"Hi Snappy," said Midge as she walked into the living room and leaped into the chair. "Do you know what day it is?"
"I think it is Friday," said Snappy.
"Yes," said Midge. "And what else?"
"Is there something else?" asked Snappy. "I only know it is Friday."
"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he crawled through the doggie door at Midge's house and ran to the living room. "Where are you?"
"Hi Booker-T," greeted Snappy. "What are you doing?"
"Hi Snappy," smiled Booker-T. "Wow, I like your tree. It looks a little like the one in my house."
"It's pretty," said Snappy.
"Hi Booker-T," said Midge as she walked out of the bedroom. "Do you like the pretty tree?"
"Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming!" sang Midge as she entered the living room and jumped in the chair beside Snappy's tank. "Hi Snappy! Did you know that Christmas is coming?"
"Is that a good thing?" asked Snappy. "Who is Christmas?
"Christmas only comes once a year," said Midge.
"Don't he like to come visit?" asked Snappy. "Did I meet him last year?"
"No, I don't think so," said Midge. "I have never met him either."
When Midge woke up, she ran to the living room and jumped in the chair next to Snappy's and pressed her nose to the window. "It's snowing!" said Midge. "And the ground is all white."
"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "Is the white ground a good thing?"
"Hi Snappy," smiled Midge. "Yes, it's good to have the ground covered in lots of snow."
"Why?" asked Snappy. "I remember snow is cold."
"I can ride the sled down the hill now," said Midge.
"Do you think you should try to ride the sled again?" asked Snappy. "Didn't you land in the snow head first the last time you rode the sled?"
Midge walked to Booker-T's house and hurried through the gate and around to the back of the house. As she came around the house, Booker-T was just crawling through the doggie door to the outside.
"Hi there Midge," said Booker-T. "Are you coming to see me?"
"Well, yes," said Midge. "That is why I am here."
"Here I am," laughed Booker-T.
"I see you," laughed Midge. "Lets go see Jake."
"Okay," smiled Booker-T as he and Midge hurried through the gate and walked along the sidewalk.
"What are we doing to do today?" asked Midge.
"I can fly, I can fly," sang Midge as she danced around the front yard. "I can fly."
"What are you doing?" asked Jake as he and Booker-T came into the yard through the front gate.
"I am singing," smiled Midge. "Don't you like my little song?"
"Why are you singing that you can fly?" asked Booker-T. "You can't fly. Remember what happened when you tried? "
"I remember," said Midge. "All I need is to think of good things and use a little Fairy dust."
Midge came into the living room and jumped into the chair near Snappy's tank.
"Hi Snappy," said Midge.
"Hi Midge," smiled Snappy. "What are you doing this morning?"
"I am going to go to Jake's house," replied Midge.
"Is Booker-T going to go with you?" asked Snappy.
"Yes," said Midge. "He always goes with me and we all go have fun together."
Jake strolled along the sidewalk on his way to Midge's house. He turned the corner and hurried across the street. As he came close to Booker-T's house, he saw him coming around the corner of his house so he stopped at the gate to wait for him.
"Hey there, Booker-T!" called Jake.
"Hi Jake," greeted Booker-T as he went through the gate to join Jake on his walk to Midge's house. "What are we going to do today?"
"I don't know yet," replied Jake. "We have to ask Midge what she would like to do."
Midge crawled through the doggie door into the back yard and ran around the house to the front yard. As she started walking across the front yard to the fence gate, she saw Booker-T walking through the gate.
"Hey there Booker-T," greeted Midge. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing," said Booker-T. "I am coming to your house."
"I see you," laughed Midge.
Midge walked over to Booker-T's house and ran around to the back of the house.. She poked her head through the doggie door and looked around the kitchen. No Booker-T. she crawled through the door and into the house. She walked from room to room looking for Booker-T.
"Hey, Booker-T!" called Midge. "Where are you? I'm here!"
She didn't hear him reply. She stood a moment and then went to the bedroom where his owner slept, but he wasn't there.
"I wonder where he is," thought Midge., as she sat down on the living room floor. "He didn't come to my house. I don't think he went to Jake's without me."
Midge pulled a large sheet across the floor into the living room after her owner left for work. She dropped the sheet on the floor and leaped into the chair near Snappy's tank.
"Good morning Snappy," smiled Midge.
"Hi Midge," replied Snappy. "What are you doing with that?"
