New friend....sorta.....

Good Morning Family and Friends wherever you are.....

I'm sorry I haven't written for a few days.....don't know what happened.......Mommy says I get lazy once in awhile, but we all know THAT can't be true......anyhow, isn't my new little friend the cutest??? She's only a month old, and she's so small that Auntie Jess had to buy a harness for a ferret because all the kitty ones were too big. Poor little thing lost her cat mommy so Auntie Jess adopted her and gave her a good home......complete with carry-on luggage. Wow!! And, she goes in the car everywhere. A traveling feline. Like me.....'cept I'm a traveling canine!! But it does give us something to talk about, ya know? Something in common to help cement the friendship? Right now, in her babyness, all she can say is....fffffzzzzzzztttttt.....but she'll increase her vocabulary as she matures, I'm sure. And, she'll come again so we can get to know each other better. I really liked her. She's so small and cute and very pretty and I'm sure she thinks I'm big and cute and very, very pretty.....so it's a win-win, right?? I wouldn't hurt her....... on purpose, anyhow. I just need to sniff and chase and....you know.....dog stuff! Oh well, maybe next time.

So, why haven't I written??? Well, the sun has been out and Mommy and I have worked in the garden some. She's back to swimming in the mornings and doing yoga on Mondays and Fridays. We do have errands to run now and then and......well......perhaps I am a bit lazy. I don't like to think that of myself, but there might be the smallest bit of truth to it, I guess. I'll try to improve. Some days there's just not a lot to talk about. I mean, like yesterday, Mommy and Daddy spent the afternoon taking down storm windows, washing windows inside and out, putting in the screens, washing the mullions.....rhymes with bullions.......those dumb divider things in the windows that make it look like there are six panes instead of one.....Daddy's idea, not Mommy's. She hates them.....they get dirty, they have to come out to wash the windows, and they interrupt the views......but Daddy thinks they look good, so they stay. He can be pretty stubborn sometimes. Not Mommy. She's just the most easy going person......and if it makes him happy, they can stay......but she hates them. And if she wants another pair of shoes, she'll buy them. Daddy has his mullions, Mommy has her shoes. So there.

Anyhow, I digress. So, there isn't always something to write about that doesn't have something to do with the mundane stuff of life. Aunt Luci and Uncle Aubert are coming over for supper tonight. I'd like them to bring their canine.....Harley. I love her!! She's so full of energy and fun....which is precisely why they don't bring her. She's a whippet.....100%! Maybe I can go over to see her more this summer......on the weekends. We like to play outside....well, to be truthful, which I ALWAYS try to be......emphasis on the try.......she likes to run and I like to chase her! She's way faster than I am, but I work to keep up, fall short, and then just fall. Gotta get my breath back.....then we're at it again. Yippee-aye! Almost as good as FRISBEE!

Well, there it is for today. I may not be able to write tomorrow morning, but will try to get on in the evening. Mommy is going to spend the day tomorrow with Aunt Martha.....doing what? you ask?......and you need to ask?? Geesshhh......you don't know Mommy very well, I can see that. Shopping, of course......over to New York this time....Ticonderoga....super WalMart......and BJs. So....they leave really early 'cause it takes an hour and a half to get there......but if she has any energy left when she gets home, I'll ask her to turn the computer on for me. I have trouble getting it open and Daddy won't help. He says dogs should know their place and it's not on the computer. He's an.......nope, not gonna say it. Get my mouth washed out with soap. He's just an old mullion-lover......and let it go at that.

Have a great day. I love you all.

Juni

Tuesday

There's Grammie!

Daddy isn't picking his nose, honest. He's just trying to make Grammie laugh.

Grammie's thinking......thinking.....

