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<title>A Day In the Life of the Fizzy</title>
<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy</link>
<description>Dogster diary for the dog Fizzy</description>
<language>en</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Fizzy &amp; Dogster</copyright>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:33:51 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Oh Hi!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/827574</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hiya, pups!  It's been a while since my last diary!  See, May is a super busy time in Momma and Dadd ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hiya, pups!  It's been a while since my last diary!  See, May is a super busy time in Momma and Daddy's lives, cause there's tons of birthdays and Mother's Day and communion parties and planting the garden and blah blah blah.  So MY computer time has been cut way short.  WAY short.  That's ok, though.  Momma says the school is winding down and pretty soon she'll be home with me for summer vacation!  WOO HOO!  I LOVE me some summer vacation!  Momma says the days of school left are in the teens.  I don't do numbers, but Momma says it feels like there's a gazillion years to go, so it must be a long time.

I'm going on my own summer vacation again this year to Grammy's house when Momma and Daddy go swimming with the sharks in the South Carolina place.  I miss them while they're gone, but BOY do I get spoiled at Grammy and Pap Pap's house!  So many snuggles and hugs and kisses and walks and romps in the yard and my best good friend Natalie comes to visit and play...plus Grammy sneaks me a little more treats than Momma does!  BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ACHOOOOOO!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/824399</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I've been hearing lots of ACHOOOOOOOOOOs lately, pups.  It's finally sort of spring around here, and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been hearing lots of ACHOOOOOOOOOOs lately, pups.  It's finally sort of spring around here, and with spring comes Momma and Daddy's allergies.  Daddy cut the grass for the first time in forever last week, and I've been a good helper by eating the bunches of grass left behind.  I have a green beard and everything!  Tee hee!  Momma is not amused.  She says it makes her allergies worse to have me licking her face with a beard full of grass.  Hmph.

In other news, Momma has friends coming over again on Saturday to talk about yarn and string and stuff.  That lady is bringing her baby again, and guess what?  I get to go to Grammy's house to sit on a different baby!!  Wait...that's not right...what was it again, Momma?  OOOOOOOh...I'm going to Grammy's to be babysat.  BOL!  I barked so much at that lady's baby last time that Momma's giving me the boot.  That's ok, I love Grammy and Pap Pap.  AND, when Momma's friends go home, all my Aunties and Uncles and my best good friend Natalie and Joshie are coming over for a birthday party for my Auntie Donna!  It's gonna be the best day EVER!

Thank you to everyone who sent me presents for my Diary Pick today!  I love all my pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's My Birthday!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/823813</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:43:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's my birthday, pups, and all of you have made it SO special!  I've gotten so many presents it's C ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's my birthday, pups, and all of you have made it SO special!  I've gotten so many presents it's CRAZY!  Even my VET sent me a birthday card!  And you know what's the best part about it?  Momma stayed home with me today!  SHE says it's cause she had the urka gurkas last night, but I know it's really cause I'm the birthday boy.

Thank you to all my wonderful pals!  I love you all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers Please</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/823607</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:44:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma is sad tonight, pups.  One of her students is very very sick, and has been in and out of the h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is sad tonight, pups.  One of her students is very very sick, and has been in and out of the hospital and ICU since late February.  Momma can't give any details cause of privacy laws, but do you pups and your peeps mind including him in your prayers?  She can't say his name, but please...he's not doing very well...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP Needed!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/822601</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 15:50:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Most of you pups know Ebby and Ceeley, right pups?  Ebby is my sweet sweet Valentine, and I haven't  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Most of you pups know Ebby and Ceeley, right pups?  Ebby is my sweet sweet Valentine, and I haven't heard from her or Ceeley in a while, so I wrote them a note, cause I was getting worried.  Turns out their Paw Paw is sick with the nasty c-word and Auntie has been busy taking care of him, so she hasn't been able to help the pups update their diaries!!  Paw Paw needs our prayers and POP!!  So let's band together, pups, and send up all the prayers and POP we can muster so that Paw Paw gets better real soon!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HEY!  That's MY Couch!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/822599</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 14:52:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Grammy came over today, pups, and she brought Thumper with her.  Thumper is Grammy's mini schnauzer, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy came over today, pups, and she brought Thumper with her.  Thumper is Grammy's mini schnauzer, for those who don't know.  Anyhow, Thumper isn't a very good visitor.  He likes when people come to his house, not going out.  Well, there he was, roaming around the living room, when he lifted his leg and peed on my couch!!  MY COUCH!!  Grammy started screaming, Daddy picked him up and threw him outside, and Momma was just laughing and laughing.  

I did NOT think it was funny.  Neither did Grammy.  She said she was very embarrassed.  I wasn't embarrassed, I'm just mad that he tried to claim my couch as his!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oops.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/821636</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:15:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy Easter, pups!  Once again, the Dogster gift shop is too much for Momma to use correctly.  So y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Easter, pups!  Once again, the Dogster gift shop is too much for Momma to use correctly.  So you probably all got 2 Easter baskets from us...lol.  That's ok, that's just more treats for everyone, right?  Right!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hi Pals!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/821384</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:05:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi, pups!  I know I haven't been on here much lately!  I've been SUPER BUSY, cause it's spring now,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi, pups!  I know I haven't been on here much lately!  I've been SUPER BUSY, cause it's spring now, even though it's snowed more in the spring this year than in the winter BOL!  

Spring means Pap Pap's birthday, where I get to go run around Grammy's house and play with Natalie, my best good friend.  

Spring also mean bunnies!!!  BUNNY POOH!!  My favorite treat!  Momma says that's gross, but I don't care.

Spring also means BIRDIES!  Birdies to chase and bark at!  Birdies mean baby birdies, too.  I wonder if I'll find any baby birdies in the yard again this year.

And spring of course means Easter.  When I get to be a social butterfly and go visiting to Grammy and Thumper's house!!  I can't wait!

I hope every pup has a wonderful Easter (if your family celebrates it) and don't eat any chocolate bunnies!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm A-OK!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/819824</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:18:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>You were right, pups.  I DID go to the vet yesterday!  But it was ok.  The worst part was standing o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You were right, pups.  I DID go to the vet yesterday!  But it was ok.  The worst part was standing on the table.  Why do they make them so slippery?!?!  Anywoof, the vet loves me and says I'm so handsome and that I have beautiful eyelashes *blushes*  Oh, and I'm healthy, too BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Where Am I Going?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/819590</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:24:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma says we're going for a car ride tomorrow, pups, but she won't tell me where we're going, which ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says we're going for a car ride tomorrow, pups, but she won't tell me where we're going, which makes me suspicious.  She'd tell me if we were going someplace good, like either Grammy's houses or to get my hairs cut or my Auntie Cole's house.  Then she told Daddy that if he gets home before her tomorrow he needs to get a stool sample.  Hm.

Now where do you think I'm going that we need to take a chair with us?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>YUMMY!!!  And Oops...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/818518</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:20:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got into trouble tonight, pups.  Momma bought this thing of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...it looks  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got into trouble tonight, pups.  Momma bought this thing of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...it looks like a candy bar that you can break off chunks to eat instead of the round cups.  Anywoof, Momma ate some of it, and for some reason she put it down on the floor by her chair.  She said she obviously wasn't thinking.  She went upstairs to do some crafty fun time stuff, and when she went to the bathroom to clean off a paintbrush, she heard a crinkling sound.

She came running downstairs, and there I was with the bar, licking my lips!  Momma panicked, cause she knows dogs aren't supposed to eat chocolate.  She looked at it and saw that I had eaten about 1 piece.  She sort of sighed and shook her finger at me.  And then she threw the rest away!!  Noooooo!  Not my chocolate!!!!!

She looked it up on the Interwebs, and since I only ate one piece, she figures I ate about a half an ounce of chocolate, and most of that was peanut butter.  She's not too worried, but she's obviously keeping an eye on me in case I get super sick.  But she knows a lot of pups who have eaten chocolate that have been fine.  Grammy's old schnauzer, Boomer, once ate an entire chocolate bunny on Easter!  And the solid kind, too, not the hollow kind!  He had some dia-rears, but otherwise he was fine.

Sorry Momma...but it's YOUR fault for leaving chocolate on the floor!!

Note from Momma:  I'm an idiot.  I have NO idea what I was thinking.  I'm normally so careful about leaving food around since Fizzy can't have any, but CHOCOLATE???  Oy...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Sick House!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/817896</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:33:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>There's so much sickness in this house, pups!  So much, that Momma barely even realized that I was a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's so much sickness in this house, pups!  So much, that Momma barely even realized that I was a Diary Pick, TWICE!!

First, Daddy got the urka gurkas REAL BAD Sunday night.  Oh it was gross, pups...Momma begged him to close the bathroom door cause it was grossing her out.  He had the urka gurkas all day yesterday and some of today.  Momma was about to take him to the vet cause she was worried that he was dee-hi-dre-tamatated.  But he was able to drink some funky juice that's supposed to make him feel better, so she didn't make him go.  Hmph.  Every time *I* have the urka gurkas I have to go to the vet...

Then Momma came home today sneezing and sneezing and sneezing.  She sounds funny, too, and she's been blowing her nose tons.  I keep hoping she drops a dirty Kleenex, cause those are fun toys, but so far, no luck.

So with all the sickness Momma didn't get a chance to help me write a diary.  Plus I've been working hard to take care of my peeps (and stay out of time out!!)  But now she can help me, even though her eyes are so yucky she can barely see to type.  But thanks for all the fun rosettes and pictures and stuff, pals.  You make a pup feel real special!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Time Out!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/817562</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:16:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got put into time out TWO TIMES today, pups!  Momma had some friends over to do crafty fun times t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got put into time out TWO TIMES today, pups!  Momma had some friends over to do crafty fun times together where they talk about dumb things like yarn and glue and beads, and one of them just had a baby, and she brought him with her.  Now pups, I LOVE babies.  I love to sniff them and lick them and stare at them.  Babies. Are. Awesome.  But I don't like it when they cry.  I get upset and try to protect them.  And I bark and whine at whoever is holding that baby until they let me see that it's ok.  Well, his Momma was feeding him, and that baby was making baby noises, and I just started barking and barking and barking like CRAZY.  So Momma picked me up and dumped me in Daddy's office and shut the door on me!!!  But...but...I was trying to help the baby!  He was making noises!!!!

Once baby was done eating, Momma let me out.  Baby started to get what Momma called fussy, and ZOMG BARK BARK BARK!!!  I'll take care of you, baby!!!!  Next thing I knew, I was being dumped in Daddy's office again.  But MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.  She didn't let me out again until it was time for me to eat.  Once I ate she dumped me outside.  Baby's Momma was putting him in his kennel to go home, and baby didn't like that.  He started to cry and cry and cry, and I stood at the door and barked and barked and barked.  I'll rescue you, baby!!!  Momma said the noise level was unbearable.  

Once baby left I was fine.  All the other ladies said they couldn't believe I was the same dog that barked like crazy at baby.  I was just trying to protect him...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Sorry</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/816514</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:12:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I'm sorry I didn't send any pups boxes of chocolate that were free in the gift store yesterday, pups ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm sorry I didn't send any pups boxes of chocolate that were free in the gift store yesterday, pups.  Momma really meant to help me, but she had one of them sigh-nussessess headaches yesterday, and she fell asleep.  When she woke up she had stuff for school to do, and she ran out of time.  *sniff*

I hope everyone still wants to be my friend...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Sweet Valentine</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/816052</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:50:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got a package in the mail today, pups, and it was from my sweet Valentine, Ebby!!!  Oh boy!!  And  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got a package in the mail today, pups, and it was from my sweet Valentine, Ebby!!!  Oh boy!!  And guess what was in it?!  A blankie, which came just in time cause it's snowing today, and a magnet that says BOL (Barking Out Loud), and a stuffed bear that squeaks (I LOVE HIM ALREADY!) and a snowglobe with TWO WHOLE PICTURES of Ebby!!!  And a card, too, which has a picture on it that looks like Rinky! Momma giggled and giggled each time she pulled something out of the box.  Daddy says he thinks she needs to get her head checked BOL!!!!  

I LOVE my bear!!  I played with him so much that he was all wet!  Daddy tried to take it from me so he could see it, but NO WAY.  I was NOT giving up my bear!  That's MY bear, my bear that looks like Ebby cause it's black and has patches in it like Ebby did when she got her boo boos removed.  I've been snuggling with it while sitting on my warm blankie.

Thank you so much, Ebby!  And thanks, Auntie Lou Lou, for going out and buying me that special bear and all my other presents!  I sure hope it didn't come out of Ebby's treat money!!!

Happy Valentine's Day, pups!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hmmmm...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/815512</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 09:02:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I got a different Anonymous, pups.  It's not the same giggly Anonymous (who I'm pretty sure is Ebby! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got a different Anonymous, pups.  It's not the same giggly Anonymous (who I'm pretty sure is Ebby!!!).  It's a different person, and he or she is quoting from Lady and the Tramp.  I know some of you other pups got this too.  Who are you, Anonymous 2?  I always did love a good mystery!

In other news, me and Momma had the BEST weekend snuggle time this morning.  Momma woke up with a sigh-nusses headache and she didn't wanna get out of bed, so we snuggled and kissed and hugged and snuggled some more...she said I'm the best medicine in the world!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SNOOOOOOOOOOW!  And a Diary Pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814909</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:05:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh boy, I got an anonymous admirer AND a diary pick today, pups!  Thanks to all the pups who sent me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, I got an anonymous admirer AND a diary pick today, pups!  Thanks to all the pups who sent me presents!!

In other news:  SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!  Actually, it's been snowing for about a week.  Momma actually leaked a little bit when she woke up this morning and saw new snow over all the old snow.  See, Momma isn't a winter kind of girl.  She likes spring, and summer, and especially fall, cause that's when her garden is at its best.  And she likes pumpkins.  And Halloween.  But not snow.  I was supposed to go get my hairs cut tonight, but the snow just keeps coming and coming, so Momma changed my appointment until tomorrow, and she hopes it stops snowing.  Me, I LOVE the snow!  I like to stick my schnooter in it and blow so that it goes POOF all over my head!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More From Anonymous!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814629</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 2 Feb 2013 11:04:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Who are you, Anonymous?!?!  I got a footballs and a golden bone from her!  Ebby, is that YOU, my swe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Who are you, Anonymous?!?!  I got a footballs and a golden bone from her!  Ebby, is that YOU, my sweet Valentine from last year???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw Shucks...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814523</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:26:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814523</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Thank you so much to everyone who sent me rosettes!  You pups are so  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Thank you so much to everyone who sent me rosettes!  You pups are so nice to me!  Forrest and his family made me a picture, but it seems like pictures have fleas right now, so I'll put it up once Dogster takes a bath.

I also got a rose from Anonymous!!!  Whoever sent it is very giggly!!  Who is my secret admirer???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*gasp*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814407</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:59:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814407</guid>
		<description>I got some cheese from someone named Anonymous!  Do I have another secret admirer for Valentine's Da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got some cheese from someone named Anonymous!  Do I have another secret admirer for Valentine's Day??  Ebby, is that you??  I sure liked having Ebby as my Valentine last year!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Very Sad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814143</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:02:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/814143</guid>
		<description>Momma found out some very sad news today, pups.  You pups all know Jiffy, Bella, Scooter, and Rosie. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found out some very sad news today, pups.  You pups all know <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1169989">Jiffy</a>, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/902142">Bella</a>, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/902143">Scooter</a>, and <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1211994">Rosie</a>.  Their Momma posted today on the Book of Faces that their Daddy died.  Momma knows a lot of you aren't on the Book of Faces, so she thought you would like to know so you can send your prayers and condolences.

We're so very sad.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cool!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812679</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:07:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812679</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  I think Dogster felt bad for me since Momma tried to waterboard me la ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  I think Dogster felt bad for me since Momma tried to waterboard me last night.  I didn't speak to her all night.  I ignored Daddy for a few hours, too, cause he blocked me from crawling under his desk when Momma came to get me to start the torture.  Hmph.

I don't care how good you think I smell, Momma.  NOT. WORTH IT.

Thanks to all my pals who send me rosettes!  You pals are the greatest!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HELP! HELP!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812553</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:44:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812553</guid>
		<description>Somepup, help me!  Please!  I'm being water boarded!  *glug glug* I can't breathe!  *glug glug glug* ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Somepup, help me!  Please!  I'm being water boarded!  *glug glug* I can't breathe!  *glug glug glug*  There's water in my eyes!  In my ears!  *glug*  Up my nose!!  There's flowery smelling stuff!  HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!

*Fizzy desperately lifts a sopping wet paw out to Dogsterland for help getting out of a bath*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nurse Fizzy, Checking In!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812160</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:55:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/812160</guid>
		<description>Poor Momma...she's got the dreaded flu, pups.  It's been going around here a LOT.  Momma heard on th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Poor Momma...she's got the dreaded flu, pups.  It's been going around here a LOT.  Momma heard on the radio the other day that in Pittsburgh, 1 out of 3 cases going to the ER are the flu.  That's 1 out of 3 in an HOUR.  Sheesh.  Momma thought "Wow, I haven't had the flu since I was a freshman in college!"  That was about 37391837 years ago.  And sure enough....the next day her throat started to hurt.  Then her head.  Then her sigh-nusses.  Then her eyeballs.  Then her teeth.  Then the rest of her body.  Then her head got hot.  And hotter.  And hotter.

She stayed home with me yesterday, and we spent almost the WHOLE day in bed.  I did a real good job snuggling up to her when she got chilly.  She won't let me kiss her face, so I've been kissing her hands and arms.  I've been following her around everywhere she goes, just in case she needs me.  Not that she's moving around a lot.  It's mostly been from the recliner to the bed, but still...

It's hard taking care of a sick Momma, but I'll do it, cause she takes care of me!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Poor Cousin Winnie</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/811846</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 17:32:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/811846</guid>
		<description>My poor cousin, Winnie, is sick, pups.  She's been having seizures, and my Auntie took her to the ve ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My poor cousin, Winnie, is sick, pups.  She's been having seizures, and my Auntie took her to the vet.  The  vet stole some of her blood, and she said cousin Winnie might have epic let's see (MOMMA:  epilepsy...the vet thinks she may have epilepsy, not epic let's see!).  Momma says that's a real serious disease.  She had a student many years ago who had epic let's see, and it was scary.  Cousin Winnie also has high poe thigh road disease, too (MOMMA: *sigh* hypothyroid...), but she's gonna take medicine for that starting tomorrow.  Auntie looked it up on the Interwebs, and sometimes dogs who have high poe thigh road have seizures, so everyone is sure hoping that the medicine helps everything.  Momma says Cousin Winnie is a sweet pup.  We met once, but I didn't like her, which Momma thought was weird cause normally I LOVE big dogs (Cousin Winnie is a golden retriever).  Well guess what Auntie read?!  Sometimes dogs who have high poe thigh road disease have a lot of abnormal fear, which makes other dogs dislike them!!!  So once she starts taking her medicine, we're gonna try to meet again and see what happens!!

Can you pups just say a quick prayer for Cousin Winnie?  Thanks, pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Please Help If You Can!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/810980</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 17:11:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/810980</guid>
		<description>Hi pups!  Momma's school is having a fundraiser through the Pittsburgh marathon.  Now, Momma's not r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  Momma's school is having a fundraiser through the Pittsburgh marathon.  Now, Momma's not running in it (HA!!!), but if she can be the first employee to raise $300 she gets a day off to be with ME!!!  If you can donate, please do!  And if you can't, don't worry about it, just say a prayer that her school gets lots of money so it can stay open forever and ever!  Thanks pals!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://www.crowdrise.com/teamplea2013/fundraiser/chrissyhunter">Clicky here!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Snooooooooooow!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/810464</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:12:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/810464</guid>
		<description>It's snowed bunches TWO TIMES already, pups!!!  The day after Christmas it snowed and snowed....and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's snowed bunches TWO TIMES already, pups!!!  The day after Christmas it snowed and snowed....and then today it snowed and snowed again!  I'm LOVING it!  Momma...not so much.  She says it figures it snows when they're on vacation...now it won't snow again til a weekend, she just KNOWS it.

did every pup have a good Christmas?  I sure did!  My great-grammy and great-pap-pap gave me FIVE WHOLE DOLLARS!!!!  All to myself!!  I asked Momma if we could go to the Dollar Store so I can get 5 toys, but she said no, cause she doesn't know what they're made of.  She said I can get 2 toys at Petco for $5, though, so maybe I'll do that.  I got a WHOLE BUCKET full of baby food, too!  All different kinds of flavors!!  YUM!

Oh yeah, and guess what?  My bump, remember my bump above my eye that Momma freaked out about and made me go to the doctor for and it turned out to just be a wart?  It fell off in the snow!  Momma let me out to play, and it was there, and when I came back, it was gone!  It didn't bleed or anything!!  Momma's relieved!!

OK, pups, I gotta go help Momma de-Christmas the house!!!  BAYL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CHRISTMAS!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/809732</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:00:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/809732</guid>
		<description>It's almost here, pups!!  Ho Ho is gonna be coming REAL SOON!  Now I know all you pups have been goo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's almost here, pups!!  Ho Ho is gonna be coming REAL SOON!  Now I know all you pups have been good boys and girls, so everyone's gonna get TONS of presents!  I just know it!

Momma finished making all her presents, and there was not one crafting related injury!  It's a Christmas miracle!  Except now she's REAL tired and groggy...but she's done!

I got so many cards from all over the world from all my pals!  Momma hasn't counted them, but she KNOWS I kicked her and Daddy's butts!!!  Hee hee!  I even got me a bacon scented air freshener from The Papillon Pack and their Momma!  I'm not sure where to put it yet...I wanted to hang it over the bed, but Momma says she doesn't want to smell bacon all night cause it'll just make her hungry.  Thanks, Papillon Pack!

And now I'm ready to settle in for a long winter's nap...*yawn*  Goodnight, pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Have a Bump</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/808281</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:56:44 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/808281</guid>
		<description>I've had a bump on my eyebrow for almost 2 weeks now, and it's not going anywhere, pups.  Momma and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've had a bump on my eyebrow for almost 2 weeks now, and it's not going anywhere, pups.  Momma and daddy didn't even know it was there until I scratched it open and I was bleeding.  There was a little scab there, and Momma hoped when it fell off the bump would go away, but it didn't.  So I'm off to the vet tonight to get it looked at.  It's not bothering me none, but Momma says it's making her "uneasy", especially since I got my hairs cut yesterday and now she can REALLY see it.  *sigh*  Momma's anxious about it.  She's scared of the nasty c-word.  Can you pups maybe send a little POP my way that it's just a cyst of wart or stye?  Thanks, pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm A Lucky (Hot) Dog!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/807995</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:51:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/807995</guid>
		<description>You'll never believe what just happened to me, pups!!  Momma made these little hot dogs wrapped up i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You'll never believe what just happened to me, pups!!  Momma made these little hot dogs wrapped up in crescent rolls for herself.  I was sitting on the floor when Momma took a bite of one, and the whole hot dog jumped out of the roll and landed right on to the floor next to me!  We both gasped, and then I wolfed down that hot dog faster than she could blink!!  Momma yelled at me as I sat there with a smug little smile on my face.  Ha ha, Momma!  It's not MY fault you're so clumsy you can't even eat a HOT DOG the right way!

*burp*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Blerg.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/807607</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 17:08:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/807607</guid>
		<description>It's Christmasy time here, pups!  The Ho Ho tree is decorated and my stocking is hanging up and read ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Christmasy time here, pups!  The Ho Ho tree is decorated and my stocking is hanging up and ready to be STUFFED BOL! I've been real good this year, Ho Ho, even though Momma had to pay an arm and a leg when I got sick this summer.  Actually, she says she's still paying an arm and a leg, but it'll be paid off eventually.

Last night Momma had the urka gurkas real bad.  She wouldn't let me in the bathroom with her to take care of her, so I sat outside of the door and made little woof sounds.  When she stumbled back into bed I snuggled her real good.  I thought for SURE she'd stay home with me today, but she didn't!  She said there's too few people at work as it is since they let teachers go, so she's only calling off if she's really really sick.  I dunno...I think having the urka gurkas is really really sick, but I'm just a pup.  What do I know?  Daddy yelled at her and said she needed to go back to bed, but noooooo...Momma is stubborn.  Then DADDY came home feeling super urka gurka-y too, so now I gotta take care of BOTH of them!  Momma says it's times like this when she wishes we had more than one bathroom!!

Gotta go, pups!  I'm helping Momma mangle the Christmas cards.  If you get one from us that's all messed up, it's Momma's fault.  She shouldn't be doing this while she's sick!!!  Silly Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SHEESH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/806266</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:41:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/806266</guid>
		<description>Momma is CRABBY today, pups!  She says if ONE MORE PERSON calls her fat or tells her she needs to jo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is CRABBY today, pups!  She says if ONE MORE PERSON calls her fat or tells her she needs to join a gym, she's going to hit someone.  And really pups, she's just cranky enough to do it.  There's been a lot of swears going on here today.  And then she broke her glasses.  Yikes.  Hide, pups, hide!!  She's NOT HAPPY.

I love you no matter what you look like, Momma.  You're my best good friend.  And that's what's the best thing about us pups.  We don't care how much you weigh, or if your pants got too tight, or you got a bad haircut, or what the color of your skin is.  We love indiscriminately (Momma helped me with that big word...it means we love our peeps no matter WHAT).  Love you, Momma!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHAT??</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/805904</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:34:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/805904</guid>
		<description>You're never going to believe this, pups!!  Momma, MY MOMMA, the clumsiest person in all of Dogsterl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You're never going to believe this, pups!!  Momma, MY MOMMA, the clumsiest person in all of Dogsterland, managed to bake 2 pumpkin pies and make cranberry sauce, all without blowing anything up or spilling things or hurting herself in any way!!!  It's a Thanksgiving miracle!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American pals!  I'm very thankful for all my friends, including the ones who don't live here!  Just cause it's not Thanksgiving everywhere doesn't mean I'm not thankful for you!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*yawn*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/805446</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:25:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/805446</guid>
		<description>Hi pups.  Nothing new going on here.  Momma and Daddy are super tired all the time, cause since they ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups.  Nothing new going on here.  Momma and Daddy are super tired all the time, cause since they laid off so many people last year their workload has been higher.  Momma told me, though, that after tomorrow, they only have two more early morning wake-ups, and then they're off for SIX WHOLE DAYS to be with me!!!  Oh boy!  I can't wait for morning snuggle times with Momma!!  And then it's Thanksgiving, and then IT'S HO HO TIME!!!!!!!!!

I hope all my pals and your peeps are doing good and behaving yourselves so that you get lots of gifts from Ho Ho!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Christmas Cards!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/804443</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:25:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/804443</guid>
		<description>I need your help, pups!  Momma's computer died a few weeks ago, and all my Dogster pals addresses di ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I need your help, pups!  Momma's computer died a few weeks ago, and all my Dogster pals addresses died with it.  She had hoped Daddy would find a way to get some of her old stuff back, but no luck.  So I need you pups to send me your addresses (if you want to exchange cards)!  Here's some of the pups Momma is pretty sure we had:

Whitley
Finley
Ceeley and Ebby
Ella
Coco Rose and Puffy (but yours would be different anyhow)
The Morris pack
Duncan and Hammy
Zaidie
Austin and Doo

Momma says she knows there's a bunch more but she's super duper tired and can't think right now.  Also, if you signed up for the Schnauzer Rules exchange, we'll already be getting your addresses.

Thanks pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>RED ALERT RED ALERT!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803951</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:31:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803951</guid>
		<description>Pups, I need your help!  I'm over at Grammy and Pap Pap's house watching the footballs, and I can't  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, I need your help!  I'm over at Grammy and Pap Pap's house watching the footballs, and I can't leave!  I just heard Daddy tell Grammy that Momma is at home "doing stuff"!  WHAT?  Pups, you know how Momma is!!  She's probably blowing something up or breaking something!  Help!  I need someone to check on her before she HURTS herself!!  I'll give you MEATZ and cheese and all the bunnies you can chase, but SOMEONE GET OVER THERE!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Weird Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803313</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:57:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803313</guid>
		<description>We survived the Sandy lady with no real damage, pups.  It was very noisy last night and it rained an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We survived the Sandy lady with no real damage, pups.  It was very noisy last night and it rained and rained and rained.  I would not go out to go potty no matter WHAT.  I went peeps and pooh at 4 o'clock in the PM yesterday when Momma got home, and I didn't go again until 8:45 in the AM this morning.  Momma can't believe I didn't go in the house.  I'm a big boy, Momma, I wouldn't do that!

Today when Momma got home, she gave me my lunch.  I started wolfing it down like CRAZY, and I started to choke.  Momma was on the phone with Daddy and she was shouting "Fizzy's choking!!!" and he shouted back "Give him the Heimlich!!" and Momma shouted back again "I don't know how to do the Heimlich on a dog!!!" and just as Momma was about to jam her fingers down my throat to get my food unstuck, I puked all over the carpet.  I coughed a few times while Momma caught her breath, then started to eat the puke.  Momma thought that was gross.

Then later on, I was sitting on my couch, and I kept licking licking licking my foot.  Momma looked over and saw that it was really red by the pad of my foot.  It wasn't bleeding, I'm walking normal, and it doesn't hurt when she squeezes it.  It looks sort of like dry skin.  Should she put something on it to help my foot?  I stopped licking it cause she told me to, but she says it looks "angry."  My foot doesn't seem to be mad, though, so I dunno what she means.  What do you pups think?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stupid Sandy...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803149</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:06:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/803149</guid>
		<description>Rain rain RAIN!!  That's all it's done since Saturday, pups!  Momma says it's some lady named Sandy' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Rain rain RAIN!!  That's all it's done since Saturday, pups!  Momma says it's some lady named Sandy's fault.  She said she's really really praying that we don't lose power, cause it's chilly and then the furnace won't work.  It just started to get really windy outside.  Momma hopes nothing gets blown into her new car.  It's not even a month old yet!!

Stay safe, pals who are in Sandy's way.  Check in and let us know when you're ok, ok?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma's Famous!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801989</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:52:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801989</guid>
		<description>Momma is in the paper today, pups!  She's a celebrity BOL!!  

Momma and some of her teacher frien ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is in the paper today, pups!  She's a celebrity BOL!!  

Momma and some of her teacher friends went to the library last night to hunt for ghosts.  It was a special tour that Momma saw on The Book of Faces, and some of her friends really wanted to go, so off they went!  Momma took her camera with her and took a bunch of pictures.  The local newspaper went on the tour with Momma and friends and took a bunch of pictures, and Momma ended up in the paper!  They interviewed her, too!  Here's a link!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/2805328-87/library-ghost-paranormal-tour-carnegie-homestead-munhall-oakmont-hunter-societies#axzz29qOqMcRT">The Article</a>

Momma says if she realized the paper was going to be there taking pictures she would have put on more make-up before going!  BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*sigh*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801546</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:44:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801546</guid>
		<description>She's done it again, pups.  Momma bought me a Halloween costume.  *sigh*  This year I'm a shark.  
 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ She's done it again, pups.  Momma bought me a Halloween costume.  *sigh*  This year I'm a shark.  

*huge sigh*

Why does she do this to me, pups?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boooooooored.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801214</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:37:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/801214</guid>
		<description>I'm so bored, pups.  There's nothing good going on.  Momma's been acting all crazy and saying the ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm so bored, pups.  There's nothing good going on.  Momma's been acting all crazy and saying the holidays are coming and she has to get cracking on presents.  She's making all her presents this year.  We all know how that usually goes. *crosses paws that no one ends up at the hospital due to craft related injuries*

The only exciting thing that's happened lately is there a squished pancake bunny on the road in front of my house.  When Daddy let me out this morning I screamed and barked and yelled, but that bunny didn't move!  Daddy said it's roadkill and it's never moving again.  That hasn't stopped me from barking at it every time I go out.

I'm booooooooored.  Any pup wanna come over and play?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ho Ho's Coming?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/800186</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:58:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/800186</guid>
		<description>Momma says I'm a very confused boy, pups.  Last night I dragged out my singing Ho Ho toy.  When you  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says I'm a very confused boy, pups.  Last night I dragged out my singing Ho Ho toy.  When you bite his belly he says "Ho Ho Ho!  Merry Christmas!" and then he sings "Santa Claus (that's Ho Ho for those pups not in the know) is Coming To Town"!  Anyway, Daddy saw him next to my water bowl this morning and he kinda giggled at me.  When Momma came home she was super confused, cause Ho Ho was at the bottom of Toy Basket #2, so I really had to dig for him, which isn't something I normally do.

All during dinner I kept biting his belly and making him sing.  I want Ho Ho to come.  Now!  He HAS to be coming soon because I heard the man living inside the TV box say it's supposed to snow tomorrow night!  Ho Ho comes when the snow comes!  So he'll be here soon, right?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grrr...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799490</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:22:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799490</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma sent out some balloons, pups, but we were having some problems, so um...you might have  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma sent out some balloons, pups, but we were having some problems, so um...you might have gotten TWO balloons from us!  Sorry pups.  Dogster was giving us a hard time.

Thanks to Doo and Austin's Momma for pointing out the free balloons to us!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More Sads</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799182</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 07:18:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799182</guid>
		<description>Aw geeze, pups, we just got more sad news.  I just found out that my next door neighbor pup, my best ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Aw geeze, pups, we just got more sad news.  I just found out that my next door neighbor pup, my best good friend and girlfriend, Lucy 2, died this morning.  Oh pups...me and Momma are so sad.  Her Momma, Sarah, came over to our house this morning to tell us, and she was crying and crying.  Momma gave her a hug and cried with her.  Lucy 2 was an AMAZING pup.  She was such a good girl.  She was gentle and sweet and loved tummy rubs. 

Too many sads here, pups...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Sad Tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799044</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:16:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/799044</guid>
		<description>My sweet pal, sweet Izzy B, has gone to the Bridge tonight, pups.  To say that me and Momma are hear ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My sweet pal, sweet <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/812092">Izzy B</a>, has gone to the Bridge tonight, pups.  To say that me and Momma are heartbroken is the understatement of the year.  Momma can't stop leaking.  I've been trying to lick away all her tears but I can't keep up.

We love you lots and lots, Big Orange, and I know you're having a BLAST with Ernie at the Bridge.  But your Momma, and especially your Daddy, are so sad tonight.  Do them a favor and stop by to say hello to them, ok?  I know how much they loved you.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What the Woof?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798928</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:03:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798928</guid>
		<description>I'm stuck in the Diary Pick Loop, pups!  I'm a pick again today!  Thank you to the pals who sent me  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm stuck in the Diary Pick Loop, pups!  I'm a pick again today!  Thank you to the pals who sent me stuff.  You really don't need to use up all your zealies on me, pals!  Although, if anyone has an umbrella, send it my way.  It's been raining like crazy here, and I don't wanna go out to peeps.  Momma got mad today cause she had to drag me outside when she got home from work, and I wouldn't peeps.  All that happened is that we BOTH got soaked!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm A Butterfly! *flap flap flap*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798441</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:33:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798441</guid>
		<description>Momma called me a social butterfly today, pups!  I went on all kinds of visits!!!  First we got in T ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma called me a social butterfly today, pups!  I went on all kinds of visits!!!  First we got in Twoey and drove over to Grammy and Pap Pap and Thumper's house.  Momma wanted to show off her new car.  Thumper still has to wear his cone of shame, but he sure doesn't act like he's sick BOL!  He's just as crazy as ever!  Grammy's neighbor came home while we were there, and I ran away from Daddy to go say hi to her!  Hi, neighbor!  Momma yelled at Daddy for letting me get away.  Poor Daddy.  Always getting yelled at.

Then we got back into Twoey and drove to other Grammy's house to celebrate Auntie Cole's birthday!  Grammy wouldn't let me jump on Pap Pap to wake him up like I normally do...so I just barked him awake!  Love me, Pap Pap!!  Pap Pap gives good ear rubs.

And guess who else was there?!  My best good friend, Natalie!!  Natalie loooooves me, and I loooooooove her!  She used this little rectangle thing to take some videos of me and she put me in a music video!!!

I got all kinds of love and hugs and kisses...I'm a popular pup over at Grammy's house!  Course, I'm the ONLY pup there, but so what!!

We got back into Twoey again and came home, where I've been napping on Daddy's recliner all night.  Momma got out her sewing machine and practiced, and she says she's getting better.  Maybe soon she'll try to make me a shirt!  Oh boy...

I had the bestest weekend, pups, and I'm sad it's over.  But Momma is only working 4 days this week cause she is taking a per-son-ull day on Friday!  Extra weekend snuggles with Momma!!  OH BOY!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Little Red Cars Everywhere!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798285</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:28:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798285</guid>
		<description>Momma drove away from the house in her little red car, pups, and when she came back a few hours late ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma drove away from the house in her little red car, pups, and when she came back a few hours later, she had a NEW little red car!!  She says it's pretty much like her old one, only with more stuff.  Like power locks and windows.  And a working clock.  And working AC.  And a radio that works on more than one station.  And a USB port to play all her music.  And windows that roll up all the way so water doesn't come in when it rains.  And a tail light that isn't broken off.  And...well, she says she could go on and on, but she won't.  Old little red car was a good car.  May she rest in peace in the junkyard in the sky.

I got to go for a ride in Twoey (that's what Momma's calling her, short for little red car 2).  It was fun, except the seats are so new I kept sliding on them.  But I approve!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798145</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:58:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/798145</guid>
		<description>It's Momma and Daddy's 598739087250987895 Anniversary today, pups!!

Momma:  Fizzy, it's only 10 y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Momma and Daddy's 598739087250987895 Anniversary today, pups!!

Momma:  Fizzy, it's only 10 years.  Don't exaggerate.

But, Momma, you said that's how many years it's been!!!

Momma:  No, Pooh Fry, I said sometimes that's how long it FEELS.

Oh....ok.....(humans are weird).

In other news, guess what?!  Momma's little red car is going to car heaven tomorrow.  She's bringing home a NEW little red car!  She said it costs a bunch of money, but it's worth it.  And *I* get to ride in it on Sunday, cause we're going to Grammy's cause it's my Auntie Cole's 585489798753 birthday!!

Momma:  Fizzy, quit exaggerating!!!  She's not THAT old!

*sigh*  Ok Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Much Goin On!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/797991</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:39:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/797991</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick again, pups!  I'm stuck in the loop-de-loop!!!

Things have been kinda busy here  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick again, pups!  I'm stuck in the loop-de-loop!!!

Things have been kinda busy here this week.  Momma and Grammy went yesterday to a place where they tried to learn how to use a sewing machine.  For those of you who are friends with Momma on the Book of Faces...well, you know how well THAT worked out for them.  For those who aren't...let's just say Momma was supposed to make a bag.  She didn't bring home a bag.  She brought home a lump of fabric with a lot of strings falling out of it.  She didn't get home til late so she didn't get to send any pups a pirate flag for talk like a pirate day.  Sorry, pups.  I can't use the 'puter by myself, and Daddy still doesn't know what Dogster is.  But thanks to all the pups who sent me one!  My page is all covered in pirate flags!  Arrrrrrrrgh, matey!!

Thumper had his surgery today.  They had to shave his eyebrow right off, AND he has to wear an eyepatch!  Too bad talk like a pirate day isn't today, he'd fit right in!!!  Anyways, he's on his way home now.  I dunno how long it will be before we find out if the lump passes the test, but I'll let you pups know when I know.  Thanks for all your prayers.  You pups and your peeps are awesome!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me?!?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/797227</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:22:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/797227</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!!  Aw shucks...thanks to everyone who sent me a present...you're too ni ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!!  Aw shucks...thanks to everyone who sent me a present...you're too nice to me!

I gotta go, pups!  I'm going to Grammy's to watch the footballs with Daddy!  It's the last time I get to see Thumper before his big surgery day, so I have to give him advice on how to get as many treats as possible during the recovery.  It's what us pups do!  Bye pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP Needed Please!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/796855</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:20:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/796855</guid>
		<description>My best good friend, Thumper, needs some POP please, pups.  Thumper is Grammy and Pap Pap's pup.  He ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My best good friend, Thumper, needs some POP please, pups.  Thumper is Grammy and Pap Pap's pup.  He has a weird thing on his eyelid that he needs to have surgery to remove, and they need to test it to make sure it's not the nasty c-word.  They're hoping it's just a cyst.  His surgery is next Thursday.  Do you pals mind saying a prayer for him?

Boy I hope that eye thing passes its test...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&quot;Fizzy, BE QUIET!!!!!&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/796243</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Sep 2012 15:08:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/796243</guid>
		<description>I've been getting yelled at ALL DAY today, pups.  Momma woke up feeling sick with a headache and a s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been getting yelled at ALL DAY today, pups.  Momma woke up feeling sick with a headache and a sore throat, and all she's wanted to do today is rest quietly.  But she opened the windows cause it's FINALLY not a gajillion degrees and she wanted some fresh air.  And there's so many SOUNDS coming from outside!  And smells!  So BARK BARK BARK BARK!

"Shush, Fizzy."

But MOMMA!  George is outside!  BARK BARK BARK!

"Knock it off, Fizz!  I have a headache!"

But Momma!!  Lucy is out there, too!  BARK BARK BARK!!

"I'm SERIOUS, Fizz.  BE QUIET!"

But Momma!!  A leaf blew past the window!!  BARK BARK BARK!!!

"FIZBAN, SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!"

*sniff*  Ok, ok...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All Better!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795278</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:56:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795278</guid>
		<description>Momma's feeling all better today, pups.  She said sometimes life throws a curve ball at you and it's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's feeling all better today, pups.  She said sometimes life throws a curve ball at you and it's hard not to get upset.  I don't know about all that, pups.  Momma doesn't like sports.  But anyway, Momma has been doing a really good job at allowing herself to feel her emotions (even the bad ones) then letting it go.  So she's moving onwards and upwards, pals!

It helps that I've been a SUPER GOOD BOY at taking my Auntie Bee-ot-tics.  Momma thinks it's the one pill, Clavamox, that I'm no good at taking.  It tastes awful, pups.  But I'm not taking that one this time!  I'm taking another one with a super big long name that I can't pronounce and Momma can't remember.  But she crushes it up with a Pepcid, then puts it in a scoop of plain yogurt.  She also mixes in my powdered potassium citrate that tastes like moo beast, and it's a delicious treat for me every night!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank You</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795148</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:10:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795148</guid>
		<description>Momma had a really really bad day, pups, and she's been upset all night, so she's not really in the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma had a really really bad day, pups, and she's been upset all night, so she's not really in the mood to help me too much with my diary.  But I wanted to say thank you to all my pals who sent me rosettes on my DDP today.  You pups are too nice.  Now I'm gonna go snuggle with Momma, cause she needs a good Fizzy snuggle right now.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Failed! *sob*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795000</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:52:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/795000</guid>
		<description>I failed my peeps test, pups.  I got an infection.  A bad one.  Something about e-cool-eye.  From ea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I failed my peeps test, pups.  I got an infection.  A bad one.  Something about e-cool-eye.  From eating bunny pooh.  Momma says I REALLY need to quit eating bunny pooh.  But it's SO GOOD.

I gotta take another Auntie Bee-ot-tic.  Momma says the good thing is, is the pill is free.  FREE!  No paper monies for it!  The bad thing is, I'm a notorious horrific pill taker.  I'll take my pills for my peeps (Momma: He takes potassium citrate every day to balance the pH of his urine so he doesn't get more stones) cause they don't taste bad, but the Auntie Bee-ot-tic tastes like yuck.  Patooie.

Bummer...I wish I didn't fail my test...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rats.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794696</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:27:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794696</guid>
		<description>Well, pups, it's officially.  Momma and Daddy go back to school permanently tomorrow.  *sniff*  I'm  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, pups, it's officially.  Momma and Daddy go back to school permanently tomorrow.  *sniff*  I'm protesting by barking "my fool head off" (Momma's words, not mine) all day.  At nothing.  I know, I know, them special kids need my Momma and Daddy.  I'm usually good at sharing, but I'll miss them (To all my new pup pals, Momma and Daddy are special teachers.  They teach kids with awe-tism.)

*sniff*  I don't like sharing my pawrents....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Boy!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794336</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:21:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794336</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Aw shucks...I always feel so special when I'm a Diary Pick.  You like ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Aw shucks...I always feel so special when I'm a Diary Pick.  You like me!  You really do!  Thanks to the pups who sent me gifts!  I got a lot of steak and burger eating to do while I wear my special ribbons!

You'll all be happy to hear that Momma's sigh-nusseses are fine now.  It took a few days but she no longer wants to drill a hole in her head, so THAT'S good!

I gotta go back to the vet tomorrow. *sigh*  Momma followed me around on Monday while I was in the yard and made me peeps in a cup.  Then she stole it and drove it to the vet to make sure no new rocks are in my belly since I don't eat my special food no more.  I take a pill instead (in yummy delicious baby food or peanut butter or CHEESE).  Well, the good news is my peeps passed with flying colors for the rocks.  But they think I have ANOTHER You-Tea-Eye.  So I gotta go have the vet steal some peeps from me, just to make sure.  I sure hope I DON'T have a You-Tea-Eye, cause then I gotta take those nasty Auntie Bye-ot-tics that taste really really bad.  I spit those out no matter what.  Sometimes me and Momma wrestle on the floor when it's time to take those!  BOL!!

BAYL pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794070</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:39:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/794070</guid>
		<description>I'm trying to be very very quiet today, pups.  Momma's had a bad headache for 3 whole days, and toda ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm trying to be very very quiet today, pups.  Momma's had a bad headache for 3 whole days, and today her sigh-nusses hurt so bad that her teeth hurt.  Daddy got pizza for dinner and Momma barely ate.  Trust me, pups, Momma does NOT pass up pizza, so she MUST not feel good.  She's been asking Daddy to squeeze her head all day.  She says it makes it feel better.

I tried giving her kisses, but she says even THAT hurts, so I've been a good boy and have been licking her toes instead.  That at least makes her giggle.

Nurse Fizzy, reporting for duty.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HOORAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/793708</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:26:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/793708</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy are off this whole week, pups!  Oh boy!  Me and Momma had some GREAT snuggles this m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy are off this whole week, pups!  Oh boy!  Me and Momma had some GREAT snuggles this morning, full of kisses and ear rubs!  Momma giggles cause when she stops the ear rubs and I want more, I use my schnooter to flip her hand up onto my ears.  She laughs and laughs and rubs some more!

I love having Momma and Daddy home with me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feel the Love!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/793090</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:09:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/793090</guid>
		<description>Our pal Hershey just wrote a very nice diary about his 4 year anniversary of belonging to this Dogst ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our pal Hershey just wrote a very nice diary about his 4 year anniversary of belonging to this Dogster place, pals.  Momma and me have been trying to write a diary together about why we love this place, but every time we start, Momma gets leaky and it gets all over the keyboard and then she can't see.  So we're trying again, cause Hershey inspired us.

Momma was told about this place from Shakey and Lacey's Momma (I'm sorry, pups, Momma doesn't know how to link the pups to their pages...if anyone can tell us how, we'll fix it later).  See, Momma had met their Momma, Christy, on another website they both belonged to.  Momma wrote about my original surgery for the rocks in my belly, and Auntie Christy told us about this place, and how wonderful it is, and how folks all pray for each others pups and whatnot, and she said we should join.  So we did!  Momma was SO overwhelmed at first, cause all these pups started adding us as pals, and Momma couldn't keep any of them straight!!  She doesn't remember who was our first pal, but she distinctly remembers Zaidie adding us cause she thought he was ridiculously cute and wanted to squish him.  And his name is really different, so that helped Momma remember him.  Pup after pup after pup added us until Momma's head was spinning!!!

All those pups helped me and Momma get through that first surgery.  It was an awful time for us, pups.  I hurt, and it made Momma real sad to see her baby in so much pain.  But with all your love and support I pulled through just fine.  And I've pulled through every other medical emergency (Momma:  TOO MANY!!!!!) with all of your POP and love and junk.

Because of Dogster, Momma's old class got to talk to a real live soldier all the way in Iraq!!  We've made many friends through this Dogster place.  We haven't met any in person yet, but we're hoping to, someday.  Some of those friends have supported Momma through some really poopy times.  We won't name names, but you know who you are.  All of you pups and your peeps helped Momma through that awful scary time with Grammy and the nasty c-word.  MJF's Growlmy was particularly comforting and helpful through that time.  All of you pups and your peeps were there for Momma was she was upset at the start of last school year.  And of course, some of your peeps sent Momma paper money to help with my latest medical emergency (Momma:  I still can't get over that...).  When Momma's feeling down, we come to this Dogster place to look at pictures of you pups, cause they make us giggle.  Momma particularly likes to look at Ebby, Ceeley, and Rinky's pictures, cause those pups are hilariously cute.  Zaidie, Zoe/Drover/Tux, The Beesun gang, Coco Rose and Puff, the Morris Pack (especially Buddy...Momma goes gonzo for that Buddy dog...when she sees a picture of him she squeals like a little girl), Austin and Doo, Rudy/Izzy/Ben (ah little Ben...me and Momma sure loved him), Shakey and Lacey, Sophie Claire/Harley...oh my dog, there's so many pals on here that we love and love and love.  And love.  If I didn't mention you by name, blame Momma, cause she's leaking all over the place and her brain isn't working cause she's all emotional.  It doesn't mean we don't love you, because we do.

I gotta go mop up the keyboard, pups.  Momma's leaked all over it.

WE LOVE YOU, PUP!  WE LOVE YOU, DOGSTER!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*sniff*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/792015</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:19:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/792015</guid>
		<description>Momma gave me some sad news today, pups.  Her and Daddy go back to work tomorrow for 2 weeks, then t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma gave me some sad news today, pups.  Her and Daddy go back to work tomorrow for 2 weeks, then they have a week off, and then they go back for the school year.  Momma says it's ok, they're earning extra money these next two weeks, but no more morning snuggles!!  Momma says we can still snuggle on weekends and all the holiday breaks, but still.  *sniff*  I hate being all by myself all day...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No More!!!!  PLEASE!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791887</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:03:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791887</guid>
		<description>Momma was leaking AGAIN today, pups!  Sheesh, if she leaks anymore there's gonna be nothing left to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma was leaking AGAIN today, pups!  Sheesh, if she leaks anymore there's gonna be nothing left to leak!!!  Ebby and Ceeley sent Momma paper monies!  They sacrificed their treat money to help me pay my vet bills!!  Now if you all know Ebby, you KNOW she's sharing impaired, so this is a BIG DEAL.  They're not gonna buy treats for a WHOLE MONTH.  Ebby, are you gonna starve???  Will you make it?  Will Ceeley share what little treats you have left????

Note from Momma:  *sigh*  And again, I'm crying.  I've been truly blessed.  Truly truly truly.  Do you think the creators of Dogster have ANY idea what a beautiful place they've created?  Do the current owners have a clue about the love and friendships that blossom here?  Probably not.  But I'm eternally grateful for this place (and grateful for Shakey and Lacey's mom for leading me here!)  Thank you, Lulu, Ebby, and Ceeley.  I don't know that I can EVER truly express my gratitude for the friends I've made here.

Now stop sending me money LOLOLOL!!!  I swear it, we'll be completely fine!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>PEOPLE!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791603</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 15:26:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791603</guid>
		<description>Pups, can you believe Momma got two more paper money check thingies from pals here at Dogster?!?!?   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, can you believe Momma got two more paper money check thingies from pals here at Dogster?!?!?  OMD!!  Hammy and Duncan's Momma sent me some, and so did Austin and Doo's Momma!!  Oh, pals!  You all are SO wonderful!!!  But please, no more money BOL!!!!  Daddy worked summer camp and he'll get extra money, and Momma and Daddy will BOTH get extra monies from working a 2 week camp starting on Monday!!  Momma says we now have enough paper monies to pay more than the first minimum payment on my vet bill.  Momma says that's a good thing.  She talked about interest and stuff, but...I'm a dog.  I don't get it.  All I know is that my first payment has been paid for by my wonderful pals here on this Dogster thing!

