Autumnal Walk

More pictures later when Tigger figures out the technological issue that's going on...

Football Season Is Upon Us

It's fall, and that means football (did you notice that the word "fall" is contained in football?!) season is starting, and baseball season, is, sadly, winding down.  I think football looks a little too violent for my taste, but I like watching it with Owl. It's quite soothing to sit in front of the TV with the game on, getting patted by one's Owl. Y'all should try it some time....
My family (well, except possibly Kanga and Roo who have been known to cheer for the Steelers), are Eagles fans, although they will cheer for the Vikings, if they're not playing the Eagles or the Steelers.
 I am here today, however, to instruct you in the proper terminology for how the Eagles are doing, so that if you should happen to overhear a conversation about it in my family, you won't be confused. From best to worst:
Beagles- They're doing really well. Like making it to/ winning the Superbowl well. (BTW, Beagles go at the top because beagles are dogs, and dogs are superior to birds.)
Eagles- They're doing well, but not quite well enough to qualify as Beagles.
Bagels- Their performance is mediocre
Moldy bagels- They're doing somewhat badly
Frozen moldy bagels- They're doing very badly badly
Stale frozen moldy bagels that expired in 1989 from the back of the freezer- They're losing E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G., and that by a large margin. This is the only level we've never seen. As a matter of fact, Roo just made it up while she was helping me type this. :)

Baby C.'s University of Tennessee carseat

And now, for COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!! Actually, I'm not going to say too much here, but GO VOLS! Why am I a UTennessee fan, you ask? Baby Celery's carseat is proof that he likes them, and if he likes them, who am I to not like them? Not to mention, their mascot kinda looks like me. ;-)

Rosie

Smokie

Do you see the resemblance?

Who do YOU cheer for, football wise? The Vikings, the Steelers, the Ravens, the Eagles, the Cowboys (please, no one say Cowboys. PLEASE.)....? The Nitanny Lions, the Blue Hens, the Golden Gophers, the Vols, the Tigers (I assume Owl's alma mater has a football team?), the Golden Rams, the- oh, shoot, I don't think I know any more college football team names.... Actually don't answer those questions- I'll put up a second poll in the sidebar for NFL teams, and in a week or so, I'll replace it with college football. :)
Love,
ROSIE

NEW POLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and CHEESE BLOCKS, MAYBE?

Thanksgiving is coming!!!!! (OK, ok, so not for another two months, but tempus fugit, no?)
In honor of Thanksgiving, I put up a new poll. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE JELLO SALAD. 'Cause what's Thanksgiving without Jello? That's like... cookies without milk, or peanut almond butter without jelly, or, or, dogs without humans!!!!!
*GASP* DOGS WITHOUT HUMANS?!!!!!!!! THAT'S JUST DISTURBING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

On a less cheery note, I had a seizure this morning, and am still recovering. Between that and the fact that I've been stiff lately, the humans think my chronic Lymes is acting up, so they're going to call the vet tomorrow about getting me on cheeseblocks. I don't like being sick, but I do like cheeseblocks, so hopefully, I'll get some! Another side benefit is that Roo is sleeping downstairs with me tonight. Yay!!! SLEEPOVER!!!!!!

I do a lot of this after a seizure. =)

WWFN,
Rosie the sickly patient

The day Tigger flooded the basement with fizzy water

Yup, that would be yesterday. So, it rained hard yesterday afternoon bringing in a glorious cool front (not cold -it's still about 61 F out there). Kanga went down into the basement to get something out of the freezer and she yodeled, " There's water in the basement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" It was in a strange location and we were all standing around scratching our heads as to how it got there. (Hint: It wasn't Tigger who made this flood, nor was it the rain. The guilty person (wasn't me!) would probably like to remain anonymous.)

This would be me. I am not, have not been, and never will be responsible for any floods in the house.

Anyway, Tigger noticed that there were some boxes by the flood that were wet, so she asked Kanga if she should move them. Kanga said that was a charming idea, so Tigger moved one box. Then she went to move the other, and instead of dragging it like she had the first one, she picked it up. This turned out to be a failure of the policy of the Tigger Administration because a.) the box was cardboard, specifically WET cardboard and b.) the box contained 12 750 mL bottles of fizzy water. Did I mention that the bottles were glass? You can envision what happened I am sure...Somehow only 5 broke, but those were enough to make a big mess of broken glass and fizzy water and add to the flood.

Tigger- I still love ya even if you flood the basement because you take me on walks in the snow!

What is my house coming to? Floods from the roof, floods from the basement, floods from the Tigger, snakes in the house, squirrels in the yard, I tell ya, it's enough to make a girl want to find a new house to relocate her family to!
WWFN!

ROSIE, FEARLESS FLOOD RESCUE DOG

Baby Celery! Bath time is bad!

Apparently that nephew of mine likes getting his bath. Can you believe that? I certainly can't and it makes me very concerned about his state of mind. No sensible puppy, Bernie or Human, should like getting baffed! I am very disappointed to in Pooh and Dr. Celery for baffing their baby- everyone knows that babies are water soluble!

