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adventures in the sweet grass of summer!

April snow showers bring... May flowers?

I know it's supposed to be April, but when Rudy woke me up with a rather violent tail nudge the other day, there was a fresh coating of SNOW on the ground! Let me tell you, pups, my doggie heart was all aflutter. I'm sick of all the cold weather and ready for the sun to shine! Now that I'm getting older, I'm all about tropical breezes and staying out of the rain.

Lately my family and I have just been running around the yard, having a good time. After the ice storm a few months ago, my dad had to rebuild part of the fence badly damaged by storms. Rudy and I spent the day on the porch watching all of the action, which was a little frustrating for a crazy lady like me! I love to run along the fenceline and bark at any passers-by.

Well, I'm off to see what my sisters are up to! Maybe they'll sneak me a treat or two!

Later pups!

Roxie

Hey there pups! Long time, no bark! Things have been quite busy around the yard these days, with all the grooming for fall set to begin, the leaves changing, and tons of squirrels to be caught. Rudy's been on a rampage lately, chasing after anything and everything that can be tracked down. I'm saddened to report he's had a bit of success... I try to turn a blind tail to the whole situation!

I hope this autumn finds everyone well... we're going to the groomers next week, so my sister tells me. I can't wait to get some of this extra fur off my legs! A lady needs to keep in shipshape form, you know.

Everyone stay warm and dry! Farewell for now!

Roxie

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

At the risk of sounding like a total old fuzzball stick-in-the-mud, some of the neighbor children were quite disruptive last evening! Here we are, a full month after the Fourth of July, and still I can hear the popping and explosions of fireworks in the backyards around the area. Fourth of July is certainly a nuisance to dogs everywhere, not to mention for people who are trying to get a good night's sleep when the clock strikes eleven.

My sisters certainly had some choice comments when the popping began... mostly because my oldest, Megan, has choice comments about everything. We're an opinionated group. Rudy usually keeps his yapping to himself, but I can also count on him to be honest with me in a pinch.

Last week was a major heat wave, and Dad did his best to keep us cool! Megan introduced me to a new phenomenon -- the "ice cube." She put it in my mouth and I had a good grip on it for a second, but it began to slip just as I was really crunching down. My mom suggested it as a "cool and refreshing" treat, and I have to say that I agree with her. Rudy was less interested; he let his sits on the turf for a while and gave up. I also got a good hosing a few times, then proceeded to run around with muddy paws and get my sister's shorts all dirty. Luckily it was laundry day.

I'm off to lounge about for a bit until everyone comes home from work. Ciao, bellas!

The Roxster