Note from Momma:  *sigh*  Well, dangit, here come the tears again.  I honestly didn't think or expect money from anyone when I helped Fizzy write his diary about money issues.  I needed a place to vent my frustrations, and I chose Dogster because I knew folks would say a kind word or offer up a prayer for comfort.  NEVER did I expect to get MONEY!  I was tempted to send it all back...but then I didn't want to insult anyone.  And, I, too, have given money to folks that have needed it when I had some and they didn't, and I know how it feels to give.  THANK YOU, Hammy and Duncan and Mom Linda, and Austin and Doo and Mom Lou Ann.  I am truly humbled and eternally grateful for EVERYONE I've met here at this Dogster place.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fleas?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791271</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:37:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791271</guid>
		<description>I think the Dogster gift shop has a few fleas, pups.  Momma tried sending free cake (FREE CAKE DAY!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think the Dogster gift shop has a few fleas, pups.  Momma tried sending free cake (FREE CAKE DAY!!!) to my pals and it wouldn't work so she hit the refresh thingie a few times, so if you get a bunch of cakes from me, go easy.  Don't eat them all in one sitting or you'll get sick!  BOL!!

Also, I'm finally no longer Dog of the Week.  It was fun while it lasted!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OH JOY!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791009</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:00:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/791009</guid>
		<description>No surgery, pups, no surgery!!!!!  Oh happy days, NO SURGERY!  Momma was SUPER relieved.  Thanks for ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ No surgery, pups, no surgery!!!!!  Oh happy days, NO SURGERY!  Momma was SUPER relieved.  Thanks for all your POP, pals!  It worked AGAIN!

I have to go back in 2 months for another picture of my gallbladder, cause the vet wants to make sure it's ok.  I'm gonna keep eating the food I'm eating, and I have to take 2 pills a day to help keep the rocks in my bladder away.  Momma about poohed in her pants when she saw how much a 1 month supply cost, but she's hoping it's cheaper at my regular vet (I saw a special vet today).  And even if it's not, we'll manage.

But pups, get this...I got the bestest news.  The vet said it's totally fine to give me my pills in....wait for it....are you ready...it's not chicken...it's CHEESE!

I CAN HAVE CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*thud*

Oh...yeah, Momma wanted to make sure I told you all how we got kicked out of the waiting room.  I was super excited to be there, cause there were SO MANY PUPS!  And peeps!  EVERYWHERE!! I was barking and barking and barking and...well, Momma tried to get me to stop but I wouldn't.  Normally Daddy goes with us and waits in the car with me until the vet is ready, but he had to go to work, so it was just me and Momma.  Well, the secretary lady called Momma over and put us in a room to wait.  The lady said it's cause she didn't want me to over excite myself, but Momma knew she was just trying to be nice.  I was too loud.  I kept barking in that room, too, cause I could hear a little girl outside of it talking to her pup.  So they moved us to another room again!!!  BOL!!  Momma was so embarrassed!!!  And then she started laughing and calling me a bad egg.  I'm not an egg, Momma, I'm a pup.

CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers Needed Please!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790905</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:27:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790905</guid>
		<description>Ok, pals.  We need your prayers again.  Tomorrow is the day I go back to the vet to get another ultr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ok, pals.  We need your prayers again.  Tomorrow is the day I go back to the vet to get another ultrasound on my gallbladder.  The vet will tell us if I'll need surgery or not.  Momma's pretty much on the ceiling right now (someone send a bodka drip, stat!).  No one wants me to have surgery (including our bank account...it's already yelling at us!). So do you pups and your peeps mind saying a prayer that I don't need surgery?  We sure would appreciate it.  Thanks, pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma's Leaking AGAIN again!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790749</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:39:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790749</guid>
		<description>Momma's leaking again, pups!  More happy leaks, she says!  Zoe and her wonderful family sent us more ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's leaking again, pups!  More happy leaks, she says!  Zoe and her wonderful family sent us more paper monies to help pay my vet bills!  At least she made it off the front porch before leaking this time BOL!

Momma already had felt blessed by knowing Zoe's family, cause they let her and her old class adopt their Daddy to learn about soldiers.  What a wonderful experience that was, one that people at her school STILL talk about!  Everyone was very happy to hear that he made it home safe and sound and is spending time with Zoe and the other pups and kitties!

And now we've been doubly blessed!  What a beautiful place this Dogster thing is!

Note from Momma:  Thank you, Cathey and Ken and all of your family.  You've been so kind to me already, and now this!  I'm so very humbled by the kindness that's been shown to me.  I've always firmly believed that people who love animals are the best kinds of people on earth, and Dogster has confirmed that for me over and over again.  THANK YOU!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Question for All My Pals</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790713</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:06:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790713</guid>
		<description>I'm fine today, pups.  Running around like crazy and barking at the mailman BOL!  Momma's relieved.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm fine today, pups.  Running around like crazy and barking at the mailman BOL!  Momma's relieved.  She said I'm  not allowed to scare her no more.  Sorry Momma.

Anywoof, I have a question for my pals.  Momma read about cat treats being recalled this morning, and with all the recalls, etc going on, she says she's kind of happy that I can't eat them, because she wouldn't know what to buy.  But she's curious.  What treats do you pups eat now?  What kind of food?  Does anyone make homemade treats, and if so, what kind?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Crap.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790655</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:22:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790655</guid>
		<description>Oh pups.  I've done it again.  I jumped off the couch tonight, and now I'm limping.  Momma says she' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh pups.  I've done it again.  I jumped off the couch tonight, and now I'm limping.  Momma says she's going to either rip her hair out or put me in a giant plastic bubble so I can't get hurt or sick anymore.

Daddy blocked the stairs and all the furniture so I can't jump on anything.  And Momma gave me a pain pill left over from my last hospital stay.  But guess what?  The only thing she had to put it in was CHEESE!!!!  I got a delicious morsel of cheddar CHEESE!!!

I'm gonna go lay down now, pups.  Momma hopes the pain pill makes me sleepy so I won't move around too much.

*sigh*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma's Leaking Again!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790299</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:46:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790299</guid>
		<description>You're never going to believe what happened today, pups!  Momma let me outside, and she saw that the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You're never going to believe what happened today, pups!  Momma let me outside, and she saw that the mail had come.  She dreaded getting it cause she thought there was gonna be another letter from the bank yelling at her about the bouncing checks.  There wasn't (WHEW!), but there WAS a card from Zaidie and his Momma!  Momma thought "Aw, how sweet!  I bet it's a get well soon card all the way from Canada!"  So she opened it right there on the porch while I frolicked in the grass.  

Well, it WAS a get well card, but...there was a paper in there that Momma says is the same thing as money!  She called it a money order.  Zaidie saved up his allowance to send me money for my vet bills!  Momma started leaking, right there on the porch.  She couldn't help it!  She says they're not sad tears, though.

Note from Momma:  Zaidie and Wendy, I can't thank you enough.  I have been truly blessed with some wonderful friends, all through this little website called Dogster.  Another friend offered me money (I won't say who in case she doesn't want me to) and I refused, because honestly, all of your love and support and prayers and kindness are enough.  Thank you, Zaidie and Wendy.  Thank you thank you thank you.  I have to go now because I'm getting tears all over my laptop lol!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma's Sad...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790125</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:01:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/790125</guid>
		<description>Momma's sad today, pups.  My medical bills from this last hospital stay were super expensive, and Mo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's sad today, pups.  My medical bills from this last hospital stay were super expensive, and Momma's bank account started to bounce around some checks today, and she says she knows there's a few more out there that are gonna bounce around, too.  She leaked for a few minutes, but then told me that I was worth every single penny, even if we don't got money until next Tuesday.  I feel bad, pups!  I didn't mean to get sick.  And now I gotta go back on Monday, which means more money.  *sniff*  Stupid money.  Always messing things up.

Momma's going to try staying positive, though.  I mean, what else can you do, right?  She says I'm more important to her than anything else in the world, pups.  I'm her little lightbulb.

You know what I wish, pups?  I wish teachers got paid a lot more money.  Sure, they get summers off (which is nice for me!), but they do more work during the school year than a lot of people do ALL year.

I'm gonna snuggle with Momma now, pups.  Don't feel bad for us.  We've been in much worse money situations than this!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Bugs Are Coming!  The Bugs Are Coming!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789973</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:17:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789973</guid>
		<description>We've had a lot of creepy crawlies around the house, pups.  The other night, me and Momma were hangi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We've had a lot of creepy crawlies around the house, pups.  The other night, me and Momma were hanging out watching the TV box, when out of the corner of her eye, Momma saw a HUGE centipede scuttle across the floor!  She jumped up, screaming!  She took of her Flip Flop of Doom (TM) and started beating it!  Somehow (who knows how...it IS Momma, after all) she knocked a tall lamp over onto the back of her head.  She didn't care, though.  She just kept beating it.  When she stopped to catch her breath, I meandered over all ninja like and ATE it!  Which made her scream even more.

Then, yesterday, Momma was downstairs doing the laundries.  I don't go down there cause the steps are scary.  Anyhow, all of a sudden I heard a scream!!  And then beating sounds and lots of VERY un-family friendly words!!  Momma came back upstairs and said a WOOD SPIDER was in the dirty laundry basket!  So she picked up the closest heavy thing, which was a metal wine bottle holder, and squished him!  See, Momma won't use the Flip Flop of Doom (TM) on spiders.  She says that's too close to touching them.

I didn't get to eat that spider, pups, which Momma says is just as well.  She doesn't know if they're poisonous or not, and she says we're not going back to the dogtor until Monday.  Hmph.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789456</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:53:52 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789456</guid>
		<description>Wow, pups, being Dog of the Week really is amazing!  I've gotten so many pup pal requests and reques ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, pups, being Dog of the Week really is amazing!  I've gotten so many pup pal requests and requests to join groups and presents and extra chicken and OH MY!

I finished all my chicken/baby food pills this morning.  Momma's very happy that she figured out a good way for me to take them, cause she said if she didn't it would have been awful.  But I'm feeling pretty good now!

The only thing not cool has been all the thunderstorms we've been having.  Auntie Lou Ann and Austin and Doo bought me a collar that has some sort of smelly plants in them that helps me calm down.  I still pant a lot, but I'll sit under Daddy's feet and stay there rather than pace around in a panic.

I think it should just stop thunder-storming.  The Dog of the Week commands it!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>DOG OF THE WEEK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789082</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:40:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/789082</guid>
		<description>OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!  Pups, I'm DOG OF THE WEEK????  ME!!!!!!  And I had a diary pick, too!!!!!  OMD ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!  Pups, I'm DOG OF THE WEEK????  ME!!!!!!  And I had a diary pick, too!!!!!  OMD OMD OMD!!  I'm so HONORED!  Momma says I can have an extra piece of chicken today!!!!  *thud*

Do you get extra zealies for being Dog of the Week?  Cause suddenly I have a ton...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Feeling Pretty Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788992</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:36:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788992</guid>
		<description>I'm feeling a lot better, pups.  Momma FINALLY found a way to get me to take my pills!  She crushes  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm feeling a lot better, pups.  Momma FINALLY found a way to get me to take my pills!  She crushes them up until they're like powder, then she sprinkles them in a little scoop of baby food.  Then she smears the baby food on a piece of chicken!  I want that chicken so bad I'm willing to lick of the ucky part to get to the good stuff!  It still tastes bad, but at least I get the chicken after.

I'm acting like my normal self again.  Barking at everything, getting the zoomies...Momma says a prayer every night that I don't need no surgery.  Me too.  And Daddy too.  Daddy had his gallbladder out, but I guess it's a lot different for a pup to have theirs taken out.  I guess I got my sick gallbladder from Daddy.

Speaking of Daddy, he had to bring out the carpet cleaner today.  I got blood everywhere when I came home, so Daddy cleaned it up real good.  I don't like that machine, but the carpet smells a lot better.  And there's no more blood, which I guess is good.

*yawn*  I think it's bedtime, pups!  Goodnight, and sweet dreams!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*sigh*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788574</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:46:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788574</guid>
		<description>I have to take 5 pills a day now, pups.  I have my pain pill (that makes me wonky), a Pepcid, an ant ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have to take 5 pills a day now, pups.  I have my pain pill (that makes me wonky), a Pepcid, an antibiotic for my pooh problems, and an antibiotic (in two pills cause they don't make them in a high enough dose) for another You-Tee-Eye I got.  Oh pups...me and Momma basically had a fist fight this afternoon when she tried to give them to me.  Seriously.  We were rolling around on the floor and she was crying and trying to jam them pills in my mouth and I kept spitting them out and eating just the chicken (CHICKEN!) and she was saying some really bad swears.  So she crushed them up and stuck em in some peanut butter and let me lick it off her finger...oooooooh....peanut butter...soooooo gooooooood.  But she doesn't want me to eat all that fat, so a Book of Faces friend suggested baby food, so we're gonna try that tomorrow, cause Momma said there is no way she's doing that twice a day for 7 days.

And then, after all that wrestling, you know what she did?  She gave me a BATH!!!!!  She said I stunk from all the blood and dire-rears, and she just washed the sheets, so I needed a bath.  And what's even worse, she washed me in some flowery stink shampoo cause she doesn't like the plain stink shampoo!  *sigh*

At least I still get chicken.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Home.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788446</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:28:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788446</guid>
		<description>I'm home, pups.  I feel pretty good, I guess.  I'm on pain medicine still, so I'm kinda groggy.  Whe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm home, pups.  I feel pretty good, I guess.  I'm on pain medicine still, so I'm kinda groggy.  When Momma brought me home, she took off my bandage where the needle was like she was supposed to, and I started bleeding.  A lot.  Everywhere.  It was all over the carpet and on my loveseat and all over my leg.  Luckily, Momma doesn't get woozy at the sight of blood.  She says she's been a teacher too long for blood to bother her.  She got some tissues and squeezed my leg until it stopped.  I was a good boy, too.  I stood there and let her do it while we rubbed foreheads.  She can't get all the blood out of my leg, though, so she says I need a bath.  Maybe tomorrow.  She doesn't want to upset me too much today.

I have a new food to eat for now.  I have to go back to the vet on July 30 to get more pictures of my gallbladder, and that's when the vet will decide if I need surgery.  I sure hope I don't.  This vet is a special vet.  She's called an Internal Medicine vet, and she's gonna help Momma figure out what to feed me.  She said there's even medicine now to help with bladder stones and keep them from coming back.

I came home and Momma fed me my new food (it's yummy, and Momma says this stuff actually SMELLS like real dog food) and I poohed more pooh than I've ever poohed before.  Momma just cleaned up the yard this morning and she says it looks like she didn't even do anything, there's THAT much pooh!  It was a little bit soft and at the end it was kinda runny.  I haven't gone since Sunday (I'm a nervous pooper) and my food's been changed, so Momma's not too worried about it yet.

I'm gonna go snooze now, pals.  It's been a long past few days, and I'm so happy to be home.  Thanks for all the prayers and the rosettes, pals.  I love each and every one of you, and that's no lie!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788392</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:26:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788392</guid>
		<description>My Fizzy is coming home!!!!  My Fizzy is coming home!!!  I'm leaving in about an hour to go get my B ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My Fizzy is coming home!!!!  My Fizzy is coming home!!!  I'm leaving in about an hour to go get my BABY!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>#5 Update and a Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788336</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:17:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788336</guid>
		<description>Hi pals!  We went to see Fizzy tonight!  He was not a happy camper.  He is still on pain meds, so he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals!  We went to see Fizzy tonight!  He was not a happy camper.  He is still on pain meds, so he's a bit loopy, and he SO desperately wanted to go home with us. *sniff*  I'm pretty sure he'll be coming home tomorrow.  The vet tech said he had eaten small meals throughout the day and he kept them all down, so they're trying to wean him of the IV meds and switch him to an oral med so he can come home.  I MISS MY BABY POOH!!!

Say a prayer that the Fizzanator comes home tomorrow!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>DDP</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788284</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:35:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788284</guid>
		<description>Apparently Fizzy s a Diary Pick today.  I never got an e-mail about it *shakes her fist at Dogster*  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Apparently Fizzy s a Diary Pick today.  I never got an e-mail about it *shakes her fist at Dogster*  Please, friends, save your rosettes.  You've been too kind to me and Fizz as it is!

Poor Fizzy...a Diary Pick and he's not even home to enjoy it...*sniff*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>#4 Another Update!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788276</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:22:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788276</guid>
		<description>Time for your daily Fizzy update! Fizzy ate some bland food this morning &quot;with enthusiasm&quot; and has k ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Time for your daily Fizzy update! Fizzy ate some bland food this morning "with enthusiasm" and has kept it down. The vet said he still has some pain in his abdomen. It's not as bad as it was, but she feels safer keeping him one more day on the fluids and low pain meds, then switching him to an oral pain med so he can come home (probably tomorrow). She thinks he may have slight pancreatitis based on the abdominal pain, which they treat the same as they have been treating him. He'll need another ultrasound in 2-3 weeks to check on the gallbladder.  We're going to visit him tonight so I can shower him with hugs and kisses!

Thank you again for all the prayers!  Keep em coming!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>#3 Even More Updates!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788160</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 16:37:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788160</guid>
		<description>Another Fizzy update (are you all sick of me yet?): The second round of bloodwork came back good. Th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Another Fizzy update (are you all sick of me yet?): The second round of bloodwork came back good. They're going to lower his dose of pain meds tonight and see how he responds. In the morning they're going to give him a small amount of bland food and see what happens. Surgery is still on the fence, but it wouldn't be for a few weeks because they want to do another ultrasound in the next few weeks. So I just have to wait until someone calls me tomorrow to see how he responds to lower pain meds and some food. I feel a bit better now...but I still desperately miss my Pooh Fry.  I slept like pooh last night because Fizzy is usually curled up at my back. *sniff*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>#2 More Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788114</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:46:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788114</guid>
		<description>Update on Fizzy: It's not pancreatitis, it's his gallbladder. It's not an emergency to have it remov ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Update on Fizzy: It's not pancreatitis, it's his gallbladder. It's not an emergency to have it removed right now. They're continuing to fast him to see if his triglycerides go down. If it doesn't, surgery. *sigh* All of this was caused by his food, and I'm pretty pissed about it. It all could have been avoided. Yeah, he doesn't have bladder stones, but he's now super sick. They're going to work with me to find a new food. If I don't like it, there's a holistic vet in Beaver that I'm going to take him to. I was VERY adamant about him not eating his prescription diet anymore, and she agreed with me. *sigh*

Thank you for all the rosettes and POP.  Fizzy's feeling better (the vet says he thinks he should come home) but keep the prayers coming!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>#1 Update on the Fizz</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788038</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Jul 2012 18:14:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/788038</guid>
		<description>I just talked to the vet tech a bit ago.  Fizzy's stable right now.  She had just taken him for a wa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just talked to the vet tech a bit ago.  Fizzy's stable right now.  She had just taken him for a walk to go potty, and he hadn't puked since we brought him in.  We're going to go visit him tomorrow and take some toys.  My poor baby.  I miss him. :(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hospital Again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787992</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Jul 2012 13:49:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787992</guid>
		<description>Hi pals.  Fizzy's Momma here.  Fizzy's back in the hospital, possibly with pancreatitis.  He'll be t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals.  Fizzy's Momma here.  Fizzy's back in the hospital, possibly with pancreatitis.  He'll be there for 2-5 days depending on how he responds to treatment.  He'll be ok.  My wallet, however, will not.  But what can you do?  I love him and he's a member of this family, so I'll pay whatever I have to to get him well.  *sigh*  Prayers would be appreciated, pals.  Thanks.

-Fizzy's Momma]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ugh...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787850</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Jul 2012 11:02:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787850</guid>
		<description>It's Momma's 3648398390th birthday today, pups, and it's so stinking hot no one wants to do anything ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Momma's 3648398390th birthday today, pups, and it's so stinking hot no one wants to do anything.  Right now it's 103*.  That's not normal for around here at all.  We're all just laying around staying to stay cool.  The AC never stops running.  We're all drinking boatloads of water, but we're still hot!

Yuck.  Happy birthday, Momma.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Worst Day EVER!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787450</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 19:30:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/787450</guid>
		<description>Oh, pups, I'm having a TERRIBLE day!  I know it's America's birthday and all, but these fireworks ar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh, pups, I'm having a TERRIBLE day!  I know it's America's birthday and all, but these fireworks are SO SCARY!  They've been going off all day!  And in between the fireworks, there was a THUNDERSTORM!  And now Momma just informed me that we're supposed to get even MORE thunderstorms tonight!!  ARGH!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July, pups, from a not so happy Fizzy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh BOY!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/786913</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Jul 2012 17:56:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/786913</guid>
		<description>Holy cow, pups!  You all are so good to me!  When Momma got on the computer today, she had so many e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy cow, pups!  You all are so good to me!  When Momma got on the computer today, she had so many e-mails from Dogster to say that I got presents from my pals for my Gotcha Day!!  Aw shucks, pals...you make a pup feel so special!  Thank you to everyone who sent me something!

Momma remembers when she brought me home.  She said her and Daddy had just got back from their vacation at the beach swimming with the sharks. (Momma: Not really.  There were no sharks.)  Her and Daddy had already come to see me a few weeks before, but I was too little yet to leave my doggie Momma.  So when they got back from their vacation, they hopped in the car right away to come and get me!  They drove for days and days to get me! (Momma:  More like an hour and a half.)  They got to the farm, and I was already to go!  I had a bag packed and everything!  (Momma:  He for real had a bag packed.  The breeder made him a baggie of toys and treats.  It was really cute!)  Momma sat in the back seat with me, and we drove for so long that I curled up on her chest and fell asleep!!  Momma said it was the most precious thing ever!  When I woke up, I was home!  I had my own yard and everything!

It's been the best 8 years ever, pals, and I'm so glad I've gotten to share a lot of them with you!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Close!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/786245</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:55:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/786245</guid>
		<description>I've been having a goofy day, pups!  The doorbell woke us all up tis morning, and I started barking  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been having a goofy day, pups!  The doorbell woke us all up tis morning, and I started barking right away, just in case Momma and Daddy didn't hear it.  BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK!!  Momma almost pooped her pants, I scared her so bad!!

Daddy ran down to see what was going on.  Neighbor George was getting a tree cut down and they needed to use our driveway for part of it, so they had to ask for permission first.  Daddy opened that door and I barked real good at the tree guy!  BARK BARK BARK BARK!!  The tree guy actually jumped cause I scared him so good.

Daddy let me out, and I was hopping around the yard like a bunny, barking at all the tree guys and their tree stuff.  Oh, and George.  I always bark at George, cause when I do he comes over to pet me.  So I'm standing there, barking my head off, when a BIRD flies down and lands RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!  I heard Daddy make a "oh boy" kind of noise.  I looked at that bird.  He looked at me.  And I JUMPED at him while I barked.  BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK!!!  I was SO CLOSE, pups.  SO CLOSE to catching him and having him for breakfast!!  But he flew away.  :(

Daddy said he doesn't know much about hunting, but he thinks you're supposed to be quiet so stuff doesn't run away.  Hmph.

So close...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good Summer So Far!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/785415</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:51:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Summer vacation isn't even a week old and I'm already having tons of fun, pals!  Momma hasn't done a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Summer vacation isn't even a week old and I'm already having tons of fun, pals!  Momma hasn't done anything TOO stupid since her disastrous hair experiment the other day.  On Sunday I got to visit both Pap Pap's houses and play with my best good friend, Natalie.  Then on Tuesday my best good friend Natalie came to my house and played with me!  But then Momma and Daddy were one all day cause they took her and Joshie to the zoo to look at animals.  Boo.  Today I played in the back yard for a while, but it was too hot.  Plus I was trying to eat all the weeds, so Momma made me go back in.  I was TRYING to help her weed the driveway, but she said no thanks.  Hmph.

But so far I've been having lots of fun, even though it's SO SO hot!  I love summer vacation!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Already, Momma???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/784747</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:09:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>It's only the first day of summer vacation, pups, and Momma's already making trouble!

Momma goes  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's only the first day of summer vacation, pups, and Momma's already making trouble!

Momma goes to this website called Pinterest.  It's this website where you can "pin" things to a board that you want to remember.  Here's Momma's boards if you want to look.

http://pinterest.com/chrissymhunter/

By the way, Momma says if you're interested in having your own boards to p-mail her your e-mail and she'll send you an invitation.

So anyhow, Daddy's not home cause he had a guy date night with his friends (doesn't it seem like Daddy's NEVER home when Momma gets into trouble?)  Anywoof, she's on this Pinterest site, and I hear her clicking around.

"Ooooooh Fizzy!  I'm gonna go try this RIGHT NOW!"

Oh boy.  

She runs out into the kitchen and I hear her banging stuff around.  She had found some sort of recipe for something called a hot oil treatment and it had olive oil and honey in it.  She made it hot for a few minutes, then ran upstairs with it.  I followed her into the bedroom and BEGGGED her not to put it in her hair!  But she did.  And this is what I heard.

"Hm.  This is awfully sticky..."

"Ow...this is really hard to get in my hair..."

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!  Fizzy, I just ripped out a clump of my hair!!!!"  Get it out!  GET IT OUT!!"

*sigh*

The next thing I know Momma is running into the shower, screaming and crying that her hair is a big sticky icky mess.

*sigh*

Luckily she got it all out.

I guess I can see how this summer is gonna go....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HOORAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/784585</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:04:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/784585</guid>
		<description>Oh BOY, pups!!!!  Guess what, guess what?!?!  NO MORE WAKE-UPS!!!!!

MOMMA AND DADDY ARE ON VACATI ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh BOY, pups!!!!  Guess what, guess what?!?!  NO MORE WAKE-UPS!!!!!

MOMMA AND DADDY ARE ON VACATION!!!!

AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Boy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/783911</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:47:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/783911</guid>
		<description>Only 5 more wake-ups, pups, and then it's summer vacation!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy!  Everyone here sur ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Only 5 more wake-ups, pups, and then it's summer vacation!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy!  Everyone here sure is happy and excited that it's just about over!!

In other news, Momma and Daddy went to a baseball game on Friday.  Grammy picked me up so I could have some play time with Thumper.  While I was there, I puked up a HUGE hairball of Momma's hair!  Grammy saved it and put it in a baggie so Momma could see it.  Momma about pooped her pants when she looked at it!  She went on the Googles to find out if this is normal, and apparently as long as I'm eating and poohing and peepsing fine, I'm ok.  Momma thought hairballs were just a cat problem, not a pup problem!  Momma says she guesses she needs to vacuum more...I'm ok with her not.  I hate that thing.

I'm still getting my ear drops, too.  I don't mind them too much.  But pups, this is the stupidest sick time ever.  Who gets sick and doesn't get some chicken out of it?!?!  Bummer...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw, Crap On A Stick!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/783210</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:39:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/783210</guid>
		<description>*sigh*  I gotta go to the vet's place tomorrow, pups.  Momma took me to get my hairs cut yesterday,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ *sigh*  I gotta go to the vet's place tomorrow, pups.  Momma took me to get my hairs cut yesterday, and my groomer, Karen, told Momma she thinks I have an ear infection.  She said when she plucked my ears it smelled ucky, and there was some yellow goopy stuffs.  Momma HAS noticed that I've been itching my ears a lot lately, but she thought it was just cause it had been so long since my last hairs cut.

So help me, NOBODY BETTER STICK NOTHING IN MY POOPER!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Countdown Is On!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/782864</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:22:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/782864</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy have started counting again, pups, which can only mean one thing!  Summer vacation i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy have started counting again, pups, which can only mean one thing!  Summer vacation is about to start!!!  HOORAY!!  Last count it was 10 more wake-ups (not including weekends) so it's real soon, pals!  Oh boy!  I love summer vacation!  Momma says she's really looking forward to it this year, cause this school year was just a little too emotional for her taste.  I just can't wait to snuggle in bed every morning!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/781508</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:01:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/781508</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!!  Thanks to everyone who sent me a gift!  You pals are the best!

If ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!!  Thanks to everyone who sent me a gift!  You pals are the best!

If you haven't seen, MJF left me a HUUUUUUGE tray of cheese in my last diary entry!  I'm having a cheese party!!  Come on over, pups!  All you can eat cheese!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've Been Dipped!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/781102</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 May 2012 18:44:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/781102</guid>
		<description>Momma is so clumsy, pups.  You all know that.  I've barked about it before.  But listen to what she  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is so clumsy, pups.  You all know that.  I've barked about it before.  But listen to what she did to me tonight!!

Momma made something in the crockpot called French Dip Sammiches.  It smelled like heaven in my house all day, pups!  Anywoof, she put all kinds of stuff on top of the MEATZ, and it made a juice.  Momma put some of that juice in a little bowl.  She also made french fries to go with the sammiches.  She was holding the little bowl of juice in her hand when she dropped a fry on the kitchen floor.  Silly me, I had my back to it and didn't see it, even though I was standing right under Momma's feet!!  She bent over to pick up the fry before I could eat it, and she spilled some of that MEATZ juice on my back!!!

It wasn't super hot, so it didn't hurt.  The problem?  Daddy's been chasing my all over the house shouting that he was gonna eat me cause I smell like MEATZ!!!!!!!  I *THINK* he's teasing, but you never can tell with Daddy cause he does like to eat the MEATZ.  HELP!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*sniff*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/779349</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 9 May 2012 17:22:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma and Daddy are very sad tonight, pups.  Some teachers at their work had to be let go.  I dunno  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy are very sad tonight, pups.  Some teachers at their work had to be let go.  I dunno where they're going, but Momma said they won't be working at their school no more.  It seems like some stupid governor guy took away a lot of money from school in the Pennsylvania place where we live, and schools are hurting real bad for money.  A lot of schools have already made their teachers go away, and Momma said they knew it was coming to their place, they just didn't know when.  Oh man, pups, Momma was crying when she came home.  Some of those teachers were her good friends.

Momma and Daddy gave each other a big hug.  They were happy it wasn't them, but so sad for their friends.  Momma said this will be bad for the little humans they work with, too.

It's just not fair, pups.  And it's just not right.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What Is Going ON???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/778907</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 6 May 2012 19:38:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/778907</guid>
		<description>I had a weird day today, pups.  Momma and Daddy got up real early this morning.  Then, a truck I did ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a weird day today, pups.  Momma and Daddy got up real early this morning.  Then, a truck I didn't know backed down into our driveway.  BARK ALERT!!  Then Momma and Daddy were outside for a looooong time, and there was ALL kinds of machine noise going on!  I tried looking out the back window, but I couldn't see anything!  Then, I heard footsteps on the basement stairs, and all of a sudden, my Auntie Cole was standing in the kitchen!!  What the woof?!?!  Where did YOU come from??  BARK ALERT!  LOVE ALERT!!

Auntie Cole disappeared for a while, then suddenly, she was BACK, with her boyfriend, Adam!  Adam gives real good ear rubs.  Everyone was all sweaty and covered in dirt.  They sat down and ate hamburgers (MEATZ!!!) and no one shared with me.  Hmph.  Momma kept talking about her garden and something about beds.  Now I know Momma loves to garden and all, but I hope she didn't move our bed outside!!  *runs upstairs to check*  OK, it's still there.  WHEW!

Auntie Cole and Adam left, and Momma went outside for a super long time.  When she came back in she was COVERED in dirt!  She smelled good to me, but she went in the shower and washed it all off!!  She talked about onions and strawberries all night.  And green beans.  I dunno what she was doing out there, pups, but it sounds like she made a salad?  I dunno.

Now she's talking about a pile of dirt being dumped in our driveway on Friday.  I hope I get to roll in it!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm STARVING Over Here!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/777877</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:31:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/777877</guid>
		<description>Momma AND Daddy didn't give me any lunch today, pups!!!  Oh woe is me!!  I'm so hungry and they FORG ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma AND Daddy didn't give me any lunch today, pups!!!  Oh woe is me!!  I'm so hungry and they FORGOT TO FEED ME!!

See, Daddy didn't go to work today.  Daddy has to go to a special doctor tomorrow for his allergies, and he hasn't been allowed to take any of his medicine for 3 whole days beforehand so they give him some tests.  Well, Daddy takes 4 different things for his allergies cause they're so bad, so as you can probably imagine, he's feeling pretty poopy.  He didn't sleep at all last night, so he stayed home.  He gave me my breakfast at normal time.  He decided to go to the grocery store right at the time I normally get my lunch.  

Except he didn't give me lunch.

And he didn't tell Momma that he didn't give me lunch.

So when Momma got home SHE didn't give me lunch, either!!

About 2 hours later, Momma's like "Why is Fizzy so WHINY today?!"  Daddy said he didn't know.  A lightbulb went off in Momma's head.  "Daddy, did you feed Fizzy lunch?"  "No," Daddy said.  "Did you?"

"NO!" Momma shouted.  "OH FIZZY!!  I'm so so SORRY!!"

And she ran and got me my food.

I stopped whining after that.  It was almost 12 whole hours or years since I had last eaten, so of COURSE I was whiny!  I was HUNGRY!

Quick, pups, I need to have a secret stash of food somewhere in case they forget to feed me dinner!!  Send me some cheese and MEATZ please!!!  I'm starving over here!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boooooooooo.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/776820</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:28:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/776820</guid>
		<description>It didn't snow here, pups.  Momma is happy, but I'm not, cause all it's done is rain instead.  I hat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It didn't snow here, pups.  Momma is happy, but I'm not, cause all it's done is rain instead.  I hate rain.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooo.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>YAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/776654</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:10:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/776654</guid>
		<description>Momma just told me some good news, pups!  It's supposed to snow tonight!  A LOT of snow!  HOORAY!  W ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just told me some good news, pups!  It's supposed to snow tonight!  A LOT of snow!  HOORAY!  We barely had ANY snow this year!  And just on Friday it was 80* F outside!  Momma had on her Flip Flops of Doom (TM) and Daddy was wearing shorts and we had the AC on in the house!  Now today Momma is all bundled up in sweaters and sweatpants and the furnace is back on cause it's COLD!  It's perfect schnauzer snuggling weather if you ask me!

Momma doesn't think the snow is good news (she's worried about power outages and stuff, cause all the trees have leaves on them now), but I'm excited!  I LOVE SNOW!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOW!  Thanks, Pups!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/775912</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:06:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/775912</guid>
		<description>Holy cow!  I got so many presents and well wishes today, pups!  Thank you all SO MUCH!!  What a grea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy cow!  I got so many presents and well wishes today, pups!  Thank you all SO MUCH!!  What a great bunch of pals I have!!

I'm celebrating my 8th birthday by going outside.  Then coming back in.  Then going back out.  Then coming back in.  BOL!  Poor Momma!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma!!  Daddy!!  That's MINE!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/775090</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:51:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/775090</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy are being mean to me, pups.  When Momma came home, she let me outside.  She was stan ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy are being mean to me, pups.  When Momma came home, she let me outside.  She was standing in the door, watching me root around in the yard.  Sometimes I like to search for bunny pooh, and she stops me from eating it.  Boo.

Anyway, there I am, rooting my snooter in the grass, and when I picked my head up, I had something pink and meat-like in my mouth.  Those are Momma's words, not mine.  Anyhow, she started SCREAMING and came running out of the house without her shoes on!!  She scared me so much that I dropped my prize!  She picked me up and threw me back in the house!  She went to inspect what I had, and it turns out it was a teeny tiny baby bird.  It didn't even have feathers yet, pups.  It wasn't even as long as Momma's thumb.  So, you know, it was the perfect snack size.

Momma made Daddy come and scoop up the baby bird and he threw it away!  NO!  That was MY baby bird!!  I wasn't gonna eat him!  Honest!  I wanted to keep him as a pet!!

Hmph.  So Momma let me out again, and guess what?  I found ANOTHER baby bird!!  Momma did the same thing (screaming, throwing, scooping...), then her and Daddy walked around the yard looking for more.  Sure enough, they found yet ANOTHER dead baby bird!!  AND THEY THREW IT AWAY!!!!

*sigh*  We have a nest on our side porch, and we have a lot of stray cats wandering around.  Momma thinks the birds fell out of the nest and a kitty was trying to eat them.  

I SWEAR, I was only gonna play with them.  And pet them.  And call them George.  But Momma and Daddy said no. *sniff*  I'm horribly mistreated over here, pups!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Why Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/774512</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:44:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/774512</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Thank you Dogster HQ!  And thanks to all the pups who sent me rosette ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pups!  Thank you Dogster HQ!  And thanks to all the pups who sent me rosettes!  And the eggs!!  SO MANY EGGS!  BOL thanks, pal!

I hope every pup had a nice Easter.  I didn't get to go visiting :( Momma and Daddy went to Auntie Cole's house first, and there were so many peeps there (plus her German Shepard, Lycan) that I couldn't go.  Then Momma and Daddy went to Grammy's house, but I couldn't go there either cause they had folks visiting from Alaska, and Grammy's pup, Thumper, gets real aggressive with the little boy who comes, so they had to keep him shut up in the bedroom!!  Grammy thought it'd be too mean to Thumper to have me running around the house while he was in doggie jail, so I had to stay home all by myself. *sniff*

But I'm leaving to go to Grammy's house in a little bit cause Daddy's going to go get some leftovers!  So I'll get a little bit of visiting in afterall!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy Traumatized Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/773888</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:35:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/773888</guid>
		<description>Yesterday was TERRIBLE, pups!!  There I was calmly eating my lunch when I heard this horrible BEEEEE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday was TERRIBLE, pups!!  There I was calmly eating my lunch when I heard this horrible BEEEEEEEEEP sound!  OMD!  I dropped my mouthful of food and jumped onto Momma's lap!  

Momma what WAS THAT???

"Well, Fizzy, Daddy's changing the batteries in the smoke alarms."

Why did it make that awful sound??!?!?

"Well, Fizz-butt, that's so we know they're working.  This way, if there's a fire in our house, we can all get out safely!"

I don't like it!  I don't like it at ALL!  

I spent the next hour crawling up Momma's butt cause I was so scared.  Everywhere she went, there I was, whimpering and crying and trying to get in her lap.  I didn't even eat my lunch!

Daddy traumatized me, pups!  I didn't talk to him for the rest of the night, and when we went to bed, I made sure to snuggle up on Momma real good so that he knew I was still mad!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This and That and Then Some</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/773229</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:44:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/773229</guid>
		<description>Momma has not been very good about helping me update my diary, pups.  She hasn't even changed my bac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has not been very good about helping me update my diary, pups.  She hasn't even changed my background to something Eastery!  She can't help it though.

Momma had a bit of a health scare last week, but don't worry pups, she's FINE.  It turns out that Momma wasn't sick at all, but her brain is overworked.  That's what the doctor said.  That her brain is under too much stress for too long and it's making her think she's sick with really bad things when she's as fit as a fiddle.  I've seen fiddles, pups.  I don't know that I'd call them "fit".  Skinny, maybe.  Anywoof, Momma and her doctor talked about it, and Momma says she's proud to say that she's going to get the help that she needs.  The doctor was shocked when Momma told her some of the terrible things that have happened over the past few years and said it was a miracle that Momma was up and functioning at all.  And you know what, pups?  Momma said "You're right, Doctor lady!  And it's time I did something about it!"  So she is.

I'm very proud of Momma.  See, I'm a good Nurse for her, and I listen to everything she has to say.  I comfort her when she's scared, and I lick away her leaky eye drops. But Momma says she's just not herself and she's tired of it.

Personally, I was hoping the doctor would tell Momma that a cure would be taking me for more walks and a daily dose of cheese, but nope.  Momma said we could compromise on the walk thing but not the cheese.  Boo.

While we haven't posted much ourselves, we HAVE been reading all my friends' diaries!  We may not always comment on them, but we're reading!  Promise!!

Love you, pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw Shucks!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771793</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:49:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771793</guid>
		<description>I'm a diary pick today, pups!  I'm so honored!  Thanks to all my pals who sent me rosettes!  You pup ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a diary pick today, pups!  I'm so honored!  Thanks to all my pals who sent me rosettes!  You pups are the greatest!!

I'm driving Momma bonkers tonight.  I got the spring fever real bad, and I keep wanting to go out.  Then come in.  Then go out.  Then come in.  Then go...well, you get the picture.  I can't help it, Momma!!  Someone threw a piece of bread in one of our bushes outside (Momma: "Who the *$#@ throws bread in someone's shrub????") and I keep wanting to go out and smell around it.  Momma threw away the bread, but I can still smell it.  Momma says a bunch of weirdos live around here, cause who throws away their bread?  And in someone's yard??  She doesn't think it was a birdie cause it was a whole piece of bread, not a little chunk.  I just wanna sniff and sniff and sniff...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm GREAT!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771189</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:52:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771189</guid>
		<description>The vet said I'm great today, pups.  I already knew that, but apparently the vet had to stick me wit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The vet said I'm great today, pups.  I already knew that, but apparently the vet had to stick me with needles and charge Momma a gajillion dollars before anyone would believe me.

Hmph.

I survived it.  But I really coulda done without the needle part.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Butt Out!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771045</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:58:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/771045</guid>
		<description>I had a wonderful weekend, pups!  Momma and Daddy were off on Friday, and the weather was perfect!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a wonderful weekend, pups!  Momma and Daddy were off on Friday, and the weather was perfect!  Me and Momma played in the backyard, and she tried to burn some hot dogs on the grill, but the grill ran out of juice or something and she had to finish them inside the house.  I was super interested in them hot dogs.  Momma says she's never seen me get so close to the grill.  But BOY they smelled so GOOD!  No sharing though. :(

Saturday we played outside again cause it was super nice.  And THEN, I got to go to Grammy and Pap Pap's house cause it was Pap Pap's barkday, and I got to see my BFF Natalie!!  We played and laughed and snuggled and chased!  I heart Natalie the mostest.  Well, the mostest after Momma and Daddy.

Today we kinda chilled out.  Momma just reminded me, though, that tomorrow is my day to go to the dogtor for my yearly check-up.  ACK!  They better not stick anything up my bummy!!!  What, Momma?  Oh..she says they won't use the bummy thing no more, they'll beep my ear instead.  Good.  But nobody better be giving me shots!!!!  What, Momma?  They ARE????  I'm due for my rabies shot???  But I don't HAVE rabies!!!  What?  Well, I don't care if it'll keep me from getting rabies, I don't want any shots!!!!!

Crud.  Pray for me, pups.  I don't like the shots.  Or the dogtor much.  Booooooo.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring Has Sprung!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/770207</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:56:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/770207</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, pups!  It's been super dooper warm here!  It feels like it should be late April, but Momma s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, pups!  It's been super dooper warm here!  It feels like it should be late April, but Momma says its only mid-March!  There's a lot of birdies and bunnies running around, and the chipmunks should be here soon!  The chipmunks are Momma's arch nemesis, but I think they're fun to chase!

In other news, our house STINKS.  Momma had to make a bunch of something she calls haluski for an International Day Luncheon they have at school every year.  She says it tastes really good, but pups, my house reeks of onions and cabbage.  Blech.  Momma dropped a piece of that cabbage when she was chopping it up, and I tried to snag it, but she told me I wasn't allowed.  Not only cause of my diet, cause she says cabbage causes bad gas smells, and my gas smells bad enough BOL!  She used so much butter in that haluski stuff that she says her face feels like it did when she was a teenager.  I dunno what that means, but she says to trust her, it's NOT a good thing.

Momma's gonna go take a shower now while I try to get rid of the cabbage stink from my fur.  Thank goodness it's warm enough to open the windows!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FLEAS!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/769413</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:42:57 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/769413</guid>
		<description>I think Dogster has fleas again, pups.  I've been exchanging p-mails with Puffy and Coco and their M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think Dogster has fleas again, pups.  I've been exchanging p-mails with Puffy and Coco and their Momma, and then today Dogster told me I couldn't reply to them cause I don't have an account.  Even though I just replied to them yesterday.  And I obviously have an account.  Momma sent a letter to HQ, so hopefully they'll fix it.

In the meantime, I'M NOT IGNORING YOU PUFFY AND FAMILY!!!  Honest.  Momma tried replying a few times today, and it won't work.  But she says your thoughts are duly noted, and you're not a pest.  And...*ahem* Momma would like to point out that I'm a boy pup, not a girl BOL BOL BOL!!!  Although she says I CAN be a drama queen!  HEE HEE HEE!  Don't worry...Momma says my name is ambiguous.  You're not the first folks to call me a girl BOL!!

Also, it's raining like crazy.  I don't like the rain.  

That is all.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thinking Thinking Thinking....</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/769021</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 17:16:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/769021</guid>
		<description>Momma's been thinking a lot lately, pups.  Now, I know, normally when Momma starts to think, she get ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's been thinking a lot lately, pups.  Now, I know, normally when Momma starts to think, she gets ideas.  And when Momma gets an idea, things usually blow up or spill everywhere.  But THIS time, Momma's thinking involves ME!

*gulp*

Actually, it's not ALL about me.  Well, EVERYTHING is all about me, but not this time.

See, Momma's really been thinking about getting me a brother or sister.  She wants to rescue a pup, cause there's so many out there with no home to stay in, and that makes her sad.  But there's so many things she calls pros and cons, and she's just not 100% sure yet.  So I'm gonna help her list them all out, and then maybe you pups can chime in!

Ok, cons first.  Momma says you should always get the bad stuff outta the way first.

Con 1:  Momma says the BIGGEST concern she has is my special diet.  Her and Daddy have been super strict about me not getting anything other than my foods.  Now, I eat in the living room cause I'm scared of the kitchen floor, so technically another pup could eat out in the kitchen while I eat in the living room.  But a new pup couldn't have treats. :(  Momma won't let them in the house.

Con 2:  The cost.  Actually, Momma says this one ranks up there with con 1.  Vet care isn't cheap, and us schnauzers need to be groomed regularly, too.  She said something about pet insurance, but hasn't looked into it too much.  She said she might ask the vet when we go soon.

Con 3:  This one is more of a nuisance than a con.  We don't have a fenced in yard (and a fence wouldn't really go in our yard the way it's set up) so I go out to potty on a tie out.  Momma says she could put another one out there, but she knows we'd get tangled.  It would only be annoying first thing in the morning.

Con 4:  Momma already has a hard time sleeping with me and Daddy in the bed.  She figures another pup would want to sleep there, too.  *yawn*

And now the pros.  That's the good things!

Pro 1:  She's always wanted me to have a brother or sister BFF.  I get along well with every dog I've ever met.  The rescues she's been looking at around here pretty much all require that I'd have to meet the pup before he or she could live here, and that makes Momma happy, cause if me and a pup DIDN'T get along, she wouldn't bring that pup home.

Pro 2:  Momma and Daddy love pups.  Lots and lots.  We have a loving home, so why shouldn't we save a pup from being unloved and homeless if we can?

OK, she knows the pro list is shorter than the con list, but she says the pro list is more powerful.  But the cons are still there, pups.  Momma knows you're all going to say "Get another pup!!!!" but when you do, can you say WHY we should get another pup?  Thanks, pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ACK!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/767702</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:24:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/767702</guid>
		<description>I just heard Momma on the phone, pups, and it looks like I'm goin to the vet on Monday to get my sho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just heard Momma on the phone, pups, and it looks like I'm goin to the vet on Monday to get my shots!  Crap.  She says she thinks they'll probably schedule a dental, too.  Double crap.

Nobody better be sticking ANYTHING in my butt!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Blown Away!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/767192</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:32:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/767192</guid>
		<description>Holy cow, pups!  It sure is windy outside today!  Momma let me out and I was trying to do number 2 a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy cow, pups!  It sure is windy outside today!  Momma let me out and I was trying to do number 2 and the wind kept blowing me over!  Momma was giggling cause my beard and eyebrows were all messed up.  

It's a good thing I was hooked up to a chain.  That way if I got airborne I would be a Fizzy kite!

That might actually be kinda fun!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers for a Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/766470</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:34:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/766470</guid>
		<description>Hi pups.  Momma got some sad news today.  Her friend, Miss Katie, her pup growing up, well...she had ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups.  Momma got some sad news today.  Her friend, Miss Katie, her pup growing up, well...she had to go to the Bridge today.  Miss Katie is real sad, which makes Momma super sad.  Miss Katie has been a really good friend to Momma, especially when Grammy was sick with the cancer.  She had a lot of masses said for Grammy at church, and Momma says she can never repay her for the kindness she showed her when she was so scared.  Can you all say a prayer for Miss Katie and her pup, Emma?  Thanks pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>20 Question Thingamabobber!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/765154</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:11:41 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/765154</guid>
		<description>It's all about ME ME ME!!!

1. WHAT COLOR COLLAR ARE YOU WEARING?

Right now I'm wearing my blac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's all about ME ME ME!!!

1. WHAT COLOR COLLAR ARE YOU WEARING?

Right now I'm wearing my black collar with silver studs on it, cause Momma says I'm a stud.  I have to save the collar Zaidie and Mrs. Zaidie sent me for special occasions, cause Momma says I mess up a lot of collars and she doesn't want it ruined.  Hmph.

2. DOES YOUR LEASH MATCH YOUR COLLAR?

No, I have a red leash and a green leash.

3. WHAT’S WORSE? An EVIL NEMESIS SQUIRREL bouncing around in the trees or across the fence, a Crow strutting around in your yard or Neighbor People outside talking?

EVIL SQUIRRELS!  But people walking around the neighborhood are good to bark at, too!

4. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SNACK?

I used to love love love cheese.  No more. :( *sniff*

5. WHERE WAS YOUR LAST CAR RIDE?

To the vet!  YUCK!

6. DO YOU STICK YOUR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW ON CAR RIDES?

Heck yeah!!!  That's the best!  Smell all those smells!!!!

7. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TOY?

Hm...I really like to snuggle with my Aflac duck.  And my Meeko.  And my talking Ho Ho, but Momma says talking Ho Ho is about to go out the door cause his battery is dying and he sounds like something from a scary movie.

8. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFURIEND OR GIRLFURIEND?

I DO have a Valentine this year!!  *blushes*  Me and Ebby are gonna eat some moo-beast and drink some venison-beast hooch...

9. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE WALK?

I'm happy just walking around the neighborhood.  There's lots of other pups that live around here, so there's always good smells and lots of pals to say hi to!

10. DO YOU GO TO DOG PARKS?

No.  I went once and Momma was freaked out by how many people tried to pick me up and touch me.  Now that I have a super special diet, she says no way...

11. WHERE DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?

Right smack dab between Momma and Daddy in my bed.  MY bed. :)

12. DO YOU SNORE?

Momma says I do.  Daddy says I do.  I guess I do!

13. DO YOU SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS?

Sometimes if it's very very cold I get under the blankets and spoon with Momma.  That way we keep each other warm!

14. DO YOU HAVE TO WEAR CLOTHES?

Yes, but I like my blue sweater!  I do, I do!

15. ARE YOU THE FAVORITE DOG?

I'm the ONLY dog in the world to my Momma!!!

16. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT TO SLEEP IN THE HOUSE?
Other than MY bed, I like to sleep in Daddy's recliner or on my loveseat looking out into the street.

17. WHAT’S THE BEST HUMAN FOOD YOU’VE EVER BEEN FED?

CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!

18. DO YOU GO TO A DOG GROOMER?

I do!!!  Their names are Miss Karen and Miss Joyce and I LOOOOOVE them!  And they love me!

19. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BATHS?

Noooooooooooooooooooo.

20. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE BORED?

Paw at Momma to let me up on her lap so we can snuggle love times!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Secret Admirer Strikes Again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764954</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:36:32 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764954</guid>
		<description>I got another anonymous rosette from a secret admirer, pups...hmmm....

Ebby?  Is it from you?  Or ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got another anonymous rosette from a secret admirer, pups...hmmm....

Ebby?  Is it from you?  Or Ceeley?  The pup sending them sounds like one of you girls!  Is it you ladies???]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling Groovy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764802</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:37:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764802</guid>
		<description>I feel totally fine today, pups!  And Momma feels better, too!  She thinks we needed some serious sl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I feel totally fine today, pups!  And Momma feels better, too!  She thinks we needed some serious sleep, so that's what we did!  We slept and slept and slept til we couldn't sleep no more!  I'm eating small meals of chicken and rice (CHICKEN AND RICE!!) with a small splash of the venison-beast hooch that Ebby and Ceeley made for me (but Momma doesn't know about that part, so SHHHHHHHH!).  I'm being a bit naughty taking my pills though.  Momma was making some swears earlier cause I kept spitting it out no matter what she did, and finally Daddy came down and gave it to me.  I told her that's what she gets for singing that stupid "Sally the Camel" song with my name in it.  It goes like this.

Fizzy the camel has one hump.
Fizzy the camel has one hump.
Fizzy the camel has one hump.
So ride, Fizzy, ride
Boom boom boom boom.

I think it's a song from a show about a purple dinosaur.  Momma says it's a stupid show, but some of the younger humans like it, so she's seen it a bunch of times.  Whatever, Momma, I'm not a camel any more!!!  Sheesh!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'll Be OK!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764598</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:35:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764598</guid>
		<description>I'm OK, pups.  The vet thinks I ate something nasty, probably bunny pooh, and that's why my tummy is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm OK, pups.  The vet thinks I ate something nasty, probably bunny pooh, and that's why my tummy is so upset.  She gave me a big old shot that turned me into a camel!

(Note from Momma:  He got a subcutaneous shot of fluids, anti-nausea medicine, and antacid.  It literally gave him a "camel hump", but it's mostly absorbed now.)

And Momma warned the tech girl that I do NOT like things shoved up my heinie, and that I bit Daddy last time someone did that, so she got a thing that beeped in my ear instead.  Momma was super happy about that cause Daddy wasn't there to hold me down.

The vet lady said if I had dia-rears that Momma would have to come back and get some medicine for me.  All my poohs were normal up until that point.  Wouldn't you know it, as soon as we came home, I got the dia-rears.  Momma said if her head didn't hurt so bad she'd probably cry.  Instead she just sort of sighed and said "Ok..."  She's waiting for the doctor to call back to say the medicines are ready.  Momma says her head hurts too bad, she'll just have Daddy go get them when he leaves work.

I'm not allowed any food or water for 12 hours, and then I get little bits of chicken and rice!  HOORAY for chicken and rice!!

Ok, Momma says we have to go rest now before her eyeballs explode.  Thanks, pups, for all the POP and rosettes you all sent me.  We sure love you guys and gals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Have to Go WHERE?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764556</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:41:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Momma just got off the phone with the vet, pups.  She's taking me at 11 in the AM cause I'm still pu ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just got off the phone with the vet, pups.  She's taking me at 11 in the AM cause I'm still puking and she's starting to get worried.  I'm still drinking lots of water, and I'm still acting normal, but every time I eat something I puke it up a few hours later.  Momma didn't feed me anything after 4 in the PM yesterday, but I still threw up bile a couple times last night.  She thought maybe I was super hungry, so she gave me a spoonful of rice at 1:30 in the AM, but I threw that up an hour later, and then threw up again at 5:30 in the AM.  Everyone is super tired now, but Momma's still taking me to the vet.  Better safe than sorry, she said.  Can you say some POP for me?  She's a little anxious, and Daddy can't go with her cause he went to work.

Nobody better be sticking things up my butt...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yuck</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764466</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:37:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Me and Momma are BOTH sick, pups.  I got the urka gurkas and so does she.  Daddy had the urka gurkas ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma are BOTH sick, pups.  I got the urka gurkas and so does she.  Daddy had the urka gurkas at the beginning of the week.  It's been kind of a yucky week here.  Anyone mind saying some POP for us so we all get better?  This is the pits...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*blushes*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764344</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:33:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764344</guid>
		<description>Pups, I just got an anonymous pair of lips from a secret admirer!!!  I didn't know what that meant,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, I just got an anonymous pair of lips from a secret admirer!!!  I didn't know what that meant, so I asked Momma, and SHE says that means someone likes me secretly!  *blushes*  Aw shucks...whoever you are, you made this little grey schnauzer blush!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Look So Handsome!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764123</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:49:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/764123</guid>
		<description>Guess what, pups?!  I got a package in the mail today, and it was from my friend, Zaidie!!  Guess wh ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what, pups?!  I got a package in the mail today, and it was from my friend, Zaidie!!  Guess what he sent me?!  A new collar!  It says "I will not chase squirrels", but Z-pup says it's not legally binding, which Momma says means I don't gotta listen to it.  She also says it makes me look even more handsomer than I already am.

Momma put the collar on me and I got to try it out in the front yard.  And guess what?  While I was wearing it a BUNNY hopped down the street!!!  That collar doesn't say ANYTHING about chasing bunnies!!!  So I BARKED BARKED BARKED that bunny away!

Momma says bunnies shouldn't even be out yet.  She says they're confused by our weird winter.  There's birdies hanging out on our front porch, too.  She even saw some flowers popping up in the yard at school!  She says everything's all messed up cause it's weirdly warm, even though February is usually super snowy!  I miss the snow.  We barely had any yet.  She says that can change real fast, though, so I shouldn't give up hope.  SHE'S even hoping for some, cause her and Daddy haven't even had a 2 hour delay yet for school, let alone a snow day!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>But I'M the Cutest!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/763785</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:23:50 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/763785</guid>
		<description>Momma's watching something called The Puppy Bowl, pups.  You should hear her.  She's squealing and g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's watching something called The Puppy Bowl, pups.  You should hear her.  She's squealing and giggling.  She usually only does that when she's on this Dogster place.  Or when she's looking at me.

I don't see what's so special about these puppies.  Sure, they're fluffy.  Yeah, they run around a lot and tackle each other.  And ok, they don't SEEM like they bark a lot.  And maybe, just maybe, it's adorable when they show the puppy cam.

But I'm still way WAY cuter.  Hmph.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bored.com</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/762047</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:37:26 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/762047</guid>
		<description>I'm bored, pups.  There's nothing fun going on.  There's no more Steelers footballs, so I don't go t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm bored, pups.  There's nothing fun going on.  There's no more Steelers footballs, so I don't go to Grammy's house on Sundays anymore.  All it's done is rain rain rain.  Or snow snow snow.  I like the snow, but not the rain.  Our front yard is like a swamp.  Momma says she keeps waiting for an alligator to pop its head up.  Or for me to sink into the yard.  My paws are super muddy when I come back in and Momma says there's so many muddy tracks on the carpet that it will never get clean.  She put a rug there for me to wipe my paws on, but I won't walk on it.  I hop over it instead.  Momma sighs every time I do it.  I'm not walking on some stupid carpet!!!!  She tried using a towel but I squirmed away.  Poor Momma.  She tries so hard sometimes...

Anybody wanna come over and play?  There's chicken in the freezer, and I'm pretty sure Daddy has a chunk of cheese in the fridge somewhere.  I've got plenty of toys to share, too!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Geeze</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/760981</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:36:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/760981</guid>
		<description>Momma is going a bit stir crazy, pups.  It's been snowing on and off for the past few days, and it's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is going a bit stir crazy, pups.  It's been snowing on and off for the past few days, and it's supposed to snow a bunch tonight, plus there'll be some frozen water coming down from the sky.  Momma just wanders around the house grumbling about winter and cold hands.

Anywoof, Momma and Daddy started arguing the other night.  Wanna know what they were fighting about?  They couldn't agree on my middle name!!!  Oy bey! (TM Zaidie)  Momma says my middle name is "Muffin".  Or "the Pooh" (like Fizzy the Pooh...you know, like the bear, only it's me!)  Daddy insists my middle name is "Gollum".  Actually, Daddy wanted my first name to be Gollum, but Momma said "No way, Jose!!"  I still don't know who this Jose person is, but he must have agreed with her, cause my first name is Fizzy, not Gollum.

Apparently my full name is now Fizban "Fizzy the Pooh Muffin Gollum" Hunter.

*sigh*  How many days left until spring, pups?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SHHHHHH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/760315</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/760315</guid>
		<description>I've been shushed a lot today, pups.  Momma doesn't feel so good.  She's had a super bad headache al ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been shushed a lot today, pups.  Momma doesn't feel so good.  She's had a super bad headache all day and she's been doing everything she can think of to get rid of it.  She's says my barking isn't helping.  She doesn't even want my kisses!!!  And Daddy ordered pizza and she didn't even eat it!  THAT'S how I know for sure she's sick.  Momma doesn't normally pass up pizza.

I'm trying to keep my barking to a minimum, but it's so hard!  Especially when the pizza dude came to the house.  I think it's against the law or something to keep quiet when the pizza dude comes.  What if he tries to rob the house while he's dropping off the pizza?!?!  And I can't help it that I have to bark when the rain drops hit the window!  I need to make sure that they know to stay OUTSIDE of the house!  And yeah, I HAD to bark when Momma forgot to feed me!!  Momma NEVER EVER forgets to feed me!  DADDY forgets all the time, but NEVER Momma.  That's how I know she's really sick.  Mommas don't forget those types of things.

I guess I'm gonna go lay down at her feet and try to keep quiet.  It won't be easy.  Wish me luck, pups.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Happy Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/759033</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:37:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/759033</guid>
		<description>For those of you who aren't friends with Momma on the Book of Faces thing, she got WONDERFUL news to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ For those of you who aren't friends with Momma on the Book of Faces thing, she got WONDERFUL news today, pups!  Grammy is officially in remission of that nasty c-word stuff!  HOORAY!!!!  We're doing the happy dance over here like CRAZY!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Me??  And fleas!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/758853</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 09:25:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/758853</guid>
		<description>*blink blink*  I'M a diary pick today, pups??  Aw shucks, I haven't even updated my diary in a bit c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ *blink blink*  I'M a diary pick today, pups??  Aw shucks, I haven't even updated my diary in a bit cause there's nothing fun going on.  All my snow melted and it's weirdly warm.  Friday was SO warm I kinda got spring fever!  Momma says it's WAY too early for that!  I'm going to Grammy's house today to watch the footballs, and that's about as exciting as it gets for me!

I think Dogster might have a few fleas.  I tried to add a diary entry the way I always do it and it wouldn't work.  Usually Momma goes to my page and goes to the little drop down menu on the top right and chooses "Add a new diary".  And then it brings me to the page where she helps me type.  But that didn't work today, pups, even though she tried it over and over again.  She had to go in through my account page.

Go away fleas!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SNOOOOOOOOOOOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757951</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:34:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757951</guid>
		<description>Snow snow snow snow snow!!  There's SNOW outside, pups!  Oh boy, I LOVE snow!  There's not a WHOLE l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Snow snow snow snow snow!!  There's SNOW outside, pups!  Oh boy, I LOVE snow!  There's not a WHOLE lot, but enough for me to roll in and bulldoze and snort and sniff and eat and SNOW!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757629</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:02:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757629</guid>
		<description>The new year is almost here, pups!  2011 was an ok year for us.  I was an awesome nurse for my Gramm ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The new year is almost here, pups!  2011 was an ok year for us.  I was an awesome nurse for my Grammy, and I took real good care of Momma when she was super upset about changing classrooms.  I have no new rocks in my belly, even though I DID have a You-Tee-Eye.  Daddy had his 5 year cancer free anniversary in March and is now considered cured!  SO all in all, a pretty good year.  Momma says 2011, even with it's sad moments, was WAY better than 2010, so we'll take it!

I hope everyone has a safe New Years, and here's to lots of health and friendship in 2012!!!

Happy New Years, pals!  I love ALL of you!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Gonna Be a Long Day...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757199</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757199</guid>
		<description>There's lots of banging going on in the kitchen, pups.  Momma bought some sort of hanging fruit bask ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's lots of banging going on in the kitchen, pups.  Momma bought some sort of hanging fruit basket and Daddy's in the kitchen with a hammer.  Momma's running around the house clapping her hands and squealing like a little human.  *sigh*

It's gonna be a long day...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Much Going On!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757115</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:59:18 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/757115</guid>
		<description>Ho Ho came, pups!  Judging from all my pals diaries, he came to all of you, too!  I got a new collar ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ho Ho came, pups!  Judging from all my pals diaries, he came to all of you, too!  I got a new collar (Momma says it makes me look SO handsome) and some bones and a gift basket full of toys!  Grammy bought me a Snuggie all for me!!  Momma already had a Snuggie, so now we match!  BOL!

Momma bought something called a baker's rack with her Ho Ho money.  She says one of her goals for the New Year is to be neater and better organized.  Everytime Momma goes to pull out a cookbook, five of them fall on her head BOL!  So she bought the rack to hold her cookbooks and other odds and ends.  Daddy built it today (I supervised!  I'm a good supervisor!) and Momma plans on cleaning the entire kitchen tomorrow from top to bottom.  I hope she doesn't get hurt.  You all know how Momma is...

I hope every pup had a wonderful Christmas!  Next comes New Years!  I hope no fireworks...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Might Explode!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/756109</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:54:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/756109</guid>
		<description>OMD, pups, so much good stuff has been happening around here lately that I might just explode from h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, pups, so much good stuff has been happening around here lately that I might just explode from happiness!!!

First, Momma and Daddy came home yesterday singing the "We're on vacation!!!" song!  Ten glorious days at home with me!!  That's SO many snuggles!  Then Daddy told me that there's a footballs game on today, so we're going to Grammy's and Thumper's house to watch!  HOORAY!

Tomorrow I go BACK to Grammy's and Thumper's house for Christmas!  Then on Monday I go to the OTHER Grammy's house for Christmas!  We had to do it on Monday cause my Auntie Cole is out of town on Christmas, so we just pushed it back a day.

So if that all wasn't exciting enough, when Momma checked her e-mail today, she discovered that me...little old ME, has a Diary pick today!!!  A DIARY PICK ON CHRISTMAS EVE?!?!?!?!  OH BOY!  Santa HAS to know I'm on the nice list for SURE now!!!

I think I need to go lay down...this is a little too much excitement for me right now....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Getting Closer!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/755591</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:04:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/755591</guid>
		<description>Momma baked snickerdoodle muffins today, pups, and there were no disasters!!!!  Can you believe it?? ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma baked snickerdoodle muffins today, pups, and there were no disasters!!!!  Can you believe it??  It's a Christmas miracle!!!

I can tell Ho Ho time is getting real close, cause I have lots of cards, and I even got a package the other day from my friends Greta Grace and Roudy!  They sent me TWO Nylabones!!!  Oh BOY I was excited!!  Momma took a funny video of me opening them and put it on her Book of Faces page.  She wants to put it on this Dogster thing, but it looks like Dogster ate one of my old videos.  She says she'll still try it.  Thank you so much, Greta and Roudy and Mrs. Greta and Roudy!  And Mr. Greta and Roudy, too!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma Makes a Mess...AGAIN!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/755079</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:07:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/755079</guid>
		<description>Momma made another mess in the kitchen, pups.  Honestly, I don't know how she does it.

She's been ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma made another mess in the kitchen, pups.  Honestly, I don't know how she does it.

She's been making cookies all weekend for when Ho Ho comes to our house.  She says Ho Ho eats a LOT of cookies, and the more cookies you leave him, the more presents he leaves.  My job is supervision.  That's what Daddy says, anyhow.  I gotta keep an eye on her, cause we all know how clumsy Momma is.

Anywoof, she was making cookies that she had to crush up a bunch of candy.  She says they're called starlight mints.  She's supposed to use candy canes, but she said she couldn't find any at the store.  All she found were weird flavors, so she went with the mints.  Normally Momma puts the candy in a bag and smashes em up real good with this big hammer thing.  But she didn't have any bags, and she said she wasn't going to the store to get any cause she didn't feel like getting dressed.  I don't get that.  It's not like she was making cookies naked or anything.  She HAD clothes on!  Anywoof, she got an idea.

"Fizzy, I have an idea!"

Uh oh...that's one of those phrases that Daddy says I gotta be careful of.  Momma's ideas are usually disastrous.

"I'll put these candies in a food processor and grind them up real good!  Paula Deen does that!"

I dunno who Paula Deen is, but I'm guessing she's not as clumsy as Momma is.  I don't think this is such a good idea...

"Don't be silly, Fizzbutt, it'll be fine!"

Uh oh.  "It'll be fine" is another red alert phrase.

As I was sitting there wondering if I should run upstairs and tell Daddy what was going on, Momma puts the candies in the processor.  She was having a hard time getting the lid on.  She finally got it on, and this is what I heard.

*whiiiiiiiir*  "Hm..."

*whiiiiiiiiiiiiiir*  "Um..."

*WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIR*  *BOOM*

"SON OF A *bleep* MOTHER *bleep* ARE YOU *bleep* KIDDING ME?????"

I opened my eyes and Momma was white.  Whiter than normal.  Even her glasses were white.

Daddy came running downstairs.  He looked in the kitchen.  He looked at Momma.  He sighed and looked at me.  "Aren't you supposed to STOP her from doing these things, Fizzy?"  Sorry, Daddy.  

What happened was, when Momma was having a hard time putting the lid on, she musta cracked it.  Or it was already broken, she's not sure.  The first two times she pushed the button, she thought she saw white stuff coming out of the lid.  She put her face closer to take a better look, and when she pressed the button, the lid popped off and them candies exploded.  In her face.

She said she could smell like worse things than peppermint candies.  I kinda think she smelled like toothpaste.  It took her a while to clean up the kitchen, cause them candies are real sticky.

"Well, Fizzy, I guess I wouldn't be me if I didn't make at least ONE mess."

That's so true, Momma.

And guess what else, pups?!  Momma told me today that her and Daddy have 5 more wake ups and then it's Christmas vacation!  WOO HOOOOO!  That means HO HO'S COMING SOON!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Here, There, and Everywhere!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/754877</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:50:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/754877</guid>
		<description>Momma feels like she's been all over the place lately, pals.  Like for reals.  Shopping shopping sho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma feels like she's been all over the place lately, pals.  Like for reals.  Shopping shopping shopping.  Momma does NOT like shopping, even on a GOOD day!  These crowds are killing her, she says!

I don't even get to go with her.  Nope.  I have to stay here at home while she goes shopping.  Not fair.  I'd be good at crowd control, I just know it.

We've got lots of cards from our pals!  Right now I have 27 (28 really, cause I got an e-card from MJF and Growlmy!) and Momma and Daddy have 5!  BOL!  Momma says she'd much rather look at all our pup pals than distant family member's kids any day.  She says we're MUCH cuter!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Adventure!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/753551</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:01:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/753551</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma had another adventurous day, pups!

When Momma came home from school, she let me outs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma had another adventurous day, pups!

When Momma came home from school, she let me outside to go peeps.  I came back in, and jumped up on my couch to look out the window.  I started to growl my "someone's in my yard" growl.  You know that growl, pups.  I'm sure you all have your own version of it!  Anywoof, the Ho Ho tree kind of blocks the view out my window, but Momma could have sworn she saw a brown, black, and white thing streak past it.

"Uh oh, Fizz.  I think our beagle friend is back again!"

For those pups not in the know (or for those that need a refresher), me and Momma found a beagle pup a few winters ago in our yard and Momma had to call animal control to come get him cause he didn't have tags on.  Then we saw our neighbor across the street dragging him into their house a few weeks later (even though we knew it wasn't their beagle!)

So Momma opened the door, and there he was.  Cute as could be, just chilling on the sidewalk.  As soon as he saw us, he started hopping along in the yard!  Momma kinda groaned cause she just got home and she needed to go potty, but she put her shoes back on and opened the door.  By this time, pups, I was barking like a MANIAC!  Get off my lawn!!!  Get away from my fence!  That's MY grass you're peepsing on!!!

Momma picked up my outside chain and walked over to that pup.  He may be bigger now, pals, but he was just as wild as he was a few years ago.  Momma kept calling him over, and he'd come real close and then run run RUN like the wind away from her!  Sometimes even into the STREET!  Momma said that at least this time he had his tags on, so she knew if she could just catch him he would be returned home safely!

She called out to Daddy and said "Get me some treats!"  Except, you know, technically I don't HAVE treats, just my food.  She shook the treat jar at him and he came running over.  She was able to hook him up to my chain!  HOORAY!  Momma caught the bad puppy!  Of course, this whole time I was barking like a madman.  Daddy shut the front door, but I KNEW he was still there!  Momma gave him a piece of my kibble (THAT'S MINE!) and would you believe it?  He wouldn't eat it!!!  I heard Momma say "Sorry, pup, it's all I got."  No, Momma, it's all *I* got, so give it back!!!!!

Momma checked his tag, and we now know that our beagle pal's name is Sparky.  Momma said "It's very nice to meet you, Sparky, but you REALLY need to learn to stay HOME!"  She called the number on the back of the tag (there was no address) and no one answered.  Crap.  By this time Momma REALLY had to go potty, AND her head was starting to hurt from all my barking.  Just asserting my alpha-ness, Momma.

She put Sparky on my leash (MY LEASH) and was GOING to take him down back and put him on the chain back there, hoping I'd stop barking.  Sparky had other ideas, pups.  He's a small dog, but Momma said he dragged her across the yard and into my neighbor's yard.  She said "George, do you know who's dog this is???  His name is Sparky!"  See, George was outside playing with his grandson, and Sparky must have wanted to see them real bad.  Well, it turns out George DID know who Sparky belonged to, cause sometimes when he takes his grandson on a walk, Sparky is outside and they all play together!

Can you believe Sparky only lives about 5 houses down from us?!  Momma started walking in the direction of his house, but there were no cars outside (we're one of the few houses on this street that has a driveway).  Momma didn't know what to do cause she REALLY had to potty by this time, and she was scared to bring him inside cause she didn't want us to fight.  Plus she didn't know if he had fleas or anything.  She says you just never know.

Sparky TOOK off down the road with poor Momma being dragged behind him.  She says she thought *I* pulled on leash!!!  Now she knows what pulling REALLY means!  He stopped in a neighbor's yard and started sniffing, and she says a car pulled up across the street from Sparky's house (I was still inside barking like crazy).  She didn't know if the man who got out of the car was Sparky's person or not, and he was so busy sniffing under a bush that she couldn't pull him out.  The man was too far away for her to call out to him, even though she has a big mouth, so she picked up Sparky and started running down the road!!

"EXCUSE ME!" she shouted as she ran down the street.  "Is this your dog?"  Well, it wasn't, but he DID know Sparky's owner.  He said the car wasn't outside so he didn't know where the owner was, but he offered to hold on to Sparky until his person came home.  Momma was super relieved cause she SO had to peeps.  She pointed out our house to the nice neighbor man and just asked that someone return my leash (MY LEASH!)  

Momma came back in the house and SHE STUNK LIKE SPARKY!!  That's MY Momma, Sparky.  MY Momma, MY house, MY yard.  Momma ran up to the potty, and as soon as she was done, the doorbell rang.  BARK ALERT.  She ran down to the door, and there was Sparky's owner with a little girl and MY LEASH.  BARK BARK BARK!!  Momma pushed me out of the way and stepped out on the porch.  Sparky's Daddy thanked Momma for finding his pup.  So did the little girl.  See, Sparky's dad hooked him up to his outside chain and went back inside cause the phone rang.  As soon as he realized Sparky was gone, he got in the car and was driving around looking for him.  He just never turned down towards OUR end of the street, cause he would have seen Sparky hooked up outside our house!  He was driving down our way when he saw nice neighbor man holding Sparky!

Momma showed Sparky's Daddy which ring he should hook Sparky up to, since she noticed the rings to his tags was all messed up.  He said he never realized he should use the smaller, thicker ring, and that he hopes Sparky won't come visiting again anytime soon.

ME TOO.

Momma says no more adventures, please.  She's good for a while.  Me too.  I've been woofing to go out all night to remark my yard.

MY yard, Sparky.  MINE.  You have your own.  Stay in it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Early Presents!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/753379</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 18:06:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/753379</guid>
		<description>I got early presents, pups!  Momma came home after a long day.  BOY was she crabby...anywoof, there  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got early presents, pups!  Momma came home after a long day.  BOY was she crabby...anywoof, there was a package on our front porch.  Momma brought it in and put it on the table.  She knew it was a package from our pals Doo, Austin, and their Momma Lou Ann, but she wasn't sure if we should open it or not.  She asked Auntie Lou Ann on the Book of Faces thing if she should open it, and Auntie Lou Ann said yes.  BOY are we glad she did!

I got FOUR TOYS!  All to myself!!!!!  A piggie, a lamb, a loofa dog, and a rope toy!  MINE!  ALL FOR ME!!  Momma got some cute sticky notes, a purse hanger thingamabob, a yummy candle, and some fruity smelling soap.  OH, and The Polar Express!  She loves that movie!  Anywoof, it cheered Momma RIGHT UP, cause she says she's been sort of blue lately, even though she's still the same peach color to me.  Humans are weird.

Thank you SO MUCH Auntie Lou, Austin, and Doo!  Momma took a video of me playing with my new toys and she's going to put it on my page!!

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Tree Is Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/752675</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:00:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/752675</guid>
		<description>The Ho Ho tree is up, pups!  Momma spent all day yesterday getting things ready for Christmas!  It's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Ho Ho tree is up, pups!  Momma spent all day yesterday getting things ready for Christmas!  It's so exciting!  I had to inspect every single ornament went on the tree.  If I didn't give it a good sniff, Momma put it somewhere on the tree where no one could see it!  BOL!  If I gave it a good sniff, it went front and center where everyone can see!  My stocking is hanging up, too, all ready for Ho Ho to put good stuff in it!

I'm so excited for Christmas, pups!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sniff sniff...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751782</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:47:19 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751782</guid>
		<description>Momma just gave me some bad news, pups.  Her and Daddy go back to school tomorrow.  *sniff*  We had  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just gave me some bad news, pups.  Her and Daddy go back to school tomorrow.  *sniff*  We had so much fun snuggling and loving...Momma doesn't want to go back.  She said the place just isn't the same anymore with her new kids.  Not that she doesn't like her new kids.  She does.  But she said her heart's not in it anymore, and it's just sort of a place she goes to everyday.  Her favorite time is coming home to love on me and then checking this Dogster place to see what all our pals have been up to.

Momma said we're putting up the tree this coming Saturday.  It's one thing to make my page all Christmasy, it's another to deck the whole house in November!  BOL!  I love when the tree goes up!  I like checking out all the ornaments.  They all have such different smells!  And that of COURSE means Ho Ho is coming.  Momma says I've been a GOOD BOY this year, even though I urka gurkaed in front of the door today and then tried to eat it.  Momma was in the shower so she didn't hear me.  Daddy was in the kitchen cooking so HE didn't hear me.  He came out to check for the mail and started screaming "MOMMA!!!  Get down here!!!!"  Momma called him a big baby and told him to just clean it up!  Hee hee!!

Well, pups, I'm gonna go get some more snuggles on before bedtime snuggles.  Good night to all my pals!  I love you all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OH BOY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751220</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:36:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751220</guid>
		<description>Now that Thanksgiving is over, pups, do you know what comes next???  HO HO IS COMING!!!  Momma chang ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Now that Thanksgiving is over, pups, do you know what comes next???  HO HO IS COMING!!!  Momma changed my page to be all Christmas like, and she added a new song or two to my music player!  They're Christmas songs!  I LOVE YOU, HO HO!!!!!

Gotta be good all the time now, pups!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751036</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:28:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/751036</guid>
		<description>It's Thanksgiving Day, pups!  It's finally here!  I get to go to BOTH Grammy's houses today and I ge ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's Thanksgiving Day, pups!  It's finally here!  I get to go to BOTH Grammy's houses today and I get to see my BFF Natalie!  HOORAY!

I'm thankful for so much this year!  

I'm thankful I have a home where I'm cool in the summer and warm in the winter.  

I'm thankful that I have food to eat and fresh water to drink.  

I'm thankful for weekend snuggles with Momma and belly rubs from Daddy.

I'm thankful for car rides (I still want my Dilly Bar, Daddy!!)

I'm thankful that I can go to both Grammy's houses when I want to!

I'm thankful for Momma and Daddy and everything they do for me!

I'm thankful for Nylabones!

But most of all, I'm thankful for all my friends on this Dogster thing.  We've made some amazing friends because of this place, and we're super thankful for ALL of you!

Happy Thanksgiving, pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>One More Wake Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/750548</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:34:36 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/750548</guid>
		<description>Guess what Momma told me this morning when we woke up, pups?!  She said &quot;One more wake-up, Pooh Fry, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what Momma told me this morning when we woke up, pups?!  She said "One more wake-up, Pooh Fry, and me and Daddy will be home for 6 whole days!"  WOO HOO!!!  Well, woo hoo for the 6 whole days thing, NOT the Pooh Fry thing.

I love me some vacation snuggles!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>She GOT ME!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/750368</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:31:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/750368</guid>
		<description>Oh, pups...Momma got me yesterday.  I had a feeling it was coming.  Her and Daddy kept complaining a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh, pups...Momma got me yesterday.  I had a feeling it was coming.  Her and Daddy kept complaining about how stinky I was.  I don't get my hairs cut for another 2 weeks, and Momma said I couldn't go visiting on Thanksgiving being as stinky as I was...

Momma lured me upstairs yesterday afternoon.  We laid on the bed for a bit, then she got up and put the baby gate up so I couldn't go down the stairs.  Uh oh...then she took off my collar....UH OH.  I tried hiding under Daddy's chair.  That's where I go when I'm scared of the thunderstorms, but he chased me out!  Momma picked me up and carried me into the bathroom.  NOOOOOOOO!  I dug in so tight on her neck that Daddy had to come pry me off.  Momma thought she was bleeding.  I sure hope she was....

She hosed me down with the sprayer, then sudsed me up.  I refused to move, so she had to keep turning me around.  "Come on, Fizzbutt, cooperate!!!"  No.  No I will not.

After the torture was done, Momma picked up the baby gate, and I ran downstairs and proceeded to kill the love seat.  Not that it was the love seat's fault, but I had to dry off on SOMETHING.  Momma started taking pictures with her camera.  "Come on, Fizzbutt, look at me!"  No.  No I will not.

I ignored Momma for the rest of the night, until she got down on the floor with me and told me that no one would want to pet me and love me on Thanksgiving smelling as bad as I did.  *I* thought I smelled perfect, just like a pup is SUPPOSED to smell like.

Mean Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Am I In the Loop?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/748279</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:00:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/748279</guid>
		<description>I think I might be stuck in the Dogster loop, pals.  I'm a diary pick again today, and it seems like ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think I might be stuck in the Dogster loop, pals.  I'm a diary pick again today, and it seems like I've had quite a few lately!

There's not much new going on here.  Momma hasn't made any more messes (and her boogies were NOT chocolate!).  Momma and some of her pals at work today were talking about how some things make some people happy, while it makes other people NOT happy.  So I decided to make a list of what happiness means to ME!

Happiness is...

* weekend snuggles with Momma!

* a warm bed!

* snow!

* visits to both Grammy's houses!

* my BFF Natalie!

* special wet food days!

* all my pals on Dogster!

* playing chase with Daddy!

What about you, pups?  What does happiness mean to you?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What A Chocolatey Mess!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/747653</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Nov 2011 17:29:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/747653</guid>
		<description>You all know that Momma is a bit clumsy, right pups?  I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before.  Dis ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You all know that Momma is a bit clumsy, right pups?  I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before.  Disaster just seems to follow her everywhere.

Today started off normally enough.  Me and Momma snuggled.  Daddy got up and fed me.  Me and Momma snuggled some more.  Daddy went over to his friend's house, so me and Momma were just chilling.  She called Grammy (who has a bad cold) and Grammy asked her to go to the store for her and then bring me over for a visit.  OK!  Momma got it in her head to make these chocolate cookies, so she wrote down the ingredients and went to the store.  When she came back, we went for a nice visit to Grammy's house!  I love Grammy's house!

When we got home, Momma started to make the cookies.  Now keep in mind, pups, in all her gazillion years on earth, Momma has NEVER used cocoa powder.  She was surprised, actually.  She's used chocolate chips a lot, but never chocolate powder.  So she was a little surprised at how...floofy the powder was.  Pups, there was chocolate powder EVERYWHERE.  She actually put up the baby gate so I couldn't get in the kitchen cause it was all over the floor!  And in her hair!  She said she bets next time she blows her nose she'll have chocolate boogers!!!  Interesting...

I didn't get one taste of that chocolate powder....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Halloweenie, Pups!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746891</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:32:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746891</guid>
		<description>I hope everyone has had a GREAT Halloweenie, pups!  I sure did!  

But let's start with yesterday! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I hope everyone has had a GREAT Halloweenie, pups!  I sure did!  

But let's start with yesterday!  Yesterday (and today even) I got SO MANY rosettes and pawmails Momma was COMPLETELY overwhelmed!  Thanks so much, pals!  Seriously!  I mean, I feel pretty special every day, but NOTHING like yesterday BOL!  Momma showed Daddy my picture right there on the front of Dogster, and do you know what he said?  "I still don't know what Dogster is."  DAAAAAAAADDY!!!  We've told you about Dogster a GAZILLION TIMES.  Anywoof, all day, even when I was naughty, Momma said "It's ok, he's Dog of the Day, he can do what he wants!"  WOO HOO!  I sure did bark a lot BOL!  I even got a new Nylabone that I'm currently chewing on while I dictate my diary to Momma!

Today was pretty special, too!  When Momma and Daddy got home, they swept me up into the car right away!  We went to Grammy's, and guess who was there?  My best good friend, Natalie, and Joshie, too!  We all got dressed up for Halloween (stupid hot dog....) and Momma took some pictures.  She'll put them on my page soon.  And then I went to my OTHER Grammy's house so THEY could see my stupid hot dog, too.

When we got home, Momma poured a bunch of candy into a bowl and turned the porch light on.  She normally sits outside for tricks or treats, but it was cold and raining.  So *I* got to be the doorbell!!  She left the front door open so I could see out, and anytime someone stepped on the sidewalk, I sent out the alert!  BARK BARK BARK!  And Momma knew it was time to get the candy bowl and step out onto the porch!  Everybody who came to the door praised me for being super loud!  A baby human dressed up like a tulip said "Loud doggie!!"  I am, I am, baby tulip!!!!!  Right after that, two girls dressed like crayons came to the door, and Momma dumped the rest of the candy bowl in their bags and mumbled something about loud embarrassing dogs.  Who's she talking about?  Then she shut the door and turned off the porch light.  Boo.

And that was my Halloweenie, pups!  It was so much fun!!!!  Next is TURKEY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD OMD OMD OMD!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746627</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:12:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746627</guid>
		<description>OMD PUPS!!!!  I'm THE Dog of the Day!!!  Did you see?  Did you see???  I'm on the front page of Dogs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD PUPS!!!!  I'm THE Dog of the Day!!!  Did you see?  Did you see???  I'm on the front page of Dogster!!!!!  *zoom zoom zoom*  Wait....what?  I'm on the front page of Dogster...in my HOT DOG COSTUME??????

Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

I'm so embarrassed!!!!!

But I'm Dog of the Day, so WHO CARES!!!!!

Oh my goodness, I got so many rosettes and pictures and pal requests and WOW this is awesome!!  Momma promises to upload the pictures our pals sent soon.  See, she thought she was having computer problems, but it's her mouse thingie that's gone kaput, and she's not so good at using the touchpad thingie on the laptop.  Something about bad hand/eye coordination or something.  She was actually leaving to go to the store to buy one when she went on the Book of Faces and there were all these messages from pup pal's peeps!!

What, Momma?  *gasp*  Did you hear that, pals???  I'm getting a new Nylabone for being Dog of the Day!!  HOORAY!!  *zooms off into the distance*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746513</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:35:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746513</guid>
		<description>SNOW, pups, SNOW!!!  SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!  There's SNOW on the ground!!!  I have the zoomies SO BAD rig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ SNOW, pups, SNOW!!!  SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!  There's SNOW on the ground!!!  I have the zoomies SO BAD right now!

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Coolio!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746233</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:15:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/746233</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  Oh boy, how exciting!  Thank you to everyone who sent me presents!  M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  Oh boy, how exciting!  Thank you to everyone who sent me presents!  MJF, Momma's having some 'puter issues so she can't upload the picture you sent me just yet, but she'll get to it!!!

Not much is going on here, pals.  It's been raining aaaaaaall day, and the news people said it might snow tonight!  Daddy was excited about that.  Momma was not.  Me?  I LOVE SNOW!!!!!!!!  Bring it on!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Car Rides</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745477</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:40:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745477</guid>
		<description>I've been getting to go on LOTS of car rides this weekend, pups!  Not in the red car, though.  The r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been getting to go on LOTS of car rides this weekend, pups!  Not in the red car, though.  The red car is ok.  It cost a lot of monies that made Momma swear some swears, but she says she'd rather pay that money once a year rather than have a car payment, so it's all good.

Anyhow, back to the car rides.  On Friday, Daddy decided he HAD to have ice cream after dinner, even though it was cold and rainy.  He had a coupon for Dairy Queen, so me, Daddy, and Momma got in the black car and drove!  Except the Dairy Queen we drove to was closed for the season.  So we drove even further to another Dairy Queen.  I really wanted Daddy to get me a Dilly Bar, but he said no.  Boo.

Then yesterday, I got to go in the car two times!!  I went with Daddy when they dropped off the red car, and again when they picked it up!

And today, I get to go to Grammy's house for Steelers time!  

My tummy is feeling much better, too.  No urka gurkas last night, so Momma's gonna give me the chicken and rice for today and then go back to my normal food tomorrow.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Urka Gurka Blues and the Red Car</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745323</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:18:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745323</guid>
		<description>I've been urka gurka-ing the past few nights, pals, but nothing comes up!  I'm eating fine and drink ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been urka gurka-ing the past few nights, pals, but nothing comes up!  I'm eating fine and drinking fine and peepsing and poohing fine.  Momma thinks it was all them pills that made my tummy hurt, so she's not letting me eat for a while (MEANIE!) and then giving me some chicken and rice.

Wait.  Did she just say CHICKEN AND RICE??????  OK!!  Maybe she's not such a meanie after all!!

In other news, Momma's red car has been acting funny for a while, so she dropped it off at the car dogter to get fixed.  She's been waiting for them to call for a while now to say what's wrong with it and how many monies it's gonna cost.  She keeps putting her head in her hands and moaning...I think maybe she's saying some POP for her car or something.  I like the red car, so I hope it's gonna be ok!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*tap tap tap*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745061</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:00:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/745061</guid>
		<description>Dogster, are you working?  Pups, can you all hear me?  Can anyone bark back to me?  Boy these Dogste ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dogster, are you working?  Pups, can you all hear me?  Can anyone bark back to me?  Boy these Dogster problems are driving us BONKERS.  We're not going anywhere, though, pups.  We like this place too much.

In other news, Momma dressed me up as a hot dog this year.  *sigh*  I did not like it.  I wouldn't cooperate.  Once Momma put it on me, I refused to move.  Until Daddy came home.  Then I ran up on my love step and begged him to get it off me.  He said he wouldn't until he got to take a bite of my delicious bun!!  DADDY!  Not funny!!!!  He took it off, though.  Stupid Halloween making us pups wear stupid costumes...

My chicken days are over, pups.  *sniff*  I was SUPPOSED to be done with it yesterday morning, until Momma walked into the kitchen last night and kicked a pill across the floor!  BOL BOL BOL!  I spit one out when Daddy gave it to me in the morning and he didn't even know it!!!  So I DID get a little extra chicken after all!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy E-Mail!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/744482</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:13:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/744482</guid>
		<description>I've been having trouble with getting e-mails when pups bark on my diary entries, pups.  And apparen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been having trouble with getting e-mails when pups bark on my diary entries, pups.  And apparently I haven't been getting them when I comment on a pups diary and then another pup does, too.  Well, I guess Dogster fixed it today, cause Momma got 64 e-mails today from Dogster BOL!  She was all "What the woof????"

My chicken pill days are almost at an end, pals.  Only a few more days.  But the good news is, I've been spitting my pills out with Daddy now, too!  BOL!  Oh the chicken I've been getting!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Again??</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/744164</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:28:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/744164</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick AGAIN, pups?!  Dogster really must want me to promote my Get More Chicken classes. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick AGAIN, pups?!  Dogster really must want me to promote my Get More Chicken classes.

Here's another tip.  When Momma gives you your chicken, make sure you gently spit your pill out at her.  But make sure she can hear you do it, too.  Make a little "pth" sound when you spit it out, that way she knows for sure that you didn't eat it.  Then just sit there and look at her like "What?"  Make sure you look innocent, like you didn't MEAN to spit out the pill, it just jumped outta your mouth.  Do this several times for the maximum amount of chicken.  You know the game is over when she starts screaming for Daddy to come give you your chicken pill, because it's harder to mess with Daddy.

Professor Fizzy, Chicken Master at large]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>For Reals?  I'm a Diary Pick?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743684</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:41:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743684</guid>
		<description>Pups, Dogster must have read must last entry and realized that since I'm a Chicken Master, I should  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, Dogster must have read must last entry and realized that since I'm a Chicken Master, I should also be a Diary Pick to promote my "How To Get More Chicken Outta Your Momma" classes I plan on starting soon.  Now ALL the pups on Dogster can become Chicken Masters!!!

Here's a tip for getting more chicken.  First, make sure your Daddy falls down and hurts his ankle REAL BAD.  Like, go to the hospital bad.  That's what my Daddy did yesterday at school.  So then he stayed home from school today, so Momma had to get up extra early to feed me and give me my chicken pills.  Usually Daddy does this, and he refuses to give me extra chicken.  I can't trick him so good like I do Momma.  Then, make sure your Momma is good and flustered by barking a LOT when you're outside peepsing, so that when it's time for your chicken pills, she doesn't shove the pills in far enough into the chicken so that it's super easy to get around it and just eat the chicken!

And there's your first lesson!

Thanks for all the presents and pictures, pups!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Chicken Master!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743520</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:10:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743520</guid>
		<description>Momma says I'm driving her bonkers, pups!  I'm SO GOOD at eating around my pills and getting extra p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says I'm driving her bonkers, pups!  I'm SO GOOD at eating around my pills and getting extra pieces of chicken!  Today, Momma THOUGHT I ate my pill, but then she found it under the dining room table BOL!  Oh geeze, the SWEARS she was swearing!!!  In fact, I've gotten so much extra chicken, she's boiling me some more right now!!  BOL!

Just call me Fizzy, the Chicken Master!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chicken Chasers</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743006</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:51:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/743006</guid>
		<description>I'm feeling a-ok, pups!  Momma says you wouldn't even know I was ever sick!  I'm a good boy and I ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm feeling a-ok, pups!  Momma says you wouldn't even know I was ever sick!  I'm a good boy and I haven't had one accident in the house!

Momma gives me my pills in some chicken pieces.  She tries to give me the smallest amount of chicken possible, but I'm having NONE OF IT.  I take 2 different pills at a time, and so far each pill has been spit out BOL!  So now she does this thing where she feeds me my pill in a small piece of chicken, and then chases it down with another piece of chicken!!  She calls it chicken chasers!!!  BOL!!  SHE says I'm NOT getting extra chicken, but I KNOW I am!!

I LOVE CHICKEN!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What An Adventure!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/742782</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:50:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/742782</guid>
		<description>That's what Daddy kept saying last night, pups.  &quot;What an adventure!&quot;  Cause guess where I ended up? ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's what Daddy kept saying last night, pups.  "What an adventure!"  Cause guess where I ended up?  At the emergency vet!

Momma said when she came home from work yesterday, I was totally fine.  I peepsed and poohed like normal.  I played with Daddy like normal.  I ate like normal.  Then, around 5:30 in the PM, I started acting weird.  I kept crying to go outside.  I peepsed little dribbles of pee everywhere.  Daddy says it looked like I was marking the yard.  Momma looked all over the place to see if there was a dead animal somewhere.  She even knocked on my best good friend's door, Sarah, cause Sarah is over 85 years old in human years, and Momma got a little freaked out cause I was just acting WEIRD.  (Sarah is fine, pups, don't worry.  She probably thinks Momma is even more crazy than normal, but that's ok!)

So around 7 in the PM, Momma said "That's it.  We're taking Fizzy to the vet."  Well, Daddy called the vet, and they said it was too late in the day for me to go to them, so I had to go to the emergency vet.  The same place I went to last summer where they shaved me to look like an angry poodle!!!

We all got in the car.  Momma was worried I might pee in the backseat, but I'm a good boy.  I would NEVER peeps in Daddy's new car!  We got to the vet and I was acting totally normal.  Momma was questioning her sanity.

They took me back in a little room, and I met the vet tech, who REALLY liked me!  She was my new best good friend!  She petted me, and I kissed her.  She put a cold round thing on my heart, and I kissed her.  She tried to stick something up my pooper, and I bit Daddy.  Momma and Daddy were SHOCKED.  I've never ever EVER bit ANYONE, let alone my Daddy!!  But I don't like people sticking things in my pooper!!!!!!  The vet tech is no longer my best good friend.

Then the dogtor looked at me.  She was nice, too, until she stuck her finger in my pooper!!!!  STOP STICKING THINGS IN MY POOPER!!!!!!  I didn't bite anyone this time, though.  She was feeling for rocks in my your-re-thra.  I keep telling everyone that there's no rocks in there anymore, but no one wants to listen to me!

Then the vet made me peeps in a cup, and she took pictures of my belly to REALLY look for rocks.  The good news is NO ROCKS.  Duh.  I just TOLD you that.  The bad news is I have something called a You-Tee-Eye.  I have to take some medicines for 2 weeks so I'll stop peepsing so much.  They also gave me pills to help me stop trying to push out the peeps.  They make me feel funny and they make me sleep a bunch, which Momma says is good.

I was SUPPOSED to go to Grammy's house today so she could watch me, but Momma woke up in the middle of the night with an allergy attack.  She said it was probably from all the kitties that were in the waiting room.  When she woke up this morning her eyeballs were all sticky and she couldn't see so good.  And her head hurt real bad.  So she decided to stay home with me today!  HOORAY!

And one more good thing came out of all of this....wait for it...wait for it....CHICKEN!  I get to take my pills with CHICKEN!!  WOO HOO!

Thanks for all the rosettes, pals.  It's nice to know you're all worried about me, but I'm just fine!  Sleepy and loopy from the medicines, but just fine!!  I love my pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Double Grammy Day!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/742128</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:00:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/742128</guid>
		<description>I got to go to BOTH Grammy's houses today, pups!  It was AWESOME!

I went to not-sick Grammy's fir ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got to go to BOTH Grammy's houses today, pups!  It was AWESOME!

I went to not-sick Grammy's first for the football game.  Thumper was NOT being polite at all, and he kept snapping at me.  Pap Pap gave him a smack on the bum and he was a lot nicer then.  Grammy sat on the couch with me and gave me LOTS of love.

Then I got to go to not-so-sick Grammy's house, cause it was my Auntie Cole's unbirthday!!  Her REAL birthday was last weekend, but she was out camping in the woods and looking at bears and junk, so we had a party today, and everyone kept calling it her unbirthday!  I got to play with Natalie again!

And now I'm beat.  Momma and Natalie were trying to decide what to dress me up as for Halloween, so I did a lot of running and hiding out.  I think I'll take a nap before bed time!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm In a Contest!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740583</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:37:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740583</guid>
		<description>Momma entered me in a Halloween costume contest, pups!  You have to be on the Book of Faces (Faceboo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma entered me in a Halloween costume contest, pups!  You have to be on the Book of Faces (Facebook), though, to vote.  So if you have a Book of Faces account, can you vote for me?

http://www.facebook.com/PETCO?v=app_275470565812884&app_data=action%3Dcontest_view_entry%26id%3D776091

Thanks pals!  I dunno what I'd win, but it's fun to be in a contest!  OH!  Maybe I could win NYLABONES!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh What A Night!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740525</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:31:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740525</guid>
		<description>Oh BOY, pups, I had the BEST TIME last night!!  My BFF Natalie came over!  Her brother, Joshie, came ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh BOY, pups, I had the BEST TIME last night!!  My BFF Natalie came over!  Her brother, Joshie, came too!  Oh wow, we had SO MANY good times!  Natalie served me my Nylabones on a plate!  Then she dressed me up as an angel with my toys!  She hugged me and kissed me and petted me!  We snuggled on the couch while she read a magazine!  I helped her while she colored some pictures, too.  She would hold up 2 crayons, and I would sniff the one I thought she should color with.  I even snuck a piece of popcorn that she dropped while watching a movie!  Her and Joshie both laid down on the floor to watch the movie, and I kept going back and forth between the two of them, licking their faces as much as I could!  After a while Momma yelled at me to stop, cause they both fell asleep, and she didn’t want me to wake them up.  But every now and then I snuck a kiss in!  BOL!

Boy was I tired by the time my Auntie and Uncle came to pick them up.  Momma says I slept really good last night.  She said I barely even moved!!

Momma took some pictures, and she said she’d get them up on my page as soon as she can!

I love my Natalie!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP for Izzy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740271</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:57:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740271</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, my pal Izzy B needs your prayers.  She's not feeling good, and she may have had a stroke,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, my pal Izzy B needs your prayers.  She's not feeling good, and she may have had a stroke, or a seizure, or vestibular disease.  She's a grand old dame, and I sure love her lots, so can you please say some prayers for her?  Here's her page:

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/812092

Thanks pups.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This and That</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740255</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:10:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/740255</guid>
		<description>Yesterday was Momma and Daddy's anniversary, pups.  Daddy got Momma some sort of special blender.  E ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday was Momma and Daddy's anniversary, pups.  Daddy got Momma some sort of special blender.  Everyone at their work laughed at Daddy, but Momma says she really really wanted it!  Then her and Daddy went to a buffet, where Momma says she ate her own weight in sushi and crab legs.  I'm not sure what that means, but she looked pretty sick last night.

Tomorrow is gonna be super fun, pups!  Momma's niece, Natalie (my BFF!!!!) and nephew, Joshie, are coming over for a really long time!  My Auntie and Uncle are having a date night, and the kids wanted to come HERE to play with ME!  OH BOY!!!  Momma says her head hurts just thinking about it!  BOL!  I can't imagine why?!?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What Up, Dawg?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/739019</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:53:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/739019</guid>
		<description>Did you all see my new hoodie, pups?  Daddy bought it for me when he went to the store yesterday!  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Did you all see my new hoodie, pups?  Daddy bought it for me when he went to the store yesterday!  It's got skulls and crossbones on it, so Momma says I look like a gangster in it.  Or a tough guy.  Or a bad *bleep*.  Oh...Momma says I can't say that word on Dogster...it starts with an a and ends with ss.  But what's REALLY funny is that I look like a pirate in my picture cause the hood is covering up one eye!  Momma says that's fine, cause it must be pirate week or sumthing, cause a lot of pups are dressed up as pirates.

