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Oscar Chronicles - Invited to the Cookout

 Hola!! Did you miss me? I already know that you did. How could you not miss Oscar? (smile) Well you will be happy to hear that I survived my chip binge without punishment!!! Isn't that great?! In fact, they said not a word about it at all. Kinda weird to be honest. Part of me wonders if this calm, non-reaction is because I am just this truly beloved or if this is simply the calm before the storm? It has to be because I am beloved - after all, it's been weeks since that happened. Or...are they just waiting on me to do something else? Something worse then devouring those sinfully delicious chips??

No es importa - my weekend was great! My helpers had extra people over. I'm not sure why but it seemed like a fiesta! Lots of foods - even meat on the hot box. I think I heard them call it an EGG...doesn't look like an EGG to me. Whatever it's called, it puts that wonderful taste into the pork chops and chicken so nice and smokey!! Oh yeah they had some lettuce but what do I want with green leaves? There's MEAT!!!  EGG or not, where I was posted (below the hot box) I could catch the delicious drippings and maybe an occasional dropped meaty treat. No luck on the dropped meaty treat but those delicious drippings - the fatty goodness - were all for me. YUMMY!! 

Maybe it was because the fiesta was in full swing with music, food and drinks - I got lucky. I don't know if they were careless or just being nice but I did get a few pieces of meat given to me. And before I knew it I was quite full. My little svelte belly was simply poking out - but I was happy and sleepy. Ready for a nap! But not outside, on the steaming hot ground. I need the chill of the A/C. So I figured with everyone going in and out I could just slip in when they opened the door. I'd take a quick nap and come back for more MEAT! And so I did.

But when I woke up to go back outside to ahem - relieve myself before getting more MEAT there was a problem. No one was coming back inside. I ran to the backdoor - nobody. I ran to the front door - nobody. All I could hear was music and laughter! How dare they laugh when I am literally sitting here with all 4 legs crossed...willing myself not to...Oh no!!! What do I do? What do I do? What do I...Ahhhh that's much better. Ay dios mio! I went on the floor?!!! 

Hmm, now where did I put that magic Hide-a-Oscar blanket?


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