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It's been cool and rainy all day.  And we've all been lazy.  Only thing I've gotten done is laundry.  Mary's dog Sly is not doing well.  I've gotten to know him a lot better since I've been doing sleepovers (was there Wed. night), and I've fallen in love with him.  He's been in kidney failure for a while, and has high blood pressure.  Now his back end is weak, and she had an acupuncturist come to the house.  She felt something on his back leg.  But he went to the vet this morning, and it's not osteo!  But he has bad arthritis.  He just turned 12 yesterday.

Kerry, you are so right that it is a privilege to watch them age.  Angie amazes us every day---even though she is compromised in many ways, she finds joy in so much.   When I think of her life in Spain as opposed to the 9 years that we have loved her, I realize how lucky we all are.

Sorry the girls missed their play group, Kathy.

Nancy, I'm so glad you feel better today!

Yay for the arrival of Elizabeth's washer!  90 degrees---you are so lucky to have a pool!

Glad you are doing something fun after seeing your mother, Jen.

Oh, Laila was so scared of big flies and other flying insects too.  She would get so freaked out.  My sweet little butterfly, what a sensitive soul. 

Jerilyn saved a bunny!    Sorry, Wiki. 

Patsy, we need a recycling event too!  We have lots of stuff like what you got rid of, and would love to get it out of the house.

Tiller, we will say lots of prayers that the lost houndie is safely caught.    I always worry so much, and picture what it must be like for them, so alone and scared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I remember Duane Eddy too!  Rebel Rouser makes me think of summer.

Oh, Nancy, that virus sounds truly horrible.  I hope you continue to feel a bit better every day.

Halise, your veggie dumpling/potstickers sound delicious.

Lucy, that was a really nice thing to do---checking on your neighbor.  I would have done the same, kicking myself if I hadn't done anything, and it actually WAS a fire.  But Doug and I also would have offered you a glass of wine!  But I guess Chris is right---a call to the fire department would have been more practical. 

Oh, no, Dr. Steve got Covid.  I think we've gotten a bit complacent---thanks for reminding us that it's still out there.  I think we are due for another booster.

Aw, Lupin, we love that you are so snuggly with your Mom.  But sometimes it is necessary to move.  Kiva sleeps like that with me, and I really like it.  I do make her move if she is being a bed hog, though. 

No one here has space issues.  Charlie, I'm sorry your brother does.  You are such a sensitive soul.  Angie feels that she should stick up for Zorro, even though she could be prejudiced. 

Speaking of Angie,  we heard a noise in the kitchen, and there she was, her front legs on top of the one step going into the room, and her back end down on the Florida room floor.    She didn't seem too freaked out, but wasn't even trying to get up.  She did let me pick her up and help her into the room.  We're afraid she is getting more weak in the back end, and losing control.  She pretty much poops at any time, probably not even aware that she is doing it.  We've resigned ourselves to that, and are just glad that we can manage to get to her before she steps in it.  This is breaking our hearts---I'm afraid our old lady dog is going downhill, even though she has spurts of energy, and is eating pretty well. 

Have fun in New York, Cindy.  But yeah, I think we are in for a bunch of rain.  What a nice, cool, green walk you had.  Zeke's crystal.....  They really are beautiful, aren't they?  I know we all find a lot of comfort in them.

Wiki, we think you look adorable with your head on the pillow.   And lovely Summer and Dio....

Andi, I somehow didn't picture you as a big, intimidating barker!  But yes, what is wrong with people who don't want to pet you?  You are more than cute, you are stunning.

Wow, Piggy, 80 pounds!  I guess we forget that you are so formidable just because you are close to the ground.  Maybe a few less pounds would be a good thing, even though a diet would NOT.

My angel Lydia had a mouth like Wiki and Summer and Dio.  I guess some ladies just get a little brown on their noses.  Look at how beautiful she was---she was 13 here, at Grapehounds in 2014, so silver.  How I miss my heart dog. 

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Oh, no, Nancy!  I'm sorry you're so miserable.  And that really does sound miserable!

Aw, Fancy, you miss your Dad. 

Mister Piggy got to spend time with his love. 

