Her memory is gone!!!!

I can't believe she forgot the most important day in my life, her life, everyone's life, but SHE DID! OMD! She forgot my Gotcha Day. Well, she didn't forget it entirely, she just got the days mixed up. She thought it was today, Aug. 8th, instead of Aug. 6th. I'm ok cause she had so much happen to her 10 years ago & of course she is getting older & the memory is going. My Gotcha Day is Aug. 6th, but Aug. 8th is the day she fell & broke her ankle. How she could confuse a WONDERFUR day with a horrible day, I'm not sure, but I forgive her 99.8%.

She is fallin' (good way) all over herself making today really special for me. I had my paws crossed for a trip to the DQ, but I don't think it's happening tonight. grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I think she's going to take me tomorrow so we celebrate 2 days instead of just one. I'm going to get all I can get out of this boo-boo of hers.

Hugs,
Max
xxoo

FINALLY.....

Well, it finally happened. I got to meet baby Dylan for the 1st time yesterday (Fri).

I walked around the house sniffing everywhere, checked out his swing,(sure would love to have one of them in my house for ME!) but showed little interest in him. I was told to be on my bestest behavior when I got to the house. I was, but everyone took that as me having no interest in baby Dylan. First of all, he's sooooooooooooooo tiny & doesn't do anything fun. Mommy held him & I just sat on the back of the couch looking out the window! Even when he cried, it didn't bother me. All he really did was pp or poopie his diaper, eat & sleep. They woke him up for awhile & they all got on the floor with him. He was kinda cute then, but I didn't feel like being on the floor. He got a bath & you won't believe what he did. He pp'd all over his mommy, Amanda!!!!!! AND, they all laughed about it! (they better remember that if someday I decide to pp somewhere that I shouldn't!).

I really, really, really do like the little guy, it's just that I wasn't feelin' real good last night...I gots bad infections in both my ears & mommy put drops in before we left. Gee, maybe I would have been friendlier had she listened to my sister & do them when we got home!

I'm waiting for him to get more movable to enjoy him more. Of course I love him, cause I'm his uncle Maxmillion Winston, the one in a million uncle!

Hugs,
Max
xxoo

Baby Dylan is here!!!!

It's official...Baby Dylan Raymond Slaventa arrived on July 13, 2009, weighing in at 7 lbs. 11 oz., 20" long.

I'm very confused by all of this cause everyone was telling me that baby Dylan was in Amanda's tummy?!?!?!?!?!?! Why would she eat a baby???? Now he's here (but I haven't seen him yet). She must have had a tummy ache & throwed him up. Humans do such crazy things.

I'm patiently waiting to meet my little 2 legged nephew. I'm going to wait until they are real settled at home before I visit or maybe they will come here to visit me. I know already that I'm going to love him. I could smell him a bit on mommy & he smelled so sweet.

Hugs,
Max
xxoo

It's a BOY!!!!

It's official, the baby is a BOY! (my brother, J.R. & his wife Amanda are having a baby boy in July). His name is Dylan Raymond (pronounced like Bob Dylan).

Amanda brought a video of the baby & mommy kept saying "look at the baby", but I sure didn't see a baby on that TV. It was black & white & looked like shadows & it was kinda snowy. Must have been something on there though cause mommy got leaky eyes and there was lots of ooohhhhhing & aaaahhhhing going on.

I don't know why mommy sometimes gets leaky eyes when she talks about baby Dylan...she's happy about being a grandma, so why do her eyes leak??? Women! I'll never figure them out! bol

Hugs,
Max

Visitors at my house...

On Wednesday night, 2/11, it got very, very WINDY. So windy that it sounded like the house was falling apart. Little did I know that while I was sleeping in my cozy bed, there were lots of trees & wires falling down all around the area. Thousands & thousands of people lost their electricity & phone service. It was very cold out too. Lots of schools either canceled or had to close after the children arrived because the electricity went out.

I woke up Thursday morning to hear my mommy say "you, Jethro & Vladimir get ready & come down here until your power gets back on". JETHRO???? VLADIMIR???? I knew something was really wrong if the kitty, Vladimir, was coming to my house. Yipee. My brother, J.R., was coming BUT, so was Jethro.

When they got here, my kitties ran & hid because of Jethro. I couldn't wait to greet Vlad, but he had different ideas. He growled & hissed at me!?!?!?!?!?! He gets along with Jethro, but not with sweet, little, ole me????

I had promised to be nice to Jethro & I was doing really good until he decided to sniff in the place I don't like to have sniffed. So I gave a little growl at him. Thank goodness he went to bed when my brother did. I tried to get Vlad to like me better, but he was having nothing to do with me. He just walked around the house checking everything out & looking for the other kitties.

