So mom went out Saturday to get the mail from the mailbox. There she was somewhat still in her pajamas and barefooted. Us animals know because we were all watching her from the front door. Me, Houdini, Hemi and Mouse Girl all bundled together with the heat from the sun coming through the storm door looking out for our mom. You know just in case something happened we would all be there for her.
She made it to the mailbox. We saw. We were so proud of her. Then she started back. That’s when it happened. Mom squealed higher than me, jumped higher than the purr things and then ran faster than Houdini to the front door. We didn’t know what happened. All we heard was hysterics and heavy breathing. Daddy went outside with his magnifying glass in one hand and mom’s iPhone camera in the other. All he could make out from mom was on the house in the corner.
He came back in snorting a bit. He asked mom to look at the gazillion pictures he took to see if he got the guy that made her try out for a triathlon. Much to mom’s amazement, he did. Not so bad for a guy with limited vision – he got the cute little guy. I wonder if he wants to come in and help us out when mom is running late for work? Snorts with piggy laughter.
Today let’s talk about one of my favorite toys – Pirate Chicken. Isn’t he awesome? He’s plastic and he loves to play. He’s pretty rugged too which is great in my case. We play all of the time and trust me – lots of times I make him walk the plank off of the back of mom’s chaise – barks with puppy laughter.
And I have to tell you. There have been some rough moments in the life of Pirate Chicken. In fact, he’s been replaced at least twice because of unforeseen early deaths. You know it happens, right?
Well this week, I have to admit that we have a problem with Mr. Pirate Chicken… again.
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It seems that Pirate Chicken has lost a wing and that you can now see his inner squeak which mom says is not good – not good at all. Therefore with a saddened look on my cute puppy face, I have to let you know that Chicken Pirate has now been buried. That makes Houdini 3 and Pirate Chicken -0-.
It also means that mom/dad are now on a hunt and find mission for Pirate Chicken #4. I gotta have a replacement. Pirate Chicken is like a baby that *needs* that pacifier. You know what I mean? So the hunt begins my friends. I’ll keep you posted.
That’s it for this week my friends – take care and have an awesome weekend! And don’t worry. I couldn’t leave you without Jokes from Dad. I hope you enjoy this one.
Oh my friends – lowers my puppy head. How was your week? Me, well as you can see from exhibit A – barks! – I’ve been a bad boy. You see, I’ve been taking correspondent lessons on toy destruction from Easy across the pond. I’ve been trying really, REALLY hard to get my timing down just right in how long it takes for my toys to blow up all over the place. It’s a work in progress.
Well, mommy came home from the worky place one day this week to this picture. Before she would even pet me, she had to take this picture and have a prayer meeting with me. I mean it wasn’t anything important that I destroyed. It was my toy football. You can see it – that yellow thing towards the bottom of the picture. I think I did a pretty good job in making it pay for its evil ways. What do you think?
That’s it for this week my friends – take care and have an awesome weekend!
Oh – and this weeks Jokes with Daddy. Oh my friends, I have a classic for you. This is really good. I hope you enjoy it!
Hello my dear friends. Life is gently getting back into a routine here at the Hotel Thompson – thank goodness for that! For a while there, us anipals wondered if it would happen. Mom/dad are both feeling better – still not 100% yet but getting there for sure. Mom even cooked dinner at home a couple of times this week. That in itself is a miracle – barks!
I got another new t-shirt to add to my wardrobe. Mom took this picture and said it came out so totally awesome. Do you think it is fitting for me? I mean, mom calls me her little angel all of the time. There just might be something to it. Maybe.
I hope you had a wonderful week my friends. I’m going to the groomer tomorrow. Mom/dad both say I’m in desperate need of some spa time. I have no clue what they mean by that. Do you?
That’s it for this week my friends – take care and have an awesome weekend!