Well, that sounds like fun working at an ice cream parlor, Elizabeth!

I'm still so tired.

 

 

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Miss Patsy, Mom haz spred blooberries all ober the kitchen, an haz fownd sum all dryed up monfs lader. An Miss Carol, I fink Dad did eggsplode a Pepsi too can at sum poynt.  But I will aks you all this:  Do you know what an awmost full bag ob popkorn can get into if yer Dad picks up the bag behind the seet wile dribin, an the bag is opin, an the popkorn goes all ober the car?  Like it wuz snowin inside the Subaroo?  Lemme tell you---it can get into eberyfing, an I meen eberyfing.  I fink sum went into my mouf!  A cupple daze lader, Mom wuz gonna wash the hooded jackit she wuz warin, an gess whot came owt all ober her bedroom?  Si, popkorn!

Anudder mowse, Miss Patsy!  An a spyder!

Yikes, Miss Halise, that is a bisual we wont ferget---we can just picshure that oringe joose flyin all ober the howse!  Knot funny then, but we hab to laff now.  Aw, liddle Brody is bery kewt.  We are glad she an Dexter are stayin wiff you.  Is nise to hab sum dogs inna howse.

Miss Lucy, we nebber herd ob those virchool card numbers.  Seems like a good idea, tho.  I gess we hab bin lucky so far.  But we allays get those "fishin" emales, tellin us fanks fer owr $3,259 order ob sumfin we dint order.  Mom just goes---DELEET. 

Oh, liddle Lacifer, you dont rilly try to be so bad, do you???  You made yer Mom get owt that ebil suckin masheen ob deff!  Angus, I simpafize wiff you.

Wow, Miss Elizabeth, you shure got lucky findin that air fryer!

Lookit alla those black houndies roachin!

Ja, ja, Wiki, Fred Ex. 

Mom is rilly tayard.  I wont say she is sleepin as much as Dad, but she is tryin to ketchup.  I fink she is goin to Antie Marys howse tomorra tho.  She haznt bin fer a long wile.  Kiva is stayin reel klose to Mom, like she finks she will leeb her again.  I know she will be back, so I dont get too upsitted.

Angie

 

 

 

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I have so much to catch up on.  I spent yesterday and today reading everything, but was just so tired, I couldn't post.  This visit was hard.  I've found that travel is getting more difficult for me, especially just trying to get back to normal from 2 trips within 2 weeks.  My brother Jim is really not doing well.  The physical limitations have been going on for several years---severe back pain, severe knee pain, balance problems, diabetes requiring 2 insulin injections daily.  Nothing is going to get better.  And the mental aspect is not going to improve either, I'm afraid.  I just hate watching someone I love disappear, and my heart is breaking for him and his wife.  She is pretty much his caretaker now.  Our visit was really needed.  Jim was more engaged and positive than he's been for quite a while, and it was good for Carla to have someone to talk to.  Patti and I were able to get her out for a much needed "girls afternoon." Jim is seeing my Mom.  We were watching TV, and he asked me, "Is Mom here?" I said No, sweetie.  He wanted to know if I saw her, and I said No, but asked if he did see her.  And he said Yes.  He sometimes confuses where he is and when and where things happened, and a couple weeks ago, didn't know his wife, and asked where she was.    I can't bear seeing this.  I cried when we left on Saturday, wondering if this was the last time I might see him when he was still himself sometimes.  We're going to try to get down there more often.

It was 8:30 when we got back to Pittsburgh after a 7 hour drive, and I was exhausted.  I going to a drag brunch the next day.  Everything had been arranged and paid for months ago, or otherwise I don't think I would have gone.  I just wanted to stay in bed all day.  But it was a lot of fun, actually pretty fabulous.

Wow, Cynthia has a new car AND a new house!  Lots of changes, and I hope you are going to be okay.

Thank goodness Sammy was caught before anything bad happened!  That kind of thing puts your heart into fibrillation!

The Inn is opening soon---a sure sign that winter is finally over.

Elizabeth, I'm so sorry your trip is not going to happen.    That must be a big disappointment, but I'm glad you'll be able to go to Maine in September.

