Reunited and it feels so good!

If you've known me for long, you know I'm loyal.  Loyal to routine, processes and to my stuffed animals.  You know, the important stuff.  A long time ago, when I was little, my mother's day out teacher, Miss Debbie gave me a stuffed puppy dog to take on our trip to the Marshall Islands to adopt my little sister Ellie.  I loved Puppy.  That was her name, Puppy.  She made the long trip to RMI and back.  She made the trip around America in the RV.  I renamed her Ariel, because I love Ariel, The Little Mermaid, SOOO much.  Ariel made a great home in my backpack and she slept with me every night.  Every. Night.

Ariel rode in my back pack as we traveled to Kenya.  We watched movies together.  We ate dinner together.  We napped together. We shared our airplane blanket.  It was a great trip.  Mama packed up all my stuff, we got off the plane and we spent FOR-EVER at baggage claim and customs.  When we finally got in the van and I asked for Ariel.  Mama dug through my backpack and couldn't find Ariel.  She was still on the plane!  I was SOOOOOO sad.  I cried and cried.  Papa called the airline and they said they didn't find her.  It was really hard to sleep that night.

I slept with my other animals, but it wasn't the same.  I kept telling Mama that when we got on the plane to go back to America, Ariel would be waiting for me.  Mama said, she probably lives with another little girl, but I didn't want to believe it.  And you know what???  Mama was wrong!  Because, today, my Elf, Jasmine brought Ariel back!!!!  I'm so happy.  All I want to do is play with her and feed her and sleep with her.  She's my best dog ever.  Isn't she cute???

*Lucy's Mama here.  Thanks so much Granny for "finding" Ariel and Miss Susan for making sure she made it safely to Africa.  Lucy is one happy girl.