45. Green Trillium In May<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to go to Grandma\u2019s,\u201d 9 -year old Liam stormed instead of packing his tag-a-long suitcase. \u201cHer house smells old and she doesn\u2019t even know about Ultimate Trading Cards.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, do you think Grandma Grace will let us play with her new guide dog?\u201d 12-year old Sarah Grace asked, as she completed her packing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, it\u2019s boring there,\u201d Liam continued to fuss.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiam, is it being at Grandma\u2019s or the long ride that you don\u2019t like?\u201d their Mom asked, not expecting an answer. \u201cSarah, Grandma\u2019s new guide dog is young, so I\u2019m not sure if she\u2019ll be trained enough for Grandma Grace to let her off leash to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soon Liam was slumped in his seatbelt, sound asleep and not aware of when his card collection slid off his lap or even when they arrived at the farm.<\/p>\n
When his eyes opened, the smell of old, polished wood hit his nose and the feel of sand in his bed scratched his bare feet. Then he smelled the bacon and remembered where he was — Grandma\u2019s!<\/p>\n
Liam was surprised to see Sarah turning the bacon and Grandma mixing up the buttermilk pancake batter. Sarah never did any cooking at home, but then again, things were different at Grandma\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Grandma seemed too ancient to have such a young dog for a guide.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer name is Peyton Grace,\u201d Sarah announced with her princess attitude. \u201cShe\u2019s a three-year old yellow lab.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho cares,\u201d Liam growled as he dug into the stack of pancakes with homemade blueberry preserves and bacon. He slipped the dog a piece of pancake, even though he knew Grandma\u2019s guide dogs weren\u2019t supposed to have people food.<\/p>\n
After breakfast, the grown-ups were talking as Sarah cut out Early American stencils for Grandma\u2019s projects. Liam was bored, just as he knew he would be. He decided to go down to the pond and check out the tadpoles. Peyton quietly slipped out the screen door with him.<\/p>\n
When Grandma called her guide dog, she didn\u2019t come. \u201cThat\u2019s unusual,\u201d Grandma said. \u201cI wonder where she is?\u00a0 Sarah, do you see her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Sarah said. \u201cI think she went out with Liam. Isn\u2019t that okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, neither of them asked to go out,\u201d Grandmas said. \u201cMaybe we ought to go look for them. They aren\u2019t really that familiar with the farm and the spring rains have made the bog a bit dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
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