Hearts of Gold

Wow! We go to the park almost every night to let the boys play and Miss Belle run with her best friend, Hemi. When we got there tonight we saw this... Not a big deal to the average person but we saw the same thing last year. If you look at the top of the picture, there is a water main break at the top of the playground. What happens is that it floods the mulch and it becomes quick sand. Harry fell in last year up to his neck (he was a lot smaller then) but one could easily drown on the playground as it had been running for hours. It is very deceiving. Well of-course Belle didn't listen and ran into it and well almost completely under. She was swimming.

We called the parks and rec to report it and waited for the park ranger to come. The boys were so anxiety ridden that we had to wait until they got there and I had to call them back to see how long it would take! If Miss Belle was within 10 feet of the playground, there were tears and screams for her life. I chuckle a little writing this because I wish someone else could see how concerned they were. After a few minutes of her being off her leash running around with Hemi, the boys could not handle it. They did not want her to leave their sides and she had to have the leash on with both of them holding it for dear life. I cannot get over how frightened they were for her. And they wanted to wait for the Park Ranger so that they knew no other dogs or children went near the playground. There was another dog that showed up and Harry was crying to the owner to not let the dog off the leash because" he could drown and die."

I know the boys love Belle with all their hearts but tonight was a horrible example of what to expect if something were to happen to her. I have never seen them in so much fear for her. Not their own concern but for the love of Belle. I love their little hearts of gold!


Update: tonight when William was giving Belle and hug and kiss good-night he said, "Good-night Belle, I love you. I was really worried about you today."