Amanda picked up Jethro on her way home from school. They were going to her parents house for the night & hope their power was on by morning.

The first meeting of Snickers, Iggy, Sassy & Vlad was not good. It was rather funny. They were all in the kitchen & Vlad had almost doubled in size with his fur out to everywhere. He growled & hissed at the others & they just sat there looking at him.

Vladimir was very sad after his daddy went to work. I think he felt he had been abandoned. His mommy picked up Jethro, but didn't take him home & now his daddy left him.

Day 2 - 2/13
By the next day, Iggy & Vlad were getting along pretty good. They were running around playing & rubbing noses. Vlad is a funny kitty. He loves to play "fetch". Mommy would throw a mouse & he'd run after it, knocking it around with his paws & then bring it back to her to throw it again. I feel really bad for him cause he doesn't have any toys at home...Jethro has eaten all of his toys!

I'm getting closer to Vlad without him running or growling at me. I know he'll like me if he gives me a chance. He's so much fun to watch play. He can play for the longest time all by himself. He's very good at entertaining himself.

Day3 - 2/14
The power came back on at my brother's last night - it was off for about 40 hours. I guess Vladimir will be leaving & just as he started to like me. I knew he'd like me if he got to know me! He rubs all around me & rubs noses with me. He loves to spend time in my sister's room, which Sassy isn't happy about. That is "their" little home & she didn't like the idea of sharing.

Day 4 - 2/15
Vlad is still here. Today is a big day for my brother, but he doesn't know it. There is a surprise party for him for his 30th birthday (2/17). J.R. had been very suspicious about a party, but after all the little "fibs" everyone told him, he wasn't so sure anymore. Vlad was going home today, or so everyone thought... He wouldn't come out the two times his daddy stopped to get him. Hmmmmm, maybe he likes it here, or really hates going in the car.

Day 5 - 2/16
Surprise Birthday Party went great, or so I'm told. I wasn't allowed to go! I did get some birthday cake though. Vlad is still here. His daddy stopped earlier, but was taking Amanda to the baby doctor so couldn't take him.

In the early evening, Amanda came to take Vladimir home. We were all sad to see him go. Amanda wanted him to be home the next morning for J.R.'s birthday. I understood, but was sad :(

Hugs,
Max

Getting to know your furiends...

My furiend Gizmo sent this.

Getting to know your furiends...

Copy this diary entry, and paste it into your diary. Read and then delete my answers. Then you can fill in your own! We can get to know our pals better!! Have fun!! Then send a rosette or pawmail to 4 pals and ask them to post it in their diary!!!!

1. What color is your collar?
Red collar. Daddy uses a black retractable leash & mommy uses a red retractable leash. She likes to color coordinate more. bol

2. What kind of food do you eat?
It would probably be easier to ask what I DON'T eat! I eat Beneful; "crumbs" from the kitties food; most people food (I can't eat turkey or hot dogs cause I get really sick & don't like people snack foods like chips, pretzels, popcorn, etc.) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ice cream.

3. What are your favorite treats?
Tiny T-Bones & Milkbone Chewy Chicken Drumsticks

4. Do you have a Valentine or significant other??
My true love, my sweetie, Angel Girl Brandi Jo, a little Yorkie, watching over me from the Bridge. We had our 1st Anniversary on January 26th.

5. Do you get Table Scraps?
Of course! Mostly from mommy. I've got her wrapped around my paw.

6. What is your favorite toy?
An orange stuffed crab my sister, Marisa, got me & my blue teddy bear.

7. When is your Birthday?
My Birthday is…June 8, 1999

8. How many times a day do you get to eat?
Anytime I want

9. Do you have a favorite color?
Red and white. I have a "thing" about sleeping with a white chenile blankie. It HAS to be white or I won't sleep on it.

10. Do you hope all your pals put this in their diary?
I hope so. It will be a fun way to learn more about my pals.

Sent this survey to:
Buddy
Sugarbear
Virgie
Benny

Time in the "Doghouse"

I'm a big "momma's boy" & have a real big case of separation fear. I pay very close attention as to what clothes she puts on, how she combs her hair & what she puts on her face. Soon as the make up goes on, I start to cry. The other morning she was getting dressed & my sister called me to go with her to get Jordan off the bus. I ran down to go & once I got down there, I remembered mommy was getting dressed. Yikes! I didn't get to see what she was putting on! Oh NO! She may leave while I'm out at the bus stop. So, I start to whine & cry. Marisa had no patience with me & told me to be quiet & wait for Jordan. She said mommy wasn't leaving me. I didn't hear "wasn't" , I just heard "mommy & leaving!!!!

