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<p class=MsoNormal>It’s me again – Norm!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Well, it’s official – Mom told all of today that
we are leaving bright and early Monday morning to go to Virginia Beach to the
dog shows. This will be my longest trip ever – all of my other trips
have only been one day. O.F. Grady, Hoagie and Johnny have been on trips to
Gettysburg PA and they said that it was 1.5 days – but this will be two
full, long days. So those are the boring details – now here is the fun
part.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>First of all – Brudder Elwood! Yep, we are going to
get together and hang out on the beach. Brudder, I forgot to tell you –
my mom, Kassie, and my sisters Chrissie and Ouija are coming too! So I am
bringing THREE girls with me – how cool is that??? All three of them
are very pretty and love to play – just don’t get too feisty with
them or they might rearrange your face – or worse! We are all very ‘cited
and are making plans. Old Fart Grady is telling Mom to get him all *<b>buffed</b>*
up to meet Elder Clara – I think that will be a match made in East Chicago,
if you know what I mean. Better tell your neighbors to get some nose plugs or
HEPA air filters or something. O.F. Grady was sooo bad today that Mom had to
open the windows and it was only 55 degrees outside!! Hoagie and Johnny have
been discussing who gets to hang out with Sister Daisy – they can’t
decide. Do you think Daisy would be interested in a ménage a trois? Opie and
I are leaving our options open – I’m thinkin’ that there will
be some cuties at the dog show. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am a bit worried about O.F. Grady – I am not sure
that he is going to be able to make the trip – he’s gotten himself
into a peck of trouble over the last couple of days and Mom has been talking
about *<b>tutoring</b>* him without benefit of anesthesia. I think he must
have read about Nigel & Lewis helping unpack the groceries ‘coz that
is what he did on Wednesday. Mom had to send Dad back to the store for more
hamburger buns and marshmallows – he sure looked funny with those
marshmallows stuck to his ears and – umm, his gonads. Then, Mom was
baking cookies to take on our trip and he kept trying to trip her and make her
drop a tray full of cookies. She yelled at him and threatened to roast him in
the oven if he didn’t get out of the way.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’ll keep you posted – but we are goin’ on
a road trip!!<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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