Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Eighty Two

It was a way too hot outside day.

So Niamh and cousin Orlaith stayed up at the cottage. With the Mahoneys. 

Because it is not so hot at the cottage. 

And you can even just jump right into the big lake. 

When you are too hot. Just like my friend Tara. That is good.

Zita and I went for our nice walk before the too hot. Then Zita went to the tasty food store. 

So we can have delicious dinners and not just starve to death. That is good. 

So I minded Craig on the big comfy bed. Ha. Good for me. 

Craig and I had two stuffed full croissants for our lunch. Ha. I got the crunchy ends. 

Then Zita went to the cottage too. So she could bring everybody home for our tasty dinner tonight.

Craig has to make the delicious chicken. Zita told him how to do it. That is good. 

It is Kathy and Richard’s special remember your wedding day too. At the cottage. Ha. 

Just like Craig and Zita. Ha. 

Emmet and Miss Andrea and her friend went to Mister Kettleman’s store last night. 

When everybody here was fast asleep. So they could eat brand new tasty hot bagels. 

And talk for a long time. Ha. That is nice.

He did not bring any home. He ate them all up. By himself. Oh well. 

Craig and I did not play catch the ball so much today. I was too hot. Too bad for me. 

Today is the eat lots of ice cream day. Everywhere in the whole world. 

Ice cream is Niamh’s favourite. Ha. 

Maybe she will just have ice cream for dinner. Ha. 

We watched new detectives last night. From way way far away India. In the den.

Zita gave me my own for watching the television pillow. Just for me. Ha. 

Pillows are my favourite. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Eighty One

Last night after my bedtime. And when the dragons game was all over our friend Tara came to our house. 

And she drove Niamh and cousin Orlaith and Miss Rima all the way to the cottage. 

In the giant Mahoney truck. 

Right at night. Ha. That is silly. 

Now they are all at the Mahoney’s cottage. 

Making delicious treats for everybody. Ha. And going swimming in the very big lake. Ha. 

Or maybe go in the boat for a nice boat ride. That is what people do at a cottage. Ha. That is good. .

Today is Craig’s old friends breakfast day. 

So Zita and I took him to the restaurant on the busy street. That is a good job. 

Then we we went for our nice walk. Before the too hot came.

When we got home Emmet was all fast awake too. 

He and Miss Andrea went to Mister Kettleman’s bagel store for their breakfast. 

She was just in our city for a little visit. 

Then I got in trouble. 

Zita had the giant cut the branches off trees machine. So she could make our side yard beautiful. 

But I could not help. And I was a way too much barking dog. And I was not a very good listening dog too. 

So I got in trouble.

When Craig got home I was still in trouble. Oh dear.

So I had to stay in the den with Craig. I did not like that so much. 

I cannot see the side yard when I am in the den. I did not know what was happening. 

How can I guard everybody if I cannot see them. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

I asked and asked to go outside but I had to stay in the den. Too bad for me. 

And then I had to be very quiet too. 

Because today is Emmet’s teach everybody from far away more about the old Gods. 

He talks to the from all over everywhere people and shows them the very very old stories on his computers. 

Downstairs in his comfy bedroom. 

So I cannot bark too much. Oh dear.

Then the side yard was all as neat and tidy as can be. Ha. That is good.

So Zita and doctor Susan went in the black go fast car to go shopping. 

Doctor Susan is going to way far away England. To see her own father and her mother. 

Maybe she will go for a ride on their boat. In the giant full of whales ocean. Oh dear. 

Emmet had to talk to the other writer this afternoon. To make sure that the stories are all true. That is good.

True stories have to be true. It is known. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Eighty

I did not have toasts today. Oh dear.

Because I was fast asleep. 

Outside in the side yard when Craig made the toasts. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

And Zita forgot to take her telephone to the rascal ladies office.

Today is Craig and Zita’s special when they got married a long time ago day. Ha. 

So they are going to a table sheet restaurant for a special tasty dinner. Ha. Just them. Up on the busy street. 

I am going to stay here. Because I have to guard everybody else. 

