Our NEW thansgiving tradition

We decided to break with tradition and do something different today.

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Happy Thanksgiving

We give thanks every day for ALL our blogging buddies who make us laugh and cry and share a little of their daily lives with us. We give thanks that we have a wonderful forever home and we are loved more then words can say and we wish everyone and every furbaby could feel the same. Remember to take a few moments to actually give thanks on this thanksgiving day.

Shame on you Mom!

So Mom was cleaning up the cupboard and was sorting through the "junk" box she keeps on the counter - it where all the odds and bits end up.  Well low and behold - what did she find at the bottom of it - MY BIRTHDAY COOKIE - from back in July!!!!  You mean to say I have had this wonderful birthday treat just going to waste at the bottom on the junk box????

SHAME ON YOU MOM - SHAME ON YOU.

After making Mom feel terribly guilty she decided we could each have a slice of the cookie instead of our normal dinner. Personally I think she was ripping us off a dinner but why I HAD to share MY birthday cookie with those Dweebs is beyond words!!!!!!

Look at that Dweeb #2 (Denny) drooling over MY cookie. You may think it was a bit old - but it was all dried out even when we got it so it didn't really taste any different now - apart from being soooooooo good.  Sometimes you just have to wonder about these peeps and how responsible they are for making sure we get ALL our noms!

We can all testify it was still worth waiting for - even if I did have to share it with theose darn dweebs and we I did get some revenge on the Mom - she had to get the vacumm out and clean up all the crumbs after we finished - gawoof gawoof!!

Jackie's New Coat

Hello - it is MEEEEEEE JACKIEEEEEEEEEEEEE and today I am going to be showing off the stylish new coats(s) my 'other-mommy' made for me.  See I have a bit of a problem when it comes to coats ....I only need a small in size around the tummy but a medium/large for the length and they just don't make coats in that size.

So 'other-mommy' made up a pattern and then got some nice soft fully washable fleece and made me this ubba cool reversible coat. I can wear it either with the Big Red Dogs on the outside for when I am feeling my "BIG don't mess with me self" or I can wear it on the Sock Monkey side for when I am feeling my normal "sweet playful and cute me" self.  This pattern from cutting out and sewing up only takes 1 hour - can you believe that!  "Other-mommy" has made me four new coats so far and they only take 1 yard of material (1/2 yard of each color for a reversible coat).  I am one stylin little dude - but hey check out my video and see for yourself!

Are you ready to drool??????

Mom was out early doing our Christmas shopping for us (the Christmas Gift Exchange), we gave her our list with what to buy and what not buy - some of our exchange buddies have allergies like me so we have to be careful. Anyway - on the way home she stopped in a Krogers and did she ever score BIG for us - just look at this booty!!!!  BIG pork shank bones and BIG beef neck bones - are you drooling yet.

Mom was so happy she even called over the butcher guy and thanked him for actually putting the bones out and he told her any time she needs bones for us.... she can just ask for them.  DID YOU GET THAT PEEPS - you can ask your Kroger butcher for bones!!!  Of coarse you have to have  a Krogers or Bakers grocery near you (they are the same company he told us) - which we do - so yippee!!!!! Check me out keeping a guard on ALL MY bones.

Do you hear that Dweebs - MY BONES

Yeah yeah - I know - you are thinking that Reilly isn't being very nice and is going to end up on Santa's naughty list - well do I care????. I HAVE BONES!  Mom was actually a bit mean though - she put these in the freezer because we already have some from yesterday left over but at least there isn't going to be a bone shortage around here any time soon. 

The exploding spud!

Here I was having a wonderful morning - I had been for a car ride with Mom to the bank where she deposited a piece of paper and we got a dog cookie in return.  Then we went to Walgrens Pharmacy where she deposited another piece of paper and we got another dog cookie in return.  I sure do love it when we go to the drive-throughs at the bank and pharmacy. Then we stopped by the store and Mom was so excited to find they had big meaty beef bones today which she got for ME!  I must admit I was a bit disappointed she gave the dweebs one each too - they hadn't been for a car ride to help protect Mom like I had.  She also got some steak and some big potatoes to make dad for his dinner.  Well there we all were chomping away quite happily on our bones when all of a sudden the whole  house shuddered and there was a big explosion!!! It scared the crap ummmm bejeebies out of Mom and I and well you can imagine the Dweebs response - we just saw their tails as they flew out the doggie door to the safety of outdoors.

