Merry Christmas to All (Especially my kids)

Thursday was my last Library with the Kids Day for the year.  I won't be seeing them until January 2, 2020.  

Mom dressed me up in my Christmas bow (which is as much decoration as I will let her put on me.)  Then we waited for the kids.  

And there were a bunch of them.  A little boy and his dad came close and Mom asked if the little boy wanted to read to me.  He hid his little face in his dad's pants, but when Mom pulled out my picture book and asked if he wanted to just look at the pictures, he smiled.  He sat down with me and paged through the pictures without saying a word.  But he smiled his thanks when he left.

Another little girl fell in love with me.  I can tell these things.  She read three books and couldn't stop petting me.  Mom said she was a polite girl because she backed away just a bit whenever anyone else came by so they could have their chance to love me, too.  

That's when a lady came over and asked if she could pet me.  She said she wanted to feel calmer given the crazy days of Christmas.  So I let her rub me under the chin and between my eyes.  Ohhhhh, yesssss.  I was calm too.  After she left, I heard her say to her young son, "Why don't you go and pet Guinness.  It will make you feel better."  And he did!  He came right over and got down with me and we snuggled.  When he left to go back to his Mom, she asked him, "Did that make you feel better?"  And he said, "YES!"  Which made me feel really good, too.

And then the little girl who loves me came back and snuggled with me  again.

I love the library kids.  I didn't want to leave.

We went the door to go home, but I wanted to go back.

Mom told me to come, but I pretended I didn't hear her.  She tried her trick where she drops my leash and leaves me.  I usually follow her because I'm scared she might really leave me.  But at the library, I knew I could go find my friends back inside, so I didn't follow her.
  

She came back pretty soon, and tried to get me to the car.  But I said, "No, not going!"

She finally pulled out the liver treats and I followed her to the car.  But she says I'm an embarrassment to her when I do that.  I can't help it.  I like being with my kids.  Especially when I can calm everybody during the Christmas Holidays!

We went home and she gave me a hug.  

Hope you have a calm and Merry Christmas.

Love, G

I Must Be Famous

Yesterday we went to the library for my usual pleasant hour with the children.  On the way we stopped at an intersection.  I was gazing serenely out the window at a car next to us.  Suddenly, the window opened and two lovely high school age gals were waving at me from their car.  They were calling to me, saying, "There's Guinness!"

Mom heard the commotion and glanced their way.  Then she laughed and put my window down.  I was able to stick my head out and smile at my adoring entourage.  So nice to be recognized and loved by gorgeous women.  It brought me back to my time in California while I was cavorting on the beach.  Two lovely beach babes stopped and were all over me.  

Ah, those were the days!

When we got to the Library, my usual customers were there as well as a few others.  Randi and Abigail took turns reading to me.  Abigail was first while Randi did her homework.  Abigail is only 6 but she reads pretty well.  I only had to help her on a couple of words.

While Abigail was reading to me, little Audrey plopped down right next to us.  Audrey is about two years old and couldn't weigh more than twenty pounds.  She has curley hair that bounces when she speaks.  It didn't bother Audrey one bit that Abigail was reading to me.  She just picked up one of my picture books and starting with the back page she invented stories to go with every picture.

Abigail just looked at me and whispered, "She can't read, can she?"  I said, "No, but she does a good job of pretending, don't you think?"  Abigail did very well.  She just sat there until Audrey worked her way backwards to page one and then hopped up and found something else to do.  Then Abigail continued reading her book to me. 

Sometime later, the readers were all doing their homework, and a little one came by who was too little to read.  She appeared quite tired and plopped down to nap a little next to me.  I watched her carefully to be sure no harm would come to her.  That's part of my job, you know, keeping the little ones safe.

Randi came back to ask me whether I would be there on February 13.  She said it was her birthday, and she would like to come see me for her birthday.  I pretended to consult my calendar (we haven't gotten the schedule for the new year yet, but I already knew what I was going to do.).  I informed her that, yes, we would be at the library on February 13.  I'm not going to disappoint one of my customers; I'll be there with bells on.  (Well maybe not bells, but my tags do make tinkly sounds.)

All in all it was another wonderful day at the Library.

Hope you have a Library where you can have a good time, too.

Love, G.