Good morning everyone on the Berner-L Today is my first birthday and I am very excited. However, now that I think about it, I'm always very excited! Standing next to the bed and waiting for Mom and Dad to stir first thing in the morning is exciting. Running laps up and down the passage as Mom and Dad make their way to kitchen to organise breakfast is exciting. Breakfast is exciting! You get the picture.
Anyway Dad had to go work this morning and couldn't stay and give me chest and belly rubs all day, but he said he would make up for it when he gets home. I was also promised an extra special walk this evening, a generous brush of my dark shiny coat and maybe even a treat or two with supper! Supper is exciting. Mom unfortunately is out of town for my birthday, but Dad said he'd let me talk on the phone this evening. But the phone just isn't the same. When Dad puts the receiver next to me, I cock my head slightly, and search the room for mom, but I just can't seem to track her down. I'll just have to wait until she gets home...and then get excited to see her. If Mom were at home, I really hope she would invite her friend Andrea to come visit. Andrea has got a little daughter called Georgia. Georgia is about my age and I find her absolutely fascinating. Georgia and I will lie on the lawn together and she will immerse herself in my fluffy softness. Eventually the temptation will get too much and I'm compelled to give her as many berner kisses as possible, all over her face. In the meantime I'll keep myself amused in the company of Homer J - my rough collie(older)brother. My brother and I get on like a house on fire. We even had to be separated at obedience lesson's because the teacher said we spoke too much, to each other in the class, and distracted the other dogs. Anyway I a have a ton of mischief to get up to (garden landscaping etc), so I'll be signing off, but not before wishing all my littermates, all over South Africa and beyond, a very happy birthday. Cheers Thelonious or Theloni Mouse, or Tony Polony, or Tony Bear, or Tony the Gas, or finally Pablo (for the positions I twist my body into when lying down, that are reminiscent of Pablo Picasso painting). Travesal Urchin Johannesburg South Africa Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