Oh P.S. I couldn’t leave you without this weeks Jokes with Dad. I want to apologize up front. Dad has two short jokes this week. You’ll see why I want to apologize as soon as you hear them. Groans and shakes puppy head.
Barks! Hello my dear friends. I’m glad to report that the Hotel Thompson is now back up and running – the hazmat team has left and all of the flu cooties are reportedly out and MIA hitting others in the unknown. Mom and dad are in no way back to 100% but it’s good to say that at least us anipals know they aren’t secretly zombies trying to overtake us at night. Barks – heck, they couldn’t even move like regular humans for a while.
But no worries. Us anipals did the best we could in trying to take care of them. Unfortunately one day, mom/dad kicked us out of their bedroom and we all had to fend for ourselves while they slept. I think it did them good because when they awakened, they looked much more like the humans we know – ha!
And for those that asked, here is my rocking new tie-dye t-shirt. Isn’t it amazing? It fits so wonderful!
Just call me:
Cosmic Whimsical Unicorn
What’s your hippie name?
Oh and of course we can’t leave this week without Jokes from Daddy. Let’s give him his moment in the limelight – barks with puppy laughter. Have a great weekend my friends.
Barks! I just gotta share something with you my friends. For Christmas, the big guy called Santa brought me some Greenies. Not just any kind of Greenies but Holiday Spice flavor. Can we talk? They are delicious! Someone told mommy about Greenies and said they were good for my gums and teeth – barks! And everyone knows that I got me some sharp teeth – just ask daddy when we play.
So Santa brought me some teenie sized Greenies – Oh my doggy heavens! They are perfect – just my size!
Look at that Greenie! Isn’t it *almost* as adorable as me – I said *almost*. Barks with puppy laughter. When I got my first one, I didn’t know what to do with it but I knew I wanted it because it smelled so yummy. Then a few minutes later, I figured out what it was and destroyed it. Now, mommy has to mention Greenie and I’m so there waiting for one.
How about you? Do you enjoy a good Greenie every once in a while? Do you like them? What kind of flavor do you have?
That’s it for this week my friends – take care and have an awesome weekend!
Hey my friends – nope you are right – It’s only Thursday – Barks! But there’s a lot going on with my blog tomorrow so I wanted to jump in here a day early. Last weekend, I went to my spa day. I absolutely ❤ spa day. I get my bubble bath and trim. And the most important thing – I get fawned over by all of the ladies while I’m there – that’s what I’m talking about! When mom came and got me, I was walking around in the back of the shop getting my love on with the staff. The owner opened up the door to the grooming part of the shop and said, “Houdini, your mom is here.” I came walking to the front and saw mommy. Then I took off running to her. I love my new spa place. They are totally awesome!
What’s more awesome then spa day? The days that daddy takes me to the big bedroom and let’s me wake up mommy for the worky place. OMD! Those days are so much fun. Do you wanna know what it looks like from mom’s perspective? I can show you – it’s a little dark but Bacon helped me set up the video in the big bed just for this video. And thank goodness we put it in slow motion. If not, it would be over before you knew it! Hope you enjoy it my friends – happy early weekend!
Well that’s all for me my friends – yawns – I hope you had a wonderful week as well. Happy weekend!
Another week down my friends. It was a busy week with mom/dad’s anniversary and Bacon’s birthday but it was a fun week. Bacon has also been busy getting ready for his 31 Days of Spook in October and of course mom has started her DIEt again for the gazillionth time – rolls puppy eyes. Do all women go through this? Please tell me yes – barks!
The weather here has started getting cooler. Bacon is loving that. I myself am not sure. This six pound body gets cold like you wouldn’t believe. A couple of nights, mom has made a fire (by flipping the switch – barks with laughter). I crawl up in her lap on her chaise to feel the heat and watch the flames. That is the life my friends. And don’t you love my shirt? I got it just for Bacon to pick on him. He’s not too fond of it for some unknown reason? Maybe because it makes my butt look small?
