Happy Easter!

It's just plastic eggs mom!

Hi Everyone,
I hope that you have a very Happy Easter. Mom was going to get us new bandana's but didn't get it done yesterday. She only had a Easter basket to take a picture of us this morning. I would have liked it better if there had been squeaky balls in it. But we did have a wonderful breakfast with cottage cheese and eggs:):) It's warming up a little bit and we got to play ball a few times yesterday and mom has promised to play ball with us today too. Mom read Gma Mary's blog and told us that she is home with the MOB and doing pretty well. I want to tell her and Gpa Philip and Nanny Janice how much I love them and am glad to see that she is doing better and I hope that all her flowers are up and blooming soon! Mrs. B wants to send her love too. She has really found her voice and she doesn't use it as much as I do mom always finds it funny to hear her bark. The other night on our last time out to potty Mrs. B was the one who started barking and I joined in. Mom called us and took us in right away because it was dark and she couldn't see the timber and knew there must be something there for Mrs. B to be the first one to bark. We were good kids and came right away. We hope that everyone has a wonderful and Blessed Easter! Put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)P.S. We have to say a special thank you to Josie for the awesome Easter doggie treats!! We loved them:)

The Golden Boy!

A good nap!

Nanny Janice? Where?

Hi Everyone,

The other day when I was riding with dad the other escort told mom that her "Golden Boy" had better be good or the prison was where he would end up. Mom assured me that I would not end up in prison but she really though he was spot on about me being a golden boy! I got to ride with mom and Mrs. B today! It was rainy and cold and a good day just to ride and nap! I am very good at both. But it is much better when I can play ball too! Can you believe that mom has updated my blog with 3 posts today! She has me in shock:):) I even got to talk to Nanny Janice today and I made her laugh. I was trying to go to sleep and mom said Nanny Janice and up I popped and wanted to know where she was. I can't wait to see her and Gma Mary & Gpa Philip. Abby's mom Angie and my mom talked today about our SBG Family Reunion and they are very excited about it. And mom told me that Abby gets to go to the park where we are having this in 2 weeks and she gets a train ride! I hope that mom will take me on a train ride when we get there! Mom has also told me that I had better be a good boy or she hopes someone will put me in my place but she thinks that I am bigger than everybody else. Right now I am being my sweet, sleeping self. Go out there and put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

We Had A Little Snow Here This Morning!

Mom was wrong the snow is back:)

Couldn't it be a little deeper?

What are you doing over there?

I'm not done yet mom!

Don't we have time to just sniff around for awhile?

No I'm not coming in yet:)

Mom's favorite wind spinner!

Hi Everyone,

Well it wasn't much and it's not going to last but we had a little snow this morning. Not enough to run my snoot thru though:( We love playing in the snow and mom says it won't be back for months. Oh well if we can go out in the timber and play that's ok too. Yesterday we got to be outside when mom was picking up some sticks that were blown down in the wind when we were gone and she picked up pinecones under the big tree out front. All in all it was a good day and it's been a good morning so far! Hope your are having a great day! Go out there and put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

Riding With Mom:)

The frog Gma Mary sent home with me:)

We play ball every chance we get!

Carry on mom!

Time for a little nap!

The ball will be right here when I wake up!

I have the ball and you can't have it!

Hi Everyone,

Well we got to ride with mom and dad on our last trip but mom doesn't get pics when I am with dad. Now it works out that I usually ride with dad and Mrs. B rides with mom and it works really well:) It was nice down in Georgia and then we got back to Iowa and it was rainy and cooler again. Mom is ready for spring to get here and stay!! We are getting ready for another trip and mom is trying to get this finished before we go. She had to work on getting her story done for the magazine and now that is done she should be better about my blog but you all know that I have to kick her with a couple of paws to make her move sometimes! Put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

Abby Come And Play Ball With Me!

Hey Sis come and play ball with me!!

