My Big Day

May 21st was an exciting day for me. My humans took me with them when they got gas in the car. It was fun but that wasn't the exciting part. Then we went to the vet's office so they could weigh me. No, that wasn't the exciting part either. But then we went to a place that grandma called the mall. There were a lot of people there. And all of them wanted to see me. Well, maybe they were there for other reasons but they all stopped to see me. Maybe I should start charging for head scratches and belly rubs. One guy said he used to have a dog like me. Her name was Sasha. Well, if she was like me, Sasha must have been very beautiful and sweet.

We weren't at the mall very long. Grandma started bringing me to the door to leave. But I thought it was too early to go. There might have been more people wanting to pet me. So I plopped myself down on the floor. I find this to be a very useful tactic. I'm like dead weight when I do this and my humans can't move me at all. Eventually grandma and a passing girl got me up.

Well, that was part of the exciting day but there was more. After the mall, we went to a convalescent hospital to visit papa's sister. First the ladies that work at the front desk came out to see me. They loved me!!! Then we went in to Auntie's room. We were there for a few minutes but I got restless and some of the residents said they wanted to see me. So grandma took me out to the hall and showed me to a few people. And we walked around and found others that wanted to see me. Then we went back to Auntie's room.

We weren't there very long when a nurse came in. We thought she was coming to ask us to leave because I had started howling. A quiet howl but still a howl that might have bothered the other residents. Well, she didn't ask us to leave. She asked if we could go to the room next door to visit a man named Chester. He had heard me and asked if he could see me. Everybody loves Mia!! I think I'm a celebrity at this place!!! Well, they love me and I love them. It's fun to get so much attention and all the petting and scratches. I've been told I'm good for the residents too. I don't know about that but if we're all happy, we ought to do this more often. I do hope my family brings me back to visit. Oh, and as we were leaving, a few ladies that were outside as I was visiting inside asked if we would be back and they gave grandma their room numbers so we could visit them next time. I was a big hit!!!