Dear Terry, Today Dad said was a Bad Fred Day. But I have a reason. Mom left the house and Dad was messing with the tree again. I was bored. Yesterday I played and played in the snow and barked at the deer in the yard. But today, no Mom. Nothing to do. So I thought HMMMM wonder what I can do??? I tried to play with Spot but that wasn't fun. I looked for hidden treats but didn't find any. I tried to talk to Penny Cat but she was asleep. Did I mention NO MOM??? So I went into the kitchen to see what I could find to do. Sniffed the garbage. I'm not allowed in the garbage so I left that alone. The door outside was closed so no going out to the deck to play. Oh but then I saw that rip in the carpet I had made looking for a mouse a long time ago. I wondered if Mr. Mouse was back, so I started to dig. Next thing i know, Dad yelled FREDDDDD.  Wonder how long Dad was standing there??? I kindof forgot NO DIGGING in the house. I ran and got my pal Spot and laid down in my bed. Mom finally got home and Dad told her how bad I was. Mom said GEEZ I was only gone 30 minutes! I think it was much longer but I cant tell time.I didn't even get snibbles of food off the dinner plates. Guess digging was a bad idea.