Bouffant Blonde

One day Little Guy, Sunshine and Miss Ladybug were outside in the sun. Grandaddy was in the shop and Mama was working too. Little Guy was still mostly a puppy and he really wanted to play. He was trying to convince his sisters to run around with him. They were thinking about it. Suddenly, the neighbor's dog started running through the pasture toward the house. Uh-oh. Little Guy knew that dog wasn't coming to play. He'd heard Mama talk about how vicious the dog was. That dog was coming to fight! This was not going to be good. Mama spied the dog and came running from the shop. She yelled for her babies to get into the house -- NOW! Sunshine and Miss Ladybug complied. Little Guy thought about it. He did. But he just couldn't leave his Mama outside with that mean ol' dog. While Mama herded the girls into the house, Little Guy turned and headed toward the gate. He slipped between the gate and post and caught the dog just before he reached the gate. Little Guy gra...

One day a small white puppy set off to explore the world. He chased a squirrel. He watched a mama bird feed her babies. He smelled a few flowers. He sniffed the bushes and walked and walked. The sky started to grow dim as night fell. The little puppy tried to find his way home but he was really and truly lost. He spied a house that looked familiar. The little puppy headed to the back door and scratched and scratched. Finally, an older man opened the door. The little puppy rushed inside before the man could shoo him away. He didn’t want to go back outside in the dark. The little puppy looked up and came face to face with one of the kindest smiles he’d ever seen. “Well, what have we here,” the woman said. “It’s a puppy!” She bent down and took his little face in her hands. “What’s your name,” she asked. Tears welled up in the puppy’s eyes. The kind lady patted his head and he burst into tears. “I don’t know my name,” the puppy said. “And I can’t find my house.” The man, who’d sto...

The adventures of Little Guy were based on a real dog. He showed up one night at the house of my parents' friends. No one claimed him so my Mother brought him home. He was just a puppy but he was already quite smart. He knew "sit" and "no no." He quickly wrapped us around his little paw. He grew into a sometimes grumpy but mostly loving fellow. He loved to hunt and chase calves. He thought snooping through the garden while his Grandaddy worked was so much fun. He played with his two sisters, helped his Mama paint and grudgingly accepted her hugs and kisses. He was a beloved family member. He set off on September 7th for another adventure. He knew he wasn't supposed to go by himself but Grandaddy was busy and Mama and Gran weren't home. We think he stumbled over a loose tree root and landed awkwardly. Mama found him sitting in the branch near the pond, covered in mud and unable to walk. The doctor said he slipped a disk in his back. It pressed into ...

It has been really hot around here. No rain to speak of. Mama, Granddaddy and Gran spend a lot of time watering plants and sweating. Little Guy and Sunshine spend as much time as they can in the house under the air conditioner vents. Mama went out to water her strawberry plants. She has a little patch by the pasture gate. She babies them something fierce. Little Guy thinks she's still holding a grudge from when Granddaddy killed some of them a few weeks ago. He sprayed them with weed poison. About half of Mama's strawberry plants died. Granddaddy didn't do that to his strawberry plants. Well, Buddy the bull was standing out at the gate waiting for a snack. Mama couldn't water the strawberries with him looking at her with those pitiful brown eyes. So she got him some feed and poured it over the fence and into his snack bowl. Then Blackie the cow showed up. So Mama went back and got her some feed for her snack bowl. Little Guy could see the sweat starting to gather...

Little Guy is pleased to announce the birth of a new baby calf. Her mama is Big Deer, a very large cow with very big horns. She doesn't like Little Guy at all. Little Guy makes sure to go the long way around her most of the time. Gran had thought Big Deer might be about to have a baby. Granddaddy said no. Mama thought a baby was coming soon too. Granddaddy said no. Big Deer doesn't listen to Granddaddy at all. She had a baby calf anyway. Mama found the new calf. It was lying next to Big Deer. She asked Granddaddy about it. He thought Mama was crazy. He thinks that alot. He figured Mama just thought she saw a baby calf and it was really an older calf. Nope. It was a baby. So while Granddaddy was still trying to figure it all out, Mama went and got Big Deer some sweet feed. New mamas -- even the ones who have been new mamas lots of times -- get sweet feed after they have a baby. The little girl doesn't have a name yet. Mama usually does that sort of thing. She just ha...

Little Guy was having the best dream. He and Sunshine were chasing squirrels and he was just about to get one. Then he heard Gran's voice. "Little Guy," she called. "Time to wake up. You need to go to bed." Little Guy kicked her away with his foot and tried to recapture his dream. "Little Guy get up," Gran insisted. Little Guy growled. "I can't believe you growled at me," she said. Little Guy opened one eye and growled again. He heard a door open and Mama's footsteps on the stairs. That wasn't a good sign. Mama knelt down beside him. Little Guy turned over so she could scratch his stomach. "It's time to go to bed, Little Guy," Mama said softly. "Don't want to," he responded. "But you have to," she said. "Come on. Let's go." Little Guy got up and followed Sunshine outside. They both went potty. Then they went back inside and climbed into bed. Mama kissed her babies goo...

Little Guy decided he wanted a driver's license. He thought it would be fun to drive Grandaddy's truck to town or to get cow feed. He could even learn to drive the tractor! Wow! Little Guy knew the cows would sure be impressed if he could drive the tractor. He needed somebody to teach him how to drive. He could ask Grandaddy but he's not real patient. Besides he's been pretty busy with the garden. Little Guy really wanted Christopher to teach him. Christopher is lots of fun. He even taught Little Guy how to fish. He knew Christopher could teach him how to drive. Except Christopher wasn't around. That left Mama. Little Guy went to see his Mama. He smiled sweetly. Mama wasn't fooled. She shook her head no. He pleaded. Her answer remained the same. "You are too small for a driver's license, Little Guy," she told him. "Besides, I would worry myself sick if you were out there by yourself. I won't have it! No. No. No." Little Guy wa...