Well looks like spring is going to be late this year.  We have been having snow again.  At least it is pretty much melting and gone before late afternoon.  Mom had to go and relieve Beckey at the shop for about an hour and half.  She took Cricket with her.  She did pretty good.  She did bark at some customers, but mom picked her up and introduced her to the customers and then she was fine.  She does love kids, even the little ones.  She is doing really well at the stay command.  When ,mom gets out of the car, she makes Cricket stay until she is out then she tells Cricket OK!! and Cricket jumps out of the car.  Then she will walk in front of the car and mom tells her to stay so she can help me out of the car.  Then she tells her OK!! GO TO THE HOUSE and she does and waits at the door for us.  Dad doesn't have as much luck getting Cricket to listen.  Mom has told him just what and how to do it, but you know men..they don't listen.  He has a hard time communicating with me.  Mom says he is in denial that I am completely deaf.   I know what mom's handsignals mean..dad's I am not sure of since he has came up with us own..MEN!! Now if we could just get Cricket to stop pawing my face...I hate that.  She is very gentle when she does it, but I still hate it.  Mom made a batch of blueberry cookies for Cricket and me, she also made some strawberry ones too.  Boy they are yummy.  She figured that there shouldn't be anything in them that would hurt me..besides blueberries are supposed to be good for you.

my mom said my dad is in denial too! he yells at me to do or not do stuff. if i'm not looking at him and trying to read lips how on earth do i know he's saying something. mom usually only talks to me if i'm close to her or uses her hands. i've gotten really good with the sign language.


Hershey!! Mom still catches herself talking to me. I guess after all these years it is hard not too. I see her lips move nad her gestures, so I pretty much know what she wants.Mom is trying to teach Cricket to come and get me, but hasn't had much luck so far. Maybe someday! At lwast I don't hear her squeeking on those squeeky toys. I can sleep right through any noise.