What a humongous pain to have fraudulent charges on your cards, Chris and Kerry!  Sometimes I just hate people---I don't understand how someone could do that.

Ha, ha, Miss Candy!

I have a normal week ahead!

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Oh, Ducky....I'm so very sorry.  It just seems like the ones who have endured so much deserve to have as much time spent within a loving home as possible.  I wish it could have been longer, but we know that she was truly cherished and loved unconditionally.  And that is what matters.  She was precisely where she was meant to be.  I'm so sorry for all your losses despite how very hard you both tried. 

And Sherrie, I'm so sorry that there is yet another surgery in your future.

We're heading back to Pittsburgh later this morning.  It's been a very emotional visit.  Lots of things to process and accept, lots of uncertainty for the future.  We all needed this concentrated togetherness, and moments to remember.

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I was  trying to catch up after missing a day of travel, and see this very sad update for Rita.  Ducky, I'm so very sorry.  You both have tried so hard and have been so brave.  What a terrible, insidious, heartless disease.  Poor little lady, and poor you.  Way too many losses.  I hope you both can have some days of peace and relative comfort.  Sending you many good thoughts.

I'm tired after the 6 hour car trip, but had a good night's sleep at Jim's house.  We are all just hanging out, talking a lot, eating a ton of good food, and catching up.  I've missed so much not seeing him for over 4 years, and we all really needed this visit. He has moments of perfect clarity, them moments of confusion, talking about things that never happened.  Walking is difficult, and he has a lot of pain.  He has a scooter, a walker, and a cane.  Don't know yet what his long term prognosis is, but the time together is precious.  We'll be here till Saturday, and don't have much planned except for relaxing.

I'm going to go back over everything.  But what great pictures!

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Aw, Fancy, we love you too, my frend!  An we are so glad you dont hab that ebil C.  Hopefully, you can get that nasty tick disease unner kontrol, an start feelin bedder soon.  Fanks to Miss Jen fer the grate snaks wile we wated impashuntly fer yer resoolts.   We got lots ob that Helluva Good dip in ower howse. 

Miss Carol, Mom just finniched Flite Behabior, an is now gonna start Prodigle Summer (annudder Kingsolber), wich she mite take wiff her on her trip to see her brudder Misser Jim.   Or mebbe she will take The Sebben Husmans ob Elenor Hoogo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. She leebs tomorra wiff her odder brudder Chip an his wife Miss Patti.  Knot shure how long they will stay, mebbe till Satiddy.

Fanks fer the komplimints on owr collars!  We are feelin pritty spiffy!  Miss REC an I are matchin? 

We can just picshure liddle Lacy caught unner the cubbers!

Oh, Ivy, Mom saw yer noo collar at GIG, an she can say it is eben moore beeeeyoutiful an you are eben moore beeeyoutiful in person!  Is perfeck fer you. 

Miss Vanessa, Mom wuz persribed that Nurtec, an the inshurince denied it!  Sed she dint try odder fings furst.  Mom can apeel, but she duznt know if she will.  The Cymbalta an the Voltaren (if needed) seem to be doin kinda okay.  Nuffin werks kompleetly, but she finks they help.  Ja, ja, Mom an cafeen are knot frends.  She gets a liddle .  But mebbe she shood gib it a shot?  Miss Lucy, that Mowntin Doo is high cafeen, si?

Jupiter, you were bizzy!  Goin to Home Deepo, an lotsa poopin!  Oh---barkin ob poop.  Miss Ducky, Kiva's poop is perfeck now, so Mom haznt gibben her inny carrits.

Fanks, Miss Chris abowt the rapeseed.  We dint hab inny effecks frum it. I gess none ob us are allergick.  Now nise that Andi an Flizzie hab a sunbaffin deck!

Ja, ja, Miss Lucy, owr Suparoo is just a baby too!  Five yeers, but knot that minny miles.

Mom is leebin erly tomorra.  I gess we will be okay wiff Dad.  He tawked wiff his sergin today.  No moore canser!  They dont wanna see him till Ocktober. 

Angie

 

 

 

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Wow, wow, wow, Lupin!  Whot a fun day you had at werk!  An plusalso, do you lib in pair a dise?  Mom wishes we libbed in a plase like that.  So beeeyoutiful, an you look ahsum in yer fotos.

