Fancy Sunday

Today was an unusual Sunday because Mami got up much earlier than normal in order to go to a fancy dress event with a friend. She got to wear a Regency gown and go watch a Jane Austen movie and then have tea with a bunch of ladies who were also dressed up.
Meanwhile, Papi and I slept in until 11 and then we wandered around for awhile because we were sleepy. Finally we went outside for some exercise.
That's when I surprised Papi. See he didn't realize, but I've had my eye on a hole in the fence for awhile. So when I heard our neighbor walking down the sidewalk with her little girl, I made a break for it. Papi was so surprised when he realized I was on the other side of the fence. He had to run out and grab me and take me back inside.
Then when Mami got home he showed her where the hole was, and they fixed it with wire and a staple gun. So now I don't have a place to escape. Until I find a new spot.
Then tonight we all went on a long walk, but I got scared a couple of times. First I screamed because a paper bag came rolling toward me. I thought it was a monster.
Then a little black and white kitten tried to follow me home and I started to cry until Mami chased her off. I don't need any more cats! One is enough.
When we got home Mami shared her quesadilla with me, and then we watched some t.v and I fell asleep on my back with my fang showing. It was really nice.

Yard work and weird weather

Mami and I spent the afternoon digging weeds out of the garden in between rain showers, and I got a lot of digging done. There is lots of soft wet dirt where Mami pulls up the dandelions so I get in there and dig and dig and dig. I also pulled a bunch of the dandelions out of Mami's hands and carried them around the yard, and then she had to go pick them up again.
Afterward we hung some more fairy lanterns out that Mami bought, a green one and a blue one. In the summer we will put candles in them at night. It will be very pretty.
The strangest thing was that when we came inside during the last rain storm, it started snowing. Not enough to stick but still, it's crazy! It's almost April and still more snow! We cant believe it.
Mami planted some pink and purple primroses in the front flower pot on the step and put some pink dianthus around the back. It is supposed to be Spring now so she is trying to get things in order but the weather just wont cooperate.

New cousin!

Hello everyone! I just learned this morning that my Tia Chelsea has a new little one, a baby black tom cat! She just got him. Sadly, last week she had to put to sleep my cousin PD, who was very old and had cancer. He was a handsome black dog who was very sweet, although he didn't like kitties at all, so Tia Chelsea could never have one. But now she has a miniature version of Lulu! I am anxious to know what they are going to name him. I hope to meet him very soon!

Snow? Snow?

It's March, right? So what's up with the snow this morning? Seriously, things are screwy. First Mami tells me that we lose an hour today because of some government thing, which I don't understand, and then I go outside and there's snow all over the place. It gets in my toes and its really cold!
I like snow when it's winter time and we can run round and eat it like ice cream. But now it's time for sunshine and warm things. This world is a crazy place.

Friends moving closer

While I have some friends moving away, there are others moving closer. This weekend my Tia Jennifer and Catters and Cat Smacky moved into a new apartment much closer to us. In fact, it's on the same street as us, only, well, 15 blocks away. Which is almost more than I can count.
So they're getting settled in, and they're nice and close by now, so Mami doesn't have to go halfway across town to visit them. Hurrah!
Here is Catters and Mami having a moment.

People I miss

I was feeling kind of sad today because I was missing my friend Charley. She and her Mami have moved away from here to a far away place called Columbus. I don't know where that is but Mami said it's too far to drive there.
Sometimes my Tia Candace sends me pictures so that I can see that Charley likes her new home. It's nice to see the pictures but I sure wish she could come play with me.
Tomorrow is Mami and Papi's seventh anniversary. I guess they are going to go out to a nice dinner somewhere that they can't take choodles. That's okay though cause I'll just nap until they get home.

Where's the spring?

I can't believe it's still winter. I mean, there are lots of things blooming outside, and it smells really nice, but the yard is a big muddy mess and it's cold and rainy and it's still not nice enough for walks. I am stuck inside with Lulu, watching the rain and listening to music with Mami and Papi.
Speaking of which, Papi has a nasty cold. He didn't get out of bed until after 1 today, when Mami finally got him up by making eggs and bacon and cinnamon rolls. I hope Mami doesn't get the cold, because she's the one who takes care of me, and I need a lot of taking care of.
We have been having fun playing ball in the house, even when Mami was cooking this morning. And when Papi's sick I usually get to climb into bed with him and cuddle, which is also very nice. But I hope the sun comes out soon and the yard dries up so I can go out and play snake and eat grass and be an outside choodle.

Lazy afternoon in the February sun

I made a video of the things I do when I'm hanging out at home. I spend a lot of time on the couch. Today it's really sunny so we've got all the windows open and we're enjoying the springtime air.

Chores

I have a new favorite thing. When Mami takes laundry out of the dryer and brings the basket into the living room, she puts me inside the basket. Then I snuggle into the warm clothes as she pulls things out one by one and folds them. I stay in there until there's nothing left but the clothes I'm laying on, and then I have to get up so she can fold them.
It's so toasty in the basket and everything smells clean and nice. It makes me really sleepy and I yawn a lot. Afterward my hair gets kind of static-y, but my belly is all warm.

How did it get to be February?

