A lab named Dory

I'm very jealous of this lab named Dory who I've never met. You see Tigger went and spent lots of time with her this summer (and actually spends a lot of time with her during the semester as well). IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!! Tigger tries to deny it and says that she's never met Dory, but what else can she mean by a "Labrodory"?


Dory! I got Tigger first, she's my girl not yours!!!!!!!!

Although, Tigger is WELCOME to baff this Dory creature. It would serve Dory right for trying to steal my girl!

WWFN,

Rosie

Ed.'s note: Rosie is convinced that when Tigger goes to a laboratory she's visiting a lab named Dory. She won't believe us that it's a L-A-B-O-R-A-T-O-R-Y not a L-A-B-R-O-D-O-R-Y.

TWISTED SISTER

Well the peeps are getting a new roof and I is NOT happy. All these young men(sorry no pics because several are Amish)and they is ups on the roof and not playing with moi!

Isn't my white bib pretty?

So I have had to spend my day laying around doing stretchies!

Feeels so good to make the tooties and head go opposites!

Gotta rest for more hammering on the morrow!
TTFN,ROSIE the twisted sister

Angel the Cat

On the way back from their vacation in TN, the family stopped in VA to see Grandad S., M., and Angel the cat. She's a lovely young kitty cat who I  know I would get along with really well. I really like cats!

Requiem

 There's been a tragedy in the world of sports. No, it's not Lance Armstrong being stripped of his titles. It's 37,000 times worse than that. My soccer ball* died yesterday in the middle of a game. It got punctured and now the air is all escaping and it doesn't bounce anymore it just thuds. (Editorial note: By "it got punctured" she means that she bit a hole in it by accident.)It's very sad and I am in mourning. Here is a little letter I wrote to the ball.

 * This is actually my second soccer ball. My first one also met an untimely end.


For my soccer ball

Valentine's Day 2011- August 25, 2012

Feb 14, 2011

August 26, 2012

Dear Soccer Ball:

We've had some great times together. Lots of great games of soccer. You went to the park with me and played, and we had so many games in the back yard. You were the best soccer ball ever and I hope your replacement is just as fantastic. I'll miss you lots!

XOXOXOXO, 

Rosie Zidane

First birthday

Wow, I missed a very important date yesterday. Can you guess what it was?

You can look at these pictures and meditate on what it might be that I missed.

Still haven't got it? Yesterday was the blog's first birthday! That's right, I've been a blogger for an entire year now. It's been really fun so far, and I hope that all of my readers enjoy visiting me here.


Here are some interesting stats about the blog.

There have been 3905 visits to the blog, originating from 10 countries. The top 4 countries are the US,  Germany, France, and Russia (and they may or may not be in that order).

Here are the top 4 most read posts.

All About Me

Predict BC's Birthday

In Which I get my Dinner Most Exceedingly Late

The Olympic Opening Ceremonies (Live Blog)

WWFN,
Rosie, top blogger

We want Celery! UPDATED!!!

So peeps, let's all look at the countdown to Baby Celery on the side bar and note that it says 7 days. Now I don't know about y'all but I personally don't want to wait 7 days for BC  to appear.

While we're all impatiently waiting (hint Baby Celery: This means we want to meet you NOW!!!!!) here is a tally of all the predictions and where they all stand.

Tigger: August 15 (2012:) at 5:35 am.  7 lb even.  Blue eyes that turn brown as the baby ages. Human.

Kanga: September 2nd ;  7-1(she means 7 lb 1 oz);  blue turning to brown; hairy;  people puppy

R00:  August 15, in the late morning or late afternoon (either 11 am ish or about 5:30) ;6-8 ;

Human ;Hmmmmmm. this is tough. GREEN EYES!!!

Carole: August 26, 4:00 pm; 6 lb 7 oz ; human; blue eyes

Pooh: August 22 at 6 am (because I think BC will doubtless be a relentlessly chipper morning person, like Dr. Celery) ;6-14 ; blue turning to brown ;human

Owl: September 6 (Kanga's bday)! 7AM ; 6 lbs 10 oz ; Blue eyes ; Human

Auntie K:  August 28 (Sorry, Kanga. I know 9/6 would be great fun!) ; 3:45 PM - b/c I had to pick something ; 6# 13 oz. ; Brown eyes ;Human - who will love Rosie

Rosie: September 8; 4:45 am ; 6 lbs 10 oz ;Bernese Mountain Puppy ;Brown eyes

Basically, only Owl, Kanga, Auntie K, and I are still in the running as far as dates go. Everyone is still in for weights and eyes etc of course! 

