Even the Pup is an Unmentionable by Debra8652
Chapter 39
Remy's POV
Thursday, July 4
I've been so busy I haven't had a spare minute to write my thoughts down lately. First, it was Mother's Day then Memorial Day then Father's Day then the 4th of July. I have had my share of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers plus some other peoples' shares, also. I can project my thoughts into writing so that you can be in the know, as they say. I tried to call it "Dear Diary" but autocorrect keeps changing it to "Dear Dairy." While I am a big fan of cows and goats, diary and dairy are not interchangeable! Mom told me to use "Thought Journals" instead and stood by to make sure autocorrect didn't change journals to urinals. Truth be told, Santos says he gets his best ideas while standing at the urinal but that's a story for another time. Or never.
Mom and Her Man and I went to the fire station on the 4th of July with some of the Rangeguys who weren't on duty. Woody and Louis made a cornhole frame and Ella sewed the beanbags. I was supposed to retrieve any errant tosses but these are my Rangeguys and they are really good and I may or may not have fallen asleep under a tree after eating a hot dog and hamburger patty. I tried to plead my case that I was surreptitiously watching everything through my eye slits but Mom's Man pointed out that I was snoring. Little did he know that it was all part of my cover. Or not.
Friday, July 5
I was in the breakroom with Hal, Cal and Binkie at 1000 hrs and Animal Planet was on TV. I already knew that cats and dogs have zoomies but when bunnies do it, it's called binkies! How funny is that? Hal and Cal will not let our Binkie forget that!
Saturday, July 6
Mom and mi amigo Caesar Sanchez went to a sale at the library to add to the book collection in the fourth floor rec room. It's a good deal - more books for Haywood, more space at the library plus they make some money from the sale especially when Mom adds more money to their total. They ended up with two big boxes of books. Caesar even agreed to bypass the stairs and take the elevator up to fourth floor. He wanted to stop by his apartment to get first dibs on the books he wanted to read before everyone else. He said that's his fee for doing all the work. Unfortunately, his arms were full and he asked Mom to grab his apartment key out of his front pants pocket and unlock the door. Luckily, he didn't yell, drop the boxes, or hit his head on the elevator wall but he did tell Mom that she startled "Senor Sanchez!" Wow - Mom just turned even redder than Hal when he blushes, but at least Mom got her revenge from when she and Caesar were undercover security at a fancy wedding and Caesar dropped cake crumbs down her cleavage.
Sunday, July 7
This is the first trip back to Newark since the unfortunate hammock incident on Fathers' Day. Grandpa Plum and I were there the Monday after Fathers' Day and I got to see my dad - well, I sensed him up in an oak tree. Today's trip is me, Mom, Mom's Man and Santos. My friend Bobby Brown declined the invitation and pointed out to Mom's Man and Santos that not all families require a trained Army medic on-site for their get-togethers. Who knew?
Mom's Man and Lester were discussing how to deal with the damaged hammock but when we arrived all was hunky-dory. Papa Manoso said that the damage wasn't that bad and after untangling it, it was just fine. I pawed Mom's leg to let her know that my dad fixed it and made sure it was stable. She passed on that intel to Her Man and Santos. Her Man said that they could have kept Diesel busy full-time when there were six Manoso kids growing up under one roof.
There was no bloodshed nor broken bones and we headed back to Trenton. Mom said to put a star on my calendar because Manoso-Santos get-togethers often have injuries. At least Bobby got a day off. It's been a busy past few days but it's back to work tomorrow.
Monday, July 8
Ramon and Mom are cubicle mates much to the other guys' extreme disappointment. There was a huge family reunion at Ramon's parents' house over the holiday - he said that he hadn't spoken English in four days. He was trying to complete a report about a residential break-in, which resulted in a chase through the clients' yard, and he couldn't come up with the English word that he needed so he drew a picture for Mom. Mom told him what it was and he had her write it down below the drawing. Mom's Man walked behind their cubicles later and saw the drawing with "pergola" written under it and asked them if they were playing Pictionary. He's a funny guy even when he's not on muscle relaxants and even funnier when he is. Back to work - I have Mom's searches to deliver to the guys!
A/N Caesar dropped cake crumbs down Stephanie's cleavage in Chapter 3 of Asking for a Friend. "Senor Sanchez" is the Santos equivalent of "Little Lester." Bunny zoomies actually are called binkies. Your reviews are appreciated!