The Elopement

Lilly Faye: Let's say our goodbyes before we leave, Frank.

Mr. Frank: I'm excited about going to France with Doll Face, and attending Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, Sis. My only regret is I won't be here to cook for you every night.

Ceecee: Don't worry about me, Frank. I need to cut back anyway. Your food is a bit rich.

Ceecee: The nights will be a lot longer without you, though.

Lilly Faye: I'll miss you, Alfie.

Alfie Cat: I'll miss Frank's cooking on movie nights. I can't believe I won't be getting any more of his shrimp.

Lilly Faye: Dizzie, you've been the best unpaid blog intern a boss could ever hope for. I'm confident you've got a future in entertainment journalism. You've shown a lot of initiative, especially with your reporting from the Oscars and the Golden Globes. 

I'm giving you the blog password for safekeeping. Don't go overboard ordering cases of Oinkies.

Dizzie: Thanks for taking a chance on me when I was just a young pup, and giving me my first job, Boss. I'm gonna miss you. I don't think I've ever said this before, but I love you, Boss. Sniff.

I want you to have these frequent flyer miles as a wedding present.

Lilly Faye: I thought THE MASTER locked his miles in a vault after the last two times you helped yourself to them.

Dizzie: These are a gift from Chad, my pal on the Scandalous Hollywood Insiders Tonight television show. He said he does so much flying in his job, he could never use up all his miles before they expire. He wants you to have them. 

Chad says to tell the flight crew you and Frank are getting married, and they might bump you up to first class, or at least give you an extra bag of nuts.

Lilly Faye: Frank and I are ready to leave for France, Cali. We've decided to elope! I'm sorry you won't have the chance to be my bridesmaid after all.

Cali: I'm happy for you, Lilly Faye. You finally got your fella! Don't worry about anything here. I'll keep an eye on your place while you're gone.

Lilly Faye: How's Ceecee, Frank? Is she going to be alright?

Mr. Frank: Her knitting needles were clicking like crazy when I left the house, but she's happy for me.

I love you, Doll.

Lilly Faye: I love you, too, Frank.

Mr. Frank: Let's get to the airport, Doll. We don't want to miss our flight!

Dizzie: No, we sure don't.

Mr. Frank: You're not going with us!

The car door slams.

Lilly Faye: Buckle up! 

Vroom!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Dear Readers,

Happy Valentine's Day! We treasure each and every one of you! 

Thank you all for visiting the blog, and for commenting, sharing, and +ing on Google+. Your support means everything to us.

Love and kisses, 

Lilly Faye, Mr. Frank, Dizzie, Alfie, Cali, and Ceecee

Everyone's an Author

Mr. Frank: How's it going, Doll Face?

Lilly Faye: I've been thinking about writing a book, Frank. How does A Poodle's Guide to Dating sound? Literary agents want you to have a platform before querying them about a nonfiction project, so I plan to use my blog as my platform.

Mr. Frank: What a coincidence! I've been thinking about writing a book, myself. Either a cookbook like Mr. Frank's Big Eats, or maybe a memoir about my life as a busker. I've picked up all kinds of interesting stories while busking. I'm sure you wouldn't mind if I used your blog as my platform, seeing as how we're going steady.

Lilly Faye: Well....

Dizzie: You're better off sticking with the cookbook idea, Frank. I'm writing a memoir myself.

Lilly Faye: How can you write a memoir, Diz? You're still a pup!

Dizzie: I'll be two years-old next week, Boss. Besides, I've seen and done a lot already. I could write about my exciting travel adventures, and meeting movie stars. After all, I've reported from New York Fashion Week, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Golden Globes. I'll bet I could get Meryl or Clooney to write an introduction for my book. Of course, I'll use the blog as my platform, since I work here.

Alfie Cat: I plan to write my own expose´about you clowns, if anyone is interested. It will be a down-and-dirty, behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on at the blog.

Lilly Faye: What do you mean, Alfie? We're not hiding anything. What you see is what you get at the blog.

Alfie Cat: Don't delude yourselves. I know where all the poop is buried.

Cali: I'd like to write a book called A Dog's Guide to Self-Protection. I'd offer sensible guidance to help folks stay safe. My first piece of advice is to adopt a dog. I hope you don't mind if I use your blog as my platform, Lilly Faye, since we're best friends.

Lilly Faye: Sigh. Ceecee, we haven't heard from you yet. I suppose you want to write a book, too.

Ceecee: I'd like to write a cozy mystery about a sweet little Calico cat who knits in between drinking tea with milk and solving crimes. I would include my own knitting tips, and easy-to-follow instructions for a simple knitting project at the end of the book. Cozy mystery readers love crafts almost as much as they love mysteries.

Lilly Faye: Well there you have it, Dear Readers. I guess it's true, everybody wants to write a book.

Love,

Lilly Faye

New Year's Resolutions

Dear Readers,

2015 is almost here, which means it's time for us to make our New Year's resolutions here at the blog.

Lilly Faye: Dizzie, as my longtime blog intern, you go first.

Dizzie: I resolve to stop eating things that make me sick and drive up my medical bills, such as rotting squirrels, tree branches, and impossible-to-identify items I find in the woods.

Lilly Faye: Do you think you can stick to that, Diz?

Dizzie: What do you think?

Lilly Faye: Right. Moving along...what about you, Alfie?

Alfie Cat: I resolve to be even more awesome in 2015, if such a thing is possible.

Lilly Faye: I think you're missing the point of a New Year's resolution, Alfie. You're supposed to give up a bad habit, or develop a healthy new one.

Alfie Cat: All right, then. I resolve to stop leaving three-day-old squirrel corpses around for lead-butt to find.

Lilly Faye: How about you, Cali?

Cali: I resolve to do my best to keep the neighborhood safe for another year.

Lilly Faye: Thanks, Cali. You've been doing an excellent job. Keep up the good work!

Ceecee, how about you?

Ceecee: I resolve to be more outgoing in 2015. Also, now that I've perfected my knitting skills, I'd like to learn to crochet.

Lilly Faye: Frank?

Mr. Frank: I resolve to stick to my diet and weight training, so I'll be a better, fitter bulldog, and you'll be proud to be seen with me.

Lilly Faye: Oh, Frank, I'm already proud to be your girl! I think you're perfect, just the way you are.

Mr. Frank: Really Doll Face?

Lilly Faye: Almost perfect.

Lilly Faye: Thanks everybody. Good luck with your resolutions!

Dizzie: Wait a minute, Boss. What about your resolution?

Lilly Faye: I resolve to work even harder to make the blog the best it can be in 2015!

Dear Readers,

Thanks for reading and sharing the blog. The best is yet to come!

Love.

Lilly Faye