Today was one of the best days I have ever had in my whole life! Mommy has been going to schools, sharing my book with children. Today, was the very first time that I was allowed to go with her. I felt very important. The teacher at Whetstone Elementary School, Mrs. Volat, had to get special permission from the principal and from the parents of all of the kids in her class because dogs aren't usually allowed in school.
Mommy was a little worried about that. She knew Ryan's mommy and daddy would say yes because Ryan is my cousin, but she didn't know what the other parents would say. Guess what? They all said yes. Ryan's mommy and grandmother came with us, too.
I didn't know schools were so big. When I went to obedience school, we were all in just one room. Whetstone Elementary has so many rooms! First we stopped at the office and got stickers that said we were visitors. Then we went to the classroom.When we got to Mrs. Volat's room, I was a little nervous. Do you ever get nervous when you do something new? Well, I do. I looked in and saw lots of children sitting on the floor. They were all sitting there waiting to meet me. I was excited to meet them, too. They came to meet me one at a time. They were very kind and gentle. Before I knew it, I wasn't nervous at all. I was really enjoying meeting so many new people. The grown ups were nice to me, too!
Mrs. Volat had already finished reading "Tales from a Tail Wagging Dog" (my first book) with the class, so I wrote a story just for them. Mommy read it out loud. I think they liked it. After Mommy finished reading, we all had animal crackers. I love them.
While I was waiting for my turn to have some, I couldn't stop thinking about how good they taste. All of a sudden, drool started pouring out of my mouth. Mommy tried to catch it before it hit the floor, but there was just too much. Everyone started laughing and saying ewww. I laughed, too! Of course the drool stopped as soon as I had cookies in my mouth.
The children asked Mommy lots of questions. I wanted to answer, but I still can't talk. I listened carefully to make sure Mommy knew the right answers. She did okay until the kids started talking about blogs I wrote. She hasn't read them in a long time and forgot what was in them. But the children all knew! They like my blogs so much that they inspired to write this one -- the first one I've written since last October!
I want to thank all of the students in Mrs. Volat's class, Mrs. Volat, the principal, and the parents for letting me visit their classroom. Mommy and I had a great time, but I sure am tired from being on my best behavior for such a long time!
