Thursday - When Mom got up this morning, I was outside doing my guard duty. I did not want to come in as there was a critter in the small dog yard that needed to be told to go away. It was not listening to me very well. Mom came outside and scared it away for me so I could go back to sleep. Later in the day, Mom kicked everyone out of the dog room and was in there for a long time. I am not as big as Ever and Bonnet, so I can’t quite see over the door to figure out what she was doing. We were all very anxious to find out and pester her when she came out until she took us in a bit early for dinner. I was hoping for more Christmas presents, but there was nothing new in our pens, just less mud and dog hair. I wonder what we have to do to get more goodies.

Friday – Mom was home most of the day again. She let us out to play and then the phone started ringing. She ended up putting us away again pretty quickly and somehow she tricked me into being inside so I had to go back into my pen even though I did not want to. When she got back home, we all got to go play outside some more while she sat around in her computer room on the floor. I am not sure what she was doing there, but Ever kept an eye on her so we could all go play without her knowing what kind of trouble we were getting into. Finally, so came out and caught me with a bungee cord in my mouth. She told me to drop it and when she does that, I always do! It is the one thing I know she will be very upset about if I don’t listen. Besides, she was outside with us and she almost never comes outside to play. She did not seem too angry with me and went back to what ever it was she was doing before after she took away this new bungee toy I had found. In the afternoon, Isee convinced Mom to feed us early. She bounced and jumped and begged for all she was worth and it worked. I tried to help, but Mom ignored me.