January 18, 2011

We got lots to do today! Mamaw says she’s been sick long enough! Time to get back among the living…she’s shaved her legs and armpits and hit the shower. Then it’s put on the deodorant and all that lotion stuff. I try to get a taste of it but she doesn’t like that! As she chooses clothes from her closet, I sneak in and get a sock—bad dog—at least that’s what SHE said.


Poppy is out the door to work—Mamaw is close behind him. And she’s got all kinds of STUFF in her arms so that tells me she will be gone a long time. My only saving grace is she has to take care of OUR OZZIE again today so I do know she’ll be back SOMETIME.

She went to HyVee and got Poppy a couple of their super-duper sub sandwiches and took his lunch to him. And she had to go to Younkers—she bought Poppy a couple of new ties and I guess HE HATES THEM! That’s what she said anyway, so she took em back. That new place in town, Trader Joe’s, she goes there and buys their high fiber, low calorie wheat Raisin Bran—that is her lunch almost every day! Well, needless to say, it was wonderful havin her home again.

She didn’t waste any time letting me out of my kennel cause it was time to go get Ozzie out. And it is very slick outside so she put some of Becky’s ice melt (animal safe stuff) on the walk but Ozzie and me still had a terrible time getting to the snow part where it was safe. She didn’t let us go very far cause of the ice but Ozzie did manage to get to the fire hydrant to “do his thing.” Ya gotta wonder what people think—here she is with two dogs; one little—one big and pickin up the poop like a good homeowner. That means pickin up for TWO! And sometimes she forgets the disposal bag and has to go back out to pick it up. She doesn’t seem to mind…

Back in the house Ozzie seems a little uncomfortable but Mamaw tries every which way but loose to change that. Today we played golf—the old boy didn’t know what to think; his head just rotated from side to side as Mamaw took the putter and putted the ball my way. I would pick up the ball (they are heavy too) and sometimes give it back—sometimes make her work for it. Maybe Ozzie will want to learn to play golf too!

He let’s Mamaw know he needs to be brushed too! Boy, did SHE GET SOMETHIN STARTED. He stands perfectly still and lets her do it and ya know, I don’t really like it that much but all I hear when she’s brushin him is, good Ozzie, good boy, see Scarlett how good Ozzie is to get brushed? Puts me in a bad situation here so I’m tryin harder to put up with it!

Mamaw made a lovely dinner cause she knows Poppy still isn’t over this flu stuff. She used HIS COOKER! I wonder if he’s gonna be mad at her? Oh – he’s not mad at all – in fact he told Mamaw the Iowa Pork chops were delicious! She was pleased. And after dinner? Poppy found YET ANOTHER movie so she stayed up and watched it with him…I got tired and just went to my own bed. Forget it—I’m not gonna “beg” tonight.