My mom came home this weekend! yay! That was super fun, cause I got to see her and my dad (my dad left last weekend and left me with Aunt Deborah, which was fun, but this is even better). My friend Sierra is still at the house with us, and I guess that's good. Sometimes I am trying to sleep or get pet by my parents and she comes and gets in the way, but most of the time we are good. Plus, I like to take her toys and pounce on her and stuff. So, I guess it works out. My mom and dad keep getting mad about all the hair. Whenever we wrestle both our hair goes flying out. I think it's funny. Plus, when you walk around the house now it's like little pieces of us are everywhere. Anyway, it was nice to have them both in the house at once. My mom's gone again now. I guess she will be back some time later. I don't really know though... you never quite know I guess. It's nice when she's there 'cause I think she doesn't really know how much we eat, and she gives us like twice as much as dad does, and that is AWESOME. I get to fatten up and lay around the house. Okay, time to go pounce on Sierra. She looks like she is enjoying that monkey a little too much.

Sierra returns!

OMG! I have just had the craziest weekend! My mom came home again on Thurday and then on Friday I got to go to the spa. It is so great there. They put me in a whirlpool and give me treats and then they cut all that super hot hair off me and brush me and pet me. Then, after I got home I was so exhausted I went straight to sleep. The next morning, I got up and went on a walk with my mom. It was kind of long and hot, but mostly it was good. Then, when I got home, I went straight back to sleep again, and when I woke up I thought I was dreaming, because my old friend Sierra was at the door. I haven't seen her in almost three years, and there she was! It was so great! We played and played and played all weekend. At first I thought they were going to leave, but only my mom left. I was kind of sad, but Sierra and her mom are still around, so that's all I really care about. OOh for those of you who don't know Sierra, she's the one next to me in the picture that my my mom has on her picture frame. Okay, she's nosing at me... must be time to go play again!

So tired... can barely lift my head and paws to write to you. My dad left me with my friend Ansley this weekend, and there were other dogs there and then we went up to the mountains for hiking, and just...

Oh sorry, drifted off there for a minute... so tired.

When my dad picked me up last night, I fell asleep in the car before we even got home. I am just exhausted. I don't know where my dad was this weekend. He smelled like sand and ocean and beer when he got home though. He seems really tired too. So, we just are laying in bed today. Sometimes he reads, sometimes I try to type, but just so tired.

Okay, going back to sleep now. Will report more later.

I just found out that my mom was in a tornado. Yikes! We have them sometimes here, but when that happens, we are all together, so that doesn't seem so bad. This one, no one even told me until late last night when I had already gone out and everything, and my dad found out from my mom on the phone. Maybe this means she will come home already! Oh well, at least the weather's been okay here, hot but good.

Mom was here this weekend. That was fun. She pet me a lot and gave me treats. It kind of wasn't great all the time though, cause I usually get my own couch, and Dad gets his, but when Mom is around, I have to sleep on the floor. I was happy that there was finally food in the house though, its been getting kind of depressing watching Dad eat that vegetarian sloppy joe stuff and fruit all the time. I think she left again. She had a big bag out and Dad drove away with her and came back alone. I don't really know where she goes, but I guess I am kind of getting used to it. Its just sad because it is super hot, and no one takes me for walks anymore. Dad tries to play fetch with me, but I usually just roll in that new grass that he keeps trying to plant. It's fun for me, because all the grass kind of rolls up and gets on me and stuff and then they have to clean it off me. I have been getting too hot lately though, so I hope that they take me to get shaved soon!

Last night was kind of scary too. Once a year, it is like a war zone around here, all this noise and thinks popping and making crazy sounds, and then there are all these different lights. I don't know why they do it! Plus, to make it worse, last night while all that was going on, it was thundering so badly. I was so scared. And all this after my parents had walked around with these crazy little fire sticks the night before. I swear, you would think they were trying to give me a heart attack. I am getting stressed out just thinking about it. Oooh I think someone is at the door. Gotta go bark now!

Things have been kind of weird this summer, but good. I mean it is really really hot here (and when I say hot, I mean HHHHHOOOOOOOTTTTTTTT), but my dad still plays fetch with me most days. I start dripping sweat (through my nose... cause you know, we dogs can't really sweat) after just a couple of throws and then I want to go in, but mostly it's good. My mom hasn't been around, but I assume she is coming back, because my dad is still keeping the house pretty clean. My walking buddy Carina came over the other day. I was a good kid and got in her car just like I am supposed to, but my dad and her ran out and were all yelling at me and stuff. I am not really sure what I did wrong, but I think when my mom gets back, I will give her the sad look and she will hopefully take me on a nice walk (when it's not toooooo hot that is). Okay, back to my nap now :) It's so hard being cute and lazing around all day!

