Booming Banter

Another great day yesterday talk about saying yippee and kicking the legs up in the air.

Not only did I get another long car ride but my Dad came along too.

He’s feeling so good we got stay out for hours and to have a MacDonalds with hot French Fries for lunch.

They are definitely the best and have my firm stamp of approval.

They may not be good for the diet unless of course you keep up the exercise!

Blessing#1277-Fancy Feasts

Did I ever tell you I’m the luckiest dog in the world. Apart from having to deal with you know who my little life is bliss.

Yesterday it was wonderful.

Ma had a birthday party booked for 12:30. So since it’s her usual closing day she said to me that I could come along as she wasn’t planning to stay after she’d done the dishes.

Well at 10:20 when we’re on the road she gets a call. The birthday girl is sick and so the party has to be postponed.

What to do she asks me.

Let’s beat on up to work Ma I said since we’re almost there anyway

So that’s what we did.

She went in to drop off a few things and do a bit of decorating for Saint Patricks Day.

I sat and snoozed a little in the car as I was sure I was going to get a trot around the graveyard looking for ancestors. You gotta be rested to concentrate on investigation such as that.

When we hit the road she drove right passed the poor President!

Ma I said we must pay our respects Scooby she said he’ll not mind if we don’t stop today; we’ll take the long way home.

So we took the country roads through the little towns and slowly worked our way home.

While we didn’t make a penny we had a lot of good times together and that’s really what life is all about.

Blessing#1276-Changing Plans

There are some things you just couldn’t make up.

Take this morning.

As usual when the clock struck 7:30 we went up to the bro’s room to wake the sleeping princess make that demon!

She wasn’t yapping yet because she hasn’t adjusted to springing forward.

As we were coming back down the stairs we saw the beautiful sunrise and all the tracks of the aircraft coming in and going out of Columbus.

Ma tried to take a pic of what we saw while Mega munched.

It was useless though so she had to go outside to capture it better.

Still it wasn’t great so when we met Auntie Denise we asked her to take a pic too.

Now can you see something very special in this pic, apart from Ma and me and Mega?

Look at that Z

Putin may be painting Z on his armored vehicles for who knows what reason.

We reckon though that the big man upstairs painted this one to show that Z is for Zelenesky and that he’s on his side! Where better to paint the Z but in the SKY!

Blessing#1275-God’s Handiwork

The event last night went great but it kept Ma out real late and I was bursting by the time she got home.

It was most appropriately named since it is well and truly freezing here.

Auntie Paula was the star of the show.

Ma showed me the pics and video just now and for sure she looked every bit the flamingo dancer.

She did the salsa.

Mega and I discussed and agree we too could be dancers too!

She can do all the jive moves. She can point her paws perfectly but don’t tell her I said that.

I’ll do something a little more refined like a waltz since I’m so straight backed and upright.

It’s just a shame we canines are excluded from so many gatherings even though we are quite capable of sitting quietly. We could add such value.

I am going to pray for inclusion.

Blessing#1274-Open Doors

What did I tell you? Winter wasn’t over when we hit 74F (23C) last weekend.

This morning the white stuff has returned and with the wind chill it feels like 6F (-14C).

Doesn’t matter the scale that’s a huge swing.

It’s called a BOMB Cyclone system.

I call it ENOUGH!

One interesting thing about snow is it gives you a chance to study the dance steps of the deer.

The whole herd must have been in our front yard quick stepping this morning.

It’s got Ma in the mood for a big fundraiser she is going to tonight. She says it feels like its the holidays again!

The event is called Turn Up the Heat and is organized by the Women’s Club of Marion. You have to get dressed up all fancy so she is very excited as she hasn’t had a long dress on for about five years!

It’s sort of like Dancing with the Stars or for you Europeans Strictly Come Dancing.

One of the dancers is Auntie Paula. I wanted to go but Ma said it’s for humans only.

She’s promised though to take lots of pics and show me so I’ll share those with you tomorrow.

In the meantime I hope she enjoys the festivities. I’ll chill inside and ignore the niece as best I can and watch the wildlife and make Dad mad barking at anything that moves!

Blessing#1273-Christmassy

I’m getting so grown up. Quite the Precocious Pretty Pitty Princess!

