Changeings at De Casa ...

De most recent happenings at de casa have encouraged myself to anticipate a long winter of napping with Senor Roberto. In abrupt fashion, Senor Roberto is no longer leaving de pack to go out into de world hunting for food for days at a time. Dis is a good thing as Senor Roberto never returned with any food for de pack, anyway; so I, myself, was in doubt of his hunting abilities in de first place. Now I will resume my place as pack leader and provide food stuffs for de weaker members. Dis will, et is myself's greatest hope, allow myself de opportunity to once again impress my beloved puta in hopes dat she will once again feel lovings for me. Although I, myself, am not interested in de lovings of de little green vine, I will perhaps order de little senor boy to get her snacks form time to time so she will not starve.

What I, myself, have not appreciated is de early morning activity awaking de casa each day. Why Senora Mommy insists upon leaving de sleeping platform before de sun has shown itself in de sky is beyond my reckoning. She is de first member of de pack to arise from sleep and de last member of de pack to nest into sleep for de night. I, myself, of course feels it is myself's duty to protect and assist her. When she is finished in de watering room and has put on her layers of coverings, I, myself, follows her to de eating room to watch her stuff food items into small boxes, prepare de first meal of de day for de pack, and issue leaderly commands to de rest of de pack. In quick fashion, Senora Mommy ushers Senor Roberto and de little senor boy out de front door of de casa for whatever adventures await them. My beloved put, de little green vine, and myself are left in sudden quiet peacefulness to spend our time napping, barking, and occasionally inventorying de toys in our toy box.

Then, as de day is nearing it's ending, Senor Roberto, Senora Mommy, and de little senor boy arrive back at de casa to complete a variety of manual labors, prepare and eat more foods, and then sit in front of de talking box for several hours. Dis is de part I, myself, enjoy most. Sitting with Senor Roberto is a wondering delightful time of eating de crumbs from his food snackings, drinking from his beverage container, and taking myself's time in grooming him with my dutiful licking. Of course, I, myself, am much aggravated when my beloved puta and de little green vine join forces against myself and force their way onto Senor Robert's lap. their bodies leave no room for me and I, myself, fear of being trampled by their nonsensical and excitable prancing must take myself to another spot for rest-ation and relaxedness.

I, myself, am left wondering how long this schedule will influence de casa ... how long will Senora Mommy be able to withstand such a tired inducing day of activity ... how long before my beloved puta will once again be in love with myself ... and when, if ever, de little senor will move out into de garage where I continues to tell him he should be. These are mysteries for myself to ponder during dis cold season of weather.

Adios

Hey! Guess What??!!

... like it was Christmas a few days ago and Mommie put loads of yummy snacks in our big hanging sock ... and it took forever but she finally let us eat them ... and now, Mommie is talking about taking the pretty tree with all it's sparkly thingys out of the living room ... but like, I like the sparkly tree and I don't want it to leave ... oh yeah! ... and guess what??!! ... Big Daddy is home to stay! ... 'cause like he left something called a job to go to something called a school but I don't know why ... yeah, well ... oh ... and like, guess what?? ... I am so happy that Big Daddy is home every night ... and like, me and Ivan have to fight the rat so we can sit in a spot next to Big Daddy ... stupid rat always gets to sit on Big Daddy's leg and that's not fair ... oh yeah, guess what else?? ... the rat got into big trouble when Mommie caught him chewing on the dead body of the little boy's swimming food ... like one day there were two swimming foods in the water box and then, like, another day there was just one ... and like, I kept smelling something weird in the bedroom but I couldn't find it ... and then, Mommie caught the rat chewing on something and pulled it away from him ... it was the dried out body of one of the swimming foods! ... eeeewwww ... that was SO gross! ... and he was chewing on it and stuff and then, like, he wanted to lick on me and stuff ... yuck! ... and he kept saying, "Myself is providing food for the pack." ... and I was like, "Oh yeah? Then how come none of the pack got a chance to eat any of that?!" ... and he was like, "It was a practice hunt to prepare myself for bringing in something larger." ... and I was like, "Larger? Like what? ... like, what are you going to bring into the house for us to eat that doesn't have antennas??" ... and he was like, "I, myself, have seen a brown cat with unusually long ears and a round, puffy tail ... " ... and then I was laughing too hard to hear what else he said ... oh yeah, and like Ivan and me take turns sitting next to Big Daddy so the rat can't get his place back ... oh yeah, and guess what ELSE?! ... Ivan taught me how to go out the front door and COME BACK ... I always want to go out the front door but Mommie never let me because when I went out I would stay out because there was so much to smell and pee on out there ... but like, I watched her let Ivan out and then Ivan would pee and come right back ... and I guess since Ivan comes back then Mommie doesn't have to go hunting for her like she has to come hunting for me ... so, like, the next time Ivan went out I begged Mommie to let me go too ... and like, she did! ... and it was so great and I ran all over the yard ... but when Mommie called for us, I went back inside like Ivan ... and Mommie gave me a cookie!! ... so now ... everytime I go out the front door I make sure to come back for my cookie! ... that's just so cool .... yeah ... umm ... bye bye ....

