I'm Being A Diva

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated you. I have had a rough time since I told you about my diet. Mama decided that I needed to learn to do steps. She has tried before, but I am stubborn. I guess the last time we camped she decided I must learn. Her back was really hurting her then and it was hard for her to lift my butt onto the steps. She decided to put a harness on me and teach me the steps at home. It was terrifying. We did one step at a time, but I dug my feet into the carpet and did all I could to stop her from sending me down those steps. She finally got me down and figured going up would be easier. I fooled her. I did all I could not to go back up. I almost made her fall down the steps because while she stood behind me, I pushed my butt into her with all my weight. We were both exhausted when we finally made it back up the steps. She said would do it again, but we haven't. Ha Ha! On a side note, I can do some steps, but not the RV steps or the steps going downstairs. I have come up them once on my own, but that was an accident.

The next really bad thing are the horseflies here. I am scared to go outside unless it is dark. I will not go on walks. Mama said "Fine, then I will take Jack by himself." I couldn't believe she subjected him to the dangers of the horseflies. I waited by the window and watched for them. I was so relieved to see Jack and when he came in the door, I kissed him all over his face. I gave him a thorough check and he was fine. Mama thought I would go the next time, but nope, I stayed in. Jack has been walking without me. Mama is making me go out a few times a day, but I am not making it easy on her.

Yesterday, our Internet was down. Mama spent 3 hours on the phone with tech support. No one believed her that there was an outage even when she told them she took her laptop to town and it worked fine there, but not in our house. Today, it magically started working again. We are happy about that because Mama is happy.

I guess the highlight of the week was today. Mama took Jack and I for a ride. We visited the library, the bank and Burger King! Yes, I cheated on my diet with a small hamburger. I probably shouldn't say that. We had so much fun feeling the wind in our faces while we were riding.

Jack says "Hi" to everyone. He is snoozing after our trip to town.

Scout
The Diva

I'm On A Diet!

It's me Scout. I went to the vet on Saturday for my annual shots. He said I looked good and my teeth look great! Mama saw my weight and said I had to loose ten pounds. I weigh five more pounds than Jack now and I am huge for a girl. I'm embarrassed to say how much I weigh. :::sigh:::

Daddy says I must cut back on camping food. That means I have to reduce my hot dog, ham, bologna and cheese intake. :::sigh::: Daddy said he thinks my Frosty Treats are okay because Mama uses low fat yogurt, but told Mama to check into it to be sure. He also said no more table food. :-P

I've been really cranky the last few days. I'm starving! Mama said she will buy me some green beans because they are okay and I like them after I spit out the first few. She said they will be a good snack for me.

It's not fair that my metabolism is not as good as Jack's. I hate being a woman!

Scout,
The "fat" greyhound

Home Again!

We are home from a four day camping weekend. We stayed at Sam A. Baker State Park. It's a really nice place and almost feels like a resort with all the amenities.

Mama's back was hurting her a lot, so we mainly sat around the campsite. It was very relaxing though. I had my camping bed along with my Disney's Baby comforter that my foster mom gave me when I left her house and we put both of those outside so that we could spread out. I love my Disney comforter. It always travels with us. Scout and I basically just relaxed outside and took long walks with the folks and Grandma and Grandpa. We went to the river one day. I do not like water. Scout, however, likes to lay down in it. She stayed out for about 20 minutes. I sat on my comforter where it was dry.

We ate lots of good food and, of course, Frosty Treats came with us.

Mama didn't take any photos. She said that we basically look the same at every campsite. I don't know how she can say that. We flip over from time to time.

We were sad to come home yesterday.

Jack
The Greyhound Who Loves To Camp

It's been a whole week ....

since I updated my blog!

Daddy made it back from his camping trip. He had a nice time. He brought back some fish, so we had a fish fry. It was so good! I LOVE FISH!!!!

Remember the beds that Mama ordered for us? Well, one bed is lost. We don't think it will be found, so Mama tried to order us another one and they are sold out. Doesn't that just figure? We are just sharing the new one for now.

Mama hurt her back yesterday, so Scout and I are trying to make her feel better. We got a bunch of our toys out last night and started squeaking them and tossing them in the air. Mama said it was like being at a parade with all the noise and things being thrown into the air. The living room looks like a parade has gone through it too because our toys are scattered all over. We know how to have a good time. LOL

We are supposed to go camping this weekend, so hopefully I will be able to update you on that. We haven't been camping since the beginning of June. We thought we were missing the hottest time of the year, but we have had very cool temperatures this summer. It will probably be hot just when we start camping again.

Jack,
The Helpful Greyhound

The Nerve!

You are not going to believe this! My Daddy went camping without me! He left Scout and Mama behind, too, but I cannot believe he left me.

Mama said that he took Grandpa on a fishing trip. Why couldn't I go along?

I'm just too upset to write more right now.

Jack,
The Greyhound Who Wants To Be Camping!

It's One Mystery After Another

Last week, we saw this on our road during one of our walks. Mama wondered what it was. She saw it several times and just couldn't figure it out. No, she didn't pick it up like she should have the first time she saw it.


Imagine her surprise when she saw this in the washing machine.

It actually kind of freaked her out. What was it and how did it end up in the washing machine?

It was then that she remembered the last thing she washed were her tennis shoes. Sure enough, there was a spot on the bottom on the tennis shoe where the piece fits.

We then set out on a walk to find the other one that was left on the road. It took us a long time to find it. Scout actually found it. Mama gave her a lot of praise. Whatever!

Mama super glued the pieces back on. She super glued her fingers to her shoes, too, but maybe I'm not supposed to mention that. She said some bad words because she really didn't know if she could get her fingers off without leaving some skin behind. Ouch!

So, that mystery has been solved. You just never know what exciting thing will happen here. LOL

Jack,
The Greyhound Who Is Earning His Keep As A Detective

Our Surprise Was A Bigger Surprise For Mama

Mama was really excited yesterday because she said the UPS man was bringing us a big surprise. He finally arrived and left this box for us.

Oh, it's a new bed. Who gets it?

Mama is upset because there are supposed to be a bed for each of us. The packing slip is correct and the UPS site states there were two boxes, so we think one box was left on the truck. We hope the UPS man comes to visit us on Monday.

In the meantime, we don't know who should use the bed.

I'm using my old bed.


Scout is on the couch.

The new bed is empty.

Oh, okay, I'll try out the new bed. I don't think I can sleep on it though. What do you think?


Jack,
The Greyhound Who Is Relaxing On This Cool Saturday