WANNA BET?

WHEN THE PHOTO SHOOT WITH MOLLY WAS OVER, 

WE ALL WENT OUT INTO THE KITCHEN FOR WATER, 

EXCEPT TIKA, WHO STAYED BEHIND IN BIG RECLINER.

THE BIG GUY DOESN'T SIT IN THE BIG RECLINER VERY MUCH.

THE LAST TIME HE SAT IN IT,

 HE TOLD DEE HE COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH SMALLER,

THEY WERE MAKING RECLINERS ANY MORE!

YEAH! THAT'S IT! 

THE CHAIRS ARE GETTING SMALLER!

GOOD OBSERVATION THERE "BIG" GUY!"

I PEEKED BACK INTO THE OTHER ROOM,

 TO MAKE SURE TIKA WAS STILL IN THE CHAIR...

SHE WAS...

ME, MERLIN, MOLLY AND KACI,
 ALL MADE A BET TO SEE HOW MANY TIMES IT WOULD TAKE US,
 TO GO TO THE WINDOW AND ACT LIKE SOMETHING EXCITING WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE, BEFORE TIKA WOULD JUMP DOWN,
AND RUN OVER TO THE WINDOW TO SEE WHAT IT WAS!

HANG ON...I WANNA CHECK ON TIKA AGAIN..

GEE...

THOSE POINTY LITTLE EARS WOULD BE AIMED IN OUR DIRECTION,

 WOULD THEY?

 WHEN I ASKED HER IF SHE WAS TRYING TO LISTEN IN ON OUR CONVERSATION?

SHE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND SAID...

 HAVE I EVER TRIED TO LISTEN TO A CONSTELLATION? WHAT?

AND THEN SHE TURNED AWAY REAL QUICK,

 LIKE I WAS INTERRUPTING HER WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO COUNT THE GRAIN LINES IN THAT PIECE OF FURNITURE SHE'S PRETENDING TO BE IN AWE OF!

I WAS PRETTY SURE SHE HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING WE HAD TALKED ABOUT,

 SO ONE BY ONE WE ALL STROLLED BACK INTO THE OTHER ROOM TO FIND OUT!

ME, MERLIN AND MOLLY, WOULD BE THE WINDOW RUNNERS,

AND KACI WOULD COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THE THREE OF US,

 WENT TO THE WINDOW BEFORE TIKA JUMPS DOWN!

KACI FOUND THE PERFECT SPOT THAT SHE THOUGHT,
 WOULD GIVE HER THE BEST VIEW OF THE WINDOW 

                                                        AND GOT INTO POSITION,

MERLIN GUESSED IT WOULD TAKE US 5 TRIPS TO THE WINDOW,
BEFORE TIKA WOULD JUMP DOWN.
MOLLY SAID 3 TRIPS...
KACI SAID 4...

AND I SAID,
 SHE WOULDN'T JUMP DOWN AT ALL, BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT,
 TIKA COULD CARE LESS WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE!

HECK,
SHE CAN BARELY DEAL WITH WHATS GOING ON IN THE SPACE SHE TAKES UP!

AT STAKE?
THE EVENING TREAT!

I TOLD MERLIN TO GO FIRST...

AND THEN MOLLY WENT!

AND THEN I WENT!

AND THEN MOLLY WENT AGAIN!

AND THEN MERLIN AGAIN!

 AND WE'RE ALL BARKING LIKE CRAZY!
 AND LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW!
AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN ALL EXCITED!
AND BARKING SOME MORE!
AND MAKING US A BIG OLE TEXAS SIZED RUCKUS!
 AND TRASHING US ANOTHER WINDOW SILL!

WE ALL LOOKED OVER AT TIKA, AT THE SAME TIME,
TO SEE HOW SHE  WAS REACTING TO ALL THE CHAOS AND MADNESS,
 WE WERE CREATING!

PERHAPS HER REACTION WAS JUST...RUNNING A LITTLE LATE TODAY?

 WE STARTED IN AGAIN!

THIS TIME MOLLY WENT FIRST...

 AND THEN MERLIN WENT...

BUT THEN HE STARTED LAUGHING,
 

AND LAUGHING!

 HE FINALLY HE TO LOOK AWAY REAL QUICK,
SO TIKA DIDN'T START WONDERING WHAT WAS SO FUNNY?

                                 AND THEN ME AND MOLLY WENT AGAIN!

 

 AND THEN MERLIN AND MOLLY AGAIN!

AND STILL...NO REACTION!

FINALLY TIKA STOOD UP ON THE ARM OF THE CHAIR,
JUST LIKE SHE DOES WHEN SHE'S ABOUT TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW...
( WHICH IS USUALLY),
 RIGHT BEFORE SHE JUMPS DOWN AND GOES BALLISTIC,
 LIKE THE REST OF US.

FOR SOME REASON...SHE LOOKED DOWN AND NOT  OUT THE WINDOW?

THEN, SHE LOOKED LOOKED TOWARDS THE FRONT DOOR,
 AND STILL DIDN'T LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!

MERLIN THOUGHT MAYBE IF HE JUMPED UP ON THE CHAIR BESIDES TIKA,
 AND STARTED GROWLING OUT THE WINDOW REAL LOUD OR SOMETHING,
SHE'D BE SURE TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW THEN!

WRONG!

TIKA LOOKED THE OTHER WAY!

WHEN MERLIN'S ATTEMPT TO LURE TIKA'S ATTENTION TO THE WINDOW FAILED...

HE WENT BACK TO THE WINDOW...
AND TIKA...GOT NICE AND COMFY ON THE ARM OF THE CHAIR..
 

.
FACING AWAY FROM THE WINDOW!

WE ALL GAVE UP AND WALKED AWAY..

JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN THE CORNER,
 AND HEAD DOWN THE HALL, OUT OF SITE..

I TOOK ONE LAST LOOK BACK AT TIKA...
AND LOW AND BEHOLD! THERE SHE WAS!

TIKA LOOKED OVER AT ME AND SAID...
"WHAT! NO WINNERS?" 

"WHY IF NONE OF YOU ARE WINNERS...
I BELIEVE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG...
THAT MAKES YOU GUYS.... A BUNCH OF LOSERS!

FROM THE DESK OF LIL DITZ...
THIS IS TIKA-WEEKA, SIGNING OFF.