Daddy got me that hoodie just in time, too.  It got chilly out this week!  I like the fall, but not the allergies that everyone gets when it comes.  *achoo*  I get the doggie allergies, and Momma and Daddy get the human allergies!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rain and FOOTBALLS!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/737695</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:52:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/737695</guid>
		<description>It's still raining here, pups.  We haven't had any floods, but our yard is very mushy.  Momma's sick ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's still raining here, pups.  We haven't had any floods, but our yard is very mushy.  Momma's sick of it.  Me, too.  Who wants to do their private business with rain coming down on their head???

In other more exciting news, Sunday is the very first day of footballs!!!  You know what that means??  I get to go to Grammy and Pap Pap's house and play with Thumper!!!  I love doing that!  Momma yawns and her eyes kinda get this far away look whenever Daddy starts to talk about the footballs, so she likes us going, too, cause she can be by herself and not have to hear Daddy yelling at the TV box!

She says it's a win-win!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rain Rain Rain...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/737155</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 15:28:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/737155</guid>
		<description>It rained all day on Sunday, pups.  It rained all day yesterday, too.  And today.  Rain rain rain.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It rained all day on Sunday, pups.  It rained all day yesterday, too.  And today.  Rain rain rain.  It makes it hard to do my private business.  Momma tells me to go peeps, but I don't wanna leave the porch.

I know there's pups in other places that really need rain.  Take some of mine, pups.  I've had enough.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Best. Weekend. EVER.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/736617</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Sep 2011 15:14:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/736617</guid>
		<description>OMD, pups, I'm having the best weekend ever!!  Today, Momma took me over to not-so-sick Grammy's hou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, pups, I'm having the best weekend ever!!  Today, Momma took me over to not-so-sick Grammy's house.  Grammy gives some real good ear scritches.  Auntie Cole was there, too, and she said she was gonna eat me cause I look like a sausage!  I'm not sure if that was a compliment or not.  Pap Pap wasn't home for me to jump on.  Boo.

Then Momma said tomorrow I'm going to my other Grammy's house cause it's Pap Pap's birthday!  YAY!  I get to play with Thumper!

And THEN!  Momma gave me the best news of all!  I get an extra day of my special weekend wet food, cause Momma was soooooo tired on Friday after school that she forgot to go to the vet and buy dry food, and the vet isn't open again until Tuesday cause of the long weekend.  I only have enough dry food for one more day, so I get an extra can of my special food!  WOOOO HOOOOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Gone to the Bridge</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/735064</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:30:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/735064</guid>
		<description>Momma is sad today, pups.  She just found out my old groomer's dog had to go to the Bridge today.  H ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is sad today, pups.  She just found out my old groomer's dog had to go to the Bridge today.  His name was Silas, and he was actually a famous pup.

You may have heard of Roetlispoodle.  The Standard Poodle creatively groomed to look like a Pittsburgh Steeler.  He was all over the Interwebs for a while, and he was in magazines even.  He was all over our local news for a while, too.  He caused a bit of debate, too, about whether or not dogs should be creatively groomed.

Here's his story and a picture, if you're interested.

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert(\'Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.\');" href="http://cataroundtown.com/creative_grooming.html">Silas</a>

Momma met Silas a bunch of times.  See, my old groomer, Justine, is a childhood friend of Momma and my Aunties.  She grew up in the house behind them, and they all played together when they were little humans.  So Momma is doubly sad, cause she knows her friend is hurting something awful.  Silas had Addison's disease, Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia, and Pemphigus.  I'm not sure what all those things are, but Momma says he lived a long time for all the problems he had, and he was in the BEST home.

Rest in Peace at the Bridge, Silas.  You'll be greatly missed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Buffet!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/734340</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:58:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/734340</guid>
		<description>I've been eating plants in the yard by the little wall next to our driveway, pups.  It's been drivin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been eating plants in the yard by the little wall next to our driveway, pups.  It's been driving Momma NUTS because no matter how many times she pulls the dandelions out over there, I'm STILL munching on something, and she couldn't figure out what it was!!  She finally figured it out today!

The neighbor next door has really pretty sunflowers in his yard.  Momma planted some this year but the chipmunks got them almost right away. :(  She had one that survived for a little while, but...yeah, the chipmunks got it, too.

Well, as you probably already know, chipmunks LOVE those sunflowers.  Daddy went to the food store after he ate dinner, and when he came home, there was a HUGE pile of sunflower seed shells on the little wall!  There were also little sunflower petals there, too!

The chipmunks have been having a buffet on those sunflowers, and I've been trying to have a buffet on the leftovers!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh NO!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733912</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:47:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733912</guid>
		<description>Momma just gave me bad news, pups.  Tomorrow, her and Daddy go back to school permanently.  Booooooo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just gave me bad news, pups.  Tomorrow, her and Daddy go back to school permanently.  Boooooooo.  Now we can only snuggle in the mornings on the weekends!  They won't have any more time off until Thanksgiving (November to my out-of-the-country pals).

Momma is VERY sad about this.  She doesn't want to go back at ALL.  She's still upset about the room switch, and she's feeling very anxious.  Not quite "on the ceiling I need a bodka drip" kind of anxiety, but still anxious and unhappy.  She has to sit in meetings with the people she doesn't like the most, and she's not looking forward to it.  Poor Momma...she's trying hard not to be so sad and angry, but so far it hasn't worked.  My tongue has been going into overdrive trying to help.

At least she has me, her little lightbulb, to come home to!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733566</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:06:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733566</guid>
		<description>Wow, pals, thanks for all the presents and pictures!!!  

Thanks to MJF and Growlmy, and Doo, Aust ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow, pals, thanks for all the presents and pictures!!!  

Thanks to MJF and Growlmy, and Doo, Austin, and their Momma for the pictures!

Ebby sent me a yummy piece of watermelon (she took a bite outta it first!  That's ok, Ebby, I understand!)

I got trophies from Sunny and Demon and Angel Smokey!

Jiffy sent me another steak!  Yum!

Dylan's family (there's a lot of pups in that family!) sent me a blue ribbon!

And Buddy, Molly, and Scooter Morris sent me a delicious ice cream cone!

Thanks pals!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ME??  A Diary Pick Today??</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733468</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:20:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/733468</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, pups!!  I'm a Diary Pick today!!  Little old ME???  Aw shucks, thanks Dogster!  It must have ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, pups!!  I'm a Diary Pick today!!  Little old ME???  Aw shucks, thanks Dogster!  It must have been all the adventures me and Momma had last weekend!

Hershey and Pepper sent me a blue ribbon each.  Thanks pals!  Little Women sent me a beach ball to chase!  Thanks, ladies!  And Zoe sent me a steak to munch on!  Nom nom nom!  You pals are the best!

It thunderstormed AGAIN today!  Geeze oh man, pups, I can't take much more of these storms!  I found a new place to be, though.  We were still in bed, and I decided that it was safer UNDER the covers.  ALL the way under.  Momma covered me up until just my little gumdrop nose was sticking out so I could breathe.  It was perfect!  I was still smashed against her and trembling, but not as bad as when I was on TOP of the covers!  Nothing can get me when I'm under there!!

I sure hope the storms are done for the day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Mostly Normal Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732714</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:34:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732714</guid>
		<description>Yesterday was much more calm, pups.  Daddy drained the lawn mower so that there was no more gas in i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday was much more calm, pups.  Daddy drained the lawn mower so that there was no more gas in it to stink up the house.  I got to go over to not-sick Grammy's house for a visit, too.  Momma took me in the backyard, my most favoritest place in the world!  Grammy's backyard is humongous, and there's all sorts of smells of animals that we don't get over at our house!  I made sure to peeps all over the place so that all them animals know that this is MY yard!!  And then Pap Pap came home while we were there, and we played our game!  Pap Pap is deaf, which means he can't really hear so good.  He wasn't born that way, he got deaf cause he was a stone mason for a gazillion years before he retired, and they weren't made to wear ear plugs like they gotta do now.  So anyhow, even though he can't hear so good, he sure can hear my barks!!  So I follow Pap Pap around the house and bark, and he goes "OH!  You scared me!!"  That's our game.  It makes everyone giggle.  Pap Pap says he doesn't like dogs in the house, but he doesn't mind me!  He loves me!

Momma hasn't seen that big old bug since Saturday, but she makes sure to wear her Flip Flops of Doom into the kitchen, just in case.  Momma uses her Flip Flops of Doom to beat up bugs.  You hafta scream while you're doing it, too.  I think that's where the Doom part comes in.

Not last night, but the night before, we had the WORST thunderstorms EVER while we were sleeping!!!  OMD, you pups wouldn't believe how loud and scary it was!!!  I wrapped my self around Momma's head and shook like crazy.  Momma just sorta sighed.  Then there was a HUGE boomie, and all the clocks and lights went out!  Daddy got up to find a flashlight (which really confused Momma cause it was 4 in the AM and what did he need a flashlight for at 4 in the AM?)  I decided to follow Daddy cause I was outta my head scared, and he didn't see me, and he shut the bedroom door on me!  OUCH!  I sorta froze, and Daddy had to pick me up and toss me back on the bed, where I wrapped myself around Momma's head again.  I didn't get hurt, just scared.  It was not a good night.  Also, that was the night Momma left the stinky lawnmower outside.  Boy was SHE MAD BOL!  But the lawnmower works fine, thank goodness!

And it's starting to thunderstorm again, pups, so I gotta go sit under Daddy's feet!  It's the safest place in the house!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Adventure Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732384</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:54:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732384</guid>
		<description>Poor Momma.  Today hasn't been one of her better days, pups.

So after all that stuff happened ear ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Poor Momma.  Today hasn't been one of her better days, pups.

So after all that stuff happened earlier, Momma noticed the gas smell wasn't going away from the garage.  She looked at the lawn mower and realized there was gas on the top of it, no where near the gas cap.  She looked on the Interwebs to see how to clean it up.  The Interwebs kept saying kitty litter, but we don't have a kitty here.  So she tried flour.  She spread it all over the top of the lawn mower and waited for 20 days.  When she went back down to clean it off, she saw fresh gas drips on the flour!  The lawn mower was leaking!!  She decided to move the lawn mower outside so the garage wouldn't stinky no more.

OH the swears coming from the garage, pups!!!  That lawn mower is super dooper heavy, and Momma could barely move it!!  She finally got it outside, and she saw a puddle of gas on the garage floor.  She cleaned it up, too, and finally the garage didn't stink no more!  But she didn't know what to do with the lawn mower cause it's supposed to rain!  She finally decided just to leave it in the driveway, cause she can't move it no more.  BOL!  She said Daddy can take care of it tomorrow (cause he's still not home!)

She took a shower cause she said she smelled like a gas station, then we settled in to relax for a while.  She got up to get a drink from the kitchen, and when she turned on the light, she found a HUGE centipede on the counter!  OMD, the SCREAMS!  She was screaming "FIZZY!  FIZZY, what do I DO????"  Cause Momma, she don't like the bugs.  At all.  I don't mind the little centipedes, cause they're fun to chase and snack on (which makes Momma gag) but this one was HUGE.  Plus I can't reach the counter.

See, Daddy's the official bug killer in the house.  But like I said, he's not home yet.  So Momma picked up this long knife that she uses when she's burning MEATZ on the grill outside.  She said it was the closest thing that was long enough to hit it without having to touch it.  But it was sitting right next to a glass and a bunch of tomatoes she just picked from the garden.  She didn't want to break the glass OR smush the tomatoes.  Well, she tried to smack it, but she missed, and it scrambled away into the gap between the counter and the oven.  BOL, Momma screamed and dropped the knife and ran.  She hasn't been back in the kitchen since, and she went to the bathroom upstairs to get a drink.

I think Daddy needs to come home now.  Momma keeps thinking about that bug and shivering.  

"Screw this, Fizzster, we're going to bed!!!"

OK, Momma!!  Hopefully tomorrow won't be so crazy!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What A Crazy Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732270</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:52:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/732270</guid>
		<description>It's been very adventureful over here today, pups, and the day is only half way over!

It started  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been very adventureful over here today, pups, and the day is only half way over!

It started at 6:20 in the AM.  I jumped down off the bed and went to the bedroom door and started whimpering.  Well, Momma figured I had to go really bad to get her up that early on a Saturday, so she rolled outta bed and took me outside to go potty.  I peepsed and poohed like normal, and then I started to eat grass.  Momma says I looked like a sheep.  BAAAAAA.  She thought I might have to urka gurka, so she waited a little bit.  I came back to the door, so she let me in, and we went back to bed.  At 6:40 in the AM, I jumped down again.  Momma made a noise at Daddy.  He grunted back.  Momma said a swear (that I can't repeat here) and got back up to let me out.  Right away I urka gurkaed.  Just the foamy kind, nothing big.  But I started eating it, and Momma came running outside in her nightgown shouting "It's not a snack!!!"  It's not?

We went back in, she gave me a little bit of water and kibble, and we went back to bed.  I haven't urka gurkaed since, so she figures I musta just been hungry.

Daddy is away at his friend's house today, so it's just been me and Momma.  Daddy cut the grass yesterday night (this is important to my story later).  Not so-sick Grammy called and asked Momma if she could come over to help Grammy change the light bulbs in her garage.  Since Momma had to go to the grocery store, too, she left me at home.  Boo.  Anyways, when Momma got back, she opened the door, and it reeked of gasoline!!!  The whole house smelled AWFUL!

"OMD, Fizzy, are you ok???"

"Well, sure Momma.  I could use a few treats, though."

She ran like a madwoman (as only a Momma can do) through the house, opening up all the windows.  She ran down to the basement, and when she opened the door to the garage POW!  She says the smell hit her like a ton of bricks.  That musta hurt, Momma.  Anyway, she opened the garage door and called Daddy.  He said he filled up the lawn mower with gas yesterday, and some of the gas musta dripped down the nozzle on the gas can.  Well that little bit of gas was enough to make the whole house smell!

So me and Momma spent a half an hour in the backyard while the house aired out.  I got to explore (although she kept shooing me away from her garden) and she planted something called basil in a pot that she keeps in the window in the kitchen.  That was fun!  I like exploring in the backyard!!  I didn't catch any bunnies this time, but Momma caught me sticking my schnooter in a chipmunk hole.  She didn't stop me until I started digging it up.  But even then she was kinda like "Oh....stop...."  She sure must hate them chipmunks if she's gonna let me dig up their house!  BOL!

The day's only half way over!  I wonder what's gonna happen next?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All better!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731924</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:33:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731924</guid>
		<description>My tummy is all better today, pups!  Momma wasn't really worried about it.  Sometimes I get the runs ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My tummy is all better today, pups!  Momma wasn't really worried about it.  Sometimes I get the runs, just like the peeps do.  My pooh was nice and solid today, just like it should be.

Momma also thinks it's funny that we can talk about my pooh here and no one gets grossed out!  BOL!  That's why this Dogster place is the best!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All Caught Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731766</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:16:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731766</guid>
		<description>I think I finally got all caught up on everyone's diaries, pups.  BOY we sure missed everyone.

I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I think I finally got all caught up on everyone's diaries, pups.  BOY we sure missed everyone.

I have a little bit of a tummy ache today.  I had dia-rears a few times today.  Momma's not too worried, though, cause I'm acting like my normal zany self.  She just doesn't like it when I try to snack on it.  I tried explaining to her that my ancestors used to do that so the pack wouldn't know a pup was sick, but she wasn't hearing any of it.  She says my pack is two humans, and humans don't eat their pooh.  And then she washed my beard like a mad woman.

*sigh*  I hope the dia-rears go away soon...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hooray!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731497</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:09:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731497</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, pups, we're so happy this Dogster thing is working again!  We missed all our pup pals and al ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, pups, we're so happy this Dogster thing is working again!  We missed all our pup pals and all your adventures!  We have to get caught up now!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*tap tap tap*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731433</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 13:01:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/731433</guid>
		<description>Is this thing on?  Can you pups hear me?  Did Dogster get fixed?  Me and Momma are going through wit ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Is this thing on?  Can you pups hear me?  Did Dogster get fixed?  Me and Momma are going through withdrawal, so we're crossing our fingers that this gets posted!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>That's Better!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730673</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:58:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730673</guid>
		<description>Momma is feeling better today, pups.  She hasn't leaked at all (even though she felt like it once or ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is feeling better today, pups.  She hasn't leaked at all (even though she felt like it once or twice).  She's still pretty angry, but she says she's not letting it effect her whole life.  She knows she's a good teacher, and a good person, and she says the people in charge can kiss her *bleep*.  Except she didn't say bleep.  But Dogster is a family show, so she can't say what she REALLY said.  Momma says her compassion and love for the kids has always been one of her greatest assets...and that sometimes it can be her biggest downfall, too.  I don't know what that means, though, cause she hasn't fallen down in a while.  Unless she did it at school.

Momma says thank you to all you pups and your peeps for your kind words.  They really made her feel better, and it's nice to know people and pups out there really care.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Well...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730568</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:45:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It must not have been a good day for Momma, pups, because she came home leaking.  She said she only  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It must not have been a good day for Momma, pups, because she came home leaking.  She said she only leaked once at school and it was right after one of her old kids came to visit her and was very upset that Momma was no longer her teacher.  The little girl kept hugging Momma, so when she left, Momma ran down to the bathroom and leaked.  The little girl came down later and the same thing happened (the poor girl was very confused), but Momma said she didn't leak that time.  So she came home to leak.  She said all day other teachers were upset for her, and that really didn't make things any better.  But the worse was when Momma talked to her boss about paperwork stuff, and the boss never even asked if she was ok.  Momma had called her when she got the roster and they had a long talk, so Momma thought she'd at LEAST ask how she was feeling.  But she didn't.  

Momma says she feels extremely unappreciated and she's very upset.  I've given her tons of kisses and she's trying very hard to get herself under control, because she does NOT want to be like this at home.

I appreciate my Momma very much.  I wish those dummys at her work did, too.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oy Bey! (TM Zaidie)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730488</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:40:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730488</guid>
		<description>Geeze oh man, pups.  Momma is ON THE CEILING.  She goes back to work tomorrow for a two week summer  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Geeze oh man, pups.  Momma is ON THE CEILING.  She goes back to work tomorrow for a two week summer camp, and she's kinda freaking out.  She's still very very unhappy with the way things were handled, and she thinks it might be painful to see her old kids.  She says it's always difficult going back after summer vacation, but it's never been this difficult.  She's usually ok.  But not this year.

I'm doing my best to keep her calm.  I've been a snuggling machine all day today, and I made her take me out back when Daddy was washing his car.  Anytime I hear sniffles I run over and jump up on her to kiss them all away.  Plus it's Shark Week on the TV box, so we've been watching a lot of that.  But she's still upset and anxious.  So if you don't mind, pups, can you say just a small prayer for Momma to be strong tomorrow?  I know she will be, but sometimes it makes her feel better knowing friendly pups are asking the Big Guy to help her out.  Thanks pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm the Best Taker-Carer</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730261</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:20:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730261</guid>
		<description>Momma's still very sad, pups.  Actually, she's more kinda angry-sad.  She's been at her job for many ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's still very sad, pups.  Actually, she's more kinda angry-sad.  She's been at her job for many many years or centuries or something, and she feels kind of betrayed and her feelings are hurt.  She's still thinking of a career change, but nothing's solid yet.  She doesn't want to rush into things because she's still too upset.

I've been taking very very good care of her.  I've given out so many kisses and licked away so many tears that my tongue is sore!  BOL!  She says she doesn't know what on earth she would do without me to take care of her when she's sad.  I'm the best dog in the world!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Dear...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730138</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:31:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/730138</guid>
		<description>Momma got moved to a new classroom, pups, and she's extremely upset.  I don't know how to help her b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma got moved to a new classroom, pups, and she's extremely upset.  I don't know how to help her because she's so angry and sad.  She called her boss lady but she doesn't think anything will change.  She even applied for a new job...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some Prayers, Please!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/729935</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:14:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/729935</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, if you have the time, can you say some prayers for my Momma?  She's a little stressed out  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, if you have the time, can you say some prayers for my Momma?  She's a little stressed out and is waiting for some news about work tomorrow or Thursday.  Can you maybe say some prayers for her that she gets good news?  She's climbing the ceiling right now with anxiety and it's kinda hard to get her down.  You pups are so good with the prayers that I thought maybe you all could just tuck her in at the end of yours tonight.  We'd sure appreciate it, pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stupid Weather...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/729476</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:18:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/729476</guid>
		<description>The weather around here has just been awful, pups.  Today, with the humidity, it was 109* F!!  Now w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The weather around here has just been awful, pups.  Today, with the humidity, it was 109* F!!  Now we know some of you pups out there have been having even hotter weather, but trust me, pups, even Momma, who's a bajillion years old, doesn't remember it EVER being this hot here.

After it was super hot all day, it started to thunderstorm!  I HATE THE BOOMS!  Daddy protected me, but I still hate it.  Even after it was all over, Momma had to pick me up and dump me outside to go potty cause I wouldn't go out the door.

Today is also <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019932">Rinky's</a> Rainbow Bridge Day.  Every time Momma saw a picture of her today, and when she read Ebby's diary, she leaked a little bit.  We sure love Rinky.  Momma says there's just something about that beautiful pup that always tugged at her heart, something in her eyes, and she's sad she will never get to meet her on Earth.  I remind her that someday, we'll ALL get to play together at the Bridge, but somehow that didn't seem to work today.  She says we're going to say extra prayers for Rinky and her family tonight.  I've been giving her a lot of drive-by toe licks to make her giggle a little bit.  

It's just been a poopy day all around today.  Maybe tomorrow will be better.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You're Calling Me WHAT Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/728693</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:41:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/728693</guid>
		<description>Momma calls me all kinds of weird nicknames, pups.  Pooh fry.  Pumpkin muffin.  Muffaletta Sandwich. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma calls me all kinds of weird nicknames, pups.  Pooh fry.  Pumpkin muffin.  Muffaletta Sandwich.  Porkchop.  You might have noticed, they're always FOOD nicknames.

Yesterday, Momma sent Daddy to the store to get some ice cream.  Momma likes ice cream.  A LOT.  Anyways, Daddy came home, and when he walked in, he was laughing.  When Momma asked him what was so funny, he said "Look at the name of the ice cream I bought!"

Clusterfluff.  That's the name of the ice cream.  Someone named Ben Jerry makes it.  Momma says it's very good, for those peeps who love ice cream.

But guess what Momma has been calling me all day?  Yup.  Clusterfluff.

*sigh*

I wish she'd go back to calling me Fizzbutt...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/728293</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:49:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/728293</guid>
		<description>I had quite the day yesterday, pups, and Momma couldn't even type about it cause Dogster wasn't work ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had quite the day yesterday, pups, and Momma couldn't even type about it cause Dogster wasn't working!  Boy we were SCARED that it was gone forever, cause Momma kept getting something that said "Page not found", but she found it later on.  Thank goodness!

Anyhow, yesterday started out by me waking Momma up REAL early cause I had to urka gurka.  It was just a little urka gurka, but Momma said I was a GOOD BOY cause I let her know I had to go outside REAL BAD and I didn't urka gurka in the house.

Then Momma and Daddy got dressed and left the house for a while.  I didn't like that, but I was a good boy and I didn't pooh or peeps in the house.  But then, I heard the key in the lock, and I heard "Come on Fizzy!  Let's go visit Thumper!"  

*gasp*  Visiting?!  I LOVE to go visiting!  I got in the car with Momma and Daddy, and we went to Grammy and Pap Pap's house, and I got to play with Thumper!  And get this, Thumper tried to squeak my head like I was a squeaky toy!  Momma was laughing and laughing!  See, when Thumper squeaks his toys he pushes on them really hard and fast with his schnooter, and that's what he was doing to my head!  Silly Thumper...I'm not a squeaky toy, I'm a Fizzy!

We didn't stay there for very long, because we got back in the car and I went to the groomer's house!  Now I know, most pups hate the groomer, but I LOVE mine!  Mine are called Miss Karen and Miss Joyce, and they LOVE to give me snuggles and kisses!  When Momma came to pick me up, Miss Joyce said I was giving her so many kisses!  What can I say, I love the ladies!

The only bad part of my day was driving home from the groomer's, cause it was thunderstorming, and I did NOT like being in the car during a thunderstorm.  But it's a short drive home, and as soon as Momma dragged me outta the car (I didn't wanna get my new 'do messed up in the rain!), I spent the rest of the night under Daddy's feet, which is the safest place in the house.

It was a good day, pups!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma and Daddy are OLD!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/727753</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Jul 2011 16:33:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/727753</guid>
		<description>Daddy had a barkday while they were on vacation, pups, and guess what he got?  A GUITAR!!  Momma is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy had a barkday while they were on vacation, pups, and guess what he got?  A GUITAR!!  Momma is not very happy about the noise...but I just keep staring at him while he learns to play it!

Today is Momma's barkday!  She didn't appreciate my present...I left her a couple of turds and a little pool of peeps in the living room when her and Daddy went out for the day.  I mean, really, I went through all that trouble, saving that pooh and peeps up JUST for her, and she just did NOT like it.  Hmph.  She did like all my cuddles and love this morning, though...

In case you were wondering, Momma is 7973497592642657 years old, and Daddy is that plus 1 more!  That's OLD!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Reunited and It Feels So Good!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/727399</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 09:20:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/727399</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy are home, pups!!  And now so am I!

I was chilling at Grammy and Pap Pap's house y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy are home, pups!!  And now so am I!

I was chilling at Grammy and Pap Pap's house yesterday when I heard the door open.  I walked over, thinking it would be Grammy, but it wasn't!  It was MOMMA!!!  OMD!  MOMMA CAME BACK FOR ME!!  I was so excited I couldn't even bark!  I just let out some whimpers while I shook my butt as fast as I could!!  She ran over to the couch and I jumped all over her while we kissed and hugged and squealed!  OH MOMMA I MISSED YOU!!  And then I looked up, and there was DADDY!  OH DADDY I MISSED YOU, TOO!!

We drove home, and Momma told me all about swimming with the sharks and jellyfish and stingrays (for REAL!!).  We got in the house, and OH HOUSE I MISSED YOU!!!  Momma and Daddy bought me this real nice bandana for my collar.  I like wearing bandanas, but they never stay on.  This one wraps around my collar, though, so it should work!!  

Oh the SNUGGLES we had in bed last night!  OH BED I MISSED YOU!!!  And we've been loving and snuggling ever since...*sigh*  It's good to be home, pups, even though the fireworks ave been going off for 2 days.  I don't like the fireworks, but as long as Momma and Daddy are here, I'm safe!

Oh yeah, Happy 4th of July to my American pals!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Doing Just Fine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726941</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:18:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726941</guid>
		<description>I'm having fun on my vacation at Grammy's, pups!  I love my Grammy AND my Pap Pap, and boy oh boy do ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm having fun on my vacation at Grammy's, pups!  I love my Grammy AND my Pap Pap, and boy oh boy do they love me!  My Auntie Cole sent Momma a phone message saying that Grammy and Pap Pap were enjoying having me around!  Well DUH.

The first night was a little rough.  I missed Momma and Daddy and I wasn't sure where to sleep.  Grammy sleeps in the big bed downstairs, and Pap Pap sleeps upstairs in a little bed closer to the potty (the steps are hard for Pap Pap, especially at night).  So I went back and forth between Pap Pap and Grammy.  Pap Pap shooed me back down to Grammy, so I finally crawled up next to her.  I feel asleep right away and started snoring in Grammy's ear!  Actually, that's been Grammy's only complaint!  I snore too much!  BOL!  Well, that and the fact that I'm a tiny dog and I manage to take up most of the bed.  I'm talented like that.

Auntie Donna came over today and took me for a walk.  She took a picture of me and sent it to Momma's phone.  Momma got sad cause she misses me so much, so she called and asked about my vacation so far.  I barked it to her loud and clear!

I hope all you pups are doing good out there in Dogster land!  Bark at you later!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Going WHERE?  For HOW Long???</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726412</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:06:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726412</guid>
		<description>I'm going away for a few days or years, pals.  Momma even packed me my own suitcase.  I'm going to G ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm going away for a few days or years, pals.  Momma even packed me my own suitcase.  I'm going to Grammy's while Momma and Daddy go to the beach to swim with sharks and dolphins and stuff.  Momma says no sharks, and she gives me a kind of crazy look when I say that.  Momma likes to watch about sharks on the TV box, but apparently she doesn't want to REALLY meet one.

Anyway, Momma's taking her computer box with her, and she'll be calling Grammy a LOT to check on me, so maybe I'll dictate my diary over the phone.  See, Grammy's never had a dog of her own, but she INSISTED she wanted to pupsit me, so Momma is a WEE bit nervous.  Auntie Donna will check up on me, too (that's cousin Winnie's Momma).

So, I'll bark at you soon, pups!  Stay outta trouble while I'm on vacation!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>She Got Me!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726107</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:06:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/726107</guid>
		<description>I've just been trickerated, pups, and by my own Momma!!!

She's been saying for days that I need a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've just been trickerated, pups, and by my own Momma!!!

She's been saying for days that I need a b-a-t-h soon.  See, her and Daddy are going to the beach next week, and I'm going to stay with my not-so-sick-anymore-Grammy while they're gone.  She says I stink, especially since I rolled in bunny pooh on Sunday.  Whatever, Momma, I LIKE my stink.

Anyway, Momma washed the sheets today, and she kept telling Daddy that she wasn't putting the sheets back on if I smelled.  So...fine, don't put the sheets on!  But no...I wasn't that lucky.

You wanna know how she trickerated me?  She told me I could have a special treat...something I rarely get.  Chicken???  Hot dog???  CHEESE??????

NO!  My HEARTGUARD!  That's how she lured me into the tub!!  Don't get me wrong, I only get it once a month, and it's the only thing I ever get to eat besides my food, but STILL!  Although it IS pretty tasty...but MOMMA!!  To trickerate me with MEDICINE!!  And the worst thing is, it WORKED!

So after my bath I came downstairs and shook all my water on the hardwood floors...HA!  THAT'LL make her mad!  And when she finally let me outside, my friend Hannah was out there, and I made sure to tell her not to roll around in the stink cause her Momma might trickerate HER into a bath!!!

Mean old Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Daddy's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/725858</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:51:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/725858</guid>
		<description>I hope all your Daddy's and Pap Paps are enjoying their Daddy's Day, pups!

My Daddy's Day gets to ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I hope all your Daddy's and Pap Paps are enjoying their Daddy's Day, pups!

My Daddy's Day gets to be TWO whole days!  Today I went to visit Pap Pap (Momma's Daddy).  Oh boy do I like him!  He gives really good ear scritches!  My favorite thing to do is run into the house and jump on him when he's sleeping on the couch!  BOL!  I get him every time!  

And my BFF Natalie was there, too, and they just came back from Mickey Mouse world and Harry Potter world, so they had lots of stories to tell (while I got some belly rubs, of course.  A story just isn't the same unless you're rubbing my belly.)  And Momma took me into the back yard (Grammy's back yard is HUGE and GREAT!  But not fenced in so I gotta be on my leash) and when we got back there there was a BUNNEH just staring at me.  I did a "RUFF!" and took off after it!  Momma said I almost ripped her shoulder outta her arm socket I was running so hard!  I didn't catch him, but it was close!  And then I found some good bunny pooh to roll around in.  Momma says I smell terrible now.  I may have heard the b-word but I can't be sure.

And then we played in the front yard.  Natalie was pretending to be a leopard, and I was her food, so we ran and ran and ran!  Which meant Momma ran and ran and ran!  Somehow she wasn't very amused by this.  And then Natalie brought out some bubbles to blow and I chased them and tried to eat them!  BOL! And then she laid down in the yard and I snuggled up on top of her head. 

Did I mention that Natalie is my BFF?

Anyway, I get to do it all over again tomorrow for my other Pap Pap!  Natalie won't be there, but Thumper will be!!

Happy Daddy's Day!

(Oh, did I mention, Momma and Daddy are officially on summer break now?!?!  AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>One More!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/725564</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:30:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/725564</guid>
		<description>One more wake up, pups!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh BOY!!!!

I got stuck in the kitchen today, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ One more wake up, pups!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh BOY!!!!

I got stuck in the kitchen today, pups.  See, it started to thunderstorm.  I don't like that, so I follow Momma as close as possible when it starts or I sit under Daddy's feet.  Today was more of a Momma day, so I followed her into the kitchen.  But see, I don't like the kitchen floor much either.  I made it out to the little carpet in front of the sink and stayed there while Momma made dinner (something called falafel, which she didn't share!  That's ok though, cause it was kinda stinky.)  Anyway, once Momma left the kitchen I got too scared of the floor and I got stuck on the carpet!!  Momma said she wasn't picking me up cause when she does I start to do barrel rolls and she's afraid she's gonna drop me.  Plus I scratch her arms up real bad when I do that.

So there I was, stranded on the little carpet.  And it was BOOMING outside!  "Momma!" I cried.  "Help!"  

"Come on, little pooh fry.  You're a brave boy!"

"Momma I can't!!!  And stop calling me pooh fry, it's WEIRD!"

"Yes, you can, my little tater tot!"

"Stop calling me food names!  You're making me hungry!  And I'm SCARED!"

"Oh come on, Fizz, you're ok!"

So I bravely put one foot on the floor.  Then another.  Then...BOOM!  And I slipped and slid my way out!

I'm a brave pooh f-...er, boy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Something's Happening...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/725345</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:40:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Something big and important is happening soon, pups.  I THINK I know what it is, but I could be wron ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Something big and important is happening soon, pups.  I THINK I know what it is, but I could be wrong.

Every night when we go to bed, Daddy says "Fizzy, 5 (or 4, depending on the night...I think tonight might be 3) more wake-ups!!"  And Momma says "And then we can snuggle aaaaaall morning!"

Is summer vacation coming soon?!?!  I think it is!  I mean, how else could me and Momma snuggle every morning unless they were on summer vacation?!

Summer vacation is the BEST!  I mean, Thanksgiving is cool.  And so is Ho Ho time.  Easter Bunny break is good, too.  But summer vacation is loooooong.

Oh PLEASE let summer vacation be here!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How Does Your Garden Grow?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/724096</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:57:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Momma finally got to plant her garden, pups, and I got to help!  

Momma was in the backyard yeste ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma finally got to plant her garden, pups, and I got to help!  

Momma was in the backyard yesterday digging and digging and digging.  She went out right after school and didn't come back in for a gazillion years!  So Daddy took me out back with her!  Momma made him stay, though, just in case I found a baby bunny and she was stuck on the ground with a bunch of plants in her lap.

Anywho, Momma planted tons and TONS of tomatoes!  It made her a little bit sad, cause back before I had rocks in my belly, Momma used to take me out back and pick cherry tomatoes and we'd share them, right off the vine!  But I'm not allowed to eat them no more.  So she had a sniffle about that, but she got over that real fast, cause she's just happy that I'm healthy.  

While Momma was on the ground playing in the dirt, I circled around the garden.  She was REAL happy about that, cause she hopes my smell will keep the furry woodland creatures, especially those pesky chipmunks, away!  So now I'm a gardener now, too!

And get this!  While Momma was watering her garden today, a chipmunk ran up our neighbor's sidewalk (right next to her garden), and she sprayed it with the hose!  BOL!  Momma's turning into a crazy lady!  Next she's gonna have a cane and shake it at the neighborhood kids and croak "Stay off my lawn!!"  BOL BOL!!  She said the chipmunk ran as fast as it could in the opposite direction!  Maybe they'll stay away for a little while, cause boy those chipmunks make her nuts!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>For the Birds</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723643</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 May 2011 09:09:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The birds are taunting me, pups.  

We have a little family of gray doves that have a nest on our  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The birds are taunting me, pups.  

We have a little family of gray doves that have a nest on our side porch.  The babies have hatched already and they're starting to grow up.  But they're not super good at flying just yet, so they sort of waddle around the yard.

Yesterday Momma let me outside and I ran right to the side porch.  There were two of them, just sitting there, staring at me.  My ferocious barks didn't even scare them away!!  Momma says she thinks they know I can't reach them there.  Anywho, Momma brought out some garbage and took it to the can on the side porch.  They weren't even scared of her!!  She sort of cooed at them and they just looked at her!

The other day Momma opened the door and one was just sitting on the sidewalk.  She wouldn't let me out cause I could reach it there.  But this morning, Daddy let me out.  Momma says Daddy isn't as smart as her (hee!!) and didn't notice a little birdie sitting in the yard!  Well *I* sure did!  I ran off the porch right at that bird!  Daddy said the bird gave a little "CHEEP!" and started to waddle away!  I TRIED to catch it, pals, I did, but it waddled too fast out of my reach.  Boo.

But, on the plus side, I got an extra day of my special wet food! Daddy, who is not as smart as Momma, forgot today is actually MONDAY, when I get my dry food, and thought it was still SUNDAY, when I get my special wet food!  HEE HEE!  Momma says I'm lucky Daddy is so forgetful!

Happy Memorial Day, pups!  Take a few minutes to remember all those brave men and women who have died so us pups and our peeps can be free!  Me and Momma are proud to be Americans!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP to the Rescue!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723259</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:04:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, pals, I'm happy to report that Winnie is going to be just fine!  She doesn't have cancer OR pa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, pals, I'm happy to report that Winnie is going to be just fine!  She doesn't have cancer OR pancreatitis!  She ate something.  Something cloth.  The vets were unable to identify what it was because it was partially digested, but it was cloth.  It was stuck in her small intestine, and THAT'S why she was so sick.  She had surgery to get it out, and she should be home tomorrow.  Auntie is relieved that she's ok, but she's NOT happy about the price.  But Momma reminded her that if it was one of her kids, she wouldn't hesitate.  Auntie agreed.  But she still grumbled about the price.  BOL!

So POP has once again worked miracles.  Thanks for all the prayers, pals.  I sure do appreciate them, and me and Momma are SO happy Winnie's going to be ok!

(Also, Momma made a mistake about Winnie's age.  She's only THREE, not four!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Dear...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723192</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:02:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Winnie's at the emergency vet right now.  Auntie said she became extremely lethargic and she wasn't  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Winnie's at the emergency vet right now.  Auntie said she became extremely lethargic and she wasn't responding very well, so Uncle Scott took her.  They're still in the waiting room waiting to see a dogtor, so I may not know what's going on tonight.  I'm saying so many prayers, and Momma's been crying off and on all night.  Momma looked after Winnie last summer when Auntie went on vacation, and she said Winnie was so sweet and snuggly and tried to sit on Momma's lap, but Momma said she's too big to be a lap dog like me.  *sigh*  Worry worry worry...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pupdate on Winnie</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723180</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 May 2011 17:14:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Here's what we know so far, pals.

The vet hasn't ruled out cancer, simply because they just don't ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Here's what we know so far, pals.

The vet hasn't ruled out cancer, simply because they just don't know what's happening to Winnie!  The x-rays didn't show anything unusual.  Her liver enzymes are fine (Momma was scared she ate some bad food.)  One of her pancreas enzymes was high, but the other was normal.  So the vet is leaning towards pancreatitis, but she can't say for sure.  So she gave Winnie an antibiotic (injection cause every time she eats she barfs) and some fluids through an IV.  If she gets worse or doesn't improve by tomorrow, Auntie has to take her to that special vet I went to last summer when I was super sick.  That vet is a specialty vet, so they'll be able to figure out what's wrong if it's not pancreatitis.

The vet thinks pancreatitis because Winnie is about 10 pounds overweight (Don't worry...Auntie KNOWS this is bad, and Momma already read her the riot act about it) and her food contains lamb, which has a higher fat content than other proteins.  Momma suggested to Auntie on Friday to fast Winnie for 24 hours, then feed her chicken and rice for a few days.  Auntie did this, and Winnie was her old self again!  As soon as Auntie gave her regular food (Monday), she got sick again. So this is why everyone is thinking pancreatitis.

She's not out of the woods yet, but Momma is relieved that the c-word is not likely.  That's not to say that pancreatitis isn't BAD, cause it IS, but the c-word is just a naughty naughty word.

So now we wait.  I'll keep you pups updated.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not Good News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723132</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:48:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh pups...Winnie's blood work came back today, and she has an extremely high white blood cell count. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh pups...Winnie's blood work came back today, and she has an extremely high white blood cell count.  The vet thinks she might have cancer.  Her Daddy is taking her to the vet to have X-rays done at 2:45 to see if they can find any tumors.

Pals, please.  PLEASE pray.  If Winnie dies, Momma's niece Natalie (and my BFF) will be crushed.  Natalie is only 9, and Winnie is only 4.  Momma is typing this from work and she's trying so hard not to cry.  She'll update more when she finds out what's going on.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP Needed Here!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/723064</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:21:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey pups!  Don't worry, I'm doing just fine.  But my doggie cousin, Winnie, isn't feeling so hot.  S ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups!  Don't worry, I'm doing just fine.  But my doggie cousin, Winnie, isn't feeling so hot.  She's been throwing up on and off for about 3 weeks now, and she's been to the vet's twice, and they're not sure what's wrong with her.  My Auntie Donna thinks it might be her food (she's on a very limited diet because of allergies), but the vet did all sorts of tests and bloodwork to make sure she doesn't have something seriously wrong with her.  Can you pals say some POP for her?  Auntie is very worried, and so is Momma.  Winnie is a pretty golden retriever, and very very sweet.  Momma keeps thinking about when I was super sick last summer, and she knows how terrifying it feels to see your precious pup so sick.  Winnie's at home, but the vet gave her some shots to help her stop throwing up, and she's calling in the morning to give the results of the bloodwork.

Poor poor Winnie...

Also, Momma wants to say that our hearts go out to everyone who's been affected by all these scary tornadoes.  We're praying for everyone.  What a sad sad time...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>School Days!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/722242</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:56:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh geeze, pups, I'm EXHAUSTED!  What a great day I had today!

It all started when Grammy and Pap  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh geeze, pups, I'm EXHAUSTED!  What a great day I had today!

It all started when Grammy and Pap Pap came to my house and picked me up!  They drove me to Momma and Daddy's school!  I love the car!  That was exciting enough!  But THEN, I got to school, and Daddy came and got me!  He took me to his room first.  His kids must not be used to seeing pups, cause all them kids but one ran away!  One little girl was TERRIFIED of me!  I just stood in the middle of the room, and finally, she came up to me, poked me in the butt, and ran away!  I just kinda looked at her.  Why is she poking me in the butt?  BOL!  That's ok, Daddy was happy she touched me at all!

Then Daddy brought me upstairs to Momma's room.  She's got the big kids.  Some of them are even bigger than HER!  They all sat on the carpet, and I ran from kid to kid, getting pets and hugs!  I gave out LOTS of kisses, too!  One boy was getting a little TOO into me, but I just sat there!  He offered me all sorts of toys to look at, and when I picked up a stuffed bear he thought it was awesome!  So then he followed me around and kept trying to shove the bear in my mouth BOL!  Momma had to tell him to stop.

After about 30 minutes or hours or years, I started to get tired.  Them little humans are cool, but LOUD.  So Grammy and Pap Pap took me back to their house.  We had to sit in a lot of traffic cause there was an accident on the road, so I just snoozed in the backseat.  And then I got to see Thumper for a little bit!  YAY play time with Thumper!!!

Then Daddy picked me up and brought me home.  I ate my lunch, and I've been conked out ever since.  I didn't even have the energy to bark at the UPS man driving by!  I gave him a half hearted woof...Momma giggled cause she knows I MUST be tired to not bark at my best good friend, the UPS man!

AND!  Momma got an e-mail from Zoe's Daddy saying he got all the packages her class sent him!  HOORAY!  I'm so glad he got them!  And he even sent pictures with him and all the boxes!  And he said there's so much there, he'll have plenty to share with other soldiers!  YAY!!  Thanks again to everyone who sent us money to send the packages!  Momma had JUST enough!

Alright pups...I need to nap...now I see why Momma's so tired all the time!  Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fun Fun Fun!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/722031</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 May 2011 16:55:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The weatherman lied today, pups.  He said it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn't!  So Momma  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The weatherman lied today, pups.  He said it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn't!  So Momma got it into her head to play in the garden, and I got to tag along!!

First she used this weird claw looking thing to dig up the grass in the corner by the fence.  She planted things she calls sunflowers.  'Cept she already planted them in these little cups a while ago and kept them in her office until they grew up.  She says they're not grown ups yet, though.  She says they'll get HUGE.  Huger than Daddy even!!  That's HUGE huge!  Anyways, she planted them in these little cups cause she says the chipmunks sure do love to dig up the baby plants to eat the seeds.  Last year she gave up trying to grow them cause they just kept digging up the plants.  Get this!  She put the WHOLE CUP in the ground!  What a waste of a good cup!  I was very interested in this...I kept sniffing at the little cups and looking at her like she's crazy!  Hopefully those stupid chipmunks will leave them alone.

And then she took that claw thing and started digging up the yard!  What the woof?!?  She said she's digging up her garden plot!  I did NOT like that.  I insisted I had to go back inside.  When she let me back in I ran upstairs to tell on her!  "Daddy!" I said. "Momma's destroying the YARD!!"  He said it was ok, but I dunno...doesn't matter anyways, cause Momma was only able to use that claw to dig up one little row before she gave up!  BOL!  She said Daddy needs to use the shovel instead!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand!  I go to Momma and Daddy's school on Monday!  I can't wait!  I'll be sure to tell you pups ALL about it!!

Later gators!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mother's Day a Day Late!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/721512</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 May 2011 17:58:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Long time no bark, pups!  Momma's been super busy cause the school year is ending soon, so she hasn' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Long time no bark, pups!  Momma's been super busy cause the school year is ending soon, so she hasn't been able to help me write a diary entry in a while.  Plus all it's done here lately is rain, and on the days it DOESN'T rain, Momma's eyeballs are so yucky from the allergies that she can't see so good and the computer makes them feel worse.

But anyway, I hope all your Momma's had a lovely Mother's Day!  Mine did!  It started out with our routine weekend morning snuggles.  We loved and cuddled and snuggled forever!  But Momma eventually had to get outta bed, and when she did, we went to sick Grammy's house (who isn't really that sick anymore!)  Grammy's hair is starting to grow back!  YAY!  But anyway, my favorite peeps, Natalie and Josh were there, and we all went outside to play with a big red ball!  Except I was too distracted to play.  Grammy has lots and lots of good smells in her back yard, so me and Momma explored while Daddy played with the little humans.  And then Momma gave me some good news!  I'm gonna stay with Grammy and Pap Pap when Momma goes to the beach in June!  Oh BOY that'll be fun!!  I sure love my Pap a LOT, and I like to follow him around the house!

Then we got back into the car, and we went to my other Grammy's house!  That's always fun cause Thumper's there for me to wrestle with!  And I got good news there, too!  On Monday, Grammy and Pap Pap are bringing me to Momma and Daddy's school for Animal Week!!!  I had so much fun there last year, pals, I just can't WAIT to go again!

All that playing left me super tired and sleepy, so I came home and zonked out for the rest of the night.  So did Momma BOL!!!

Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rain Rain Go AWAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/720664</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 May 2011 19:09:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>It's rained and rained and RAINED here, pups!  I HATE the rain.  It's so hard to do your business ou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's rained and rained and RAINED here, pups!  I HATE the rain.  It's so hard to do your business outside when the rain is pouring down on your head!  It's rained so much, Daddy had to cut the grass TWO TIMES this week cause everything's growing so fast!  Including the weeds!  Momma hates the weeds, cause they make her landscaping look yucky.  And they make all of us have allergies.  Even me.  I got the doggie allergies.

ACHOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boooooooooooooo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/720110</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:45:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Spring break is over, pups.  Momma and Daddy went back to school today.  Momma said I was giving her ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Spring break is over, pups.  Momma and Daddy went back to school today.  Momma said I was giving her the most sad pathetic looks EVER this morning while I watched her get ready for work.  I like snuggle time better...and then, it thunderstormed!!!  Thankfully Momma had JUST pulled up to the house after school when it started!  WHEW!

And Momma said Animal Week starts May 9, so sometime soon I get to be the classroom pet again!!  HOORAY!!  She has to talk to Grammy first to find out what day exactly, but it's soon!!  YAY!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Easter!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/719881</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:42:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/719881</guid>
		<description>Happy Easter, Easter pups!  I hope everyone had a fun day!  I spent the day at Grammy's house, and i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Easter, Easter pups!  I hope everyone had a fun day!  I spent the day at Grammy's house, and it was very busy!  Grammy has lots of sniffs to sniff and things to bark at!  Plus Thumper is there for me to wrestle with!

And now I need a nap...hope it was a good day for all my pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SPRING BREAK!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/719587</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:24:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I'm not exactly sure what Spring Break is, pups, but Momma and Daddy are on it.  Momma came home on  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm not exactly sure what Spring Break is, pups, but Momma and Daddy are on it.  Momma came home on Wednesday after school, burst through the door, and said "Fizzy!  I'm on vacation!!!"  HOORAY!  I know what VACATION means!  Vacation means lots of sleeping in and snuggling, THAT'S what!!!  Oh boy, my favorite thing in the world is snuggling!!

Yesterday was nice out, so Momma cleaned up the grill so she could make chicken.  None for me, though.  Booooooo.  Today it's rain rain rain.  Yuck.  But we got to sleep in and snuggle!!!

And more sleeping in and snuggling tomorrow, and then I get to go Easter visiting on Sunday!  YAY!!

I think I like this Spring Break thing!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Windiest Birthday EVER!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/719050</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:44:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/719050</guid>
		<description>Oh geeze, pals!  Thank you all so much for remembering me on my birthday today!  I got SO MANY prese ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh geeze, pals!  Thank you all so much for remembering me on my birthday today!  I got SO MANY presents and p-mails!  I can't even keep track of them all BOL!  You pals are the greatest!  I'm really blessed to have all you pals in my life!

Momma felt bad that I can't have any special treats on my birthday, so she got me a fake cuppycake!  No, it's not QUITE the same, but it sure squeaks a lot!  You can see a video of her singing happy birthday to me on my page!  

Disclaimer from Momma:  Please ignore my terrible singing.  And my house is a mess, so just pretend you don't see dog toys everywhere.  And shoes.  Ok?  Ok.

Anyway, pals, it's SO WINDY here!  It's CRAZY!  There's stuff blowing EVERYWHERE, too!  And Momma hasn't even yelled at me for barking at it cause it's my birthday and I can bark all I want to!  I'm the birthday dork, and the birthday dork can do what he wants!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So so busy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/718602</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:54:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Poor Momma.  She's been out of control busy lately and hasn't had time to help me with my diary, pup ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Poor Momma.  She's been out of control busy lately and hasn't had time to help me with my diary, pups!

Momma had Monday off, which was AWESOME for me!  I got super special snuggle time for an extra day!  Then Momma decided to transplant some of her flower seedlings to bigger pots, and since it was nice outside, I got to hang out with her in the backyard for a little bit!  Oh boy, all the furry woodland creatures are out and about!  We saw squirrels and chipmunks and baby bunnies (which I wasn't allowed near...boo) and all different kinds of birds!  Momma even heard a bullfrog but we dunno where it was!  The neighbors behind us have a pond so it was probably coming from there!  It was like National Geographic in my own backyard!  But then it started to rain, and it didn't stop for 2 days!  YUCK.  

Momma took me over to sick Grammy's house today for a visit!  But Pap Pap wasn't there, and I kept running around the house looking for him.  I like my Pap Pap.  He gives good ear rubs.  But Grammy gives good love, too, and she even let me give her a few kisses!  She normally doesn't like my kisses, but today she did!  Momma giggles cause just a few months ago Grammy didn't even want me in her HOUSE, and now she's asking Momma to bring me over!  It's because I'm so charming, I'm sure. :)

But then Momma got some very very sad news.  There was a girl who used to work in Momma's classroom a few years ago.  She quit and moved to North Carolina to be with her boyfriend, who was a Marine.  They got married this past June, and Momma just found out that that nice Marine died in Afghanistan last week.  He stepped on an IED.  Momma was SO very sad, cause she liked this girl and was sad when she moved away.  So if you don't mind saying a prayer for Miss Angela P and her family, we'd sure appreciate it.  That Marine was only 28 years old.

