This is my favorite past time.  Especially since the weather is once again so nice.  70's and it's the first day of Feb.  Well actually I have a few other favorites too.  Like going on walks.  Since my dad has been off work so I get to stay home with him.  Which I love.   I do still get taken over to visit with grampa.  I'm told that this is a great way to get him out of the house for a walk.  And walk I must.  At least 3 times a day or I get very up tight!   I don't think this weather is normal for this time of year.  It doesn't smell right, there should be wet weather.  Not blooming trees and flowers.  I wonder if this is going to be a problem down the line?  But for me since I'm a dog, I guess I really don't care.  How's it going to affect me?  Am I going to have to worry about my water bowl being filled only once a day, instead of as often as I need?   I mean come on!  I rather lay in the dirt so if the lawn dies because it doesn't get watered, so what!  I'm not too worried, but it sure seems like my people are.  

Winter Weather?

So it has been so nice here!  I'm getting to be a bit spoiled.  70 degree weather in January?   There has been one major down fall to all this sunny warm weather, it's been windy at night.  The minute the sun starts to set the wind picks up.  I hate the wind.  Hate, Hate, Hate it!  I don't sleep well at night.  I think my people are going to get mad at me, I go from one side of their bed to the other whining.  It just freaks me out.  You see I have very acute hearing.  I am trying to get over it, but...  So the up side has been the great walks on the beach.  I am such a happy dog at the beach.  I don't have to be on a leash and I can run, smell and generally have a good time.

New Years

I've been so good.  That's was I'm told anyway.  I'm lucky because over the past few days I've been taken with my people every where they've gone.  Mostly to gramma and grampa's, but I did get to go to auntie Jill's too.  You see I hate being left at home alone.  It really upsets me.  They try and make it better by leaving the lights on and also the t.v., but still...  So last night we went to auntie's and I got to drink out of the cat's automatic water bowl and eat some of her kibble.  Plus the treats, oh the treats, I just love them.  Lot's of different people came over and I got extra attention, it was great!  Of course until the funny hats came out!  Yes, you guessed it, I had to wear one too.  Not for long though, apparently it just wouldn't stay on.  Soon everyone started yelling and blowing these awfully loud noise makers, but I just laid there like the good girl that I am.

All in all it was okay, I was really tired today though.  I slept almost all day.  I barely bothered my dad for a walk.  All this holiday partying stuff sure is tiring!

Grampa

Grampa, I love Grampa!  He watches me every day during the week while my people go somewhere.  Early in the morning my mom takes me on a walk & I do my business.  I'm pretty good that way.  She then takes me back to grandma & grandpa's house where I get fed and left to wait for grandpa to wake up.  Sometimes I have to wait a long time.  Then even when he does wake up I have to wait patiently for him.  I know that it's not time for my walk until around 11:30 or 12.  So I wait.  But when the time comes, I have to go find him and make sure he knows it's that time.  Usually he's in his office on the computer.  I follow him around as close to him as I can get until he's ready to take me.  He & I love our walks.  He's a bit slower than me, but thats okay.  I get to sniff alot.   A while ago grandpa said I was sniffing too much and so he started wiping my nose with some kinda wet cloth.  Grandma had to put a stop to that, she said it was a cloth for cleaning only, not for desensitizing my nose.  It didn't work anyway, I still smelled everything.  There are just too many things out there to smell.  

I'm feeling a little jumpy lately, with the bad weather, I'm not getting out as much as I like.  Grandpa likes warm weather & so our walks are not as long as usual.  If I could I would walk until the cows came home and the fat lady sings.  Or so I'm told by my people!