August 28th 2006 1:03 pm
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I guess I was so traumatized by my outdoor adventure that I completely forgot to make a diary entry.
My mommy always worries that I will try to go outside because I love to greet people at the door. Whenever she comes in the door, she says "NO" to keep me away. I was never sure why, but I think I figured it out.
About a month ago one of our visiting kids left the front door open by mistake. I saw it was open so of course I had to check it out. No one was around. Nobody said "NO" like mommy always does. So I walked outside. I walked around the house. There were all kinds of smells and sounds. But I soon realized that I was way out of my element. I was scared. I didn't know my way back. I hid under a rock. I don't even know how long I was out there.
Here is what Kiki told me. Daddy came home and saw the door open. He ran inside looking for me and realized I had gone out that door. Mommy was freaking out. But the kid came to the rescue and spotted me in back by the rocks. Daddy came outside and was calling me, but I was too scared to come out. I figured I was in BIG TROUBLE. Mommy even got Da Bird but I wasn't biting. So daddy sat on a rock and talked to me for a long time. And when I came out from under the rock he held me and made me feel better. He wasn't even mad at me.
I don't think I ever want to go out there again. I could tell that mommy was scared too. I heard her talking about the dogs (I've seen them through the window) and other creatures... like bears and foxes and coyotes and even mountain lions! And bad things can happen. I love mommy and daddy (okay, even Kiki) too much to scare them like that again.