Grams- arrive about 2 AM Sept. 5th; 5# 10 oz. ;hazel eyes; dark brown hair – but  maybe not right away.
Bee- Agrees with Owl on the date of arrival,but hasn't told Roo the rest of her guess yet.:)

This is my sad "Please hurry up and come on out Baby Celery!!!!!" face.

WWFN, 

Rosie the impatient favorite aunt of Baby Celery

Rosa of the Bathervilles

According to legend.... (Warning: The following involves a graphic description of a bath. Sensitive readers are reccomended to go read a cheerier post:)).
Many years ago, in a valley deep in the mountains of Switzerland, there lived a Bernese Mountain Dog named Rosa.  Rosa lived with a semi- dysfunctional  English ex-pat family called the Bathervilles.  Rosa was a sweet and charming dog who looked a little like this. 

One day, they decided that Rosa's own sweet, charming scent was obnoxious. Insanity did tend to run in the family. They realized that there was a solution to this.  They would douse her with water, rub her with sweet milk and Rose scented shampoo, and then she would smell "good". 

They bathed Rosa, and overnight, she morphed into this:

only scarier. The moral of the story: As you value your life, do not go out on the Moors at night bathe your Bernese Mountain Dog.

Hint, hint, Tigger and Daddy, hint, hint. 

XOXO,

Rosie

Rose of the Baskervilles

           " Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound."

"The eyes.... glowed..."

Yep. It's Rose of the Baskervilles, the voracious milkbone eater. (Not to be confused with the vicious, homicidal hound of the Baskervilles)

Love,

ROSIE!!!

A visitor.....

Today, our dear friend Mrs. V. came by for a visit. Mrs. V. is a former homeschooling mom who now teaches in a classroom, for those of you who may not know her.:)
I was very, very happy to see her, because she likes dogs, and knows just where to scratch behind me ears. :)  She came over because Kanga was giving her some books to use in her classroom, and it was just like old times again (well, except that when Roo [who's helping me type this:)] was in 3rd grade, the conversation was more about how homeschooling would help develop independence which would help all their kids in college and careers, and now it's about how homeschooling did develop that).  The conversation was on all the same topics it used to be: homeschooling, children's books, gardening, and the insanely high rate of school district taxes.  Oh, and Pooh, in case you were wondering, if Kanga were to give you a five minute warning while talking to Mrs. V. today, you could pay about as much attention to it as you could back in the glory days of writing club. Some things never change. Fortunately, our talent for getting lost in parking garages is one of the things that has changed.

Note that this is the same couch used in such classic plays as "Life, Love, and Death on the New York Subway" , " The Committee", "Macbeth (the original version, by Wilma Shakespeare", and others... (Wait was Macbeth at our house or the V.'s. I can't remember now. :))

Lots of love to everyone,
Rosie:)

The Bears go on an adventure

Nabby and Buffy accompanied the humans on vacation, and went on their own personal adventure while they were in Tennessee. 

Proof that they went to the park

Fishing at the park...

Caught one!

WWFN,

ROSIE!!!!!!!!!:)

BLTs

The humans had BLTs for dinner. This disgruntled me, because I can't eat any kind of pork product, as my faithful readers will know. In fact, I protest the slaughter of my brothers and sisters the pigs with a song: "The pigs are our brothers, we should not eat them."

Therefore, I came up with a new kind of BLT- Beef and Liver on Toast. YUMMMY!!!!!!!!!!! Now, I just need to get those delinquent humans to actually make it for me. GET CRACKING, MINIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe if I look super- pathetic, they'll make me a BLT!

Wags and kisses,

Rosie

XOXOXOXOXOXO

Happy Nameday, Tigger!

Today is one of Tigger's umpteen namedays. Happy Nameday, Tiggy!!!!!!! God grant you many, many years!

Tiggy is lots of fun to have around!:)

In giving birth you preserved your virginity,

In falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos.  

You were translated to life, O Mother of Life,

And by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death.

~Troparion of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Lots of love,

Rosie:)

Mushrooms, and molds, and fungi, oh my!

Tennessee has lots of interesting molds, fungi, mushrooms etc. Here are some pictures that the humans took.

Why did everyone like to hang out with the mushroom? Because he was a fun guy. (fungi! Get it?!?!?!?!?!)

WWFN,


Rosie the dog who is definitely not a mushroom, mold, or fungi, although she is a fun gal.(Yes, you are. ~Ed.)