Liveblogging Thanksgiving 2012 Edition

Hi, Liveblogging TG is back by popular demand!!!!!
0700 
Baby Celery Mozart is in the background (as always)
ARGH!!!!It is not letting us upload the pictures of my cuteness!!!!
I have been begging, Baby Celery has been smiling and Owl is out running which makes me very sad. Hope we can work out the picture prob!
0815
My breakfast is behind schedule. This is not acceptable peeps! Well, in other news the piecrust is being rolled out for cranberry meringue pie, the tablecloth is going to be ironed and Baby Celery is screeching like a girl. The bird is supposed to hit the oven at 9 am. Will they make it on time? Stay tuned for the next thrilling update.
1001
Just got back from walking Baby Celery. We had a slight disagreement about which way to go on the way back so I took Tigger through the woods and Daddy and Squawky Puppy went back by the road. Food updates: Breakfast was good. The turkey made it into the oven at 9:45 am. The cranberry meringue pie is done. Baby Celery was hungry and screeching like a girl after our walk and is now drinking his milk.
1136
Something awful has happened. Wol and Tigger had the nerve to pull out the scary monster and vacuum. Can you believe it?! They even wanted to vacuum up all of my lovely fur that I was using to decorate the rugs! I hate to say it, but I think my humans lack taste at times. On the bright side, the turkey is smelling delicious and the stuffing is ready. The only things left to do are bake the yummy rolls (I LOVE bread products) and cook up the green beans. Squawky Puppy had another snack and story time, and now he's napping on his Mama. Can't wait to eat!!!

1225
Tigger jumping in to give an update. The BMD just did NOT win the working group at the National Dog Show. Rosie will be crushed when she gets back from another walk with the Baby Celery. You can watch the BMD here.
1234
Rosie here again. Back from the walk. The BMDs have been ROBBED of the working group win!!!!! It ought to be clear to anyone that we're deserving of best in show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Off to go sulk on my bed...

1238
A happier update : The turkey smells AMAZING! The tables are being set. Squawky Puppy is snoozing and the sun is shining. We BMDs find it hard to be in the dumps for long. Most of the time.
1246
GRAMS IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
1445
All except Aunt J-Dog are here. Turkey is out and getting ready to be hacked into. Some of the peeps went on a walk to the pond.

1638
Wow!  A lot has happened in the last few hours.  Auntie J finally made it after 4 hours in the car.  I didn't have time to update that because it was time to eat right after she arrived.  All the humans had a very nice meal, then I went out with cousin R, Roo, Tigger and Auntie J fora rousing round of soccer and stick.  Then, Oh Joyful Day, it was time for MY dinner!!!!  I had chicken (I'm allergic to turkey), sweet potatoes, stuffing, corn pudding, jello salad, cranberries, rolls and green beans.  I had a leisurely meal, taking a full 45 seconds to eat it all up.  Now we're all having quiet time in the play room before dessert - evidently there is no chocolate on the dessert menu, so I'm really looking forward to dessert (dinner was a full 10 minutes ago).

1719
Soporific Time!  I'm curled up on my bed for a rest, and Uncle L is out cold in the chair.  The rest of the family is getting ready to look at old family slides from Grams' collection.  Evidently I am not in these.

1811
Gettin hungry for dessert...

The slides have been lots of fun so far.  Tigger is loading up some more to watch.

I hope all my readers are having a wonderful time with your families.


1829
I'm watching the slides and I have to say that Kanga was a very cute little girl.  I'm not sure why nobody in the pictures looks like me, though.  Oh, there's Kanga riding a horse.

1933
Oh My, I Love Pie!  I had a small slice each of pumpkin, cranberry meringue and apple pie.  Life is gooood!  I'm not sure which is best - I'll have to sample them again : )

2023

The southern contingent left about 20 minutes ago. Grams and Aunt J are still here. Auntie J is staying the night! SLUMBER PARTY!!!!!!!!


2026
Forgot to add in the last update. Tigger, Roo, and Cousin R went outside and were playing bunyup in the dark when a state trooper drove by. He slowed WAAAAAAAAAy down when he saw some kids running around in the dark with sheets and flashlights!

WWFN, ROSIE

The Greatest Heist that Ever Failed

So, this post is either about my attempt at taking one of the two objects that are featured in the two pictures below. 

Any guesses which one?

Crunch and Cleans and...

Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (a form of calculus one believes).

Come on! Any guesses?

Hint: It's not the calculus book.


So, here's what happened.

Kanga went grocery shopping today at the new grocery store near us. Well, it's actually not new new- it had been another grocery store but they got sold to a different store which shut the place down for a while and renovated it, and now it's just reopened. Confused yet? Not that the history of the store has much anything to do with the post. Anyway, at the store, Kanga bought me some crunch and cleans and I love those biscuits!!!!! I haven't had them in a long time.

