August 2009

Hey.

I will let you know from the beginning that I grow to dislike summer in Virginia every year. This is my third summer and I have to say, it has got to be nicer someplace else!

I wear black, year round. The sun is attracted to black. It probably doesn't make a difference if it is True Black, which I am, or Bay Black or greying True Black like my dam. She is having trouble in this heat too. It's not the heat alone, it is the humidity together with the heat. Bring on fall!

Every day we do get belly baths. What a silly thing to call them. They take the water hose and spray our belly, legs and arm/leg pits. You'd think they would know to call it a shower! After that we all go and roll in the sand by the big tree. That's the best. Then we are covered in mud! Humans can't stand seeing us dirty so the first few times we did that we got showers again when the boys were getting theirs. I think the humans figured out what our game was because they don't give us second showers anymore. They make us wait a couple of hours.

Well, I think I am 234 days pregnant today. I am getting pretty excited about this. I have watched my dam and the aunties have their babies and I will finally get to have one of my own. My babies sire is Friar Tuck. He's so handsome! I just know we have made a wonderful little girl.

I have to cut this short - it's time for our first shower! I don't want to miss that. I will be back when they let me in the house again. I really need my own lap top. Of course, I could make a better argument for on if I had a lap!

Velvet