September 28, 2009

It is a little chillier today than usual. I don’t like to stay outside any longer than I absolutely have to! I just love Mamaw—she picks me up every morning and kisses and kisses me. She is so sweet. She’s a heavy task master too though. I don’t get by with a lot of stuff but in return she expresses her love to me.

I met “Ozzie,” the male dog next door on two separate occasions. He is very large—maybe 50-60 lbs. so he sort of scared me but I liked the way he smelled. I got to spend more time with him and I think we understand each other pretty well. It is an awkward relationship given our size but it’s good to have a buddy close by. I’ve met other dogs too—all larger than I am but Mamaw tells me I’ll grow. Sometimes they come into our yard and poop and the family doesn’t pick it up. Mamaw thinks that is just awful. She and Poppy are very careful to clean up after me every time.

The crab apples have been falling to the ground since I came home with my family. They leave a mess! I like to chew on them so Mamaw has to go out, sometimes three times a day, to pick them up. They are ripe now and so when they fall, they split open. Sort of smells like cheap wine too. It’s a chore Mamaw says but she refuses to complain. After all, Mother knows best. The hardest part is her getting them picked up before I need to go out.

Poppy and Mamaw loaded me up in the car and drove downtown so I could see the new Pappajohn Park between 13th & 15th at Locust and Grand. I cried a little in the car cause I didn’t know what was going on! Mamaw told me that I am not just a dog—I am an aristocrat and I had a name to live up to so she expects me to enjoy art. I got a little sick when we got home so I don’t know if the art made me sick or whether I got car sick. They said we have to go on some more trips before next week to see what happens.

I’m just not feeling so good since I threw up! I just want to go to bed for now.