Mommy Did Say They'd Be Home By Midnight...

When they said good-bye, I whimpered.  My head dropped down, and I could feel a lump in my throat.

So many questions:

            Where were they going?

            How long would they be gone?

            Will I be here all by myself?

Oh, sure, I had the run of the house.  Lots of newspaper to read before doing my “business”, as they called it.

They’d left my toys as well: 

            The cat doll with only 2 legs still attached

            My squeaky newspaper, and

            My rawhide bones.

Ruff, Ruff!

            What was that???

Hmmph!  Nothing.

I circled the living room a few times, and then decided, *yawn*, it was probably time for a well deserved nap.

I mean after all, Mommy did say they’d be home by midnight.