Tigger gave me one and a half right before the family ate dinner and then left the box on the island in the kitchen. I saw them and a plan formed in my extremely large and intelligent brain. (By the way, I am also incredibly humble!) As the family was eating dinner, I pounced on the box pulled it off the island and began to snarf down the biscuits.


I forgot to take one thing into account though when formulating my plans. The box didn't hit the floor silently and Tigger guessed immediately what was going on and lept up and cruelly snatched the box away from me and put the biscuits away. It was very sad- there I was with an entire box of crunch and cleans within my paws, literally, and tit was taken away from me.

I would like to point out though, that the humans have only themselves to blame for my attempt at taking the biscuits. If they bought me crunch and cleans more often, and if Tigger had given me more before dinner than I would not have felt as compelled to help my self. Also just this morning Kanga remarked that it must be very sad to always have to wait for someone to bring you food (it is), so I was being a self-motivated dog and helping myself.

The story does have a happy ending. (I know you were all on the edge of your seats waiting to hear that!)Tigger gave me some C&Cs when taking the pictures for this post.

WWFN,

Rosie the Wonderfulest Dog That Ever There Was

Posing with the box. Do you know how much self control it took to not just dive right in?

Tigger does this thing with me where she puts a treat on my paw and won't let me eat it until she says I may.

I have to look away so as not to give into temptation.

At last! The treat is mine!!!!!

Pancakes for Breakfast!

So, Kanga is the best! She made pancakes for breakfast today. She claimed that they were for the humans, but I got a couple too.

So cute that it needed to make another appearance!

Also cute. My sleepover at Grams' house the night of the hurricane.

I love my Kanga!


XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX,
ROSIE

P.S. It is raining again. Fortunately the hole in the roof is patched up so hopefully I won't get wet.

Today!

This morning, Roo got up and went across the street to her babysitting job.  I was disconsolate, and woofed until Owl came downstairs and fed me.  Owl went upstairs, and a few minutes later Roo returned.  She was loving on me, when the Tigs came downstairs, and said, Oh! Poor Rosie! You haven't eaten or gone out yet! Roo, why don't you take Rosie out, and I'll work on her breakfast.
Roo took me out, and we came back in as Tigs was putting the finishing touches on my breakfast.  Just as she was about to give it to me, Owl came down again, and said that he had already fed me.  Tiggy wasn't going to waste the food, so she gave me a 2nd breakfast! It was very exciting. :)

The humans had church this morning, and will head back again this evening.  I'll miss them.

Receive me today, O Son of God, as a partaker of Your Mystical Supper.  I will not reveal Your mysteries unto Your adversaries, nor will I give You the kiss as did Judas, but as did the thief will I confess you, "Remember me, O Lord, when you enter into your Kingdom."

So is this a good day or a bad day?

The jury is still out. Help me decide!

Arguments for it being a good day:

- I took Frisco on a walk today. It was fun.


-I got an especially large dinner.

-It's Saturday so Daddy didn't go to work.

Arguments for it being a bad day:

- I got bathed... Need I say more?


- The humans left me this morning to go to church. Holy week is starting today (I personally call it stinky week because I get abandoned at home so much!!!).

- I got bathed.

- Did I mention that I got bathed?

Well peeps, what do you think? Good day or bad day?

Love,

Rosie

Spring Has Sprung

Dear All,
Happy Spring! Enjoy the flowers, even though it's much too warm.

Me sitting in flowers, about 2 years ago. I took a big print of this picture to my Grandaddy when he was in the hospital for the last time.  He showed it off to the nurses. I miss him. :(

I like looking at flowers. There are a lot blooming right now.  Daffodils, and crocuses, and some pretty little blue flowers, blood root anemone, lent roses, and more! It's the 4th weeks of Lent, and I'm starting to look forward to Pascha (Easter).  True, Holy Week isn't much fun for me, because the humans are at church all the time. :| But I enjoy getting to eat lots of  yummy stuff on Pascha, especially this sweet, really rich cheese spread, called cheese paska. :) Unfortunately, I can't eat our Easter bread, because it has dried fruit, which is bad for puppy dogs.The humans also tend to eat ham on Pascha, and I'm allergic to ham. Maybe they should go Greek this year, and have lamb.
Sadly, Tiggy is back at school after spring break. I miss her.  Roo no longer has robots on Saturday mornings, but she still has Monday meetings. I like this arrangement. I get Roo and Daddy on Saturdays, and I still get to take rides on Mondays. 
WWFN!
Love,
ROSIE!!!

What I did today....

Today we broke the trend this winter of having really warm blazingly hot (in the upper forties and fifties!) that we've had this winter.  When I woke up the weather was positively balmy!