Just got back from my noni and pop's house, and man oh man am I ever tired! I played with my friend Jackson and also my cousin Anna (I guess she's a cousin, I mean she's human and that's sort of weird, but whatever). She is nice, but she seems to fall on me a lot, and she kept calling me Buddy. I had a great time though. I got to go out on the boat and run around, and it didn't even smell like smog. Yawn... okay, enough excitement for me, back to my couch now.

Alright, seriously, there is something wrong with my mother. She was gone all week last week, and then she gets back on Sunday all cranky. Then Monday she didn't get home til 1AM... I guess that was Tuesday technically. And then last night she was home for like 5 minutes at 5, and back out she went. What's wrong with her????? Plus, she is all tired and cranky, and now my dad calls me "chunky butt." Its not like I can wear slimming clothes, and no one ever takes me for walks, so I can't exactly fix my problem. Does he want me to be an anorexic or something? then my hair would fall out and I wouldn't be soft and cuddly anymore, and then where would we all be. I need some love and attention dammit! I am going to sit on my mom's keyboard now until she pets me. It seems to be the only way to get her to stop working these days.

Okay okay okay, I am not a great blogger, but you know the thing is, I am 4 years old now, and that means I am 28 translated to your silly human timelines. And honestly, how much do people in their late 20's really blog anymore. I know its not a great excuse, but I thought I would give it a try.

The real reason I haven't blogged in so long is probably because I have had a really busy 6 months, and I haven't been home as much as usual. My parents got married in October, and I had to go to Barking Hound with Ansley. It was fun, but they don't let me use the internet too much there. Then it was the holidays, and that's all crazy. We had all these people over for Thanksgiving, and I don't think they all liked dogs, so I had to try to lick them into submission. Christmas was nice, but then the day after, my parents ditched me off at Ansley's house. For the first few days, I thought things would be good, I was having fun, etc. Then, I started to think that they weren't coming back for me. Finally, they did come back for me, but I was pissed! I didn't hardly cuddle up wiht them at all for a few days. Well, I think they got upset about that, because then immediatly after that, they left me again and went to West Virginia. And, this time they left me at Julie and Sadie's house with this weird other thing that isn't a dog but has fur and a tail and hisses at me a lot. That was okay and all, but I was beginning to think that maybe pouting wasn't the best plan. So, this time when they came back, I didn't pout at all. I gave them lots and lots and lots of love, and you know what???? They left me again almost right away anyway! Do you believe that crap? And as though that isn't bad enough, I am pretty sure I smelled Sierra on them when they came back. The liars told me she went to a farm in Texas!

At least they did stay home this past weekend though. We had a good time relaxing this weekend. They even gave me eggs on Sunday. It had been like two months since I got eggs on Sunday! I thought things couldn't get any better... then, came the bath. I hate baths! The good thing though is that after I get a bath, I get a lot more loving. And that makes me happy. Today, it is raining and gross, and I am just hanging out. Stupid Bellsouth DSL was down all weekend, so I couldn't blog too much. Now, I am going to be better I promise :)

Call it my New Year's Resolution... just because my parents don't believe in them doesn't mean I don't :)

My mom has lost her mind! I have been so busy dealing with her that I haven't even had my usual time to lay around and blog. First of all, she is going to the gym all the time now, and that really cuts into my time with her. We used to take hikes, but it is so hot, I get sweaty and smelly in just five minutes outside... even after my evil parents shaved me (talk about embarassing, I was like one of those wussy hairless cats you see sometimes). Anyway, my whole house has been taken over with wedding and thesis stuff.... it is so unfair! The kitchen table where I used to get to put my toys and treats sometimes is covered in satin for the little girls dresses, and my bedroom has been locked up all day everyday, something about stationary, and all over the coffee table, where I used to be able to sniff and lick for crumbs, there are laptops and paper printouts and books on this HCI stuff that I just don't know why my mom cares about it all so much! At least my dad is still nice to me. We play fetch sometimes and he is always home by 6:30 at the latest these days... this new job rocks! Plus, he is a lot happier now! Okay, going to nap now, all this venting is exhausting.

Oh I forgot to mention... my parents got engaged while I was shacked up at the pet hotel. Nice... they don't even include me! Well, I was all set to forgive them, because I was like "well at least I will get to be in the wedding like mom promised." But then, my dad said no, and so did my grandparents. So, I ate dad's boxers. That'll teach him :)