"I'm going to play with it," said Midge.
"What is it?" asked Snappy.
"It is a sheet," said Midge.
"What is a sheet?" asked Snappy.
"It goes on a bed," said Midge. "Our owner uses one on her bed."
"Did you take it off her bed?" asked Snappy.
"No no," said Midge. "I got it out of the closet. She had it in the basket."
"What are you going to do with it?" asked Snappy. "Won't she get upset with you if you
are playing with it?"
"I will put it back before she comes home," said Midge. "I won't hurt it."
"What are you going to do with it," asked Snappy again."
"I'm going to have some fun," said Midge. "Watch for Booker-T to come and don't tell him
where I am when he comes in."
"Okay," said Snappy.
Midge jumped down from the chair and dragged the sheet across the room to the end of the sofa. She sat on the sheet. "Let me know when you see Booker-T coming," said Midge.
"Okay," said Snappy.
In a few minutes, she asked Snappy if they saw him coming. "Do you see Booker-T?" asked
Midge.
Snappy crawled up the log in his tank where he could see out the window... "Here comes Booker-T and Jake," said Snappy.
"Okay," smiled Midge. "Don't say anything?"
"Okay, Midge," agreed Snappy.
Midge crawled under the sheet and laid down. Booker-T and Jake stepped onto the porch and called out to Midge. "Midge!" called Jake. "Where are you?"
"Hey Midge!" said Booker-T. "We are going to the park. Where are you?"
"Lets go around to the back," said Jake as he started to walk around the house with Booker-T following behind.
Jake poked his head into the house through the doggie door. "Midge!" called Jake. "Are you in here? Booker-T and I are coming in."
Jake crawled through the doggie door and Booker-T followed him into the kitchen.
"Maybe she went to the vet this morning," suggested Booker-T.
"Maybe," said Jake. "I don't know when she goes for her shots again. Come on, lets go see
Snappy while we are here."
They entered the living room and crossed the room. Booker-T leaped into the chair while Jake stood on the floor and poked his nose against the glass..
"Hi, Snappy," said Jake. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing," said Snappy. "I was looking out the window at the nice sun."
"Do you know where Midge is?" asked Booker-T.
"I don't think she is here," said Snappy.
"Did she go to the vet today?" asked Jake.
"I don't think so," said Snappy. "She didn't tell me where she was going. I think she said she was going to go to the park with you and Booker-T."
"Maybe she is on her way to your house Jake," suggested Booker-T.
"We didn't pass her on the street," said Jake with a puzzled look.
"Maybe she went a different way,' said Booker-T.
"I don't think so, "said Jake. "She always goes the same way ."
"Midge is sneaky," laughed Snappy.
"She likes to tease us," said Booker-T.
"Yes," said Jake. "She does get sneaky sometimes and you know, Halloween is coming
soon now and she likes to scare everyone."
"Do you think she is teasing you today?" asked Snappy.
"I don't know," said Jake looking out the window. Is she hiding from us?"
"I don't think so," said Snappy.
"Maybe she went to the vet," suggested Booker-T. "Maybe Snappy was sleeping."
"That's it," said Snappy. "I was sleeping and didn't see Midge leave."
Midge was under the sheet across the room listening to them and trying to keep from
laughing out loud. When they were not looking she slowly and in a whisper, tried to sound
like the whistling wind. "oooooh," whispered Midge.
"What's that?" asked Booker-T looking around the room.
"Go look in the bedroom," said Jake.
"I will if you go with me," said Booker-T.
"Okay," said Jake. "Come on lets go."
They walked into the bedroom and stood there looking around. Midge quietly crawled across the room under the sheet and stood near the door. In a few minutes Jake and Booker-T came walking out of the room. Midge leaped up with the sheet still over her and shouted, "Boo!"
Booker-T jumped so high that he landed on Jake's back and slide down his tail. He got up and stood behind Jake peaking around him.
"A ghost!" called Booker-T.
Jake grabbed the sheet and pulled. "Midge!" said Jake. "What are you doing?"
"Were you scared?" laughed Midge.
"You scared me," said Booker-T.
"Halloween is coming soon," said Midge. "I like Halloween."
"I know," laughed Booker-T.
"Is your owner going to have a party again this year?" asked Jake.
"I think she is going to have a party next week on Friday," said Midge. "She is going to another
party on Saturday night at her brother's house."
"I want to come to the party," said Booker-T.