Well, pups, it's bed time, which means super snuggle time, so good night!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Phone Call from an American Hero!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717829</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:58:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717829</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, pups!  Momma came home all super duper excited cause she got to talk to Zoe's Daddy today!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, pups!  Momma came home all super duper excited cause she got to talk to Zoe's Daddy today!  She couldn't wait to come home and tell me all about it!  So I'll let her take over my diary for a bit so you can all hear how super awesome it was, too!!!

Momma:
Hi Fizzy's pals and their peeps!  Fizzy was kind enough to let me borrow his diary for a bit to tell you all about my day!

Let me give you all a little bit of backstory.  I've been teaching students with autism for almost 12 years now.  These children are my heart and soul.  I absolutely love them.  I've had my current group of students for five years now, and I adore them.  They can be challenging, sure, but their accomplishments over the years make me sincerely proud and humbled.

That being said, I'm a bit over protective.  I have a reputation in my school of being a Momma Bear watching over her cubs.  I can complain, but so help me, if you make a negative comment about one of mine, I'll rip you a new one and then shove your head up it.  I'd use stronger words, but Dogster is a family show. ;)  Over the years, when taking the children out in the community on field trips, I've encountered some pretty rude people.  People who stare, or point, or give us nasty looks.  I once almost got kicked out of the Pittsburgh Zoo for telling off a woman who was laughing at one of my tantruming children.  Security got involved.  It was not one of my finer moments, but I'm telling you all to illustrate my love of these kids.  We've met some kind souls, but overall, most people are jerks.

Needless to say, I was a LITTLE BIT nervous this morning.  Some people find special needs children off-putting and are uncomfortable talking to them.  I'm so proud of my kids and I just want others to love and appreciate them as much as I do.  A video chat with a stranger wouldn't have even been POSSIBLE for these kids a few years ago.

Well, I shouldn't have worried.  Zoe's Daddy was AMAZING.  He was kind and patient and genuinely wanted to talk to them!  We started off with a video chat but my computer had some issues and over heated and shut itself off!!!  I was able to reconnect, but our internet connection was too weak and I wasn't able to get the video part back up.  But he stayed on the phone with us for 30 more minutes, answering all the kid's questions!  And some of the questions WERE a little intrusive and off putting, but he maneuvered his way around them just fine lol! One girl (who loves cheerleaders) even did a cheer for him!  We talked about video games and dogs and movies and tattoos and food (I think we covered every possible favorite meal!)  He talked about his wife and his son flying planes (a serious source of fascination for one boy) and the Taliban and Al Qaeda and Hannah Montana and High School Musical.  And in the end, I think he enjoyed every minute of it just as much as we did.  The kids were absolutely 100% THRILLED about it!  When we were done, one boy asked if we could do that again sometime, because "That soldier was so nice and he's so brave to go all the way away from home and leave his family and dogs at home and I hope we made him smile!"  I think we did. :)

For the rest of the day, every time someone came into our room, one of the kids would run up to them and say "We talked to our soldier today!!"  For them to have that sort of reaction, well...as you can imagine, he made a good impression!  By the end of the day, EVERYONE was asking us about it!  Pretty much everyone wanted to be involved lol!!  I can't even explain to you the huge smile on my face for the rest of the day!  Someone "got" my kids and ENJOYED THEM as much as I do!!  You can't KNOW how rare that is for me.

Zoe and family, you can not possible know how much I appreciate that you've let my little band of rag tag kids invade your world.  You've made me and my kids immensely happy, and you've made a loyal friend for life.  Thank you thank you THANK YOU.

I'll turn things back over to the Fizzster now!

Fizzy:
Oh boy, pups, I haven't seen Momma this happy in a long time!!  She's leaking happy leaks even!!  And she was so happy that we've met Zoe cause of this Dogster thing cause she has me, that she made Daddy go out and buy me a new Nylabone!  BOL!  Everyone is WINNING!!

Bark at ya later, pups!  I'm gonna go chew up my new bone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>EEK and YAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717599</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:19:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717599</guid>
		<description>EEK, pups, cause it's thunderstorming AGAIN.  It did it ALL DAY today!  Momma says she rushed home f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ EEK, pups, cause it's thunderstorming AGAIN.  It did it ALL DAY today!  Momma says she rushed home from school as fast as she could, but I don't believe her, cause she had a pair of shoes in a box from Target that she DIDN'T have when she left this morning.  Hmph.  And then it was raining REAL HARD when she finally made it home, and I refused to go pee, so she dragged me out in the yard.  All that happened is we BOTH got soaking wet, cause I refused to go.  But I didn't potty in the house, pals.  I'm too big for that.  I waited for a break in the rain and THEN I went!

And YAY, pups, cause Momma hopefully gets to talk to Zoe's Daddy on Wednesday!  He's gonna be on the computer to talk to Momma and her little humans!  Momma's so excited about this!  She sure hopes he can make it, cause she'd like to thank him in person for all the pictures he's sent and all the nice e-mails and stuff.  He's super busy saving the country and all, but he's still trying to make time to say hi!  Isn't that so nice of him!?  Boy we've met some super nice people and pups on this Dogster thing!!!

Uh oh!  Here comes the thunders again!  Off to squish myself under Daddy's feet!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ho Hum...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717496</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:39:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/717496</guid>
		<description>Not much going on here, pups.  Spring seems like it might finally be struggling in.  We've had lots  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Not much going on here, pups.  Spring seems like it might finally be struggling in.  We've had lots of rain today, it's a tiny bit warmer, and Momma heard some birdies chirping earlier.  I love chasing birds!  I haven't seen any squirrels yet, but there's been signs of chipmunks in the landscaping.  There's little holes dug out, so Momma knows they're around!  We had some snow on Wednesday and Friday, but luckily it all melted almost right away!

OH NO!  Here comes thunder!  Excuse me, pups!  I gotta go hide under Daddy's feet!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/716682</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:18:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/716682</guid>
		<description>Hi pals!  I had a super busy weekend, but Momma was not feeling well and wasn't able to help me type ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals!  I had a super busy weekend, but Momma was not feeling well and wasn't able to help me type a diary entry.  But now she's all better, so hooray!

On Saturday it was not-sick Grammy's birthday.  Daddy and Momma left me for a while to go out to lunch with Grammy and Pap Pap.  But then they came back and took me to play with Uncle Thumper!!  Aroooooo!  We wrestled and chased and barked and napped and barked and stole napkins from laps!  It was awesome!

Then, on Sunday, I went to sick Grammy's house, and GUESS WHAT?  My Auntie Cole got a dog and brought him over!  His name is Lycan and he's a German Shepard.  He's just a pup but he's already bigger than me!  And he's WILD.  I showed him who was Alpha, though.  Auntie is taking him to doggie school, so she says hopefully next time I see him he won't be so nutty.  That's ok, I still had fun with him!  Even though he didn't like it when Grammy or Momma gave me any love.  He's a bit jealous.

Weekends are the best!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHEW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715828</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:39:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715828</guid>
		<description>Well, pups, I got through my v-e-t visit just fine, and I passed with flying colors!  I'm the perfec ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, pups, I got through my v-e-t visit just fine, and I passed with flying colors!  I'm the perfect weight, my fur is beautiful (Momma says she already KNEW that), and even my teeth look good!  Momma LOVES LOVES LOVES this new vet.  She says she could tell that Dr. Werner really loves animals, which is always a plus!  Plus, Momma says it's like a bajillion dollars cheaper than my old vet, which is good cause that means more money for more Nylabones!

Momma would like to thank you all for the POP and for putting up with her nonsense.  She hates that she gets so anxious sometimes, and usually she can control it, but this time she couldn't, so that's why she asked for POP.  It musta worked though, cause she was real calm at the v-e-t's place!

Thanks pals!  You're the best as always!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Little POP Please</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715683</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:10:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715683</guid>
		<description>I'm not sick pups, so don't worry.  Tomorrow I'm going for my yearly v-e-t exam, and Momma's a littl ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm not sick pups, so don't worry.  Tomorrow I'm going for my yearly v-e-t exam, and Momma's a little panicky.

There's nothing wrong.  I'm acting totally normal and fine.  It's just my exam.  But Momma gets scared everytime she takes me to the v-e-t- now, after that one disastrous time she took me when I was peepsing blood.

See, she thought I just had maybe a bladder infection.  But when she took me and they dropped that huge bomb in her lap about (very expensive) surgery for bladder stones and a restricted diet for the rest of my life, well...she said she can count on one hand the number of times she got news that made her blood run cold, and that was one of them.  She says she just went numb in that v-e-t's office.  So now she gets scared.

Plus I'm going to a new v-e-t.  Daddy was very unhappy how my old one handled me being super sick this summer, and I ended up in the emergency v-e-t for 2 days, which could have been avoided if the old v-e-t had given me a shot to stop all the bloody pooh and urka gurkaing.  But he wouldn't give me the shot, and I got very very sick.  So we're going to a new v-e-t, the same one my Uncle Thumper and cousin Winnie go to.  They're supposed to be very nice, but Momma was used to the old v-e-t, who even took care of her guinea pigs forever ago.

She's not QUITE on the ceiling (yet), but she's getting a little bit nervous, cause she says if anything happens to me she'll be crushed.  So if you pups can say a little POP for her (and me, just in case) I'd really appreciate it.  Thanks pals!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh. My. Dog.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715570</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:06:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715570</guid>
		<description>Momma woke up this morning, pals, to find out that all the money they needed to send all the goodies ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma woke up this morning, pals, to find out that all the money they needed to send all the goodies to the troops in Eye-Rock was there!  Momma and Miss Holly met their goal in less than 24 hours!  And guess what?!?!  Everyone who donated was a Dogster peep!  AND Momma had a bunch of other pups and their peeps who wanted to donate but it was too late!  BOL!!

Thank you to:

Doo, Austin, and Momma Lou Ann
Zoe, Tux, Drover, and Momma Cathey
Lexie, Buddy, and Momma Ann
Sabrina, Abigail June, and Momma
Lil' Bear and his Momma
Uno, Mickey, Reece, and Momma Mary Jo

Now Momma always knew that Dogster peeps are the best.  You friends just reinforced that.  Momma is sitting over here leaking because you guys are so amazing.

THANK YOU!

And look out, Zoe's Daddy!  Here comes a ton of STUFF!!!  BOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Can You Help My Momma?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715479</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:52:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715479</guid>
		<description>Some of you pals know my pal, Zoe.  Zoe's Daddy is over in the Eye-rock right now, protecting our co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Some of you pals know my pal, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/309028">Zoe</a>.  Zoe's Daddy is over in the Eye-rock right now, protecting our country and all the peeps and pets that live here.  Anyway, Momma's class adopted him, and they exchange letters and pictures!  Momma and her co-teacher, Miss Holly, sent out letters to all the people that work in her school, and all the parents of the kids that go there to donate stuff to make care packages!  Well, Momma was COMPLETELY overwhelmed by all the stuff people sent in!  There's SO MUCH STUFF!  In fact, they got SO MUCH they can't afford to ship it all over to the Eye-Rock place!!  It's very VERY expensive!  So, Miss Holly made a web page to get donations of the paper monies so they can send all the stuff!  If you are able to send any paper monies, can you please click on this link?

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" href="http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=876583">Help Momma and her kids!!</a>

Thanks pals!!  Momma appreciates any help anyone can give!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Urka Gurka Blues!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715120</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:22:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/715120</guid>
		<description>I don't have the urka gurkas, pals.  Momma does.  Boy is she MISERABLE.  She doesn't even want me in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I don't have the urka gurkas, pals.  Momma does.  Boy is she MISERABLE.  She doesn't even want me in her lap cause she has to keep getting up to be in the bathroom!  How can I be Nurse Fizzy when I can't sit in her lap?!  Oh well...guess I'll just bark at the mailman!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Just That Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/714608</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:13:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/714608</guid>
		<description>Momma came home from school SO CRABBY yesterday, pups.  Sheesh.  I've never seen her THAT bad!!  Som ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma came home from school SO CRABBY yesterday, pups.  Sheesh.  I've never seen her THAT bad!!  Sometimes she gets SO MAD at some of those peeps there (not the little humans, the big ones!)  She just couldn't calm down!

Fizzy to the rescue!!

I jumped up on her lap and lick lick LICKED her back into her normal happy Momma self!

Yeah...I'm that good at being a schnauzer!

Also, Momma gave me some good news!  We're all going to sick Grammy's tomorrow to celebrate Pap Pap's birthday!  My BFF Natalie will be there!  Josh, too, but he says my barker scares him, so he stays away from me.  Momma says Josh's own shadow scares him, so I shouldn't get too upset.  But Pap Pap and Natalie give some of the best love EVER!!!  HOORAY!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hooray!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/714019</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 17:07:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/714019</guid>
		<description>Good news, every pup!  Grammy is officially done with her chemo!  The dogtor said that her blood wor ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Good news, every pup!  Grammy is officially done with her chemo!  The dogtor said that her blood work is excellent, and she has an excellent prognosis!  He said that the women with the best prognosis have their tumor markers under 10 after 3 treatments, and Grammy's was under 10 after 1!!!

Grammy and Momma were both so happy they were crying at the dogtors!!!  HOORAY!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh My!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713994</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:01:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713994</guid>
		<description>I'm another Diary Pick today, pups!  How exciting!  Save your rosettes, pals, I was just a pick last ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm another Diary Pick today, pups!  How exciting!  Save your rosettes, pals, I was just a pick last week!!  But thanks to all the pals who already sent them!!

I'm off to go get my hairs cut!  Momma says she can't wait for me to get a bath.  She says I'm ripe!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Crabby Patties!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713795</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:16:40 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713795</guid>
		<description>It's supposed to snow tomorrow, pups.  Momma is NOT HAPPY.  I guess she's been talking to a lot of h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's supposed to snow tomorrow, pups.  Momma is NOT HAPPY.  I guess she's been talking to a lot of her peep friends about gardening and stuff over on the Book of Faces today, and she was getting all happy at the thought of planting her garden soon, and then Grammy called and told her about the snow.  Now she's super crabby.  Plus she has a really bad tummy ache, so now she's EXTRA super crabby.

I'm crabby, too.  Daddy's going out to get the Subway sandwiches and I can't go with him cause they don't have a magic window of food and he won't leave me in the car alone.  Boo.

Momma says we're just a bunch of crabby patties today.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OH BOY!  I'm a Diary Pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713454</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:32:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713454</guid>
		<description>Pups, did you see!?!  I'm a diary pick today!  OMD, Momma got the e-mail at work and she started squ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, did you see!?!  I'm a diary pick today!  OMD, Momma got the e-mail at work and she started squealing she was so excited for me! :)

In other news, Momma is STILL sore from falling on Sunday! Not quite as bad, but she still hurts.  She got stuck on the gym floor at school cause she sat down with one of her little humans and couldn't get back up cause her knee hurt too bad!  BOL!  Oh Momma...

Speaking of school, Momma says Animal Week is in May this year, and I get to be the guest of honor again!!!  OH BOY!  I had so much fun last year, I can't WAIT to go again!!!  Is May coming soon?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pretty Good Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/713130</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:24:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>We had a pretty good weekend, pups.  Well, least *I* had a pretty good weekend.  Momma, not so much. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We had a pretty good weekend, pups.  Well, least *I* had a pretty good weekend.  Momma, not so much.

Yesterday I was a traveling pup!  Momma had to go take her car to the inspections, and I got to ride along with Daddy when they dropped her car off!  Momma was a nervous wreck cause the red car is over 10 years old now, so you never know what can go wrong.  While we waited, we went to sick Grammy's house!  And my BFFs Natalie and Josh were there!  Momma and Daddy helped Grammy buy a new computer last week, so they had to help her set it up.  Grammy's not so good with the computers.  Momma was getting a little frustrated.

Anyway, the car doctors called and said Momma had to pay them elebenty bajillion gazillion dollars to fix her car.  She said ok, cause she needs her red car!!  So she went a paid them and felt a little sick inside.

Today, Grammy kept calling and calling for help!  Momma finally told her to turn off the computer and that she'd be over tomorrow to help!  BOL!  And then, as Momma finally was getting dinner ready (late, cause Grammy kept calling!) she tripped over one of my toys and fell and hurt herself!!  Oh, poor Momma!!  I'm sorry, Momma!  I'll clean up my toys from now on!

So um...*I* had fun this weekend...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh no...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/712894</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:26:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dear pals,

My sweet little friend, Ben, who me and Momma love and love and love, has gone to the  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dear pals,

My sweet little friend, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1152641">Ben</a>, who me and Momma love and love and love, has gone to the Bridge.

Momma is crying so hard she can barely see to type.  But we are asking all my pals to please say a prayer for him and his Mommy and Mama and his fursibs Rudy and Izzy.  We know they're broken hearted tonight.  Momma says she wishes we could take away some of their pain, even just for a little bit, but we don't know how to do that.  So maybe some prayers will help, even just a little bit.

Ben, we know you're happy and healthy where you are.  That horrible c-word is no more.  You have all your teeth and you're able to run around and jump as much as you want!  But be sure to come visit your family every now and then, little guy.  They miss you something awful.

Until we met again...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What the...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/712440</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:36:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/712440</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, remember how I said it was so warm the other day I actually got to go for a nice long walk ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, remember how I said it was so warm the other day I actually got to go for a nice long walk?  Well guess what?  Now we have tons and tons of snow!!  BOL!  6 inches so far!!  Momma says she's so over winter.  I don't mind, though!!  I love the snow!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grammy Pupdate!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711933</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:02:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711933</guid>
		<description>Pals, a few of you pups have asked about Grammy, and Momma keeps forgetting to help me type about he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pals, a few of you pups have asked about Grammy, and Momma keeps forgetting to help me type about her!!  So here it is!

Grammy just had her 5th round of chemo on Monday.  She only has 1 left, and that will be in the beginning of March.  Her white blood cell count was low last time, so she has to get some sort of shot after each round of chemo to help her body produce more cells.  She still feels like pooh after each round, but she's super super happy she only has 1 left!!  The human dogtor says that Grammy is doing real good, and her tumor marker levels continue to be low!  HOORAY!

There's my pupdate!

Oh yeah, Momma took a video of me waiting for Daddy in the car.  She put it on my page, but it's kinda dark!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My First Walk of Sorta-Spring!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711926</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:08:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711926</guid>
		<description>Oh boy, pups!  It's sorta spring here!  Momma says it's not really spring, and that it's gonna get c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh boy, pups!  It's sorta spring here!  Momma says it's not really spring, and that it's gonna get cold again in a few days, but it's so warm right now!  Momma came home from work and said "Fizzy, we need to get OUT OF THIS HOUSE!"  So we went on a nice long walk!  We haven't been able to go cause of the snow and the cold, so it's my first walk in a while!  I met a pretty pit bull named Sadie and a lady carrying a pizza and some other dogs that Momma's not sure WHAT they were and a MJF kinda dog (Momma says it was a Jack Russell Terrier) and some kids playing street hockey and OH BOY it was fun!  I got to sniff lots of sniffs and every yard on this street is now MINE cause I left tons of p-mails!  

And Daddy just came down stairs and said "I'm hungry!  Let's take Fizzy for a car ride to Subway!"  OH BOY!!  I love the car!!!!!

See ya later, pups!  *zoom zoom zooooooom*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm A Furry Valentine!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711446</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:33:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711446</guid>
		<description>That's what Momma calls me, pals!  Her furry little Valentine!  She loves me and I love her!

I ho ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ That's what Momma calls me, pals!  Her furry little Valentine!  She loves me and I love her!

I hope everyone is having a nice Valentine's Day!  I had very very few zealies left, so if you didn't get a present from me, it's not cause I don't love you.  Cause I love all my pals lots and lots.  Momma says we don't have the moneies to buy more zealies this year.  And if Momma could figure out how to add a picture Valentine to my diary, she would, but she hasn't figured it out.  

So HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY PALS!!!!  *licks and slurps*]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oopsie!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711080</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:53:00 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/711080</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma have this thing we do every night at bedtime.  She crawls into bed, puts on some lotion ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma have this thing we do every night at bedtime.  She crawls into bed, puts on some lotion on her hands and chapstick on her lips, and slides under the covers.  I come over and put my paws around her neck and give her kisses and kisses and kisses and...well, you get the point.  It's our thing.

Normally Momma loves it, but last night she wasn't feeling very good.  Her nose is stuffied up, so she didn't want me giving her kisses cause she doesn't want ME to get sick.  Plus she can't breathe through her nose.  So when she crawled into bed, instead of laying on her back, she laid on her side, facing away from me!

Well.  I was having none of THAT!  I launched myself over her head so I could give her my kisses!!  Every time she pushed me away, I came back with a VENGEANCE!  So after about 5 minutes of this, my one paw had gotten really tangled in her super long hair.  She didn't realize it, and gave me a BIG push, and R-I-I-I-P...out came a chunk of Momma's hair.  Oops.  She started crying cause it hurt so bad.  Sorry Momma.

This morning she woke up with a headache that won't go away, but *I* think it's from the stuffies and NOT from me ripping out her hair.  But still...sorry Momma.  Do you think she still loves me?  She's treating me the same as she always does, just every now and then she rubs her head and says "ow".  I guess I'll try to keep the barker quiet for a while.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw Rats...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710483</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:43:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710483</guid>
		<description>The Steelers didn't win the Souper Bowl.  I guess they don't like to eat soup that much.  Daddy was  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Steelers didn't win the Souper Bowl.  I guess they don't like to eat soup that much.  Daddy was very sad.  Momma says she's glad it's over cause she couldn't take the stupid songs they play on the radio no more.  She says us Pittsburgh peeps are a little too nutzo over the footballs.  That's ok, I had fun playing at Grammy's anyways!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh I'm so Sad...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710137</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:42:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710137</guid>
		<description>Oh pals.  My heart, and Momma's too, is broken into a thousand pieces tonight.  My dear little frien ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh pals.  My heart, and Momma's too, is broken into a thousand pieces tonight.  My dear little friend, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1152641">Ben</a>, has cancer.

We've never met Ben.  He lives far far away, in a whole other country, but we love him (and his sisters, too) just the same.  Ben hasn't had the best life, but he finally found love and a home with his Mommy and Momma and Rudy and Izzy.  We are so sad.

Please, pups and your peeps, please pray for my friend Ben and his family.  Thanks pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's Almost Here!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710115</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:30:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/710115</guid>
		<description>The Souper Bowl is almost here, pals!  I asked daddy if there's soup at the Souper Bowl, and if ther ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Souper Bowl is almost here, pals!  I asked daddy if there's soup at the Souper Bowl, and if there is, how big is that bowl?  He says I'm not understanding what's going on.  The Souper Bowl isn't about SOUP, it's about the footballs.  Well...then why are they talking about soup being in a bowl?  I don't get it...whatever, I get to go to Grammy's on Sunday!  Daddy says I'm not allowed to constantly woof to go outside.  I can't interrupt the football watching time.  I'll try but I'm not promising anything!

Also, Momma is calling me a new weird nickname again.  I'm still Pooh Fry a lot of the times, but now she's calling me her furry little meatball.  Really, Momma?  Why does she always have to refer to me as food?!?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Crap...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/709207</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:56:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/709207</guid>
		<description>I'm in trouble, pups.  Actually, Daddy is in way more trouble than I am.

See, I like to chew on c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm in trouble, pups.  Actually, Daddy is in way more trouble than I am.

See, I like to chew on cloth.  I always have.  That's why I used to collect Daddy's socks, see.  I'd chew on em for a bit, and that was fun!  Until one day I realized I could rip chunks of the cloth off and EAT it.  Well, needless to say, Momma put an end to that REAL fast.  She went out and bought a new hamper with a lid, and I'm not allowed in the bedroom no more during the day.  I maybe sorta chewed a hole in Momma's new sheets she got for Christmas.

Anyhow, Momma keeps reminding Daddy "Make sure all your dirty clothes go in the hamper!"  Daddy is kinda lazy, see, and sometimes when he misses the hamper he doesn't bother to pick things up, which makes Momma super insane.  Anyhow, he USED to leave his PJ pants in the bathroom in the morning, but then I chewed a hole in his Steelers PJ pants.  Momma says it was a lesson well learned.

Well.  Daddy forgot to take his PJ pants outta the bathroom yesterday morning.  They were bright green ones.  When Momma came home, she found them in the hall with a HUGE hole in them.  She knew I ate some of that cloth.  She kinda went into panic mode.  She searched everywhere to see if I had dragged the cloth away somewhere else.  But nope!  It was resting comfortably in my belly!  O. M. D.  You would not BELIEVE how Momma yelled at Daddy when he got home!  He got mad at ME and then SHE yelled even MORE at HIM, saying I'm a dog and I don't know any better!  Well, I actually DO, but, you know, it's so TEMPTING.

Anyhow, Momma said if I had to have surgery to remove the large piece of PJ pants outta my belly, Daddy was in a HEAP of even MORE trouble.  But rest easy, pups.  I pooped it all out today in small chunks.  Momma knows, see, cause she followed me around the snowy yard all day and checked my pooh for bright green cloth.  (She even had to pull a small piece out of my pooper!!!  Shhhhh!  Don't tell her I told you that!)

Daddy's still in trouble, though.  Momma says he's EXTREMELY lucky I pooped it out and that it didn't get stuck in my insides.

I guess my New Year's resolution shoulda been to eat less PJ pants.  

Do you think Daddy has FINALLY learned his lesson?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD!  The Stillers!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/708482</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:37:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/708482</guid>
		<description>OMD, pups, the Steelers (or Stillers, as the locals pronounce it) are in ANOTHER Super Bowl!!  I got ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, pups, the Steelers (or Stillers, as the locals pronounce it) are in ANOTHER Super Bowl!!  I got to watch all the action of tonight's game at my Grammy and Pap Pap's house.  I sat with Pap Pap the WHOLE TIME cause he was gettin nervous that they were gonna lose, so I made him feel better.  And I get to go back for the Super Bowl!!

I still never did figure out what a Steeler is.  Momma says it has something to do with the big steel industry that was in Pittsburgh a bajillion years.  Whatever.  As long as they play with the footballs, I get to go to Grammy's house!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Doggie Heating Pad!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/708354</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:58:03 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/708354</guid>
		<description>It snowed lots and lots here, pups.  Momma and Daddy didn't have school on Friday.  HOORAY!  We all  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It snowed lots and lots here, pups.  Momma and Daddy didn't have school on Friday.  HOORAY!  We all love snow days!  The bad thing about all the snow is the clean up.  Momma had to shovel out her car cause the plow guys always plow her in.  Well, it's the first time all year she had to shovel snow, cause Daddy usually does it, but he had to dig out his own car, so she felt bad.  So she dug out her car yesterday.

This morning she woke up, and started moaning how bad her lower back hurt.  She pointed to it and said "Ow!  Fizzy, it hurts real bad right here!"  So I snuggled up in a ball at her lower back.  Momma said I was like a little heating pad!  It actually made her feel better!  She said I'm better than a real heating pad cause I don't need plugged in!  I just need some food every now and then and I'm good to go!!  BOL!!

Just call me Fizzy the portable heating pad!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Winter Blues</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707674</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:33:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707674</guid>
		<description>I got the winter blues, pups.  So does Momma.  I think even Daddy does, and he's more of an indoor k ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got the winter blues, pups.  So does Momma.  I think even Daddy does, and he's more of an indoor kind of guy.

If it's not snowing, it's raining.  Snow is good.  Rain is bad.  If it's not raining or snowing, it's freezing.  Momma's lips are all chapped, and she says it's partly my fault cause I always lick off her chapstick.  What can I say?  It tastes good!  Not much to do, not much going on.  She hasn't even picked up her camera in a while to take embarrassing pictures of me!!

Anybody wanna come over and play?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Momma...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707214</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:47:53 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707214</guid>
		<description>Well, pups, Momma's car is just fine.

Last night she joined this AARP thing that helps with the c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, pups, Momma's car is just fine.

Last night she joined this AARP thing that helps with the cars. (Momma:  That would be AAA.  I'm not THAT old!)  Anyway, Daddy drove her to work, and she called them people on her way home.  The car dogtor came over, and asked Momma to try to start her car so he could see what was going on...and it started all on it's own!!  BOL!  The red car was just fine!  Boy, Momma felt DUMB!  The car dogtor said water got in her gas tank and froze cause it's so cold, and that it happens a lot in the winter time.  She still felt dumb, but happy that she didn't need to spend a gajillion dollars to fix it!!

Momma also wanted me to tell you pups that while Daddy was changing Momma's battery, he dropped a wrench in there and they can't get it out!  Daddy has to go buy a strong magnet to get it out.  She said I had to tell you so you don't think Momma's the only one who does dumb things in this house.

In other news, the snow is up to my belly now.  It's not snowing anymore, but it's still cold.  Momma told the weatherman to shut it when she watched the news cause more snow is coming this weekend!  BOL!  I don't mind!  It's fun to roll around in!  Today I was sticking my whole schnooter in there and blowing so that big puffs were coming up!  Momma couldn't find the camera fast enough, but she says it was hilarious!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Ears Are Bleeding!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707013</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:29:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/707013</guid>
		<description>So many naughty words are being thrown around in my house this morning, pups!!  It actually started  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So many naughty words are being thrown around in my house this morning, pups!!  It actually started last night when Momma came home.  It was snowing and snowing and SNOWING on her way home from work, and her check engine light came on when she turned her car on.  She made it home just fine, but every time she went out to check it again, the light was still on.

Well, it kept on snowing all night, pups.  Momma and Daddy got a call at 6 in the AM that school wasn't starting until 10:30, but that they needed to be at work at 9 in the AM.  So Momma and Daddy got up a little bit later.  Momma cleaned off Daddy's car cause he was gonna drive her to work cause the roads looked REAL BAD.  Daddy shoveled the sidewalk and the driveway.  They both got all dressed, and as Momma was walking out the door (at 8:45 in the AM...they were running late), she got the call that school was CLOSED!!!  15 minutes before they were supposed to be there!!!  Oh BOY the words coming out of Momma and Daddy's mouth were TERRIBLE!  Momma felt bad cause some of her workers have to drive an hour to get to school on a GOOD day, so she knew a lot of them were already almost at school!  And she was right!!

So a little bit later, Momma went out to see if the light was still on in her car...but her car won't start.  Oh boy...oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!  She was hootin and hollerin so much I ran upstairs and hid in the bed!!  She's hoping it's just the battery is dead, cause every time she went out last night to check it, the car started.

Hm.  Do you think POP works on cars?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/706624</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 Jan 2011 19:51:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/706624</guid>
		<description>Sad news to report today, pals.  My neighborhood girlfriend, Lucy 1, died on Christmas Eve.  Me and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sad news to report today, pals.  My neighborhood girlfriend, Lucy 1, died on Christmas Eve.  Me and Momma just found out.  She had some sort of esophageal problem.  She was only 10 years old.  She wasn't on this Dogster thing, but please, if you can, take a moment to say a prayer for Lucy 1 and her pawrents Misty and Dave.  They were heartbroken.

They got a new pup named Hannah!  She's a rescue pup.  I think she's a black lab, like Lucy 1 was, and she's just a pup, so she's pretty wild!!  Misty brought her over today to meet us, and that's how we found out about Lucy 1.  I know Hannah will have a great new life on my street!  There's lots of us pups here to talk to!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SCORE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/706305</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:21:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/706305</guid>
		<description>OMD, pups, I found the BEST PLACE TO BE when Momma is cooking!  Right under her feet!!  She was shre ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, pups, I found the BEST PLACE TO BE when Momma is cooking!  Right under her feet!!  She was shredding up some chicken for dinner tonight, and a piece of it flung off the counter, and I GOT IT!!!  Oh nom nom nom nom nom!  It was SO GOOD!  I ate it before she even realized what happened!  BOL!  She says one tiny piece of chicken won't make my rocks come back, so don't worry about that pups.  She says she's gonna be a neater cook, though.  I hope NOT!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dagnabbit!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705634</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:20:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705634</guid>
		<description>*sigh*  I've got a bad case of the naughties, pups.

I don't know what's come over me.  I've been  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ *sigh*  I've got a bad case of the naughties, pups.

I don't know what's come over me.  I've been barking and getting into things and barking and having the zoomies and barking.  Yesterday was so bad, Momma was making lots of swears.  See, I like to go spelunking in the landscaping in front of our house.  Except Momma has burning bushes in there, and they have berries on them that are bad for pups.  I've never never EVER touched them before.  Until lately, I've been trying to eat them.  So Momma shoos me away, but she was getting frustrated cause she couldn't turn her back on me not even for a SECOND, and there I was, trying to eat them berries.  

Yesterday night her and Daddy got in the car and were gone for a while.

This afternoon, they pulled weird things outta Daddy's car and put them all around the landscaping!  *gasp*  FENCES!  They've fenced me out of the landscaping!!!  I can't spelunk no more!!!

Rats.

Happy New Year pups.  I'm gonna try to get rid of the naughties...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Yeah!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705448</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:19:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705448</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma are so silly, pups!  In all the excitement of Christmas and the frozen hamburger patty  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma are so silly, pups!  In all the excitement of Christmas and the frozen hamburger patty and Grammy's good news, we forgot to mention some other presents we got!

Our beagley friends, Lucy and Daisy, sent me a Snoopy!  Boy oh boy, I beat that thing UP!  Momma didn't have her camera on her when she gave me Snoopy, but she wishes she did because I pummeled that thing!  She says it was hilarious!  I was just introducing myself...Lucy and Daisy's Momma Yvette sent my Momma some delicious cookies, too (that she DIDN'T share with Daddy!!) and an ornament and a Ho Ho stocking and a recipe for delicious fried chicken that I'm not allowed to eat.  Hmph.  Oh, and Snoopy stickers, too!

And then today I got a package from Zaidie!  He sent me a green striped sweater just like his!  Momma thinks it's so adorable, but the sleeves are a little bit longer than I'm used to.  She put it on me and I refused to move BOL!  She says she's gonna put it on before I eat dinner so that I'll HAVE to move in it to eat.  She did that the first time she put a sweater on me and I refused to move, and I got used to it real fast, so I guess it'll work this time, too! 

Z-pup also sent me a Hide a Squirrel toy!  Their tails sure are tasty!  And get this, pals.  After all these years of having the same exact camera, Momma JUST realized it also takes videos!  Oy bey! (TM Zaide)  So you can see a video of me on my page chewing on my Hide A Squirrel!

Thanks to ALL my pals for making this a very special Christmas!!

OK, who's ready for spring now?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Frozen Burger Patty!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705265</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:49:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/705265</guid>
		<description>Man, pups, I almost made a HUGE score in the yard.  Momma let me out to go peeps, and she saw me dig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Man, pups, I almost made a HUGE score in the yard.  Momma let me out to go peeps, and she saw me digging around near the driveway.  She saw me pull something out and start to chew, and she came FLYING out of the house, screaming "DROP IT FIZZY!"  She started mumbling about me getting so sick in August and not wanting to go through that again, so she pulled open my mouth and found a frozen hamburger patty!!  Well, actually, first she screamed and chucked it across the yard, cause she can be a bit dramatical and she didn't know what it was.  Once she figured it out, she carried it to the trash can.  I didn't even get a decent bite!!  SHE says good thing it was frozen so I COULDN'T get a bite, cause I'm not supposed to be eating hamburger patties, frozen or not.  Now the mystery is why on earth was there a frozen hamburger patty buried next to the driveway??  We think it's the doggie down the street who's stupid owners let their dog wander around the neighborhood.  He's ALWAYS in my yard peepsing and poohing.

Quick update on Grammy:  She had her third round of chemo yesterday, and now she's halfway done!  Her CA-125 levels are still really good, too!  So yay!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Pal</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704987</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:19:15 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704987</guid>
		<description>Hey, pups!  I made a new pal the other day!  His name is Max the Great.  Max is super dooper new to  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey, pups!  I made a new pal the other day!  His name is Max the Great.  Max is super dooper new to this Dogster thing, and he could sure use some pals!  So head on over and check him out!  He looks like a little wolf!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1170357">Max the Great</a>

Thanks pals!  It's always good to make new friends!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>He Came He Came!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704786</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 10:58:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704786</guid>
		<description>Ho Ho came!!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!  I got a WHOLE DINNER PLATE of toys!  It's looks like a Christm ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ho Ho came!!  Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!  I got a WHOLE DINNER PLATE of toys!  It's looks like a Christmas dinner, only it's TOYS!!  There's a turkey and a baked potato and corn on the cob and a dinner roll and green beans!  Once Momma opened it up I couldn't decide what to play with first!  I kept picking one toy up, tossing it around, and then picking up another one!  Momma and Daddy were laughing!  Momma couldn't find the camera when I was doing it, though.  Oh well.  Then I took a nap.  Momma put all the toys next to me on the chair so I could snuggle them.  

Oh yeah, Ho Ho also brought me a new sweater!  It's a little bit big, but it's still comfy and cozy.  I also got a new Nylabone!

And guess what?!  Ho Ho brought Momma a new stye in her eye!!  Wasn't that nice of him??  Momma sure doesn't think so, but *I* do.  I mean, you have to appreciate what you get, you know?

OK, I'm off to Grammy and Thumper's house!  Momma said she heard Ho Ho left too many presents for Thumper, so I think I get some stuff there, too!!

Merry Christmas, everypup and their peeps!  We love you all!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh BOY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704635</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:21:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704635</guid>
		<description>I'm leaving for Grammy's house soon!  Oh BOY I can't wait!  Even though Momma says everyone in her f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm leaving for Grammy's house soon!  Oh BOY I can't wait!  Even though Momma says everyone in her fambly are being Scrooges and Grinches and sucking up all her Christmas spirit!  She says Christmas is about love and giving and being nice to all the peeps and pups (and maybe even a kitty or two), but her fambly seems to have forgotten this.  They're all complaining cause they're not eating ham or buying too many expensive presents or that they can't find their tape!  One Auntie even said "I can't wait til this stupid day is over!"  *gasp*  That puts you on the NAUGHTY list, Auntie!

Anyway, Momma told them if they're going to be Grinches to just stay home, cause they're not ruining Christmas for her!  Me and Momma know what Christmas is all about, and we have so many giving, kind, loving friends on this Dogster thing to prove it!!

So Merry Christmas to my Dogster friends, especially those of you who aren't Scrooges!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704222</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:11:37 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/704222</guid>
		<description>Things are a little bit chaotic around here, pups!  Momma's trying to get everything done for Christ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Things are a little bit chaotic around here, pups!  Momma's trying to get everything done for Christmas AND school so that she can enjoy her vacation!  Her and Daddy only have one more day of school, then they're home until January 3!!!  OH BOY!  Lots of snuggling time!  And play time!  And then more snuggling time!!  WOO HOO!

But until then, Momma is S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D!!  She says Christmas time at school gets a little crazy.  She said today was so bad she threatened to call Ho Ho and cancel Christmas!  *gasp*  Gee, those little humans must have been REAL BAD.  Ho Ho is coming to her school tomorrow, so they had better shape up FAST.  I offered to come in and teach them a lesson, but Momma said no.  She says I'd just add to the chaos and probably scare the pooh out of Ho Ho!!

But don't worry, pups, Christmas isn't canceled.  Ho Ho is coming to school tomorrow no matter what, and Momma says she'll just have to deal.  Besides, after school is the office Christmas party, where she can relax with an adult beverage.  But I'm not invited to THAT, either!  She says dogs aren't allowed in the resternaut.

But...don't they know I'm just a person trapped in a pup's body?!?

I guess they don't care...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick Oh Boy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703542</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:13:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703542</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  That sure is exciting!  Thanks for all the presents and stuff!  I sur ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today, pals!  That sure is exciting!  Thanks for all the presents and stuff!  I sure do appreciate them! And thanks for the congrats over on Momma's Book of Faces place, too!  

I'm trying to be a good pup today, cause Momma sure doesn't feel good.  She was up all night with the urka gurkas, so she stayed home from school.  She's all done urka gurka-ing, but now her brain hurts.  She says I'm a very good nurse cause I let her hug me all night when she was sick.

Are you watching, Ho Ho?!?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ho Ho has ELVES!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703431</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:41:22 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703431</guid>
		<description>It's true, pups!  Ho Ho has elves, and their names are Shakey and Lacey!!!  They sent me a pressie!! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's true, pups!  Ho Ho has elves, and their names are Shakey and Lacey!!!  They sent me a pressie!!  It's a Schnauzer loofa!  Oh BOY!  He's my new best friend!  I carried him all over the house and ran upstairs to show Daddy!  Daddy LOOK!!  LOOK!  Ho Ho's elves sent me an early present!!  I was so excited about it that I had to take a nap.  So of course I had to snuggle with it.  Cause that's what I do!!

Shakey and Lacey's Momma also set my Momma some fun stuff, too!  What a great place this Dogster place is!  We can run and play and bark with each other, and our Mommas and Daddys become pup pals, too!  YAY for Dogster!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SNOOOOOOOOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703161</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:42:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/703161</guid>
		<description>We've got a lot of snow, pups!!  Enough for me to snowplow!  I wanna keep going outside, but Momma s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We've got a lot of snow, pups!!  Enough for me to snowplow!  I wanna keep going outside, but Momma says it's too cold.  She says it's the "burn your lungs bitter cold" kinda cold, which I guess is pretty cold.

I've been getting TONS of cards from my pals!  Momma came home today and Daddy said "Why on earth is Fizzy getting more mail than me?!"  Duh...we've told him a gazillion times, we're not telling him again.

Card count:  Me - 22 Momma and Daddy - 5.

BOL!  I'm kicking butt!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nurse Fizzy, Reporting for Duty!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702897</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:49:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702897</guid>
		<description>I went to see Grammy and Pap Pap tonight, pups!  Grammy's been asking to see me again, and since eve ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went to see Grammy and Pap Pap tonight, pups!  Grammy's been asking to see me again, and since everyone was going over today anyhow, Momma decided to bring me along!  She was a little nervous cause Pap Pap doesn't normally like pups in the house (he hasn't been there the last few times Momma took me over), but I was SO GOOD and "well behaved" (according to Momma) that he was happy I was there!  I got to play with my BFF Natalie, I got to sniff the sniffs in the backyard (Momma warned Daddy not to let me eat the deer pooh...bummer), I got tons of ear rubs from my Aunties, and I even gave Pap Pap a few kisses!!

Momma said I did SO GOOD that I get to go back for Christmas Eve!  HOORAY!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP Alert!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702710</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Dec 2010 19:59:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702710</guid>
		<description>Pups, my pal Ebby needs your prayers!  She has a herniated neck disk and might need surgery.  Please ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, my pal <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019522">Ebby</a> needs your prayers!  She has a herniated neck disk and might need surgery.  Please pray for her!!!  She's one of my favorite pals!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>BOL Daddy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702439</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:09:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702439</guid>
		<description>Daddy gets home from work before Momma does every day.  So he's the one that gets the mail.  I've be ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy gets home from work before Momma does every day.  So he's the one that gets the mail.  I've been getting at least 1 card a day since about Thursday.  Today Momma got home and picked up the mail off the table.  There it was!  A card with my name on it!!  Daddy goes to Momma "Why is Fizzy getting more mail than me lately?"

BOL BOL!!  Silly Daddy!!  Momma keeps telling him about this Dogster thing, but he just doesn't pay attention!!  Momma says he's very unobservant!  She says it's SO bad that his Christmas present from Momma has been sitting on the dining room table for DAYS, and he hasn't noticed!!!  BOL!  Oh Daddy...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Ready!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702191</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 18:52:33 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702191</guid>
		<description>I'm ready for Ho Ho, pals!!  Momma and Daddy put up the tree and it's all decorated!  I have my Supe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm ready for Ho Ho, pals!!  Momma and Daddy put up the tree and it's all decorated!  I have my Super Special Schnauzer Stocking hanging up!  I'm wearing my Grandpa sweater!  There's snow on the ground!

BRING IT, HO HO!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>So Weird...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702064</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:21:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/702064</guid>
		<description>Momma is so weird, pups.  Now, she's always called me a bunch of goofy nicknames.

Fizz-butt
Fizz ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is so weird, pups.  Now, she's always called me a bunch of goofy nicknames.

Fizz-butt
Fizzanator
Fashizzle
Pumpkin Muffin
Corn Bread
Muffin Top
Potato on Legs
Pooh
Snickerdoodle
Fizzy the Pooh

Oh, I could go on and on, pups.  Every day it's something new.  But last night's was by far the weirdest!

She started calling me Pooh Fry!!!

What is a POOH FRY???  She says she doesn't even know, she just thought it sounded funny and cute.  But Momma, who on EARTH would want to eat a french fry covered in POOP????  Well...actually, I can think of a few pups I know who would eat that, but STILL!!  How is that CUTE???

Humans are SO WEIRD...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Brrrrrrrrr!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701938</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:54:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>It is SO COLD here pups!!  Momma's making me wear my sweater cause it's so cold!!  We had a little b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It is SO COLD here pups!!  Momma's making me wear my sweater cause it's so cold!!  We had a little bit more snow, but not too much, but brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

In other news, I've been a little bit naughty lately.  Momma thinks it's cause of the snow.  All I wanna do is be outside to bark and play and roll around!  So every so often I go to the door and woof.  Just a small woof, though.  If Momma doesn't come right away to let me out, I start to whimper.  PLEASE, Momma, I wanna eat the snow!!!  The she lets me out and I frolic!  When I come back in, I shake snow all over Momma!  Heh heh heh...and then in 5 more minutes I wanna do it all over again!!!

In other other news, I have 5 Christmas cards already!  Momma hung them up on the back of the door, and Daddy goes "Who are all these dogs?"  Jeeze, Daddy, me and Momma have TOLD you about this Dogster thing like a GAZILLION times already!!!  SHEESH!!  Daddy's never listen.  At least that's what Momma says.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Alright!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701555</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:53:38 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701555</guid>
		<description>I got me my very own Zaidie haiku!!!  I never thought I'd get one, cause I'm no special pup or anyth ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got me my very own Zaidie haiku!!!  I never thought I'd get one, cause I'm no special pup or anything, but Zaidie loved my page so he wrote me my own haiku!!

~Fizzy Sez~

Fizzy sez HO HO
R comin'! Be gud, pupses,
Or dere be NO giffs!!!

Zaidie, you are a very good writer!  And it's true, pals...BE GOOD!!

In other news, it's rained.  All day.  It hasn't stopped.  Not even for a minute.  Momma said if this were snow it'd be about 2 1/2 feet of snow.  I don't do numbers so good, but Momma promises me this would be a lot of snow.  I'd rather have snow.

In other other news, Grammy's second round of bloodwork came back even better than the first!  Her tumor markers are in the single digits after only one round of chemo!  The doctor said this is very very very good!!  WOO HOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SNOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701202</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:53:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701202</guid>
		<description>It snowed it snowed!!  

OK, pups, I'm exaggerating.  Momma says I shouldn't actually call it snow ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It snowed it snowed!!  

OK, pups, I'm exaggerating.  Momma says I shouldn't actually call it snow, more like a dusting of frost BOL!  But STILL!  It was exciting, and there was enough for me to roll in!  And then the wind blew it all away...boo.

Momma says I'm real snuggly and kissy today.  I guess it's cause it's so cold and stuff.  Weekend mornings are Momma's favorite, cause that's our Super Special Snuggle Time, and this morning it was even MORE super special snuggly!  See, Daddy gets up first and lets me out to potty and then feeds me.  When I'm all done, I jump back into bed with Momma, who lets me under the blankets so we can spoon.  That's my favorite.  Usually we stay this way for a while until I'm ready to get up, and then I lick lick lick Momma awake!  Momma says it's the best part of her week.  Mine too!

Except this morning I was so excited to tell Momma about the snow, that we didn't really snuggle!  I mean, I went through the routine of climbing under the blankets, and we spooned for about 2.2 seconds, but then I was up!  I wrapped my paws in Momma's hair and lick lick lick lick lick lick GET UP MOMMA THERE'S SNOW lick lick lick lick COME ON MOMMA lick lick lick.  She had to push me away cause she said I was a little too enthusiastic.  I might have slipped in a love nibble on her nose.

But SNOW!  You know what THAT means, right pups?  Ho Ho time is getting even CLOSER!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701124</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:57:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/701124</guid>
		<description>OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!  Momma changed my page to be all CHRISTMASY!!  Cause HO HO IS COMING PUPS!!  WO ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!  Momma changed my page to be all CHRISTMASY!!  Cause HO HO IS COMING PUPS!!  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

*pant pant pant*

Sorry, pals.  I got super dooper excited when Momma showed me.

Anywuff, it looks like my American pals all had a great Thanksgiving!  I did too!  I got some turkey! (Note from Momma:  No he didn't.  Fizzy is literally ONLY allowed to eat his special food.  EVER.  But I put a baggie of it on the table and told him he was getting turkey/stuffing/mashed potatoes...he fell for it.  Fizzy isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, you know what I mean?)  I think I liked the cranberries the best!!  Or maybe the olives.  But then again, the turkey was tasty, too!  Actually, they all kinda tasted the same...maybe I'm coming down with a cold...whatever, I had SO much fun playing with Thumper!  I didn't go to sick Grammy's cause too many people were going to be there and Momma didn't want to overwhelm sick Grammy.  That's OK, I'll go visiting soon!

But who cares about all that!  HO HO is coming!!  Momma says they're putting up the tree next weekend and the stockings, too, so Ho Ho can fill mine up!  WOOOOOO HOOOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Thankful!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700826</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:52:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700826</guid>
		<description>Hi pups!  Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in America!  It's one of my favorite holidays, even thou ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in America!  It's one of my favorite holidays, even though I don't get any tasty treats.  It's a time when everyone gets together and eats a lot and remembers all the things we're thankful for!  So here's my list this year!

I'm thankful that I have a home to live in with a Momma and Daddy who love me very much.

I'm thankful I don't have any more rocks in my belly.

I'm thankful that I have food to eat and toys to play with.

I'm thankful that I have a warm bed to sleep in, even if it drives Momma crazy that I'm always trying to push her off. ;)

I'm thankful that we live in a time of modern medicine so that Grammy can get all better again.

I'm thankful for all my pup pals!!  You guys have supported me and Momma during our troubled times, and you make us smile with all your cute and crazy adventures!  We love you very much!!!

Happy Thanksgiving pals!  You know what's next, right?  HO HO TIME!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700547</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:24:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700547</guid>
		<description>It's a sad day here, pups.  Grammy's hair started falling out, so Momma went over to her house and c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's a sad day here, pups.  Grammy's hair started falling out, so Momma went over to her house and cut it all off.  Grammy was crying a little bit, but Momma tried to cheer her up by talking about what it might look like when it grows back.  Maybe she'll be a stunning red head or a bodacious blonde!  I don't really know what those words mean, but Momma was sad when she came home.  She hasn't leaked, though.  She keeps reminding herself about those really good test results, and she says Grammy looked really cute in her turban.

Anyhow, if you pups and your peeps could take a few minutes and send some prayers or good vibes to Grammy, we'd sure appreciate it.  We know she's feeling sad tonight.  Thanks pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Achtung, Pups!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700309</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:25:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700309</guid>
		<description>Achtung!!!  I bet Lexie knows what that means!  (It means &quot;Attention&quot; for all you non-German speakin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Achtung!!!  I bet Lexie knows what that means!  (It means "Attention" for all you non-German speaking pups!)

