Hi. It’s me, Flower. Boy, I can’t believe how late Mom sleeps in. We were up and playing around at about 5:30, attempting to make so much noise that she would have to come down, but she didn’t. Dottie finally decided to run up the stairs to try to get them. She didn’t want to go into that one room Mom always disappears in, so she just went and peeked into the bathroom, and then ran back down.

I was getting bored, so I started running and up down the stairs with her. This is kind of fun! Who needs a dog run!

I decided that I was going to see what Dottie was looking at, so I peeked through the bathroom door with her. I couldn’t see anything though! Then, Dottie went and walked right into that room! I didn’t know what she was doing. I finally went and peeked through another door, and she had her paws up on this big wooden thing. Oh, I know what that’s called. It’s a bed!

I went right in there beside her. Wow. It’s weird being in here. Mom was saying, “Come here, girls. Come over here, girls.” I could tell she was on the bed. She was hanging her arm down and wiggling her hand. I ran up and started dancing near her hand with Flower. We took turns pretending we were biting her hand. She was laughing at us. We know not to bite down too hard. We don’t want to hurt her. We just like to play.

I wanted to see what this room was like, so I started walking around. Then, I had to stop. I felt that feeling I get some time and I crouched down. Mom said, “Don’t pee there.” Too late.

Dottie kept reaching up, putting her paws on the bed. Shih tzus don’t have very long legs, so Dottie couldn’t jump up that high. Mom picked her up and I couldn’t see where she went. A few minutes later, she jumped back down and started playing with me again.

Mom finally got up at 7. We sat in the hall and waited while she got ready to come down. When she did, she went and got our three bowls of food together. The Man came downstairs and we knew what he was going to say: “Go outside.” We all ran outside, but then Candy and I ran back in. It’s kind of fun to pretend like we are going to mind, and then to suddenly scurry back inside.

By the time we went back outside, Dottie had eaten all of the food out of one of the bowls. I saw her headed towards mine! But Mom picked her up and held her, while Candy and I ate our food. Sometimes Candy’s food looks better, so we switch places, and then we switch places again.

That Man came outside. I barked once, just a little one, to tell him I was watching him, but then I went back to finish my food.

We heard a loud noise and we all ran back inside. Mom said, “It’s only a motorcycle. It won’t hurt you.” When we were sure it was gone, we came back ouside.

I went to sit between Mom’s feet a few times, before she finally picked me up. There are strange noises out here, so I kind of like it when I can sit on her lap and look around. Only when I’m outside! Inside, I don’t need to sit on her lap.