Tuesday morning is here. It is four and Miss Tuesday woke me up at three. "Go away Tuesday," I said. Burrowing deeper into the blankets. But Tuesday would have none of that, "Wake up" she said. So I did. "I" pulling her lazy little bones up with me. She went outside, came back in. Only to promptly go back to sleep. Fair weather friend. I am left here with my tea. Trying to rustle up words again with a groggy brain. So as I start my trip to Blogland, Good morning.
Yesterday The Emperor was going to Mount Vernon. I had not been out of the yard for a week so I said, "I" and I want to go too. She promptly went to the table by the door where her leash lay, sniffing it. Confirming that it was there waiting for her. Her little stub tail wagged in great anticapaption.
The Emperor growled. Oh yes at times he does growl. But he relented and said we could go, on one condition. The condition being that "I stayed off his lap while he drove and I didn't talk. I'm smiling as I write this. Oh sure I agreed anxious to go, but of course we both knew that wouldn't be possible. In other words I lied.
We started off our trip at the automatic car wash at 26th and main. "I" had never been through the car wash before. She watched her eyes big as the machine started up. It made its way around the car, the long arm spraying water as it rolled. You could see by the look on her face as it went around she was thinking, "What the heck?" She started growling, low deep throaty growls. Her and The Emperor sound alot alike sometimes. "Don't worry "I" I said. "Thats only Robo man." She wasn't assured or impressed. As Robo man rolled around the car several times, doing his job. "I" growled, barked, the hair on her neck stood up. Robo man had not found a friend in her.
We left and started on our big thirty mile journey. "I" tramatized by the whole car wash experience sat on my lap, seemingly dazed by it all. As the miles rolled by she perked up. Trying to stick her head out the window which was closed. Cold wind and rain would blow in if it was down. She shot me a despondent look. I felt bad as she had a bad experience earlier. I took the window down a tab and she rode contendly with the wind in her face. I of course froze. The Emperor shot glances at us both as if he wondered why the ocuppents of his Emperor land was so dumb. I only smiled and talked to "I".
We finally arrived. He went inside the VA hospital. "I" needed to go out for a walk. It was raining more. I had her leash on. We got out. It was dreary, dark and raining. I with nothing to put on my head started off, "I" in tow. I looked around at the row upon row of cars. Monday is a very busy day at the VA. "Okay Billye," I told myself. "Pay attention to where you are starting from." I knew in the grey dreary morning once I got a few steps away all the vehicles would look the same. I felt for the phone in my pocket. I was ready. Stay in a straingt line, I thought. We started out that way, crossed the grass, then a road and on to more grass. "I" at that time started for some trees which made us take a turn. I pulled her back. But oh no she took another turn. We went around a tree and she hiked her leg three times. Which is fine but she is a girl dog. By that time I was totally confused. Which way had we come from? My heart sank as I looked around to stare at hundreds of cars. Many seemed to be dark green. How would I ever find ours?
We wandered for a few minutes, getting wetter by the minute. "I" looked at me, "Why have you done this," she asked with accusing eyes. I wanted to yell back, "It wasn't me," but I didn't. I felt for my phone. I could not stay out here for long. I could call The Emperor and tell him we were lost. Desperation clutched at my heart. I would take drowning before I called him. We started out walking despondently along the road. Then as if by a miracle I spotted a tree trunk that had been cut off. I has seen it when I had gotten out of the car. We started running. At last we found the car. "Thank-you God, I yelled as we headed that way.
When The Emperor came back about thirty minutes later we were still wet. He looked at me funny. I never said a word. After all he said don't talk. "I" pouted on the way home. I had subjected her to Robo man and then kept her out in the rain. So much for getting out of the house.
I am already headed back from Blogland. My words scattered yet another day. "I'm singing this morning, "Purple rain. " That's more fitting than "Singing in the rain." Because we definitely wasn't singing that one yesterday. But for now, I'm outta here.
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