Hi Family and Friends, wherever you are,

Guess what we did today!! ROAD TRIP! We went up to see Grammie and Grampie. I wasn't able to go inside to see Grammie, but Grampie came out to see me and.......oh, I tried to wee wee on his foot, but the old coot still has some fast moves! And, I missed. Maybe next time. I always try, you know.......I guess he may be on to my tricks by now. Won't make me stop trying, though...you never know when you'll get lucky.

So.. then we did Costco, and Lowe's.....and now we have a new grill. Daddy is out putting it together as we speak. We just got a small one 'cause the bigger one we had kinda went belly up after a couple of years and Mommy didn't see a need to spend all that much on a big one. It only has to hold two pieces of chicken, or two hamburgers, or two.....whatevers. You get the idea.

Daddy also bought me a new Frisbee. My other one kinda got chewed up......somehow......so now I have a new one! It's not a lot of fun playing with it in the windy weather, but tomorrow is supposed to be calmer, so maybe I'll get some extra play time then. I sure love my frisbee.

We went through Burlington on the way home.....just for kicks.....came to a place where they were painting new lines on the road.....Daddy said they had five workers....one was the line expert, one was the cone expert, one was a broom technician, one was a foreman playing pocket pool, whatever that means, and one was a traffic director. All for a few white lines on the road.

Oh well.....that was our day. Hope yours was great. I love you all.

Juni

The day after the night before....

Good Evening, Family and friends wherever you are,

Not much news to impart today. I did go with Daddy this morning on a ROAD TRIP to Middlebury. Mommy had gone swimming, and then to a yoga class......I'll tell you about that later.....so Daddy and I went to town to meet Uncle David.....a good friend of Daddy's.....and his girl, Sandy. She's a lot smaller than I am, and very blonde....golden lab, I think. She chases dead birds....nope, chases isn't the right word 'cause if they are dead, they aren't running from her for her to chase so.....retrieves, yes, that's it. She retrieves dead birds. Uncle David is a strange man. He shoots birds, and then he eats them. Sounds silly to me.....and Sandy? What fun can retrieving them be? I mean, you can't make them fly again so you can retrieve again....she should just get a Frisbee. Fly, chase, retrieve, pee, fly, chase, retrieve, etc. etc. etc. as the King of Siam would say. That's a lot more fun, isn't messy, and doesn't smell bad or leave a bad taste in your mouth. Yucky.....

So, yoga. Mommy says that's a really fun class. It's called Gentle Yoga, and it's really for older folks who don't twist and bend like the younger ones do. Mommy can do most everything except pull her knees close to her chest......this protuberance called a belly gets in the way. So when Lesley, the instructor, says.....pull your knees close to your chest, Mommy mutters, easy for you to say....or riiiigggghhhhtttt........or can I skip this part?....or some other smart remarkish thing. And she grunts and groans a lot.....and the other ladies laugh at her but she goes right on trying anyhow. She goes twice a week, and after awhile, she says she can move easier, and get up off of the floor better, and .....well, you get the idea. I think she ought to try the Frisbee thing. Maybe later this summer.....

Hey, hope you had a great day. I love you all.

Juni

Mothers' Day

Got a card for Mommy....she was pretty happy about it.....says I'm the best dog a Mommy ever had. Yup. That's me. The best.

Happy Mother's Day to all you other Mommies out there. Hope you have a wonderful, fun-filled day with your children.

I'm a little sad.....wanted to get Mommy a present, like diamond earrings, or a gold necklace, or something really nice like that, but Daddy says as much as he needs beer and bullets, we can't afford that other stuff. She'll just have to be satisfied with a card.......which, of course, she was, but you know, I feel kinda sad......so I told her she should go shopping next week and just find something she wants/likes and get it, and Daddy can go without his beer......it's silly beer, anyhow.....no alcohol in it......what's the point?.....'cept I get to have a taste, and wouldn't have that treat if it did have alcohol in it.....so.....sorry, Mommy. Maybe next year!!

Have a Happy Mother's Day. I love you all.

