October 12, 2010

Poppy doesn’t have to work today so he’s goin out of town today. Mamaw says she’s gonna stay home. I guess that means I’m stayin home too!

She reminds me we have lots to do today. She wants to get the sanding finished up before it’s too chilly for her to enjoy workin on it in the garage. She goes out and sits on her little “antique stool” and works it by hand now. Mamaw says she can’t use the sandin machine for this—the areas are too small. I suppose she’s gonna wake up tomorrow with sore fingers and elbow again!

When we went for our walk this morning, Mamaw REALLY TRUSTED ME! I was off leash just into the trail and went all the way to Ashworth Road. That’s when she decided she wanted to leash me back up—I wasn’t gonna have any of that!! I teased and ran and acted like an idiot havin so much fun. You know what she did? She turned around and went back the way we had come. I looked to her for direction—still unleashed though-and she said, “Nope, we’re not goin back on that busy sidewalk without you being leashed.” Guess she told me…So, we just walked all the way back to our house with no leash—she wouldn’t say a word to me. Her silence treatment is tough to take. We get in the house—DEAD SILENCE. That’s kinda the way the rest of the day went for me.

She has worked really hard at the computer today and I don’t think she cares to hear what I have to say. I’m afraid when we go for a walk on the trail again she might not trust me without leash.

No Poppy for dinner—Mamaw made scrambled eggs and toast but couldn’t eat it. She reclined for a long time and I sat on her lap. I kept trying to tell her with my eyes that I really just wanted to go to the waterbed with her. She finally listened. I had to be good—The Good Wife was on. I was finally ready for bed so in the kennel I go.

Mamaw goes into the computer room and decided she was gonna learn how to put some more music on her IPod. I could hear her talking to herself but by golly she got it! And then the garage door opened—the kitchen door opened—and in came my Poppy! Mamaw said he could let me out to see him so I was in paradise for a while anyway. She’s still pretty much given me the silent treatment…Hope tomorrow is a better day.