Last Thursday I took Gerard to Bairnsdale to catch the bus to Sydney for his two week holiday in Queensland with Geoff. I would not get home til after 11pm so decided to let the dogs stay inside and left the glass door open to the verandah so they could get in and out if needed!

Well!! when I opened the front door I was greeted by two very excited dogs to see me! You should have seen the floor.. I reckon all they did while I was away was run in and outside all the time because of the footprints everywhere and being a light coloured floor it really showed up. I decided then that if that was all the mischief they got up together well I can cope with that!

BUT!!!!!!

On Monday night about 9pmish there was a bright flash and then this almighty rolling crash of thunder that rolled and rolled for some time. Not only did the dogs and Ashley jump but I did too. Ashley's claws caught my legs, ouch and Millie was going berserk. Missy did not know what she was supposed to do and Rusty was no where in sight! It was odd that she had not been around earlier as she usually acts strange before thunder is going to happen. She was hiding in our wardrobe!

Then the rain came down heavily and continued on all night. No more thunder so I put the dogs out when going to bed at about 1am.

2a.m. another clap of thunder!! Ignore it Jill, they will settle down.......... 2.30a.m. another clap and off went Millie again. So I gave in and let them in! You two stay on your mat! Stay.... Rusty still in wardrobe and Ashley follows me up to the bedroom and up on the bed. o.k. now that is unusual..

Still more rain and I am trying to get to sleep... well eventually I drifted off and woke up about 6.30a.m. Oh gosh I had better put the dogs out for a wee! I lift my head coz I cannot move I am pinned down on both sides of the bed, Ashley pressed up on one side and Millie on the other side! Wow thank goodness Missy did not decide to come in and get on the bed too! I lie back down and can hear heavy breathing. Is that Millie fallen asleep so quickly? Rusty in the wardrobe does not snore that loud! I get up only to find Missy had also come up in the night and was sleeping on the floor beside the bed on Gerard's side. Nothing like having the family all snug with you!

It rained a lot during the day again, thank goodness no thunder. That night the dogs must have thought they were in for a treat again, but much to their disgust I said no and put them out to the verandah, don't want to set a pattern here!

Had a good nights sleep, opened the curtains to the verandah only to find Gerard's mum's dictionary in pieces all on the verandah floor and trailing out the doggy door! OMG!!! that will teach Gerard not to leave stuff lying around. He almost lost his shanks and barley one time out there!

Asking who did it?? Up came that gorgeous little "snarl" look on Missy with the tail between the legs. Hmm well if that is all she does... that is not too bad... She was probably telling me I should not leave them out there at night!

Last night (Thursday) I went to Bairnsdale for my second class on Photoshop Elements and decided to leave the door to the verandah slightly open again coz if it rains and thunders and they are outside Millie will go mental. I left at 6pm and got home about 11pm after getting some shopping. I wondered what I would find this time??

Millie was yapping madly when I opened the door and they were once again so excited to see me. The floor????? Well it was worse this time, because the ground is so wet and so I had muddy feet inside this time. They had covered the whole area with footprints, so my lovely light coloured floor was light no longer! While walking over the floor with towels under my shoes to clean it up a little coz I could not bend, I shuffled over the footsteps leading to the laundry!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! In my rush to get away after feeding the dogs, I had left the large packet of mini dry dog food for Millie that I had only opened before hand on the bench. The bag on the floor with dry food all over the place. The bag was about a quarter full.

Missy and Millie must have had a ball.... Not a lot of the food left. Missie must have got full coz she is such a guts. That cute little snarl appeared again and she slinked out of the laundry back to the mat in the lounge room.

I did not bother to pick up the remaining bits as I did not want to bend and left it til this morning. I let them in during the day and took them to the verandah and told Missy she could have them, saves me bending down to the floor, and she put her ears down and walked away as if to say no thank you!! I am not getting into trouble again...

Later in the arvo I noticed she disappeared and was in the laundry, they have all gone!

Will download photos later.