At first we weren't even sure what the noise was - then Mom began to smell something burning.  She raced to the oven where she had the potato's baking and when she opened the door - one of potatoes had exploded EVERYWHERE. Erk talk about a mess - and YES Mom had pricked them all over before putting them in the oven - so why it exploded we don't know! Thankfully Mom had cooked extra but now we have to wait for the oven to cool down so we can clean it (we meaning Dad and I - he he - won't Dad enjoy that when he gets home!!!!)  (Mom can't do it as she had all her stitches out today and  still has to be really careful about reaching and stretching to far and she still isn't allowed to lift anything - so it looks like a Dad job)  All's I can say - is beware of exploding potatoes although those little crunchy bits sure are tasty!!!!

A visit to Jacksonport

We went on an adventure today when Mom and Dad decided to try out the new car on the highway. They found a new park for us to visit called Jacksonport State Park - it is about 40 minutes away from where we live and they took all of us. Of coarse Dweeb #1 (Jackson) was convinced it was HIS park because it was named after him.  Stupid Dweeb - doesn't he know ALL parks are MINE - no matter what the name is. Now Jacksonport use to be a thriving city at one time with a population over 25,000 but these days the population is only 2,500. It is the meeting point for the White River, the Black River and they flow into the Jacksonport River which eventually joins the mighty Mississippi. This was a very strategic place at one time as it was where all the big paddle steamers unloaded and put goods onto the smaller paddle steamers so they could go further upstream.

This was also a very important place during the civil war and that is when the population basically started it's decline as so many of the people died during the battles over this city.  Mom loved the old court house and it is pretty neat the way they had done the roof.
Around the town there are also huge levees which were all hand built to protect the the town from flooding. We had to climb up over them to reach the river. Dweeb #1 flew over the top pulling Dad along with him and me and Dweeb #2 (Denny) we helped pull Mom up over the levee.

Once we reached the top we could see where all the rivers meet. It looks kind of calm but it was really flowing quite fast. we saw lots of fish in the water too. Here was Mom and all of us and you can the rivers behind us.

 

We had the best time walking the entire length of the park and it was wonderful - there were so many new smells and we were the only ones there so we hard the whole park to ourselves. On the way back we stopped by this old civil war canon. Mom said it was the perfect as there was hooks to hang our leads on. All and all - it was the perfect way to spend a Sunday and I must say I enjoyed MY new park so much.

Achy Achy Paw!

Phew - we have been so busy making our Christmas cards over the last few days my paws are aching. Do you have any idea how hard it is to paw all those messages inside the cards + I think I may have developed repetitive paw injury!

But we have finally finished and Mom said the magic words - "Let's go to the park boys - you deserve it!" So we put the doggie seat cover in MY new car and off we went. It was the most perfect day for a walkies - clear blue skies and a nice cool 60 degrees. Even better Dad got to come with us!

For those that can't get enough of him

It is a totally cute kinda Jackie day.......

My job

Dawn asked if I had a job in looking after Mommy and we pondered on this bit - Weilly - he makes sure Mommy behave and barks at her if she does something she is not supposed to. Jackie is just a plain old snuggle bunny - Mommy says he makes a great hot water bottle.  And then there is me - what do I do Mom?

Mom says I have the most important job - see I always lay right next to Mommies side of the bed so when she gets up she has to be careful not to step on me and that helps her make sure she gets her balance before standing up.  Mommy hasn't been eating well lately and she tends to get a bit of head spin when she stands so I help make sure she doesn't fall.  Mommy also says she loves being able to reach down and pat my softy fur.  You may not know this but I have REALLY soft silky fur - not at all like Weilly's.  And of coarse every day Mommy and me have our special time - even when she doesn't feel well she always manages to make our special time SPECIAL.  Mommy says I am her MOST beautiful baby boy and that helps her more then anything.

Not a lot happening....

It is all quiet here on the resting front. Mom is behaving herself although we are not sure for how much longer - she is starting to get restless. Yesterday the strong winds blew over some of the plant pots on the back deck and I had to WOOF loudly to remind her NOT to pick them up. She is not totally resting though - she is busy working on some Christmas card orders she has but those she can work on at anytime.

Dad says mom has been marked with the mark of Zorro - the incision she has on her abdomen is a big old "Z" - she keeps mumbling something about wishing she could remember Antonio Banderas visiting as she thinks he is pretty darn cute.  

