SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

This morning when Momma got to work, and turned on the computer she read where our friend Sasha went to live in the heavens above yesterday.  We loved Sashy cos she was the best cook here in blogville, and we got to eat really good food, and we also loved her cos she was a rescue puppy like we are all. 

We know her family is hurting, and their tears are falling, and sometimes we just cannot come up with the right words to say, how we are feeling for them.  I imagine Sashy's daddy is holding her tightly in his arms and whispering lovely words in her little ears.  They have grand plans to run, and play and spend time together.

We are so sorry Anne, we are sending you all our pug hugs today. 

We know Sashy has earned her wings.

Stella Rose, Maggie Mae, Angus Mac, and Momma

FANKFUL THIRSDAY--Angus

This is by me, Angus Mac and I am here to tell ewes about our storms we had last night.  Well we were all watching American Pickers wif our Dad and Stellie and Momma were in the recliner a reading as usual.  It was really hot today so everyone was feeling kinda lazy.   THEN the sun sorta went away, and it started to get darker.

WELL I toles my Dad we had better head to the basement and I ran to get my super gussie cape on just in case I needed to do any rescuing of fings in the river, or the squirrels blowing out of the trees in our yard, cos our Dad luvs those squirrels, I fink as much as us....pfffst!!!

Here I comes to save the day!!!

Well the girls ran in their bedroom and were frowing their toys, and chewies, and stuffies, and favorites stuff in a big suitcase to take to the basement and Dad said NO---just get to the basement.

Well there was just one little problem wif that.....our Moms decorating skills of our house.  See our kitchen although small also has an overabundance of doors.  There is a door to the bafroom (fank goodness) and a door to the porch, and a door to the family room, and a door to the hallway and a door to the basement.  Believe it or not!!!!   And when Dad yelled get to the basement, he ran into a roadblock.

(Christmas picture but you get the idea)   Yep the cabinet was IN FRONT of the basement door, because Mom toles Dad she gets a little nervous when he works late that the zombies, and werewolves will come up out of the basement and eat us.  DAD said really bad HBO words, and I was flying around trying to find an alternate route and this was going on outside.....

The girls were a screaming and Dad was a cussing, and Mom being Mom was laughing cos that is what she does when hers gets nervous......well long boring story short, after about 30 minutes, the hail and rain stopped and the wind settled down and we did not end up in OZ.........Dad told mom she had better move that cabinet so that does not happen again, and I fink Mom just said a bad HBO word to him and went to bed.

Good fing I is the adult around here!!!
Angus Mac

RODEO

Friday night we went to watch the first rodeo of the year,  two of our grandmonsters were riding the small bulls.  Mom says even small bulls are big bulls so it is still stressful for her to watch.  It turned out to be a lot of fun, one boy stayed on for 5.5 seconds and the other boy stayed on for 4 seconds.  Marcus the younger one, got a nice hoof print bruise on his arm, and a cut on his leg, Mom says he is a tough 12 year old.  We are proud of them!!!!!   Truthfully Mom will be glad when the season is finished, hers is a worrier.

Micah is 14----------=====================Marcus is 12

 

 

One of my favorite a few years ago.

 

See how they have grown.

 

They are good boys and we are really proud of them.  We told them about the Blogville Rodeo coming up and they had all kinds of tips for us when we are riding our bulls.  We are so excited.  I am going to ask them if we can borrow their chaps!!

 

Update on Macey:  This week Macey had her bloodwork checked and everything came back looking good.  We were all relieved for that gift.  She has started though to realize her leg and foot are always going to be different from her other one and even though she is only 6 she is having different emotions about it.  On Saturday they were in Target buying a new outfit for her sister to wear to a camp she was going to this week.  Her sister was picking out a new pair of shoes, and Macey wanted a pair like her sister.  Of course the style of the sandal did not work for Maceys foot and Macey who is a very even tempered little girl had a major meltdown in Target.  After trying on a dozen pair they still could not find any shoe she could wear.  Everyone was upset by the time they went home.  It broke my heart to hear about it, and I have had a hard time even doing a blog this week.  I know a lot of people in blogville are hurting with things going on in their families, ........its just hard when its a little girl. 
Hugs from us to you.....Stella Rose and Momma

 



ARTY'S FLOWER FRIDAY AND MORE

Today is Arty's flower Friday.  Usually his sister Dory handles the flowers but sometimes a brudder has to step up and do udder fings he don't really likes to do.  So we wanted to show you some of Mom's flowers from this year compared to last year.

