sleep. I’m way too excited. Every day is a gift but today is one of the special ones. That way-too-cool-to-be-true-pointer-mix I’ve been telling you about, she’s gonna become a member of our family today. The one who takes a treat from my child’s fingers as gently as a butterfly lands on a flower. Her name is Hazel.