Xena: Almost ready…
Mommy, you know these summer jammies that you made for me and put on me last night after you turned off the lights? Well, they’re inside out. How embarrasing.
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Hi Mom. Do you want me to do a Sunday selfie? I was just thinking…I’m eleven and one half years old. Maybe I should be doing more selfies.
Lucy, dear, I would absolutely love you to do a selfie today. Ready?
Lucy: But Chia posed right away when you asked who wanted to do a selfie today. Maybe I should let her.
Mom Amy: OK, if it will make you happy, I don’t think anyone will mind if we add Chia, too. Here we go.
Lucy: That’s so pretty of Chia, Mom. And look how her tail is wagging. She can be so jealous if I get attention, but I know she really does love me. But Mom, what about Xena? She posed as soon as you asked, too. I don’t want her to feel left out.
Mom Amy: *sigh* Ok, sweet girl, if that will make you happy.
Thanks, Mom. I love you. *wags*
And everyone who meets you loves YOU, Lucy.
Thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week.
“Lion King! Lion King! Where can he be?”
The meerkats cried ‘neath their lookout tree.
“We’ve searched through the bushes, the grass and the sand—
We need a great ruler to govern our land!”
They shouted again, “Oh, King, hear our call!”
Then something came trotting, quite proud and quite small.
With leggings and eyebrows and beard flowing free,
She marched through the brush like pure royalty.
The meerkats went silent. “Well… who might YOU be?”.
She lifted her chin. “You may call me Queen Xe.
“You wanted a monarch? Your searching is through.
I’m clever, I’m fearless—and beautiful, too!”
They looked at each other. “A schnauzer? Our queen?”
“The finest,” said Xena, “that you’ve ever seen.”
Then one meerkat whispered, “The Lion King’s late…”
Queen Xena just smiled. “His loss. Don’t I look great!”
The End
Chia: Queen Xe?? BOLBOLBOLBOL!!!!!! I’m thankful my sis has a great sense of humor.
Xena: Please don’t forget to add that I am also a better poet than you.
Chia: BOL! I’m also thankful that my Mom and my sisters are all home with me all day now that they’ve all retired. I love when we’re all together…almost as much as I love the car rides I get to go on now.
Xena: Where do you go?
Chia: Oh, nowhere much. I just love to watch out the window at everything as we go along. I have a great imagination, you know!
Lucy: I’m thankful that I’ve finally adjusted to not going to work on Wednesdays. I’m going for walks every morning with my sisters and my Mom. And I lay with my head up against my Mom when she sits on the couch typing or watching TV or reading. Although, she’s usually running around the house doin’ stuff.
Mom Amy: I’m very thankful to be home with you, too, Lucy, as well as both your sisters. Now, if the “feel like” temp in the afternoons would just get below 90F/32C…or even below 100F/38C!
Lucy, Xena and Chia: We don’t want to go without saying thank you to all our loyal readers, too. We love you!
Thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week.
Fritz: I came over to play with Chia and Xena all day on Tuesday. Chia went into play position, but first I thought I’d give her some happiness by licking her, well, her privates. She turned on me and growled that she wasn’t like that and now I could go to H-E- double hockey sticks. Not sure where that is, but it doesn’t sound good.
So next I went to Xena and tried to lick her how she has liked it in the past. But then she turned around fast and growled, “No! You’re nothing but a playboy pup!”
Then Lucy turned to me and said, “Looks like you really stuck your nose in it this time.” I didn’t understand, since I hadn’t even pooped on the floor yet. (That came later.) *sigh*
To make up with Xena, I asked if we could do the Thursday poem together. She was quiet for a moment, then looked at me real weird like and said, “Sure, let’s do that.” So, here we go. *wags*
Xena: First, I want to say that I think you’ll know if it’s me or Fritz on each line of poetry. We pretty much take turns.
I took my girl down the trail.
I told the boy he must stop.
I thought she wanted some tail.
I banged on his head, bop, bop!
I’m not your lover, you know.
Give it a chance, you could be!
I’ll plant you under that tree!!
Alone on home each did go.
The End
Fritz: I don’t like our poem.
Xena: Well, I’ll be thankful if you got the message.
Fritz: Hmmm. Wanna play with the toys with me?