This year:

This year:

The poppies are all gone now, and most of Mom's flower gardens are full of green plants, she needs to plant some white impatiens this weekend hers said.....IF she can turn her neck wif out screaming.....

Last year:

Remember when Mom ordered like 187 packages of special zinna colors ...well she saved the seed for this year and nuffin has came up yet......who knew......we finks it has been to cold and to wet for them to germinate.  The beautiful butterfly bush is gone also.....weird weather in Iowa affects our pretty plants this year.

Thank you Arty for hosting this today....

NOW when I gots up this morning my meanie sister and brudder left this for me in my breakfast bowl.....

Yep friends its a picture of a BLACK ANGUS COW......remember Maggie teasing me that I was built like a little angus.....short, and stocky....they faught it was a big ole joke, the meanies....Mom finks I am just perfect although I did here her whisper to Dad last night, that I sorta am built like a little angus bull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WHAT!

See you back on Monday!

Stella Rose

MY BFF--MAGGIE'S POST

Its Thursday folks and Dad is home wif us today so you nose that means ALOT of treats NOT on Mom's APPROVED treat list.  Yay for us, that Dad is such a rebel.  But this post is NOT about Treats but about a present that arrived in the mail from my twin sister Princess Leah from across the pond.  Here is the story of what happened.

Furst Dad picked up this package from the post office and it had my name on it.  I could smell my bestest friends perfume so I nose it was from her.

See it says MY NAME.  But in my heart of hearts I knew it was for my momma cos Princess Leah toles me her momma was sending a package that I could hold hostage for treats.....so that is what I did.

But STellA Rose who tells me always what to do, toles me that was just being mean and naughty and to give it to ours momma.  I get sick of hers telling me to be good.  Bossy cow is what I call her.

So I let mom unwrap the package and furst we saw two cards.  One for ME and the others for my MOM.

After Mom read my card to me, about me being P. Leah's bestest friend and how beautiful I is, I let her unwrap the package....see those words it does say beautiful.

Mom was so excited cos the paper was so pretty, and it made her feel better right away.  It had magic medicine in it or something.

YOU will never guess what was inside of it. 

A beautiful apron that says London on it, and it has all kinds of wonderful places you could visit when you go to London.  Dad had a big laugh though which AGAIN Stella Rose toles Dad to stop picking on hers Mom, (bossy cow) .....Dad faught it was funny cos you all know our MOm's lack of cooking skills, ....remember the hot dogs and fireman....need we say more.

 

ALSO

A lovely beautiful bag that has pictures and words about London and even two special pins were on it.  Mom loved it!!!!!!!  So she hung the apron in the kitchen so it will remind her of good friends, and how much they believe in hers cooking skills.....

And she is going to use her bag when she goes special places.  That way when people asks her if hers been to London, she can say "no, it came from my sweetest little pugs bestest friend, Princess Leah and her momma!"......and those peoples will look at ours mom like hers is nuts......but that's okay cos we love blogville and all the friends that come wif it.

Fank you my bestest friends momma, ......Maggie Mae Long (the most beautifulest of the three)

See Gussie glaring at me....teehehehehehheh.............

 

THE DANCE

Mom was under the weather yesterday so if it wasn't for all our bloggy friends we would have never made it to the dance.  Mom's knees are slowly healing, her visit with the dr. on Monday said that type of injury takes a good 4-6 months to heal ...plus now she is having some big problems with her neck.  Apparently when she fell she caught herself with her left arm, hard enough to bruise the palm of her hand and wrist, this caused some shoving around up through her arm and neck, so now Mom gets bad neck spasms that knock her on her butt. She is taking medicine to help relax the muscles, but working and medicine do not go hand in hand. This week on Monday she had to have a shot, she had to stay home yesterday.  She has PT tomorrow on her neck and she is hoping that will solve the problem, if not the Dr. said she would need a picture taken to make sure nuffin else is going on.  Anyways we got to the dance barely......we had a great time, and wanted to thank everyone who made this dance possible.  Here are our pictures.  We will try to catch up on all your blogs today.

Peyton and Maggie

 

 

 

Angus and Liberty

Stella Rose, Princess Leah, and their dates, Stan and Jackson.
Oh what a night of dancing and friends it was!!!

Stella Rose

 

IN CHARGE

I am in charge of taking care of this little kid.  Remember "Baby Bean"??

