Chapter 12

Chapter twelve, I asked my mom to make sure she was home at exactly six thirty. I invited Papa Pete, Frankie, and Ashley over, too. They all arrived on time. I asked everyone to sit on the living-room floor in a big circle. I didn't even object when Emily brought Katherine. I wanted all my family and friends there. After the whole group was gathered, I went into my room to get Cheerio. I picked him up and put him on my pillow. Then I carried him into the living room and placed the pillow in the center of the circle. "I have gathered everyone together here to

welcome Cheerio into our family," I announced. Then I picked up the piece of paper I had decorated while I was waiting for everyone to come over. It was Cheerio's official birth certificate. I cleared my throat and read aloud. "This paper says that Cheerio finally has a last name," I read. "From this day forth, he shall be known as Cheerio S. Zipzer." "What's the S for?" Emily asked. "Superdog," I answered. "Cool name!" Frankie nodded. "Now all he needs is a Superdog cape," Papa Pete said. "With rhinestones," Ashley added. My mom laughed, and everyone else joined in. I think I saw my dad almost smile. We celebrated with milk and cookies. While I was finishing my favorite black-and-white cookie, my dad picked up Cheerio's birth certificate. "Hank," he pointed out, "you've spelled Cheerio wrong. There are two Es in his name. You'll have to rewrite this."

He handed the paper back to me. "Sorry, Cheerio," I said. "I'm not the best speller in the world." He didn't care. He snatched the paper out of my hand and took a big bite out of it. Then with everyone watching, he did his crazy spin. I'm pretty sure he was telling us all how happy he was to be a Zipzer. "That dog is crazy," Emily said. "Crazy happy," I answered. "Just like me."

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