And talking of cute (the small Dweeb) - look who found a sunpuddle right there on there on the bed next to the Mom.  He spends a LOT of time protecting (getting cuddles from) Mom - he says cuddling a dog helps keep blood pressure down - gawoof gawoof - it does for him at least!

Where is our snow?

We see quite a few furbuddies have that wonderful white stuff called snow this weekend. We are pretty partial to it ourselves but all we have is a bright sunny 70 degree day.  Mom says she doesn't mind the sunshine but we would REALLY like some snow to play in.

Mom spent a few minutes outside in the sun today but she gets tired really easily so we all gathered around the bed making sure she gets plenty of rest. Hope every one has a pawsome weekend.

Some not so good news

The surgeon who took care of mom while her regular surgeon was away really messed up! She completely missed a pocket of fluid/infection (which was clearly visible on the CAT scan mom had done before the surgery) she (the fill in surgeon) said she couldn't find it when she looked - well she didn't look hard enough and it left a pocket almost the size of  a large orange which the surgeon found yesterday. Sadly he had to remove the mesh again as it had become infected and what should of been a small wound the size do a dollar coin is now 6 inches wide and 4 inches in length.  Neither mom dad or  Dr  M (her regular surgeon) are very happy. Dr M is hoping there is enough tissue growth left that Mom won't have a hernia again but he has told her no lifting anything for the next 3 months and that she will only be able to lift really light things after that for another 3 months. He says with luck if she does this and doesn't develop a hernia then she shouldn't need any more surgery.  Please send lots of Power of the Paws vibes Mom way cause she also has to fight off the risk of any more infection too. Mom is home now and is very tired and sore so I will be looking after her for the next few days. Thank you everyone for your support....it means a lot to mom and all of us.

More surgery

Mom needs some power of the paws again. She goes into hospital today to have the wound closed up that was left open a couple of weeks ago when she had all that fluid build up.  We are hoping that YET AGAIN this will finally be the last surgery she needs. Please send lots of doggie vibes her way for a speedy recovery and no more infections.

She is here and her name is.......

Mom and Dad went to pick up MY new car and straight away Mom knew it was a girl car and that her name is Kitty - because she purrs softly just like a kitty cat. Mom has been busy reading all the manuals and figuring out what button does what.

The only thing I really care about is getting in it and going to the park - Mom says I have to wait until she puts to doggie seat cover on the back seat - bah humbug I say!

Anna's Spectacular Tongue Contest

We are entering Anna Banana's  3rd Annual Spectacular Tongue Contest you can read all about it HERE.  Here is a tip our Mom found - put a little honey on the end of your dogs nose - have your camera set for continuous high speed burst  and then just  take as many pictures as you can - it worked for us :) We took about 40 shots and got at least 2 good ones :)

Here are our entries - we call this our "booger wipe!" As you can see we have perfected it perfectly. And guess what else - that honey sure does taste good but can you believe that sneaky Mom of ours put the honey right on the top of our noses so we would really have to reach out our tongues to get it!

We hope you have as much fun entering as we did - well what you waiting for - get out there and get that flashy beast snapping - I am sure Anna wouldn't mind if you use some old photos you have too - providing you haven't entered them before.

MY NEW CAR

It is with much sadness we have to say goodbye to MY trusty OLD car the PT Cruiser - dear Miss Molly car we have had so many excellent adventures to the parks and  pet stores all over the country including the Rockie Mountains, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and Arkansas.  Alas Mom says that 17 mpg were causing her much cringing at the gas station and even though she LOVES you dearly she has to let you go - we will miss you but we have such great memories.

So..... TADA .....Look at MY NEW CAR - isn't it just the bees knees - spiffy and super cool!  It is the new Ford C-Max and is a hybrid car - it gets 49 mpg and can go 690 miles on a tank of gas. I have no idea what all that means but Mom says she won't be cringing at the gas pumps anymore. She says it also runs on batteries - the engine and braking actually charge them all the time your are driving - how cool is that and it is super quiet.  I just know I have a new ride to the park and the pet stores and we have many many adventures ahead of us. We are busy trying to think up a new name for MY car because you all know cars HAVE to HAVE a name right?  Mom says until she drives this one she won't know if it is a boy or girl car - she keeps mumbling something about "getting the feel" for the car  - Mom I think you are losing it!!!! Oh - we are also the first ones in our city to buy one how cool is that! Mom Dad and ME did LOTS of research on all kinds of cars and this was the best we could find for ME.

