Day Four Hundred and Eighty One

Miss Pancake  

It was a bit of a nasty day outside today.

But the fast car is not afraid of the rain, so it took Zita and I to our farm.

I could not practice my fast running because of the icy top on all the snow.

So we just had a quiet waking around at the edge of the lots of snow.

And then I lost one of my warm feet boots.

Because my feet went right through the ice and that boot got caught and we could not find it anywhere. Oh dear. 

Maybe I can use one of Poppy’s old ones. She would not mind. She told me. 

We did not drive my friend Niamh to her work today.

Because she is in far away Mexico.

With the wedding lady friends.

They are in a beautiful hotel and it has lots of restaurants and even lots of swimming pools too.

My goodness me. 

I was a very big help when Craig got all dressed this morning. 

He did not have even a little sleep in today.

And after lunch my friend Lee came over to watch out the window with me.

Because Craig went to visit the hospital’s doughnut machine.

Mister Clifford took him and Zita there.

Mister Clifford is not afraid of the rain either. That is good. 

Because it was a very rainy day today. And not even cold. 

It took a very long time for Mister Clifford to bring Craig and Zita home.

And Craig was a bit too sore. Oh dear me.

And he had holes in both his arms. Oh dear. 

I do not like it when my friend Craig is not here. 

Because I cannot mind him when he is not here. 

And Mister Clifford is not as good a minder as me.

Because he is not so fierce as me. 

And does not have very big teeth like me. 

So I was very glad when Craig came home. 

I jumped up and put my feet on his shoulders so I could give him lots of kisses. Ha. 

But then I went downtown to Zita’s not as nice office. 

In the fast car so I could mind her too. 

Then we went and got some of that smelly gas for the fast car. 

So I was very busy today. 

Because it was only me to mind everything and everybody. 

Because Emmet and Niamh are in way far alway places. So it is only me. 

And all of my friends the Badgers were in bed with long headaches and sick tummies, even after lunchtime. 

And when they got up they went to Miss Irene’s to get lots of very delicious meat for their dinner.

Because they were too sick for breakfast or even lunch. 

But they said that lots of cheese and crackers and those lovely hams from Italy would get them all better right away. 

Craig said they are silly. 

Craig and Zita had the very delicious bits of chicken and fat green beans. 

Then we had lots of time to watch Zita’s favourite lady detective. 

And all we went to bed early because Craig was a bit too sore to stay all awake.