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JAZZ NOTES

I'm Always in Mama's Heart

Silly Mama! I've been hearing her miss me lately. Doesn't she know I am wif her all the time?

Guess I better stop chasing all the flutterbys and write a diary entry. Maybe that will help mama.

Since my last diary entry there's a new dog in our family. She's a boo-tiful white/yellow Lab and her name is Golda Magoo. I've heard mama tell daddy that Golda is alot like me. Well, maybe.....

Golda chews up EVERYTHING! Golda tears up LOTS of the yard! Golda whines under her breath. Golda smiles all the time. Golda is a big, happy dog who has lots of love to give and then GIVES IT!!

Yep! I guess I can see resemblances between me & Golda Magoo. Once I chewed up and made disappear an ENTIRE roll of carpet. One week it was in the basement, the next week mama looked and it was GONE! I ATE IT! That was fun!

And I used to "help" mama garden by digging holes for her. She said the holes weren't in the right places --- I say she didn't PLANT in the right places!

Did I whine under my breath? I guess I did -- dad used to say "Hush Spike. Just Hush for a minute." Sheesh! I had things to tell him. He needed to LISTEN more.

And I smiled all the time, no matter what I was (and am, ATB) a HAPPY HAPPY DOG. I was full of love and mama said I had a heart as big as all outdoors.

I had a great earthly life. I miss my mama and daddy & Scout bruvver & those pesky kitties & I know they all miss me. Life ATB isn't so bad. My dog mama is here and 2 of my kitty bruvvers. We have fun and play all the time. And when mama and daddy go to the Jazz Fest, I go wif them & I listen to the music too. I can hear it now because ATB my hearing was restored.

I hope they know I sent Golda to them specially to make them laugh.

First Measure

Although I am ATB I thought I might try writing a diary.

It's fun ATB, but not as fun as being in my own yard with mom & daddy. I watch them sometimes with my bruvver, Scout Levi. He doesn't play as much as I did. Silly dog. I tried to teach him lots of things before I had to leave him to go to The Bridge. He was such a little pup and we didn't have time enough together for him to learn alot.

I see that Scout Levi gets to live in the house more than I did. How fair is that? I heard mom tell daddy that she feels bad about the way it has worked out. I always wanted to live inside 100% of the time, but mom & dad said it wouldn't work out so well for me. I suppose they were right....they always let me come in when it was important. PLUS I got to go on more car rides than Scout Levi does. He doesn't seem to appreciate going for a ride.

Wow! I loved sitting up straight in my seat and watching the world go by. I remember once mom took me to run errands with her. She stopped the van, told me she'd be right back & she hopped out of the van. She clicked the door locks & walked to the front of the van & there I was waiting on her!

Mom's face showed her total surprise. Ha! Ha! .....I learned how to open the van door really fast before she could lock it, then I hopped out. It was fun because then I got to go INSIDE the store with her. And lots of people made a fuss over me.

That was one of my favorite ways to spend a day.... running errands with mom and getting lots of attention.