This is also the color we are getting and it is called blue candy - it is actually more a kind of turquoise color then the blue shown in this picture.  We have to wait until middle of the week for it to be delivered - it is coming from Saint Louis.  Mom said she could of got one today but they only had black and Mom doesn't like black cars as they get too hot. She did go for a test drive though and just LOVED it. She said it is perfect for ME and has a big wide back seat and even the dweeb is going to be happy as it has a lot more floor space (Dweeb prefers to sit on the car floor and not the seat when we go anywhere). It is also high like the PT Crusier was which Mom loves because of her  bad back. An ordinary car is too low for Mom to get in and out of and the SUV's are to high and uses to much of that mpg stuff....this little car is right in the middle and perfect. It is actually not little at all, it has a lot more headroom and room in general then the PT Cruiser and the seats in the back all fold down to make LOTS of room for ME. This is MINE and Moms first ever brand new car so you can imagine how super excited we are.

Me and My Mommy

I don't get to blog very much - being the youngest I get left out a bit and being a bit shy and scared of everything I tend to keep pretty much to myself.  Dad has even taken to calling me his CAT dog - he says I have more of a cats personality than a dogs.

But the other day me and Mommy had some special time ...she always makes time for special time with me everyday just me and her - she says it is helping build up my confidence........and she took some photos and LOOK - do you notice something???????

Our furs is the same color!  Mommy has no idea how she managed to get these photos with the all black background and she says they kind of artistic - either way I know I love having my special time with my Mommy - so long as I get to keep to keep my feets on the ground. Mommy says that is one of my quirky traits - I will only have cuddles if I keep my footies on the ground and I don't like being picked up or held.  Like a cat - I will also only have cuddles when I want them and the rest of the time I am pretty aloof.

Oh we wanted to let ever furbody know too - the cortisone shot I had in my knee has done wonders - I haven't limped at all this week.  This isn't a cure but it has eased my pain a lot and will help until we can we can get my weight down a bit so we will have the best results when I have my surgery.  Mom says she had to fight with the vets for them to do this but she knew how well it worked on her angel sheltie  Beezy who lived to be 18 years old. She had arthritis and would get shots in her knees about every six months and they always helped her too.  We know we rely and trust in our vets - but sometimes you just have to fight for what you think is best too - never be afraid to do that Mom and Dad's.

What a day!

We started off our day by going for a car ride in MY car to our favorite Pet Store - Hollywood Feed.  We got lots of pats (except Dweeb #2 - Denny) who spent his whole time hiding behind Mom.  We did a lot of sniffing and checking out the new toys and treats and then Mom said we could get one special treat each.  Their was no choice - it had to be a raw beef marrow bone - more of that later.  Then we got salmon treats from the nice lady that works there and more pats from some peoples that came in.

After the Pet Store Mom and 'ITS' Mom quickly went into the Craft store and got some more fleecy material to make Dweeb #1 (Jackie) some more coats.  Next Mom surprised us  - instead of going home she took us to the park - WOW WOW WOW - so much pee-mail to read and so many leaves to crunch through.  Mom wasn't very happy with us - we were so excited and wanted to sniff so much that she couldn't get any really good photos. Dweeb #1 and his Mom even checked out and old round-about - do your Mom and Dads remember those?

We finally headed home and after a big drink we all settled down with our yummy marrow bones.    Me being the civilized dog I am ate mine inside on the rug - I don't like getting my bones all dirty outside. The Dweebs of coarse don't care if they get dirt and grass on their bones and quickly took theirs outside.  Yummers - getting to that marrow in the middle is just the best bit and we can spend hours doing just that.  So all in all - we have had a wonderful day. We sure hope you have a terrific day too.

Snug as a bug in a rug

It has been kind of chilly here  - at least for cute little ole me.  Other Mommy has made me this wonderful blankey coat to keep me nice and warm but I still like to the snuggle in my bed with my blankey. We have been having some issues with my coats - see all the ones I had last year don't fit me anymore. BIG DOG has been laughing at me saying it is because I am a little chunky monkey but he is wrong. The problem is I have grown in length so all my coats are too short.  Mom used one my old coats that fit me as a pattern - but made it much longer so this one reaches all the way down to my tail and keeps me so cozy.

 

When I get really cold I love to be bury deep in  my snuggly blankey.....is there anything better - sigh - and don't you think that I am just the cutest little bug in a rug.