BLTs

The humans had BLTs for dinner. This disgruntled me, because I can't eat any kind of pork product, as my faithful readers will know. In fact, I protest the slaughter of my brothers and sisters the pigs with a song: "The pigs are our brothers, we should not eat them."

Therefore, I came up with a new kind of BLT- Beef and Liver on Toast. YUMMMY!!!!!!!!!!! Now, I just need to get those delinquent humans to actually make it for me. GET CRACKING, MINIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe if I look super- pathetic, they'll make me a BLT!

Wags and kisses,

Rosie

XOXOXOXOXOXO

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:)

Mushrooms, and molds, and fungi, oh my!

Tennessee has lots of interesting molds, fungi, mushrooms etc. Here are some pictures that the humans took.

Why did everyone like to hang out with the mushroom? Because he was a fun guy. (fungi! Get it?!?!?!?!?!)

WWFN,


Rosie the dog who is definitely not a mushroom, mold, or fungi, although she is a fun gal.(Yes, you are. ~Ed.)

Bears!!!!!

There are over 1500 bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The humans saw 7. (But we saw 4 of them on 2 separate occasions. ~Ed.) Here are some pictures.:)

WWFN, Rosie the BMD who is sort of afraid of bears now that you mention it

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:)