"You can come," said Midge. "I don't think she will notice us when her friends are here to have fun."
"Okay," said Jake. "We will come and have fun too."
Midge woke up when her owner got out of the bed and went into the bathroom to clean up for the day at work. She sat on the edge of the bed a few minutes. When she heard the shower running in the bathroom, she jumped to the floor and ran to the living room. She leaped into the chair beside Snappy's tank.
"Good morning, Snappy," greeted Midge.
"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "What are you doing?"
"I just woke up," said Midge. "Our owner is getting ready for work."
"What are you going to do today?" asked Snappy.
"I don't know yet," said Midge. "Booker-T and I are going to Jake's house. Maybe we will go play in the park. Do you want to come with us?"
Midge ran out the gate to her front yard and made her way down the sidewalk to Booker-T's house. She hurried through the gate and as she walked to the back of the house, Booker-T was coming out his doggie door.
'Hi Booker-T," said Midge. "What are you doing?"
"Hi Midge," smiled Booker-T. "I was going to come to your house."
"What were you going to do at my house?" asked Midge.
"I was coming to your house," smiled Booker-T.
"I beat you and came to your house," laughed Midge.
"Lets go get Jake and go to the zoo," said Booker-T.
Midge ran out into the living room and leaped into the chair next to Snappy's tank. "Good morning Snappy," smiled Midge.
"Good morning, Midge. You are happy this morning," smiled Snappy.
"I know," said Midge. "It is a happy day today."
"Why is it a happy day?" asked Snappy. "I'm always happy every day."
Jake and Booker-T walked through the gate at Midge's house and stood there watching Midge. She had a pink bow on her ears and was prancing back and forth across the porch. She would get to one side of the porch and flip her head around and back across the porch.
"Hey Midge!" called Jake as they walked to the porch. "What are you doing?"
"I'm practicing," smiled Midge as she flipper her head back and forth.
"Is there something wrong with your head?" asked Booker-T.
"No," said Midge.
"Why are you practicing?" asked Jake. "You know how to walk."
Midge's owner was getting ready to go to work. Midge laid on the end of the bed watching her getting ready and followed her to the kitchen when she finished. She sat on the floor next to her as she fixed her bowl of food for the morning. She was eating her breakfast when her owner went out the door going to work.
She was about to finish her breakfast when a loud crack of thunder seem to make the windows rattle. Midge jumped back from the bowl and ran into the living room and squeezed behind the sofa.
"Hey Midge," called Snappy. "What are you doing?"
"I don't like the thunder," said Midge as she poked her nose out from behind the sofa.
Jake, Midge and Booker-T were sitting on the porch at Midge's house when Gabby flew down and landed on the porch railing.
"Hey you guys," said Gabby. "What are you guys doing?"
"We are trying to decide what we want to do today to have fun," said Midge.
"What are you doing, Gabby?" asked Booker-T.
"I was near the skateboard ramp," said Gabby.
"Were you watching the humans playing with their skateboards?" asked Jake.
Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.
"What is that?"asked Booker-T.
"What are you looking at?" asked Midge.
"Over there in the middle of the street," said Booker-T.
"I don't know," said Midge as she started to go into the street. "Come on let's go see what it is."
Let's hurry to the little train station over there," said Jake as he started walking over there with Midge and Booker-T following along. They stood in the front of the building looking for the train.
"Where is the train?" asked Midge. "I don't see one."
"I don't know," said Jake. "Maybe it is not running now because the little humans are in school."
"Do you think so?" asked Booker-T. "But here comes a big human and two little humans. They will want to ride the train."
"Maybe," said Jake. "Maybe they don't run the train when they are in school and only run it when it is the weekend."
Booker-T and Midge strolled along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house.
"What are we going to do today?" asked Booker-T.
"I think we are going to go back to the zoo building again," said Midge.
"Are we going to go see the big black cat?" asked Booker-T. "He was shiny black but he didn't have orange stripes. I like the tigers. They are like me, black and orange."
"You just like orange and black stripes," laughed Midge. "What do you want to do?"
"Can we go ride the train at the park first?" asked Booker-T.
Midge was sitting on the porch waiting for Booker-T to walk over to her house. He strolled into the yard through the gate and sat down beside Midge on the porch.
"Hi Midge," smiled Booker-T. "What are you doing?"
"Just sitting here," said Midge.
