Hello from sunny and warm Inverness

JODIE: Yup, Jodie here, and I'm enjoying the warm weather that we've been waiting for. We haven't been idle though. In fact we've had a couple of busy weeks. Mom's best friend, Roz, came down from Massachusetts for awhile and she said that she had a good time. Unfortunately, her stay here was during a cold spell so she didn't see the best weather. Also, our folk's son and grandchildren were here for the weekend and it's always a god time when they're here. They give us a lot of attention and they are sloppy eaters, so there's a lot of good things dropping on the floor.

Dad has been working at some AARP thing two days a week and Tuesday he came home with a book to read for us. It's no secret that Coco, Sandy, and I don't actually do the typing. We have a man (Dad) transcribe our thoughts into print. We also cannot read, though we do look at the pictures. OK, so Dad brought home a book written by a dog. The book is A Dog's Purpose, a novel for humans. Naturally, the dogs involved cannot type, so they have their own scribe, W. Bruce Cameron. After supper, we go in the bedroom and while we three canines stretch out on the bed, Dad sits in the easy chair and reads. It starts out with Tobey's first recollection as a newborn puppy and tells about him growing up. That's all we heard so far, but we expect to get the next chapter or two tonight. (A note from the scribe... there are some graphic sections dealing with unsavory topics and I censor these from the girls. They do not need to hear of the trauma. My reaction is bad enough)

Anything else we should say Coco?

COCO: You should mention that now that the weather has improved we've been spending the days in the pool. We've been playing fetch in the yard, and we have become a lot more active. Sandy?

SANDY: You could also mention that my heartworm treatment is over and I can now romp with you two with abandon.

COCO: Yes, Sandy has become much more active. In fact, she is the fastest of us three. It used to be that when we played fetch, I wouldn't chase the first ball. Jodie is so much faster than I that chasing the first ball was futile. Now, Jodie doesn't chase the first ball either. Sandy is so fast that Jodie has no chance of grabbing the first ball thrown. So we go in order. sandy fetches the first ball with no interference from Jodie or me. Jodie fetches the second ball with out interference from me, and I fetch the last ball. Fortunately for me, Sandy keeps the first ball in her mouth and runs around. Jodie keeps the second ball. I return the third ball and it gets thrown over and over. Jodie and Sandy run after me, but I am the only true retriever.

JODIE: Coco is right. Sandy is so much taller, lighter, and younger than Coco and I that we cannot keep up with her. Even when I was her age, I don't remember having that much energy.

SANDY: Well, thanks girls. That was a nice compliment. Now, about the adventures of Tobey.....as Dad reads the story to us, we'll keep you up dated on what we know. We'll have more to say later.