Mom had to work a shift at the hospital on Dad had loads of marking to Dio, which meant that neither of them had time to look after Joe and Bella.

But Joe and Bella didn't mind.

They were going to spend the weekend with Grand and Grand had promised to take them to the beach.

There was just one problem when they woke up on Saturday morning and looked out of the window.

The rain was sheeting down.

Bella pressed her nose against the glass and said, Hopefully we can still go, can't we?

But when Grant arrived to collect, um, it was still pouring on, Grand said.

They would just have to spend the day at her house.

Instead, it rained on drained.

They watched a movie on TV, and when they stopped, it was still raining.

They played cards with grand, and when they stopped, it was still raining.

They did some homework ready for Monday on.

When they stopped, it was still raining.

They tried taking grand stock Selby for a walk, but when they opened the door, Selby took one look wind on ran back inside again.

Eventually, Grand went off to do some housework.

Joe decided to do more homework.

He had tests coming up a school on Mom and Dad were always honored him toe work harder.

But Bella was too little to worry about tests.

I am bored, she said.

I hate this weather.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Said Joe.

You'll just have to make the best of it.

Better stomped off.

Joe wasn't paying much attention to her.

He was too busy with his maths.

After a while, though, he noticed a banging and thumping from the kitchen.

What was Bella up?

Thio.

He got up and looked round the door.

Bella was mixing something in a huge mixing bowl.

What's that?

Joe asked.

It's a lovely cake, said Bella happily, but you can't have any.

That's a relief, said Joe, because it looks terrible on it.

Smells worse.

Cake mixture had all kinds of lumps in it.

On the smell was like no cake that Joe had ever smelled before.

It's not for humans, said Bella.

It's for dogs I've made, especially for Selby, because he couldn't go for his walk.

What's it got in it?

Joe asked.

Dog food, said Bella.

Silly on its got cornflakes because they'll be loves conflicts and yoga because they'll be loves yorker on toast and biscuits and tinned rice pudding.

Okay, Joe was feeling queasy just thinking about it.

Well, I hope Selby likes it, he said.

But Selby didn't like it when Bella put it down on the floor for him to eat raw because she said it would taste better that way.

Selby took one sniff and then ran out of the room.

Bella burst into tears.

Grand came running into the kitchen.

Oh, dear, what is the matter?

Bella, she asked, is raining.

Bella, how old is never going to stop?

We can't go to the beach.

And now Selby doesn't like my cake.

Joe didn't say anything, but he knew how Bella felt.

It was turning into, Ah, horrible day.

Now, then said Gran, things aren't that bad.

Why don't we do something to cheer ourselves up?

Like what?

Sniffed Bella, How about we make cake?

Is a surprise for your parents cake for humans, not for dogs.

After all, they've been working hard all day.

Can we ate some, too?

Asked Bella.

Of course, you can said Gran.

And can it be chocolate?

Sponge?

Asked Joe with chocolate fudge icing.

Asked Bella on Sprinkles.

It certainly can, said grand.

They had a lovely time making the cake on.

When they had finished decorating it, they suddenly realized that it wasn't raining anymore.

They had been so busy they hadn't even noticed.

Quick, Let's get out while the sun's shining, said Gran.

They took Selby down to the park on.

When they got back, Mom and Dad had arrived.

Everybody was just ready for a slice of cake.