Wet outside - Warm inside

I knew right off that today was not a day where Mom and Dad were going to stick us in our crates and leave for the day.  I knew it because when I jumped on the bed to snuggle before the radio comes on making Mommy get up, Daddy called Suzy to come up on the bed and snuggle, too.  That only happens on days when the radio isn't going to come on.  I let out a deep sigh and snuggled closer in to Mommy.  I couldn't help it, but my tail did a few little "thump thumps" and it made her giggle.  Mommy's arm came out of the covers and gave me a few pats.  The kind of pat that says,  "I love you." Thump thump went my tail again.


The next thing I know my belly is hungry and Mom is finally getting out of bed.  It is still dark, so at least breakfast wasn't too much later than normal.  Suzy and I go outside for morning border patrol.  It's raining and it's cold.  That means we don't have to search the entire perimeter; nothing is going to be out in this mess!  Breakfast is the same as always.  But hours later we get to have a few bites of the human breakfast.  Man!  They sure eat good!  Waffles, eggs, bacon.  Did I mention the bacon?!  The house has smelled soooo good ever since!  Of course dinner made it smell even better but that'll come later.


Kristi stopped by to take Mom away.  They weren't too far down the road when Daddy decided we'd go for a ride, too!  He grabbed our black "go away" backpack that our leashes are in and we dodged raindrops to the truck.  When we got back home the girls were already back, having cups of hot tea.  I was a little sad; Kristi didn't have Mollie or even Maggie with her.  I would have loved a little play date with my best friend and Suzy said she would have liked seeing Maggie. 


Mom decided that it was sort of chilly and we needed a fire.  A fire!  I love fires - they are so warm and cozy.  If I can just talk Kristi into getting out of my chair then I could curl up and have a good nap right next to that fire.  She leaves so I get the chair!  Mom goes to the kitchen to start their dinner.  Once again there are good smells coming out of that room.  This time it is fish.  They keep talking about how much fun it was catching that fish and how good it is.   Did Suzy or I get a taste of that fish?  Nope.  Not one bite.  At least I heard that there was more in the freezer.  Hopefully we'll get a taste next time.


Dark comes a lot earlier these days.  It's still rainy.  It's still cold.  But - Suzy and I are lucky dogs.  We are snug and warm with a roaring fire to keep it that way.  Being a retriever is a pretty good thing to be!