"Are you okay this morning?" asked Booker-T. "You look little sad this morning. What happened?"
"I'm okay," said Midge. "I was worried about my owner."
"What happened with your owner?" asked Booker-T.
Midge ran out of the bedroom and leaped into the chair next to Snappy's tank. She stood on her hind legs and peaked over the top of the tank.
"Hi Snappy," said Midge. "What are you doing?"
"I was sleeping," said Snappy as he stretched and stood up looking up at Midge. "What are you doing?"
"I just woke up and ran out to say hi," said Midge.
"What are you going to do today with Jake and Booker-T?" asked Snappy. "I miss playing with you at the pond sometimes."
Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to the farm. They crawled under the fence and ran across the field on their way to the barn. Gabby was sitting on the fence near the barn waiting for them.
"Hey Gabby," said Midge as she looked around the yard. "Where are all the cows?"
"They are all in the barn," said Gabby.
"Is it time to milk the cows?" asked Booker-T.
"No," said Gabby. "They are all visiting their new friend in the barn."
"Who is it?" asked Jake.
Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. Gabby flew down from above them and landed on Midge's head.
"Hey Gabby!" laughed Midge. "What are you doing on my head?"
"Hi Midge," greeted Gabby. "Where are you going?"
"Hi Gabby," said Booker-T. "We are going to Jake's house. Are you going to come with us?"
"Sure," said Gabby. "What are you going to do there?"
Midge walked to Booker-T's house dragging an umbrella behind her. Booker-T came running to the gate and sat waiting for Midge.
"What are you doing?" asked Booker-T. "Why are you dragging that umbrella?"
"I want to go sky diving," said Midge.
"What is sky diving?" asked Booker-T. "Do you do sky diving with an umbrella?"
"It is my parachute," said Midge.
"What is a para thing?" asked Booker-T.
Jake, Midge and Booker-T stood there watching the big cat as it paced back and forth in the cage.
"Hey!" said the big cat as it stopped pacing and stood staring at the three outside the cage. "What are you three doing? Why don't you let me out of here?"
"Hi big guy," smiled Booker-T.
"We can't open the gate," said Jake.
"We just came to visit you," said Midge.
"Who are you?" asked the big cat.
"That was close," said Jake, as they walked along the sidewalk on their way back to Jake's house. "I don't think those big guys like you going after their ball."
"I just wanted to get the ball for them," said Midge. "I like playing ball."
"Me too," agreed Booker-T.
"That baseball game is a funny game," said Midge. "The humans play funny games."
"I just like my owner to throw a ball so I can go run and get it and bring it back to her," said Jake.
"Me too, " smiled Midge. "I think that is fun."
"What are we going to do today?" asked Jake.
Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk going to Jake's house. As they turned the corner, they saw a group of human boys walking in the street. They each had blue shirts and each had a different number on them.
"What are they doing?" asked Booker-T.
"I think they are the boys who are going to play baseball at the new field," said Midge. "Lets hurry to Jake's house."
They ran the rest of the way to Jake's house. When they entered his yard, they found him napping on the porch swing. Midge took her foot and pushed the swing.
"Hey Jake!" called Midge. "Wake up now!"
"I'm awake," said Jake as he sat up in the swing.
"Nope," laughed Booker-T. "You were asleep."
Midge stood watching her owner cooking food in the kitchen and setting up glasses and plates on the table. She made some kind of patties that she covered and put into the refrigerator but she didn't cook them. Back and forth across the kitchen floor she went cooking some things, washing some of the dishes. She looked me Midge and smiled.
"Good morning girl," said her owner. "I know you don't know what is going on. But that's okay Midge."
"I know there is going to be a party," thought Midge staring at her owner. "I want to eat and dance."
"You will have to stay out from under everyone's feet this afternoon," said Midge's owner. "I know you will be good Midge."
"Maybe Booker-T was right," thought Midge. "She don't want me there."
Booker-T walked into the front yard at Midge's house and found Midge dancing around singing.
"It's party time," sang Midge. "Oh yes, the part time is almost here."
"Hey Midge," said Booker-T. "What are you doing?"
"I'm happy, happy, happy," smiled Midge. "What are you doing?"
Midge was sitting on the front porch watching the little humans walking along the sidewalk on their way to school. Booker-T walked through the gate and sat down on the porch with her.
"What are you doing?" asked Booker-T.
"I was watching all the little humans walking to school," said Midge. "I think this is the last week of school and they will be out running around and playing."
