Waiting Forever

Missy Ann went out for a few hours this evening and left the little dog and I at home. You would have thought it was the end of the world for the pooch. I mean she sat and watched the door and listened for a car door like her life depended on it. I tried to distract her with toys and attention but she was having none of it! Every time I got up and went into another room she stayed right with me but her eyes never left the door.
And when her mistress returned she could not contain her happiness. Barking and jumping straight up into the air like she had springs in her butt!
I thought, "What am I, Chopped Spinach!?!"