Happy Mother's Day

As a special treat for our Mom - we have given her, her very own bloggie for Mother's Day! It's not an interesting bloggie like ours is, it's just Mom sharing some of thoughts and interesting stuff she finds or knows about. She hopes you will pop over and have a look at it and maybe become a follower. You can check it out here - it's called "Upside Down Right Side Up"

Happy Mother's Day to all all the Mom's out there. We think Jazzi has the right idea and one we should ALL follow - give your Mom a Chewy Bone that she can give to YOU...... to keep you quiet for the whole day !!! What a win win :)

Dog Tired!

We had the biggest surprise yesterday, Mom packed us all in the car and off we went for the WHOLE day on an adventure. It took an hour to get where we were going - a new park! It was called the Davidson Historical Park and was the site of a strange and mysterious town. Seems all the people of the town just "disappeared" - this happened over 100 years ago so no-one is really sure what happened. It could of been Indians, a Plague or UFO's! All they know is the people just seemed to have left. No bodies or skellie-bobs were ever found and the houses hadn't been burnt (like they normally do if there is a plague). It was a really pretty town at one time and so well set out, and 'dog oh dog' what a gorgeous place it was built on. Right next to river, high enough not to be flooded and surrounded by trees.

Anyway - we arrived at the park and went for a looooooong walk, following the different walking trails and it was BOOTI-FUL ! So peaceful and quiet and best of all - we the only ones there!

"It" and It's Mom also came with us and you can see one of the many cool bridges we came across. We walked and walked and while Mom enjoyed all the fresh air and listening to the birds - we SNIFFED and left pee-mail EVERYWHERE!! We even got to chase some of those pesky squirrels! Of coarse the Wuzster was his normal self and was scared of everything! We even went to visit a little cemetery in the woods and there was gravestones dating back to 1801. Mom said they were pretty old.

There was also a big lake at the park, so when we finished exploring the paths, we headed over to it. Mom went back to the car and bought back some boxes over to a picnic table and 'dog oh dog' - she had packed a picnic for us all!!!! We found a nice bench in the shade right next to the water and relaxed while we had some lunch. There was cheese and meats and crackers - Mom had some salad fixings but we didn't want any of that. She had a big bowl of spring water for us too. Our Mom sure does know how to spoil us. She even had some beef jerky for us and we had that for dessert!

After our picnic we went for another wander and here we all are on the dock , the lake was so calm, no wind and we could hear frogs calling. This is actually a man made lake and they fill it from the nearby Black river.

There was also just one pair of ducks at the lake and they the NERVE to come over to our picnic and let me tell you - I told them off good and proper when ever they got to close. No way were they going to get any of MY food! IT's Mom of coarse wanted to feed them - can you believe that - what a waste of noms! [MOM] for some reason Reilly really didn't like this pair of ducks and kept chasing them away.

Oh I nearly forgot - Look at IT - what bad table manners he has, standing up there ON the table with his paws. He was trying to pretend what a good boy he was waiting for his lunch - but don't let it fool you - we know he was just being bad mannered and wanted to see what was happening across the way.

After our lunch we went on another walk right around the lake and finally went back to MY car where I was ready for a bit of rest and another big drink. Mom got us all in the car and we thought we were heading home - but nooooooo.

We went exploring some more. Mom decided to "just drive down this road and have a look" and guess what we discovered. Another park right next to the river and this pawsome little historical village. It only consisted of about 10 building that had been beautifully preserved and one of the buildings was this amazing old court house. Now it might not seem to odd - except there was nothing else there - just the few buildings and the park. There was no people living in the area surrounding the buildings, it wasn't a town or anything....just some amazing building in the middle of no-where. The other funny thing about this court house was it was built right on top of the hill and the only way to get to it, was up the wooden steps and there of been like 100 of them!!! Mom couldn't get a really good photo of them all ......but it was done in levels and had little rest stops as you went up. It was very cool but a lot of work getting to the top.