Hey folks. I have really been slacking and I'm sorry. I have been spending too much time sleeping in and watching t.v. on the couch, and not enough time on my blog. I am making it my late New Year's resolution to fix the problem.
Today was kind of exciting because my Tia Jennifer made a surprise visit while I was still in bed, and she brought me a new toy! It's this crazy looking yellow rubber chicken that squeaks. It's kinda tough for me to squeak myself, but Mami steps on it for me and it makes these great noises. I really like it. It's different from all my other toys.
Jennifer also brought Mami and Papi some coffee because they ran out this morning. Thank goodness for aunties!

Time to go outside

I hear that there are some big wind storms up north, but here in our town there's not a breeze blowing, and it's really sunny. Mami got up early and mopped the floors and cleaned the kitchen and then she took a bike ride to the store for breakfast stuff. We had a big brunch of yummy bread and turkey sausage and hashbrowns and now we've got the windows open because it's so nice out.
I had big tummy troubles last night so Mami took me outside twice to eat grass. I feel a lot better now, but just in case, Mami didn't give me any sausages. Which was sad. But now she's going to go out and trim back some soggy branches and leaves in the yard and I'm going to go help. I need to stretch my legs a little!

Happy Birthday Lulu!

This weekend was Lulu's eighth birthday and since she's low-key about such things, we didn't celebrate with any big crazy party. Instead, Mami got her some party mix cat snacks for her breakfast, and she has a lot of fur mice to play with. Papi turned on the heater in the office so she could be toasty if she decided to hide out in there, which she did for most of the day. Mami was outside doing lots of yard work so I stayed in with Papi, who did a bunch of cleaning and then made Mami a big sammich. He brought it out to her and we sat on the front step and had a snack. I got the leftovers. It was great. Here we are this evening, all lounging on the bed with Papi, who is taking a nap. Still. You can see his feet in the photo. He gets sleepy really easy. Anyway, happy birthday Lulu!

New dog friends!

You know I'm always excited to expand my circle of dog friends, so imagine how excited I was to learn that Mami's friend Tiffany has two little dogs of her own. The first one is Beau, and he's a Bichon Frise with a very bold and warm personality. He likes cheese (so do I!) and cookies (me too!) and likes making new friends.
Then there's Sera. She is a rescue dog (like me!) only she is kind of shy of new people. Mami said she looks just like me only bigger and a little furrier. Mami couldn't get very close to take a picture because Sera was afraid of her camera, so the photo is a little blurry, but imagine me only kind of enlarged, and you'll get the idea.
There was a kitty too but Mami didn't get the chance to take her picture. Anyway, hurrah for new friends!

A late Christmas

Hurrah! Good news all around. Papi got on his flight and is supposedly in some place called, I can't remember, Poo-land. I don't know. He hasn't written yet to tell us he's arrived but we think he's fine.
Today Mami and I took a trip up north to see the abuelita and the abuelos. We brought a calendar of photos of me to the abuelita and gave her kisses, and then spent the day at the abuelos house, opening gifts and eating lots of food and playing on Abuelo's computer. It was super fun. It was a long and sleepy drive home but now we're back and Lulu said she didn't miss us at all. Now it's time for t.v. and sleep.
Oh, and that photo of the snow shows why we couldn't go up on Christmas Day. Too much of it!

Post Christmas snooze

Papi went off in an airplane yesterday and I was very sad because suitcases are always bad news. Mami came back though, and then I spent all night growling and woofing from my bed to show her that I was on the job. She didn't seem all that happy to hear me though. She kept telling me to be quiet.
But now Papi's stuck somewhere called Chicago because his plane had some trouble and then he missed his flight to some other place called Europe. I'm not really sure what's happening except he's stuck. He's gonna keep trying to get a different plane but if they don't get him on a plane by Sunday, I think he's just gonna come home. Poor Papi.
Here's a picture of me with Tia Candace on Christmas Eve. She gave me some cool toys.

Christmas Eve

Hello all. We're here at home, because all the snow up north has made us cancel our annual Christmas visit to the abuelos. They have too much snow with more coming, so it wasn't safe to drive. Mami and Papi are sad, but they are making the best of it. We're hanging around by the Christmas tree and eating chips and making posole and people are coming by to visit. I miss my abuelitos but I like being home too. Hope you are all having a nice Christmas!

Snow and Christmas!

So what a weekend~ First Mami put up the Christmas tree, and it smells so good and looks so pretty! And then this morning, when I went outside, there was snow! Unfortunately it melted and then rained, but tonight it snowed again and now it's all icy. I don't even know what tomorrow is gonna be like but wow! Crazy times. It's going to be an exciting weather week.

Goodness!

It's been a long time since I posted but Mami started her new job so she's been too busy to help me very much. Tonight I am spending my time with this crazy new gift Mami bought me. It's a monkey ball! It's like a tennis ball only covered with a stuffed monkey and I've been throwing it around like crazy. I love it!
Hey, Tio Casey sent me a photo of the Christmas parade. Don't I look tough with the derby girls? I thought you'd like to see it!

Freaky

We were playing with the iBook photo thingy and came up with this one. Mami calls it "Twin Choodle and the All Seeing"

Parade!

So last night I was in the Christmas parade with Mami! I was the unofficial Roller Derby Choodle! I had on glow stick blue wings and a skull bandana and I was so cool! I walked in the parade along with Mami and all the skaters, and I was very brave, even when Santa's firetruck siren went off behind me, and we went by horses and llamas. I got pets from little kids all along the parade route while Mami handed out skull suckers. It was so much fun! But I was really really tired when I came home, and I went straight to bed.