Magic is Everywhere if You Know Where to Look For It.
Hint — Check in with the young children in your life.
Magic can be seen in unexpected places. The problem is that, as adults, we don’t believe in magic, so we don’t look for it when it’s right in front of us. Just ask my youngest granddaughter.
I have two granddaughters. One just turned nine years old, and the other will turn six in three weeks. They are sisters but very different.
I love having them for sleepovers. Granddad always makes popcorn for movies. We always have pasta for dinner, and one of them will always help Grandma make dessert.
We are just starting to get into playing Monopoly. It is so much better than watching the Jonas Brothers on Disney+.
I love them both, and they are very different girls. When it is time for bed, the oldest gets her teeth done, puts on her pyjamas, and gets into bed. The younger one gets her teeth done, puts on her pyjamas, and then thinks of every excuse possible not to go to sleep. Eventually, she ends up in her sister’s bed and falls asleep.
Misty
One of the highlights of the sleepover is that they get to play with Misty. She is our seven-year-old Australian Shepard, a very gentle and intelligent dog.
Misty came to us about a year and a half ago. We didn’t need to train her; she told us how to deal with her. That is magic of another sort.
At bedtime, our dog has her bed on the floor beside my side of the bed. Since my husband and I are of a certain age, we need to get up during the night. Misty is a herder, and our only complaint with her is that she moves around the outside of the bed throughout the night to check we are where we’re supposed to be and haven’t left for parts unknown. Getting up can be like stepping onto a minefield.
We put our feet softly on the floor, checking to see if she is near our line to the bathroom.
Sleepover on her own
Recently, my son called and asked if the youngest granddaughter could come for a sleepover by herself. I said I would love to have her, but would she be okay alone without her sister? Would I have to call my son at 1 am to pick her up?
He said that he had already asked her that, and she told him that Grandma would put Misty in her room by the door. She said that Misty sleeps with her eyes open and that she would watch for monsters and not let them in her room. So she was good to go to Grandma and Granddad’s place alone.
She came over, we had fun, and then it was time for bed. Getting ready wasn’t an issue because Grandma let her stay up a little later than her bedtime. Don’t tell her mummy.
Misty went upstairs with her. Misty’s problem was that she had to be upstairs while I was downstairs, but we couldn’t please everyone.
The next morning — Magic
The important thing was that she woke the next morning, and sure enough, no monsters had entered her room. It was magic.
I don’t know if this was magic from a dog, but you won’t hear me complain, and you couldn’t dissuade my granddaughter from telling you that the monsters didn’t get into her room due to Misty’s diligence.
Listen to what the children tell you, and you will see magic, and the monsters will be gone.
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