We also had a walk along the river which was really nice but we were all getting pretty tired by then, so after another big drink we all got back in MY car, Mom turned the air conditioner on for us and we settled back for a good long nap while Mom drove for the hour to get back home. We were still so tired when we got home we slept for the rest of the day and evening - dreaming of our adventure.

A sad tale to tell

Ellllooooooo it is me Denneeeeeeee.  Come closer .....I have something terrible - simply terrible share.  It was MY birthday on the 18th of April - MY very first birthday, the only first birthday I will ever ever have - and no-one remembered.  Sure, I have heard the excuses........

[MOM] Denny - Mommy is sorry sweet baby boy - but you know we were all off in Australia at the time and we were having so much fun, you were seeing so many new things and exploring so much.  
[DENNY] Yeah Mommy and what!!! You could find the time to get me a cake -they have them in Australia you know...... and wish me a happy birthday???
[MOM] well  you forgot too Denny!
[DENNY] Reeeeeeeally Mom - are you saying I SHOULD have remembered my own birthday - that is YOUR job - a decent Mommy would of remembered
[MOM] Glares at Denny - Well Dad didn't remember either!
[DENNY] Well Dad doesn't even remember my name yet - did you really expect him to remember my birthday, he doesn't even remember yours!
[MOM] I am sorry Denny, how about we go to the pet store and the park!
[DENNY] I am scared of the pet store and the park Mom - did you FORGET that too!
[MOM] Well we are going anyway - Mr GRUMPY!

So off we went to the pet store and Weilly got his itchy back scratched all over - he loved it and he got treats. I was hiding behind Moms legs the whole time which is why you can't see me. Great birthday treat Mommy - told you I am scared of the pet store!

 











Then we went to the park and .....okay I admit it was nice. Mom took us around the lake and through the trees. There wasn't many people there even though it was a beautiful day....... so I was happy.  And then I found this thing that smelled sooooo interesting -
[DENNY] "Can I take it home Mom?"
[MOM] ....."Eeeeewwww Denny - leave that alone, it's a dead squirrel!"
[DENNY] But MOM! it smells so good and I want to roll on it!!!

Needless to say MOMMY wouldn't let me have it and I can see no good reason why not!  She DRAGGED us away from it and we went off and did some more exploring. I REALLY REALLY wanted to go back and get that squirrel thing though.


We then came across some BIG rocks we had never seen before and I have decided to call them Dennyhenge because there is a big circle of them. See I staked my claim on them. I am king of the castle and Weilly's the dirty rascal!!!! It was nice in the shady wood area, Weilly was quite happy to just veg in the vegetation.

 






On the way back from the woods we saw this big scary thing in an open area of the park.
[DENNY] what's that Mommy? 
[MOM] it's a tent Denny - an event tent for celebrations 
[DENNY] oh....is this for MY birthday Mommy?
[MOM] no Denny
[DENNY] why not MOMMY - you did forget after all
[MOM] Because your birthday is past now
[DENNY} And who's fault is that......

And so the conversation went on all the way back to the car with Mom wondering if Denny will ever make it to 2 years old!!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Sweet Handsome Beautiful Denny Boy

Biting off more then he can chew

This was a treat Mom was keeping for us until a later date - but "IT" somehow "FOUND" it in the bag from the pet store - personally I say he STOLE it from the bag.  We know some of you like seeing "IT" - I have no idea why  - all's I have to say is "Dorky in breed and dorky in nature" Oh Mom says to check out his foot action - look how he stands with both front feet on the bone (it's the only thing having those short legs and big paddle feet are good for)

Sunny Sunday

What a bright sunny day - so bright even we doggies need sun glasses or hats!  And it is HOT!  Yep, sort of day where you race outside, do what you gotta do and then race back inside and ker-flop right in front of the air-conditioner. That is how much my Mom and Dad love me, they installed one in Mom's sun room at floor level just for me!!!

Our Visit To South Australia

Okay, we can see why Miss Asta likes this - Smilebox makes it much easier to show off a group of photos at once - so here we go - our visit to South Australia.  Even though Aunty Kris lives in the desert it was actually very green. We got to visit the local parks, the beach, the Arid Land Gardens and Redcliffs Lookout. We went up into the Flinders Ranges and saw lots of small towns and some giant CHICKENS running around with sheep!!!!