Because it is the everybody plays the dragon game day. 

So my house will be all full up with people. And tasty treats too. Ha. 

And everybody will go downstairs to Emmet’s big bedroom. To play the dragons game. Me too.

The present man brought two secret presents for Zita today. Because it is the special day. Ha. 

It is a bit way too hot outside today. We only played catch the ball lots of times. Not lots and lots of times. 

At lunchtime Zita came home to get her own telephone but she had to go right away to a meeting. 

To help Miss Rima. 

Because of her all burnt up apartment. Oh dear. Too bad for her. 

I had a nice long quiet day today. I think it is too hot outside for the awful squirrels. Ha. That is good.

Maybe they will just melt. Maybe.

Craig’s football lost last night. Again. Too bad for him. I did not watch it. 

I minded Zita and Niamh and our cousin Orlaith instead. 

Then everybody went right to fast asleep. In their own comfy beds. Me too. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Nine

Miss Rima had to sleep here last night.

Because her little apartment was all on fire. And all her things too. Oh dear. Too bad for her. 

She had to have lots and lots of squeaky clean showers when she got to our house.

Because of all the nasty smelly smoke. 

And she only visited the all burnt up apartment for a little time. With a fireman. 

To get important stuff. Oh dear. Too bad for her. 

Now she will have to get new stuff. Even her clothes too. Oh dear.

This morning Niamh went to the not very far away lake. 

With all the little children from her pretend you are a famous knight camp. 

From the Center Building. On a smelly bus. Oh dear. Too bad for her.

There were squirrels everywhere in my own bushes. In my side yard this morning. 

I got in trouble. Too much loud barking. Again. Oh well.

We did not have toasts this morning. We had two fat Scotsman’s cookies instead. Oh well.

My friend Mister Gary came to visit me today. Before lunchtime. That is a nice visit. 

He told me my cousin Mattie does not like nice walks in the way too hot either. Just like me. Ha.

He just likes to stay in his own cool inside house. Like me. 

I showed him my big red ball. Cousin Mattie has a big red ball too. Like me. 

Because were are cousins. It is known.

Craig and I stayed in the side yard this afternoon.

Because it is a beautiful day outside. Craig listened to his book. On his telephone. That is silly.

So I had a nice nap. On the warm stones. That was nice. 

Niamh found a giant sign in the basement. She has to clean it all up. 

And then she is going to put it in her brand new bedroom. Just like a beautiful picture. 

It is outside in the side yard.

It was a nice very quiet day for me. 

Then cousin Orlaith came home so then I minded her too. She made toasts. 

She always make us toasts when she comes home from her work. Ha. That is good. 

It is a play football game here today. Up on the busy street.

So there are too many cars all over again. And the take your car away trucks too. Oh dear.

The radio said that the very loud little fast aeroplanes are going to fly right over my house tonight. 

Because of the football game. Oh well. I do not like the little loud fast aeroplanes. They are too loud. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Eight

Everybody got up up early this morning. Even my friend Emmet. 

Because the brand new rug men came to our house at breakfast time. Oh well.

We made them some too much coffee too.

They are very noisy. 

Emmet came upstairs to Zita’s office to write his stories. It is not way too noisy upstairs.

One man is very scared of even nice dogs. So I have to stay up here to mind Craig and Emmet.

They had very loud noisy machines. So I went into the den. To mind Craig. 

We closed the door. Ha. Then it was not so noisy. Good for us. 

Miss Lily came to my house this morning. To borrow a Dragons game book. From Emmet. 

Miss Lily likes to play the dragons game too. That is good.

Emmet is going to his friend’s little apartment this afternoon. It is not a way too hot day today. 

So they can play the dragons game there today. And not just melt into little puddles. 

The men were all finished at lunchtime. 

But Zita had to take out all the tiny nasty nails. From the old rug. Oh dear. I could not help. 

Now it is all as beautiful as can be. Ha. Good for us.

Zita had to take lots of things to the go fast car. I waited for her. In the side yard.

It is my best job. 

Then she had to take cousin Orlaith’s bicycle to the fix your bicycle store. 