Lucy: I’m thankful that Fritz is obsessed with Chia and especially with Xena so that he leaves me pretty much alone. My days of dealing with puppies are over.
Fritz: I’m thankful that when I stay with my Aunt Amy that, when the girls get fed, she feeds me yummy food, too. I lick my dish clean!
Mom Amy: I’m very, very thankful that I am no longer working and can spend free time holding my sweet girls (and Fritz, when he comes over, LOL). I’m also very thankful for the wonderful trip to San Diego that my precious hubby took me on as a retirement gift! I’ll have some more pictures from the zoo and other places in future posts.
Lucy: Mom, can I have another thankful? Yes? OK, I’m very thankful for Miss Christy who stayed with us. I slept right up against her every night. And I laid on the couch with my head on her lap when she was watching TV. I love Miss Christy, and she love me too.
Xena and Chia together: Me too! Me too!
Happy Thursday to everyone, and we’ll be seeing y’all soon!
Xena: Thanks to Comedy Plus for hosting Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!
Can you tell what I’m thinking about while I am sitting in my kennel bed, looking outside?
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Xena: Look! I got mail today!
It says, “To the Xena Sandy.” That’s me! I think I’ll take it inside to open it.
Chia: What’s that, Xe?
Xe: It’s my mail.
Xena: I can’t read it.
Chia: That’s cause it’s upside down.
Xena: I think I’m getting 199 treats.
Mom Amy: When my miniature schnauzer started getting urgent notices about her mortgage, I knew something was wrong. Apparently, Xena, owns our house now. She also received a “Final Notice” about her mortgage from a company that admits—in the fine print—that it isn’t affiliated with our credit union. Also, we no longer have a mortgage…
I took the notice to TVFCU (Tennessee Federal Credit Union) and gave it to them to scan and send out to all their clientelle. Not everyone has a Xena to tip them off.
Thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week.
Hey friends, this is the last Thursday of my birthday month, so I get to do the poem again! Here it is. *big wags*
I like this girl, more than I can say.
I’d be happy if she was mine today.
With a kiss, my feelings I’ll convey.
And hope that she won’t turn me away.
He loves me, the pretty pup thinks.
I hope he holds and kisses me.
I’ll lick his mouth when next he blinks—
Right past his lips! He can’t stop me!
He wipes his mouth, his face turns red.
The pretty girl just laughs with glee.
“That wasn’t quite the kiss,” he said.
Chia grins, “It sure was to me!”
Chia: I love kissing my Mom and Dad like that. It makes them go “blah” and then laugh.I’m thankful they’re my Mom and Dad.
Xena: I’m thankful our folks got Miss Christy to come live with us while they went on vacation to Sand Dee Eggo. She loves us and feeds us and sleeps with us.
Lucy: I’m thankful for a lot of things. That I have my sisters for company. That Mom had me tested and found out I have food allergies. That I get homemade food that I’m not allergic to. That I get to go outside and lay on the carpet on the porch or the grass in the dog lot. And that my Mom and Dad will be home in a few days.
Chia: That’s it for today. Sloppy kisses to everyone…XOXOX Chia, Xena and Lucy
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Tuesday with a good friend.
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Mommy had to get a new flag for the front yard. The old one was all mildewed because of this damp and humid weather. Look what she got…it’s me!
Now you can call us anytime. Your famous flag friend, Xena Schnauzer Princess
Mom Amy’s note: I had Chip – the name I and ChatGPT chose for itself – change the phone number on the flag to post here.
Chia: A BIG thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week of MY BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!
This one was fun to write, since I love, love, love to run, run, run!
My Dad participated
In a race to help sick kids.
He wore pink, as rules stated.
The pink bike was overrated.
My peeps sister got the crud,
So I was her look-alike.
As a team we plowed through mud
And screamed in sheer delight.
As we went we yelled and barked,
We knew we had the lead!
Then looked ’round, no trail was marked.
“We’re lost!” my Dad decreed.
In defeat, we found our way
Back to our starting point.
We didn’t win—but Dad and I
Were the best dressed at the joint!
Xena: You know, Chia, you’ve gotten really good at this. But maybe I should write next week’s…
Chia: Fat chance, sis. It’s MY birthday month.
