HAPPY CHRISTMAS

“Jesus is born”

Sang the angels above’

Shepherds were awed by the sight.

The star that announced

God’s supreme gift of love

Outshone all the others that night........

Two thousand years later ,

His love is the same,

His light is still showing the way,

He still inspires awe,

angels still praise His name,

And wise men still seek Him today.

A very happy Christmas to everyone here, from me and Sandy! xxxxxx

SANDY

Well, I never did tell you why life took a turn for the worse! It was all down to Sandy.......

Our son took the week off work to look after Sandy while we were away in Kefalonia, but went back to work the day we came home. The night before we came back, Sandy was ill. When we got home at approximately 2 pm, we found Sandy in a dreadful state in the kitchen - and it very soon became clear to us that he had had another stroke. He was obviously in a very bad state......... he hadn't been able to get to his water and was dehydrated. We kept feeding him saucers of water and he revived a little bit. That night though, his breathing was bad and we felt sure he would die in the night. I nearly called a local vet out: they would have put him to sleep, for sure.........

He is not called Magic Mystery for nothing though and - amazingly, miraculously - he pulled through. A couple of months after that, he had another (less serious) stroke and survived that too. His back legs are very bad (though he often manages to get up a good run in the park!). It is quite obvious that he still really enjoys his life!

Today is his 15th birthday. FIFTEEN!!!! That is an amazingly good age for a golden retriever! I can hardly believe it! This dog truly is a MAGIC MYSTERY!

Did I ever tell you just how much I love him?