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Click the light switch in Alice's bedroom as her dad gave her a kiss on the forehead

and tucked her in for the night. I know you don't want to leave your friends at school honey,

but there will be new friends and adventures at our new house, the dad said.

You promise, Alice asked with hopeful eyes. I promise, good night sweetie, you replied.

The dots and family lived in the suburbs for years, but patty and mark Alice's parents.

had both been raised on ranches.

Their dream was to one day buy their own small ranch, where their kids could have lots of space

to breathe easy and roam free.

And now that dream is becoming a reality.

One day, last year, a perfect opportunity came up. A beautiful 12-acre ranch with a picturesque red

barn, a horse stable with four stalls and a decent size but muddy pond.

And so the Dodson's bought the ranch. And tomorrow, they'd leave the suburbs to begin a brand new

lifestyle in the countryside. Their son, Danny, was nearly 12 years old and Alice was a shy and

frackled eight and a half year old. The family also included two dogs, a black labrador named

Bear and an old German shepherd named Jeremy.

Party and mark had the know-how to run a small ranch. And Danny had spent enough summers at his

grandparent's farm to know his way around animals too.

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