Xena: You can’t blame a schnauzer for trying. *sigh* So, Tuesday evening it felt like something had stung the paw pad on my front left paw. I held it up and licked and chewed it and limped all evening. Mommy gave me a benedryl, so I slept good all night, and the next morning my paw was ok again. I’m so, so thankful it’s ok and I didn’t have to go to the vet!
Oh, and I WAS thankful for Fritzie. We’ve been playing a lot and he asked me again to be his girl. But when I said no, he started playing with Chia. Now I’m mad at him.
Chia: I’m tired of playing with Fritzie, Xena. You can have him back. Oh yeah, thankfuls. Hmmm…I pulled one of my baskets full of toys off the fireplace seat and have been playing with them. Me and Mom play tug o’ war and keep away. I’m thankful my Mom likes to play with me!
Lucy: I’ve been feeling much more like myself since Mom found out what my allergies are and changed my diet.I greeted everyone at work – especially the Al Anon ladies – with enthusiasm and lots off wags and smiles. I’m so thankful I feel so good again!
Chia: I guess that’s it for today. We’re Lucy, me and Xena wishing you a run-around-the-block and eat all your favorite foods kind of day! XOXOXOX
Chia: A BIG thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week of MY BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!
Here’s the picture and my poem:
I made two new friends and they really like me!
They sniffed me and asked me if I wanted to see
The track where they ran, and I jumped up in glee!
A place I could run without copping a plea!!
They ran and I passed them, but soon they both stopped.
I just kept going til my heart almost popped.
Let’s go take a swim, there’s a pool that’s divine.
My friends were more fun than swiss cheese and red wine!
Later we went out for milk and raw meats.
The cafe was crowded, but we found three seats.
I’ll always remember the best day I ever had.
I’d do it all again tomorrow… and that would make me glad! 🐾
The End
Chia: Wow, I sure wish I had a big track to run on and lots of things to stop and sniff along the way. Even so, I’m still very thankful for my family and all my good friends, like Miss Jentry and Miss Christy and Miss Susan and Aunt Clare and all my great blog friends, too!
Lucy: I’m thankful that Mom had me tested for allergies and took away all the food that was making me feel bad. I have really yummy new food now from Dogs Eat Raw. It’s duck with a few other ingredients that I can eat, too. Mom noticed the difference in me when I went to work with her yesterday. I was much happier and interacted more with all the Al-Anon folks again.
Xena: I’m thankful that the neighbor boys mowed the dog lot this morning while we were at work. And I’m thankful that Mommy ordered some food grade Diatomaceous earth to sprinkle all over it. I can’t wait until it’s in the dog lot, cutting all the little fleas to pieces. They like me best, and I itch and itch and itch when I get bit! Also, because it’s the food grade one, we can still chew on the grass when it starts growing again. Lucy especially likes to do that instead of eating stones.
Wishing a happy an Thankful Thursday to all our friends and friends-to-be. Chi, Lucy and Xena
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Xena: This is a post I started almost a year ago. I forgot about it and Mommy just found it in the not-finished pile. Right now I’m back in the Cone o Honor, but I haven’t had to go to the doctor or get on prescription meds. It’s mostly because of flea bites. I’m allergic to flea bites! And the grass got so high that fleas had decided it was a good place to live until they could hop onto unsuspecting dogs, like all 3 of us. More about why the grass was so high later. For now, here’s my story.
Xena: I was put in the car and forced to go to the vet early Saturday morning. Mommy didn’t have an appointment, but prepared to sit there all day until one of the vets looked at my poor chewed up tummy; the big flakes of dandruff on my chest; my really red eyes; and the crusty bumps from where I chewed my body.
In spite of everything Mommy does for me, I still get allergies starting in September. They haven’t been as bad lately, and are always cleared up by November. November came and went and I was still itchy. Now it’s December and no sign of them abating. (Do you like my new word?) I’ve been having to live with the Cone of Honor around my neck, and I don’t get to chew the itchy spots.
Oh, and Mommy said I smelled bad, too!
Back to my no-appointment vet visit. Seems two of the three vets there called off on Saturday morning and they were booked solid. They wouldn’t even try to fit me in. I thought, “Yay, now we can head home and I won’t have to shake and shiver anymore.” But oh no, Mommy just drove a ways down the street and took me to the emergency animal clinic. I had to start shaking and shivering again.