She usually only plays mean wif her kittens, so she is a little worried because I am bigger and I can't be pushed around.  Hers is two remember and sometimes she is really nice and sometimes hers is not.

 

I think hers want me to get off her lap, but I told hers she is still on time out.

I 'm glad I don't have to beansit today.  Just gussie.

 

Me either, I am watching mom instead.


Stella Rose, Maggie Mae and Angus Mc

 

 

DEAR MOM-FROM MAGGIE

Isa just finking back when my bestest BFF in the whole wide world and Isa was sitting on that bull in Texas.  bahahahhahah........anyways.....(we see you SULLY)

Dear Mom:
Tuesday Stellie Rose wrote you a rather whiney letter about TREATS, bahahhah she wrote about FOOD....how is that for a typical stereotype of a PUG.....well NOT this PUG cos Isa writing you about somefin much more important than our food,>>>>> PROTECTION.

Yes, Mom you must recognize by now that I am the bravest pug in our house next to mean ole cat dietzman, and he isn't to reliable anymore since he lives in the heavens above our house.  Anyways I fink you should tell the world how proud of me for being such a good guarder of you and dad and stella rose and gussie.   Instead I get in trouble for barking last night!!!!!!!!

I saw a cat under the bird feeder and I went into high alert, cos eyes luvs those little birdies that fly around inside of Alcatraz, I dos not luvs that cat.  You told me to stop!!!! 

Then I started barking at that little dog who lives down the hill froms us, cos I finks he was looking over at our house....You told me to stop!!!!!  

THEN, I started to bark at this monster on our porch, he was huge and dark and very scary looking, and you again TOLD me to stop, that it was your shirt a drying on the hanger.  YOU laughed at me AND toles me to STOP.

I fink you need to get your priorities in order and realize how valuable I is to this household and quit loving on Stellie Rose all the times, and loves on me more or else Isa gonna go liv with my BFF across the ocean.  Just saying.  And Isa taking my Gussie Boy wif me!!!!!

Margaret Mae Simpson

DEAR STELLIE ROSE

Thank you for the message yesterday, I could tell from all the comments you received that your four legged friends completely understood your need for treats.  I am sorry I was at work all day but the reason I work is so I can take care of you and your sister, and brother.  Remember I have to buy your food, pay your vet bills, buy new toys, treats, and buy new beds because your brother and sister pee on them all the time.  Apparently I work for you three.

I always buy  you most of your treats, you know the healthy ones, that clean your teeth, or make your coat shiny....you know the ones that says they are made for DOGS and then there are the many other kinds of treats that DAD gives you that you all think I know NOTHING ABOUT.

Such as:
1. sips of sweet tea
2. sips of pop
3. bacon
4. sausage gravy poured over your food after I leave for work
5. jerky
6. mashed potatoes

Oh I have to stop making this list because NOW I am worried because DAD has the day off and I have no idea what you really will be snacking on. 

I left you each two little treats each, for after lunch they are on the stovetop.  Please make sure that is all you eat until I get home.

I love you all ----Mom

Dear Butch:
Do not feed them any junk today!!!!!!!!!!
deb

TUESDAY

DEAR MOM:
DAD IS STILL SLEEPING THE DAY AWAY....WE ARE BASICALLY JUST WATCHING OURSELVES...DO YOU THINK THAT IS SAFE??  P.S. WHERE DID YOU LEAVE THE SACK OF TREATS.

BORED--STELLA ROSE

REMEMBER

Sometimes we all need a little help in remembering what this weekend is all about.....

That's Macey when she was little baby.  Abe's 2nd tour to Iraq.

Abe's first tour in Iraq, he surprised Micah when he was five years old and got to come home on leave. 

We remember.

Stella Rose, Margaret Mae, Angus McConnell and Momma

WHAT THE PUG

SOOOOOOO yesterday Sully who lives in Texas sent us a message to tell us OUR grandma invited him to their 61st wedding anniversary last week,......and apparently the mailman screwed up our address because NO invite arrived for us.  Here is his exact words. BOL Your mom just told y'all that dogs from Oklahoma came to celebrate Grandma and Grandpa's 61st anniversary, she didn't want y'all to know that I got a special invite cause I'm her favorite.

WHAT THE PUG !!!!!

This is Sully who lives in Texas far far far away from OUR grandma??????

This is us who lives an hour away from OUR Grandma??????????  WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE AT YOUR PARTY????

Stella:  do you finks our grandma hates us, and luvs Sully more?