Then we caught the Ghan Train which runs from Darwin to Adelaide (it takes 3 days) but the bit we rode on was only 5 hours. We then started our tour of Adelaide and our first trip was to the zoo where I came across these big things that kinda look like me....black and white and cuddly. We will have more pics from the zoo and the rest of Adelaide tomorrow.

Photo album personalized with Smilebox

To hot already

The Mom is still getting over the jet lag thingy and is being a bit slack about sorting out all our photos so we thought we just share some of us that she took this morning. It is in the 90's here today (and it is still only spring!!!) I got to check out the front garden with Mom and the dweebs were "pretending" to be smart and sit in the shade.  And check out what we found under MY tree this morning. It stands about 6" high and is very weird looking. We are thinking it is probably a toadstool and not a mushroom.  Mom said the black on the bottom was almost like lace - she also wouldn't let us near it just encase it was poisoness.

I must say to I am not to happy about this new blogger look and editing either - I am sure I will get use to it EVENTUALLY - but you know how we old doggies hate change.

On the way

Here we are at the airport all ready to go - come on Mom and Dad, it's a long walk - let's get going. No MOM - you can't take the moving walk ways - they aren't even turned on this early in the morning. This was the start to our trip - which in total included 8 plane rides, 43 hours flying, 20 hours of waiting and lots of ear popping - which we didn't like at all! Mom had to rub our ears until we stopped shaking our heads. We couldn't hold our nose and blow like Mom and Dad could to make them pop.

Next was the waiting - we did A LOT of waiting! But we were very lucky thanks to Dad's platinum frequent flyer status we got to wait in the Executive Lounge and there was free drinks and snacks - what do you mean they don't have dog cookies or bones Dad?  Can we have some crackers and cheese Mom? We were going to need LOTS of energy for all of our flying.

We flew from Memphis to Chicago and then Chicago to San Fransisco and then San Fransisco to Sydney and then Sydney to Adelaide. Here is the BIG plane we took from San Fransisco to Sydney and our seats were right under the "I" in 'united'. Thanks to Dad being a 1K flyer he was able to upgrade our tickets to Business Class - it was the first time we have ever flown Business and we are spoiled now, it was so comfortable and our seats went all the way down to lay flat so it was easy for us to sleep on the longest part of our trip. The flight attendants were so nice but you know what - they couldn't keep their hands off of us!!!, they kept saying how cute we were and how soft our fur was and kept wanting to pat us all the time - My dogness - you would think doggies don't fly business class very often!


Mom also got these cool photos out of the window - the first one is when we flew over the Rockies and they had snow on them. Oh Mom - can we stop and play in the snow PLEASE! The second photo was of the horizon and shows the curvature of the planet - "what do you mean the earth isn't flat Mom - are you crazy?" Remember you can click on the photos to see them bigger.

Downunder Adventure

G'Day Mates - we are back and we had so much fun and visited sooooo many places.  Mom as usual went snap happy with the flashy beast so we are going to have to split our adventure into a couple of parts. First we went to visit Aunty Kris in South Australia and she even had a doggie door in the door just for us!  We saw the Flinders Ranges and the funniest little towns which look pretty much like they did 100 years ago! We also saw the BIGGEST ever chickens just grazing around amongst the sheep - Mom says they are called Emu's - but we were thinking one of those on thanksgiving would feed a whole neighborhood!!!  Aunty Kris lives right near the sea so we got to run on the beach (being careful not to get wet of coarse) and chase the seagulls.  Then we went on a train called "The Ghan" it runs from Darwin to Adelaide and that takes 3 days! We just got it from Aunty Kris's home to Adelaide and it only took 5 hours but it was so cool! Adelaide is called the city of churches and gardens and is so beautiful. We LOVED all the  gardens especially the ones surrounding the zoo and the botanic garden was just pawsome. We went on a tram (trolley ride) down to Glenelg which is by the sea and got to run on the beach again. Mom and Dad LOVE Glenelg and it is on their list of possible retirement places. (Hey did you know know Glenelg is one of those funny worlds that is spelled the same forward and backwards?) Then we got on a plane and went back to Sydney where we visited the Opera House, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, took ferry rides, went up into the blue mountains, went to another beach did lots and lots of walking and saw lots and lots more things.  So stay turned - our adventure begins tomorrow.

