{"id":9588,"date":"2014-11-13T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2014-11-13T06:00:35","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T06:00:35","slug":"thursday-13th-november-2014-happy-birthday-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2014\/11\/13\/thursday-13th-november-2014-happy-birthday-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 13th November 2014 – Happy Birthday to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alfie<\/a>Today it is my 9th<\/sup> birthday. In human terms that\u2019s about 63 \u2013 where did the years go? I\u2019m looking forward to my first ever birthday cake and depending on the weather a special walk. If they weather\u2019s bad my Mistress has said I can choose to spend an hour or so snuggled up just her and me on the settee. To be honest, I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s going to rain. However much fun going out somewhere would have been there is nothing like being able to just snuggle up together.<\/p>\n

Of course I must wish happy birthday to Esther, Emma and Ebbe \u2013 my sisters, and Ramses my brother \u2013 Happy birthday all of you. We are so happy that you are all well too.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I must also tell you what I\u2019ve been thinking. Now many humans retire between the ages of 62 and 65 and I\u2019ve been thinking about what I should do. I\u2019ve written my blog every day for almost nine years and don\u2019t worry, I don\u2019t plan to stop. It\u2019s just that with working on the Pet Dogs Democratic Party I\u2019m finding myself working harder than ever. I need to be able to concentrate on the work for the party as we get everything launched in time for next year\u2019s general election. It\u2019s made me think. Aristotle is now 3 years old. That makes him an adult. I know you wouldn\u2019t always think so from his behaviour, but it might help him to grow up if he had a little more responsibility. I sat down with him and explained my thinking. He gulped a bit and found it rather daunting and asked if I would help him when he gets stuck, but he has agreed to write my diary on a Saturday and Sunday so that I can at least take the weekend off. I\u2019d like to go down to working fewer days as time progresses, but I probably shouldn\u2019t be too ambitious on that score yet. I hope you\u2019ll all give him your support and encourage him. Quite frankly he\u2019s been a pretty spoilt puppy for the last 3 years so working is going to come as a bit of a shock to him, but I know you\u2019ll all help him to settle in.<\/p>\n

Any now, I\u2019m off to sit by the fireside and enjoy my first slice of birthday cake.<\/p>\n

Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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