What a Weekend!

Oh Our Dogness!

What a Weekend!

First

OurGirl came HOME without telling us she was gonna

She rang the doorbell and said

"SURPRISE!"

That made for a Happy Dance

StraightAway

TailWags and BigSmiles All Around

Then

'mongst Gobs of OtherGirlThings

That She and OurMoma did

(Including cuddling and smooching and playing with us)

We Opened SomeVerySpecialBoxes

(not THE boxes ...  check 'em out here if you don't know what we're barkin' about

... more about them is to come later)

No

These were  V E R Y V E R Y S P E C I A L O N E S

Addressed specifically to us!

First off

Our Prizes from BabyRocketDog and Hootie's

Side Costume Contest to MangoMinster2011

arrived

in a MostCoolContainer

(Moma said she's gonna copycat that SturdyShippingIdea)

And lookiesee what was Inside!

Treasures

From the USA

Fergi got a PerfectlyPinkCamoStuffieBone

(and Moma has promised to help her keep it Totally for Herself

Seems I like pink ... and camo ... and bones ... and stuffies ... and AnythingFergi's)

Not to be Left Out

I got an ArmyDog HatStuffie of my very own

(and I'm already dressed in dusty dirty camouflage to complete the picture ... hehehe!)

and

We both got some Made in the USA PeanutButterFlavor MiniBones

AND

(That's not all)

There was a LunchBoxTreasureChest

Tucked inside the box

and

Tucked inside that were MoreTreats for us to enjoy!

  

Wowee!

Thank YOU BabyRd and Hootie

We're just a couple of little Cowdogs

and

You've made us feel VerySpecial

(If only we looked as White and Fluffy Now

As we did when we entered the Contest)

THEN!

Another LongAwaitedParcel arrived

This one from the RoyalMail

All the way from across TheBigPond

(We thought it might be our Invitation to TheWedding ... but no ... not yet)

It was EVEN BETTER!

Check This Out!

All Stuff British

From My SweetLove Sally and her brother Paddy

(and their People, too)

(Winston and Charles are carefully guarding

and wistfully remembering their Homeland

They are making sure that OurMoma doesn't eat all the Marmite Cashews and Crisps

before OurGirl gets back home from college)

Wanna see some closeups?

All the Pressies brought Gobs of TailWags and GreatBigSmiles

including

Stuffies from London

and

Chocolate Chewies for Dogs

(We're not gonna share!)

Even OurGirl got a SpecialPressie

 and Moma got her VeryOwnCoveted
MilouMug!

Now she'll think of us ... and Sally and Paddy and Family ... ALL the time!
(Do you see any resemblance?)


Needless to say
We are feeling VeryVeryLucky and VeryVerySpecial

All the more reason that we are looking forward to sharing our BigWinnings
With other dogs who are still waiting to be as Lucky as We

Actually
We've opened those boxes, too.

WOW

That's gonna get a whole blogpost of its own
Or two
Or three

In the meantime
I'm trapped from being able to go Downstairs


Seems I'm having a bit of a problem with
Extreme Enthusiasm
A Lack of Reservation
An Absence of Inhibition

(No problem with my ClimbingSkills ... nope ... not at all!)

and
I've had a bit of
An Overally Active VSB
(VerySensitiveBelly)
'cause of all the ... ummmm ... Excitement

So
We're doing things in SmallDoses

Including Grooming

That's next, we hear, on OurMoma's agenda

Do ya think we need it?

xx
Jake (and Fergi)

A Big Pile of BOXES!

Such Great Timing!

I had the BEST Gotcha Day Celebration on Tuesday

With lots of extra treats and cuddles

and

So many nice Congratulations and Best Wishes

It was nearly Perfect

Then

SomethingElse VerySpecial Happened.

Remember?

Over the Holidays?

We won the Kyjen Blogger Big Pile of Everything Contest?

(You can read about it Here)

Well

Lookie see what happened Today!