Juni

Saturday Night

I've been banned from the living room until the air becomes clear once again. Daddy says he'll probably have to repaint. I'm eating a little shredded wheat with my meals....to help with my glandular itch problem. Aunt Luci said that was the thing to do. I'm trying it. Makes for very, very, very bad smelly gas. Daddy gagged. I thought it smelled great, but that's the thing. No one thinks theirs smells bad. Oh well..........tomorrow's another day. Have a good night.

More Sun!!

Frisbee weather!! First, I chase the frisbee.

After I've caught it, I stop to pee.

Then I bring it back to Daddy.
I drop me at his feet.....and........
I play a little bit of keep-away....just for fun.

Sock time Saturday morning.....just before our weekly dump run.....ROAD TRIP!!!

He's slow getting those things on, but I try to help. He's old, you know. You have to be patient with old people. Mommy tells me that all the time.

Almost ready....I continue to encourage him.

Good Morning Family and Friends, wherever you are,

I just had to share that last picture with you.....kinda reminds me of my days with Lilly at Uncle Peter's house. What a time that was!! I miss that cute little girly-girl.

Soooooo, another wonderful sunny day. Mommy is doing laundry and cleaning house and putting away Christmas presents. Yup, you read that right. Lots of nice Mothers' Day sales going on now, so she takes advantage of them. If any of you are on the receiving end of her Christmas list, know that she took particular care to make sure you got something on sale. Then, if you decide to regift, a practice that she buys into fully, it won't be a biggie. Know what I mean????

Oh my, Mommy is in seventh heaven......now, if you have any idea what happens in heavens one through six, will you let me know? I haven't a clue! Where did that saying come from, anyhow? Humans can be really silly sometimes. But the reason for her happiness is that Auntie Lois just stopped by with some daffodil bulbs for her. She has bucketfulls at her house and some of them needed to be....declumped??.....so she brought three different kinds....white, white with light tangerine centers, and white with yellow centers. All really pretty. Mommy thinks it'll be dry enough this afternoon to get the bulbs in.....we'll see.

Off to a nap. Hope you have a wonderful, sunny day. I love you all.

Juni

What's that? Sunshine?? Oh my!!

Good Morning, Family and Friends, wherever you are,

It's a beautiful morning and I've been in and out a dozen times just to make sure things haven't changed....not that I could do much about it if they did, but I just have to keep checking. Daddy left vvveeerrrryyyy early this morning to go hunting. Have I told you how he hunts?? He sits in a tree stand, or his ground doghouse/blind thing, drinks coffee, takes pictures when cute things get close, reads a little in his book while he waits, naps now and then even though he swears he doesn't....I just know him too well.....so it's like this........watch, read, sip, watch, read, sip, read, snooze, sip, read, watch, watch, click (bunny came out), read, watch....and so on. Pretty professional, don't ya think? Mommy and I make fun of him sometimes, but that's how he does it. On Tuesday, he went out and saw a long beard......that's hunter talk for a full grown male turkey.....it's turkey season all month here.....let him get close, fired, missed. He was some upset when he got home. The worst part of it was, the turkey scooted away, came back and he shot again, but had forgotten to put a new shell in the shotgun, so, for lack of a better word, missed again. This time the turkey didn't come back, and Daddy came home.....all weirded out because he had been so stupid....his word, not mine. We just think he's funny and all kinds of cute.

Not much on the agenda today. Mommy is going off with Aunt Lois to the big city....shopping and lunch. Oh, was she upset yesterday. She stopped at the gas station when she went to the post office to mail something to Auntie Norma and it cost her $36.00.....for HALF A TANK!! Now she's looking at ads for those funny cars that run on electricity and gas.......they're way too small for me.....I wouldn't fit, but she says I'm a truck dog, not a car dog, so it doesn't matter. Well, it does matter. I DO go in the car once in awhile....don't like it much....too small.....OK, she's right.....again......don't you hate that??

Have a wonderful day. I love you all!!

Juni