Congratulations to Rima

Today I got to go to graduation up at CCI (or as Auntie Mum calls it "the mothership").  My human friends Sondra and Tom had a dog named Rima (I never met her).  Turns out Rima graduated today so we went to hug everyone and cheer Rima on. 

Her graduate is really cool and funny....It must be awesome to have a graduate....Guess I'll just have to wait and see if the humans decide to give me a graduate....

It was hard for Mum to take pictures as we were sitting way in the back...But kudos to her for trying.  Did I mention that I got to sit next to Navigator (or "Gator" to his friends).  He is a very handsome black lab who found me particularly interesting (who can blame him?).  We also saw Jim and Cletus..And of course my BFF Uncle Ken who was taking photos...He didn't take any of me....Note to self:   Tell Uncle Ken I am very photogenic and he needs to photograph me because I need a portfolio in case this service dog gig doesn't work out.  I'm already sending out resumes to Lands End and Eddie Bauer  I thought of Field and Stream but I'm not really into hunting.  Ah oh I strayed off point here...So back to graduation.   Congratulations to Rima...I wish you the best in your new career as a service dog.  Your Mum, Dad, and Jazz will miss you but you were meant to be with your graduate.....

 

Happy Birthday Weekend Granny

Today we took the day off and surprised Granny with a walking tour of Coronado (its kind of an island off San Diego)  It really is a penninsula but who cares as it feels and looks like an island.  We met up with our group at the mural which represents the tent city which was set up near the Coronado Hotel in the 1800s for people who couldn't afford to stay at the hotel but still wanted to vacation.

No wonder Coronado is so cool as its all about vacations.  We started walking around town.  Our tour guide was telling us all about the town...I tried to listen carefully in case there was a test at the end.

Our first stop was a Mexican restaurant....I do love my Mexican food but alas, I was put under the table.  I did manage to do some serious snuggling with Tio.

Then we headed off to star park which had a lot of flags and canons...

I posed in front of a Marine decal in honor of my  Grandpa Jim.

After touring the park we kept going on our tour.  Elvis apparently is not dead and lives in Coronado...Who knew?

Coronado is a quirky place and they apparently allow livestock to run wild.  My Auntie Celeste lives in Coronado...I'll have to ask her about the cows as I wouldn't think they would be happy living without a lot of grass...But what do I know as I'm certainly not a cow expert.

Our next stop was a cafe and we had pizza and salad.....Again, I can't attest to the food as I was under the table.

We walked some more and learned even more stuff about San Diego.  Our next stop was a oil and vinegar shop....The staff was so nice and they even brought out special homemade ice cream with chocolate vinegar with a candle for Granny.   We all sang happy birthday..........

Then it was time for our last stop...A wine shop.  I sat with Granny while Mum, Tio, and Auntie Mum shopped.  Then we went in the back room for some wine tasting....Yummy...I found the wine and truffles very good although I needed to rest before we headed out again as I knew it was going to be a long walk back to the car.

After walking for all those hours, I was happy to finally be given the car command so I could get some sleep and rest my weary paws.

It was a great way to start out the Birthday weekend.

Superbowl Sunday

Today my friends Ora and Cheryl (and of course Bill) came over to play.  Ora and I shared a toy and behaved quite nicely.  No one yelled at either of us or corrected us on bad behavior...Whew....

Bill was not as lucky and Sir H.... a lot got "benched" several times

It had been quite a while since we all got together so there was some serious dancing to be had.

While Bill and Ora danced, I went in the pool just to make everyone back East feel a bit sad about their cold weather.

Bill also went in to cool off every now and then.

Before we knew it, everyone had to head out to get ready for the superbowl.

I hope everyone enjoys the day....So sorry New England but these things happen..

Saturday

On Saturday I got to be Teddy's babysitter while Auntie Mum,  Tio, and Granny went out to lunch with friends. Seems that the friends might not like Teddy or his talking so he came over to stay with Mum and me....Who wouldn't like Teddy?  A mystery to me since he is my BFY.  Tio brought Teddy's bed with him...How long was this guy staying with us?  I checked and they didn't bring his food or his jammies so I figured he'd be gone by nightfall.  After playing for a while I needed a nap, so I hunkered down on Teddy's bed.

I now understand that Goldilocks story.  It was difficult to get comfortable in the bed.  I remember just last year I was able to sleep quite nicely in this bed but now????

Teddy laughed at me from a distance.  Come on little guy just drop on down to the floor......

That's a good boy now don't look over your shoulder as I'm right behind you............

Pedro checks in

My brother Pedro checked in to say hi and to let everyone know that he's hanging at the superbowl....How cool is that?  Apparently they have a lot of animals there and because Pedro is 72lbs, even the big ones don't scare him.

He really got into the spirit of things and even the crowds didn't phase him.

I hope he doesn't lose his ticket to the game hanging around like this.

He looks so mature...Its hard to believe that we are the same age...

He lives in the middle part of the country so wonder who he is cheering for since both teams are East Coast teams.

It doesn't even look very cold....oh wait a second.....Is that snow that he's sitting in?????

What a good sport he is for his humans as I'm sure his little behind was getting a bit frosty....I hope they at least let him romp around in the white stuff.

Saturday

We were still celebrating Mum and Auntie Mum's birthdays which were earlier this month but the celebration ended on Saturday with dinner.....We had to end because Granny's birthday is coming up and we certainly can't overlap celebrations.  We took a nice walk before dinner.

Hung out with some guys who were listening to Bob Hope jokes.

They seemed to enjoy the show although they were a pretty quiet bunch.

Then I decided to do some tree climbing......I was trying to hide from the humans......

But they were pretty smart and found me very easily.

Then it was into the restaurant for dinner....I kept waiting for someone to drop something on the ground for me to snack on but unfortunately my humans are very neat eaters.

It was a good night even if my brother and BFY didn't get to go.

Teddy and OP

This morning Tio dropped Teddy aka the Beast from the East off at my house "to play"....Oh boy....  After he got all his yippy yappy out of the way, he went outside....Silly dog couldn't figure out how to get back in.  Hey just walk over the threshold... Who says little dogs are smart?

He decided to stay outside so I ventured out with a caution from Mum....Teddy is not a toy...Do not scare Teddy..Do not smack Teddy...Do not throw Teddy in the pool..Blah Blah Blah....What is he made of glass? But in order to avoid any nasty repercussions from Mum and Granny I just stalked him.

Mum left us alone for a while but then Teddy figured out how to get back in the house through the OPEN DOOR.....What a rocket scientist I have for a cousin.  He quickly landed on the couch and stuck his tongue out a me...mocking me......Note to self:  Do not fall prey to the mocking it will only get you in trouble....

I waited patiently for him to land on the floor....Once he was on the floor he would be mine..........

He didn't move other than to continue to taunt me.....I willed him to fall off the couch.

Hey what do you know?  It worked.  I thought of smacking him across the room but my inner voice kept telling me to be cool.

Since I didn't do anything bad to him turns out he likes me...Go figure.  We played outside and also ran around the house in utter silence (well other than the rugs flying across the floor).  Mum put on the football game and I'm just sitting around with Zena warrior zebra and Teddy is thinking of taking a snooze.

Who knew we could be friends?  From this point forward Teddy will be known as my BFY (best friend Yorkie)