Well having a puppy around has cut into my computer time.  She is into everything.  The last few days she has been pushing moms patiences.   You think Labs are bad, you should see what a Rat Terrier/Chihualua mix is like.  She always has something in her mouth.  I am so glad I am deaf and can not hear NO CRICKET!! DROP IT!!!  which is repeated a lot and I know the has been some rather choice words at time, just the way moms facial expression changes. Everytime she is in trouble she comes running to me.  What does she think, I am going to safe her?? Don't think so..kid!!  Today I was laying by mom and dad at the kitchen table when mom and dad were having their cup of caffine.  Miss Cricket wanted to be held and was whinning.  Mom told her no!!  Well she was determined to get into mom's lap so she jumped on me and tried to jump into moms lab, but she smacked right into the table, so she sat on my whining.  Finally she right over and laid on her pillow.  She loves to play with the neighbors black lab puppy who is  just a little older than Cricket, but a whole lot bigger, through the fence.  At one point they were both trying to dig under the fence until mom caught them and put a couple of hugh rocks to keep them from digging there.  Cricket tried to move the rocks, but they weigh a lot more than she does.  Tuesday We both are going to see the vet.  Cricket gets her 3rd shots and I am going in to have my fat tumor checked out.  It has gotten bigger than a grapefruit.  She is so worried that if I have to have it removed I may not make it through the surgery, due to my age and liver problems, so she wants to talk to the vets about it. They didn't remove it as they didn't really think I was going to live as long as I have.  I guess I showed them.  Last night I decided to play with mom, which I haven't done for a long time.  Normally I play for a few minutes then get up and walk away, but I played quite a while.  The I went and grabbed a couple of toys and laid down with my big fat paws on them.  Mom said I was teasing Cricket.  Who me??? tease the MONSTER BRAT..NOT ME (hehehehe)  Cricket has decided to follow me when I make my 2 daily trips around the property,which it quite a trip for a tiny dog, our back yard is at least 100 ft x200 ft.  Mom is concerned she will try and get out somewhere back there, so far she has found to many things in our yard to keep her occupied.  Well better go and get on my couch for now.