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<p class=MsoNormal>It’s me again – Norm!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Let me tell you what happened around here today. This
morning, Grady and I were out in the yard and Grady felt a rain drop.
Well, being the old far --- I mean, old fabulous guy that he is, he started
barking for Mom, saying “I’m melting, I’m melting”.
It was still pretty early, so Mom was still in “grumpy” mode and
she told us to go get on the porch if we were afraid of melting. I KNEW that
I wasn’t going to melt ‘coz I got rained on at the dog show.
But Grady – he was another story. He kept whining and barking (BIG
WUSS!) until finally Mom let us in the house. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hoagie and Johnny were hanging out in the kitchen, so we
went to hang out in the family room. KEWL – we got the prime real
estate! That is where the big fluffy cushions are and where the best toys
are kept. I started playing with the toys and Grady was snoozing on the
cushions. Then I got bored and I wanted to PLAY! That is when the
trouble started. You see, Johnny taught me this new game. It’s
call the “Bark-Bounce-Hump” game. You can see where this is
going, huh?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>So, there I was, trying to get O.F. Grady to play the BBH
Game. He was okay with the BB part of the game, but when I got to the H
part of the game – WOW! He jumped on top of me and pinned me to the
floor --- and it gets worse. He YELLED at me lots and really loud!
Then, I swear on Granny Pat’s best liver treats, he tried to RIP MY EAR
OFF! But worst of all, Mom didn’t even try to rescue
me. After 234 nickzillion minutes, O.F. Grady finally let me up.
I don’t think I am going to try to play BBH with Grady again.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mom checked me out and I now have a pierced ear. I
think I will call my twin princesses and see if I can borrow some of their
earrings!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Croobie'>Norm </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>(and the rest of the Red
Bay Gang)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Croobie'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Grady,
Hoagie & Johnny<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Sandi Wittenberg - Mom to the Red Bay Basset Boys<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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