AGAIN????!!!!!!!

HAPPY NAMEDAY, TIGGER! *sings* God grant you many years, God grant you many years, God grant you many many, many many years!

Love,

Rosie <3
(PS- it's the feast of the Conception of the Theotokos, in case you were wondering:))

HAPPY NAMEDAY, DR. C!!!!!!!!

HAPPY NAMEDAY, DR. CELERY!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE THE MOST AWESOMEST BROTHER I'VE GOT!!!!!!!!!!! GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS!!!!!

Apple picking with Dr. Celery

He's almost as good at soccer as I am!!

I miss you lots! Please visit me again soon!

Love,

Rosie

HAPPY NAMEDAY, KANGA!!!

HAPPY NAMEDAY TO THE BEST KANGA IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!! WE LOVE YOU LOTS!!!!!!  GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS!!!

You're the best Mama in the world!

Baby C. says that you're the best GrandKanga Ever!

I hope the humans bake you a yummy cake!

Lots of love,

Rosie 

xoxoxoxo

Happy Nameday, Tigger...

AGAIN. Yep, today is yet another one of Tigger's namedays. HAPPY NAMEDAY, OLD SPORT!!! GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS!!

Image source

O Lord, Today is the prelude of God's goodwill and the prophecy of the salvation of men. The Virgin appears openly in the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. So let us cry to her with loud voices: Rejoice, thou who art the fulfillment of the Creator's providence.

~Troparion of the Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple

Love to all from,

Rosie xoxoxoxo

As many of you....

.... as have been... 

...Baptized into Christ....

...have put on Christ...

...Alleluia!

Baby Celery was  baptized today! God grant him many years!

Love,

(a very proud) Auntie Rosie 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Two years ago today, this happened:                                     

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY, POOH AND DR. CELERY!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY BEEN TWO YEARS!

*sings*

God grant you many years,

God grant you many years,

God grant you many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many* years!

*Repeat "many, many" ad nauseum.

We all love you lots!

Woofs, wags, and kisses,

xoxooxoxoxox,

ROSIE!!!!!!!!! <3

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:)

Pascha!!

After humans got up and fed me (most exceedingly LATE, I might mention), they watched McHale's Navy and Dennis the Menace and Leave It To Beaver.  They decided not to go to church because Owl has a cold, and Kanga works. Around 1, Tigger and Roo started work on the dinner.  They made ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, green salad, lemon velvet, and luscious lemon layer cake.  Kanga made strawberry- rhubarb jello salad. :)
I do NOT approve of them eating ham, since I am allergic to it. Kanga left for work around 2:30. I tried to take the girls on a walk, but they wouldn't come. (Correction: We tried to walk Rosie and she wouldn't go, so we went on a very nice walk while she watched hockey and baseball with Owl. ~Roo)
The girls finished working on dinner while also working keeping an eye on the sports games. (Roo would like you to know that hockey players need to learn some Gracious Professionalism. :)).
Then, Grams came over. I was most happy.  I love her.  The humans played Parcheesi, and then ate dinner.  After dinner they walked me, and then they ate dessert.  Here are some pictures of the cake that the girls made.

WWFN!

Love,

Rosie!!:)

Christ Is Risen!

Truly He is Risen!
Here are some pictures from Pascha.  Later I'll be doing a comparison of two brands of Robin's Egg candy. :)

Me with some pretty flowers

The table set for breakfast EARLY this morning

The centerpiece and place settings

One of the eggs in the centerpiece with an icon of Christ

The centerpiece

Some of the sideboard

The icon corner 

Another picture of the icon corner

The breakfront

Grams and Granddaddy brought this bell back from Russia years ago.  It says Christ is Risen in Russian. 

The Icon of the Resurrection

Some crabapple flowers

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! 

Christ is Risen from the dead.  By death He is trampling down upon Death, and upon those in the tombs He has granted Life. 

Christ is Risen!

Truly He is Risen! 

Christos Anesti!

Alithos Anesti!

Christos Voskrese!

Vositinu Voskrese!

WWFN!

Love,

Rosie:)

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."

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!!!

Vasilopita

Today, January 1st, is the feast day of St. Basil the Great.  To celebrate it, Kanga made a vasilopita, which is a sweet bread with a coin baked in it.  We do this because St. Basil used to give the poor coins baked into sweet breads.

You were revealed as the sure foundation of the Church,
granting all mankind a lordship which cannot be taken away,
sealing it with your precepts,
venerable Basil, revealer of heaven.

It was very yummy!!

Happy Nameday, Daddy!

Love, 

Rosie

St. Lucia -better late than never

St.Lucia is remembered December 13th and as always the humes celebrated.I helped-especially sharing Lucia buns.

Wearing the crown,well ok the girls really wore the crown and carried the tray. But I did eat the buns.
The bears are Wearing their Lucia gowns. Doesn't they look beautiful?

That was exhausting helping with all those buns.Time for a rest.




WWFN,
Rosie

On the virtue of sharing............

Sharing is a virtue, as Kanga would say.  It is a very important virtue.  People who don't share are greedy and no one likes greedy people.  It's especially important to share with your dog.  This is even mentioned in the Bible " Yea, Lord, but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the master's table,"(Matthew, 15: 26-28). This is my favorite Bible verse, by the way.
Always share with your dog.  It's commanded in the Bible, and it's the right thing to do.
WWFN,
Rosie :)

As a good Orthodox Christian dog, I always wear my cross.

HAPPY NAMESDAY DR. CELERY

http://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints_view?contentid=325&type=saints&date=12/6/2011&D=T



God Grant you many ,many years!

Love,Rosie,Kanga,OWl  Tigger and Roo

Happy Nameday!

Happy Nameday, Kanga! God grant you many years!
You're the best  Mama in the world!

Me with Kanga and her charming snow boots.

Love,
Rosie

CONGRATULATIONS POOH and MR.Celery !

God grant you many years!
Happy 1st Anniversary!!!!

10/10/10

WWFN, Rosie