So heer you will see Kiva an me in owr noo collars.  Mom thot mine wuz perfeck cawse yella pops on me, an there is a black Richard Skipworth hound runnin arownd it.  An Kiva's is reel happy an brite cawse sumthymes she needs to be moore happy an brite an knot qwite so qwiet.  We were at the Hauser Hill whine plase, stayin inside cawse I fink there wuz a gale forse wind owtside.

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23 hours ago, ScootersMom said:

Going back to my book Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver.  

Miss Carol, Mom is reedin that book too!  An Miss Kerry, she loves that arthur plusalso!  She rilly liked parts ob the book---the dye alog an karackters, her diskripshuns, similees that take her breff away.  But...the reel syentifick parts abowt the monarks an the wether, she coodnt stay innerested.  She haz annuder one---Prodigle Summer, that she is startin soon.  An she loved Deemon Copperhed.

Fancy, we will be sendin lotsa good thots to you fer yer appoyntmint tomorra.

Happyest ob Happy Birfdays, Lupin!  This is a grate birfday fer you.

Oh, Angus, my hole fambily thot you were just gorjus.  Did you see the pic ob you a cupple pages back?  Soooo hansum.   An Mom loved the way you looked into her eyes.  She shure liked habbin you rite klose at the table at the whinery.  Wuznt it fun?  It wuz so good to spend sum thyme wiff you an Lacy an yer Mom an Dad.

Miss Nancy, is awreddy Inn opinin thyme!  Lotsa werk, si?  Hope you get sum peeple who wanna werk this yeer. 

Wow, Miss Chris, eben moore beeeeeyoutiful picshures!  Hey do you know whot rapeseed is?  We took pics in that gorjus yella feeld, an sumbuddy sed it wuz rapeseed, an it is knot good fer dogs.  We were onny there fer a few minnits, an Kiva an I are boff fine---dint eat inny ob it.

Oh, dinner is reddy.  Gess I'll be back.

Angie

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Elizabeth is home!  Kathy and Ducky are home!  I assume Cindy and David are home---we left them last night at Hauser Hill. Like Ducky, even though it is only a 4 hour drive for us, I'm so tired right now, and will catch up later.

We did have a great time.

Fancy, we are sending you lots of good thoughts/  Please be okay, sweet girl.

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We had a bizzy mornin!  Furst, the indignitty ob gettin owr toes cut!  But affer it wuz ober, Mom bought us sum noo collars!  I will get her to take a pic ob how gorjus I look---it is yellow, wiff black houndies, a Richard Skipworth!  An Kiva got orange an yella swirls.  An wile we were standin there, they annownsed that Nori wuz fownd.  Lotsa hooman were teery eyed, includin Mom. Then she got to meet Roo, who she fell in love wiff at Scooby, an got on a SHUG transport to Miss Emily.  She wuz so happy to see her, an got sum good pics.  Then we got sum beer fer later, an are restin in owr room.  We are goin to the beeeyoutiful whinery later. So it is a good day.

Yay!  Miss Carol's lawn man came!

An Tinker's resoolts are normil!

Angie

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Bitzi, look! Look abobe you!

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Hola frum GIG!  We hab met up wiff eberybuddy frum the Club!  Kiva an I got to sniff noo dogs Flashy an Lacy, an oh, they were ahhsum.  An ob corse, old fends Ivy, Cherry, an Angus.  Mom will put sum pics up affer I finnich barkin.

Miss Ducky just came by, an sadly, a dog got loose an owt ob the bildin an wuz runnin down the rode past owr liddle motel.  A beeeeyoutiful, shy Silken Windhund.  Pleese eberybuddy say a prayer that they find her safe.

Oh, Fancy Too, we wurry just like yer Mom an Dad.  An we hope you will be okay.

Miss Chris, we are sorry Misser Dennis is knot doin well.  Wood be nise if you were abel to get owt at sum poynt.

Charlie, whot a fun thyme you had at the vet.  You an my Zorro are bery cuddly. 

Wow, Miss Jerilyn, you got sum grate deels on plants!

