I was alone yesterday for Mother’s Day celebration…hmmm…actually, I don’t celebrate the occasion….i just greeted myself and all other mothers I know in this world…but nevertheless, I was greeted also by many, it just that I was alone savoring the glorious day specifically dedicated to mothers like me.
The day started with me waking up my son Zak coz his dad was about to pick him up for Sunday service…then I also prepared sandwiches for my niece who was going home same day. When they were all gone, the power went out along with my water. ( that’s usually the case on Sundays)…so first half of the day was spent fanning myself and smoking…(YES, im back to smoking….bad girl!) Anyways, I couldn’t stand the heat inside so I went out to my garage to settle myself there with my apple tea that was still iced inside its bottle…there, my doggie umbrELLA as if on cue, rested her head on my lap as if to tell me “Hey, you aren’t totally alone my dear master, IM HERE”…There I realized that ELLA needs my greeting too being a mother like me…You see, the past owner of ELLA sold all her puppies for money….then she was left alone by her former owner most of the time, that’s why she is with me now ( I sort of revoked all her owners rights of her)…ELLA is a great help to me when in comes to securing my house…..after that incident when my house was ransacked twice early January ( that was when I left ELLA to my neighbor because I went on a trip)…I never trusted my house sitting alone again…so everytime Im on a trip, ELLA would be there barking at all times for any noise or sound she hears….really good girl! But I noticed too that if someone dared to pet her, she acted very friendly too, so I wonder if the robbers and thieves already petted her??? Hmmm, ELLA is never a guard dog by nature anyway, she is a RETRIEVER, so they are very friendly. She dances with joy when I come home, she acts this gesture as if bowing to me (but I asked a friend later on and he told me that the dog was just stretching ) stretching her body to the fullest and bowing down her head, but whatever it is, I still regard it as her respect to me like saying “Good evening Jubang, welcome home” coz she does that everytime I enter my gate….everytime I came home from work…she often put her head on my knees and stare longingly into my eyes. Or sometimes, she creeps inside the house and just lie down there wherever I may be…when im doing my laundry which I do in the garage, she jumps to me as if to tell me “hey, lets play.” Ah, Im guilty to some degree, coz the love and loyalty that she so richly deserve but so rarely receive is my doing. I got her last November and during those times Im alone, shes just outside of my room, giving me that look that says “ IM HERE, don’t worry”…so for Mother’s Day, I decided to give her a BIG TREAT…..I cooked a meal for her, with rice, ground meat with beans, and corned beef loaf which was Zak’s fave too…so that day ( and by the way, power came on a few minutes after 1pm) I was celebrating the day with another mother…in the person of ELLA. Happy Mother’s Day, sweet umbrELLA…Cheers!
