What the he—(ck)! (I’m not supposed to say bad words.)
Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle.
I told you it was Grammy’s birthday the other day right? Well the family got together and bought her…… I can’t even say it without shaking….. a Roomba!
It’s one of those Robot Vacuum cleaner things. I swear it chases me! It’s stalking me!
Just when I was learning to tolerate Grampy with the regular vacuum cleaner this thing goes off on its own!
The first day Grammy set if off I couldn’t figure out what it was. I jumped up on the couch on Grampy’s lap (Yeah he was on the couch, how UNUSUAL!), just so I’d be safe.
“What is this thing?” I wondered.
And then, when I thought it was safe to go back and lay on the floor, IT CAME BACK!
Baxter doesn’t seem to mind it too much. It bumped into his leg and then turned around and he didn’t even flinch. Then it ran over his tail and he wasn’t too pleased.
Grammy likes it because it wanders around the whole house and picks up the fur. Wait a minute: that means it lives by eating my fur! Now I’ll never sleep!
So far I’ve only seen it when Grampy is around and I snuggle with him while it searches for me and my fur. That fur eating monster! It doesn’t come out when we’re alone which is good. My plan is to break into Uncle Matt’s room and hide if it ever makes it up the stairs. I don’t care if there are any Cheez Its or not.
I was thinking this morning that maybe ….. just in case ….. I should make out my will. Just in case that thing gets me. So here goes….
“I, Oscar-the Beagle Braley, being of sound mind and always hungry body, submit my last will and testament. I hereby bequeath (what in the world does THAT mean) my worldly belongings and my milk bone stash to my best friend Baxter. He can have my bed and any and all toys in the basket. Thanks for being my buddy and watch out for that robot thing. Don’t trust it.”
Just when I thought it was safe!
Woof Wednesday is the world through the eyes of 11-year-old Oscar the Beagle. Oscar lives in Fairhaven with Pete, Priscilla, Uncle Matt and his best buddy Baxter the Golden Retriever.
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