But ... But ... But ...

Hi ho!  Kiva the Dog here.  And my Mommie is mean!!  She kept me cooped up in the house all day yesterday!  She feels great and we didn't do anything, not a gosh darn thing!!  She didn't take me with her for a car ride, she didn't take me for a walk, we didn't get to play marathon ball, nothin!!  She kept saying something about it being too hot for me to be outside for too long.  She did break out my extra large water bowl, though.  That's always fun!  But after I decided to bathe one of my tennis balls in it, she went back to my regular sized bowls.  I don't know why she doesn't like it when i put water from my bowl all over the floor, the walls, the carpet, and the fridge, but she doesn't. 


She told me that I couldn't go for a ride because she would have to leave me in the car.  I don't see the problem here.  I always wait in the car for her!  I perch right on top of the center console and I wait patiently.  Some times I sit in the driver's seat, but I can barely see over the steering wheel, so I opt for higher ground.  But she still said "no."  Something about a fried brain with burnt eyeballs and matted fur just doesn't sit well with my Mommie.  She wouldn't take me for a walk because the sidewalk was burning her bare, human feet and she thought my poor puppy paws would suffer.  She may have been right.  We couldn't play ball because, well, it was just too darn hot!!  104* hot!!! 


But you know what?  We stayed comfortable at the Chalet!  The curtains were drawn, the bedroom and bathroom doors stayed closed, and Mommie's little window cold box was set to 74 and on something called "energy saver".  Mommie settled into her big, brown, comfy chair that was nestled in between the cold box and the whirly thingy on the ceiling and finished the book that she started on Saturday.  I kinda like it when she reads.  She always in the perfect position to give me head and neck scratches, and when I whine a little I get hugs. 


Last night Mommie went to get the next book in her series and she was gone way longer than she promised. Come to find out that she went up to the Barnes&Nobel at the outlet mall in Loveland only to be told that they were out of stock.  But the good news was that the Boulder store had one ... so she was off to Boulder.  Today we get to sit in the coolness again while Mommie gets all comfy and reads ... and reads ... and reads ... and then Uncle Houdini will come over this afternoon to escape the sweltering heat of The Ranch and they'll read ... and read ... and read ... no, you definitely can't tell that these 2 are related.  (That was my canine attempt at sarcasm.  Did it work?)


I have faith that this heat will not bother my Mommie.  It's not humid, it's not windy, there's not a blizzard, nothing that can spark an RSD flare ... yep, she's good!  I saw some piles of clothes earlier before Mommie shut the bedroom door so I guess I have faith that she'll have clean laundry by the end of the day.  The question remains: Will she fold and hang and put the clothes away, or will she leave them all wrinkly in a basket.  Your guess is as good as mine today!!