She put it right in the trunk of the black go fast car. Ha. 

Because the bicycle tires were always no so very full up. They were just too flat. Oh dear. 

So the store will fix it all up.

Zita’s mother and her father read my own stories. In way far away Dublin. That is nice. 

Cousin Ciara told us. And sent me a secret picture. 

They are reading my story in their own house. In way far away. Ha. 

After lunchtime Zita went to get cousin Orlaith from the buffalos building. 

So she did not have to go on the stop everywhere slow bus. 

Then Zita and Orlaith went to find Miss Rima. Right away. 

Because there was a fire at her apartment. With firemen too. Oh dear. 

But she was not there. She was with Niamh at the Center Building.

But then she could only go into her little apartment with a fireman. To get some things. 

Zita and cousin Orlaith are there to help her. 

Because she cannot live there now. Oh dear. Oh dear. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Seven

Everybody was up very early again. Except for my friend Emmet. 

Zita drove Niamh to her nice university. So she could find the right person to talk to her. 

All about her very confusing new have to have classes. 

She was there even before they were all at their office. Even before their too much coffees. Ha.

Then Zita came home to our house. So she could take the go fast bicycle to her own office. 

It is not so hot outside today. That is good.

Emmet was very busy last night. Writing stories for his new job. 

But sometimes other writers do not listen so well. Too bad for them. 

Yesterday our friend Cara had all her too many teeth taken away. Oh dear. 

So Niamh went and visited her. Before our dinnertime. Cara could only have ice cream. 

Ice cream is Niamh’s favourite. 

I had a very quiet day today. That is nice.

Nobody was here. Just Craig and Emmet. 

They do not go so far away. They just stay in one place and write their interesting stories. 

So I can mind them all by myself. Even on my comfy bed. Ha.

We had little round toasts with peanut butter for our lunch. And I had a green bean treat. That is a good lunch. 

Zita saw lots and lots and lots of skunks. Right on doctor Susan’s street. Right in the afternoon. That is silly.

They were walking all together. Maybe they had a meeting. Maybe.

When cousin Orlaith came home she made Irish tea. 

And Emmet came home from his nice walk at the same time. So he had Irish tea too. Ha. 

Because they are cousins. 

Niamh is going to her nice university tonight. So she will not have dinner with all of us. Oh well. 

We watched the very scary lady detective last night. Now it is all over. That is good. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Six

I had a nice quiet day.

Zita and I had a very nice early in the morning walk. We did not see anybody. Oh well.

When we got home Craig was up too. At the same time as Niamh. Ha.

Niamh is teaching the little children how to be fierce knights. With very soft cannot hurt you swords.

Emmet used to play that game. When he was not so old. 

Now he is too old. Too bad for him. 

It is still way hot outside but Zita took her go fast bicycle to the rascal ladies office. Oh well.

Craig and I had lots of toasts today. 

We had little round breakfast toasts. And then we had peanut butter toasts for our lunchtime. Ha. 

Toasts are my favourite. 

Emmet had to go to the very long sandwich store up on the very busy street. At lunchtime. 

Because Niamh called him on the telephone. He had to get Niamh a for her lunchtime sandwich.

Because the top of her own made drink came off and spilled all over her delicious lunch. Oh dear. 

That is not so nice. And very messy. Oh dear. 

This morning there were awful squirrels all over my own patio. Chasing each other. All the time. 

They were in my trees too. Oh dear. That is not right.

And yesterday there was a very little chipmunk. I never saw a chipmunk before. They are not so big. 

Zita said I should not bark at them. Because they are little and I am very big. Oh well. 

Craig and I played catch the ball this morning. Then I had a nice long nap. 

When I have I nice nap I cannot see the squirrels. That is good. 

Craig did not read so very much today. He listened to nice quiet music instead. It was a bit too sore day. 

Sometimes I have a sore leg too. But I have some do not be too sore medicine. That is good. 

Craig has some medicine too. Just like me. Ha.

After lunch I went downstairs to the basement to see my friend Emmet. 