Ready to head home

Hello every doggie - sorry we haven't been able to keep you update but the hotel we stayed at was charging $28.90 a day for the Internet and Mom and Dad refused to pay that much for it!!!! We have been so pawsomely busy though, we went to the opera house and Sydney harbor bridge. We got to walk in the best ever gardens, went to the beach and just visiting so many place that our paws are worn out! We also went to visit the Blue Mountains and that was pawsome too....we have just been the the busiest pups. We are now in the lounge for our trip home....it going to be a looooooonnnnnnggggg flight. Dad was just reading that the monsters have been VERY busy at home and one of them has chewed a hole in the lounge.....and dug up one of mom's herb planters......hhhhmmmm it must be that Jackie because as you know Denny and I have been here in Australia. We have lots oh photos to share ...might be a few days before you see them though as Mom says we might be suffering from a little jet leg.

Hi every doggie We have been having so much fun down here in the land down under (otherwise known as Australia) Sorry no photo,s today but this silly iPad thing mom bought me doesn't have a way for me to transfer photos from my camera to it. Today we have been to the Adelaide zoo and the Adelaide botanic gardens and we had so much fun there chasing the ducks and running in the grass. We got a bit scared when we heard this weird thing in the trees...we thought the tree was laughing at us but mom said it was kookaburras laughing. There are a lot of sheep in this country...mom says I would be such a good sheep dog if it was for the fact that I am allergic to them. Denny has been as kooky as ever. And mom got photos of him doing a down under impression - he was upside down! We are off to Sydney tomorrow and will be checking out the sydney opera house and we are going on a ferry that goes right by it and then under the Sydney bridge. I hope we don't get sea sick! We have lots of photos to share when we can get to a computer that can read the camera card. Miss you all!

Where in the world are we?

G'Mates - we be off on the other side of the world - can you guess where? Today we went to visit an arid lands gardens where there are signs that say "Keep a watch for brown snakes" (That is a hint! ) Another hint is to look at the clear blue and very hot sky. We are having sooooo much fun ......even if we are in flat form. Tonight Auntie Kris is doing a barbie and we are having lamb chops snaggers (sausages) and steak and she says we can eat ALL we want. We love our Auntie Kris

All in a tangle

Mom has been busy IGNORING ME whiles working on these. These are the Zentangle pages for two of the winners - Fred and Gloria and Sweet William. Our third winner is being "woofully" slow about sending some photos - yes woo know who woo are :) :) We are sorry we couldn't get a good photo of them - it is so overcast today. Mom is going to pit them in the frames this afternoon - don't forget we need addresses to send to these too :) It kinda helps if the post mam knows where to deliver them too :)

In other news we will not be blogging for the next couple of weeks but we will be checking on you all and trying to leave comments.

The GREAT IT !

Oooohhhhmmmmm Ohhhhhmmmmmm
Quiet please - I am meditating and contemplating on all the troubles of the world - lack of treats, not enough walkies, need for more stuffies - less baths and being allowed to roll on dead birds.

Oooohhhhmmmmm Ohhhhhmmmmmm
It is tough being the Zen Master of the Doggie World. There are so few of us and we required to bring peace to dogdom. That a tall order for a short little guy like me.

Oooohhhhmmmmm Ohhhhhmmmmmm Yuuuuuuuuummmmm
Was that the sound on the dinner bowl.....some things take precedence over mainting the perfect balance and harmony of dogdom - dinner is one one if them......I'm coming MOM !!!