Granny has recognized my maturity and has got me involved in brainstorming. See she is looking for new ideas for the tearoom menu.

She asked me what I think is idiot proof and easy so I said kibble.

See it’s really really yummy. Easy to eat too. She wouldn’t need to wash all those knives and forks. The people could just pop it.

She said she’d take a look at it.

My uncle ruled it out said humans are like him and Grandpa they like sweet stuff that melts in your mouth.

If you have any ideas can you please send them to me.

It would get me some brownie points with Granny and maybe an extra few treats too.

Milk bones are finger foods aren’t they!

See I knew all I had to do was think hard enough and I’d make her menu mighty.

Blessing#1272-Ideation

Well I wasn’t expecting this at all but yesterday morning, even though she had to leave early, Ma took me to work with her.

We had to do the shopping first then drop off some paperwork and then get ready for her customers.

It started snowing on our way and it was those big flakes like you get in a snow globe.

We paid our respects to President and Mrs Harding. Their tomb has been all cleaned and polished but we didn’t get out as it was a bit slippery.

Of course as you know I’m not allowed inside but Ma did bring me literally a crust!

She also let me out for a bathroom break. I made sure to mark at both front and side doors just so other puppies know this is MY PLACE.

On the way home the sun was splitting the skies so we trotted round the tomb of the good President and hundreds of others. We’re on the look out for Barr’s and Gibson’s as we are sure someone from our family must be here. We just feel so at home in this town.

When we got home we got great news.

Our little place is in the official Ohio State Tourist Guide.

That’s what you call a great end to a great day. I’m sure it’s because they know I visit that they gave this mention. After all I’m famous! Something of a celebrity! Right?

Blessing#1271-Tourism

I’m back. The thing has had enough airspace. Wouldn’t she give you the willies. Vain, outspoken little rascal.

She needs to take a page out of my Moms book. She is so modest and reserved!!!!!!

This morning we woke up at six. Ma has a busy day ahead so even before getting her OJ she jumped in the shower.

I don’t get this human business of washing themselves all the time.

Regardless they do it.

She then starts choosing her clothes. That’s another problem we canines don’t have. With a bod like my Ma’s though it’s best to put them on.

Today she surfaced a rave from the grave.

It’s a rugby shirt she bought years ago at the Titanic center in Belfast.

She had almost forgotten she had it. Somehow this morning it resurfaced and she is all happy because she loves it.

It’s like Antique Roadshow. We were watching one a few days ago that was filmed in Northern Ireland. You can tell because there are so many redheads.

They found a huge diamond on that show.

The rugby shirt is not quite in the same league but it’s given her that feel good start to the day.

Who knows what we’ll find later. I might do a bit of digging myself! Maybe turn up a big rawhide!

Blessing#1270-Resurfacing

Well who else could it be but your very own precious and pretty Princess Pitty on this International Women’s Day.

It was imperative that I stood tall to project my position and that I took my pen and put it to paper to share with you all my first annual perspectives on what it takes to be a phenomenal Pitty success.

You need to understand that men are stupid.

You don’t need to listen to a word they say!

You need to face them head on.

You need to be fearless when confronted by their challenges

You need to be faster than they can even imagine

You need to be kind to yourself also

You need to never stop dreaming

Most importantly of all even if people can’t stand you you must love and be kind to them and try to get close especially if they are ancient.

Eventually they will accept you and you can all relax in comfort and bask on the pillow of Pitty success.

There aren’t I just the best Princess in the whole wide world and the smartest too and don’t I deserve a very big celebration! Make that BONES!

Blessing#1269-Wild Women

Big thunder storm here this morning. Woke Ma and me up at 5:15.

We decided to just lie in bed and snuggle a while and pretend we are in a hotel on vacation.

Ma got her phone and took a look at the Facebook feed.

As always cousin Krishna from India, who feeds us with funnies, was reading my mind.

Ma was having similar thoughts albeit with a slightly different focus.

We set ourselves a get up time of 6:30 so once we’d finished with Facebook we checked in on Pudgy Picker

She makes us laugh. That’s what we all need on a soggy Monday.

Blessing#1268-Pick Ups