Now I love Jordan to pieces, but if she wasn't getting off the bus, I wouldn't be out of the house when mommy left. I kept crying, getting louder & louder. I will say that Marisa doesn't have much patience when I do my whining & crying. Jordan gets off the bus & I walked right up to her and ... Well, I don't know how to say this with out offending anyone, but I walked up to her, lifted my leg & ppd on her!!!! That sweet little kid didn't know I did it, but Sargent Marisa did!!!! Boy did she flip out! She yelled at me the whole way up the street! She told me she was never going to take me to the bus stop again! EVER!!!

YES, YES, YES! My plan worked!!! I hated to do that to little Jordan, but at least I never have to go to the bus stop with anyone else except for mommy.
If mommy isn't going, then Max isn't going either!

And, they say "animals are dumb"! I don't think so! My plan worked just like I wanted it to.

I ran in the house to find mommy & there she was, waiting for my return. She missed me. Oh No! The big mouth Sargent is telling mommy what happened.
Mommy didn't have a happy face anymore. And she called me "Maxmillion Winston Slaventa". I was in big trouble. She shook that finger at me & told me "bad boy" over & over. Then she pointed the finger to the couch & told me to go for a very long time out. I went right over with my tail between my legs.

Then I remembered that I didn't get a treat when I came in! After all, I had ppd, so where was my treat? Bless that sweet little Jordan, she was going to get me one until Marisa told her "NO WAY". Hey, the kid wasn't mad at me, so what was the big problem?

Things have finally quieted down from my little experiment. I won...the Sargent went to the bus stop yesterday & I got to stay in the house with mommy, just like I wanted!

Our Crazy Christmas...

I wanted to write a Christmas message in here for all my furiends, however it didn't happen...
What a crazy Christmas we had this year! Mommy was very sick before Christmas with an abscessed tooth & then she got the tummy bug on top of it! Nothing was done - no presents wrapped; no decorations; no tree up. She was making presents for family & friends & didn't get them finished. I wanted to help her, but how do you paint with paws???? The one thing I could do was to cuddle next to her & try to make her feel better. Iggy & I spent an entire day in bed with her & two days on the couch.
Somehow she got the tree decorated between Tues. & Wed. & the house cleaned. She was counting on my sister, Marisa, to wrap presents when she got home from work on Christmas Eve. WRONG! Marisa came home from work early with the same tummy bug that mommy had! Yikes!
We always go to my aunt's for Christmas dinner & spend the day, but this year we stayed home cause no one wanted our germs. Marisa stayed in bed, mommy wrapped presents & daddy slept in the chair (he had the tummy bug too). FINALLY, Marisa felt a bit better & came downstairs so we could open presents. It was 5:30 p.m. & mommy said she had never opened presents so late.
The kitties & I finally got to have some fun. We all got new stockings from Santa Paws with little paw prints on them. I was pulling out rawhides & treats, just having loads of fun. The kitties got treats, food & catnip toys.
We're supposed to go to my aunt's tomorrow to have a "belated" Christmas. I hope there is some good food left over!
Hugs,
Max
xxoo

Thanksgiving Day

This year we didn't have our BIG Thanksgiving dinner at my nana's until the Sunday after. J.R. is working a crazy schedule, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., & there was no way he could wake up to eat, missing a couple hours of sleep, & then go to work. They say turkey makes humans sleepy & it wouldn't be good if he fell asleep at work.

I was a good boy & stayed out of the trash this year. And, nana was a good girl & remembered NOT to throw any bones in the trash. On the official Thanksgiving Day, daddy deep fried two cornish hens & did a turkey breast in the oven. I was able to eat the cornish hens, but of course no turkey.

I ate SWEET POTATOES for the first time at my nana's. YUMMY to my TUMMY!!! I even had seconds on them. Gee, I missed out on them for years! Mommy doesn't like them, not even with the marshmallows on them, so I'd have to say she has no clue of what she's missing. I think she didn't bother giving any to me to eat since she doesn't eat them. Now, I ask you, is that fair????? I don't think so!!!! I'm crossing my paws for nana to make them for Christmas dinner.

Sweet Potato Hugs,
Max
xxoo

11-30-2008

It's been a month...

My little sweetie, Brandi Jo, has been at the Rainbow Bridge for a month now. I miss her so much & think of her all the time. Our time together was so special, but way to short. I do find comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering in any way & is watching over me, mommy & mama Maxine. I have a picture on my page of what I think it looks like at the Rainbow Bridge. It's of the beautiful meadow where all the angel pups & kitties run free once again. It's a beautiful picture, but I know it is more beautiful there than the picture can convey.

Loving & missing you always...
Hugs,
Max
xxoo

11-06-2008