It is my job to mind everybody in my house. Even if they live in the scary basement. 

Now the basement is as neat as can be. So we can have a nice new comfy all over the floor rug. 

When Zita and her go fast bicycle came home we went for our before dinner walk right away. 

To see if my friends the ducks were awake. Ha. Silly ducks. 

We will have an altogether dinner tonight. That is good. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Five

It is another so hot day outside today.

Zita went outside before the too hot came. To make our garden all beautiful. 

Niamh and her friends went to a loud concert today. On a beach. Nearly in Montreal. Altogether in Miss Joe’s little car. 

Cousin Orlaith did not go.

Because she has way too much homework to do. From her far away in Galway university. Oh dear. Too bad for her.

Cousin Orlaith’s own brother and her father and her grandfather all went swimming today. In way far away Dublin.

Because it is way too hot outside even in way far away Dublin. But they did not go to a nice lake. 

They went right to the dangerous ocean instead. 

They had to go the the place with just big rocks and lots and lots of feet. Oh well. 

My friend Emmet told me he went there one time with his grandfather but froze into an icicle. Oh dear. 

Zita and I went for a very nice walk. To see my friends the ducks. In the other pond.

They were fast asleep. Maybe it is too hot to fly all around today. Maybe.

Emmet’s sore throat is nearly all better. That is good.

So he is very busy writing all about his friends the way old Gods.

From way far away and a long time ago France. 

Before they even had tasty croissants in France. Or delicious cheese. Oh dear. Too bad for them.

Maybe that is why they are not there anymore. Maybe. 

After lunchtime cousin Orlaith cleaned her little bedroom all up. 

She put somethings things in her going away suitcase. Oh dear. 

I do not like going away suitcases. Because sometimes people just go away. 

And do not come home to my house for a way too long time. 

Like my friend Emmet. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

And this week some men are going to come and put brand new rugs all over downstairs and in cousin Orlaith’s little bedroom too. 

They are even going to put new rugs on the scary stairs. Ha. 

But not in Emmet’s or Niamh’s big bedrooms. 

Because they want their own beautiful comfy little rugs. Ha. That is good. I like comfy rugs too. 

Zita and cousin Orlaith went for a before dinner bicycle ride. All around. I did not go. 

I stayed here to mind Craig and Emmet. 

That is an easy job. Emmet was just reading his brand new book. All about the little hotel. 

Downstairs in his comfy bedroom. With all his very interesting fat books. Ha.

When Zita and cousin Orlaith came home I took Zita for our before dinnertime walk. Good for me. 

Then we had our tasty dinner.

Maybe we will watch the scary detective lady again tonight. 

Maybe I will have a nice nap instead. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Four

It is Saturday.

Saturday is Craig’s go to his old friends breakfast day. Ha.

So Zita and I took Craig all the way to the busy street. To the old friends restaurant. He did not get lost. 

Good for us.

Mister Paul was not there. Maybe he just got lost. Ha. Too bad for him. 

Then Zita and I went for a long walk.

Because it is a very beautiful day outside today. That is nice.

Then we came home and Zita drove her go fast bicycle to Craig’s Mother’s little apartment. 

And then they went for some tasty treats and some too much coffees. Outside. 

Near our bank that always gives me the giant treats for nice dogs. 

They always go for treats. 

When you are very very old you can just eat treats. Nobody says wait until you eat your dinner. Ha. 

When Craig got home he had more new detectives from Mister Tom. 

And some very old movies for Niamh. Not even in colour movies. 

They are very old movies. Like Craig. Ha.

Niamh loves the very old movies. Mister Tom finds them just for her. That is nice.

Emmet says a silly cold caught him. When he was outside. 

It is because when my family is outside I cannot guard them so well. Oh dear. Too bad for them. 

Emmet and Niamh and cousin Orlaith went to see a movie last night. Altogether. Up on the busy street.

It was about an ant. That is a silly movie. Too bad for them. 

Craig and Zita and I went to bed early. That is good.

Because we have a very comfy bed. 

Emmet had his talk to everybody all over the whole world about the way old Gods day today. 