Heer you will see sum beeeeyoutiful pics.

The hole groop!  Is good Mom got annudder pic ob Flashy, cawse you cant see her bery good in frunt ob Misser Jim.

Cood Lacy be inny moore gorjus?

 

This is me an my sisser wiff liddle Lacy an Miss Cindy.

 

Oh, Flashy is soooo sweet an lovely.  Mom wuz smitten.  An the beeeeyoutiful Ivy an Cherry.

 

Isn't Angus hansum?  An Lacy looks so tiny.

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13 hours ago, palmettobug said:

Iz like da hotel in Gatlinburg, itz nawt da Ritz, but itz nawt pricey and dey put up wibs us!

REALLY not the Ritz.  But the price is good, and the owner so wants to please us.  So we shouldn't complain.  Tired as I was, I just couldn't get to sleep last night.  The girls had no problem.    Here is Kiva.  It's the only picture I have so far---we hope to see everyone today.

Happy Birthday, Cali, Kibo, Joshi, and Elizabeth's niece!

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We are finally settled in!  So tired.  Doug is hurting.  But we're here!  And our quirky little motel is still quirky.  But bless his heart, Mark, the owner, is really trying.  We had a few things we had to ask for, but he came through.

I've read everything.  Will have to reply later.  Ready for tomorrow---looking forward to seeing everyone!

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Fanks, Miss Ducky!  Mom got yer messidge.  I dont fink Kiva haz eber had those carrits, but we used them a long thyme ago.  If you cood bring sum, that wood be grate!

You fink we will meet on Fryday?  That wood werk fer us---just let us know whot thyme.

Mom is gonna go to bed fer a wile afore she lets us owt again.  Dad is in bed awreddy.  He wuz wachin the hooge storm that rolled in wiff funder boomers, an big winds, an sum liddle power owtsages off an on.  But it haz passed now, fank goodniss.

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Well, I gess we are kinda offishally on baycayshun!  Mom did her dog walks, Dad went to the soopermarkit, an I fink they are mostly packed.  They boff wish they felt bedder, but a rode trip is good fer eberybuddy, I fink.  We will just take it easy.  I will try an behabe fer them.  I fink I will hab to ware my harniss alla thyme, sinse I sumthymes hab to go owt FAST.  An gess whot?  Kiva haz liqwi-poop!  Just the rite thyme fer that, si?  We will try an get her firmed up afore we leeb.  It will prolly be abowt 10:30.

Mom haz fone numbers fer Miss Kathy an Miss Cindy, if they are the same as last yeer.  It looks like she duznt hab yers, Miss Ducky.  Cood you PM her heer wiff yer number?  We are sorry abowt yer knee an hip.  Are we finkin Satiddy to meet? 

Moms MRI iznt till beginnin ob Joon.

Aw, that is too bad Miss Carol cant come.  She is one ob Moms faborit peeple.    We got to hang owt wiff her an her frend last yeer at Hauser.  An she an Laila got to see each odder again, wich wuz speshul.  We are so sorry Starr's thyme to say goodbye mite be soon.    Mom is awreddy feelin misty abowt Laila knot bein wiff us this yeer.   But she is so glad she got to go to GIG, an see Miss Carol, an plusalso Miss Jackie, who loved her bery much. 

Wow, Miss Robin, I fink that lady's kids are knot doin rite by her.  Or by Misser Kevin. 

Whot a lovely sertifikat an flower, Miss Nancy!  How is Pap?

Safe trabbels to Miss Elizabeth.  Jupe, that is a kewt pic ob you an yer bare.  You know the reel Bret Michaels is frum the Berg.    Be a good boy fer yer Dad---you habnt trayned him as good as you hab traned yer Mom.

Ivy an Cherry, dont wurry abowt the window munnies!  Yer Mom will knot let you starb.  An plusalso, its good to be nise an warm when it is frezzin kold owtside, si?

Oh, Lupin, whot a terribel day you an Miss Kerry did hab!  Ware are yer stitches?  Are they doin okay?  Is good Misser Nick can watch ober you, cawse you dont wanna choo on em, do you?  We unnerstand how hard it must hab bin fer Miss Kerry to be back in a plase that holds so minny sad memories.    An plusalso, is sad abowt the tree.