"I think they are excited for summer to come," said Booker-T.
Midge and Booker-T started walking along the sidewalk to Jake's house. From above, Gabby flew down and landed on the sidewalk in front of them.
"Where are you doing?" asked Gabby.
"Where are we doing, Midge?" asked Booker-T.
"You don't know what you are doing, Booker-T?" asked Gabby.
"No," smiled Booker-T. "I just started to walk with Midge, but she didn't tell me what were are going to do."
Midge and her friends walked Buzzy and his little friends from the park to the zoo building.
"Is that the petting zoo?" asked Buzzy. "That is really big place."
"No," said Jake. "That is a zoo building and the animals in there are going to another big zoo somewhere. Sometimes we go there to see what animals are in the building."
"I don't see a petting zoo," said Buzzy looking around.
"It is behind the building," said Midge.
Buzzy started to walk across the street and Jake stopped him.
Midge ran through the gate and went to Booker-T's house. As she entered the yard, Booker-T came running around the house to the front.
"Hi Midge," smiled Booker-T. "What are you doing?"
"I was on the way here to walk to Jake's house with you," said Midge.
"Are we going to the zoo today?" asked Booker-T.
"We can ask Jake," said Midge. "Come on, lets go."
The two ran out of the yard through the gate and hurried along the sidwalk.
Midge hurried along the sidewalk to Booker-T's house next door. She ran around to the back of the house and poked her head through the doggie door and looked around the kitchen. She crawled into the house and ran to the living room looking for Booker-T.
"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge. "Where are you?"
Booker-T slowly came walking into the living room from the bedroom.
"Hi Midge," smiled Booker-T. "Am I late getting up this morning?"
Midge crawled through the doggie door and started to walk around the house to the front yard. As she turned the corner she jumped and she felt her heart beating hard. Coming around the corner she was startled by Booker-T.
"Oh!" said Midge. "You scared me. What are you doing?"
"Hi Midge," smiled Booker-T. "I was coming to see you. What are you doing?"
"I was coming to your house," laughed Midge. "You beat me here."
Booker-T ran to Midge's house and Midge wasn't on the front porch, so he ran around to the back of the house and entered the kitchen through the doggie door.
"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as she walked to the living room. "It's me! I'm here. Where are you?"
He leaped into the chair beside Snappy's tank and put his paws up on the glass and pressed his nose against the glass.
"Hey Snappy," said Booker-T. "Where are you?"
Snappy poked his head up from behind a rock.
Midge was sitting on the front porch waiting for Booker-T and Jake to come. They planned to go ride the train at the park today. She looked down the street and saw Jake coming along the sidewalk. He was joined by Booker-T when he reached Booker-T's gate. Booker-T ran out and both he and Jake walked to Midge's house. Midge jumped up as they walked through the gate and started pacing back and forth.
"Hi Midge," said Jake. "You don't know where your owner is taking you yet?"
"I know you will be okay," said Booker-T. "Don't worry Midge. We are here for you."
Midge paced back and forth in the front yard. She turned around three times and then started to pace again. Booker-T stood at the gate and watched her. Again she turned around three times and then again she started to pace back and forth. Jake walked up and stood beside Booker-T.
"Why don't you go in?" asked Jake.
"I was watching Midge," said Booker-T.
"What is she doing?" asked Jake.
"I don't know," said Booker-T.
Booker-T walked over to Midge's house and Midge wasn't on the porch. He walked to the back of the house and poked his head into the doggie door.
"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge. "Where are you?"
Midge didn't hear anything. She waited a few minutes and called to Booker-T again.
"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge again. "I'm coming in!"
Midge waited a few minutes and no answer from Booker-T so she crawled into the house. She walked across the kitchen into the living room and no Booker-T there either. She walked down the hall and into the bedroom. Booker-T was laying on the end of the bed. She stood up on her hind legs and put her front paws onto the bed. She poked him with her nose.
Midge, Booker-T and Jake walked along the sidewalk to the farm. They found the cows standing at the barn as they crawled under the fence near the barn.
"Hello," greeted Midge as they joined the cows.
"Hi guys," smiled Betsy. "What are you doing out here?'
"Hey Betsy," said Midge. "We came to see you."
"I'm happy to see you guys," said Daisy. "You haven't been here in a while."
Midge and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk on their way to Jake's house. As they turned the corner on his street, they saw Jake coming their way.