The Big Pile of Boxes arrived at our FrontDoor!

There was a distinctive fabulous Scent of DogToys and DogStuff!

So I quickly appointed myself Head Box Handler

and

Without Hesitation

I got down to Business

 

We're more than a LittleBitExcited

and

VeryVeryHappy!

We'll be opening these Boxes

(Thanks Kyjen!)

and

Figuring out to Whom and how to distribute

All the VeryCool Toys and Equipment

to

Dogs and Their Families

That can really use all the VerySpecialStuff!

We are SO happy

and

VeryVeryExcited!

We'll keep you posted

FOR SURE!

Three Years Ago Today

Hey!

Can ya see me?

I've havin' a bit of trouble seein' you!

I'd like to say I'm squintin' 'cause of the bright sunlight

and that's partly True

but there's a BitMore to it than that.

Anyhow

I've got a VerySpecialShoutOut!

Three years ago Today

Thanks to this RescueAngel in Iowa

 (These were taken last summer when we visited)

and

Thanks to this RescueAngel in Colorado

(This was taken three years ago today)

Moma saw this MugShot of me on Petfinder

and

I got my ForeverHome!

Woohoooo!

It's my Gotcha Day Today!

Would you say my Demeanor has changed somewhat?

This was me the day MyFamily came to get me

(Just a wee bit Timid)

and

This was Me way more recently (just before the holidays)

On stage at the RedRocksAmphitheatre

Not far from OurHome

(Lovin' Life!)

(Singin'  "We are Fam-il-eeeee!")

I celebrated Today with WarmSunshine

and

A VerySpecialCookie

(Thanks Justin and Steve and Missy

I saved it special for Today)

Yummers!

Needless to say ...

We're all VeryVeryHappy!

Now

I ask you

Do you think I'm about due for a FurTrim?

We're thinkin' so.

But first ... we're expecting some VeryBigBoxes

to be arriving at OurHouse

More about that SOON!

Colors Perspectives and Styles

"We should all know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry

and we must understand that all the threads are equal in value

no matter what their color."

~ Maya Angelou

Fergi

Gentle, Reflective and Quiet

and

Jake

Spirited, Feisty and Plucky

Diversity is the one thing we all have in common.

We like to celebrate it every day.

(See you SOON!)

Pee esS

Many belated thanks to Asta for the Stuffies and to the White Dog Army for the Scarves

WE LOVE 'EM!

MUCH MUCH MUCH!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone

We hope it's a day filled with lots of ExtraSpecialLove

xxoo

Jake and Fergi

(Things are shaping up around here ...

We may actually be showing up here and there again

Pretty soon

Maybe

We hope)

Very Briefly ...

What's that you say, Moma?

Oh?

We should at least let Everyone know

That we're safely back Home?

That Bella and Gramma are doing well ... Together ... getting Healthier by the Day?

That we stayed relatively Healthy through the Bout of Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

(Hurray for good Immune Systems and strong Fight'EmOff DefenseMechanisms)

That we miss our Florida Family?

That we miss the Beach?

That the drive across Texas was miserable?

That our Vocabulary increased significantly

and

That we did NOT pick up a SouthernLilt to our Bark while gone for TwoMonths?

That we got to see OurGirl the Weekend we got Home?

and

That's she's safely back at College now ... Happy Smart and Wise?

and

That we understand OurMoma's got a Gazillion Things to do?

Now that we're back Home?

(Like ... someday ... hopefully ... play with us in the FreshlyFallenBeautifulSnow!)

Okay.

We'll spread the Word

and

In the Meantime

We'll do what we do Best

While we wait

We're Patient

We know ReallyGoodThings come to ThoseWhoWait

and

ThoseWhoBelieve

(Don't forget that NinaGirl ... and we know you know what we mean)

We'll be Here

and

We're sure One of These Days

Life will once again become WhatWe'reUsedTo

Till Later

Much Love

Jake and Fergi (and OurMoma)