Gussie: no, I finks Sully is fibbing and telling big lies.  I finks I need to talk to his commanding officer because he is breaking the Code of Ethics book for officers of Blogville. 

Maggie: I finks Grandma's hormones are messing with her brain.

Stella: Maggie that is mean.

Maggie: Humph!

p.s. we called our grandma last night SULLY and hers toles us the truf!!!!!  You big fibber.

The Conversation went like this:
Maggie: Grannie did you invite that Sully Boy from down in Texas to your party but FORGET to invites us??????   Your favorite hairy grandchildren???????

Grandma: Oh my sweetest and not mean at all Margaret, I would never do something like that.  cough..cough

Grandma has a bad cold.



Stella Rose, MargaretMae and Angus McConnell

FUEL FOR THE CURE-LOVIN LIFE

Today we are joining in the Fuel for the Cure with Oz and Sugar.  You can find all the information on Oz's blog and Sugar's blog.  Just remember that Zukes will contribute $5 to the fund for each post written.  Although we are not smart enough to get on the blog hop....we are hoping one of our friends will take pity on us, and add us.

Loving life.......

Momma calls this my sweet face.

Maggie's sweet face...cough...cough......(hers probably finking of mean fings to do to me)

Gussie's sweet face...you notice he has his treats in his paws, this is before he has his surgery on his red bump.  Do you see his smile.


Stella Rose

UPDATE ON PEOPLES WE LOVE

Last Saturday was grandma and grandpa's 61st wedding anniversary.  It was a nice party, wif lots of food, and cake and stuff.  Of course we had to stay home cos there was other dogs from Oklahoma visiting, ......it probably was not fair but Mom says life can be that way.

Macey and Charlie --I fink he is telling our Macey his troubles.

 

 

 

Grandma has her third biopsy this week.  The shrinking has slowed down which the Dr. said that is normal and they are planning on doing the lumpectomy late in August.  Our grandma is pretty tired every day from the hormones and they also give her hot flashes that rate on a scale of 1-10 about an 210.  We bought her a cooling pillow hoping that would help.

 

 

 

Macey is still going to PT every week. She is STILL waiting on the magic leg hose to come it seems the elves that make them, are stumbling and bumbling around trying to figure out the correct measurements and gradients.  We have no idea what any of that means except she is still WAITING.  A few times over the past week her foot got" much bigger, but then it went down to the size "just big" her PT lady said she is doing well though.  We want different than "well"..........sigh.

 

Mom's legs are getting better now.  She has stopped taking the pain pills, and is still going to PT.  She is walking better, but still cannot do the steps in front of the office.  The problem she is having now is the fall has tightened all her muscles in her legs, so she has a big problems with cramps, so much so she cannot sleep well at night.  Yesterday they started working on that problem at PT, they suggested LOTS of water, and stretching, ....Mom is a poor liquid drinker, so now she has a big bottle of water in front of her, .....they also said some walking would be good.....so she is on the road to recovery.

This is Layonna, we call her Nonnie, she is our youngest grand child...doesn't she have pretty eyes.

Have a wonderful day....thank the stars above it is almost the weekend.
Stella Rose

 



ANGUS'S COP REPORT

So on Wednesdays my boss Officer Bites, and Commissioner Sarge wants us to turn in a report as to what we have been doing all week.

Well as you can see from this pictures Isa been very busy stuffing naked squirrels in trunks...(there were breathing holes in it for him)...my Dad wanted to keep him, cos he loves those terrible terrors but he had to go to the clink for awhile. 

Isa was so wore out wrestling that squirrel that I had to nap the rest of the afternoon.

End of Report.
Angus McConnell Long

"LETS GO BARKERS LETS GO"

Today is the famous Barkers game against the Slayers.....see our team picture. 

Lets Go Barkers Lets Go.....Lets Go Barkers Lets Go!!!!



Everywhere we go (crowd repeats)
People wanna know(crowd repeats)
who we are(crowd repeats )
so we tell them (crowd repeat)
WE ARE THE(BARKERS)(repeat)
THE MIGHTY MIGHTY(BARKERS ) (crowd repeats)

Hey boys, hear us out!
Gonna show you what soccer is all about!
Gotta want it! Want it real bad!
Gotta bring it! You got it in the bag!
We`re gonna win it! I know we can!
You're  the dogs!!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BARBACUE AT DORY'S AFTER THE GAME!!
Stella Rose, Margaret Mae and her BFF Princess Leah