Miss Jerilyn, how frosstratin!  Too bad that plummer dint know whot he wuz tawkin abowt.

Miss Lucy, you are good at gibbin cat meds?  Mom is knot!

Aw, those poor liddle gimme pigs.  We hope they soon find owt that veggies are good!

Angie, reportin frum GIG tomorra

 

 

 

 

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I'm sorry I posted before Doug got back from the eye doctors.  He saw the surgeon---well, the surgeon's son, who is taking over the practice---and he said Doug's eye looks fine.    I guess his doctor (who is not a surgeon) just wanted to err on the side of caution, since Doug has had problems in the past.  He'll see the father in August.  And he sees Dr. Wecksler, his cancer doctor, next Tuesday to go over the results of his PET scan.  Just to explain everything, I guess, since the radiation doctor said there wasn't bad news.

I had to take one of the new migraine meds today.  I'm starting to have the pain in the back of my head again.  Not excruciating, but I'm going to try not to let it get that way.  I take another pill tonight, then I can't take more for several days.  I think, while it's not relieving the pain totally, it is helping. 

Nancy, that is awesome---25 years of volunteering!  You and your dogs are heroes.  Think of how many lives you have made better.  I'm so sorry Pap still can't come home.

Chris, yes, the groups in Spain are really trying to increase the number of dogs they are sending to the US.  More Greyhound groups are stepping up.

We forgot to say that we hope Tinker's bloodwork is okay.  It seems a lot of elderly cats are prone to hyperthyroidism.

Stay safe, our folks out there in "the middle."

Oh, Robin, what a shame.  As former landlords, we've always prioritized good dependable renters over any concerns about animals.  Too bad they aren't more trusting  of a responsible person, and that it is costing you more money.

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Dad had an appoyntmint wiff his eye dockter this mornin, an he is conserned abowt his left eye.    He had the katerack sergery yeers ago, an it dint go well.  He has a buckle in that eye, an it is distorted, an the dr wants Dad to go to his eye sergeon today.  So he called to say he is on his way there.  So eberybuddy is wurried.  We knew Dads site wuz knot good, but we hope its knot sumfin rilly bad.  He duz need that katerack sergery on his rite eye, wich I gess wood help.  But he finks it is allays sumfin, an if sumfin cood go rong, it wood.  Me an Mom an Kiva feel bad fer him. 

Oh, Miss Ducky, fanks fer postin abowt FBM.  Mom just dint know.  That is so bery sad.  Mom dint fink it wood get so bad fer them, but I gess it is bad all ober, si?  FBM is in bedder shape then Scooby, wich is old an isnt abel to do repairs as offin as needed.  They are habbin a hard thyme too---wiff dogs allays needin rescood, an adopshuns an donayshuns down.  They prolly hab klose to 1,000 animals, cowntin the ducks an chickins an horses an pigs an donkeys.  An Misser Fermin is gettin old, an is wurried abowt who wood be abel to take ober.  But FBM is set up bedder, wiff bedder fasilities.  Ob corse, it haz bin 10 yeers sinse she wuz there.  She went on there web site yestiddy, an saw so minny dogs she wishes she cood adopt.   Sum liddle old podencos. 

We dint know abowt this post offise situashun ether.  Whot an infooriatin fing.

Miss Lucy, fanks fer sum good noos fer a change.  Si, pleese let us know if you heer abowt inny noo Grantchesters.  Oooh, whot a lovely assortmint ob plants an flowers an veggies!  You will hab a beeeeyoutiful gardin!

Ja, ja, Miss Elizabeth, that bananer plant duz look kinda weerd.  Mom finks it is pritty---she has nebber seen blooms like that on a bananer plant.

We shure hope Pap can come home soon!  How minny daze haz it bin now?  Aw, that is sad that the rescoo in Qatar had to klose too. 

We are sorry you hab moore sqwirms, Roman.

Poor Misser Jim.  Jet lag is bad in inny case, but eben wurst when you are confoosed. 

