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<p class=MsoNormal>It’s me again – Norm!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ohhh – I am in Trouble with a capital T – but it
is all Opie’s fault! Ya’ see, Mom has these big, pretty
banana leaf Hosta plant things in MY big back yard. They have been there
since before I was even born – I think 4324 nickzillion years. They
have big green leaves with white stripes. Mom has this fence around them
so we don’t walk through them. Opie and I have checked them out
before – but just sniffing – not tasting. Well, in the
past few days, the Hosta have started getting flowers on them – they are
big white flowers and are very pretty. But the best thing is that they
smell really good – and Opie tasted them and told me they are
yummy. Soooo – I decided to try them too! Opie is right –
they are YUMMY – but guess who got caught??? ME! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Now I know what da Brudder Elwood means when he says his Mom’s
eyeballs get fire coming out of them! That’s what happened to my
Mom too! I ran and hid under the picnic table ---- ‘til she went
back in the house. Then, Opie and I started pulling the leaves off the
Hosta and shredding them into long pieces like spahg – spagh == like
pasta! That’s it – Hosta Pasta! It was lots of fun –
and yummy. Then it happened – Mom snuck out the other door and
caught me making Hosta Pasta and Opie with his feet up on the little fence
collecting more “supplies”. We are both in “lock-down”
tonight – but tomorrow is a new day – and the twins are dog sitting
us, and they don’t know about Hosta Pasta. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Drools to ya!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Norm (and the rest of the Red Bay Gang)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Grady, Hoagie, Johnny & Opie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Mom to the Red Bay Basset Boys<o:p></o:p></p>
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