wow I've been gone a long time

where have i been? here. i've just been tryin' to spend as much time as i can in the yard, which means i'm not by the computer when my Mom is, so i haven't been able to blog. sigh. but we're okay! my Mom had a great time on her trip to Ohio. she's so happy that both her trips this summer were such a success. we had to post a couple of our friends in Idaho.....

this here is Miss Precious Flower. my Mom said she is "pretty as a picture."

and this here is Miss Mittens. my Mom's sleepin' buddy. i wasn't too happy to hear that at first, but my Mom said it was a good thing, it kept her from bein' too lonesome for me, and that I should thank Mittens for bein' so nice. so i do. Thank You Mittens for takin' care of my Mom!

my Mom also had a good time on her trip to Ohio with her three friends she's known forever. but, she's home now. doesn't go away until next month to Chicago, and that's just for one night. She's hopin' to become a "secret shopper" so we'll keep you posted on that adventure. and, finally, I have to show you somethin' that made the Dad really upset. i don't know WHY. it's MY hosta, they said so!

it was HUGE. you notice i say "was". it was takin' over the yard and i had to do some very necessary trimmin' on it as obviously the Dad was not bein' very diligent. so i cut it back a little bit.....

it IS MY hosta, after all.........

anyway, i'm goin' to eat some Cod, i smell it and i better get it before my poopy sister butts in (did you notice how i worked the word "butt" in there without my Mom noticin'?? i'm not supposed to use that word in a sentence 'bout my sister. my Mom said so......or maybe it's "poopy" i'm not 'sposed to say?.?.?........)

goin' away again

well, she's off again. this trip is with her friends she's known a very long time that they take every summer. they've been to Stratford and Niagara Falls and Tobermory on the Bruce Penninsula. this year they're goin' to Ohio. why, I'm not sure. only for a few days, she'll be back on Sunday, so that's good.

since i don't get to go, i can only look at what's already happened. this beautiful picture is the Big Piney Woods house. look at all the pretty fowlers! my Mom said one of the most interesting things is that they don't have a furnace. they heat with a wood stove and a backup heater. with all that snow! maybe it acts like a blanket and keeps 'em warm?

well, bye Mom, have a good time. i'll miss you. again............

Sunday and my Mom is still home!

i get a little worried that she'll take off again, but she's been doin' house stuff - bringin' groceries in and changin' sheets and washin' laundry. she bought a new barbeque yesterday 'cause our old one died, but she's makin' smelly ribs with some stuff on them that she calls a "dry rub". all i know is it smells bad. spicy. but she said she'll have cod for me, so i'll suffer through the smelly ribs. i did get a new plate. she brought it from Idaho and it's real pretty, white with black and red designs on it. she brought the Dad some new tee shirts (i think i heard him say they're too small - they're xtra large, they sure do make tee shirts small in Idaho.) other than that, not much goin' on. Friday was the Dad's birthday, but he didn't want to do anything special. here's another picture from Idaho that my Mom asked me to post. it's a real pretty view from somewhere, i forgot where she said.

well, i'm gonna go help with the food. she had to "cure" the barbeque by turnin' it on high for fifteen minutes before cookin' with it. so whatever sickiness it had is gone now. hope everybody has had a good weekend!

My Mom is home!!!!

well. my Mom had a wonderful time. she said everybody in the Big Piney Woods is soooo nice. she said Calico Mom Toni felt like a good friend and all the kitties were fun, 'specially Mittens who slept with her! (i didn't like hearin' that.....but my Mom said it was a good thing 'cause she wasn't as lonely for me that way, so i guess it's ok) she said she couldn't think of one thing that she didn't like, that everyone made her feel so welcome it was like bein' in a fairy tale! she said the weirdest thing is the pack of Alpacas down the road. do you know what an Alpaca is? i guess beans grow them for their fur. if you look over there on the left, you'll see what they look like. she had an elk steak and an elk burger to eat and said they were really good (the Calico Dad cooked 'em)

here is a picture of my Mom and Calico Mom Toni.

they look kinda the same size don't they? anyway, she loved her trip and is so happy that she went. the worst part 'bout it was leavin'. she said she had tears in her eyes when it was time to go 'cause she doesn't know if she'll ever see any of them again and that made her sad. but, she is happy to be back home with me, i'm glad 'bout that too!

we'll post more pictures, probly tomorrow. my Mom went back to work today (she said it was awful) and is really tired and wants to go up to bed. yea!

lotsa fowlers

the Dad's lilly's are bloomin'. click to bigify, they're really pretty

bad tooth

my Mom is not happy. she was in a lot of pain 'cause of a tooth! she had a root canal. i'm not sure what that is, but i do know she's complainin' 'bout how many green papers it cost.

my Mom is all acited

i'm not even goin' with her and she's all acited 'bout her trip. Casey says it's a big adventure for her and to try to be nice 'bout it and i am. i know she's happy 'bout goin' and she deserves some happy this summer. i know i'll miss her lots tho'. i wonder how it came to be that beans became the ones to take care of poodins? i'm glad that happened, 'cause life would sure be a lot tougher if they didn't!! eight more days, then she flies away on a big metal bird......