Magic is Everywhere if You Know Where to Look For It.

Hint — Check in with the young children in your life.

Photo by Ella de Kross on Unsplash

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.

Granddaughters

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…