June 6, 2010

Mamaw, you just quit bein kind a nasty to Poppy and Me. We didn’t do a thing to make you grumpy! In fact, I bet he’s glad he has to work so he can get away from you. I’m gonna hang on here and see if I can get a nice walk. If I can—or not—then I’m goin to my kennel to hang out and stay out of the way! She’s not like this often and it worries me…do ya think she doesn’t feel well? Is all well with our Betty? What’s up with Darrell? Is she missin her sister? It could be tons of stuff—too numerous to mention. I don’t see her like this very often so I think she has too much on her mind.


I got a bath today! I knew when she started running the bath water in the second bathroom what that meant. She never rushes the bath and she is so gentle with the rubbing and everything. I really like it when she gets my back section all full of shampoo and then she takes her finger nails and rubs back and forward with her finger nails. I don’t get in any hurry to get out either. That is part of our “fun times” together. Well, the rest of the bathing procedure isn’t so great—the drying part. It was warm enough though she let me just kinda air dry a little.

And then we did get a very nice walk taken and I continue to hear the “good Scarlett” from her so I guess she isn’t mad at me today. When we got back though, she took my special “outside cable” outside the front door and hooked it to the deck and then she invited me out with her. Well, she went and got gloves, some kind of funky scissor thing and a trash bag. She started weeding (she likes to do that when it’s wet cause she says she can get the roots too). She just works and works and every now and then says something to me or brings me water or whatever. The neighbors all come around to see me too.

Sittin out there in the sun my fur was so shiny and course I’m bein so good for Mamaw. She insists on keeping our place looking nice. It’s one of her ways to show Poppy how much she loves him so I know better than to interfere with that! By late afternoon, she is finally finished and we get to go to the house. I think she’s too tired for another walk but we’ll see later.

Oh my Poppy’s home. When he gets out of his work clothes and into shorts, I am going to jump up on him and kiss, kiss, kiss. Now can we all just relax? I’m pooped just from watching Mamaw work.