Far Be It From Me To Complain...But...

Dear Diary...Far be it from me to complain...but...things around here for the last couple of weeks have been a bit stressful...first the heat didn't work...yeah...the HEAT...I needed it...I had to resort to curling up like Maggie does and putting my paws over my nose...how degrading !!!...seems that something called a motor wasn't working so instead of heat we had a smell that Ashley thought was similar to a "bad BBQ"...really ???...I know BBQ and that wasn't anything close to it ...good or bad...I had to wait over the weekend for heat...and then the humans TURNED THE HEAT DOWN !!!...I don't care what the temperature was OUTSIDE ...it's INSIDE that matters to me...I bet all my dog food that they would turn it back up if they were here all the time like I am...:(...and if all that wasn't enough they had a new roof put on the house...Debbie says that it's the thing on top of the house that helps keep us dry and warm and cool and safe...OK...well...all I heard was an incredible amount of noise...it hurt my ears...the house was shaking and stuff was moving in here all my itself !!!...and the worse part was the strangers in MY yard...you all know how I feel about protecting my family...Hey... I didn't know any of those guys...I couldn't even use my "spot" outside with any kind of privacy...I let them know I wasn't happy about it too...So...I've had a cold nose and hurting ears...and a not so good attitude the last few days... Was I feeling sorry for myself...Yep...AND do any of you know about a" light" that I keep seeing in my house ???...it's only here when Larry is home...it runs across the floor and under furniture and up the walls...I've tried and tried to catch it ...but I can't...it even had me running in circles a few times...then the humans laugh and laugh...well Debbie doesn't laugh as much but I have seen her smile about it... She said not to put the light on the forbidden couch or someone was going to be in trouble ...Ashley even said that if they kept it she saw no reason for me to be on special diet dog food if a 99 cent light would do the same thing...I don't get it...what is this "light" ???...and now my dog food is in danger of disappearing because of it ???...I gotta go now...my head is spinning ...see why I'm stressed ???...Love anyway...Lucey the WonderDog... P. S. I love my humans but living with them is more than I can handle at times...They have no idea...But I just had a thought...I bet the roofers made a lot more noise upstairs in Maggie's palace than they did downstairs in my home...:)...she's probably still in hiding...:)

Dear "Lucey's" Diary...

Dear "Lucey's" Diary...Well...Well...Well...Guess who went for a little vacation to the Big House and left their diary unlocked ??? The WonderDog...and guess who found out that little fact  ???...ME...the cat...Life in the Tope household has been pretty sweet these last few days...Got the run of the whole house...My food bowl and water are easy to get to ...no "yappy" dog in my way... Oh...you need to know that the forbidden couch is nice...REAL nice...Ashley was more than happy to share it with me...yeah...you heard me correctly...your precious Ashley LOVES me..She attempted to play with me...I allowed this for a few seconds too...just to make YOU jealous ... There are so many cool things to explore in this house if I'm left to my own devices...your toys for one...:)...good luck finding all of them...and your blanket...???...it works great for a little light housekeeping around the old litter box...Yes...life here has been good...I've even discovered where your rawhide bones disappear to...if "Wonder"Dogs could climb like I can you too would know where they are...too bad for you...But...all good things must come to an end...I hear that you are coming back...soon...:(...so...it's off to my "nail salon" for a little sharpening...just for you...see you soon...Maggie...P S...Oh...and a big THANK YOU you big "furball"...I understand that you had to have a flea bath at the vet...that means I'm in for one too...paybacks Lucey...paybacks...

Don't Be A "Snooty" Dog

Dear Diary...A few days ago I was told not to be a "snooty" dog...Now just what is THAT supposed to mean ???...I'm fairly certain that it wasn't a compliment...not from judging the look and tone in Debbie's voice...all I was doing was guarding what was mine...I thought for sure she was going to take my rawhide bone away from me...AGAIN...seems that she wasn't though...my mistake ... I don't get to have my rawhide bone just whenever I want it...Debbie worries that I'll eat the whole thing and I have been known to do that ...seems she was just tidying up a bit... but just what IS snooty ???  Debbie says it means proud...arrogant...conceited...superior...snobbish...showing disapproval toward others...Ok...If someone is trying to take something of MINE away from ME...then I'm guilty as charged...Proud...Superior...you bet I am !!!...I'm the WonderDog... and showing disapproval toward others...yeah...others who would take my food...or my toys...or my blanket...or my humans...or a certain cat that leaves hair and slobbers on MY STUFF..."snooty"...that's me...I see no problem here...Now for the arrogant...conceited  ...snobbish part of the definition...can you spell M A G G I E ???   Yep...perfect description of the upstairs resident in this house...just sayin...Love...Lucey the WonderDog... P S ...Sorry for the rant...she's been terrible lately...I think a flea treatment is in order for Her Majesty...if a flea would dare live on her...:(