He had to have lots of Irish tea. Because he got caught by the colds. Oh dear. 

Zita talked to cousin Robert today. In way far away Dublin. Ha. That is nice. 

And she talked to her mother and her father too. Cousin Robert was at their house. 

He was being a big help. Just like me. Ha. That is good. Maybe he gets treats too. Ha.

Niamh and cousin Orlaith went out for a delicious lunch. Together downtown. 

To an outside in a park restaurant.

Because it is a beautiful day outside today.

But they were very late. 

Because they had to have as clean as can be baths. 

Maybe they were too smelly to go outside. Oh dear.

Sometimes I am a bit smelly but then I have to go outside. I do not know why. Oh well. 

Zita went out shopping so I had a long nice outside in the side yard nap. Ha. 

Craig’s football team won last night. Ha. I did not see it. I was just fast asleep. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Three

I had a very quiet day today.

It is not very hot outside today. It is just a nice windy day. With a sky full of flat clouds. 

So Zita and I had a very nice walk. 

Then she rode her go fast bicycle to the rascal ladies office. 

I did not have any toasts today.

Because I was fast asleep when Craig had the toasts. 

I was right there beside him and I did not even notice. Oh dear. Too bad for me.

Niamh is very busy finding all the interesting classes for her nice university. It takes a very long time. 

Because sometimes they are right at the very same time. Oh dear. That is not right. 

Craig and I played catch the ball this morning. But not so often.

Because sometimes when we go out I just eat the from the tree berries. 

That fall on the ground. Because of the lots of wind. 

Sometimes the berries make my tummy sick. 

So we did not play catch the ball lots of times. Oh well. 

Emmet was busy reading his brand new book. And writing more stories.

He did not go to fast asleep in his comfy bed until late last night. 

He was playing his game with his far away friends and talking to them on his computer. Oh well. 

Craig and I had peanut butter sandwiches for our lunch.

But today we had strawberry jam from way far away Scotland. Just because. Ha. 

There were lots of very noisy birds in the trees in my side yard this afternoon. I did not bark at them.

Birds do not care if you bark at them. I do not know why. Oh well. Silly birds. 

Niamh is very busy. She has to have an all about wrong class story finished tonight. Oh dear. 

Cousin Orlaith is going to make our tasty dinner tonight. Ha. That is good. 

Tasty dinners are good for everybody.

Craig even gave her lots of money so there will be lots of tasty dinner for everybody. Me too.

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Two

It is still a very hot outside day today.

So Zita and I only went for a little nice before breakfast walk. 

So we would not be all hot and smelly when we got home. 

Zita drove cousin Orlaith to the buffalos building. 

Because of the too hot outside. 

Then she went to the rascal ladies office. On her go fast bicycle. Ha. 

And Niamh went to mind the nice little girls. For all day again.

They went to the museum with all the scary dinosaurs. To look at everything.

And even the all dead giant whale. From the dangerous ocean. Oh dear.

They should only go to see nice movies. And have lots of popcorn. It is known. 

Craig and I only had a very little sleep in. 

Then we had a toasty croissant. And played catch the ball lots of times. 

Before the side yard was just full of the too hot sunshine. 

I had brand new peas in my own breakfast today. Ha. That is a good breakfast. Then I had a nice nap. 

Emmet was very busy writing all about the way old and very far away in nearly France Gods. 

It is hard to write all about them. 

Because they did not tell everybody their stories. Maybe they were secret Gods. Maybe.

Emmet has to look through lots of books with only just names of things in them. 

Not nice interesting stories. Too bad for him. 

Craig and I had fat peanut butter sandwiches for our lunchtime. 

With the tasty from France jam. Good for us.

Emmet did not have a peanut butter sandwich. He had cheese sandwiches and Irish tea. 

And went for his nice walk. In the too hot. 

Then came home so he could go back downstairs to write even more. In the not hot at all basement. 

I minded everyone from the comfy big bed. Ha. 

Cousin Orlaith came home early today. 

Because she had to go to the nice university to see the fix your foot lady. 