14.5 degrees Farenheit It was down to 14.2 by about 8, but it made it into the mid- to- high 20's

I spent much of the morning schnoozing on my warm, cozy bed, while Roo did schoolwork.  It was just the 2 of us today, 'cause everyone else was at work.
 At lunch, Roo pulled a bunch of bread products (guess where this is going...) out of the microwave, so she could heat something up.  This included: a (ziploc-ed shut) bag of tortillas, a brand- new loaf of banana bread wrapped in waxed paper in a plastic bag, a tupperware container of banana chocolate chip muffins, and the last slice of vasilopita.  Roo took me out, and, promising me a good game of soccer or "find it" (I'll explain in another post), went across the street to take out Mr. C, a sweet, venerable golden retriever.  Roo returned to find me in the play room with the tortilla bag in shreds, with no evidence of any tortillas anywhere, bits of foil strewn everywhere- and no trace of vasilopita, and the banana bread in two pieces, both with large hunks missing.  Oh, and the container of muffins was upside down on the floor.
Roo got mad at me, and made me look in her eyes while she lectured me.  She also said we couldn't play until later.
While she was doing the dishes she saw some deer.  Usually the humans view deer as a nuisance, but she thought that one looked like Pooh's bear, Buffy, and another one looked JUST like Rudolph in the Christmas special.

Buffy

The Deer

Later, Roo played soccer with me.  I haven't gotten a real dinner, but Tiggy gave me a cookie as a bedtime snack.  She says I'm not acting hungry, anyway.

WWFN,
Rosie

In Which I Get My Dinner Most Exceedingly Late Indeed

Tigger came home from work tonight to a Most Sad Dog. Being a good and loving Tigger she wanted to know why I was a Most Sad Dog. Well, it was because Kanga and I were not on good terms because of a slight difference of opinion, you'll see what we disagreed on. This sort of thing always puts a Most Wonderful Dog like myself out of humor. There is nothing that a peacable Bernie like myself dislikes more than one of these annoying little differences of opinion. I'll tell you the whole tale so you can see what I mean by "a slight difference in opinion."

It all starts out with the 3 older humans leaving me today to go to work, abandoning Roo and I. This normally wouldn't be so bad, except that Roo is taking care of my pal Cody who lives across the street. That and it was lovely weather today that always makes me extra hungry (It was 14.5 oF when I went out this morning. Balmy, absolutely balmy I tell you. But that's another post in itself...). Anyway, I digress. Roo went across the street and I was hungry. There was no one to give me a snack, so I took one for myself. The Lord helps those who help themselves, if you know what I mean. I ate 3 tortillas, the remains of the vasilopita, and half a loaf of banana bread, all in about 5 minutes. 5 minutes of bliss, I tell you! Anyway, for some reason the humans didn't see it as me saving them the trouble of fixing me a snack... Don't know why.

Anyway, fast forward a couple of hours to when Kanga had come home and the Roo went off to work. Kanga was upstairs and heard some noises downstairs that she thought that she shouldn't be hearing. So she came down to find me attempting to snack on a box of tea bags. She got mad at me and yelled at me, and my feelings were most hurt. So, that is our difference of opinion. (Now Kanga says that she was upset too because tea could make me sick, so that was nice of her to be concerned about my health, but still my feelings were hurt.)

Oh, and about the title of the post. It is a full HOUR AND A HALF past my dinner time and dinner has yet to appear, although Tigs has mentioned that it will be coming shortly.



WWFN,
Rosie Zidane

Christmas Eve Dinner

Here's another entry in my series on Meals I Have Loved.  This is my Christmas Eve dinner.

Lefse, Swedish Meatballs, Cheesy Potatoes, Lingon sauce, and veggies. MMMMM.

I ate what the humans did, except that they didn't give me any fizzy jello salad or cookies, the meanies. :(  It was just us, because Uncle L. was shooting poor, innocent duckies, and Grandma was sick (Grandma, I hope your antibiotics are working). :( 
With Lots of Love,
Rosie!!!

Party Time!

Yesterday, after the bread incident, I went to my friend Biddles' 11th birthday party. I went to his 10th last year and stayed at his house this year on my vacation.

I had a blast. I visited with my friends and ate pancakes and birthday cake. Yummy!

Yes. I am being walked by a cat. That would be Pebbles. She's a great cat!

Biddles lives with his Mom, Dad, Ginger the Golden Ret., and The Cats. My favorite of The Cats is Pebbles. She's the sweetest little kitten ever and we're great pals!


Thanks for inviting me  Biddles! You're a terrific dog!I had a BLAST. :)

P.S. The other pictures wouldn't upload for some reason, so sorry about that folks. I'll try to post more later!

MEALS I HAVE LOVED-FIRST IN A NEW SERIES

I is a very smart dog and would refuse to eat my kibble unless it was doctored up with lots of real food. I knews what I wanted.So my humes have been giving me the good stuff since my beloved Ellen told my humes I didn't have to eat nasty puppy kibble any more. Since I love to eat I thought you might enjoy seeing meals I have loved.This will be a series of occasional posts.

YUMMY!!!!

First up was my special Thanksgiving dinner. I am terribly allergic to turkey so I had my own chicken meat.

Always supervise the food prep.very important

WWFN, Rosie the Hungry