The people were very nice at the front desk so they could get Mommy’s credit card. Then the nurse, yes, she said she was the nurse, in the room started a new “chart” for me. She wrote down every single supplement I take – Mommy had packed them all in a big baggie and brought them with us. And then, the nurse asked if it was OK to carry me to the back (the dreaded back!) to weigh me and take my temperature. That’s when Mommy intervened for me. She said, “Xena is 8 years old and only had her temperature taken once, back when she was a puppy. She screamed so loud all our eardrums about burst.” The nurse thought a moment and said they could use a thermometer under my arm. So they did. And I didn’t scream. And no one’s eardrums burst.
So, to make a long story shorter, the vet prescribed a medicine called prednisone to get things under control while the other meds kicked in. Then he prescribed a medicine to clear up the yeast and one to clear up the bacterial infection. We got two of the meds there, but had to drive to the Walmart pharmacy with a prescription to get one of the last one.
I thought I would have to wait in the car, but Mommy pulled off my Cone of Honor and carried me in the store and back to the pharmacy. The pharmacist asked if I had ever been there before. (do you think she was serious? Come on, I’m a dog. What was she thinking? Then she asked my name, and Mommy told her “Xena.” Then, she asked my last name. If I wasn’t so stressed out from the vet’s, I would have laughed. But Mommy told her that, and my birthdate and my address where I live and wished I was at right then. However, this was getting really interesting.
She said we could come back for the pills in 20 minutes or wait. Mommy said we would sit on the bench right there and wait. Pretty soon the pharmacist came out to tell us the pills were ready, and it had only been about half that long! At the window to get my pills, the lady there set a prescription bottle down for us. It was filled with dog treats! Then she gave Mommy the medicine bottle (filled with medicine) and we were able to go home.
The meds worked and I stopped itching and the yeast is going away and the bacteria infection is pretty much gone. I hate this time of year!
Well, that was my post from last year that never got published ’til now. I’m thankful I don’t have a yeast or bacterial infection this year…just flea bites….
Love, Xena Itchy Schnauzer Warrior
Chia: A BIG thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week!!! It’s now my birthday month. We celebrate on the 4th of July, probably cause I’m a firecracker, BOL! Even so, I’m sweet and loving and really smart. I’m even the favorite of three of Mom’s friends. Mom hosted “Girls’ Night” last Thursday, and Miss Jentry came. I was over the moon excited to see her!! I hope she comes back this week. Anyhow, those are my thankfuls, and no, Xena, I don’t have to start them by saying, “I’m thankful that…”
I get to do the picture poems this month, so here we go! *wiggling all over*
They say that happiness comes from things
That money cannot buy.
A comfy couch, a faithful friend,
A lazy summer sky.
Gus stretches out from end to end,
Without a care or fuss.
While Chia claims a little space
While cuddling close with Gus.
No words are shared, no plans are made,
No grand adventures start.
Just quiet trust and side-by-side—
The language of the heart.
Lord, thank You for these simple gifts,
Sometimes that’s all we need.
So hold close these friendships dear,
No matter what your breed.
Chia: This picture of me with this big red dog reminded me of snuggling with Riley. I usually slowly slipped down off the top of the couch to lay on his back. He never minded. Hmm, I just realized how much I miss that big boy. I’m thankful he was in my life for over four of my almost six years.
Xena: I’m thankful my Daddy came home from In Dee Anna last Sunday.
Chia: Me too! Me too! Me too! He’s my very favorit’me person after Miss J of my almost six entry!
Lucy: I’m thankful that the workmen found the water leak in the front yard. It was on the water pipe partway down our yard. And I heard that something strange happened. All that water made the septic line (I learned that it is where all the water coming back out of the house goes, as well as other gross things) anyhow, the septic line burst and between the two lines breaking, our whole front yard was what Mom not so fondly called a swamp. So was the street in front of our yard. This went on for about two months until a plumber finally found the problem. The plumber and his dad dug up half the yard and fixed the water leak. They’re supposed to come back next week to fix the septic line. The yard has already dried up! No wonder Mom and Dad’s every other month water bill went from under $30 to over $200! Pretty soon, after all the digging and fixing’s done, we’ll all be able to run around the front yard again!