Now she does not have to go anymore. Ha. 

Then the present man brought Emmet his brand new book. All about a way way old Irish story. 

 

All about a little hotel that burnt all up. In a little war. In long time ago Ireland. Oh dear. 

That is not very nice. Where will everybody sleep at night. Maybe outside. With the dangerous lions. Oh dear. That is not right. 

My friend Emmet did not even have this book. Ha. Now he does. 

Tonight Niamh is not going to her nice university. Because it is way too hot inside for her Professor. 

So we will have another altogether dinner tonight. That is good. 

Maybe tonight we will watch a new program. On the big television. With tasty chips. Ha. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy One

I had a nice quiet day.

We had a very early slow walk this morning. 

Because it was very hot outside. Even before breakfast time. Oh dear.

We had very long soft toasts today. I do not know why. Oh well.

Then Craig and Zita went to Craig’s nice doctor. In the black go fast car. 

Because it has a make you cool machine. 

Craig’s car is too little for a make you cool machine. Too bad for him.

When they came the black go fast car was as shiny as can be.

Because they went to a wash your car machine. Ha. 

Today my friend Emmet did not even wake up until our lunchtime. Ha. 

So I guarded everything all by myself. When everyone was away. Good for me.

Some nice people came to my house after our toasts.

They gave Zita some money for Niamh’s beautiful old bed. It was for their little girl. That is good. 

I have lots of comfy beds in my house. Because it is my house too. Ha.

We had tasty peanut butter sandwiches for our lunch. Then I had a nice nap.

This afternoon Zita talked to lots of people on the telephone. In the just for Zita office. 

We played catch the ball a bit today. But only a little bit. Because we get way too hot. 

And Craig says he will just melt. Oh dear. That would not be so nice. 

Zita went and got cousin Orlaith from the buffalos building. 

Because of the way too hot busses.

Then they went shopping. To find presents for Craig’s mother. Ha.

Mister Paul came over for a little visit. I had a nice nap. 

We are going to to have a not anything hot dinner tonight. That is good. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy

Last night Craig and Emmet and I had tasty brand new bagels for our dinner. But it was just us. 

Because Zita and Niamh and cousin Orlaith did not come back from the cottage until bedtime.

So then everybody just went to fast asleep. Ha. That is good.

It is another very hot outside day today.

Zita and I went for our walk early today. Ha. That is good.

Everybody is very busy today. 

Niamh is minding the nice little girls all day today. And for a whole week too.

Cousin Orlaith went to the buffalos building but Zita did not go to the rascal ladies office today.

Because she wanted an extra nice relaxing day. Ha. That is a good idea. 

Miss Devon came to make the house all spic and span this morning.

I had to mind Emmet and the house all by myself.

Because Craig and Zita went out to the busy street. To the makes only breakfasts restaurant. Ha.

Then they came home. 

Craig was too hot. So he just read a book in the den. Where it is very cool. Ha. That is good.

Zita took even more of our too much stuff to the too much stuff store. 

Now Niamh’s old bedroom is nearly all empty so now it is Zita’s not at work office. 

With the comfy chairs.

We are going to paint it all a brand new colour. 

Because it is too dark for a nice office. Ha. 

Emmet went for a very long walk last night. When it was not very hot outside. 

He had to think all about how to write the new stories. They cannot be nice long interesting stories. 

They have to be just short stories. 

It is very hard to write only short stories about very interesting things. 

So he had to think a lot. Until his head was all filled up. 

Maybe he will know when his head is full up to the top. 

Or maybe he will have a nice nap and drink some Irish tea. Maybe. 

Craig and I did not have our lunch until Miss Devon was all gone. 

Because of the noisy machines. 

Niamh is going to her nice university tonight. For a brand new class. All about why wrong is wrong. 

People have to learn that. Too bad for them. Sometimes they do not. That is not right.

Zita and I went for a nice walk. All the way to the special for nice dogs treat box. I got a giant treat. Good for me.

Zita went to the buffalos building to get cousin Orlaith. 

Because of the way too hot.