We are still here

I am sorry we haven't been blogging much or visiting, the Mom still isn't doing so well and I am soooo busy taking care of her I hardly have time to woof! Spring is definately here in our area and it is so nice we just want to be outside. Yesterday I DRAGGED the Mom and Dad to the park and MADE them go for a walk and a picnic! Oh boy we got to taste some of the GOOD stuff and I mean the REAL GOOD STUFF - KFC. I could only have a tiny piece because well you know - I am allergic to chicken.....but Mom couldn't resist my pleading eyes and the drool dripping on her foot (gawoof gawoof). The Wuzster was so scared by everything going on around us that he didn't even want any chicken. There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with that boy. Cousin 'IT' was being sooooo psycho his Mom took him off by himself to try and calm him down - yeah you know how well that worked! Just look how green MY park is - isn't it wonderful!

Scottie dogs

The Mom was off at the craft store yesterday (a place she spends way to much time at and way to much of those green things) May I point out that our favorite pet store is right next to the craft store but did she go in there and spend green things to get us treats......NNNNNOOOOOO! And did she go in there to take photo's of the nice treats we didn't get.......NNNNNNOOOOOO. Anyway, she came across these cute little Scottie dogs. She thought straight away about Jazzie, Sweet William and Stewart. So where are photo's of the cute shelties things mom - don't they have those at the craft store? It is Jazzie's 6th Birthday today - so happy birthday to you - you wee bonnie lassie :)

Where's Denny?

So yesterday Mom had the BIG camera out taking photos. It's one with a fancy lens and all the bells and whistles. Mom finds it a bit heavy for every day use though and usually sticks to one she can carry in her pocket. The Wuzster of coarse was scared of it - he doesn't like the sound of the lens auto focusing and his doesn't like the size of it, or the look of it (you get the picture - oh I made a pun!) So this is why he wasn't in the photos yesterday because he is a BIG scared scardey dog wuzster!

He also doesn't like to sit and wait when Mom asks him too and he doesn't like being close to us - my dogness there is not much that boy does like or isn't scared of. Here is the one shot Mom managed to get of all three of us and this took nearly 15 minutes and a lot bribing with treats I can tell you! Mom says she is dermined to get a photo of of in descending order heights - yeah - whatever Mom. I think the odds of that happening are that are up there with winning the lotto!

She did finally manage to get some good shots of Wuzster by himself - you need to bigafi them to see them at their best (just double click on the photo). She also got some cool shots of cousin "IT" not that I can understand why anyone would want to see HIM. Now some of you mentioned how 'cute' we looked together (excuse me while I barf) I Reilly DO NOT like 'IT'. I merely tolerate his presence. [Note from Mom - this is actually true - Reilly isn't very fond if Jackie - he will play with Denny but growls or gives Jackie that 'evil eye stare' if he gets to close. Denny on the other hand LOVES Jackie and they are indeed best buddies] Stay tuned for Jackie shots tomorrow - we know he has a lot of secret admirers -gag I feel another barf coming on!

Wordless Wednesday 04/04/12

What's that - is it a monster?

Weilly says I am a Wuzster because I am scared of EVERYTHING........ohhhhhh what's that in your hand Mommy - it looks kinda scary and why does it make funny noises and why does that thing move on the front of it......I am not really scared of it - I just don't know what it is. Mommy says it's "just a camera" but I don't know ........that 'just a camera' things worries me.












Maybe it's the underwear monster Mommy - the one that has been visiting our house the last few weeks - the one that 'finds' Jackie's Mommy underwear and then takes them outside to the "Denny Spot" and chews them up! And why does Jackie's Mommy leave her underwears on the floor where the monster can find it - that is what I want to know?

I am being framed I tell you - FRAMED - the 'monster' takes everything out to MY special spot just to get me in trouble. When Mom's stylus for her ipad went missing - guess where it was found, and daddies socks - how do they keep getting out there. The missing $10 winning scratchy ticket, the screwdriver Daddy had been using outside and the power cord for Daddy's phone, the half a bag of Doritos mom had left a little too close to the edge of the table and well the list goes on...... so is it any wonder I look worried. Wouldn't you be worried if you were being blamed for all this? And can you believe - the monster ate ALL the Doritos and didn't leave me any!