Anywuff, Momma's getting my Christmas cards together, so if you would like one from me, p-mail Momma your address!  Schnauzer Rules pups, I'm already on the list!!  Momma outdid herself with my pictures this year...it always seems when Daddy isn't home she dresses me up...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fleas?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700204</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:11:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700204</guid>
		<description>Pups, Momma thinks she's losing her mind.  Maybe Dogster has some fleas, but things have been wonky  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, Momma thinks she's losing her mind.  Maybe Dogster has some fleas, but things have been wonky around here, and she wants to check if it's happening to you pups, too.

My diaries will say "You have 12 comments" but when she goes to read them, there's only 6.  Or she'll get an e-mail that says "You've received a comment" and she can read the comment on the e-mail, but when she comes here to see who posted it, it doesn't show up!  And she's ALSO been getting weird e-mails that say "Zoe commented on a diary that you commented on" but when she opens it up to see what Zoe said, it just has two quotation marks like this "".

Are these things happening to you pups?  I know Zaidie's Momma was having a hard time even getting IN to Dogster earlier, so I'm guessing it's fleas, but Momma's going CRAZY over here!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOOOOO and Oh Crap...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700028</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:38:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/700028</guid>
		<description>WOOOOOOOOOOOO the commented on garbage is gone!  Let's hope it stays that way!

WOOOOOOOOOOOO Gram ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ WOOOOOOOOOOOO the commented on garbage is gone!  Let's hope it stays that way!

WOOOOOOOOOOOO Grammy got her first blood work back since chemo started and her CA125 (ovarian cancer tumor markers...basically it says how many cancer cells are in your body) came back low!  That's GOOD news!  Momma was dancing around the living room when Grammy told her!!

Oh crap:  Grammy has a cold.  But she doesn't have a fever so the nursie lady said she should be fine.

WOOOOOOOOOOO: SO many of my pals are finalists in the Coolest Pup Contest!  Zaidie (2 times!!!), Ernie George, Ella, Whitley, Afro Ken, Teddy, MJF, Wrinkles, Sammie Poochon!  Momma was shouting out each of my pal's names as she looked through the pictures!!

Oh crap:  We only get one vote.  Crap.  How to choose?!  Would it be bad if Momma put all the names in a hat and picked one?  Cause we love ALL our pals and it's sooooo hard to pick just one!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This is getting old!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699723</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:53:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699723</guid>
		<description>Momma wrote another letter to Dogster HQ about the commented on stuff.  This one isn't as polite as  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma wrote another letter to Dogster HQ about the commented on stuff.  This one isn't as polite as the last one.  

Dear Dogster HQ,

We're still not liking the "commented on" feature.  It's not organized very well.  It seems that when a pup makes a comment on another dog's diary, it bumps them to the top of my bark board list, even if they themselves haven't written an entry in over a month.  That leaves me going through pages and pages of the bark board to make sure I haven't missed anyone's entries.  Plus, I just don't care or need to see who commented on who's diary.  It's unnecessary, and it's too much like Facebook.  You REALLY should consider making this an optional feature, as most of my pals are very unhappy with this change, and some are choosing not to write new entries, or are leaving Dogster altogether.  Please fix this, HQ.  It's making Dogster not so fun anymore...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm a GOOD Boy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699389</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:44:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699389</guid>
		<description>I got to go to Grammy's again today, pups!  Oh BOY did I have fun!  Her back yard is SO BIG and has  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got to go to Grammy's again today, pups!  Oh BOY did I have fun!  Her back yard is SO BIG and has so many interesting smells to smell!!  There's was more deer pooh, too, and Momma saw some groundhog and bunny pooh, too!!  I wasn't allowed to eat it (although I may have gotten a nibble in when Momma wasn't looking!)  Grammy put this weird thing on her arm to take what she called her blood pressure...sheesh it was noisy!!  And then, Grammy put it on me!!  It squeezed my arm a little bit, and I kept tilting my head back and forth cause I've never had something like that on!  It kept saying "error", so I guess I must be pretty healthy.  And then my BFFs Natalie and Josh came over!  Josh is a little scared of me cause I get real noisy when people come in the house, but Natalie plopped herself right down on the floor and started loving on me!  It was a good day!  Momma said I was a real good boy!

And then I came home...and my neighbors were outside, and I kept barking and barking and barking and barking...I was JUST trying to tell them about my day, but Momma said I had to be quiet.  So now I'm just down to a low growl...sorta.  A bark still slips out every now and then. ;)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grrrr...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699280</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:38:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699280</guid>
		<description>THIS IS FIZZY'S DIARY!
Stupid commenting garbage is back...

Anyhow, pups, Momma says tomorrow I' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ THIS IS FIZZY'S DIARY!
Stupid commenting garbage is back...

Anyhow, pups, Momma says tomorrow I'm going back to Grammy's house to be Nurse Fizzy again!!  HOORAY!!  That was fun!  And even better, my BFF Natalie will be there!!!  Natalie is Momma's niece, and I heart her the mostest!!  She's a real good snuggler!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nothing Going On</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699050</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:24:34 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/699050</guid>
		<description>Hi pals!  Not too much going on in my world right now!  Momma tried to take my Christmas picture but ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pals!  Not too much going on in my world right now!  Momma tried to take my Christmas picture but she gave up cause I wasn't cooperating and she doesn't feel very good.  Maybe this weekend!

Grammy was feeling pretty poopy the last couple days from the nasty chemo drugs.  She felt a little better today, but she's still really tired.  Her hairs haven't fallen out yet.  Momma can't be around her right now cause she has a cold.  That makes us all sad.

Hope all my pals are doing good!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Traveling Nurse!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698543</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:12:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698543</guid>
		<description>I went to Grammy's today, pups!  Momma said I was a really GOOD BOY.  I jumped up on Grammy's couch  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went to Grammy's today, pups!  Momma said I was a really GOOD BOY.  I jumped up on Grammy's couch and snuggled in to her while Momma run the loud sucky machine.  I gave Grammy lots of kisses and sniffles and woofs.  Momma took me out to the back yard where I found piles and piles of deer pooh!  We don't get deer in my yard, but Grammy sure does!  Momma wouldn't let me eat it, though.  What a waste.

Anyhow, Momma said I did a really good job cheering up Grammy.  AND, Grammy said I can come over on Thanksgiving as long as I don't beg from the table!  As if!  I would NEVER stoop that low!  I might gently place my head in your lap and make the most pathetic faces, but BEG??!!  Never!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not So Sad</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698380</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 14:59:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698380</guid>
		<description>Momma says I'm the best Nurse Fizzy!  I took real good care of her last night, pups.  When she went  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says I'm the best Nurse Fizzy!  I took real good care of her last night, pups.  When she went to bed she started leaking and leaking and there was water EVERYWHERE!  Nurse Fizzy to the rescue!  I licked and licked and licked and licked and licked and licked and even when she tried to push me away cause she couldn't breath, I held her head down with my paws and licked some more!  I finally had to stop cause Momma said her face was raw and it was starting to hurt.  But then the leaking stopped, so that was perfect timing.

Momma talked to Grammy today after the chemo was over (Momma didn't go this time cause she's missed too much work already!) and Grammy was doing ok!  She said she felt fine, and was prepared for the worst (like urka gurkas or dire-rears), even though they gave her the medicines to help make that not happen.  Her hairs will start to fall out in 10-14 days.  Momma says she's dreading that day, but when it happens, she'll deal.  

Get this!  Grammy says she misses me, so Momma said that as long as Grammy feels ok tomorrow, she'll take me over to visit!  I can be Nurse Fizzy to Grammy, too!  HOORAY!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Have a Sad</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698297</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Nov 2010 18:37:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698297</guid>
		<description>Momma's feeling kind of sad tonight, pups.  Grammy's chemo starts tomorrow.  She's been leaking on a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's feeling kind of sad tonight, pups.  Grammy's chemo starts tomorrow.  She's been leaking on and off all night.  She says she knows it will help Grammy get rid of the cancer, but she's still scared and sad.  When Grammy loses her hair we're all gonna be leaking :(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hooray!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698014</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 15:46:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/698014</guid>
		<description>Grammy's surgery went really well today, pups!  Yeah, it was super duper early, but Momma got home e ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy's surgery went really well today, pups!  Yeah, it was super duper early, but Momma got home earlier than she thought, so that was good!  Grammy's first round of chemo is on Friday, and good news!  Momma asked the dogtor if Grammy can do her second round of chemo AFTER Turkey Day (it was supposed to be the very day before!  YUCK!) and the dogtor said yes!  He's a very nice dogtor.  So now we're going to have a good Turkey Day!  I still won't get to eat any turkey, but...at least we'll all be together!!  Besides, Momma will give me special wet food on that day cause it's a holiday!!  I'm happy with that and a Nylabone!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD!  Diary of THE DAY!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697861</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:55:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697861</guid>
		<description>OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!!!  My face is on the front of the community page!!  ME?!?!  Little old FIZZ ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!!!  My face is on the front of the community page!!  ME?!?!  Little old FIZZY?!?!  As YODA?!  BOL, Momma's embarrassed, she hasn't even changed my page yet from Halloween!  It's OK, Momma...you had to go to work all day to make monies to buy me Nylabones!

Speaking of Nylabones...I got a brand new one for being Diary of the Day!!  Even though Momma says all of a sudden they're REALLY expensive.  She went to the Petco, and they were $10 a bone!!!!  They used to be $6!  She almost pooped her pants right there in the Petco!  I told her that's gross, everyone knows you're supposed to poop in the yard!  Sheesh!!

Anyway, thanks for all the presents, pals!  And HI HI HI to my new pals!  You sure do get a lot of pal requests when your face is splashed on the front page!

One last thing!  Grammy's surgery to put her port in is tomorrow, so if you could please keep her in your thoughts and maybe say a prayer, we'd appreciate it.  Her first round of chemo got moved to Friday so she didn't have to have a 12 hour day.  Momma has to be up at the crack of dawn (AGAIN!) to be at the hospital with Grammy super duper early!  Momma says she hopes this is the last time...for ANYONE!!  NO MORE SICK FAMILY PLEASE!!

OK, I'm off to gnaw on my Nylabone!  NOM NOM NOM!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Halloween!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697691</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:07:13 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697691</guid>
		<description>Hi pups!  I hope everyone is having a nice Halloween today! I don't have enough zealies to send ever ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  I hope everyone is having a nice Halloween today! I don't have enough zealies to send everyone a ghost or candy corn or whatever's in the gift shop these days, so HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We had trick or treating last night. Momma had to sit on the front porch in the freezing cold cause I was scaring away all the kids so I had to stay inside!  I just wanted to say HI HI HI!  One of them might have wanted to play with me!!  But noooooooo...Momma said I had to stay inside, which is SO unfair because Lucy 2 next door got to sit outside with HER Momma.  My Momma says she's much better behaved than I am.  Well, whose fault is THAT?!

We're not doing much today.  Momma had the urka gurkas last night and doesn't feel good.  I think she ate too much Halloween candy!  BOL!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Letter to Dogster</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697602</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:37:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697602</guid>
		<description>As per Ella's disclaimer:

THIS IS FIZZY'S DIARY!!!!

Anyhow, pups, Momma's pretty irritated ton ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <b>As per Ella's disclaimer:

THIS IS FIZZY'S DIARY!!!!</b>

Anyhow, pups, Momma's pretty irritated tonight.  There's been so much confusion here, and she can't stand it!  Pups we've never met are commenting on my diary, which is fine cause it's always nice to make new friends.  But those pups don't realize it's MY diary and not their pal's diary!  And that's not fair to anyone involved!  So Momma wrote a letter.  She tried to make it as polite as possible.  She says you attract more flies with honey than vinegar, whatever THAT means.  Anywoof, here it is:

Dear Dogster HQ,

I'm sure your inbox has been overwhelmed with negative responses to your changes to the bark board.  There has been a lot of confusion and anger over this change, simply because no one has a clue as to who's diary they're commenting on.

If this change is to help promote pals becoming pals, it's unfortunately backfiring, for one very simple reason:  when you click on a link through another dog's diary, you don't go to the original poster's diary, but to the dog whose comment you've clicked on.  You don't even KNOW what dog is the original poster.  I've had dogs commenting on my diary who I've never even heard of, and THEY think they're commenting on their pal's diary.  This is simply unacceptable.  The bark board is too cluttered and confusing, and at this point it's basically unusable.  

I've also found, in my experience, that people simply don't like changes forced on them.  That's human nature, I'm afraid.  You might SERIOUSLY want to consider this new change as an option, rather than something everyone has to endure.  Because as it is, I have been avoiding Dogster since this change has been implemented.  I come to this site to enjoy other dog's pictures and adventures, not to become frustrated and confused as to who I'm commenting to.

Thank you.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What the WHAT?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697441</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:39:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697441</guid>
		<description>The changes to my Bark Board are very confusing to Momma!  She keeps clicking on what she thinks are ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The changes to my Bark Board are very confusing to Momma!  She keeps clicking on what she thinks are pups newest diary entries, only to find she's reading someone else's diary!!  BOL!  Poor Momma.  It's awful to get old.

I've been a little bit naughty while Daddy's been home with me after his surgery.  The neighbors across the street are getting their house fixed, so there's people outside all the time!  Well of COURSE I have to say hi to them!  HI HI HI!!  It's driving Daddy CRAZY cause he can't even bend over to hook me up to my tie out so I can go outside to say hi!! So instead I stand on my couch so I can see them real good and say HI HI HI!!!  And then when I'm done I have to say HI HI HI! again!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697138</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:37:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697138</guid>
		<description>Daddy's just fine, pups!  Momma and Daddy got up SUPER SUPER early this morning.  Both of them were  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Daddy's just fine, pups!  Momma and Daddy got up SUPER SUPER early this morning.  Both of them were mumbling some naughty words.  When they came home Daddy was walking a little funny, and he has a pillow on his lap so I can't jump on him.  Boo!!  But I gave him a gazillion kisses, so I know he'll feel better!!!!  Thanks for all the prayers, pups!!!  Momma says now we just have to get through Grammy's surgery on Tuesday and start her chemo, and then maybe we can finally relax for a bit!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers for My Daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697049</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:31:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/697049</guid>
		<description>Hey pals!  Momma just informed me that my Daddy is going in the (early early) AM to have something c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pals!  Momma just informed me that my Daddy is going in the (early early) AM to have something called his gall bladder removed.  Momma says he has rocks in his gall bladder, just like I had rocks in my bladder!!  Anyhow, it's supposed to be a simple operation, but prayers would be appreciated.  Momma's talking about Zaidie's Momma's bodka drip, and I can tell she's nervous cause she just cleaned the house from top to bottom, and it's 9:00 in the PM here.  She only cleans like this when she's scared.  So any prayers you might want to say would be greatly appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Adventure Time!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696746</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:53:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696746</guid>
		<description>Pups, I had so much fun at not-sick Grammy's house!  I played and laughed and romped and napped and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, I had so much fun at not-sick Grammy's house!  I played and laughed and romped and napped and loved on Grammy!  Oh man, it was good times!  I tried to get Grammy to feed me more food than I normally get, but she's too smart.  She called Momma and Momma said "No way, Jose!"  I don't know who this Jose person is, but he didn't give me any extra food either.  Phooey.

Momma and Daddy had some adventures of their own.  The florist at the wedding dropped off the flowers and left, and never helped the groomsmen put their flowers on!  So Momma was helping cause she felt bad (even though she had NO IDEA what she was doing) and the photographers thought she was the florist, so they started taking Momma's picture while she was putting the flower on the groom!  "NO NO!" Momma shouted, but they did it anyhow!  Momma hates having her picture taken.  And then, she sat at a table at the reception with a lady who has a mini dachshund, and they were both showing off pictures of me and the lady's dog (Peanut).  Momma started missing me real bad then, and THEN!  The bride and groom started cutting their cake, and they played the song that's on Ebby's profile!  The Yummy Yummy song!  Momma started laughing and laughing cause she LOVES Ebby!!

Then Momma and Daddy drove all the way home, and even though it was late, they still came and got me, cause they were missing me something awful!  What a happy reunion we had!  We went to bed, and I put my paws in Momma's hair and gave her a few kisses, and snuggled in for the night.  It was heavenly!

And THEN!!  Momma went to the library today (it's her favorite place to be when she's stressed) and she just happened to go into the children's library to get a book for school about the Statue of Liberty.  And guess who was there?!  Therapy dogs!  They come to the library so struggling readers can read to them, and Momma asked about them, and guess what?!?  She's gonna see if they can come to her school for her students!  Isn't that COOL?!

It's been adventuresome, pups, but I'm happy we're all home now.  It's gonna be a nice calm quiet Sunday!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*yawn*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696677</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:54:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696677</guid>
		<description>I'm home, pups!  What an adventure!  Me and Momma are SO TIRED, so we'll bark about our adventures l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm home, pups!  What an adventure!  Me and Momma are SO TIRED, so we'll bark about our adventures later, but we had some good times!  Now we're gonna go snuggle.  I missed my Momma and Daddy!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bye Pals!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696443</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:51:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696443</guid>
		<description>I'm going to spend a few days at not-sick Grammy's house cause Momma and Daddy are going to a weddin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm going to spend a few days at not-sick Grammy's house cause Momma and Daddy are going to a wedding far away!  See you all on Sunday! (I'll try to behave myself!)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Uh Oh..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696359</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:52:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/696359</guid>
		<description>*sigh*  Pups, I've been naughty.

Momma says there's a whole list of naughty things I've done late ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ *sigh*  Pups, I've been naughty.

Momma says there's a whole list of naughty things I've done lately, but here's a list of "highlights".

I shredded another sock.  This one was Daddy's, and Momma yelled at him so bad for not being more careful with his socks that I had to cover my ears with my paws!!

I've been trying to eat the mulch in the front yard.  I'm not allowed outside by myself at ALL anymore, cause Momma doesn't know what I'm trying to eat, so she stands there and shoos me away.

Momma was clipping her nails and I kept trying to eat the clippings.  Momma says this is gross, but I'm not really sure why.

Momma usually puts her garbage can in the bedroom on the dresser cause I like to go in for the dirty Kleenex.  Except she moved it to the floor cause she was looking for something and forgot to pick it up.  I had a smorgasbord of dirty Kleenex.  I kept running downstairs with them, and Momma yelled "Daddy, what is he DOING up there???"  Daddy discovered the problem and shut the bedroom door.  But did he pick up the can?  Nope!  So when it was time to go to bed and Daddy opened the door, I ran right to the can, grabbed a HUGE wad of Kleenex, and RAN to the stairs!  Except Momma was walking UP the stairs.  Crap.  We stood there for a few seconds, staring at each other.  I tried to get around her, but Momma's too smart.  She got me.

And THEN she told me Ho Ho won't come if I keep this up!!!  Ooh...darn it.  I guess I should stop being so naughty...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw Come ON Momma!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695737</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:51:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695737</guid>
		<description>*sigh*  Momma was cleaning out a closet today, and guess what she found?  A Yoda costume.  *sigh*  G ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ *sigh*  Momma was cleaning out a closet today, and guess what she found?  A Yoda costume.  *sigh*  Guess who had to suffer the indignity of putting it on?  I fought it, though.  I fought it hard.  And all Momma kept saying was "Come ON, Fizz, COOPERATE!!"  

Nope.

It doesn't fit too good.  A friend gave it to Momma a few years ago cause it was too small for her dog, but it's too big for me.  Did that stop Momma?  Of course not.

Momma was giggling and laughing and saying I could be the Yoda to <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/353503">Rudy's</a> Darth Rudar.  And then she started called me Fizzda.

*sigh*

I only suffered through it cause I know Ho Ho is coming soon and bringing me presents so I gotta be a good boy.  Otherwise...

You can see the picture she took on my page.  Please don't laugh too hard, pals.  I refused to stand up in it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Busy Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695698</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:58:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695698</guid>
		<description>I've got a really busy fun filled week ahead!

Tomorrow I go to not-sick Grammy's house to watch t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've got a really busy fun filled week ahead!

Tomorrow I go to not-sick Grammy's house to watch the Steelers game!  Apparently, it's a BIG DEAL because Big Ben the quarterback is playing his first game of the year cause he made a naughty over the summer.

On Wednesday I go to get my hairs cut!

And on Friday I go to not-sick Grammy's house again, AND I get to sleep over night!!!  Maybe TWO nights!  Cause Momma and Daddy are going away to a wedding and it's no dogs allowed.  Boo.

And Momma said sometime this week, she's gonna take me over to sick Grammy's, cause I guess us pups are good for sick peeps.  Momma said I'd make a good therapy dog.  If only I didn't have pass obedience class first!  Well, it's not MY fault I have a mind of my own!  I learned it from Momma!!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Rats...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695482</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:53:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695482</guid>
		<description>I'm feeling just fine now, pups!  I'm all healed up and am walking and jumping around great!

So g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm feeling just fine now, pups!  I'm all healed up and am walking and jumping around great!

So great that I got myself into trouble...

You know how I like to play with Daddy's socks?  I like to play with Momma's socks, too.  Momma's socks are a lot different than Daddy's.  They're a lot smaller and thinner.  And easier to rip apart at the seams...

She had a pair of schnauzer socks that she LOVED.  She wore them to school yesterday and missed the basket when she took them off...

Daddy found them a little bit later...

Momma actually got a little teary eyed when she saw what I did to them...

And then she yelled at me that she wasn't gonna pay for surgery if I swallowed a sock and it got stuck in my belly!!!

But I know that's not true.  She'd pay.  But just to be safe, maybe I should stop shredding her favorite socks...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling Better!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695221</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:09:55 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695221</guid>
		<description>Hey pals!  I'm feeling a bit better today, although I still don't wanna go up the stairs.  I've been ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pals!  I'm feeling a bit better today, although I still don't wanna go up the stairs.  I've been up and down off the couch a few times and I was fine.  Momma thinks I'm still a little sore.  I ALMOST guilted her into staying home with me this morning....oh I was SO CLOSE.  She picked me up and put me on the couch cause that's where I like to sit best cause I can see out the big front window.  I didn't sit down.  Instead I just stood there and gave her my puppy dog eyes.  Momma is SUCH a sucker for puppy dog eyes.  She said "You can sit down, Fizz!" and I started to shake.  She went "Aaaaaaaaaaaaw my sweet wittle BABY!!!!" and came over and started hugging and kissing me.  Normally I hate the hugs, but hey, if it would make her stay home with me, I'll do it!!  When she started to walk out the door I jumped off the couch and ran over and started to make the most pathetic noises.  Momma, I'm HURT!!!  Don't you wanna stay with your cute wittle snugglebug? *bats his puppy dog eyes*

Drat.  She still left.  But she felt upset and bad all day so I guess there's that.

Thanks to my pals who sent my rosettes.  You all REALLY didn't need to!!  Although I loved Buddy's cheese-disguised-as-candy-corn gift.  I tried that, already, Buddy.  I told Momma that since I got hurted I should at LEAST get some chicken or cheese out of it.  No go.

Quick Grammy update:  Grammy has a hernia from the surgery, so she no longer qualifies for that research study.  That's ok, though, she's still gonna get the new super drug.  Her surgery to put her port in is on November 2 and they're gonna do the first round of chemo that day, too.  Which means she'll lose her hair just in time for Thanksgiving.  *sigh*  Momma's getting her a wig, though.  It's real pretty and Grammy liked it so Momma's ordering it (insurance pays for most of it!)  Everyone's a little nervous, so any prayers you pups might wanna offer up is appreciated.

And oh yeah, Happy Belated Thanksgiving to my Canadian pup pals!  We've been a bit preoccupied with Grammy and me falling, so we're sorry we missed it!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695081</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:49:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/695081</guid>
		<description>Last night I jumped up on Momma and Daddy's bed...and I missed.  I fell off and landed funky.  I did ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last night I jumped up on Momma and Daddy's bed...and I missed.  I fell off and landed funky.  I didn't want to jump back up, but eventually I did.

Today I'm walking just fine, but I don't wanna jump up on my couch.  Or Momma's lap.  And walking up the stairs is a bit owie.  Momma has poked and squeezed and squished every part of me (GET OFF ME MOMMA!!) and everything feels normal.  She thinks I might just be sore from falling.  She says if I'm not feeling ok in a few days it's the v-e-t for me!  NO Momma!  Every time I go there someone sticks something up my bummy or cuts me open!!!  

So pray I feel better, pups!  I don't wanna go to the dogtor!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Get Your Vote On!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694673</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 9 Oct 2010 08:43:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694673</guid>
		<description>Hey pals!  I entered the photo contest!  Could you vote for me?  I don't expect to win or anything,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pals!  I entered the photo contest!  Could you vote for me?  I don't expect to win or anything, but Momma kinda thought it was fun!  And the shorts and socks picture is in there!!!

<a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://dogster.com/show10/vote_pet.php?i=1059297">Fizzy</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Judo CHOP!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694597</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:05:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694597</guid>
		<description>The stinkbugs are out of control today, pups!!  Momma just found 10 in the kitchen!  But wait, I HAV ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The stinkbugs are out of control today, pups!!  Momma just found 10 in the kitchen!  But wait, I HAVE to tell you pups this story cause I was LAUGHING SO HARD at Momma.

Daddy called Momma on his way home from work and asked her to make some chicken fingers and french fries.  Momma said OK and walked into the kitchen.  There's were 5 stinkbugs hanging out!  You're not supposed to squish em cause their stink makes more bugs come, so Momma vacuums them up and empties the canister outside.  So she got em all up, and when she came back into the kitchen she saw three more!!!!  She made a naughty swear, then dragged out the vacuum again and got em all up.  AGAIN.  

So she comes back inside, pulls out a cookie sheet, and starts putting some fries on the sheet. A stinkbug landed RIGHT ON THAT COOKIE SHEET and started dancing around!!!!  OMD, pups!!!!  The WORDS Momma was saying!!!  And the LOUDNESS of her screams!!!!  HOLY TOLEDO, my ears were hurtin!!!  And THEN, pups...THEN Momma NINJA KICKED THE COOKIE SHEET!!!  BOL BOL BOL!  French fries were EVERYWHERE!!!!  And she's screaming and swearing and hootin and hollering and stamping on that bug til there was nothing left!!

And then Daddy walked in!!!!!!!!  BOL BOL BOL BOL BOL!!!  He just stood there for a minute, lookin at Momma with French Fries everywhere and her hair all a mess and she was panting and looking all crazy!  He just sighed and walked out!!!  

I didn't even try to eat the fries.  Momma might have stomped on me.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pictures?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694587</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:03:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694587</guid>
		<description>So there's this Dogster Picture Contest thing going on.  I'm sure everybody knows about it by now.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So there's this Dogster Picture Contest thing going on.  I'm sure everybody knows about it by now.  Anyhow, when I got sick back in August and was sporting my socks and shorts look, every pup said Momma should submit it in the contest.  But...but...it doesn't fit in any catergory!!!  And I promised Zaidie and his Momma we would send it in!!!  There's no "Angry Poodle Look-a-Like" catergory.  Or "The Most Miserable Looking Pup" catergory. 

Sorry, Z-pup and all my other pals.  We don't mean to let you down. :(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good News Everypup!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694479</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:58:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694479</guid>
		<description>Grammy got accepted into the c-word study!  Momma is very happy cause it's a good study to be in!  G ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy got accepted into the c-word study!  Momma is very happy cause it's a good study to be in!  Grammy is very scared and emotional, but Momma talked her down.  Grammy said Momma makes her feel safe.  Aw...that made Momma feel good.  And cry.  Cause we all love Grammy and want her to be all better. (I know, Grammy, Momma makes me feel safe, too!)

And guess what ELSE, pups?  I got two new Nylabones!!  TWO!!  Aw yeah!!!  Life is good without any credit card debt!!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Momma...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694323</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:45:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/694323</guid>
		<description>Pups, I think Momma has officially lost her mind.  She gets these crazy ideas in her head that never ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, I think Momma has officially lost her mind.  She gets these crazy ideas in her head that never work out right...

It's Countries Around the World week in her classroom, and she wanted to do this art project from India that she needed colored rice for.  "Fizzy" she said, "That stuff is expensive at the store!!  I'll dye my own!"  Well, knowing Momma like I do, I KNEW it would be messy.  Especially since Daddy wasn't home.  Daddy tells me to keep an eye on Momma when he's not home, cause this is the kind of stuff she does.

First Momma had to pour this stuff called rubbing alcohol into a baggie.  It wasn't alcohol like Zaidie's Momma's bodka drip.  I mean, that stuff is smelly, but THIS alcohol REEKED!  I started barking "Momma don't DO this!" but she shushed me!  Then she added food coloring.  Except Momma is kinda clumsy, and she got green stuff all over her hands.  When she went to the sink to wash it off, she knocked over the alcohol!!  UGH!!  "Open the window Momma!" I coughed.  So she did.  Then it came time to pour the rice into the baggies.

*sigh*  Did I mention Momma is clumsy?

She missed the baggies, pups.  There was rice EVERYWHERE!!  I tried to pick it up with my mouth (I wasn't gonna EAT it, Momma, I was just HELPING!) but she kicked me outta the kitchen!!  The NERVE!!  She starting cleaning it up (boy the words coming outta her mouth were NAUGHTY!!!) and throwing it into the baggies.

I guess it turned out ok.  The rice sure looks pretty, but it STINKS.  Actually, the whole HOUSE stinks.  And Momma looks like an alien with her green hands.  Silly Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rolling in the Nylabones!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693896</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Oct 2010 19:40:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693896</guid>
		<description>Guess what, pups?  Momma got some wonderful news today!  Her and Daddy have been doing this credit c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what, pups?  Momma got some wonderful news today!  Her and Daddy have been doing this credit card debt management thing for almost 5 years, and they're DONE!  They're gonna have lots of extra money now, so you know what that means?  All the Nylabones I can chew on!  WOOOO!  Momma actually cried when she heard the news.  She says it was a long hard 5 years, but she's proud that her and Daddy did it!!

In other news, I went over to Grammy and Pap Pap's house to watch the footballs again, and I didn't get kicked out this time!  No crabapples for me!  Momma gave me a big lecture before I left.  She said "Now Fizzy, you know better.  NO CRABAPPLES!"  So I didn't.

Oh, and my other Grammy is back home now!!  She's much closer to our house, which makes Momma happy cause she doesn't have to drive far to go help her now!  Which means Momma will be home more!  Hooray!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Proud of Momma!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693376</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:17:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693376</guid>
		<description>Pups, Momma went to the dentist today and got her teeths cleaned!  It was a VERY BIG DEAL cause she' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pups, Momma went to the dentist today and got her teeths cleaned!  It was a VERY BIG DEAL cause she's super scared of the dentist and hasn't been there in 13 years!!!  That's older than me!  

Anyway, last night was rough.  She was super panicky.  But she kept saying to me "Fizzy, if Grammy can go through chemo, I can go to the stupid dentist!"

And she did!!

She didn't even cry or throw up!

I was very proud of her.  

Oh, and the green aliens are gone.  Momma says their names are now Jerry and Dean, and I'll see them again when I go to her school sometime.  They didn't really bother me.  They mostly sat in the cube and swam around.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693083</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:54:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/693083</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, Momma's gonna take over my diary for a bit to update on Grammy!  For the Book of Faces fri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, Momma's gonna take over my diary for a bit to update on Grammy!  For the Book of Faces friends, this is exactly what Momma posted over there, so you don't have to read it again!

We went to the oncologist today.  There was a LOT of information given today, so I'm going to try to explain it as best as I can.

Her cancer is at a Stage 3, which we expected.  She has several different chemo options, but she's also eligible for a research study that uses a newer (controversial because it's so expensive) drug called Avastin.  The doctor really wants her to have this drug, but insurance typically won't pay for it unless you need a second round of chemo.  The doctor thinks a second round of chemo can be avoided if she takes the Avastin.  It's VERY expensive (it starts at $10,000 a treatment, and she would have 22 rounds), so basically, unless she does the research study, it's not happening.  I have a huge packet of info on the study, and my friend good old Nurse Mary is going to read it for me and then go over to my mom's to explain it to her.  We all think she should do the study, and I think she's leaning towards it too.

She's still living at my sister's, but she's coming home this weekend.  She was able to walk up and down the stairs today without any problem, so she's ready!  Her incision is healing nicely, although the wound vac she has to wear is uncomfortable when the nurses remove it to clean it.  She wanted to do away with it altogether, but the doctor told her it would heal 4 times faster with the vac on, and the faster the incision heals, the faster she can start chemo.  The sooner she starts the chemo, the sooner she can be done with it.

As always, any and all prayers and well wishes are deeply appreciated.  Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Little Nervous</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692947</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:30:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692947</guid>
		<description>Tomorrow is Grammy's cancer doctor appointment, pups.  Momma is a bit nervous about it.  Hey Zaidie, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow is Grammy's cancer doctor appointment, pups.  Momma is a bit nervous about it.  Hey Zaidie, can we borrow your bodka drip for the night?  I think we're gonna need it. :(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>There's Aliens in My House!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692689</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:36:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692689</guid>
		<description>Momma brought home the strangest creatures today.  They're real little and green, and they're swimmi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma brought home the strangest creatures today.  They're real little and green, and they're swimming around in a little square cube of water.  They don't say much, and I can't really smell em cause of the water.  Momma says "Don't you DARE take that lid off, Fizzy!  I don't want them hopping around the house!"

What ARE these things?  Are they aliens?  Momma says they didn't come from a spaceship.  They came from the teacher store, and she "brought them home in a box riding shotgun in the car!"  Well, I told Momma that I think it's against the law to have a shotgun in your car.  She kinda looked at me funny.  Anyway, what the heck are these things, pups?

EDIT:  I forgot to say, the aliens are only staying for the weekend, cause Momma is taking them to school to be a classroom pet.  I thought *I* was her classroom pet?  What Momma?  I'm an honorary classroom pet?  Well...ok, I guess...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Presents???  For ME?!?!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692541</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:43:36 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692541</guid>
		<description>Guess what pups!!  Momma took her little humans to the Pet Store on a field trip, and guess what the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what pups!!  Momma took her little humans to the Pet Store on a field trip, and guess what them humans did?!?!  They picked out presents!!  FOR ME!!

I got an evil Halloween hedgehog who makes REALLY funny noises, a raccoon bowling pin (I named him George Coonie in honor of Ernie George's raccoon), and a new Nyla bone!!  Momma says I'm going through the Nyla bones like crazy.  She throws em away after I've chewed on em real good cause she's scared little pieces will break off and go in my tummy.  But I got a NEW chicken one!!!  I LOVE my presents!!!

Wasn't that so nice of those little humans?!?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OMD OMD OMD!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692112</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:20:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692112</guid>
		<description>Did you guys see?!?!?  Ernie George is Dog of the Week!!!  AROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!  Congratulations to Ern ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Did you guys see?!?!?  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/811767">Ernie George</a> is Dog of the Week!!!  AROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!  Congratulations to Ernie George!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update on Grammy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692071</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:15:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/692071</guid>
		<description>Hi pups!  I thought I'd give an update on Grammy Pat, for those who are interested.

Grammy is liv ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  I thought I'd give an update on Grammy Pat, for those who are interested.

Grammy is living with my Auntie for now.  Which is probably good cause she had a LOT of tum-tum issues from all the drugs she was on.  She's doing better now, but Momma said this weekend was rough.  And smelly.  But Grammy's eating good and stuff, so that's good.  She has this weird thing on her big long boo boo.  It's called a wound vac, and Momma says it looks like someone stuffed Grammy's belly with insulation.  But Grammy says it makes it feel SO much better.  A nurse comes 3 times a week to clean it up and make it smaller.  Grammy said THAT hurts, but she can deal.  She goes back next week to get a check-up, and then she'll make the appointment for the cancer part of things.  My other Auntie got a REALLY good book about ovarian cancer from this place called John Hopkins, and she's been reading parts of it to Momma.  Momma feels very encouraged about it.  

Momma insisted that she go with Grammy for the first cancer doctor appointment.  MrJackFreckle's Momma wrote a big thing for Momma about what to ask the doctor, so she's printing it out and taking it with her.  Thanks, MJF's Momma.  We REALLY appreciate all that you've done for us.  You helped put Momma's mind at ease.

Grammy's keeping her spirits up.  She told Momma that she's not going through all this heck of the surgery only to die of cancer.  She said she's ready to FIGHT!  WOO HOO!  You go, Grammy!  You kick that cancer's %*^(%!!!!!  She said she doesn't even care if she loses her hair cause it's so thin anyhow!

Me and Momma are very proud of Grammy.  She's been so very brave.  In fact, Momma's been SO inspired by Grammy that she made a dentist appointment for herself!  Momma is TERRIFIED of the dentist, but her one tooth has been bothering her, so she said if Grammy can be brave about CANCER, Momma can be brave about the dentist.  YAY for Momma!  (She hasn't been to a dentist in 13 years, pups, so this is a VERY BIG DEAL for Momma!)

Me?  I'm fine.  I never puked yesterday, so Momma thinks I just got a nibble of the crab apple.  It was probably the bug that made my tummy hurt.  I never even tooted, which makes Momma happy cause sometimes my toots smell really bad!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In Trouble AGAIN!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691908</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:44:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691908</guid>
		<description>I got in trouble again, pups, and I can't even blame it on that naughty NotMe from Hideeho.

I wen ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got in trouble again, pups, and I can't even blame it on that naughty NotMe from Hideeho.

I went with Daddy to see my Grammy and Pap Pap and Uncle Thumper.  Not the sick Grammy.  That's Momma's Grammy.  I went to DADDY'S Grammy's house.  Anyhow, we went over there to watch the Steelers play with the footballs.  I don't really care much about the footballs but it's a fun time anyhow cause me and Thumper play.

Grammy has a big crab apple tree in the front yard.  I've NEVER eaten them before.  I always left them alone.  But that was B.S. (Before Surgery).  Now that I'm on my special diet, I gotta take every opportunity to eat what I can, when I can.  So I ate a few before Pap Pap noticed.  I also ate a bug.  The apples were ok.  Not so much the bug.  Anyhow, Pap Pap stopped me, but then I kept wanting to go out to eat more!  It was driving everyone crazy cause they were trying to watch the footballs being kicked around or thrown around or whatever it is they do in footballs.  Footballs is a VERY BIG DEAL here in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania place.  I had the urka gurkas but nothing came up.  So during the half-times Daddy brought me home to Momma.  

Who was NOT happy.

She's really really behind on laundry and paperwork since she's been spending so much time with sick Grammy, and she was going to get it done while the boys were out of the house.  When Daddy dropped me off she let me out, and she said I looked like a sheep, I was eating so much grass!  BAAA.  Actually, I've never seen a sheep in real life, but Momma has, and she says they're way more smelly than I am.  Anyhow, Momma was afraid to go downstairs to do the laundry cause she thought for sure I was gonna yak up apples and grass on her white carpet.  Pawsonally, I think she was just making excuses to not do the laundry.  She HATES laundry.

Anyhow, it's been 2 hours since I came home and I haven't urka gurka-ed or tooted or poohed yet, so Momma hopes I'm in the clear.  I ate my lunch just fine and didn't hurl it up yet.  I just hope if I do, I make it outside, cause if I don't, Daddy will bring out the steam monster machine again, and I REALLY hate that thing.  A few tasty apple treats aren't worth it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Name is Fizzy and I'm a Sock-o-holic</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691612</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:06:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691612</guid>
		<description>I have this thing for Daddy's dirty socks.  I also have a thing for Daddy's boxers, too, but I'm not ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have this thing for Daddy's dirty socks.  I also have a thing for Daddy's boxers, too, but I'm not supposed to tell you pups that.  Anyhow, sometimes, when Daddy takes off his socks, he'll throw them in the air at me and I catch them and play with them.  Then Momma picks them up and puts them in the laundry basket.

But Momma hasn't been home much lately, see, so there were dirty socks all over the bedroom.  Momma kept saying "Now Daddy, PLEASE pick up your dirty socks and put them where they belong!" but Momma says Daddy's brain is like a sieve.  I dunno what that is.  I'm guessing she wasn't saying something nice about Daddy.

Anyhow, I REALLY didn't want Momma to leave for work today, so I stood by the door and shook like a leaf.  Momma said I can't come to school until Animal Week, which is like a bajillion years away!!  When she left, I got mad...

...and when she came home, every single one of Daddy's dirty socks that were in the bedroom were now in the living room.  And I was just sitting in the middle of them giving her the schnauzer stink eye.

That'll teach her to leave me at home all day!!

She wasn't even mad.  She laughed and laughed!!  I think Momma's losing her brain cause a couple of weeks ago she woulda been kinda mad at me.  She says she's leaving all the socks where they are until Daddy comes home and picks them all up!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma Loves Me!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691486</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:18:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691486</guid>
		<description>Momma is feeling better today.  She's still angry at certain people in her fambly, but she's moving  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is feeling better today.  She's still angry at certain people in her fambly, but she's moving on from it.  Grammy is now out of the hospital and staying at my Auntie's house.  Momma is going to go visit her this weekend.

Momma felt bad that she was "an emotional wreck" yesterday (her words, not mine!).  She's been trying to make it up to me by giving me lots and lots of love and kisses. It's ok, Momma, I KNOW you love me!  You took care of me when I was sick, and I take care of you when you're feeling sad.  It's cause we love we each other a WHOOOOOOOOOOOOLE bunch!!

It's what we pups are best at!  Well, that and barking.  And chasing squirrels.  And begging.  But, you know, we're pretty good at making the humans laugh and feel better!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tip Toe</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691325</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:36:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691325</guid>
		<description>Oh dear pups.  Momma had a VERY BAD DAY.  She got the good news that Grammy is coming home tomorrow. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh dear pups.  Momma had a VERY BAD DAY.  She got the good news that Grammy is coming home tomorrow...and then it all went down hill from there.

Don't worry, Grammy is fine.

Daddy is fine, too.  The cancer doctor said no more cancer for Daddy!  So that was good news, too.

Momma's not gonna say too much about what happened that made her cry in the bathroom at school (man, I wasn't even there to kiss away her tears!).  She's not hiding anything, so if you're dying to know you can p-mail us.  She just doesn't want her personal family problems splashed all over the interwebs.  I'm doing my best to make her feel better, and so is Daddy.  And Momma is very lucky to have some really nice human friends at school who take good care of her when I'm not there.  You pups, you keep on having your big adventures.  Momma read a few diaries tonight that made her smile.  So you guys keep being all cute and funny on your end, and I'll keep on being cute and funny on my end, and together we can get Momma through this crappy time in her life!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boo</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691145</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:17:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/691145</guid>
		<description>Grammy's not coming home yet.  She was in a lot of pain and her boo boo is a bit yucky.  Poor Momma. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy's not coming home yet.  She was in a lot of pain and her boo boo is a bit yucky.  Poor Momma.  She's so tired and worried.  But hopefully Grammy will come home on Thursday.  To make matters worse, Momma has to go with Daddy to his cancer doctor check up tomorrow.  Momma ALWAYS gets nervous at these appointments, but she told me THIS time she's REALLY nervous, just cause of Grammy.

Don't worry, pups, I'm taking good care of her.  I give her lots of kisses.  I lick her toes all night long.  When we go to bed I let her snuggle me as much as she wants.  She says she's so lucky to have me to come home to, cause I make her life a little bit brighter.  Cause I'm her lightbulb, see.  Or maybe it was the light of her life.  Whatever.  She loves me!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yay!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690998</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:07:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690998</guid>
		<description>Grammy is coming home tomorrow!  Me and Momma are SO happy!  Momma is happy cause boy oh boy, she is ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy is coming home tomorrow!  Me and Momma are SO happy!  Momma is happy cause boy oh boy, she is TIRED.  She picked up the telephoney thing to call my Auntie, and she just stared at it and started to giggle cause she couldn't remember how to dial the phone!  Which is weird cause she's always on that thing talking to someone.  Anyhow, she PROMISES me she's not hitting the bottle, that she's just very very very very very tired.  She went to work today, then to the hopsital, then to Pap Pap's house, then she came home.  But then she had to turn around again and go BACK to Pap Pap's house cause she forgot to tell him something important, and Pap Pap can't hear with his ears, so Momma has to either make words with her hands or write stuff down.  She can't use the telephoney thing cause he can't hear it.  Which I guess doesn't matter anyhow cause she can't remember how to use it.

I think I'm gonna take her to the bed now, pups.  She looks kinda dopey...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nurse Fizzy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690645</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:35:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690645</guid>
		<description>Momma says I've been doing a really really good job taking care of her.  Last night, she was watchin ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says I've been doing a really really good job taking care of her.  Last night, she was watching this show about Standing Up To the Cancers, and she got real sad, thinking about Grammy and Daddy (Daddy had the cancers a few years ago, but don't worry, pups, he's OK now).  Anyhow, she started leaking SO MUCH.  It was like a waterfall!  I JUMPED down off my couch and flew into her lap.  "No, no, Fizzy, I'm alright!" she said.  Nu UH!  Big fat rain drops were coming out of her eyeballs!  That's NOT alright!  You need 50 hours of Fizzy kisses, STAT!

So that's what I did!  Maybe not for 50 hours, but for a whole long time, I kissed and kissed while she leaked and snarfled.  Finally she started laughing!  I did it!  Nurse Fizzy to the rescue!!!

Don't worry, Momma.  I'll take good care of you while you take good care of Grammy.  We're BFFs, and that's what BFFs do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Comb Over!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690384</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:34:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690384</guid>
		<description>Momma is pretty tired tonight, pups.  Grammy is gettin cranky in the hopsital.  Momma says that's ac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is pretty tired tonight, pups.  Grammy is gettin cranky in the hopsital.  Momma says that's actually a good thing cause it means she's feeling better.  But she wishes Grammy would just keep her butt in bed until the nursies come to help her up to go potty!!  She almost fell tonight!  Silly Grammy.  STAY IN BED!

In other news, I got my hairs cut yesterday, and I have a comb over beard again!  I think it's the doggie shampoo they use there.  Momma says it's so clean and floofy that it just flies away everywhere!  Which is just SILLY cause my beard is still on my schnooter, right where it belongs, so I dunno why Momma says it's flying away.  I think she's super tired.  So I'm just gonna sit under her feet and lick her toes for a bit to make her giggle, and then we'll go to bed and snuggle.  It's a chilly night, which is the best kind for Schnauzer snuggles!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Grammy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690210</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:54:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690210</guid>
		<description>Momma's gonna take over my diary, pups, so she can update you pups and your peoples about Grammy.  F ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's gonna take over my diary, pups, so she can update you pups and your peoples about Grammy.  For those of you that are friends with Momma on the Book of Faces, this is the same exact thing she wrote there, so you don't hafta read it all again.

"For those who don't know the whole story, my mom went in for a standard hysterectomy yesterday.  She had a mass, which was discovered in August, but the doctor thought it was a fibroid.  Unfortunately, when they opened her up, they knew that it was cancer.  The tumor was attached to her ovary, her uterus, her colon, and parts of her small bowel.  A specialist came in and removed parts of her colon and small bowels, and basically reconstructed her intestines to connect to her colon.  She doesn't have a colostomy bag (thankfully), and as long as she heals normally, she'll be perfectly normal.  It will take a good week in the hospital before she can come home.

A gynecological oncologist visited this morning.  He said there are three outcomes to the surgery my mom had (the removal of cancerous tissues).  There's sub-optimal, optimal, and micro-something something optimal outcomes (I took notes but I left them at the hospital!!  Me and medical jargon do NOT mix).  Sub-optimal means there's a lot of cancer left inside, optimal is there a small amount left, and micro-blah blah means there's none left.  Her outcome was a micro-blah blah.  He said that's obviously the best outcome, and those that have that have the best survival rate.  Good news to hear!  He said she WOULD have chemo, a minimum of 6 treatments, but that's not for several weeks because she has to heal from the surgery first.  He's not thinking that far ahead yet.  We won't know the cancer stage for at least a week, and the type of chemo she'll have will depend on that.  But they think it's Stage III.  Oh, and her lymph nodes looked clean, but they obviously have to test them.  He said because of her age and good health, and the micro-blah blah optimal surgery, that the prognosis is good.  He said that as far as ovarian cancer goes, it was caught relatively early.  Normally when a woman finally realizes something is wrong, it's already at Stage IV, and by then it's generally too late.

She was in a lot of pain today, but she seemed to be in good spirits after the oncologist left.  She said he gave her hope.  He really was a very nice man.  My sister Nicole and I went down to the gift shop and bought her a bunch of stuff (the man standing in line in front of us said he was going to cut us off before we spent $100.  Well, between the two of us we did anyhow :) )  They had her get out of bed and sit in a chair for a bit today, and once she was back in bed, she finally felt comfortable enough to sleep for a good bit.

For those wondering about my dad, he's doing ok.  He's mostly behaving himself.  Except for when he accidentally set off the home security system while trying to turn it on and I had to rush over there before the police showed up.  He was given explicit directions to NOT TOUCH THE ALARM AGAIN.  My dad is deaf, for those who dont know, which tends to complicate matters.  He was very happy with the good prognosis, and said he finally felt calm.

Thank you all for all the prayers and good wishes.  She still has a battle ahead of her, but I'm feeling better about things.  I'm sure my sisters would agree.  Please continue to keep her on your prayer lists, and I'll update again when I find out anything new."]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690062</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:54:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/690062</guid>
		<description>Bad news, pups.  Grammy has ovarian cancer.  Momma just got home not too long ago, and she's pretty  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bad news, pups.  Grammy has ovarian cancer.  Momma just got home not too long ago, and she's pretty tired.  She'll update more later, but she hasn't quite wrapped her head around things yet, so it might be a while before she does.  Any and all prayers are deeply appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689873</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:38:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689873</guid>
		<description>I know everyone is still very sad about Ernie.  How can we not be?  He was a truly great dog.  But i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I know everyone is still very sad about Ernie.  How can we not be?  He was a truly great dog.  But if you don't mind taking a few minutes to send a prayer for my Grammy, it would be greatly appreciated.  Her surgery is tomorrow.  Thanks pals.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Very Sad Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689826</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 6 Sep 2010 09:23:03 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689826</guid>
		<description>Dear Pup Pals,

Today is a very sad day in Dogster land.  Ernie George has gone to the Bridge.  Me ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dear Pup Pals,

Today is a very sad day in Dogster land.  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/811767">Ernie George</a> has gone to the Bridge.  Me and Momma are so very heart broken.  Say a prayer for his family, please.  I know his Momma is missing him something awful.

Love,
A very sad Fizzy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Inquiring Minds Want to Know!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689609</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:09:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689609</guid>
		<description>Momma told me Monday is Labor Day.  She tried to explain what that meant, but I don't really get it. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma told me Monday is Labor Day.  She tried to explain what that meant, but I don't really get it.  You take a day off work to celebrate working??  Huh?  She said all I really need to know is that her and Daddy get to spend an extra day home with me.  Now THAT I get!

Anywuff, I got to thinking...what do all my pup pal's people DO for work?  Most of you know my Momma and Daddy teach special children.  But...what do YOUR people do?  Where do your people go to work to bring home the paper moneys to buy you food and treats and toys?  I need to know!!!

So woof it at me, pals!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sweet!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689157</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:13:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689157</guid>
		<description>I went back to the dogtor today to get my incision checked, and he said I'm doing a-ok!  I can now r ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I went back to the dogtor today to get my incision checked, and he said I'm doing a-ok!  I can now return to my regularly scheduled life!  Daddy took me cause Momma's car doesn't have that AC stuff and it's SUPER hot today.  Me and Daddy tried to convince Momma that the dogtor said I should continue to eat chicken for as long as I want, but she didn't fall for it.  Rats.

