No, Ella!

In case you were wondering, Ella is not the perfect dog. She is wonderfully sweet and adorable, but definitely not perfect. Today, in fact, she did the first really bad thing she's done since we got her. I usually leave the house first in the morning, and Ella stays at home for a bit longer with my roommate Neillee. Well, this morning when Neillee was trying to get out of the door with her hands full of stuff, Ella slipped by her and ran out! Neillee says she had a moment of panic as she watched Ella run away from the apartment, but luckily, Ella didn't go very far. Neillee was able to get her back inside fairly quickly. Since Ella is now learning the meaning of the word "NO," we are reading David Shannon's No, David! for class. In No, David!, little David constantly gets into mischief. Whenever he does something wrong, he hears Mommy say "No, David!" In fact, most of the book is comprised of those two words, since Mommy often has to correct David's naughty behavior. The illustrations are adorable and hilarious- we see David tipping over the fish bowl and drawing with crayons on the wall (among other things). I have a feeling that most kids would relate to the theme, since sometimes it seems like all your parents ever do is fuss at you. However, the ending of the book is precious as Mommy tells David that she will always love him, no matter what he does. I feel the same way about my little furry escape artist. No matter what mischief Ella gets herself into, I will always love her.