Double Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper was still stewing in my already disruptive digestive system, when Gwenny started bouncing around like a jumping bean.  The girls were both playing in Rhyen’s room, on the other side of the house and I could hear them ok.  I was sitting at my desk in my bedroom, checking things (you know, Facebook, Twitter, my mail order bride status) and Gwenny just would not stop acting like a goof ball.  For sanity sake, I yelled out, “Rhyen…you guys doing ok?”  ”Yeah, we’re fine” was the response I got back.

I went back to my computer and just ignored the dog.  But she just kept getting more and more annoying.  She started to prance back and forth from the bathroom in my bedroom.  The door was slightly closed…and the lights were out.  At this point, all I could think was that there was someone either trying to crawl in through the tiny bathroom window or….they were already in.

I did what any red-blooded American would do.  I reached for my gun, pulled the slide back and yelled, “If you’re in there, I’d suggest you use your legs to walk out, while they still work.”  …..  nothing  ……  silence  ……

I barged in to find not even an open window…fortunately.  At this point, Gwenny is still going nuts and starts to make her way toward the front door now.  ”Maybe she scared the intruder off and they ran out front?”  I turned the lights on outside, yelled to Rhyen one more time to make sure she was ok, and then opened the door.  As I stood there, silently, alone, it wafted over me like the smell of cheap perfume.  I knew that smell…THAT WAS SMOKE!

I ran back into the house, and there on the ceramic top stove was the dinner pan, burning and smoking the left over cuisine.  I had forgotten to turn the burner off.  All this time, Gwenny was trying to warn me of the soon-to-be fire.  I couldn’t believe it!  I was so happy…all I could do was bend over and kiss her!  Of course I turned the burner off and took the pan off the stove as well.

The girls came running out, “What’s wrong Da……WHOA, WHAT HAPPENED!!”  The door to Rhyen’s room was closed…they didn’t smell a thing.  Once they figured out what Gwenny had done, they too began showering her with love.  As I looked into those big brown eyes of hers, my blue eyes started to well up a little bit.  I think she knew…in fact, I know she knew…exactly what she was doing.  Thank you Gwenny.  We love you.