September 1, 2010

We’re startin a new month already. And with that, Mamaw has let go of some of her strict rules. Now when we go outside to poop, she let’s me lead the way. Now, it took her how long to figure that out? I’m sorry people; I gotta ‘smell’ my way into a poop. And I like to keep smellin around and get the second one of the day done at the same time. That frees me up for most of the day and it works for me!

We gotta get Poppy’s lunch packed too. Mamaw and I have hardly seen him at all—we’re missin him. He says tomorrow we’ll have OUR DAY. I sure hope that means a nice ride…

She’s got all kinds of big towels in her arms as she heads for the kitchen to get my doggie shampoo. Oh yeah, she did promise me a bath today! She puts towels on the floor so when I get out of the tub and shake, rattle and roll—the towels soak it up. Well, it was a bath of all baths today! We scrubbed and loved and talked and just enjoyed each others’ company as she pulled the shower head down to rinse me off. All the time she’s telling me how good I’m doin and how beautiful I’m goin to be. Well, I do shake, rattle, and roll and roll and roll. The rest is “catch me if you can.” She uses the blow dryer some—the towel some—and nature some. It works for us.

Mamaw gets her tennis shoes, her IPod, her hat, a poop bag and my leash and THINKS we are going on a walk. Wrong…I’m NOT going. She figured that out too and decided if I don’t wanta go I can just go in the kennel and SHE WILL GO ALONE. So, off she went—and was gone a really, really long time. In fact, I almost wondered if she was comin back. But then she came draggin in, and well pleased with herself. Guess we have an understanding about that now.

We ran the ‘bleachin’ project through the washer and the dryer. Then Mamaw lovingly folded all those hankies of Poppys. She wouldn’t let me in the bedroom to put em away though. I was naughty—I found the toilet paper roller and had toilet paper strung all the way to the living room.

I’m exhausted by this time and I’m gonna take a nap. Mamaw goes to the office and begins workin on her projects so we both turned out happy. Poppy came home and we enjoyed him. I sat right in between em and they are both petting me and telling me how wonderful I look and who wouldn’t like that? Lovely evening…