dizzy here again...grandpa showed me this photo of me when i first met mommy megan...auntie em was there, too...she took the picture, she says...don't i look cute?...don't i look scared?...i'm so glad mommy megan liked me right away...i love my mommies...i hope they are well...i miss my mommies...auntie em says she got something called a text message saying they love what i wrote...they love what ella writes, too...i miss my mommies...i'm bigger than this picture shows...much bigger...much, much bigger...wasn't i cute?...this morning i saw a small animal at the other end of the garden...grandma calls them "rats in trees"...i ran the length of the garden, bounding through the snow...i did not catch it...i ran back...then just for fun i ran through the snow again...i was getting cold...i went back in the house.
i am an explorer...the snow is not too deep...the snow is not too cold...i made this path...i follow it at least once a day...sometimes i run along it...sometimes i just walk...i look up to a gap between the fences where i could make another path to escape but i'm a good dog...i stay on my paths...today auntie em walked ella part way along one of my paths...they could not follow it all the way...it goes into the bushes...it is too hard...ella had to stay on leash...i went in front and she could not follow...i heard grandpa say more snow is coming...i will walk my paths again to keep them clear...maybe the snow will get so deep no one can see me on my paths...i will like that.
I love this ball! I love all tennis balls, but this one in particular. Sometimes I forget where it is, but then I remember, and I complain and complain until I get it. I bring it to Grandpa and hope he will throw it. I bring it to Grandma for the same reason. (Auntie Em took this picture.)
I'm eating all my food. I mention this because Grandma said she was worried I might not eat everything. But I'm actually enjoying my breakfasts, and my dinners. I eat it all. So, just in case my mommies are reading this, they should not worry.
Dizzy wants to say something tomorrow, so I'll let her.
I Love Popcorn! Auntie Em was tormenting me during the movie last night. I was very, very good, however. I did not snap it out of her fingers. She eventually gave it to me. Yum!
More snow here this morning. Not much, but just enough to make the walk slippery. I'm glad I have claws. Grandma took us out this morning, and I could see she was choosing her footing very, very carefully.
G&G and Auntie Em left this afternoon, again. I heard them mention something called a "movie." Something called "Juno." They came back in high spirits, so they must have enjoyed it. When we hear the garage door opening and then see the car pulling into the driveway, we know they are coming back and run to the back door to greet them.
Today was long and rather lacking in excitement. Dizzy and I made some of our own, but we had to spend a long time by ourselves. G&G and Auntie Em left in the middle of the day. I heard Grandma speaking of something they were going to see, some paintings by someone named Kahlo. They came back mid-afternoon smelling of spicy meat. Auntie Em said something about "good Mexican food." I wish we had some.
The day began with Grandma telling Grandpa to take us on a walk around the block. Well, she didn't ask me! Grandpa tried walking us up the hill, but I got only a little way and decided I really didn't want to walk this morning. We turned around.
G&G and Auntie Em took us to the basement for popcorn and a movie. Something called "Elf." They laughed a lot, but I don't understand the jokes. There weren't any dogs in the movie, so I was more interested in the popcorn. Later, Dizzy and I got up on Grandma's and Auntie Em's laps for a nice nap. I think that's when Grandpa took this picture.
Tomorrow is another day. We hope our mommies are having fun.
our mommies are gone...they left last night...we drove to the airport with them, they got out of the car, and walked off...they kissed us before they left...i miss them...last night we slept with grandma and grandpa...it was a big bed so we had lots of room...i moved several times to find the best place...finally i slept down near grandma's feet...i'm such a good dog...i go outside without a leash...i'm brave...i made a path to walk on...it disappears behind a tree...that's where i do my business...the path makes a big circle...i made it all by myself...ella goes outside only with a leash...i'm a good dog...i don't need one...my mommies would be proud of me...i hope they are having fun...where is vietnam?...it is a strange name so it must be far away...ella is nice to let me write once in awhile...i wish she was as nice other times...bye-bye for now
This is one of two new stuffed toys Dizzy and I got for Christmas. At least, this is what it used to look like, Christmas morning. I got it open in about five minutes and began digging out the stuffing, so Grandma took it away. Spoilsport!
Boy is there a lot of snow out there! If I go beyond the path we've beaten out into the backyard, my legs sink in until my pink belly touches the cold, cold white stuff. Brrrr!
This morning Mommy Megan gave me a tennis ball, so I am running around trying to find someone to throw it for me. Dizzy follows, but she's never really figured out just how important balls are. This one is mine! All mine! I hope no one ever takes it away from me. I can growl at it and it doesn't growl back. I can bat it with a paw and it runs away from me. I can grab it tightly with my teeth and it doesn't yelp. I love this ball. I know it is an old ball because I can still smell Papa on it, but now it's mine, all mine!
I think our mommies leave later today. We'll miss them. They say they are taking a very long plane ride and that we would not want to travel with them. No chance to pee or poop for fifteen hours. That's too long. Grandpa promises we can use this blog to write them so they can see how well we are doing. I hope they can find a way to sign in to see us.
Dizzy really wants her turn to write, so maybe I'll let her write tomorrow.
Dizzy and I arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's two days ago, and it has been non-stop fun since then! (Except for walking outside, when it has been very cold and all that fluffy white stuff is all over the nice grass. We don't spend a long time outside.)
Today is what our mommies call "Christmas," which means lots of noisy paper everywhere we walk, a few surprise toys for Dizzy and me to tear apart, and strange food. Mommy Megan calls them "treats," but sometimes they just seem like extra dry dog biscuits. I think you can see some of my attitude in the picture above.
So we will be here for more than two weeks yet. I'm looking forward to being spoiled, and sleeping with G&G in their big bed, and some naps. But I'm not looking forward to going outside, even though I know we must. Dizzy does not mind going outside as much as I do. As usual, I'll let Dizzy write by herself once in awhile, but I'll try to keep our mommies up-to-date while they are traveling far away. Some place called "Vietnam." I've heard them say they will be warmer than us here. Bah, humbug (that's what I heard Grandpa say once, and I think I know what it means).
