Thanksgiving Vacation

Whew! I'm glad I'm back home. Mommy and Daddy just took Harper and me to their favorite place: Michigan. Don't get me wrong, that's where we were born and all, but there's too much excitement there for me. They always take us to Grammy's house. She gives us good treats, and I hang out under the bird cage and eat bird seed (which always makes me throw up on the way home). But I always have to pretend that I don't like Grammy. Really I do, but I secretly think that she wants to keep me. So I play like I'm a bad girl. I bark and I growl at her; I'm very convincing. She also gives me tons of treats to try to win my affection, so I think I'll keep it up "Cha-Ching."

Awwwwwww

We had a visitor this weekend. It was Aunt Mindy (my mom's best friend) from Michigan. I haven't seen her since I was half as long. (That's dachshund humor)
Anyway, I got to show her my new trick so many times. Mommy was proud. Mommy says "Aaaaawwwwww" really dramatically, (and stupidly) and I roll over on my back, and put my paws over my face. They go crazy over it, and I always get some kind of treat out of the deal, so what the heck? Well, sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!

Fall is in the Air

Aaaahhh... What a great day! The sun is out and Mommy and Daddy just took us for a long run. There were these two Basset Hounds behind a wooden fence barking at me. I thought it was cool that they couldn't get me:) So I just taunted them and trotted on by. I saw lots of leaves flying around and I chased them. Mom always laughs at me. But she keeps saying "There won't be many more days like this." I hope she doesn't mean that I won't be able to chase leaves around anymore. . . .

Halloweiner

My mommy is going so crazy today! She's wearing a bright orange shirt, Scooby Doo socks with jack-o-lanterns on them, and going around calling me "Halloweiner Dog." I don't know what she's talking about, but she got me this really cool new toy that's a black fabric bone that says "Boo" on it. I love to chase it and try to take it away from my brother. I also got a really cool witch hat with an orange bow on it to wear today. I hope every holiday is like this!

Ain't life grand?

This morning was so cold; it was a mere 65 degrees. My short-haired little body just can't deal with this freezing weather. So my plan--I look at my mom and pretend to shiver. She picked me up, gave me a treat, and put me on a blanket with her. Well, that was almost good enough. But I was still a little chilly. So I got closer, and she actually put me inside her fleece jacket she was wearing. Now we're talkin'.