My Sofa is Here!

Since we got to Raleigh and moved into our house, we've been sitting on the floor and we haven't had any stuff. The floor is ok, but the carpet is kind of itchy. I had my crate and my bed, and Mama and Papa had a mattress, but it was very weird. I was getting used to it, though, and finding places to get comfortable. Here's me in a couple of sunny spots, first in the office with Mama while she worked, and then in the living room by the fireplace. No furniture means you have SO MANY sunny spots.

But then yesterday, the moving men showed up with a big truck and they started bringing in our stuff! I was so surprised! I wanted to help them by lying in the big sunny spot by the front door and wagging my tail a lot, but Mama said no and sent me to the backyard. That was no fun. I wanted to be inside. But I listened, and then Papa came outside with me.

After the movers left, we had boxes everywhere! But we also had our sofa. Sigh... I missed my sofa so much. Mama even got out a brand-new blankie and I curled up and took a nap. I was so tired! So much excitement.

After my nap, we went to lunch. We went to a nice place called the Flying Biscuit Cafe where I could sit outside with Mama and Papa. I might a nice dog named Bo who was there with his mama and his two human sisters. I didn't want to talk too much, but we sniffed and said hi and he was cool. But I wanted to lie down near Mama and Bo just wanted to steal food, so we didn't hang out much. The waitresses at the Flying Biscuit were all so nice-- they brought me a bowl of water with bones on it, just for doggies! And they pet me and told me I was handsome. I like restaurants in North Carolina.

When we got back home, Mama spent a lot of the day going back and forth between putting things away and working on her computer. Something was wrong with her work phone, so she couldn't use it while the nice IT man in California was trying to fix it, so she straightened things up in between working. It was very hard. The boxes are heavy! But Mama and Papa managed to unpack a lot, and Mama made sure to set up the TV. At the end of the day, Mama was so happy, so I was happy too! I went out in the front yard and rolled around.

The weather here has been very nice, so Papa took me to the backyard and threw the ball around a lot yesterday. I love the ball! And my toys came so I chased those too! I ran and ran until I got so tired, and I went to bed and just didn't want to get up for anything. I slept all night on my blankies on the sofa.

Early this morning I got up to check on Mama and Papa, but they were sleeping so I went back to the sofa, then Mama got up and asked me if I wanted a walk and I said no. She didn't like that, but she did other things until I was ready. We walked around the neighborhood and I saw a cat! I don't like cats. I wanted to chase after the cat but Mama wouldn't let me. I spent the rest of the walk looking for other doggies to tell them about the cat, but I only saw one or two and they were too far away. I miss other doggies. Mama said she'll sign me up for daycare soon and I can meet new friends to play with.

After our walk, I went back to sleep until Papa came home from his meeting. Then we went in the backyard again and we played and played until I got so tired. I took a nap with all my toys and it was so nice.

It has been an exhausting day, but we are all happy. Mama's back doesn't hurt as much, and Mama and Papa both have different clothes. We will be done very soon, and that will be nice so we can all relax on our sofa together again.