POP!! POP!! POP!!

Yesterday, Mom and Dad were watching a movie and we heard Mom ask Dad, "Do you want some popcorn?" That is one of our favorite things to hear her say - it is better than going for rides or walkies and almost better than dinner.

Mom went into the kitchen, and we all went along to supervise. We heard that wonderful sound - like hailstones hitting on our tin roof when we have a summer storm. Then we saw Mom put butter and oil in the pan and before long she was shaking the pan as we heard the pop-pop-pop of popcorn popping and smelled that aroma like no other.


When it finished popping, we saw Mom pour it into her big blue bowl and put just a tiny bit of salt on it.The she brought the bowl into the living room with all of us following close behind. Mom and Dad are sneaky when it comes to passing out that delicious treat. A Scottie stand won't get a piece of it - can you believe that? Not all dogs can do a Scottie stand - Java can't.
To get a piece of popcorn, one must "sit pretty" and then Mom or Dad will throw a piece of popcorn for you to catch. Sometimes if you miss your piece or it gets intercepted by one of the others, they will take pity and toss you another piece. Piper, who is the youngest, gets to sit closest to Mom and Dad, and the rest of us fan out around him. Lilly has found out that is she stays back the farthest, that she can run in and scoop up anything that gets dropped or missed. If a piece happens to land behind a chair or under a table, they tell us to "leave it" and for the most part, we do. Then whoever is around when Mom does the cleaning gets the treat of stale popcorn - not quite as good as fresh, but better since only one gets it!

Until next time,

The Arrroo Crew at Rocky Creek Farm.