Our Christmas Tree!

We pestered and pestered mom until finally she decided that she'd get off her bottom and put up our tree!  Finally it feels like Christmas here.

Mom still needs to fix the tinsel but if we know her like we think we do, we figure she'll fix that next year...

Here's a black Poodle mom got last year and there's a flying snowman she picked up a couple weeks ago at a thrift store.

Here's our squirrel!  We've heard from some other dogs on facebook that they think it's weird that there's a squirrel on our tree.  We say... where else would the squirrel be?

There's the English Sheepdog...

and the Frogger... and personally, we've never seen a frog in a tree so we think this is a lot weirder than the squirrel...

The Scottish Terrier...

the Owl...

and what tree would be complete without our friend, Yogi the Bear???

So that's it... our tree!  What do you think of it?

Are we strange to have animals on the tree?

Words With Friends!

I don't know how computer literate you all are out there but we've found the most awesome game around!

When mom isn't home we log onto her laptop and start playing.

It stimulates our mentals to no end!  Especially those times we get 4 'E's and 3 'I's... How's a dog supposed to make a GRR or a WOOF out of that?

Sam, we gots a G, I, N, A, Q, W and another G... and there's only a G open!  What word can you think of for that???

I dunno... that's a hard one... 

Thank You!

Just wanted to say thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday.

I really appreciated them all - well... except for the visual of Puddles nekkid!  I could have done without that!

I had an awesome day and Pippen threw a stupendous party that went well into the night!

Today I'm feeling every day of my eight years!  I have to admit mixing dog cookies and cat food is a lethal combination!

I'm gonna snooze today and get back at it tomorrow!

Wordless Wednesday - Happy 8th Barkday Edition!

Photos with Santa!

Mom finally picked up our photos with Santa!

I look pretty happy here... Santa just told me I was on the NICE list!  Yeah, you heard that right!  Sam was a good boy in 2011!  SWEET!

On the other paw... Santa told Pippen he was only borderline nice!  And if you know, 'Goody Four Shoes' you'll know that just put the worrys in the boy...  Pippen was hoping for some awesome presents this year so now he's not sure if he's getting them!

I told him that Santa was just yanking his walking string but he wouldn't let it go... even after Santa told him that he was way nicer than me!

You know what else???  The photographer and the helper lady both told me I could be a model!  They said that I take direction well and am happy!  Oh yeah... and extremely good looking too!

Wordless Wednesday - Nose and Toes Edition

Sam is Cute?

We went out for a walkie yesterday...

We sniffed bushes...

and we sniffed piles of dirt and leaves...

We checked out a new totem pole...

and just wandered around...

While we were having fun... a lady stopped and asked mom about the 'black and white' dog because 'he's really cute!'

So I need to know... if Sam is cute...

what am I?  Chopped Liver???