THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX...

I THOUGHT TIKA AND I WERE IN BIG TROUBLE FOR STRIPPING ALL THE BEDDING OFF THE BED LIKE WE DID..YOU KNOW, SO THOROUGHLY AND ALL?

I MEAN, HERE I AM SCARED TO DEATH OF HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
 COULD LIGHTLY SCUFF MY ADORABLENESS WITH DEE...

  AND TIKA'S JUST SITTING UP THERE RESTING COMFORTABLY ON TOP OF EXHIBIT A,  LIKE THAT'S HOW SHE FOUND IT WHEN SHE ARRIVED!

DEE SAID SHE HAD COME BACK UPSTAIRS,
 BECAUSE SHE FORGOT SHE WANTED TO WASH THE SHEETS TODAY!

 AND THEN SHE TOLD US, WHAT GOOD LITTLE GIRLS WE WERE,
 FOR HELPING MOMMY TAKE THE SHEETS OFF THE BED!

(WELL AIN'T THAT JUST ABOUT AS LUCKY AS A GIRL CAN GET?)

LOSS OF ADORABLENESS... AVERTED Y'ALL!

WHEN I REALIZED THAT TROUBLE WASN'T A COMIN' TODAY AFTER ALL,
I WALKED INTO THE LAUNDRY ROOM WITH THE PILLOW CASE ON MY BACK,
 LIKE THAT WAS THE PLAN ALL ALONG!

 I ALSO REALIZED, THAT USING A PILLOWCASE,
 TO COVER UP MY INVOLVEMENT, IN A PILLOW, 'CASE'...
WAS PROBABLY NOT THE MOST WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN I'VE
  EVER COME UP WITH EITHER!

DEE TOOK THE PILLOW CASE OFF MY BACK, PUT IT IN THE WASHER,
 AND THEN LOOKED DOWN THE HALL TOWARDS THE STAIRS AND SAID,

"HEY WAIT A MINUTE...
HOW DID YOU TWO GET UP HERE ANYWAY?
 DID YOU JUMP OVER THAT GATE TO HELP MOMMY WITH THE LAUNDRY?"

(SHE WAS LOOKING DOWN AT US LIKE SHE WAS EXPECTING A REPLY OF SOME SORT?)

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY?

WELL... I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO SAY!

I JUST CAN'T ACTUALLY 'SAY' IT... BECAUSE I'M A DOG!

I SUPPOSE I COULD SEND HER A REPLY IN AN E-MAIL,
 BUT THEN AGAIN,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT EITHER!

  TIKA AND I DECIDED.
 WE WOULD FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY TO PRANK DEE,
 SOME OTHER TIME AND WENT BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
 
MERLIN WAS IN THE DINING ROOM GETTING HIS 10:15 MASSAGE,

 KACI WAS IN THE RECLINER WONDERING IF EATING MY CAMERA,
 WOULD HOLD HER OVER UNTIL SUPPER TIME?

MOLLY WAS IN THE KITCHEN GETTING A DRINK OF WATER...

  AND TIKA WAS ON HER WAY  BACK OUTSIDE.

I TOLD TIKA THAT I WOULD BE OUT IN A SECOND,
 AND WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW TO SEE WHAT THE WEATHER WAS DOING?

BETWEEN LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND MY KEEN SENSE OF SMELL,
I COULD TELL IT WAS 62 DEGREES OUT AND PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH VARIABLE WINDS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH AT RIGHT AROUND  20-22 MPH!

NOT QUITE ENOUGH WIND TO PICK ME UP AND CARRY ME ANYWHERE,
BUT I STILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE SUSTAINED GUSTS REACHING OR EXCEEDING 26 MPH, WHICH, WHEN YOU'RE AS SMALL AS I AM,
 WOULD PRETTY MUCH, BE LIFT OFF TIME FOR ME!

IT LOOKED OKAY ENOUGH OUTSIDE FOR THE MOMENT,
SO I DECIDED TO GO SEE WHAT TIKA WAS UP TO?

WHEN I GOT OUT TO THE BACK PORCH.
 TIKA WAS JUST STANDING AROUND...

WAITING PATIENTLY FOR SOMEONE TO COME ALONG AND LET HER OUT.

AS A CANINE COURTESY,
 I DECIDED TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH TIKA.
 I'M NOT SO SURE SHE WAS AWARE OF....

"YOU KNOW YOU'RE  NOT IN A KENNEL RIGHT?

AS SHE STEPPED OUT FROM BEHIND THE SAFETY RAILING ACROSS THE BACK PORCH AND LOOKED BACK, I DON'T THINK SHE WAS VERY HAPPY KNOWING SHE HAD JUST SPENT TWENTY MINUTES WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LET HER OUT OF SOMETHING SHE WASN'T EVEN IN!

 

NOT THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY...THAT'S FOR SURE!
WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME Y'ALL!