I forgot to tell you pups about my naughty yesterday!!  So Momma and Daddy came home from school, and they decided to go out to dinner.  I thought for SURE they were gonna take me with them, but Momma said the resternaut doesn't allow dogs.  Who wants to eat at a resternaut that doesn't allow dogs???  I was VERY angry when they left.  In fact, Momma said to Daddy in the car "Boy, Fizzy was MAD!!"  When they came home, they saw how mad I was.  I poohed all over the living room.  I haven't poohed in the living room for billions of years!!  Momma looked at Daddy and said "I TOLD you he was mad!!"   I didn't get in trouble, though.  Momma actually thought it was kinda funny.

Except I heard Momma and Daddy talking about bringing out the steam monster carpet cleaning machine this weekend.  Darn it.  I HATE that thing.

OK, so maybe next time I won't pooh on the carpet...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm a Helper!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689001</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:34:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/689001</guid>
		<description>Momma doesn't seem to be intoxeracated tonight.  She's still a little goofy, but I told her to lay o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma doesn't seem to be intoxeracated tonight.  She's still a little goofy, but I told her to lay off the bottle.  She insists she didn't have any adult beverages yesterday, but I just think she had too many and doesn't remember much.

A little bit ago, Momma started hootin and hollerin and tossing her arms all around her head.  There was a stinkbug flying around!  Ooooooooooh we hate them things!  Then it landed on her arm and she SCREAMED and YELLED and then Daddy SCREAMED and YELLED cause Momma SCREAMED and YELLED cause he thought someone broke into the house and was trying to kill her.  Relax, Daddy, I got this.  Momma armed herself with her Flip Flop of Doom &trade; and I started hopping around barking at that bad bug, and Momma squished it! Those bugs smell real bad.  Momma says they smell like Super Glue.  She knows you're not supposed to squish them cause their juices make more bugs come, but she was sick of it buzzing in her ears.  

I helped by barking at it!  Momma says I just got in the way by hopping around her feet, but I know I helped!  I told that bug to go away and it did!  Of course, it did cause Momma squished it, but STILL.  I'm a helper.  I don't care what anyone else thinks.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/688832</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:40:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/688832</guid>
		<description>Hi pups!  I'm feeling super fine!  No more cone of shame for me!!  Which also means no chicken.  Boo ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  I'm feeling super fine!  No more cone of shame for me!!  Which also means no chicken.  Boo.  Oh well.  It was good while it lasted.  But really, I was SUPER SICK for a while there, so maybe the chicken wasn't worth it.

Momma and Daddy had their first day of school today.  Momma seems almost like she got hooked up to Zaidie's Momma's vodka drip.  SHE says she's just extremely tired cause that's the most activity she's had in weeks, but I dunno, pups.  She stood up from her chair a bit ago and fell over!!  And then she started to laugh and giggle!!  Crazy Momma.

I go back to the dogtor on Wednesday to get my incision checked, and then Momma says no more dogtors for a long long time!!  So help me, no one better stick anything up my heinie...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HOORAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687925</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:32:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687925</guid>
		<description>Good news, everypup!  Grammy's dogtor does NOT think she has the dreaded c-word!  She thinks it's so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Good news, everypup!  Grammy's dogtor does NOT think she has the dreaded c-word!  She thinks it's something called a fibroid.  HOORAY!  She still has to have surgery though.  BOO.  But still, no c-word is a relief!

In other news, Momma was SO MAD at me this morning.  She had to drop me off at my other Grammy's house while she was at the dogtor.  She put the cone of shame on me for the car ride since she can't see what I'm doing in the backseat while she's driving.  When it was time to go to the car, we walked outside.  She opened the back door, and before she could even do anything, I hopped up on the seat (which I'm NOT supposed to do), but because I had the cone of shame on, I sorta misjudged it, and I slammed my undersides (where they cut me open) off the edge of the seat.  Oh MY was Momma mad!  She said a swear!!  Actually, she said a couple swears!!  *gasp*  The words coming out of her mouth, pups!!!  I didn't know Momma KNEW all those swears!

I'm ok.  Grammy checked my cut and it's fine.  I thought maybe I'd get a piece of chicken out of it, but no such luck.  Boo.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Prayers, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687835</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:59:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687835</guid>
		<description>Tomorrow is the day that Momma goes with Grammy to get Grammy's CT scan results.  Momma doesn't know ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tomorrow is the day that Momma goes with Grammy to get Grammy's CT scan results.  Momma doesn't know if they can tell if it's the dreaded C-word from the scans or not, but she's very very nervous.  If you pups don't mind saying a quick prayer, we sure would appreciate it.

In other news, I'm feeling GOOD!  Momma says maybe TOO good.  I'm very bouncy and I snuck by Momma all ninja like and hopped up on the couch before she could block it.  She yelled "FIZBAN!!!" so I knew I was in trouble cause she only calls me by my full name when I'm naughty.  Sorry Momma.  She says you'd never know (other than my still swollen belly) that I just had surgery 3 days ago.  I told her, I'm a schnauzer, Momma, and we schnauzers are TOUGH.  

Maybe too tough cause my chicken supply has suddenly vanished...Momma says I don't need my pain pills no more, so no chicken.

Rats.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Have a Sad</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687663</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:41:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687663</guid>
		<description>I'm feeling really good, pups!  Momma took my cone of shame off for a little bit cause she was sitti ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm feeling really good, pups!  Momma took my cone of shame off for a little bit cause she was sitting with me, and she knew she could stop me from licking.  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah.  That felt SO GOOD.

But then she gave me bad news.  Momma and Daddy go back to work tomorrow for good.  No big breaks until Thanksgiving (November for my non-American friends).  That means I'll be home all alone again.  Well, not THIS week.  This week I'm going to Grammy and Pap Pap's house so they can watch me so I don't scratch open my stitches.  But after that.  *sigh*

I loved having Momma home with me.

I'm a Momma's boy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>On the Mend</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687561</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:34:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687561</guid>
		<description>I'm feeling better, today.  I'm not QUITE as cranky.  Momma slept half the night on the floor with m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm feeling better, today.  I'm not QUITE as cranky.  Momma slept half the night on the floor with me, but she says her back started telling her off, so she had to move to the couch.  Stupid back.  And this morning, it took seven pieces of chicken to get my antibiotic in me!!  Heh heh heh...I'm working the system GOOD!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oof</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687423</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:12:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Feeling pretty poopy today, pups.  Momma and Daddy left me at the vet's place yesterday and they CUT ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Feeling pretty poopy today, pups.  Momma and Daddy left me at the vet's place yesterday and they CUT ME OPEN!  Why do the vets always want to cut me open???  Don't they know it HURTS?

Momma says this is the last time this will happen.  There are no new rocks in my belly (this was one of my old rocks they just cut out) and Momma says she's relieved it's out cause she couldn't stop thinking about it.  Well that's great and all Momma, but YOU'RE not the one with a shaved pee pee and belly, YOU didn't get cut open, and YOU don't have to wear the cone of shame for a week!!  *wobbles away grumbling under his breath*

Fizzy's Momma:  Sheesh!  Fizzy is CRANKY today.  But doing as well as I expected.  The pain pills thankfully make him sleepy.  He was very excited for his special wet food this morning, and I took the cone of shame off so he could eat it properly.  It's amazing how quickly a schnauzer beard starts to stink while wearing one of those.  And Fizzy doesn't know it yet, but he's going to get to stay with Grammy and Pap Pap and Uncle Thumper on Monday while me and Daddy are at work.  So he'll have SOMETHING to look forward to!!  But right now?  Ooof...he's a crabby patty!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Home Home On The Range!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687348</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:58:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687348</guid>
		<description>Fizzy is home now!  He's...um...how to put this delicately?  Yeah...he's drugged out of his gourd.   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fizzy is home now!  He's...um...how to put this delicately?  Yeah...he's drugged out of his gourd.  But he actually looks MUCH better than his last surgery.  The incision is much smaller, and he was able to eat some of his special wet food.  I figured since he's been through hell today, he should get a special treat.  He normally only gets wet food on the weekends.  He's on an antibiotic and a pain med for a few days, so he's managed to get some extra chicken out of all of this!  He's currently napping at my feet.

He goes back on September 1 to get his incision checked, and then so help me, I don't wanna see another vet for a long time!!!  But I'm glad the stone is out.  It was making me anxious.

Again, thanks for all the prayers and pawmails and gifts.  You pups and your peoples are the greatest!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holy CRAP!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687306</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:07:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687306</guid>
		<description>Fizzy's Momma again.  So right after I updated Fizzy's last diary entry, the vet called and said the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fizzy's Momma again.  So right after I updated Fizzy's last diary entry, the vet called and said the surgery was done!!  Holy geeze that was fast!  The last surgery he had lasted hours and hours!!  They got the stone right out, no problems.  I have to call around 5 to see if he can come home tonight!

Boy I can't wait until this is done.  I don't want to see another vet for at LEAST a week...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Million Dollar Dog</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687305</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:49:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687305</guid>
		<description>Fizzy's Momma here.  Fizzy's in surgery right now.  When the doctor put the catheter in his urethra, ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fizzy's Momma here.  Fizzy's in surgery right now.  When the doctor put the catheter in his urethra, the stone popped back into his bladder.  Which is a good thing, because it's an easier surgery.  He wants it out in case it sneaks its way back in the urethra.  I told him just to take the &*%^$($#^& thing out so I don't have to worry anymore.

So now I'm just sitting here waiting for the doctor to call back.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dum Dee Dum</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687296</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:23:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687296</guid>
		<description>Hey pups, it's me, Fizzy.  I'm dictating from the vet's office.  I'm waiting to get some tests done  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey pups, it's me, Fizzy.  I'm dictating from the vet's office.  I'm waiting to get some tests done on that pesky bladder stone in my urethra.  It sounds like the vet doesn't want to do surgery, but he wants to check out where the stone is and make sure it's safe wherever it is.  Momma and Daddy left me here (AGAIN!!!), but they'll be back later to get me.

Let me tell you, pups, if one more person sticks a thermometer up my heinie...I dunno WHAT I'll do, but it won't be pretty.

We'll let you pups know later what's going on!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Furry Pictures!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687172</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:57:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687172</guid>
		<description>Poor Momma.  She had lots of nightmares last night and didn't sleep very good.  So I made sure I wok ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Poor Momma.  She had lots of nightmares last night and didn't sleep very good.  So I made sure I woke her up REAL good this morning by digging my claws into her scalp!  She didn't really seem to appreciate it, though...hm.  Maybe drawing blood wasn't the way to go about getting her up...

Anyhow, Momma was feeling kinda "down in the dumps", which I don't really understand because she didn't go anywhere and there's no dumps around here that I know of.  I'd have sniffed them out by now, I'm sure.  Then the mail came, and in it was a card for ME!  All for me!  Cause it even had my name on it!  Momma had to open it for me (I don't got thumbs) and it was a card from my pal Ebby and her Momma!!  And in it were pictures of Ebby and Rinky!!  Well, me and Momma LOVED that!  We were laughing and giggling and sniffing (well...*I* was the one doing the sniffing) and that brought Momma out of her funk!  She put those pictures on the magic box of food so we could see them whenever we wanted!  Especially when it's time for my chicken!!!

Thanks Ebby and her Momma!  Isn't it amazing how one simple act of kindness let's us remember that there's people out there who care about us, even when we feels all alone?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh geeze...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687026</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:24:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/687026</guid>
		<description>Back to the vet for me on Friday.  I have a surgery consult for the rock in my urethra.  Momma is RE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Back to the vet for me on Friday.  I have a surgery consult for the rock in my urethra.  Momma is REALLY hoping I don't need surgery.  It would be a very rough surgery on me.  And risky, too.
Not to mention the cost.

So, please, pups, say a few prayers for me.  Again.  Hopefully this will be the last time we need them for a while!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw MAN!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686982</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:17:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This morning, instead of giving me chicken and rice, Momma gave me my regular foods!!  I WANT CHICKE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This morning, instead of giving me chicken and rice, Momma gave me my regular foods!!  I WANT CHICKEN!!!  Delectable, juicy, delicious CHICKEN!!!

What's that Momma?  I'll still get it with my pills?  And one meal of it a day for my powder medicine?  Hm.  Well....I guess that's ok then.

I'll eat my regular foods.  But I'm gonna give you a dirty schnauzer look while I eat it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feeling Groovy!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686757</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:56:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686757</guid>
		<description>Momma says I woke up today &quot;bright eyed and bushy tailed&quot;!  Except I have a nub.  And actually, when ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says I woke up today "bright eyed and bushy tailed"!  Except I have a nub.  And actually, when I woke up I was wrapped around Momma's head.  Seriously.  We woke up nose to nose with my paws on her cheeks, and Momma started laughing and sorta leaking a little bit and just kept saying how much she loved me and that I'm not allowed to get sick ever again.  Well...I'll TRY, Momma, but I can't promise anything.

Everyone keeps laughing at my legs.  They keep saying I look like I'm wearing socks.  Momma says I look like a poodle.  Personally, I think I'm setting a trend here in Schnauzer grooming.  And hey, at least this time it's both legs.  When I had my surgery I only had one shaved leg and then I was unbalanced!!

I'm still getting chicken and rice (CHICKEN!!!) and I even got to go for a car ride earlier!  Momma and Daddy went to pick up food (which they didn't share with me!!) and I got to ride along in the back!  I barked and barked and barked and...well, you get the picture.

And my Grammy is coming over tonight to visit me!  And my Auntie Donna and cousin Josh, too!!!  AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm feeling groovy, pups!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanks, pups!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686551</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:27:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi pups!  It's me, Fizzy!!  I booted Momma outta my diary!!

I'm feeling a lot better.  Boy was I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi pups!  It's me, Fizzy!!  I booted Momma outta my diary!!

I'm feeling a lot better.  Boy was I sick the other day!!  I'm pretty sure I gave Momma a few new gray hairs.  But she told me all my pals were praying for me, and you must have done a good job taking care of her cause her hair is mostly still brown.

I'm not my exact usual self yet, but I'm getting there.  My poopy is getting firmer and not so green anymore, but most importantly, NO BLOOD!  Boy, pups, I've never heard Momma scream like she did on Friday!!  I'm still sleeping lots, but I don't hurt anymore!  I'm starting to get up to my old tricks, too.  I just barked at a butterfly that flew by, and that made Momma giggle.  And when Momma tried to sneak a pill into a delicious piece of chicken, I ate around it 3 times so I could get a few extra pieces of that yummy bird!!!  

Did you hear that pups???  I GET TO EAT CHICKEN FOR THREE WHOLE DAYS!!!!  CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently in order to get meatz around here you gotta be really really sick.  The dogtor said my rocks won't grow back with three days of chicken, and my belly is still too sensitive for my normal food.  

CHICKEN!!!!

Anyhow, Momma says I gotta says thanks to my pals, but I don't have enough zealies to send everyone a present, so I'm going to say thank you right here in my diary!

Thanks to:

Austin and Doo

Gretta Grace, Roudy, and their Momma (who talked to my Momma on the book of faces, too!)

Sabrina

Duncan

Duncan, Hamish and their Momma Linda

Oliver

Harley D, Sophie Claire, and their Momma (another book of faces friend who offered support there)

Ernie George and his Momma (again with the book of faces thing!)

Jelly

Georgie, Finnegan, Winston, Nee Nee, and their Momma Nancy, who sent me a nice pawmail and was worried I ate some bad treats.  

Bella

Sophie (the prettiest schnauzer girl in the world *blush*)

Lucy, Daisy, and their Momma Yvette.  Lucy also wrote a whole diary asking her friends to pray for me!!

Daisy and Ella

Lexie, Buddy, and their Momma Ann.  Both Lexie and Buddy wrote diary entries about me, asking for more prayers!!!

MrJackFreckles and his Momma, who has been helping my Momma deal with my Grammy's health scare

Zoe, Drover, Tux, and their Momma Cathey

Uno, Mickey, Reece, and their Momma Mary Jo (another book of faces friend who said nice things to Momma!)

Ebony (Momma looked at lots of pictures of Ebby and Rinky when she was missing me.  They made her feel better cause Ebby is ridiculously cute!)

Shakey, Lacey, and their Momma, who is actually the person who introduced us to this Dogster thing!!!  We're very grateful!

Zaidie and his Momma Wendy who is dealing with her own scary issues right now but still took the time to say some prayers for me

Sniffers and Dixie

Max, Maggie, and Scotty

Dart, Dida, Cisco, and Miss Daisy

Atley and his football loving clan

Whitley

And whoever sent me all the bones!  Momma says there's way more there than there usually is!

*whew*  Wow, I gots lots of good friends!!  Thanks so much, pups, for taking care of Momma.  And thanks for the prayers.  I'm proof that POP works!!

Think I'll go nap some more until my next round of CHICKEN!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fizzy is Home!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686525</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:27:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>My pup is home!  He looks SO much better.  He's not 100% just yet, but considering he looked like he ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My pup is home!  He looks SO much better.  He's not 100% just yet, but considering he looked like he was at death's door on Friday, I'll take 70%.  In fact, he was just outside barking at some birds!

His poopy is runny and super green, but I expected that.  He's on 4 different medications for a week to clear up any remaining infection.  His poor front legs are both shaved!  He looks like a poodle!!  And shhhhhhhhhh don't tell him, but he's going to need another bath sometime this week.  He's a little stinky.

BUT HOME!  And now he's growling at the neighbor.  So I guess he's about 75%!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GOOD NEWS!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686478</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:16:08 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686478</guid>
		<description>POP has worked again!!!  All your prayers and love worked, pups!  Fizzy is doing GREAT!  The vet did ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ POP has worked again!!!  All your prayers and love worked, pups!  Fizzy is doing GREAT!  The vet did an exam at 8 PM, and she said he was hopping and playing with her!  She said he was a COMPLETELY different dog than the one who came in last night.  She said he ate fine (and he was STARVING!  Not surprising since he hadn't eaten in almost 48 hours at that point!) and he's holding down his food and water.  She's weaning him off the IV fluids, and he hasn't had pain meds in several hours.  His poop is no longer bloody.  She said it's kinda of greenish and slimy, but she said that's GOOD, since there's no more blood!  (Where else but Dogster can I talk about Fizzy's poo and know no one will get grossed out!?!) She's keeping him over night, but as long as he continues to hold down his food and water he can come home tomorrow!!!!!

She doesn't feel the ultrasound is necessary.  She says he wouldn't have responded so well to treatment so quickly if it was pancreatitis, unless it was extremely mild.  She says HGE is pretty common in smaller dogs, and that's likely what the problem was.

And the best news of all??  NO SURGERY FOR THE STONE!!!  She got his post-op x-ray from October, and she said the stone is in the same exact spot and is the same exact size.  She said sometimes what happens is the urethra will grow a small sac of tissue around a stone, anchoring it in place.  Since it hasn't moved in almost a year, and he's had not one problem peeing in almost a year, (and she observed him peeing several times there) she suspects this is what happened.  She said they would NEVER do surgery on that, because it could cause the urethra to seize up and then he'd have to have a catheter forever.  So she's writing us a referral for a surgeon there to have a contrast done (she said we could do this whenever, as it's not an emergency because the stone hasn't moved), because the contrast would be able to tell if there was a sac around the stone.  She said this way if it ever WOULD move, we'd already have a surgeon who knows Fizzy and his history.  But they only do surgery on the urethra as a last resort because of the risks involved.

I am SO relieved.  I sincerely cannot thank you guys enough for your kind words, presents, prayers, and pawmails.  Dogster has truly been a blessing in my life.  I'm done obsessively updating for the night (LOL!) so hopefully my next update will say "FIZZY'S HOME!"]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Small Update</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686441</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:20:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686441</guid>
		<description>I just talked to the tech who's been looking after Fizzy this whole time.  She said he's a bit more  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just talked to the tech who's been looking after Fizzy this whole time.  She said he's a bit more perky than before, and he's sitting up and checking things out as opposed to sleeping like he was.  She had just given him water right before I called, and she said when she walked in he wagged his nub!!  WAG THAT NUB FIZZY!!!

Internal medicine is not open on Sundays, so he can't have the ultrasound until Monday.  The vet wrote down that if he was feeling super good tomorrow he can come home and then we can take him back Monday for the test.  I told them if he needs to stay until Monday, it's ok.  I'd rather be lonely for an extra day than him come home still sick.

BUT HE WAGGED HIS NUB!!  WOO HOO!

EDIT:  They're going to try feeding him around 8, and they told me to call back around 9:30 to see if he holds it down.  HOLD IT DOWN FIZZY!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Update</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686409</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:20:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686409</guid>
		<description>I talked to the vet, and they ruled out giardia.  Fizzy is still &quot;dopey&quot; (as she called it) but she  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I talked to the vet, and they ruled out giardia.  Fizzy is still "dopey" (as she called it) but she thinks he's depressed.  That about crushed my soul when she told me that.  They're not going to try to feed him until late afternoon, early evening.  He's not coming home tonight (another soul crushing piece of information for me) because she wants to do an ultrasound to completely rule out pancreatitis.  She said the blood results came back negative for that, but since he's a schnauzer she REALLY wants to make sure that that's not what it is. For my non-schnauzer friends, schnauzers are very prone to pancreatitis.  She told me 4 out of 10 animals with it are schnauzers.  Yikes.  Animals, mind you, not just dogs.

If it's not pancreatitis, she thinks it's HGE.  Forgive my tired brain, I don't remember what it stands for, but it's basically an infection in your gastrointestinal system.  His white blood cell count is slightly elevated, which means an infection somewhere.  She says no one is 100% sure what causes it.  It could be bacteria or something else.  But because his stomach is swollen and he groans when she touches it, she wants to check his pancreas.  Other than the obvious stuff, he's a healthy dog.

She's also researching different diets for me for the stones.  I told her how overwhelmed I was when Fizzy was first diagnosed with his bladder stones.  I tried to research different options, but so many places said so many different things that I was too terrified to try anything else.  This vet makes me feel good, so I would trust what she says.  You know how when you meet someone for the first time and you just KNOW?  That's how I feel about this woman.  I can tell she really knows her stuff.  What's sad though...I can't remember her name.  *sigh*  She told me I could call all I want, so I'm going to call in a bit and ask for her name.  How embarrassing.  I'm usually good about that kind of stuff (I'm a teacher, after all) but my brain is "slightly" overwhelmed right now.

So now I'm missing him.  Terribly.  When the mailman walked through my front yard, I braced myself for the onslaught of barking, and when it didn't come I was genuinely confused.  I keep looking at "his" couch, expecting to see him curled up in a ball.  I miss my baby and I really want to hold him.  The vet said I could come visit him, but if he's not coming home tonight I'm afraid if I go and don't bring him with me he'll just get more depressed.  Plus we don't have the gas money (this vet is about 40 minutes away).  Plus I don't think I'D want to walk away from him again.  That hurt me.

Thanks for the pawmails, gifts, and prayers.  You folks are an amazing support team, and I love you all for it.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Update on Fizzy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686356</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:08:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686356</guid>
		<description>We took Fizzy to the emergency vet at 3:45 am Pittsburgh time.  He wasn't getting any better and see ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ We took Fizzy to the emergency vet at 3:45 am Pittsburgh time.  He wasn't getting any better and seemed extremely uncomfortable.  He kept getting up every 10-20 minutes and wanted to go outside.  Sometimes he would throw up, sometimes he would poop blood, sometimes he would just stand there.  I got up at 2:30, thinking maybe he was hungry as he hadn't eaten in over 24 hours.  When he refused chicken and rice, I got real scared.  He LOVES chicken and rice.  All he wanted to do was drink water, which he would throw up 20 minutes later.  I wasn't feeling very good about it, so me and hubby took him to this new vet center that's AMAZING.  

This vet seemed far more competent than the one we went to earlier.  I think I'll be switching vets.  Anyway, he's been admitted for at least 12 hours, possibly up to 48 hours.  They have him on fluids (he was clearly dehydrated), anti-nausea meds, and pain meds.  She said the surgery is NOT an emergency, that whatever's going on intestinally needs fixed first.  She suspects giardia, (which I'm not even sure what that is right now because I'm so stinking tired) because she's seen several cases of it this summer.  I think it's a parasite, which makes me think of that stupid bunny he had found last week.  We're waiting for the blood work and stool sample labs to come back.

Thank you all for your prayers and presents.  Seriously, my Dogster family is AMAZING.  Keep praying, though.  We're not out of the woods yet, although I have faith in this vet.  She seemed to really know her stuff.

I need to go to bed now, as I've been up for over 24 hours now.  When I hear anything else, I'll let you know.  Thanks pals.  Me and Fizzy love you all, and I mean that sincerely.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>POP STAT!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686306</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:26:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>This is Fizzy's Momma.  Fizzy is a very sick pup right now.  Last night he threw up, which I didn't  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is Fizzy's Momma.  Fizzy is a very sick pup right now.  Last night he threw up, which I didn't think much of.  I mean, you know, he's a dog.  He pukes every now and then.  He ate his dinner fine and didn't throw up again.

My husband (Fizzy's Daddy) has been off from work this week.  I called him during the day, and he said Fizzy hadn't eaten anything and he had thrown up mucus-y foam a few times.  Again, nothing TOO out of the ordinary, because Fizzy is extremely finicky and he doesn't always eat right away.  When he doesn't eat right away he pukes up foam.  My husband also said Fizzy was a bit lethargic, but nothing too bad.  He still barked his head off at the mailman.

When I got home from work, Jeff (my husband) said Fizzy had had a little bit of diarrhea.  I let him out and he pooped blood.  Not bloody stools, but BLOOD.  As you can imagine, I FREAKED.  I called the vet and they said to bring him in at 5:40.  It was only 3:30 at the time.  I was kind of uncomfortable waiting, but I didn't want to pay the extra fee for an emergency visit if they didn't think it was an emergency.  While I was waiting on the phone for the lady to check to see if they could hold my check until Monday (money is always rather tight in this household) he pooped blood two more times.  When she came back to the phone I was pretty much hysterical.  She said I could bring him in as an emergency visit if I wanted.  OF COURSE I WANTED!!!!

They did x-rays, blood work, and a stool sample (he pooped blood again while he was there).  They gave me two antibiotics for now, and they'll have the lab results tomorrow.  It can be anything from a parasite to pancreatitis.

But here's the kicker.  The x-ray showed a bladder stone that has made its way into his urethra.  That's BAD.  When he had his surgery back in October, they suspected he had one there, but they couldn't see it on the x-ray.  They won't do surgery on his urethra at my vet, he has to go to a specialist.  Which, as you've guessed, is very expensive.  Thankfully, I've been blessed with a wonderful sister who is paying for it.  The vet wanted us to go tonight to have the surgery, but said emergency surgery would be even MORE money.  We opted for a referral, and we're waiting for the surgeon to call.  He may go as early as tomorrow.

He's puked a few more times since we've been home (once in Jeff's brand new car...and NOT on the puppy pad!) and he's pooped blood 2 times.  They told me if it's extreme amounts of blood or his gums turn pale pink or white he needs to go to the e vet.  As you can imagine, I'm a WRECK right now.  He's very lethargic because he hasn't eaten anything today.  I'm not allowed to feed him anything, and he can't start the antibiotic until tomorrow.  He looks miserable and I feel horrible.  (Of course, at the vet he was acting totally normal.  He was screaming at all the dogs in the waiting room.  As soon as we came home, he started hanging his head, his ears are laid back, he's sort of moping around...)

Please pray for him.  Between him and the possibility that my mom might have cancer, I'm on an emotional roller coaster right now.  Thanks everyone.

Chrissy
Fizzy's Momma]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&quot;The Thing&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686174</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:58:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686174</guid>
		<description>All day I've heard Momma and Daddy talking about doing &quot;the thing&quot;.  Then they'd look at me.  WHAT t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All day I've heard Momma and Daddy talking about doing "the thing".  Then they'd look at me.  WHAT thing??  A walk?  A ride in the car?  A new Nylabone??  WHAT??

I'm sad to report, friends, that "the thing" was....A BATH!!!!

I'm going to stay with Grammy and Pap Pap starting tomorrow night, and Momma wanted to make sure I didn't stinky.  

I think this is payback for all the barking I did yesterday.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOOF WOOF WOOF!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686057</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:39:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/686057</guid>
		<description>Momma says my barker is stuck on repeat today.  All I've done is bark and bark and bark and bark and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma says my barker is stuck on repeat today.  All I've done is bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and *deep breath* bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark and bark.

What?  I saw a bunny outside.  I HAD to let everyone KNOW.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Keep the Prayers Coming, Please</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685722</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:15:27 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685722</guid>
		<description>Momma starting to do her &quot;I'm freaking out but I'm trying really hard not to show it but inside I'm  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma starting to do her "I'm freaking out but I'm trying really hard not to show it but inside I'm SCREAMING" thing again about her Momma (my Grammy).  Momma's convinced herself it's the dreaded C-word.  I keep telling her not to read the Interwebs too much about it, but, well...she says she has to prepare herself for the worst.  

I dunno...Zaidie, we might need to borrow your Momma's vodka drip for a bit.  Grammy's surgery isn't for another month.  

She has to come down off the ceiling eventually, right?  Maybe I should toss her a blankie at least so she doesn't get cold up there...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh My!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685601</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:20:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685601</guid>
		<description>I'm going to Grammy's this Friday to stay with her and Pap Pap while Momma and Daddy are on vacation ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm going to Grammy's this Friday to stay with her and Pap Pap while Momma and Daddy are on vacation.  I heard Momma talking to my Auntie Nicole today, and she said if things go well while I stay there, her and Momma want to get Grammy and Pap Pap a Westie pup like Zaidie!!  Grammy loves Westies (so does Momma!) and Momma and Auntie Nicole think a Westie would be great for Grammy and Pap Pap.  Momma already found a rescue for Westies right here in our city!!  So I'm gonna be on my bestest behavior so I can have a Westie cousin all to myself!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanks Pups!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685427</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:51:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685427</guid>
		<description>Grammy is scheduled to have her surgery on September 7.  Momma's a little confused why they're waiti ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Grammy is scheduled to have her surgery on September 7.  Momma's a little confused why they're waiting so long.  Maybe they don't think it's the C-word?  Cause if they really thought it was the C-word, wouldn't they operate right away?  That's what they did when Daddy had the C-word.  Woofever.  Momma's going with Grammy in two weeks for her surgery consult, so Momma (being Momma) is going to get all the info.  Momma has this really scary look (she calls it her "teacher look") that she uses when people won't answer her questions.  She's used it on Grammy's doctors in the past and it's worked, so she's been practicing it on me when I bark.  It doesn't work so good on me.  But it's GREAT on Daddy!!

Thanks for all your prayers and nice words and gifts.  It made Momma feel a lot better.  She said she's done leaking until she knows what's going on.  Momma and Daddy are going to go to their island now, and swim with the sharks and dolphins.  Momma says she hopes it's mostly dolphins.  She's been watching too much Shark Week.  Me and Daddy TOLD her not to watch it right before going on vacation, but does she listen to us??  Of course not.  Momma knows best.  I guess.

And I get to go to Grammy's for a whole week!  AROOOOOOOOOO!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>We Need POP, Please!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685208</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:00:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/685208</guid>
		<description>Calling all pups!!  We need some Power of the Paw over our way, please!

Remember how I'm supposed ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Calling all pups!!  We need some Power of the Paw over our way, please!

Remember how I'm supposed to go to my Grammy's house in a few weeks to stay while Momma and Daddy go to an island to play and swim with the sharks?  Well, they might not be going now, because Grammy might have the dreaded C-word.  There's a good chance she DOESN'T, but...well, you just never know in this crazy world.

Grammy has to have surgery to remove all her female parts on the inside.  Once they take all those parts out they give them some sort of test.  Momma says she sure hopes they pass this test.  Anyhow, she might have her surgery when Momma's supposed to be on the island, and if she does, Momma says no WAY is she going swimming and stuff and pretending every thing's OK when she'd be so worried.  Plus there's no one else to take care of me.

So anyways, since you pups are SO good at saying prayers and sending happy good pup thoughts to people and pets in need all over the world, we thought we'd ask for some our way.  Just in case.  Momma's doing that thing right now where she's trying to not act like she's worried or scared, but we pups know our people too well.  I know she's upset.  I've been giving her drive-by toe licks all night to make her giggle, cause sometimes I look at her and there's water leaking down her face.

Thanks pups.  You all rock.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw MAN!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684534</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:32:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684534</guid>
		<description>I was out in the backyard, a place I don't get to go to very much since Daddy broke the back fence a ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was out in the backyard, a place I don't get to go to very much since Daddy broke the back fence and never fixed it (which makes Momma very very angry), when I found a REALLY good sniffing spot along the fence.  I sniffed.  I growled.  I dug a little.  I forced my head in the fence and pulled out...a dead baby bunny.  I carried him in my mouth for a few seconds, and then...darn it.  Momma saw me and SCREAMED bloody murder.  "DROP IT FIZZY!!  I SAID DROP IT!!"  I mean, seriously, pups, she sounded like a banshee.

Momma made me go back inside (WITHOUT MY BUNNY!!!) and Daddy came out and "disposed" of him.

There were no puncture wounds in the bunny, and Momma didn't hear any signs of a struggle, so she's guessing it was already dead.  Now she's all paranoid that I'm going to be sick.  But I didn't eat him, and he was only in my mouth for a few seconds.  He wasn't even decaying yet, so he must have died very recently.  What do you pups think?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684368</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:11:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684368</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick AGAIN!?!  Thanks, Dogster!  And thanks to all my pals for the rosettes!  I especial ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick AGAIN!?!  Thanks, Dogster!  And thanks to all my pals for the rosettes!  I especially appreciated the full line of hair supplies, Zaidie!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bad Hair Day</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684151</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:55:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/684151</guid>
		<description>I got my hairs cut yesterday.  My beard is out of control!  Momma says it looks like I have a comb o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got my hairs cut yesterday.  My beard is out of control!  Momma says it looks like I have a comb over.  Daddy keeps saying he's going to buy me some doggie mousse to control it!

Personally, I think I'm styling!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SHEESH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683985</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:36:59 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683985</guid>
		<description>Momma is (as Zaidie would say) on the ceiling, worrying about work.  Add in the fact that it's almos ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma is (as Zaidie would say) on the ceiling, worrying about work.  Add in the fact that it's almost that time of the month when pups and Daddies should avoid Mommas like the plague, I don't think she's EVER coming down!  There's talk at her school about moving some of her kids to a new classroom, and she's not happy about it.  She says she loves them kids like they're her own.

I've been trying to talk her down.  I made a list for her about how to live life like a pup (cause it's the best way to live), so here it is.

1.  When you're happy, bark and run around.  Everyone needs to know you're in a good mood!

2.  Never bite.  Growls work just as good and then there's no blood to clean up!

3.  Never underestimate the beauty of a nap.  Especially with a pup curled up next to you.

4.  Be happy to have food and water and a roof over your head.  Not every pup and people have these things.

5.  It's ok to be scared sometimes.  Thunderstorms and fireworks are AWFULLY loud. When you're scared, it's ok to hide for a bit, too.

6.  Take the time to sniff every sniff.

7.  Be happy about the little things.  Car rides are especially fun, even if it's to the vet.

8.  All problems, no matter how bad they are, seem to fade away with a few pup kisses.

9.  Worrying about something will NOT make things better.  Hug a pup instead!

10.  We pups, we don't think about the past.  Yesterday was yesterday, it's over.  What happens tomorrow, happens.  Live in the moment.  It could be your last.

Hopefully this will help Momma come down.  She seems to have lessened her grip on some of the beams...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Interesting...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683492</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:14:14 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683492</guid>
		<description>Momma just told me something interesting.  In a few weeks, I'm going to be spending a whole week at  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just told me something interesting.  In a few weeks, I'm going to be spending a whole week at my Grammy and Pap-Pap's house.  Not the Grammy and Pap-Pap who belongs to Uncle Thumper, but my OTHER Grammy and Pap-Pap, Momma's Momma and Daddy.  Now, I like them, but I don't see them all that often.  They don't like my kisses, see.  Oh, they likes ME, they just don't like kisses.  Momma and Daddy are going to some island somewhere with my other Grammy and Pap-Pap, and it's a no dog zone.  Hmph.

It should be an interesting week.  My Auntie Donna is gonna come and check on me at Grammy's, and she'll bring my BFF, Natalie (Momma's 8 year old niece), so that'll be fun.  And they'll be plenty of new sniffs to sniff.  And I bet by the end of the week, both Grammy and Pap-Pap will love doggie kisses!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683015</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:25:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/683015</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma are so so sad tonight.  A beautiful pup, Wrinkles, went to the Rainbow Bridge today, an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma are so so sad tonight.  A beautiful pup, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019932">Wrinkles</a>, went to the Rainbow Bridge today, and Momma can't stop leaking.  Rinky was one of our favorite pups.

Please say a prayer for Rinky and her Momma.  Her Momma is probably hurting so bad tonight, and will for a while.  Pray for her sisfur, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1019522">Ebony</a>, too, cause she's probably so confused and missing her sisfur.  Thanks pups.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Momma's CRAZY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/682960</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:15:04 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/682960</guid>
		<description>So I'm sitting in the living room, taking my 433,948 nap of the day, when Momma walks in and SCREAMS ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So I'm sitting in the living room, taking my 433,948 nap of the day, when Momma walks in and SCREAMS.  I jump up, thinking there's a squirrel in the house!  But no.  It's just a big old spider on the wall.

Momma is very afraid of spiders.  She thinks they're icky and she doesn't like how they move.  Normally Daddy swoops in to save the day, but he's at work.  So Momma starts throwing shoes at it!  And we're not just talking flippy flops here, pups.  We're talking sneakers and boots and whatever shoe she can get her hands on.  I'm looking at her and thinking "Momma's done lost her MIND!"

She finally hits it with a shoe (she was screaming this whole entire time cause it started to run.  Well DUH Momma, you're throwing SHOES at it, of COURSE it's gonna run!)  It left a really nasty streak on the wall.  I offered to lick it clean, but she was having none of it.  She took her long dish washing wand and cleaned it up cause she didn't want to touch it, even after it was DEAD.

My crazy Momma, spider killer extraordinaire.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I wanna play!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/682712</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:56:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/682712</guid>
		<description>1. Do you ever wake your parent up in the night?
Yes.  I'm a bit naughty sometimes.  I haven't done ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ 1. Do you ever wake your parent up in the night?
Yes.  I'm a bit naughty sometimes.  I haven't done it in a while, though, cause Momma goes to bed way later than she normally does, so I go potty a lot later.  Sometimes I wake her up so many nights in a row that she gets very angry.  Mostly at Daddy, though, cause he won't get up to let me out.

2. Do you ever tear up things?
Napkins and paper towels!!!  I LOVE to shred those!!

3. What is your favorite treat?
Well, I don't get treats no more cause of those bad rocks in my belly.  Momma says if I eat snacks they'll come back.  That's ok, though, I get special wet food on the weekends, and I LOVE that!  Before my surgery I L-O-O-O-O-O-O-V-E-D cheese!!!

4. Can you fetch something when asked to do so?
I could.  Do I?  Heavens no.  I have a reputation to keep, you know.

5. Have you ever lived any place other than where you live now?
I lived on the farm where I was born for about 4 months.  Other than that, nope!!

If you wanna play, GO!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Just a reminder!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/681764</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:13:17 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>Every time Momma's on this Dogster thing, she oooooooooohs and aaaaaaaaaaaaaws over all my pup pals. ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Every time Momma's on this Dogster thing, she oooooooooohs and aaaaaaaaaaaaaws over all my pup pals.  All I hear about is "So-and-so did this!  Wasn't that funny?" or "Look at how cute so-and-so is!"  I'm starting to get a complex over here.  I mean, sure, I have some cute pals and all, but I'M the cutest!!  Sometimes I think Momma forgets this!

So the other night, after she ooooooooohed and aaaaaaaaaaaaaawed over something somebody did, we went to bed.  Every night, Momma climbs into bed (waaaaaaaaaaay after Daddy, especially when she doesn't have to go to work), and I sniff around the bedroom, just in case Daddy dropped a dirty sock.  Yes pups, even with all my toys, I still prefer to play with dirty socks.  Anyhow, the other night, after inspecting the room, I jumped up on the bed.  Normally I plop myself down right between Momma's and Daddy's heads, cause see, I HAVE to be touching them both.  

Momma was VERY surprised when, instead of plopping down, I leaned over her head and started licking and kissing like my life depended on it!  My paw was tangled in her hair!  My jingles were banging off her eye!  My doggie elbow was digging into her chest!  My tongue was going up her nostril!  My beard was tickling her nose!!  I had her pinned down for about 10 minutes, giving all the love I have to give.

Momma says she doesn't know what got into me.

I was just reminding her that I'M the cutest pup around.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>INTRUDER ALERT!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/681320</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:48:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/681320</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma was just sitting here, watching some TV, when all of a sudden someone starts banging on ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma was just sitting here, watching some TV, when all of a sudden someone starts banging on the front door and ringing the doorbell!!!  I started barking and barking!!  Momma jumped up to the ceiling, she was so scared, and Daddy came running down the stairs saying bad words!  He opened the front door, but there was no one there!  Daddy says it was some punk kids playing a joke.  Momma didn't think it was funny.  At all.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Diary Pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/681236</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:25:39 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/681236</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick of the Day!!  Wow, thanks for the honor, Dogster!  I feel all important and special ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick of the Day!!  Wow, thanks for the honor, Dogster!  I feel all important and special!  Thanks for all the gifts and pawmails, pup friends.  You guys sure are nice to me!

The heat wave finally broke, and Momma said as long as it's not too hot we're gonna go for a walk after dinner!  It's still hot, but not nearly as bad as last week!!  She says I've been cooped up in the house for too long!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Birthday to My Momma!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680733</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:58:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680733</guid>
		<description>Today is Momma's 340,000 birthday!  I woke her up by giving her lots and lots of kisses.  Lick lick  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is Momma's 340,000 birthday!  I woke her up by giving her lots and lots of kisses.  Lick lick lick!  She said that's the best way to wake up.  MUCH better than that annoying loud buzzing clock thing.  I hate that thing cause it means Momma has to go to work and leave me at home.  Boo.

It's been SO hot here, pups.  No walkies for me in DAYS because Momma says it's not safe for either of us to be outside for very long.  Something about an air quality action day or something.  I dunno what that means.  Oh....Momma says it means there's a lot of junk in the air that's really bad for people with asthma and other illnesses to breathe in.  So inside we stay.  Thankfully we have that air conditioning stuff in the house.  I've been doing nothing but napping all day cause even though we're inside in the air conditioning, Momma still gets bad headaches when it's hot like this, so neither of us have been moving around much.  Which Momma says you're supposed to do on your birthday anyhows.

Oh, and get this!!  Guess what Momma's going to buy with her birthday money?!?  A NEW VACUUM MACHINE!  We already HAVE a vacuum machine, what do we ANOTHER one for!  Humans...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Buzz Buzz Buzz</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680424</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:00:49 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680424</guid>
		<description>I'm a bee!  OK, not really.  I won't let Momma dress me up in a bee costume, so my new picture is th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a bee!  OK, not really.  I won't let Momma dress me up in a bee costume, so my new picture is the next best thing.  She tried to find a lightening bug to put my picture on since he's my new best friend, but she couldn't find any.  That's OK, I like to chase bumblebees, too, even though Momma says someday I'm going to regret that.  BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No More Fireworks!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680275</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:17:00 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/680275</guid>
		<description>I can't TAKE it anymore!  All last night, and all today...BOOM!  CRACK!!  POP POP POP!!  I HATE FIRE ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I can't TAKE it anymore!  All last night, and all today...BOOM!  CRACK!!  POP POP POP!!  I HATE FIREWORKS!

I get it.  It's America's barkday.  But for goodness sakes, the noise is intolerable!  And SCARY!!  Good thing I have a special spot under Daddy's chair that keeps me safe.

And it's so hot here!  No walkies for me, Momma says it's not safe.  Her flowers and vegetable plants were all droopy when she went out to grill some sausage, and she said she could barely breathe out there, so inside I stay.  Boo.  It's gonna be even HOTTER this week.  Boo again.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It's My Gotcha Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/679764</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:38:05 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/679764</guid>
		<description>It's my Gotcha Day, and everybody forgots about it, including ME!  Oops.  Er...Happy Gotcha Day to m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's my Gotcha Day, and everybody forgots about it, including ME!  Oops.  Er...Happy Gotcha Day to me?

Is this like a second birthday?  Cause if it is, I sure would like a new Nyla bone!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/679613</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:13:48 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/679613</guid>
		<description>I'm still having a great summer!  I haven't seen my best friend Lightening Bug in a few days, but I' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm still having a great summer!  I haven't seen my best friend Lightening Bug in a few days, but I'm sure he'll be back soon.

Sunday was my Daddy's 350,000th birthday.  He's OLD!  They went and left me to go to lunch, but then SURPRISE!  They picked me up on the way back and took me to Grammy and Pap-Pap's house, where we all celebrated by me and Thumper wrestling and playing tug of war and fighting over who got to sit on Daddy's head.  It was a great time!

It's not so super hot today, so I think me and Momma will get to take a walk!  HOORAY!  After she cleans the kitchen, she says.  She's out there banging away at stuff, and I have to go investigate and make sure she's OK.  Daddy says I HAVE to do this, cause he's at work, and when Momma's home alone she gets crazy ideas in her head and starts "doing stuff."  That's what Daddy says.  I dunno what "stuff" she's doing, but I'm keeping an eye on her!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Best Friend Returns!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678917</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:34:54 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678917</guid>
		<description>Momma found my best friend Lightening Bug on her lettuce when she was outside today!!  She says it's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma found my best friend Lightening Bug on her lettuce when she was outside today!!  She says it's probably not the same one, but I know he's just hanging out waiting to meet me at the same time as last night.  That Momma...she knows a lot, but she obviously doesn't know about best friends and play times!  Sheesh!

Lightening Bug HAS to come back tonight, cause me and Momma and Daddy re-landscaped the front yard and I want to show him what we did!  Momma groomed the bushes, and that's when she discovered that the holly bushes I've been getting tangled around with my lead are dead.  I pulled them out.  Ooops.  So she pulled them out and Daddy got new stuff he called mulch.  But not the chocolate mulch cause that's bad for pups.  He got pet safe mulch.  Anyhow, I helped by tossing the new mulch around!  Then best friend Lucy 2 came out and we played our zoomie game where we run at each other REAL FAST and then when we get close we run in the opposite direction!!  It's fun and it makes Momma giggle.

And now I'm sleepy.  It's been a fun summer so far!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New Best Friend Alert!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678871</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:04:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678871</guid>
		<description>I have a new best friend, pups!  His name is Lightening Bug!

Last night, Momma let me out to go p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have a new best friend, pups!  His name is Lightening Bug!

Last night, Momma let me out to go potty before we went to bed.  She went to turn off the TV box and the lights, and when she came back to the door she saw me in the yard, puppy bowing and hopping around.  She kind of giggled and said "Fizz, who you trying to play with?"  I couldn't answer her, I was having too much fun with my new best friend!

Momma tapped on the door and said "Fizzy, go to the bathroom!"  But I just kept bowing and hopping!

*tap tap tap* "Go pee!"

*hop* *bow* *growl*

*tap tap tap*  "Come on, Fizz, it's late!"

*bow* *hop* *growl*

So Momma came out to see exactly what on earth I was doing, and then she saw Lightening Bug glow and wink at me.  She said "Oh Fizzy that bug doesn't want to play with you!"  NU UH, MOMMA!!!  Why else is he glowing and winking at me!!??!!

Momma made me go potty and come back inside, but not before I told Lightening Bug to meet me outside tonight at the same time.  He's fun to play chase with.

Now I just have to tell all my other best friends that I have a NEW best friend!  Let's see, there's Lucy 1 and Lucy 2, my neighbor Sarah, Sandy pup across the street, um....oh yeah!  The hot dog dogs, Pepperoni and Rigatoni...and....uh, the mailman.  And the UPS man.  And Grammy and Pap-Pap.  Who else....oh, Uncle Thumper...oh, and of COURSE Momma and Daddy.  And then, let's see...oh right, the neighborhood squirrels and chipmunks and bunnies.  Oh, and that caterpillar that I found on the porch once.  He was definitely a best friend.  Um...oh, the birdies that built a nest on our side porch!  They're my best friends!  And - what, Momma?  I have too many best friends?  Hm...maybe I do.

But Lightening Bug is my BESTEST best friend!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Drive-by Toe Licker!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678607</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:51:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678607</guid>
		<description>I love summer for bunches of reasons, but one of my favorites is cause Momma wears flippy-flops and  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I love summer for bunches of reasons, but one of my favorites is cause Momma wears flippy-flops and her toes are exposed.  Sometimes when she's sittin in her recliner and her toes are stickin out of her flippy-flops, I'll walk by and give her toes a big sloppy kiss!  Just one, though.  Then I'll keep walking like I wasn't even there.  Momma says I'm trying to be all non-chal-lant.  That means I'm acting like she can't see or feel me.  It drives her bonkers cause it tickles her so bad.  She's got tickly toes!  

She calls me a drive-by toe licker!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Daddy's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678145</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:01:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/678145</guid>
		<description>I had a real busy day with my Daddy, and boy I'm sure tired, but I wanted to make a quick diary entr ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a real busy day with my Daddy, and boy I'm sure tired, but I wanted to make a quick diary entry to say all the reasons I love my Daddy!

*  He's my Daddy!

*  He plays chase with me!

*  He plays mouse with me!

*  He gets up early on weekends to give me my special wet food cause he knows how much I love it!

*  He takes me to see Grammy and Pap Pap and Uncle Thumper.  It's fun there!

*  He cleans up the yard of all my private businesses, and in the spring and summer he cuts the grass so I have a nice place to potty!

*  He digs holes in the giant piles of snow in the winter so I can go potty and not freeze off my privates!

I've got lots of other reasons why I love my Daddy, but I'm tired, pups.  Lots of running and wrestling and playing at Grammy's, so I'm going to bed!

Happy Daddy's Day!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>AROOOOOOOOO!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/677823</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:04:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/677823</guid>
		<description>Great news, pups!  Momma and Daddy's school year is over, and Momma is going to be home with me ever ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Great news, pups!  Momma and Daddy's school year is over, and Momma is going to be home with me every day for 6 whole weeks!!!  Isn't that GREAT?!?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yucky</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/677718</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:49:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/677718</guid>
		<description>I was feeling really yucky yesterday.  I got the allergies pretty bad right now and I'm sneezy and c ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was feeling really yucky yesterday.  I got the allergies pretty bad right now and I'm sneezy and coughy.  I had the runs and....oops.  I had an accident.  In Momma and Daddy's bed.  I was so embarrassed.  Momma cleaned it up and gave me a kiss and said it was ok...I'm just a pup and she knew I didn't mean it.

I'm sorry Momma!

I feel a bit better today, but I still got the allergies.  Stupid allergies...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Phooey!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/676827</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:04:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/676827</guid>
		<description>All it does is rain here!  Lots and lots of rain!  Big rain, little rain, splishy splashy rain, spri ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All it does is rain here!  Lots and lots of rain!  Big rain, little rain, splishy splashy rain, sprinkly rain...poop.  I'm tired of it.

And if it's NOT raining it's 8 bajillion degrees!!!  Then it's too hot for Momma and me to go walking cause the heat makes Momma get these really bad head pains that sometimes makes her pukey.

