The Mountains

I got up really early this morning...I heard much grumbling as mom got her sweatshirt and shoes on to take me out. And when we came back in, I really wanted breakfast - even if I was up at least 2 hours early. What? I was hungry. So after flashing my basset hound eyes - I got my breakfast and then mom went back to bed, so I did too, for a while anyway.

Eventually, mom decided we'd go for a drive - to the mountains. My favorite, they have a great dog park that I love in the mountains. And and and...after we were in the car for a while, mom said we could stop and see Ralph and get some cookies in Boulder. That's where we go to get my favorite cookies. Ralph is a giant dog, with super droopy eyes. St. Bernard mom says. He's HUGE!

So mom and I drove more after Boulder. After a while, she said we were in the park. But it wasn't my dog park...I never even got out of the car in the park. We did see some big big animals with antlers - mom called them elk. They were running. Some other stupid humans were standing very close to the running "elk".

After the park, mom took me shopping in town for a while. Well, in the stores that like dogs anyway. I was very good. When she wanted to look at something she'd tell me to sit, and I would sit and wait for her to get done looking, but sometimes if she took too long, I'd just lay down. The store people said I was so good, they gave me cookies. I love cookies!

Then finally, we went to my park. But by then, it was really windy, and a little snowy. My slobber was kind of freezing to my big flappy lips after about 10 minutes or so. And mom was silly and didn't wear a hat or coat, so we decided that was enough.

And apparently it was, because I slept all the way home.