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.
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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.
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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!!!

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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.
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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...

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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.
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GRAMS IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.


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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.

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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 : )

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


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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

More Autumnal Pictures

Fording a stream.

Climbing the hill to the pond

Preparing to jump across a fallen tree.

Looking noble at the pond.

The pond

Carrying home Daddy's travel mug.

WWFN, 

Rosie

P.S. If you read this in your email, be sure and check out the blog. I did some redecorating.

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