Chia: Lots of love to everyone and Happy 250th Birthday to our country (on my birthday!!) I’m thankful that the workmen found the water leak in the front yard. It was on the water pipe partway down our yard. And I heard that something strange happened. All that water made the septic line (I learned that it is where all the water coming back out of the house goes, as well as other gross things) anyhow, the septic line burst and between the two lines breaking, our whole front yard was what Mom not so fondly called a swamp. So was the street in front of our yard. This went on for about two months until a plumber finally found the problem. The plumber and his dad dug up half the yard and fixed the water leak. They’re supposed to come back next week to fix the septic line. The yard has already dried up! No wonder Mom and Dad’s every other month water bill went from under $30 to over $200! Pretty soon, after all the digging and fixing’s done, we’ll all be able to run around the front yard again!
Chia: Lots of love to everyone and Happy 250th Birthday to our country (on my birthday!!)
A BIG thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week!
Xena: This is the last Thursday of my Birthday Month. I am so thankful that so many of you stuck with me, reading my previous birthday posts and also about me! It makes me feel loved…almost as much as when Mommy baby-holds me or gives me extra yummy food and treats!.
Today’s picture is a fun one again. Hope you like it, cause next week starts my sis Chia’s birthday month. Who knows what she’s gonna come up with on Thursdays, BOL!
Excuse me sir, but you must awake.
You’re causing the whole jet to shake.
I’m being nice, don’t make me bark.
Or the guy behind you might jump and fart.
I’ll get the pilot who was once a bouncer;
His name is Yogi and he’s got brown fur.
I hope you have wings, cause you’ll soon fly
From plane to earth, through the blue sky.
Well, that didn’t work, he’s still asleep.
Try relaxing, big guy, and counting sheep.
Or hang on tight, cause we’ll soon land.
And you’ll have fun on Hawaii’s white sand.
The End
Chia: That was a good last poem for your birthday month, Xena. I can’t wait to see the picture for next week. I’m gonna do a great poem. It’ll be just a coupla days before the 4th of July, so I bet there’ll be firecrackers in the picture. I’m thankful that Mom makes us special treats for our birthday. Xena’s applesauce bars were good…I wonder what kind I’ll get! And I’m glad my Dad will be back from In Dee Anna this Saturday night. I’ve had to have Mom hold me instead of my Dad. The only problem with that is I have to wait for Xena to get off of her…
Lucy: I’m thankful that Mom found me all kinds of food and treats that I can eat, now that we know my allergies…soft all natural duck from We Feed Raw, and dried treats like elk, bison and venison!
All: Hoping everyone remembers to be thankful today for the blessings in their lives! We are!!
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Me and Mommy are finally home from work and had our supper. So now we can show you some pictures and videos from yesterday of my ninth birthday. No more flashbacks, these are here and now!
I got to eat some of Lucy’s new Duck meat (from “We Feed Raw”) for breakfast, and it was good! Then, after Mommy got back from church, we all went to the Greenway. At first I thought we would walk the trails, but Mommhy surprised us. We all went into the small dog area of the dog park. There’s a LOT of room there to run and bark and race the bigger dogs on the other side of the fence. It was fun watching Chia race them…she even won a lot of the time! Here are some pictures and videos of our time there.
My feet and legs got covered in damp dirt, so when I got home…
Later I also got groomed. *sigh*
Mommy baked me cookie bars with applesauce in them, and we all got some of those throughout the day. Thomas the Mailman even gave me one at work today. (Mommy thinks I don’t know that she slyly hands them to him.) He looked shocked when Mommy told him I turned nine yesterday. He said I didn’t look a day over seven!
After we recovered from the heat of the park, we all got treat puzzles to work.
Oh, and sometime during the day Mommy unpacked what she got at the new doggie store in town. It’s called Hollywood Feed. Look at this!
Can you believe this?! And Lucy and I can eat all of these things. None of them are on the “banned” list cause of our allergies!! And they’re all yummy, yummy delicious, too!!
Thanks, friends, for well, for being my friends and staying in touch with me.
Xena Schnauzer 9-year-old Princess
Xena: Today I decided instead of running a 5th birthday post, I’ll let you see ask you to look at my “About Xena” page. Tomorrow’s my birthday, and I can’t wait to find out what my Mommy has planned. My Daddy left yesterday to go to In Dee Anna to visit his elderly mother again. He’s going to stay with my Aunt Bobby and Uncle Dennis, who live on a hobby farm. It’s soooo much fun to run around there! In fact, I’ve heard rumors that we’re ALL going there this fall.