New Beginnings Abound ...

Good Evening Everyone,

Didn't we have just a wonderful holiday season? I particularly enjoyed all the family time we had together. And now we are starting a New Year. I just love the start of a New Year because it brings with it so many wonderful new beginnings.

Speaking of something new beginning, I am just so proud to report that Mr. Bob has decided to return to school and prepare himself for a career that allows him to stay home on a daily basis. Although I have appreciated his sacrifices in leaving the family in order to go to work each week, I must say I am so pleased to know that he won't be doing that any more. Without Mr. Bob our little family is missing it's jaunty spark. Don't get me wrong. Miss Jacque and Mr Alex are both wonderful. But there just seems to be something about Mr Bob that livens the place up.

We are having no shortage of excitement in our pack these days. We have a new morning and evening schedule to follow, we're eating much healthier, we're exercising several days a week, and we're being exceptionally thrifty. Miss Jacque has a talent for being able to stretch her money each week to be sure to provide us with wonderful meals and needed supplies; not to mention supervising the collective efforts of everyone to keep our home neat and tidy. I so admire her domestic talents.

Now that Mr Bob is staying at home each day, Mr Rudy seems to be under the impression that we will all starve because no one is going out hunting for food. I don't know why he thinks Mr. Bob left each week to go hunting as it is Miss Jacque and Mr Alex who bring in the groceries each week. But suffice to say, Mr Rudy has been overly anxious about making sure food is provided.

I am not an eye witness so I can not comment on whether or not Mr Rudy intentionally ambushed one of the fish from Mr Alex's aquarium. But I did witness Mr Rudy chewing on it's dried and petrified remains. That was such a disgusting sight! He was lying on the floor, holding the poor petrified carcass of the fish in his paws, and trying to grind it up by chewing and gnawing all over it. He made quite a noise. In fact, the noise is what got Miss Jacque's attention and she, quite thankfully, took the dead fish away from Mr. Rudy and threw it into the trash! But I think that hurt Mr. Rudy's feelings a tad because after that he crawled under their bed and pouted for a while. He's been mumbling about a cat with long ears and a round, puffy tail. I think he is planning to hunt a rabbit next. This could prove to be quite an entertaining event.

And finally, I am proud to announce that I have taught Miss Mollee how to go outside and COME BACK without running off like a wild buffalo. I saw how distressed everyone would get when Miss Mollee would dart out the front door and run away. I asked her why she did that. She told me that she was just overcome with joy to be running free that it never occurred to her that she shouldn't leave her own yard and stay close to the house. Having been a victim of the cruel dangers in the outside world, I cautioned her to think with more care and protect herself from the many dangers outside the front door. She seems to have seriously considered what I advised because now she goes outside to potty with me and she comes right back. I am glad she is motivated by good sense rather than continuing to run willy-nilly up and down the street.

I hope everyone has started as wonderful a New Year as we have. Take care and stay warm during the cold winter season.

Ivy