Dad's a dork.

It would seem that the father had brain flatulence today because when he left this morning, he confined me on the wrong side of the gate! This was not necessarily a bad thing, because the mother was still in bed asleep so It was just me and that fluffy new couch. I had been wanting to try it out for quite some time now, but every time I even thought about getting on it, somebody would push me away and give me the usual "NO!". But now there was nobody to stop me. I was free to do as I pleased. I toyed with the idea for a few minutes, knowing it wasn't the right thing to do, but eventually letting curiousity get the better of me. I carefully stepped up on the cushion, feeling the luxurious microfiber enveloping my front paws. I closed my eyes for a moment, enjoying the sweet bliss on my feet before climbing all the way on. It felt wonderful. I don't know if it was the softness of the fabric, the plush stuffing, or just the fact that I was doing something I was forbidden to do and knowing that I would get away with it because nobody was there to see me. I slowly walked the entire length of it, stepping gingerly to avoid doing any damage with my sharp toenails. When I got to the other end, I jumped off and went to sleep on the family room floor, pretending like it never happened.

The mother finally woke up and went downstairs to find me. She called me as she was coming down the stairs and was surprised when I didn't come running. I couldn't run to greet her, of course, because I was locked in the family room. Imagine her surprise when she noticed my predicament. Immediately, she went to the sofa to look for evidence of any transgressions. I was confident that she'd have no idea, so it was quite a shock when she looked at me and gave me the evil eye. Despite my best efforts to be stealthy, it seems that my feet left tell-tale paw prints in the microfiber from one end to the other. Darn! I was so busted! I quickly deployed my "cute puppy dog" face while rolling over on my back and disaster was averted. Ha ha, she's such a softie. ;-)

Other than that, I haven't been up to much. The rain has kept most of the squirrels away, so I have nothing to chase and there's very little in the house that I haven't already shredded. Hopefully, next time I'll have something a little more exciting to write about. TTFN