Anyhow, I’ll be back as soon as I can with pictures and a report on my 9th birthday (tomorrow).
Lots of love and *wags* Xexe (Lucy’s behind me in the kitchen, isn’t she?)
Once again, thanks for joining us on Flashbacks for my birthday week. This was from June, 2021.
It’s my birthday and I’ll bark if I want to, bark if I want to, bark if I want to…
Two people for me to bark at already stopped by the house today. I wonder how many more I’ll get to bark at before we quietly go to bed at the end of my special day.
I started the morning with a nice bowl of cauliflower and cubed deer steak with a topping of finely ground eggshells (for calcium), a squirt of krill oil (to lube me all over), and a dollop of tumeric paste (for allergies). Yummmmmmy!
Then Mommy and Daddy took me for a cooler-than-later morning walk through the neighborhood. Well, Lucy and Chia went too, but I know it was specially for me today. (Riley was still in bed.) When we got back I got my legs and face rinsed off to help keep away the allergies, then played with Chia for awhile before we all settled into our post-brekkies naps. I woke up with all my stuffies wishing me a happy birthday!
Oscar the Schnauzer: We’ve been in hiding since Chia arrived. But our best friend Xena is worth taking a chance for. We love you, Xena! Happy Birthday!
That’s when I got a birthday present – a new member of the stuffie family.
I think he’s a lemer. He’s really soft and cuddly. I might call him Jim. Or Tom. Or Larry. Larry the Lemer. Has kind of a ring to it, doesn’t it?
Then Chia showed up again. She plowed her way through my stuffies like they were celebrating her! Her first victim, er, choice was Chippy, probably ’cause he was out front.
After tickling him and throwing him across the room, she played with Eleephont and dug out two balls and a bone and finally retrieved Chippy and settled down on the couch with me.
Later me and Mommy are going to work on our Freestyle. I’m learning to run over to a pole and touch it with my nose, and then get a treat tossed to me. Then I run back to Mommy and get another treat. This stuff is soooo easy, but I still insist on getting paid. I’m also learning to do pivots with Mommy – I mostly just march in place with my front feet and move around in a circle with my back feet. We do that until Mommy gets dizzy and almost falls over, BOL.
First, though, I get to chose which tuna steak I want for supper. That little blue sticker on the package says fresh caught.
Mmmm, I think I’ll take this one, and Lucy can have the other one. Chia eats kibble, so no sharing with her. Mommy, can we give her just a bite, do you think that’s ok? OK, we’ll offer it and if she doesn’t want it, well, it won’t go to waste.
I am the four-year-old Xena Schnauzer Princess Warrior *woof* *woof*
A BIG thanks to Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the great picture every week! Did I mention that this is my birthday month? That’s why I’m getting to do all the poems in June! Here we go!
I, the schnauzer, was left to care for these twins.
Their folks shut the door, and thus it begins.
I ran to their toy box and brought them some toys.
But nothing I did could please these wee boys.
I thought, hey, a cartoon! That’s just the ticket.
But which one to watch, that’s the sticky wicket.
I scrolled and I thought, I really should know…
And then I found it! The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Joshie got scared at some of the violent stunts,
But Johnny just laughed when Ren died all at once.
I finally jumped down and laid in their laps.
That’s all they needed to drift into their naps.
Next time the folks are going out on the town.
Don’t look for the schnauzer, I won’t be around!
The End
Xena: Just so y’all know, I wouldn’t really babysit. Angel Riley absolutely loved toddlers and little kids, but they scare me. I’m thankful that we don’t have any in our house.
Chia: I’m thankful that Mom’s been taking me on some car rides. I just wish I got to go to the church, too. I want to meet Jesus.
Xena: You don’t meet Jesus at church, you just…
Lucy: Give it up. Xena, Chia doesn’t understand.
Chia: You two just want Him all for yourselves!
The Mom (interceding): Chia, every time someone is kind to you, you’ve met Jesus. His Spirit lives in all of us, we just have to show it to others in our actions and our words.
Chia: Uh, can I still go to work with you?
The Mom: I’ll let you know when you can go.
