December 21st 2006

The Pickle is definitely back in action - I am feeling on tip top form so was ready to have some fun when Daddy and Jules looked after me while Mummy was at a health spa for the day.

Mummy had given Daddy a whole list of instructions and all of my bottles and bowls were labelled up accordingly so he couldn't get it wrong ..... could he?

All went well at first, and I had a good long nap in the morning and ate all my dinner. Jules was meant to arrive about 11.30 after his Waitrose delivery arrived, but by 1pm he was still waiting! Then when we eventually did leave the house to do Daddy's secret Christmas shopping, the traffic into Kingston was horrific and Daddy had to take lots of detours. The plan was starting to slip!

By about 4pm I was exhausted and really needed my afternoon nap, but all i could manage was a cat nap in the car. By 5.30pm I was really really exhausted and let Daddy know very clearly! So he put me to bed for 30 mins. Only problem was that this was enough sleep to give me lots more energy so when Mummy came home at 6.30pm I was nowhere near ready to go to sleep. In fact it was another hour before I was even remotely eye rubby and ready for my milk and bath.