Maybe we will not have another altogether dinner tonight. 

Because of the next nice university class. Oh well. 

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Sixty Nine

I took Zita for our before breakfast walk very early this morning. Because of the way too hot again.

We went the other little park. So we could just walk on the grass. 

Not the very hot sidewalks. That is good.

Then we had our toasts. Inside our nice cool house. 

This morning Emmet went to his friends little apartment to play the dragons game. 

But they do not have a make the house cool machine. And it is way way too hot in the little apartment.

So they all came back to our very cool basement. 

So they could play the game in Emmet’s very big bedroom. Ha. 

But one of the ladies is very scared of dogs. Even very nice polite dogs like me. Oh dear. 

So I cannot go downstairs to mind everybody.

I have to stay upstairs and just mind Craig. That is not so much fun. Too bad for me. 

Niamh and cousin Orlaith are still at the cottage. With everybody. And Mister Ryder the dog too. 

Sometimes Mister Ryder just falls down. And needs help to get up. Like my friend Craig. Oh dear. 

I will talk to Mister Saint Newton tonight. Maybe he can help. Maybe. 

After lunchtime Zita went to Kathy’s cottage to get Niamh and cousin Orlaith and Miss Rima. And bring them home. 

We had lots of scary windy thunder when Zita was away at the cottage. 

But I could not go downstairs.

Because of the scared of nice dogs lady. I had to stay upstairs. Oh well. 

Craig minded me. So I was not too scared. 

Craig and Emmet and I had Mister Kettleman’s bagels tonight.

Day Two Thousand One Hundred and Sixty Eight

We had a nice sleep in today.

Because it is sleep in Sunday. 

But we did not go for a good morning walk. It is way too hot. 

Zita said I might burn my own feet. On the too hot sidewalks. I would not like that.

So we stayed inside and looked out the watching. But it was all empty. 

Nobody wants to go for a nice walk when it is burn your feet hot outside. 

Niamh and cousin Orlaith are still at the Mahoney’s cottage. With all the Mahoneys . 

When it is too hot they go to the far away dock and just jump into the lake. 

That is how you get all cool at a cottage. When it is way too hot outside. Ha.

And drink lots of lemonade. And sometimes wine too. 

Mister Ryder the dog was there too. Minding everybody. He has his own do not drown jacket.  Ha.

I do not have a do not drown jacket. I have my own keep you dry jacket. Ha. 

I had to stay here to mind Craig and Zita and Emmet. It is my own job.

I am the very best minder dog ever. Zita told me. It is true. 

The very very noisy little fast aeroplanes flew right over my house at lunchtime. 

Because it is our own country’s Sing Happy Birthday day. 

They always come to visit on this day. Oh well. 

I barked at them. A lot. But they did not hear me. 

Because they are way too loud. That is not so nice. 

Zita is taking all the extra stuff out of Niamh’s old bedroom. So it can be her own comfy office. 

With comfy chairs and her desk. From or bedroom. Ha.

There was lots and lots of extra stuff in the old bedroom. Oh dear.

We will take it to the store for people who do not have enough stuff. 

A noisy policeman’s car went down my other street. Very very fast. Oh dear. 

It did not stop at my house. That is good. 

We did not play catch the ball so much today. It is too hot for Craig. Maybe he will melt. Oh dear.

My friend Emmet is writing a very big story today. For the old Gods game. It is his new job. 

They are going to give him real money too. Ha. That is good. 

He is going to have an important meeting this afternoon. On the telephone. 

I have to be a no barking dog. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

Before dinnertime Zita went up to the busy street. On her own fast bicycle. In the way too hot. 

To get some very delicious steaks for us. 

Craig and Zita and Emmet and I like steaks. 

Niamh only likes chicken.

So we will have only a little dinner tonight. 

Because it is way too hot outside. 

Zita and I went to doctor Susan’s house for our little before dinnertime walk. 

It is not even very far away. We had stuff to give to her. Ha. Good for us. 

Maybe we will watch the detectives tonight. In the den. 

Maybe I will have a nap on the comfy rug. Ha.