The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I should have known that today was going to be a Terrible Day when I woke up and JK was grumpy and said that she felt sick. I don't like it when my people are sick, and it makes me mopey. So we got off to a sad start.

But then it got worse.

We went outside, and the wind was blowing SO HARD that it blew my sideways down the pavement. I stumbled a little bit, and had to catch myself from falling. I wanted to go for a long walk but it was just too uncomfortable and windy. We went on a medium walk instead, and I was cold and disappointed.

And then I was unhappy all day because Mr. Wolf was gone and JK spent the day packing up all of our stuff into boxes. Like this:

We are moving to a warm new place, so there is a lot of work to do before the movers come. JK listened to music and put things in boxes. I like the way our apartment looked before she did all the boxes. It was nice the way it used to be.

So I didn't like the boxes part. But that was not even the worst of it. I went up to JK and let her know that I wanted to go outside, so she put on my leash and we went for a loooooong walk to the building in our neighborhood where people will cut dogs' claws and give them baths and things. Luckily, JK never takes me there to get a bath, only to get my claws clipped. I don't really like it, but it is not terrible. USUALLY.

Today there were different workers there, and they didn't seem to know what they were doing. They were a little strange with me while they were clipping my nails, and then when they were finished, they lowered the table closer to the ground and told me to go ahead and jump down from the table. But they had forgotten to take the neck strap off of me, so when I jumped, I was dangling by my neck!! The workers grabbed me and helped me back up to the table, but JK was REALLY angry and I could tell she was trying to keep from yelling angry words at the workers. I was scared for a moment, but I was not hurt. JK was trembling and carried me for a little while until we got outside. Then she called Mr. Wolf's mom. Mr. Wolf's mom is a people doctor, and JK talked with her, and she told JK how to check and make sure my neck was OK. And it was.

But GEEZ! What a day.

I deserve a nap.

Thanksgiving! Food!

Happy Thanksgiving Blog Friends!

Mr. Wolf and JK and I celebrated Thanksgiving with Mr. Wolf's family this year. I could tell it was going to be a good night because I could smell all the delicious food when we arrived! JK made me a little plate of the person food, and I was so excited I pushed the plate around on the floor to lick up every little bit.

JK made me a plate

It was a special, fancy Thanksgiving plate and it had turkey, potatoes, green beans, and squash for me to eat.

I ate the turkey first

And then I had to sleep it off.

We hope you all got to celebrate Thanksgiving with your family and your friends, and that you got to share lots of tasty food! JK and Mr. Wolf talked about all the things that they are thankful for. I am thankful for lots of food, for JK and Mr. Wolf, for a warm safe place to live, and lots of toys and friends and treats. And I'm thankful for my blog friends! I know that not all dogs have so many great things. It is good to be thankful.

Of course, what Thanksgiving Food Blog Story would be complete without some ratings?

Food: Thanksgiving Dinner!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Cheesy Treats
Highlights: Special food for a special day, fancy plate, warm turkey and mashed potatoes
Problems: No cheese on my dinner plate, too many green beans and not enough turkey. And Thanksgiving is only once a year.

Modeling My New Vest (for Jane)

JK has lots of friends whose names begin with the "J" sound. One of her J friends is named Judi, and Judi's daughter's name is Jane. And Judi told JK that Jane would like to see a picture of me in my winter vest, and since I do look quite handsome in my vest, I agreed to take a picture for the blog.

JK says that this vest makes me look like a caterpillar, and then Mr. Wolf said "No! A dogerpillar!" and they laughed. Sometimes my people are kind of embarrassing.

It has already gotten pretty cold here, so I thought that the dreaded winter coat would come out of the box soon, but JK says that I will not need the winter coat this year because we are all going to move together someplace warm called North Carolina. I hear that there are no sidewalks there, though, so I'm not sure how I will like it. Do you think people will leave burritos and cake and lasagna on the ground in our new neighborhood like they do in Rogers Park?

If they do, I will tell you about it on the blog. And if they don't, then I'll put our new address on the blog so you can send me some sidewalk food. I might starve to death without it.

Gingerbread Medicine

Mr. Wolf isn't feeling well. He has been sitting on the couch, relaxing and drinking tea. And I have been sitting with him, relaxing but not drinking tea. I nestle into his knees and keep one eye open in case any tasty food appears.

What? JK sat down with a cookie?? Right next to MEEEE?

I see you are eating a cookie. And it does not have chocolate on it!

JK brought a cookie to Mr. Wolf too, to make him feel better and they each gave me a nibble:

Hoooray!

Yum! That was a delicious gingery cookie!

Food: Gingerbread Cookie

Rating: 3 out of 5 Cheesy Treats

Highlights: Crunchy, tasty, nice and spicy. Bonus points for lots of crumbs to eat off of the couch.

Problems: The samples only came in tiny nibble sizes, no cheese, not very sweet.

Me and Boyd

See that silly looking tangle of brown fur next to me on the pillow? That is Boyd. He is my new soft friend. He is supposed to look like an ostrich or something, so JK and Mr. Wolf called him "Bird" for a while. But since everything in our house eventually gets a silly name, they started calling him Boyd instead.

I love Boyd. I love to tear his eyes off of his head, I love to thrash him around in my mouth, I love to bite and bite and bite his stomach and make him make the SQUEAK! sound. But I will never do those things when JK has her camera out. I will only sit nicely next to him and try to look shy. JK knows that as soon as she puts her camera away, I will go back to trying to violently tear him to shreds.