"Hi Jake," smiled Midge. "What are you doing?"
"I was coming to your house," said Jake. "What are you doing?"
"We are coming to your house," laughed Midge.
"It is a good thing we walk the same sidewalk," said Booker-T.
"Good morning Snappy," said Midge as she leaped into the chair beside his tank and pressed her nose against the glass.
"Hi Midge," smiled Snappy. "Don't you like the nice sunshine?"
"I do," said Midge glancing out the window. "It is warming up outside now. No more cold weather anymore."
"I think Spring is on it's way now," said Snappy. "Swimming at the pond will be fun now."
"Do you want to go with us?" asked Midge. "Jake can pull you in the wagon if you want to come along."
Midge, Jake and Booker-T walked along the sidewalk to the petting zoo and the big zoo transfer building. They got to the corner and looked both ways before crossing the street. They hurried around the building to the back where the petting zoo was, but nothing was there.
"Where did the petting zoo go?" asked Midge.
"I don't know," said Booker-T.
"Wow," said Jake. "Gone. Where did all the animals go?"
Midge stood on the end of the owner's bed and stretched as she heard her owner go out the door on her way to work. She leaped off the bed and ran to the living room and leaped in the chair next to Snappy's tank home.
"Good morning, Snappy," smiled Midge as she stood on her hind legs on the back of the chair and poked her nose over the side of the tank. "What are you doing?"
"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "I was looking out the window watching the birds flying around the front yard."
"Is Gabby out there?" asked Midge.
Midge crawled out the doggie door and hurried to Booker-T's house next door.
"Booker-T!" called Midge as she ran to the back of the house.. "Booker-T, where are you?"
"Hey Midge!" called Booker-T as he poked his head out the doggie door. "Hi. I'm here."
"What are you doing?" asked Midge.
"I just finished eating breakfast," said Booker-T as he crawled through the door. "What are you doing?"
Midge sat on the front porch watching the rain falling. "Is the rain ever going to stop!" thought Midge.
"Rain rain, go away. Come again another day," sang Midge.
"What are you singing?" asked Booker-T as he joined Midge on the front porch.
"What are you doing Booker-T?" asked Midge. "You look like a drowned rat."
Midge crawled through the doggie door and walked through the front gate to the sidewalk and walked to Booker-T's house next door. She hurried through the gate.
At the back door, she poked her head into his doggie door and called out. "Hey Booker-T! Where are you?"
"Hey there, Midge," said Booker-T as he peaked around the refrigerator.
"What are you doing?" asked Midge as she entered the kitchen.
"I was just eating breakfast," smiled Booker-T. "What are you doing?"
"Hi there, Snappy," greeted Midge as she came into the living room from the bedroom.
"Hi Midge," said Snappy. "What are you doing?"
"I just woke up," said Midge as she jumped into the chair beside the table where Snappy's tank sat. "What are you doing this morning?"
"I was watching the sun come up in the sky," smiled Snappy. "Is it warm outside today?"
"No," said Midge. "It is still winter out there, but all the snow melted away."
The three friends walked to the gym after visiting with the animals at the Zoo center where they will be taken to the big zoo across town where they will have their new home. Above them, flew Gabby, When they arrived at the gym, they saw a very big sign on the side of the building.
"What does it say, Jake?" asked Booker-T.
"It says that there is a dance party here at the gym this afternoon," read Jake. "They are inviting everyone to come and dance and join the fun."
"We are everyone," smiled Midge. "They said everyone can come."
Midge walked to Booker-T's house and ran around to the back door. She poked her head inside through the doggie door.
"Hey Booker-T!" called Midge. "Where are you?"
Booker-T ran into the kitchen. "Hi Midge," greeted Booker-T. "Come on inside. It's cold out there."
Midge squeezed through the door into the kitchen. "What are you doing this morning?"
"I just finished eating breakfast," replied Booker-T. "What are you doing?"
"Are we going to Jake's house this morning?" asked Midge.
"Hey Midge!" called Jake as he and Booker-T walked to the front porch and found Midge sitting in one of the chairs.
"Happy New Year Jake and Booker-T," smiled Midge. "Wow, can you believe another year is beginning today and the old year is gone now into the days of the past."
"We have another year to do fun things," said Booker-T.
"I like having fun," said Midge.
"We do too," agreed Jake. "What do you want to do today?"
