Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

What a wonderful story! I'm so glad to hear your daughter was driving and not you. We older folks don't have the control younger ones do... or the guts. :)

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

Thank you, Phyllis. Me too on the driving at that moment...I drove the leg at night with less traffic, but lots of deer :) Thankfully they all stayed off the roadway. I am happy to hear you enjoyed the read, and I very much appreciate your review. Thank you so much! Have a great week!

Comment from bichonfrisegirl

Excellent

Hi Mary,

A mixture of sweetness, fun, hair-raising moments, and Thank the Lord We're Still Alive gratitude!! All of the aforementioned rolled into one very entertaining story that has the reader laughing, aghast and giving a sigh of relief.

Question -- what is a Kong? is it a dog toy?

Some standouts for this reader are:

- "Where's the Pork" ... ha!
- "This is it. This is it." ... and then ... "This is not it". Made me smile
- "Lady Bird was lovin' the extra excitement and thought we were happenin' peeps" ... great imagery created for me here ... I could just picture his dog happy as a clam bouncing all over the place amidst all of the commotion.
- I thought it ironic that you almost had an accident going 70 in "Gallup" (even though the spelling isn't 'gallop'.

Two small typos:
- "A road trip, a rescue dog, and a perhaps a miracle" ... one too many a's
- "There was a quite a bit of shaking" ... one too many a's

A heart warming, well written story that I enjoyed, and am glad that it had a happy outcome for all concerned.

Connie

PS: My best regards to Brunhilda. Tell her I miss her.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

Hi Connie, thank you for another detailed and wonderful review. I so appreciate the catch's...I seem to miss them on every posting and it's starting to drive me cra-cra...Brunhilda thinks I suck at editing and wonders how I miss so many obvious mistakes :) A Kong is a big thick rubber dog toy, you can stick a treat up inside and they have to work it to get the prize. It keeps them from getting bored. It was suggested I get one when the 110 lb mastiff I rescued tried to eat our golden doodle a few times. I bought all three dogs Kongs, though it didn't help with the attacks. I had to eventually muzzle her to keep my other female safe. Princess was a wonderful dog, just a girl to girl thing that was a problem.

Thank you again for the wonderful and detailed review, as always, I appreciate you so much! Have a wonderful week :)

reply by bichonfrisegirl on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks for the 'Kong' explanation. :)

Re catching typos ... I often seem to miss them on my own work too. I guess we are just too close to our writing, sometimes having written the same thing several times over. It's much easier to spot them when reading a fresh piece of work it seems.

Wishing you a great week as well!

Comment from bob cullen

Excellent

My goodness this is well told. This should be in a magazine somewhere.
Your telling of the near impact with the truck is both humorous and breathtaking. I was simply enthralled with the tale of Lady Bird

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

Thank you so very much, Bob. I appreciate you taking the time to read this and offer a review. I honestly was not feeling this was up to par, so reading the reviews have been truly great. I appreciate you! Have a wonderful week ahead!

Comment from jlsavell

Excellent

Mary, your stories always leave my heart pounding or my bladder leaking or both. You truly are the light fabtastic of Fanstory! Loved every word... jimi

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 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

That is the greatest compliment! Thank you so much Jimi, and for your continued interest and follow. I appreciate it more than you know! Have a wonderful evening and great week ahead :)

Comment from damommy

Exceptional

This is one of the greatest things you've written. I went from laughing to tensing up, and back to laughing. What a trip. Sounds like one I had years ago. Tell you later.

I hope you don't think I'm nit-picking, but I found a few little things that need attention. I am going to give you a six anyway, because when they corrections are made, you will deserve it. Love the photos.

My daughter enter[ed] the drive-through

It was obvious[,] given her exuberance

not screaming like a banchie [banshee]

fenced[-]in

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

I loved your nitpicking as much as I loved your assignment of a SIX, Yvonne!!! Thank you, I had re-read this thing so many times, I was oblivious to the errors you noted, so a HUGE thank you, Yvonne. I loved your reaction, because I was sooooo thinking this wasn't one of my better writes :) As always, I so appreciate you and your continued interest in my ramblings :) Have a wonderful week ahead, and all the corrections have been made :) Merci!

Comment from Thomas Bowling

Excellent

A great story. I think you need to get your keyboard cleaned. Some of your keys seem toooooo be sticking, Just kidding. You have a greaaaaaat style.

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 Comment Written 02-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2016

Hahaha! Thank you so much, Thomas. Those little fooooookers might just need to be vacuuuuuuuuumed out!!! I appreciate your review and follow! Have a great week!