Phooey.  If I had thumbs I'd call the weatherman and tell him to make it a nice 70* F.  Momma said I have to put the F so that pups in other parts of the world would know it's not 70* C, which she says would be really really REALLY hot.  Even though it IS really really REALLY hot.  I don't what she's talking about, but Momma insisted.  So it's F, pups, not C.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Look out!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/676266</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:04:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/676266</guid>
		<description>Me and Momma went for a walk today.  Momma says I walked her REAL good!  Anyhow, there I was, pranci ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Me and Momma went for a walk today.  Momma says I walked her REAL good!  Anyhow, there I was, prancing up the street (that's what Momma says.  She says I PRANCE.  Whatever that means...) when this huge black dog busts out his door and comes running over to me!  Momma yelled at him to go away, and his owner came running out right behind him and grabbed him.  The dog looked scary but he was actually really nice.  His owner says he's normally scared of little dogs (HEY!  Who's LITTLE?!?!), so he's not sure why he busted out the door.  That's OK, I made a new friend!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHOA!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/675217</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:00:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/675217</guid>
		<description>Holy crow!  That was some of the scariest weather I've ever seen!  Rain and wind and thunders and co ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Holy crow!  That was some of the scariest weather I've ever seen!  Rain and wind and thunders and cold rocks called hail and so much lightenings!!! Then the power went out for an hour and I was SO SCARED!!!  It's back on now, but that's it.  I've had enough.  I'm going to bed.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ACK!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/675202</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:35:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/675202</guid>
		<description>OMD!  There's a TORNADO warning!!  We don't get those very often here in Pittsburgh!!  So far there' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD!  There's a TORNADO warning!!  We don't get those very often here in Pittsburgh!!  So far there's just a lot of thunders and lightenings and wind.

I'm going to hide under Daddy's chair.  It's the safest place in the house!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Huh?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/674342</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:21:22 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/674342</guid>
		<description>Momma planted her garden today, but it doesn't look like a garden, pups!  I'm so confused!

Last y ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma planted her garden today, but it doesn't look like a garden, pups!  I'm so confused!

Last year we had a lot of problems with the evil chipmunks.  Momma says she saw them watching her plant her yummy vegetables in the ground, then dug them all up!  This went on ALL SUMMER!  They ate all her watermelons 'cept one and they ate her green beans, too!

So this year she declared war on the chipmunks and planted her garden UPSIDE DOWN OUT OF A BAG?!?!?!  WHAT?? (Momma: They're called Topsy Turvy)  Momma, how the heck am I supposed to sniff the 'mater plants when they're IN THE AIR?!?!

Humans come up with the WEIRDEST ideas...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>ACK!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/673607</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:07:43 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
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		<description>What the WHAT?!?!  Dogster doesn't look like Dogster!  Me and Momma are confuzled!!!  CHANGE IS BAD! ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What the WHAT?!?!  Dogster doesn't look like Dogster!  Me and Momma are confuzled!!!  CHANGE IS BAD!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stupid Rain...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/673066</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 22 May 2010 12:16:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Rain rain, go AWAY!  It's rained all day and the yard is smooshy.  Go AWAY RAIN!  I was gonna help M ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Rain rain, go AWAY!  It's rained all day and the yard is smooshy.  Go AWAY RAIN!  I was gonna help Momma trim the hedges but she can't do it now.

Momma was feeling nose-stell-gick this morning.  I dunno what that means, but she wanted to tell me the story of how her and Daddy picked me, so I'll pass it on to you guys!

Momma: "Me and Daddy drove an hour and a half to this little farm.  The lady said she had schnauzer puppies, so that's why we drove all the way out there.  Daddy wanted a schnauzer because that's the kind of dog he had growing up, plus he has bad allergies and schnauzers don't shed.  I had never had a dog before, so I had no bias.  I just wanted a puppy friend.

When we got to the farm, the lady greeted us.  She took us into a barn and there was four or five little pups!  You all were so cute!  You were the only boy puppy not claimed yet.  Daddy said he wanted a boy puppy.  I don't remember why.  The lady picked you up and handed you to me.  You were so little and squirmy and fluffy!  You looked into my eyes, licked my nose, and then pooped on my shirt!!!  I fell in love right away and told Daddy we HAD to have this one!  We couldn't take you home with us yet, you were still too little.  The next few weeks were AGONIZING!  I wanted you home with me!!  Finally the day came.  We drove all the way back to the farm to get you.  You slept the entire way home on my chest."

Wasn't Momma's story nice, pups?  I pooped on her shirt and she STILL wanted me!!  BOL!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What the...?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/671768</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:36:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I learned about something new today, pup friends.  It's something humans use to break up sidewalks.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I learned about something new today, pup friends.  It's something humans use to break up sidewalks.  It's called a jack hammer, and I do NOT like it.

Momma and Daddy had the day off from school today because they had a lot of paperwork to do (something ELSE I don't like cause Momma has her 'puter on her lap all day and there's no room for me!).  Anyhow, we were all excited cause we could sleep in!  Except these men pulled up across the street at 8:30 in the AM and used this jack hammer thing to break up the neighbors sidewalk!!  Oh BOY the words coming out of Daddy's mouth were B-A-D BAD!  He was NOT happy.  Momma kinda whimpered and pulled the blankets over our heads, but we could still all hear it.  Daddy let me out to go potty and I was SCARED!  It was SO LOUD!

Momma says she still has a headache from all the noise.  Plus she says staring at the 'puter all day makes her eyes go wonky.

Maybe we'll go to bed early tonight!  I love sleeping in the bed between Momma and Daddy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Momma's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/670860</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 9 May 2010 11:06:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Happy Momma's Day to all my pup friend's Mommas!

Here's all the reasons why I love my Momma:

* ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Momma's Day to all my pup friend's Mommas!

Here's all the reasons why I love my Momma:

* She's my Momma!  Duh.

* Even when her and Daddy had absolutely NO MONEY, she still scrounged up some change to go buy me my special wet food cause she said she couldn't bare to see me so sad to not have my special wet food on special wet food day.  Now THAT'S love.

* She holds me real tight when there's scary thunderstorms.  Of course, this is the only time I let her hug me, so ...

* She makes sure I have cold filtered water in my bowl all the time.

* She saves paper towel rolls for me to play with!

* She stays home with me all summer!

* She cleans my eye boogies out.  They're gross and goopy, but she doesn't mind.

* We sleep snuggled up together.  She keeps me warm and safe at night.

There's plenty of other reasons, but Momma knows what they are.

I LOVE MY MOMMA!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>They're Taunting Me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/670205</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 May 2010 16:22:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>The local wildlife is taunting me.  This squirrel keeps hanging out on the front wall.  Momma says s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The local wildlife is taunting me.  This squirrel keeps hanging out on the front wall.  Momma says she doubts it's the same squirrel, but I know better.  I can't reach him, but he just sits there and stares at me while I scream at him.  I swear I hear him laughing at me.

The birds are also taunting me.  They sit on the curb right in front of me.  I can't reach them, either, and they just chirp and tilt their heads.  Sometimes they hop along the curb and laugh at me.

One of these days I'll get one of them...you just wait and see...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fun Times with Kleenex!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/669992</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 May 2010 14:28:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/669992</guid>
		<description>Momma's sick today.  Hooray!  I mean, not that I'm glad she's sick, although she DID stay home with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's sick today.  Hooray!  I mean, not that I'm glad she's sick, although she DID stay home with me today, and that's always great.  What's fun is the game I try to play with stealing her dirty Kleenex.

She says it's almost as gross as eating bunny pooh.  She blows her nose and throws it in the trash next to her.  But sometimes, I'm staked out right next to the can and catch them mid-air!  Then I RUN like the wind to someplace safe and shred shred shred!  Sometimes I eat them before Momma can catch me.  She hates this cause then I pooh them out whole.

I've been doing this all day, and Momma keeps saying "We are not amused!" like she's royalty or something.  Yeah right, Momma.  We all know who rules this house, and he's small and gray and furry.  It's me, Fizzy!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Special Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/669008</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:07:35 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD, pups, today was AWESOME!

It started out by Grammy and Pap Pap coming to my house to pick me  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD, pups, today was AWESOME!

It started out by Grammy and Pap Pap coming to my house to pick me up!  It was so exciting to see them!  They put me in their car and drove me to Momma and Daddy's school!  Daddy opened the door to the school and I WOOFED "Hello Daddy!  It's me, Fizzy, coming to get an edumacation!"

I went to Daddy's room first.  Daddy teaches the little little humans.  They're like 5 or 50 or something.  Oh, and for those pups that don't know, Momma and Daddy teach little humans with something called awe-tism.  Momma says they are very special.

*Note from Momma:  It's autism, and we both teach special education.

Anyhow, I just plopped down on their carpet like I belonged there!  The one little boy human, he was trying real hard to pet me, but it kinda came off like he was smacking me.  Daddy showed him how to pet.  I never made a sound or nothing.  I just sat there while Daddy showed him what to do!  I was a very good boy.  I gave them all a bunch of kisses, then it was time to go to Momma's room!  We had to climb SO MANY STEPS.  Momma's all the way up on the third floor, and Daddy's room is downstairs in the dungeon or basement or something like that.  I met another boy human on the steps, and he giggled and ran, so I chased that boy all the way up!!  Daddy was huffing and puffing by the time we got to the top!  So were Grammy and Pap Pap.

Anyway, we got to Momma's room.  Momma teaches bigger little humans but they're still little humans.  They're like 12-14 or 40 or 400 or something like that.  Oh BOY were they excited to see me!  One little girl human was super scared of me and crying, so Momma took her to another classroom.  Scared?  Of ME?  I would NEVER bite a people!  Anyhow the one boy human that Momma was SURE would be scared LOVED me!  He followed me around the room and patted me and rubbed my ears!  I gave him a kiss on his finger and he went "Yuck!" and wiped it off on Momma's shirt.  I guess he doesn't like kisses.  That's ok, though, he gave good ear rubs.  Another boy human kept kissing my head.  I liked him.  I gave him kisses back and he LAUGHED and LAUGHED!  And I stuck my tongue in a different boy human's mouth!  BOL!  It was an accident!  He was trying to say "Aw, Miss Chrissy, he's so cute!" and he was right in front of my face so *slurp*!  

Who's Miss Chrissy?  They kept calling Momma that...

Anyway, Grammy and Pap Pap took me back to their house where I got to play with Thumper!  We went into the backyard to play and we took turns marking the yard as our own.  I think I won.

Daddy picked me up and brought me home, and I'm about to settle in for a long nap.  It was a very long and exciting day!  I hope I can go back soon!

*Note from Momma:  Sorry, pups, I couldn't take pictures.  My school is also a partial hospital, and there are laws that say I can't take the kid's pictures and post them anywhere without consent from their parents.  But trust me, it was darn cute!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/668842</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:10 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!

I go to Momma's school tomorrow!!!!  SO EXCITED SO EXCITED SO EX ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD OMD!

I go to Momma's school tomorrow!!!!  SO EXCITED SO EXCITED SO EXCITED!!!

AROOOOOO WOOF WOOF AROOOOOOOOO!!!!

Wish me luck!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aw RATS!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/668456</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:25:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/668456</guid>
		<description>Now I've done it.  So many scary noises today.  It was just too much!  I was so scared while Daddy s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Now I've done it.  So many scary noises today.  It was just too much!  I was so scared while Daddy steam cleaned the carpets downstairs, I made an oopsie on the carpet upstairs.  Right in front of Momma.  Who was not very happy with me.

Sorry Momma...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Worst Day EVER!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/668450</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:45:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/668450</guid>
		<description>I'm having a HORRIBLE day!  First there was a REALLY scary thunderstorm with lots of thunder and lig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm having a HORRIBLE day!  First there was a REALLY scary thunderstorm with lots of thunder and lightening!  It was SO SCARY!

Then, Daddy got out the terrifying vacuum cleaner!  I DO NOT LIKE that vacuum cleaner!  It is SO LOUD and I have nightmares that it's gonna EAT me!

And NOW Daddy has out the carpet cleaner!!  It uses water to make a steam monster to clean the dirt (and maybe a little bit of dog peeps) out of the carpet.  It's PETRIFYING!!  

Oh woe is me!!  Too much scary noises today!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Thanks Pups!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667933</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:47:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667933</guid>
		<description>Momma's feeling a little bit better today.  She says she's not 100%, but she's not leaking like she  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's feeling a little bit better today.  She says she's not 100%, but she's not leaking like she was last night.  I snuggled and snuggled with her in bed last night.  I slept on her head.  Normally she HATES this cause my fur tickles her nose, but last night she didn't mind.  You were right, Zaidie pup, things are always worse at night.  She woke up feeling better.

Momma says she loves this place.  All you pups, with your adventures and fun pictures, give her a warm fuzzy feeling.  She says your pawrents are pretty cool, too.  She forgets sometimes how there's still people in the world who care about each other.

Thanks, pups, for all your nice words and presents!  Now you all keep doing what you do, and make sure you write about it, so me and Momma have something to smile about every day!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I Need Help</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667775</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:07:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667775</guid>
		<description>I need your help, pup friends.  Or actually, it's MOMMA that needs help.  She's in a &quot;bad place&quot; rig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I need your help, pup friends.  Or actually, it's MOMMA that needs help.  She's in a "bad place" right now.  I'm trying everything I can to cheer her up.  I've given her lots of kisses, I've licked at her leaky eyes, I've even let her hug me!  When she lets me outside I've been really silly, getting all tangled up in the bushes, coming in the house with leaves and twigs in my furry eyebrows...it all makes her giggle for a little bit, and then she's all leaky again.

She says her work is "overwhelming".  I don't know who Whelming is or why she's over him but that's what she said.  And money.  Money is a word she keeps using, too.  But I don't know what it is about money that's upsetting her.  She keeps saying "We never have any money!  I HATE money!"  Why would you WANT money if you hate it?  And worry worry worry about Fizzy.  She's ALWAYS worried about me and she follows me around the yard while I peeps and vet this and no money that...I don't understand it all.

But I know Momma sure can use your kind thoughts and prayers right now.  Maybe if you pups sent some good warm fuzzy feelings her way she'd stop leaking so much.  I just can't get her to stop, and it's upsetting me!  I keep following her around and whimpering cause it's MOMMA.  She's not SUPPOSED to leak so much!

Help?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Birthday To Meeeeeeeeeee!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667057</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:57:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/667057</guid>
		<description>It's my birthday!  I'm the Birthday Dork!  That's what Daddy's family has always called people on th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's my birthday!  I'm the Birthday Dork!  That's what Daddy's family has always called people on their birthday, so today it's me!

I had a pretty good day!  I got my special wet food (YUUUUUUUUM!), and Momma and Daddy bought me new Nyla bones and a little stuffed piggie!  Momma calls me her little piggie when I burp.  I love my new little piggie!  I've been carrying him around in my mouth all day!

Thanks for all the gifts and pawmails, pups!  You make a schnauzer blush!!  It made me feel like a very very special birthday dork!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh BOY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/666513</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:21:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/666513</guid>
		<description>Guess what, pups?!?!  Momma just told me some exciting news!  On April 28, I'm going to Momma and Da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Guess what, pups?!?!  Momma just told me some exciting news!  On April 28, I'm going to Momma and Daddy's school to visit the little humans!!  It's Animal Week in Momma's classroom, so my Grammy and Pap Pap are going to pick me up and drive me to their school!  I get to play and lick and kiss and snuggle with BUNCHES of little humans!

I CAN'T WAIT!

Now if only I had a sense of time...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This Neighborhood!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/666319</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:54:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/666319</guid>
		<description>I'm telling you, this neighborhood is going to the dogs!  Literally!

I'm outside doing my private ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm telling you, this neighborhood is going to the dogs!  Literally!

I'm outside doing my private business, when once again, some random dog prances into my yard and sniffs my butt!  I didn't see the dog at first, so I kept doing what I was doing.  I heard Momma gasp and say "Oh MY!" and I turn around and there's this HUGE HUGE black dog sniffing my butt!!!  Momma opened the door and yelled "Fizzy!  Get in here!" cause really, this dog coulda gobbled me up in one bite.

Momma stepped on the porch after I was in to see if the dog had tags, when two things happened.

1) She saw right away he didn't even have a COLLAR on and

2) He growled at her.  Meanly.  HEY!  Be nice to my Momma, random dog!

Momma quickly got back in the house, and the dog peed all over her burning bush that nearly got crushed by all the snow this summer that Momma "painstakingly" revived when the snow melted.  She said a few naughty words at that.

Momma always tries to help a dog in need, but THIS one wasn't all cute and sweet and bouncy like that beagle pup from January.  She said THIS one was like Cujo and she's stayin away!

What's a Cujo?

Momma and I have just two questions now.

1) Why don't any of the dogs in this neighborhood seem to have tags on? and

2) Why do they all come in MY yard to pee?!?!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Poor Momma!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/664522</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:05:33 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/664522</guid>
		<description>Momma had to get a shot in her butt!  BOL BOL!

She got stuck by some evil bug thingy at school th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma had to get a shot in her butt!  BOL BOL!

She got stuck by some evil bug thingy at school the other day and she's allergic to them bugs.  She wasn't gettin any better so Daddy took her to the dogtor and the dogtor stuck a needle in her butt!!  Now she's sitting all funny in her chair and she's giving me the stink eye cause I'm laughing at her, but Daddy's laughing, too, so that makes it ok!  How come she's not wearing a cone of shame?  Usually when I get a needle in my butt I have to wear the cone for a little while.  Hmmm...I'll have to investigate this...

A note from Fizzy's Momma:  I would just like to point out that I NEVER laugh at Fizzy when he gets a needle in his butt or ANYWHERE else.  I'm just sayin...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Really?!?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663659</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:51:31 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663659</guid>
		<description>I'M a Diary Pick again?!?  ME??  I think the Dogster HQ must have seen my handsome new haircut.  Tha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'M a Diary Pick again?!?  ME??  I think the Dogster HQ must have seen my handsome new haircut.  That's why they picked me!

Thank you, pups, for your rosettes and paw mails!  You make a schnauzer blush!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hooray!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663504</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:48:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663504</guid>
		<description>I got my hairs cut!  I'm looking SO handsome and Momma lets me give her kisses again!  YAY!  Momma s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I got my hairs cut!  I'm looking SO handsome and Momma lets me give her kisses again!  YAY!  Momma says I'm smooooooooooooth, like a baby seal!

What's a seal?

In other news, Momma found evidence of a furry woodland critter in our landscaping.  She suspects chipmunks, since they destroyed her garden last year.  They were B-A-D BAD.  Anyfur, she found a small little hole tunneled into the mulch.  Don't worry, Momma, I'll sniff it out and get it!

Are chipmunks just shrinked down squirrels?  Momma says no, but I THINK they are...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Visiting!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663322</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:07:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/663322</guid>
		<description>I had a good weekend!  I went visiting to Grammy and Pap Pap's house TWO TIMES!  I got to play with  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I had a good weekend!  I went visiting to Grammy and Pap Pap's house TWO TIMES!  I got to play with Uncle Thumper, too!  He's a schnauzer, just like me!  He's crazy.  He likes to play with balloons.  Me, I don't want them.  I want Grammy's lap and that's it!  Although it IS funny watching Thumper run around with a balloon dangling from his mouth.  He looks like he's blowing a bubble!

Momma keeps telling me I stink and that she can't wait until I get a hair cut.  I like Joyce and Karen, my hair cutters, but I HATE that big blow drying machine.  But Momma won't let me kiss her too much cause my beard is yucky, so I guess I can put up with it for a bit.  Plus, Momma sings to me in the car.  Whatever song is on the radio, she changes the words to be about me! Daddy makes fun of her when she does it, so she only does it on the way to the groomers.  I wonder when I'm going...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>An Ode to Bunny Pooh</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/662653</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:26:37 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/662653</guid>
		<description>Oh bunny pooh, I love you so.

You are tasty brown nuggets of yum.  I don't know why I love you so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh bunny pooh, I love you so.

You are tasty brown nuggets of yum.  I don't know why I love you so, but I do.  Spring is the best time for bunny pooh, of course, because it is the time of bunnies frolicking in the yard.  I like to go spelunking in the front yard for the tastiness.

Momma, of course, does not understand the appeal of bunny pooh.  She says it's "repulsive" and tries to stop me.  She says (in mock imitation of Momma's voice) "Bunny pooh is NOT on your special diet.  Bunny pooh should not be on ANY puppy's diet!  It's POOH, Fizzy, POOH!!!"

I don't expect her to understand.  I offered some to her once, and she ran away screaming.  That's ok.  There was more for me, then.

I love you, bunny pooh.

Note from Fizzy's Momma:  GROSS!  And Fizzy wonders why I brush his teeth!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MAN!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/661066</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:03:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/661066</guid>
		<description>Aw man, I got in trouble again.  Momma's really really sick and her head has been hurting REAL bad s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Aw man, I got in trouble again.  Momma's really really sick and her head has been hurting REAL bad since Saturday.  She's stayed home with me these past two days cause she says she feels so bad she just COULDN'T go teach her little humans.  She says they talk too much. :)

Except I got the spring fever SO BAD.  Hey!  Maybe that's what's wrong with Momma!  Anywho, I got the fever, so I keep barking to go out.  So Momma let me out and GUESS WHAT??  There's was a SQUIRREL on our wall!  The first squirrel of spring!!  So of COURSE I had to alert all the neighborhood dogs!  Let's see, there's Lucy 1 and Lucy 2, Sandy (she's new to the neighborhood so I had to tell her what to do when a pup sees a squirrel around here), and Pepperoni and Rigatoni (the two funniest little hot dog dogs I've ever barked at!!).  Now EVERYONE is barking and Momma's giving me the stink eye cause I've been running around the house like CRAZY!  ZOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A note from Fizzy's Momma:  Yes, pups, Fizzy's finally spotted the first squirrel of spring and has been running around the living room in circles ever since.  It's true I have a horrific headache, and now ALL the neighborhood dogs are barking, but Fizzy did NOT get in trouble.  Yes, I've given him the stink eye, but that's about all I can muster right now.  And no, I don't have spring fever.  I have a REAL fever.  Blah.

Fizzy:  WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF SQUIRREL WOOF WOOF WOOF!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>No WAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/660522</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:02:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/660522</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick today???  Get outta town!  That's so cool!!

All the snow has officially melted i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick today???  Get outta town!  That's so cool!!

All the snow has officially melted in the front yard!  And it's weird, cause now the yard looks empty....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FEVER!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/660205</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/660205</guid>
		<description>I GOT THE FEVER!  Spring fever!!!  It's warm and the snow is melting and I can smell so many smells  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I GOT THE FEVER!  Spring fever!!!  It's warm and the snow is melting and I can smell so many smells and I can do my private business anywhere in the yard and not just in a little hole and I can run and zip and ZOOOOOOOOM!

FEVER FEVER FEVER!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHEW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/659206</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:01:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/659206</guid>
		<description>Momma's not mad at me no more!  Last night we climbed into bed and I pinned her down and kissed her  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's not mad at me no more!  Last night we climbed into bed and I pinned her down and kissed her like crazy until she started laughing.  She told me she still loves me and we're still best friends and I'm the light of her life.

Did you hear that, pups?  I'm a light bulb! :)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Boy...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/659022</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:54:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/659022</guid>
		<description>Momma's really mad at me.  REALLY mad at me.

See, Momma has this problem called &quot;insomnia&quot;.  She  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's really mad at me.  REALLY mad at me.

See, Momma has this problem called "insomnia".  She says that makes it really hard for her to sleep.  Me, I don't have that problem.  Neither does Daddy.  We can fall asleep anywhere anytime.  Not Momma.  There can't be any noise or any light, and it takes her over an hour to fall asleep, even with her special magic pill she takes every night.

Anyfur, I kinda have early spring fever.  Or cabin fever.  Either way, I've been having the zooms a lot.  Which makes me drink extra water, which Momma says is GOOD for the stones in my belly.  What's NOT good is I gotta go peeps a lot more.  But that's not a problem during the not sleeping times cause Momma doesn't mind letting me out every hour or so.

Except at night.

Now I can hold my peeps while Momma and Daddy are at school all day.  I NEVER have accidents in the house cause I'm a BIG boy.   So Momma thinks I should be able to hold my peeps throughout the night especially since she only sleeps about 6-7 hours a night and they're gone for over 8 hours at school.

But I have other ideas.  Every night at 1:15 in the A.M., I start to woof at the front door.  Momma knows the exact time because she looks at the clock every time.  She's annoyed because she's JUST let me out at 11:15 in the P.M., so I shouldn't have to go.  And oh yeah, she's JUST fallen asleep.  So I bark.  And bark.  And bark.  One night I barked until 4:20 in the A.M.  She gets up at 6:25 in the A.M.

Momma USED to just get up and let me out, but one night while she was waiting for me she fell asleep on the steps for about 20 minutes while I roamed around the front yard.  She says that scared her cause someone could pull up and steal me or walk into the front door, so she says she's not doing it anymore.

I was ok with that for a few weeks, but this week, for some reason, I just INSIST I have to go out!  Last night Momma only got 2 hours of sleep because I barked so much.  When her loud morning clock went off she leaked from her eyes.  (She says Daddy is worthless with all of this because Daddy could sleep through World War III.  If she tries to wake him up to let me out he just yells at me to come to bed then rolls over and he doesn't remember any of it in the morning.)

So after Momma dragged her leaky self out of bed she let me out then went into the kitchen to make her elixir of life or coffee or something.  My neighbor was outside cleaning off his car so I started to scream and scream at him!  Momma ran out from the kitchen and told me to be quiet and to go peeps.  As soon as she walked back into the kitchen, I started screaming again.  I don't remember what it was about but I was LOUD.  So she ran to the front door AGAIN and yelled at me.  This happened 2 more times, and boy she was leaking ALL OVER the place.  I was just sayin good morning to the neighborhood...

Momma says she was so upset with me she forgot to take her sandwich maker into school and it's cooking week with her little humans and they couldn't make their cooking pizza sandwiches because she forgot the maker and she blamed ME.  

Whatever.  I was at home sleeping on the couch all day.  

Anyhow, can someone tell me how to make Momma not mad anymore cause when she came home she kept saying how exhausted she was cause she's only slept like 10 hours in 3 days and now she has a cold which she's ALSO blaming on me cause she says she's "run down" (who ran her down???  A car??) and she's really cranky.  Advice?  Anypup?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*gasp*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/657776</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:27:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/657776</guid>
		<description>You guys are NEVER gonna believe who I saw last night!  That same beagle pup that kept interrupting  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ You guys are NEVER gonna believe who I saw last night!  That same beagle pup that kept interrupting my private business times a few weeks ago!!!  Oh BOY was Momma MAD.  It was snowing a LOT and she bundled up and tried to catch him but she couldn't move very fast in the snow and she lost him.  Luckily there was so much snow there were barely any cars on the street and the ones that WERE there were moving really slow so she wasn't too worried about him getting squished like a pancake.

Anyhow, she stomped back in the house and then she heard the pup barking like crazy.  She looked out the window and the neighbor guy across the street was trying to catch the pup.  Momma was laughing really hard cause the pup was SO frisky and really hopping around and the guy couldn't catch him.  He finally grabbed the pup and dragged him into the house with him, so Momma knows the pup will be safe.  It's not the neighbor guy's pup, though.  Neighbor guy has his OWN pup and he's very responsible with his pup.

Momma says she wished SHE could have caught him to see if his tags were on this time so she could find his Momma and give her a piece of her mind.  That sounds kind of gross, Momma.  Why would you give that lady brains?  Humans...

I just hope that pup doesn't keep escaping cause someday his luck is gonna run out and then he'll be a pup pancake.  That would make Momma very leaky.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Say WHAT?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/656564</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:49:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/656564</guid>
		<description>I'm a Diary Pick of the Day!!  PAWSOME!  I was just barking at Momma that I haven't updated my diary ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm a Diary Pick of the Day!!  PAWSOME!  I was just barking at Momma that I haven't updated my diary in a WEEK and SHE said that's because there's nothing happening in my life right now cause of all the snow!  Which is sorta true.  But there's been so many loud noises and crashes around the neighborhood cause of all the snow and ice falling off people's houses!  That's been sorta exciting!  And scary!  And the sun came out yesterday!  I can talk about that cause THAT was super exciting!  Even DADDY was happy about THAT!

But yeah...Momma's right.  Not much goin on.  I can't wait for spring.  Or at least for the snow to melt so I can zoom around the yard again.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Valentine's Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/655422</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:03:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/655422</guid>
		<description>Happy Valentine's Day to my pup friends and their people!  We had a very quiet day here since Momma  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy Valentine's Day to my pup friends and their people!  We had a very quiet day here since Momma and Daddy FINALLY got themselves dug out from all the snow.  I gave Momma TONS of cuddles and kisses this morning!  I got to eat my special wet food today that I only get only special occasions.  I love that stuff!  Then me and Momma went to a party at Schnauzer Rules!  That was FUN cause they had lots of squirrels to eat.  I dunno who caught all those squirrels but they sure were good!!

Momma and Daddy have to go back to work tomorrow.  Boo...I'm sad.  I got used to them being home...

:(]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*GASP*</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/654663</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:32:55 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/654663</guid>
		<description>Our back porch collapsed from all the snow!  It was very very loud and scary and Momma thought our f ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our back porch collapsed from all the snow!  It was very very loud and scary and Momma thought our furnace blew up but it was the awning over the porch!  She said there was too much snow sitting on it!

Winter needs to be done now!!!  PLEASE?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sheesh!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/654134</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:47:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/654134</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy haven't gone to work all week!  Their school has been closed because of all the snow ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy haven't gone to work all week!  Their school has been closed because of all the snow, and we're supposed to get even MORE today and tomorrow!  In fact, as soon as I dictated this to Momma, she looked out the window and it's snowing!!  She says her and Daddy have "cabin fever", which doesn't make sense because we live in a house, not a cabin, and neither of them feel hot.  She says it means they need to get out of the house.  But she was just out there digging out her car!  Doesn't that count as out of the house?  I guess not...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>JEEZE!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/653487</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:31:43 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/653487</guid>
		<description>It's STILL SNOWING!!!  It's past my head now.  Momma dug me a small hole to go potty in.  She could  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's STILL SNOWING!!!  It's past my head now.  Momma dug me a small hole to go potty in.  She could barely do it, so Daddy went out later and dug me a better one.  My neighbor across the street measured the snow and said we have 23 inches so far.  I don't do numbers so good, but Momma sure seemed shocked so that must be a lot.  She said she's never seen so much snow in Pittsburgh.  Ha.  I can't even see OVER it to see what the neighborhood looks like!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHOA!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/653346</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:05:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/653346</guid>
		<description>There's SO MUCH SNOW outside!  Holy cow!  It's all the way up to my belly now and it's STILL snowing ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's SO MUCH SNOW outside!  Holy cow!  It's all the way up to my belly now and it's STILL snowing!!  Momma's grumbling right now cause the TV's not working...she thinks there's too much snow on the dish and she has to go clean it off.  BOL!  At least she doesn't have to do her private business in it!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gross...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/651902</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:34:23 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/651902</guid>
		<description>Momma has this thing called &quot;Sty in Her Eye&quot;.  I dunno what that is, but her eye is all puffy and sw ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma has this thing called "Sty in Her Eye".  I dunno what that is, but her eye is all puffy and swollen and she says it hurts real bad.  She's been sitting in her chair with a wet washcloth on her face.  Well, if THAT doesn't scream "PLAY TIME!" I dunno WHAT does!!

I start by climbing on her lap.  I sniff at the cloth while she yells "Don't touch it Fizzy!"  But...but...so I give her a few kisses on the lips.  Then I sniff the rag again.  "Leave it Fizzy!"  Lick lick...I lick the rag.  "Fizban I'm SERIOUS!"  Uh oh...she used my full name.  But now I HAVE to have it.  Not want, HAVE TO!  So I grabbed it and RAN.  But...I forgot that Daddy was sitting right there and he grabbed it from me.  Rats.

Momma went to her human dogtor, and when she came home...GROSS.  Her eye was completely swollen shut and she was saying all sorts of bad words.  Then she went to bed.  I went with her, and this time I was the best good schnauzer I could be.  No licking.  No stealing wash cloths.  I just snuggled with her til she felt better.

See, Momma I take good care of you!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh Momma...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/651383</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:09:04 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/651383</guid>
		<description>Momma finally splurged and got me Dogster Plus, and she's spent two days spiffing it up.  Momma!  St ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma finally splurged and got me Dogster Plus, and she's spent two days spiffing it up.  Momma!  Step away from the Dogster!!!  

*gasp* 

Now she has the camera!  RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Exciting Night!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/650422</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:46:08 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/650422</guid>
		<description>So I'm out in the front yard doing my private doggie business.  Momma is, of course, obsessively wat ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ So I'm out in the front yard doing my private doggie business.  Momma is, of course, obsessively watching me because, well, she's Momma.  It's what she does.  Of course, her obsessiveness DID land me in surgery for bladder stones when she saw me peeing blood...but I could have gotten really really sick if she hadn't noticed, so I guess I can't complain TOO much.  Still, a pup would like to have SOME privacy.

Anyhow, Momma's standing in the house watching me, and she says "I swear I just saw a tail beebopping down the street..." As soon as she says this, a beagle puppy comes strolling into the yard, JUST as I had found the perfect spot to do my business.  As soon as the puppy spots me he tries to start playing with me!  The nerve!  Some upstart puppy comes into MY yard while I'm doing my PRIVATE BUSINESS and puppy bows to me!  I could hear Momma giggling in the door way.  Ok, ok, he WAS pretty cute, I'll give him that.  Momma wrestles me back into the house, and this pup tries to follow me!!  Momma says "No, no puppy, you can't come in."  Cause what if he would have had FLEAS or something!!  Or COOTIES!  BLECH!

Momma grabs his collar to look at his tags, but he's not wearing any!!  OH NO!  But...but...he's a PUPPY, he's clean and obviously well taken care of, he HAS to have pawrents SOMEWHERE!  Ok, so I'll admit, I WAS jealous that he was jumping all over my Momma, trying to kiss her and she WAS cooing all over him.  But STILL...it's JANUARY and it's COLD out there!  So Momma tries to hook him up to my outside lead, but he squirmed away and took off.

Momma was pretty upset.  She tried to follow him but it's dark out and she couldn't see anything.  She came back to the house and told Daddy "If he comes back I'm tackling him, hooking him up to the lead, and calling the police!"  She was afraid he'd get hit by a car.  And he WAS pretty cute.

About 15 minutes later Momma realized I hadn't actually gotten to DO my private business, so she let me out again.  As soon as I stepped off the porch this puppy came sprinting up to me from my neighbor's yard!!!  "THAT'S IT!" Momma said.  She shoved me back into the house again (I STILL DIDN'T DO MY PRIVATE BUSINESS DARN IT!!!!) and wrestled this dog to the ground.  Well, he thought she was playing, so he wrestled back.  It was kinda funny.  But she managed to get him hooked up this time.  When she came back into the house to call the police he started crying.  I know, puppy, I miss Momma, too, when she leaves.  She called the police, who sent out Animal Control.  This poor puppy is just sitting on our front porch crying.

Momma went next door to ask my best good friend, Sarah, if she knew who the puppy belonged to.  Sarah said she'd never seen him before, but she felt bad so she gave him a few treats.  Then she brought him a bowl of puppy food, which he gobbled up like CRAZY.  Momma wasn't sure if this was such a good idea, but...well, he WAS pretty cute.  Momma gave him a bowl of water, and her and Sarah stood out in the freezing cold oooohing and aaaaahing over this puppy.  I was pretty jealous.  The Animal Control guy came, and he was REALLY nice to the puppy.  He said that a dog that well taken care of (especially a puppy) clearly belongs to someone, so he said he'd probably have a call very soon about a missing pup.  He said he'd scan him for a chip.  Like a potato chip?  Hm...interesting.

Momma says his owner may have attached his leash to the flimsy ring that comes with the rabies tag or ID tag and the puppy broke it.  I've done that before, so I guess it could happen.  Momma says she doesn't want to think about what happens if no one claims him.  I don't know what that means, but suddenly I'm very happy that Momma watches over me while I pee.  

Speaking of pee, I STILL HAVEN'T GONE, MOMMA!  What's a pup gotta do to get some attention around here?  SHEESH!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WHEW!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/648692</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:50:07 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/648692</guid>
		<description>Good news, pups!  Momma found her mind.  It was in a warm bubble bath.  Who knew?  I didn't look the ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Good news, pups!  Momma found her mind.  It was in a warm bubble bath.  Who knew?  I didn't look there cause I thought it would have drownded.  

Humans are weird...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh dear...</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/648584</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:06:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I don't know what to do, pups.  Momma says she thinks she's lost her mind, and I can't find it ANYWH ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I don't know what to do, pups.  Momma says she thinks she's lost her mind, and I can't find it ANYWHERE!  Today was the first day it WASN'T snowing, so she thought she was gonna have a GOOD DAY, but it turns out she had a BAD DAY.  Those little humans she teaches were bad bad bad.  She says none of them listened to her at all and it was very very loud in the classroom.  So I'm trying to be quiet, but I'm worried cause I can't find her mind!

I looked under the couch, under the table, on her recliner, in the toilet, in the kitchen...nothing!  I even checked around all the bushes outside but it's not there!!!

If you were a mind where would you hide?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SHHHHHHHHHH!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/646589</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:57:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/646589</guid>
		<description>I'm trying to be very very quiet.  Momma is SICK.  Like, REALLY sick.  She keeps complaining about h ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm trying to be very very quiet.  Momma is SICK.  Like, REALLY sick.  She keeps complaining about her head and her belly and she goes into the bathroom and doesn't come out for a long time but when she does she's shivering.  So I'm trying to be a good schnauzer and be as quiet as I can.  Plus I've been snuggling with her to keep her warm cause she's so COLD.  I don't like it when Momma is sick cause she won't let me give her kisses cause she doesn't want ME to get sick.

Poor Momma.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/646130</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:53:24 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/646130</guid>
		<description>Happy New Year fur friends!  I stayed up way late last night!  Momma's family was over here last nig ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Happy New Year fur friends!  I stayed up way late last night!  Momma's family was over here last night and boy did they give me LOVE.  They were snuggling and kissing and petting and squishing (none of THAT please!) and they kept saying they were going to put me in their purses and take me home.  I'm not THAT little!  Geeze!  Momma said she'd never let that happen.  And my BFF Natalie was here and I gave her kiss after kiss after kiss while she giggled.  I heart her.

Well, friends I certainly hope we all have a happy and HEALTHY year.  That goes for people as well as pets!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sad News</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/645731</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:48:27 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/645731</guid>
		<description>I have very sad news to report tonight fur friends.  A very nice schnauzer,  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have very sad news to report tonight fur friends.  A very nice schnauzer, <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href=http://www.dogster.com/dogs/433315">Georgie,</a> has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.  I'm very very sad about this and so is Momma.  If you can take a few minutes to say a prayer for Georgie and her nice Momma, please do.  While Georgie is no longer in pain, her Momma is probably suffering something awful tonight and could probably use some peace.

Good-bye Georgie.  You'll be missed, but we'll all see you again sometime.  Until then...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Is it Spring Yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/645370</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:04:28 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/645370</guid>
		<description>Snow snow snow.  More and more snow every day.  I LIKE the snow, but it's getting to be too much.  I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Snow snow snow.  More and more snow every day.  I LIKE the snow, but it's getting to be too much.  It's hard for a little dog like me to go potty in all the snow!  Good thing I got my sweater from Ho Ho it keeps me nice and warm outside.

Momma is also sick of the snow.  When she came downstairs this morning and saw the sidewalk covered in snow AGAIN, she said some naughty words.  I told her, you're lucky Ho Ho already came, cause he would NOT like those words.  She says she's ready for spring.  And then I reminded her of the war she had last year with the squirrels and the chipmunks over her garden and sunflowers.  She said maybe she could wait a LITTLE while longer.

Me, I'll just take a nap until winter is over.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/644694</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:14:17 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/644694</guid>
		<description>Ho Ho came!  Ho Ho came!  And he brought me a SQUIRREL!  Ok so it's not a real one, it's a fake, but ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ho Ho came!  Ho Ho came!  And he brought me a SQUIRREL!  Ok so it's not a real one, it's a fake, but it LOOKS real!  And it squeaks, too!  THANK YOU HO HO!  He also brought me some Nyla bones, both chicken and liver flavored!  And a new leash so me and Momma can go on walks!

Then I went to Grammy and Pap Pap's house and GUESS WHAT?  Ho Ho stopped there for me too!  He gave me a Nyla bone (YAY!) and a new sweater!!  I've never liked wearing clothes before but I'm LOVING my sweater!  Momma says a whole new window of opportunity has opened for her.  I dunno what that means, but Daddy sort of groaned, so it can't be good.  Anyhow, Momma's gonna put a picture of me hugging my squirrel and me in my new sweater on my page real soon, so look for them!

And now I just wanna say Merry Christmas to all my pup friends and their people.  Be grateful for every day you have, cause you never know what's gonna happen.  Pups, be sure to show your people every day how much you love them and how grateful you are to have a nice, warm home with plenty of food, toys and love.  Not every pup has that.  People, be sure to show your pup every day how much you love them. Give them plenty of ear rubs and hugs (if you're into that sort of thing) and kisses.  Forgive your pups when they're a little bit naughty.  It's part of our charm, after all!

Merry Christmas!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>HOORAY!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/644046</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:07:25 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/644046</guid>
		<description>Momma and Daddy only have one more wake up and then they're off for 11 whole days!  That's 11 whole  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma and Daddy only have one more wake up and then they're off for 11 whole days!  That's 11 whole days they get to spend with ME, Fizzy!!  I get to sleep in with Momma and play with Daddy and visit Uncle Thumper and OH YEAH!  HO HO IS COMING!!!  These are some exciting times we live in!

But last night Momma said I might be on the NAUGHTY LIST!  I decided I NEEDED to play at midnight.  But Momma and Daddy were already in bed sleeping, but...but...I wanted to play.  And when they wouldn't play I decided I HAD to go potty right then and there, even though I had just GONE potty at 11 PM.  So I woofed and I woofed and I woofed...everyone ignored me, so I jumped up on the bed, then down off the bed, then up on the bed, then down off the bed...I kept woofing too.  Then Momma shouted "You're on Ho Ho's naughty list!!!!" and took me out to the front yard to potty...crap.  I was just a little wound up!!  Just a little, Ho Ho, I can't HELP it!  I'm 5 years old but really, I'm still a puppy on the inside...

Can I come off the naughty list now?  I been real good aaaaaaaall day...promise...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ew Momma!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/643524</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:26:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/643524</guid>
		<description>The past couple of nights when we go to bed, I've been giving Momma lots and lots of kisses.  Like 1 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The past couple of nights when we go to bed, I've been giving Momma lots and lots of kisses.  Like 10 minutes worth!  Momma says she thinks I'm trying to butter her up so she'll tell Ho Ho how good I've been.  But that doesn't make any sense.  I don't have any butter.  I'm not even allowed to EAT any butter.  I'm too small to get into the magic box of food to even look for any.  And even if I DID have butter I wouldn't put it on Momma.  That's weird.  I'd just EAT it (even though I'm not supposed to.)

All I'm trying to do is remind Momma that I'm a good boy and I really really REALLY want my own squirrel.  And a panda.  A few ear rubs will be good, too.

Geeze Momma...she's so weird...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GASP!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/643261</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:20:39 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/643261</guid>
		<description>OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH!!!

SNOW!!!!!!

Lots and lots and lots of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH!!!

SNOW!!!!!!

Lots and lots and lots of SNOW!  Snow to eat!  Snow to frolic in!  Snow to pee in!  Snow to roll in!

SNOW!!!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Naughty or Nice?</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/642945</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:40:42 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/642945</guid>
		<description>Momma just told me that Ho Ho has a naughty and nice list!  Uh oh...maybe I should help Ho Ho out an ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma just told me that Ho Ho has a naughty and nice list!  Uh oh...maybe I should help Ho Ho out and remind him of all the GOOD stuff I did this year so maybe he'll forget the naughty...

Let's see...

* I take real good care of Momma when she's sick.  One time, she was up all night throwing up and I sat outside the bathroom door and waited for her.  

* I'm a real good snuggler.

* I keep Momma warm at night cause she gets real cold sometimes.

* I give kisses ALL the time.

* I say hi to the mailman every day!  Nice and loud, too, so he can hear me!

* I say hi to my neighbor's dog, Lucy, every time I see her, and I make sure I sniff her GENTLY cause she's still a puppy and I'm a BIG boy!

* I play with my cousins, Natalie and Joshie, real nice.  Natalie is my best friend.

* I show Uncle Thumper how a REAL schnauzer is supposed to act.  It's ok to be crazy SOME of the time, but he forgets how to snuggle sometimes.

* I told my toy moose ALL about Ho Ho and even put him in front of the tree to wait.  Momma thinks moose might be a spy, but I SWEAR, he's just waiting for Ho Ho to show up!

* I kissed away all Momma's leaky water stuff from her eyes when I was sick.

* I was a REAL GOOD BOY when I was sick.  I didn't complain too much, and I even let Momma HUG me.

* I don't complain when I don't get any more cheese.  I'm sad on the inside, but I try not to let Momma see it.  It would make her eyes leak.

* I help Momma shred the junk mail.

* When Daddy has to fix something in the house I sit with him and supervise to make sure he doesn't get hurt.

* I chase away all the squirrels, birds, and caterpillars in our yard.

* I saved a cat that my neighbor lost.

* I'm really really REALLY cute.

I was going to do a naughty list, too, but Momma says that Ho Ho sees everything.  Crap.  He already knows..but Ho Ho, I've been MOSTLY good, I swear!  It's not EASY being such a good schnauzer!

All I want is my own squirrel.  Or a panda.  I saw one of them on the TV box and boy was it cute!  If you can't find a squirrel, Ho Ho, I'll take a panda!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Best Day Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/641870</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:25:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/641870</guid>
		<description>I'm having the best day ever!  First, Momma and daddy were supposed to go out to brunch this morning ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm having the best day ever!  First, Momma and daddy were supposed to go out to brunch this morning, but it got canceled cause there's lots of ice, so I got to sleep in and snuggle with Momma.  Then, Momma doesn't feel too good (she keeps saying her head's gonna explode!), so she's been hanging out in her recliner all day and I get to sit in her lap!  I've been snoozing and snuggling all day and every now and them Momma rubs my ears and tells me I'm doing a good job taking care of her!!

Are you watching, Ho Ho?  I'm being a good boy...now let's talk about that squirrel I want for Christmas...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ho Ho Ho!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/640975</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:27:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/640975</guid>
		<description>The tree is up and lit and there's some snow coming down and I'm ready for Ho Ho!!  This is exciting ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The tree is up and lit and there's some snow coming down and I'm ready for Ho Ho!!  This is exciting!  Momma says Ho Ho can't bring me treats, but she called the vet lady, and the vet lady said flavored Nyla bones are ok, so I'm asking Ho Ho for lots of those!!  And Momma says if I'm extra good she'll bake me special treats JUST for me that no one else can have!  WOOF!!

I went to the groomers today.  They love me lots.  Momma forgot to tell them "no treats", so I'm not telling if I had any.  They DID give me a bag full of treats for Christmas.  Momma felt too bad telling them I can't eat them...she says she'll tell them next time I get a haircut.  So Momma's taking the treats to her friend's doggie, Vinnie.  She says it's my Christmas present to him!!

Do you think Ho Ho would bring me a squirrel?  Not a toy one, I want a REAL one to play with!!  I don't think Momma likes that idea...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>WOOF!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/638835</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:49:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/638835</guid>
		<description>Momma's been so busy lately, and I need her to type my diary entries cause I don't have thumbs!

A ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Momma's been so busy lately, and I need her to type my diary entries cause I don't have thumbs!

Anyhow, things are going ok.  I have to go back to the vet lady in February for another picture of my belly to see if I have any more stones.  The last one was inconclusive because there was something there that the vet wasn't sure what it was.  I'm eating my special diet, which I like, but momma is still looking into other things for me to eat cause she's scared of all the fat in the food, which she says is bad for doggies like me.

Momma also says she's going to "stop being so dramatic", which is just silly because momma is ALWAYS dramatic.  She says she loves me forever and she wants me to have the best life possible, no matter how long it is, so she's going to stop moping around.  As long as I have a warm lap to sit in, I'm just fine and dandy.  She really does need to stop hugging me, though.  I don't like that.

Thanksgiving was fun.  I want to my grammy and pap pap's house and played with their crazy schnauzer, Thumper.  Momma was a little upset, though, cause she told everyone "NO TABLE SCRAPS FOR FIZZY!" (which made ME upset!  NO TURKEY???)  Anyhow, I kept slinking around, putting my head in everyone's laps and giving my very bestest puppy dog eyes, but no one caved.  Except they kept asking momma  "No turkey?"  "Just a LITTLE bit of mashed potatoes?"  "One little black olive won't kill him, would it?"  Apparently it will, cause no one gave me anything.

And now Momma is getting out the Christmas stuff, which means Ho Ho is coming!!  Momma says Ho Ho's real name is Santa, but I still call him Ho Ho.  Momma says Ho Ho can't bring me any treats this year, but that maybe I could ask him for a new collar and leash since I broke my retractable leash at the vet lady's place and Momma doesn't like to take me for walks on my plain leash cause it scares her.

Does Ho Ho bring toys?]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>All About Me</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/635907</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:28:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Fizzy ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
		<category></category>		
		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1059297/diary/A_day_in_the_life_of_the_fizzy/635907</guid>
		<description>I just realized I never started a diary!  Woof!  I'm such a silly boy.  So much has been going on in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just realized I never started a diary!  Woof!  I'm such a silly boy.  So much has been going on in the past three weeks that I forgot!

A few weeks ago Momma saw me peeing blood.  I felt totally fine, acting as crazy as I always do, but Momma sure seemed scared.  So I had to go see the vet lady and she took pictures of my belly.  I thought that was kinda weird but Momma said they were SPECIAL pictures that could see INSIDE my belly.  Weird.  Anyway, vet lady said I had something called bladder stones and I had to have surgery to get them out.

I had no idea what that meant, but Momma was leaking from her eyes a LOT that day and kept hugging me and kissing me.  I hate hugs.  Kisses are good, though.  She was also talking about money a lot that day, too.

Two days later I went back to the vet lady YAY!  Except they CUT ME OPEN.  Boo.  It HURT.  Bad.  And I had to wear that stupid lampshade every day.  I HATED that stupid collar.  Daddy joked that I could be a lamp for Halloween.  Momma didn't think that was funny.  I just wanted to sleep.

I wore that stupid cone for TWO WEEKS.  I licked open a stitch at one point and they used a STAPLE to shut me back up!  OW.  Not cool, vet lady.  Not cool at all.  Poor Momma had to sleep on the living room floor with me for a few days cause I couldn't get in the bed.  I kept bonking her with my cone because I NEED to snuggle every night but I couldn't fit on the air mattress with my stupid cone.  I HATE that cone.

I finally got my staples out and the vet lady said I don't have to wear my cone anymore HOORAY!  But Momma said I smelled BAD and then *gasp* HORROR OF HORRORS!  She gave me a BATH.  THAT'S ALMOST AS BAD AS THE CONE!  But then I was allowed to snuggle with her, so I guess that's ok.

The only good thing out of all of this was I got to eat a LOT of hot dogs that Momma stuffed with little white things!  Although that eventually turned out to be a problem.  I started puking.  So Momma makes me special food now that's chicken and rice and Pepcid and I LOVE that.

I go back to the vet lady this Thursday to get more pictures of my belly.  Keep your fingers crossed that there's no more rocks in there.  Momma keeps talking about a special diet that I'll have to eat, but I'm MORE than happy to keep eating chicken and rice and Pepcid everyday!]]></content:encoded>
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