Angie

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It is a beeeeyoutiful day, an Mom will finely be home tonite!  She haz to go back to Harper's a cupple thymes cawse they arnt gettin home till late, but at leest she can sleep in her own bed tonite. 

Mom an Dad are still tayard, but we are gettin reddy fer GIG.  Dad put the car top carryer on all by hisownself!  An we're washin blankits an sheets, an a bed fer me.  Miss Kathy, we are glad you an Misser Jim an Ivy an Cherry will be there.  Duz innybuddy know when we mite see each odder?  I gess we are pritty flecksibel cawse Dad cant do a hole lot.  We will go to Hauser Hill again on Satiddy nite, tho.  It wuz ahhsum there.

Miss Chris, you allays hab the best plant an flower pics.  Mom is knot plan sabby ether, but I gess we will put the 4 Aldi plants inna yard at sum poynt

Samba, you are a karacter!  Sorry you are leebin Charlie an Zorro's, an if you ebber come back to Miss Cynthia's, you cood hang owt inna club inny thyme.

Oh, Lupin, I know you unnerstand Miss Kerry's sadniss.  I fink Miss Caroline is rite---mebbe you can make sum speshul rooteens just fer the 2 ob you, an it will help her.  But you know that Pippin will allays be in her hart, si?  An that is okay---there is room fer boff ob you. 

We thot that wuz unusool tha Pap had a lady roomate too!  Hope they get sum ansers fer him, an he can come home soon.

Mom sez she dint know abowt innyfing goin on wiff FBM.  She finks they do a rilly good job, an is sad that things are hard fer them now.  It haz bin 10 yeers sinse she haz bin there, but neckst to Scooby, she duz love them.  Ware did you heer, Miss Chris, an Miss Ducky?

Si, Nate, I dont fink you wood like bein at that Dizzy Whirled kennil.  Best to be sat upon.

Aw, Miss Jennie, that is so sad abowt all those gimme pigs.  Whot a horribel sitchuashun it must hab bin.

Mom an Dad finniched the Grantchesters.  They are sad that there seems to be no moore.  So now they are wachin Father Brown, wich is pritty good too.

Hope that infooshun duznt make you feel bad, Miss Cindy.  See you soon!

Angie

[WFUBCC #228 - April Showerings]

Well, is knot raynin---yet!  Dad sed it wuz sposed to rayne hebby today, but the sun is owt now.  Mom hadda take Harper fer a walk cawse she wood knot pee inna yard.  She did pee inna yard when she got Mom up at 3:45 this mornin!  Ja, ja, same thyme I got Dad up.

Miss Ducky, how did Mom knot know abowt those barges???  Mebbe cawse she haz knot looked at TV wile she is pet sittin.  Dad prolly knew.   Si, Miss Nancy, how do 26 barges just get loose??? Those bridges are wiffin 1 haff to 2 miles ob us, an we go across them alla thyme.  An goin ober the Emsworth Dam is knot sumfin a barge shood do.   That dam is wiffin a cupple miles ob us too.  The neckst bridge affer the West End is the Fort Pitt, an that is an eben moore major bridge, an wood be a big deel if it wuz dammidged.  I gess there must knot be dammidge to the bridges or we wooda herd abowt it.

OMD, Lupin an Miss Kerry, whot  bery bad an froostratin an tirin days you had.  I hope you boff hab recubbered now.  Is grate that you can go to such a beeeeeyoutiful plase to recubber.  Sumfin abowt the oshun just makes eberyfing seem knot qwite as signiffycant, si?

Yay!  Ivy an Cherry are settled in back at home wiff Mom an Dad!  I know eberybuddy had fun, but is good to be home.  You boff look lovely.

Wiki, annudder beeeeyoutiful picshure! 

An Charlie.  An Samba.  An Zorro.    I looooove that picshure.  You are smart an hansum.  Speshully Zorro. 

Zavvi, I like to keep Dad on this toes, poop-wise, too. 

Mom an Dad are knot feelin too good.  They are boff reel tayard, an hab sum bad allergies.  An hed akes.  An Mom is startin a payne in her hed again---mite knot be as bad as the one in Jan, but ob corse, she is allays wurried that it mite be.  She haz sum noo meds she is gonna take, or mebbe the gabby pentin.  But she wood hab to take 3 ob them, an she duznt know how that wood make her feel.  Sigh...allays sumfin.  We all just hope eberybuddy feels good by neckst Fursday.  GIG!