Oh, and this is hilarious. When mom/dad came home Sunday from their night out, guess what happened? The toilet decided it didn’t want to work anymore and wouldn’t flush. Isn’t that awesome? So mom had to go the local Home Depot store to pick up what she called a flapper. I wouldn’t let her out of my sight so guess who got to go with her? Yep that would be me. I was her assistant. So we went together. That place is cool. The smells are funny but there was so many people that wanted to pet me and oohh and aaww over me. Of course, I ate that up! I was the main attraction in the plumbing aisle.
Well that’s all for me my friends – yawns – I hope you had a wonderful week as well. Happy weekend!
Barks my friends! What a busy past couple of weeks we have had here at the Hotel Thompson. So much going on with mommy. She is really trying to feel better these days and has been to the doctor a couple of times. It has a lot to do with the weather changing and getting a little bit cooler. It’s really messing with Mr. Arthritis. He seems like such a mean person. I wish I could meet him. I would bite his ankles for what he does to mom and dad at times.
I gotta tell you a story about someone I did meet this weekend here at the Hotel Thompson – right in my living room too. There I was playing around in front of the fireplace. That’s when i saw this other pooch staring at me. Do you see him in the pictures below? What the barks was he doing in *my* front room and how did he get in. I stopped what I was doing, stared him down and barked like crazy at him. But oh no, he kept hiding in the fireplace – what a wuss!
I sat there and waiting patiently – of course throwing in some growls and barks. Then mom saw me and asked me what was going on. Then she told me something amazing. She said it was me in what she called a reflection in the glass. OMD!! No wonder that dog looked so handsome – it was me! Barks – Barks – Barks
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Well that’s all for me my friends – yawns – I hope you had a wonderful week as well. Happy weekend!
Happy Friday my friends!! Hope you have had a wonderful week. We are all trying to get back to ‘normal’ or whatever that is around here at the Hotel Thompson. I know mom has had a tough week so this morning I showed her some one-on-one time with me. I know that *always* brings a smile to her face. And better yet, I played with one of my new toys that I go this week.
Let me introduce you to Binky. And shaking head up and down, it’s exactly what that is – a doggy pacifier. Can you belief that? Of course, this one squeaks to the high heavens and can wake the neighbors it’s so loud – barks! I think that’s why I like it so much – it’s loud. Mom has re-thought buying it several times – well that’s what she has told daddy because of the noise. One night, I played with it making noises for 45 minutes straight. It was a grand old time. All the way through watching Jeopardy, I thought mom/dad would say something but they never did. What parents huh? Cause I tried really hard that night to get on their last nerves but it never worked. I think I may be losing. Perhaps I need some tips from my doggy friends – any suggestions?
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Well that’s all for me my friends – yawns – I hope you had a wonderful week as well. Happy weekend!
Miniature pot bellied pig and friends - Bacon, Houdini, Hemi and all of the Rock Clan with Journalist Rocky the Squirrel all out looking for adventures from the Hotel Thompson.
Look at that Greenie! Isn’t it *almost* as adorable as me – I said *almost*. Barks with puppy laughter. When I got my first one, I didn’t know what to do with it but I knew I wanted it because it smelled so yummy. Then a few minutes later, I figured out what it was and destroyed it. Now, mommy has to mention Greenie and I’m so there waiting for one.
it makes my butt look small?
and down, it’s exactly what that is – a doggy pacifier. Can you belief that? Of course, this one squeaks to the high heavens and can wake the neighbors it’s so loud – barks! I think that’s why I like it so much – it’s loud. Mom has re-thought buying it several times – well that’s what she has told daddy because of the noise. One night, I played with it making noises for 45 minutes straight. It was a grand old time. All the way through watching Jeopardy, I thought mom/dad would say something but they never did. What parents huh? Cause I tried really hard that night to get on their last nerves but it never worked. I think I may be losing. Perhaps I need some tips from my doggy friends – any suggestions?
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