I've been getting complaints about not blogging lately... well okay, my mom has. But really people, I am going through my rough doggie teenage years, my mom is nowhere to be found, and I just spent 6 days at my grandparents where I am not even allowed on the furniture. Do you know how hard it is too blog with them not letting me sit in the chair and reach the keyboard? Plus, there is the whole issue of them not letting me be alone while I am there. My pop thinks I am always going to eat stuff, which I am totally not going to do! Puh-lease... I am not a puppy anymore. And then my nonny, well she is feeding me all the time all this good extra stuff I never get at home. So, of course, I have to hang with her a lot, and that just means no time for blogging. Today is good though. The floor guy is here again! He is always here. I wish he would just put the furniture back and go away. He really messes with my relaxation time. But anyway, with him here, I am sort of stuck upstairs anyway, so I might as well blog I guess. Plus, the DSL only works sometimes. Today it is working, so you get to hear from me. It was nice having my mom around all week, but just when I got used to her, she ditched me again. I wonder how long she'll be gone this time?! Oh well, at least I get my spot back in the bed. When she's around, I have to sleep on my bed not the heavenly bed, and that pretty much sucks. Speaking of the heavenly bed, I am tired from all this typing... time to get back to it.

PETsHOTEL - COMFORTABLE
Thsi is where I am staying this week. Today is my first day here. It is really fun. When we first got here, I was nervous because all the other dogs had treats and food and stuff with them. And I was worried that my dad was going to leave me with nothing! But then, I found out that they feed me their food and also they are giving me a special ice cream treat tomorrow. I am so excited about that. I miss my parents, but not that much. Here, everyone says how pretty I am, and they pet me, and they let me go down the doggie slide. I am making so many new friends, and I have my own room with my own tv. At home, I have to share the tv with my parents, and they hardly ever put on Animal Planet. But here, I have Animal Planet all day long. It's the best!

This weekend was really good. My dad was home the whole weekend and only left to go play golf a little. But when he comes back from playing golf, he is always in a really good mood and plays fetch with me and stuff. Plus, he mowed the lawn. I was tired of all those grass pieces getting stuck up my nose all the time. The only bad thing is that now with all this golf stuff, he puts in the house a lot. And that means he is not laying on the couch with me and petting me and feeding me and giving me treats. I try to lay between him and the cup where he is trying to make the ball go, but he just doesn't get it. I might have to get more drastic and start getting the balls and throwing them down the stairs. Maybe then he will stop it and go back to how it used to be.

I haven't been able to blog too much recently, because my dad keeps me outside all day most of the time now. That has been good, because I talk to the neighbor dogs and sleep and watch the squirrels, but it means I don't have that much access to the computer anymore to blog. My mom has been getting a lot of grief about it though, and so I figured I should really pick it back up. So, this morning, when my dad was in the shower, I threw up all over the bed. I figured, no way he can keep me outside when my tummy is upset, so here I am, back inside, on the guest bed (mom and dad's bed is nasty and smells like puke now) writing about my life. Let's see... updates.... mom's still gone, but I think she might come back one day. I mean there's a lot of her clothes still here. So, unless dad Scott Peterson-ed her, she should be back soon. And the only other update is that our floors are still messed up... bummer. I can't slide around on them as much anymore. Okay, back to sleeping for me. Dad said the dirty one is coming over tonight... I wonder what that means.

I haven't been able to blog as much lately because my dad keeps leaving me outside all the time. But I will try to find some time for it somewhere.

Yesterday was such a good day. My dad put out this big blanket for me, and I got to lay on it outside all day like a picnic. It rained a little, but I didn't mind because my blanket was dry and I just stayed there pretty much. When he got home, he gave me lots of treats. I don't really know why... all I did was lay on the blanket under the dry stuff all day. Usually, I work really hard at the lawn and stuff by running through the mud, and then he doesn't give me treats. He's weird.

i had a really good weekend.... i have my dad soooo well trained. i but my head against the door, and he comes and plays fetch with me, well, sometimes. sometimes he just stands at the door and watches me. i drop the ball for him, but he doesn't throw it. i don't really understand, but i keep butting my head against the door cause at least sometimes i get to play... and i am just a dog and don't really understand the principles of differential and random reinforcement.

Ahhhh my picture was all the way on a different page! But people have to see how cute I am... how else will they know to come and pet me????????

I've been getting really bored lately. I mean, mostly I sleep still, and that is good, and I have been spending a lot more time in the heavenly bed, and that makes me happy. But, my dad is working all the time now, and my mom, well, I don't know, maybe she's not coming back? But the main thing is that now that I have the bed all the time, both day and night, I am getting tired of it. Is it really possible? I have been waiting for this day for so long, and now, well, now I don't care. Maybe I just liked getting away with something ... it was special, now it just exists.... blah! Maybe I should start eating more stuff, that'll teach them not to leave me alone for so long.

Best home services.... try worst home services. Things have calmed down at my house, but my dad is still all mad, and my mom hasn't been home in FOREVER... I hope it's not cause of the carpet guy!

At least my uncle Pitch is in town. He's not really my uncle, but we call him that anyway cause he plays with me lots. My dad went to sleep last night and he stayed up and played with me for like an hour after, and today, I got to take a nap while he pet me. He's almost as good as my mom, but I still miss her.