Lucy: I’m thankful that Mom sent some of my spit and fur to Glacier Peak Holistics. We got the results of my Pet Intolerance Test, and now we know at least some of the stuff that was wrong with me. Among other things, I’m allergic to beef, and “sensitive” to lamb and pork. I’m also allergic to cod, mussels, salmon, shellfish and trout. I’m allergic to mushrooms and potatoes and sensitive to sweet potatoes, tomatoes, amnd turnips. There’s a few more, but those are the main ones. Oh, I can’t have any more nectarines, either. I have a few “environmental” allergies too. I’ve had to stop taking four of my supplements because of my allergies. This week I’ve experinced a big change in my diet. I’ve been getting raw chicken, some with the bone in it, and chicken liver. This week Mom’s gonna look for some bison and goat for me to eat, too. Thankfully, I can still eat the turkey Ollie’s food.
Chia: That reminds me, I’m thankful that I’ll get to eat all the Ollie’s beef and pork packets that Xena can’t eat and you can’t eat anymore. 😄(They don’t make smiley faces for dogs.)
We all are ready for our nap now, so have a good rest of the week, and eat everything you can while you can! XOXOX Lucy, Xena and Chia
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Xena: I hope you are enjoying these flashbacks *wags* This one was from June 2020.
Well, it turns out that I didn’t get to go anywhere with Mommy today. She left early with a cooler packed with ice bricks, and I saw Daddy packing her lunch. She said bye to me and Lucy and that she would be back, like she always does, just in case we think she is leaving for good.
Me and Lucy and Chippie played for a while until Daddy came upstairs from his basement office and asked what was going on.
By then, we all were worn out. Does that mean I’m getting old?
After we got kefirred at noon (that’s what it’s called when we get served our kefir at lunchtime), we went out on our new porch so we could hang out while we waited for Mommy to come home.
Me and Lucy played chase across the porch, not even slowing for the doggie door. We made a full circle of the yard before we slipped through the door again and onto the porch. I turned and ran back out before realizing that Luce the Deuce, er, Lucy wasn’t chasing me anymore. When I stuck my head in to peek, I realized it was a trap! Just look at Lucy’s tail! She was ready to spring on me! I turned and ran and off we went. We played so hard that once again we fell down exhausted.
87 hours later Mommy got home, and all she carried upstairs from the car was some groceries from Trader Joe’s. With my most excellent ears, I heard her ask Daddy to unload the rest into the downstairs freezer.
“I’m dreaming of a tripe birthday,
Not like the ones I’ve had before.
Where the innards glisten
And Lucy listens
To hear if we might be getting more…”
This is Xena Schnauzer Warrior Princess, one day away from 3 years old, with this stupid, revised Christmas song stuck in my head.
Hey, you guessed it. I’m continuing my birthday week throw back posts. This one is from when I turned two years old in June of 2019.
Hi there. Well, we’re back from our visit and I panted and shook in the car some on the way home but mostly I slept on Mommy’s lap while Daddy drove. It’s a good thing Daddy was driving ’cause Mommy was sleeping, too. We meant to leave early, but first the folks went to Sunday school and church together and then they went out to eat at Moby Dicky’s Restaurant in Hendersonville near the church they had gone to. Then, when they got back to us, everyone was sleepy, so the guys took a nap while Mom and Aunty Jen curled up on the couch with me and Morty. Ella and Lucy took turns getting on the couch with us cause there wasn’t room for everyone. Anyhow, that’s why we didn’t get home until 9:00 at night and why me and Lucy didn’t get any supper. Grrr. That’s the sound our tummy’s made all night.
Morty and I are still the same size. I think I could take him in a fair fight, but I keep getting yelled at when I chase and bark at him. Hey, he grunted at me first!
Outside, Morty always kept his nose in the grass.
My Uncle Bill held me whenever I asked him to. He’s a good schnauzer holder. And I ran and ran in their big back yard. I got Lucy to chase me, too. She got too hot and would start to chase me when I asked her to, then stand back and let me run the big circle by myself.
You know what else happened while we were gone? Why Lucy didn’t want me to blog about us being there? Like Mommy told her, “If you don’t want Xena to tell everyone, then don’t do it in front of her.” Have you guessed?
Yep! Her and Achilles played kissie face. It was pretty disgusting. They kept licking each other’s tongues and mouth and sometimes Achilles would walk past her and give her a quick kiss. I think my sister’s in love.
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