Angie

[WFUBCC #228 - April Showerings]

No rayne today!  But lotsa wind.  I can heer it makin big noise owtside, an I dont like it.  I fink we got yer windy wind, Nate. 

Mom is home fer the affernoon.  She took Harper fer a good walk so she cood see that she peed an pooped.  Caws sumthymes she duznt want to.

Ja, ja, I bet Roman haz at leest 1 brane cell!  An that 1 tole him to be a good boy.

I gess Ivy an Cherry are home wiff there Mom an Dad now.  Yay!  I bet that feels good to eberybuddy.  An Miss Kathy an Misser Jim can get sum rest.

Miss Carol, that is so kewl that you make the lino fings.  But we are sorry abowt the liddle bat.

Charlie, fanks fer makin shure we know that Samba is a boy!  Si, I wood be a liddle jellus, eben tho I fink (hope) Zorro's hart belongs to me.   He duz look bery hansom layin inna chare inna backgrownd. 

Wiki, that is an ahsum pic!  You look bery clebber an cawshus.  You are tryin to sneek inna baffroom?

An Andi, we love yer pic plusalso.  You look like you are kinda glad that gibbin blood is ober.  I dont opin doors ether.  Kiva can do it sumthymes.  An you can tell by the skratch marks onna doors. 

Angie

[WFUBCC #228 - April Showerings]

Oooh, fanks fer the snaks, Miss Jen!  Those olibs looked speshully good.  An Miss Patsy's keesh.  But Mom duz love sum cupcakes an pretzles too!  An cheeze!  Kiva the cheeze hound sez fanks!

Miss Chris, olibs are one ob Moms faborit fings.  She prolly tole eberybuddy, but there is the Strip Districk inna Berg, blocks an blocks ob ware all the prodooce used to come in.  It haz changed ober the yeers---the old prodooce terminal is now a trendy line ob shops an restoorants---but it is still a fassinatin plase to shop an eat an just wander arownd.  You can find innyfing there.  Moms faborit plase is Stamoolis---they hab all kinds ob the best Greek stuff, an lotsa odder fings, an she allays gets her olibs there.  They are in big bins, an there are all differnt kinds, an they are knot eggspensib.  She likes the stuffed ones too.  There are ones stuffed wiff garlick AND hallapeenyos!    An plusalso, feta an bloo cheese.  Then there is the olib salad.  Mom libbed on olibs when she wuz in Spane, an dreems ob them sumthymes.  An she got to see her furst olib trees.  I remember them---they are bery pritty, wiff kinda gray/green leebs, an they are all ober the country.  Tranes passin olib grobes by the hunnerds....Now Mom is gettin hungry.  An homesick.  An she just finniched her last olibs at lunch!

Dad haz a handycap sticker.  An boy, is he grateful fer it!  Sumthymes he haz to use his cane, but sumthymes when he gets in a soopermarkit, he can leen onna cart.  Mom likes to park far away an walk.

Oh---the inshoorince denied one ob her medisins.  An it costs $4,155 odderwise.    An annudder one, they dont eben hab a record ob it, or whot it is.  Sigh....Mom will tawk wiff the dr an see if they can apeel, or if there is sumfin they can substitoot.  She wuz able to get this speshul Riboflavin frum the farmacy.

Oh, Miss Nancy, glad the horsies are gettin all there updates.  But I bet that is eggspensib!  An you will loooove habbin the handycap sticker!  Good thots fer Pap.

Whot a grate eggsperience you had gibbin blood, Andi!  Lotsa treets!  An plusalso, Amicar.  That will be good to hab fer Flizzie's dentil.  An si, I know you will wurry.

Well, I barked too soon abowt no rayne!  Is pourin again, an bery windy.  We are tayard ob it.

Angie

[GIG 2024]

We'll look for you!  We'll be there Thursday too. Though we don't go to the events---Doug just isn't up to it.  But we may go to Hauser.  It's a really beautiful setting, and everyone there was so nice.