What I did with the Humans while I was on Vacation

 

I sent the humans to Tennessee for 9 days (well, it took them nine days to drive there and be there for a few days and then drive back). They apparently had lots of fun and saw lots of interesting things down there, including mountains, although they of course missed me terribly. That was why I had to send them on vacation - I wanted to give them something to distract themselves from my absence while I was away. I am sort of miffed that they went to a place with mountains without me though. I hope that someday they take there so I can go mountain climbing. :)

The mountain views were lovely

We saw this bear statue at a museum

And this one at the airport

A great big tank of liquid nitrogen at the University of Tennessee;)

There were really pretty flowers 

 

There was lots of exotic wildlife, too. (Hint: THIS ISN"T IT)

 

Here are some pictures from the trip. More will be coming in later posts as well.


WWFN,
Rosie- Olympian and Champion

My Vacation

Well, folks, this past week I was at the Olympic Village.  Here are some pictures of my trip there. Later, I'll post what I did with the family while I was away. :) 

In the car on the way to the Olympic village

Because we athletes have to eat a special diet, I brought my own food

Another athlete at the village

The road between our house and the village

A farm near the Village

I had lots of fun there! Thanks J. and E. for taking such good care of me!!! I'm really sorry about waking you up at 5:15 every day. :|

Wags and kisses,

Rosie:)

My Interview with NBC

Like all great Olympians, I was recently interviewed by NBC, specifically by their announcer Andie Joy (If you get why we modify her name to that, you are clearly either related to us or a total creeper stalker. ~Ed.:))
*Male announcer: Wow! Rosie has won her 4th gold medal of these games! That's one gold medal for each of the four sports she's competed in! That is a new world record! We're sending it down to Andy Joy on the floor with Rosie.*
Andie Joy: Wow! 4 separate competitions, 4 gold medals.  How does it feel to be the only Olympian competing in four different sports?
Rosie (panting slightly): Yeah, it's really an honor. I mean, out of all these thousands of athletes, to be the one who does the most, it's just really incredible.
AJ: Well, Rosie, I understand that you've overcome some challenges to get here.
R (still panting): Well, of course, every Olympian has challenges that they have to overcome.
For me, there have been some major ones.  First of all, I have to endure regular torture in the form of baths.

Roo says I had Justin Bieber hair (ew!) going on for a minute there. I TOLD YOU THIS  IS TORTURE!!!!!!!!

Look how pathetic I am...

Rescue me, please 

Then, of course, there's  the rigorous training and diet *cue Chariots of Fire music*

I go running through deep snow

And in wintry mix

Of course, I also train in the summer heat (*cough* *cough* don't believe her~Ed.), but I don't have any dramatic illustrations of that.

*cue Rocky music*

Now, as you know, diet is very important for us athletes.  I have to eat a lot, but my nutritionists say that I can't eat too many treats. Aren't they mean?

Thanks to my training diet, I'm not allowed to eat the box all at once.

AJ: *wipes away tear* Rosie, that is so moving.  Thank you for sharing that story. 

*cuts to studio where Bob Costas is sitting at a desk*

Bob Costas: Well, from the squirrelput field, we have that moving story, reminding us of all the sacrifices that athletes pour into getting to the Olympics. Coming up later...

*Olympic anthem plays*

I hope you enjoyed my interview!

Lots of love,

Rosie:)

Olympic Event 4- Squirrelput

Here's another event that I compete in- squirrelput. I and purple squirrel compete as a team in this event in which treats are stuffed into purple squirrel and I repeatedly drop purple squirrel in order to get the treats out. We are an excellent team and work well together. We've been a team since I was 8 weeks old.

posing together

My teammate

Strategy planning

WWFN,

Rosie, the Squirrelput champion

My Olympic events (3)

My third event is stick. I'm a marvelous stick player, if I do say so myself.  For those of you who are not intimately acquainted with the epic sport of stick, it works something like this. The human grabs a stick and waves it around to get my interest.  

Testing out a stick

Add caption

I go through intensive training....

In the snow...

And in the blazing heat....

BTW, just so you all know, Owl is definitely the best (human) stick player in the house.:)

Love and wags,
Rosie:)

Happy Birthday, Oldest J- cousin

We have another birthday to celebrate today! The oldest of my young cousins turns 6 today!!! Happy Birthday Miss J!! 

Miss J. is homeschooled like my girls and just learned to read to herself.  She is an excellent big sister to her little brothers J.1 and J.2.  She is a sweet and energetic young girl. I love her lots, and hope to see her soon! 

 

 Unfortunately, I couldn't find any pictures with Miss J., but if I've grown this much in 6 years, imagine how much she has, as well. :)

 

Love and wags,

Rosie:)

(PS- Auntie K- could you please make sure that the birthday girl sees this? Thanks!)

Happy Birthday, Grandaddy!

Today would be my Grandaddy's 89th birthday.  I love him lots, and he loved me. 
Here are some (of the many) interesting things about him. He was born in Minnesota, and received all his education from the Minnesota system of public education. He served in the Navy during WWII, but he never saw action.  He earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and worked for DuPont for 30 years.  He and Grams did an excellent job of raising Kanga, Auntie K., and Uncle L. 
We all miss him lots.
Unfortunately, Roo can't seem to post pictures from this computer. :(

Grandaddy would never have bathed me....:-/

Lots of love to everyone,
Rosie:)