Sorry, no baff pictures of BC. But here are a couple other ones. Apparently he's put on a full pound already.

See BC? We do everything to avoid getting wet. note the hat.

This is why baff time is evil.

And this.

And this. 

 See, after baff time you have to do this. (Nope this isn't me. It's some other tortured doggy!)

And AAAAAGUAAAAH!!!!!!!!! This looks horrible. HUMANS: DO NOT GET ANY IDEAS. THIS IS HOW TO NOT CLEAN YOUR BMD!

WWFN,
ROSIE

Rosie the guard dog

Roo and Pooh (and to a lesser extent Tigger) have a longstanding love of the Redwall books by Brian Jaques.  I have one major issue with these books. The squirrels are good guys. ALWAYS. Now, aside from my beloved purple squirrel, I do not like squirrels, so it greatly bothers me that my girls like books in which squirrels are *gasp* HEROIC *shock* *horror*.  This is a total lie.

SQUIRRELS ARE EVIL LITTLE MONSTERS. If you don't believe me, just wait. Some dark and stormy night, you will wake up and find a squirrel standing over you with a running chainsaw. Seriously. 

Now, what led me to come to this conclusion, you ask?  Well, ze squirrels, zey are always trying to break into ze house. When the family abandons me (read: we leave the house for a couple hours. ~Ed.), they always tell me I have to guard against the squirrels. I wondered why these little rodents want to get in, and why the humans are so careful about not letting them get in.  I thought through the situation carefully, and realized that it must be due to the fact that the squirrels are out to get them. This, my friends, is why I am so careful to guard the house against these furry invaders.

Note my totally high tech kevlar chainsaw proof blanket that I wear to guard against squirrel attacks.

 WWFN,

Rosie the faithful guard dog:)

Flowers and American Baby

Kanga picked these pretty begonias off the back porch. She says that the yellow ones out front are going to bloom soon.

In other, more important news, Baby Celery is now officially an American citizen!

Hm.. I see a little bit of Pooh in this picture of him, which is weird, since he's all Dr. Celery. 

Wags and kisses,

Rosie

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Have you been injured ...

... In a work related accident and NOT received compensation?
 Every day Owl goes to a strange, dark, faraway, evil place called "Work". I don't know where Work is, or even what it really is. All I know is that it is a horrible place that takes my Owl away from me everyday. Sometimes, it even kidnaps him for multiple days. When it does, the family refers to it as a "Business Trip". Clearly they are in denial. Anyhow, I always get very excited when Owl returns from the dangerous land of work. The other day, I got extra excited. I always get more nervous about the chances of his return when he has been kidnapped (owl-napped?) for a while.
I was thrilled when he came to the door Monday. I started barking and bouncing up and down, and wagging my tail.  He came in, and I started greeting him properly when I slipped on the wood floor. I yelped and went into the other room, holding one paw off the ground. (I'm recovering slowly but surely, thank you for asking, but my recovery is besides the point of this post.)
Now, every so often when the family is watching our favorite TV shows on Antenna TV (playing the greatest hits of the '60's, '70's, and oh shoot, that's the radio station. Antenna TV is an oldies TV station that plays stuff from the 50's through '80's or '90's) we see ads for law offices promising remuneration to people who were injured in work related accidents.
Now, let me map out the facts for ye. First, Daddy went to work, on the morning of the incident. Secondly, as a result of going to work he came home on the night of the incident.  Thirdly, as a result of his return, I got excited and started bouncing around. Fourth, as a result of bouncing around, I was injured. Ergo, if Owl had not gone to work, I would not have gotten injured. It'll stand in any court of law, dontcha think?

Not from this injury, but an old one.

WWFN,
ROSIE!!! <3

Who does Baby Celery look like?

There's some debate going on right now. See, the humans all say that BC looks just like his Daddy, and thought that it must be glaringly obvious to everyone. But 2 people have seen his pictures and told Tigger that he looks like his Mommy.

To help us figure out who he looks like, here are some pictures of the Little Guy and his relations. So, who does BC look like? Opinions? Comments? Please!

Pooh

Pooh

Aunty Rosie

Aunty Rosie

BC

BC

BC

BC

BC

BC

BC

Dr. Celery

Dr. Celery

Pooh

Aunty Tigger

XOXOXOXOXO,
Rosie

Professoressa Rosa

So, Roo was working on her anatomy, and got up to get a drink of water. While she was in the kitchen, she remembered that she had been planning on cleaning it. She worked on it for a bit, and decided to return to the salt mines of A+P. She had been sitting on my sofa doing her work while I looked out the front door, and she came back to this:

Who would've thunk that an anatomy and physiology book would be such a comfy cushion?

XO,

Rosie

The Many Faces of Baby Celery

"Oh! We're taking these pictures so I can have a passport to go see AUNTY ROSIE!!!!!!! Mommy! Why ever didn't you say so sooner. I would have gotten the picture right on the first try!"