Hi Everyone, Before we left to meet dad mom didn't get this pic posted. Abby I am inviting you to come to my house and play ball with me some day! If you are ever close I hope that I am home we would have sooooooooooo much fun! Have a GREAT day Sis and enjoy the nicer weather it's going to be easier for you to find your sticks!! Go out there and put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

Mom Is Still Crazy!

Hi Everyone, I'm making mom update my blog because she did everything else today! I have no idea what has gotten in to her but she was still cleaning and outside watering flowers with some liquid food, sparying for asian beetles and box elder bugs. We had to stay in while she did that and for awhile after and then she was really careful where she would let us go. Then she washed all the windows on the outside, heck she washed all of them on the inside yesterday. Then to top it all off she gave us a bath!!! I think she is carrying this cleaning thing just a little too far! She's been doing laundry and I do have to say that all our blankets in the dually are clean. We have to leave in the morning to go meet dad in Georgia. We miss him and he told mom to tell us that he misses us and he loves us. So we are headed to bed here in a few minutes so we can get up really early and make it thru Chicago before the traffic gets really bad. Mom said no pictures tonight and I let her slide with that. It was a beautiful day and we did get to go outside when mom was cleaning the dually and earlier mom let us out when she was watering her flowers but we had to go in early when I tried to drink the stream of water with the plant food in it! What a day! Go out there and put you best paw forward! Mr. H:)

My Mom Is Crazy! Way To Go Abby!!

Abby and the graduation card and little book we sent her!

Mom is sooooooooooo in LOVE with Abby! You know you make me look bad sometimes sis? Mom was talking about a muzzle today when I was barking at people when we were in the car. She told me that she would bet that you aren't naughty like that!

Hi Everyone,

I don't know what got into mom but she just cleaned everything today! She was washing screens and windows and has everything dusted and has done a little rearranging, it's just nuts! We did get to go for a ride though she had a few errands to run and took us along. That was nice she didn't get out of the house until almost 3PM. She took us out to do business but to go anywhere it was getting pretty late I thought. Then when we got home she was in the yard and had this noisy thing going and blowing leaves out of the sticky bushes that line the front of the house on one side! She's been doing laundry and washing bedding and rugs and curtains. I just don't understand it all. Our room is nice and clean and all mom's grooming things are in a little plastic organizer she got. Now for the really big news! Mom saw Abby's blog and the picture of the graduation card we sent her and the little book that mom made for her mom. And I am happy to report that Gma Mary has a book just like that and one like the one she made of me and the one she made of Mrs. B. Thanks to Katie! Gma Mary was really happy with her little books:):) Ok everyone you know the drill go out there and put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

New Steps!!

This is really good mom!

I can just hang out here now!

A place to lay and a place to play!

You dropped it you go get it!

I like my new reflective collar mom and purple looks good on me:)

This is an easy jump down!

Come on up you will use my new steps too!

Checking it out to make sure mom did it right!

I'm ready to jump!

I'm being a good boy mom!

The famous Firedog pose!

Hi Everyone,

I have no problem jumping up on to mom and dad's bed but Mrs. B wouldn't go up the way I do on the wood chest at the foot of the bed. Mom made a comment about wishing she could buy a set of steps and dad told her "why don't you go out in the shed and get a board and wrap something around it?" Thank you dad!! Well mom went to Menards and bought a new board and 2- 7"x14" tan stones about 4" thick. Then went to JoAnn Fabrics and bought a half a yard of fleece with dog bones on it. When she came home she wrapped the board with the fabric and then put the stones on top of it to make a step and then she went down in the basement and got a rug that she had used in her old truck and put it on top of the trunk and now Mrs. B will jump right up! Mom was pretty proud of herself it was all put together for about $10:) I do have to thank Jerra for the offer to send us a set of steps that she has and when she talked to mom she offered anyone needing a set of steps to let her know and she would send them on. That is soooo nice of her:) THANKS Jerra:) It was 79 here today and when mom got home from having lunch with her friend Bonnie we got to go outside and play ball!!! We ran and played till we were pooped! Mom has been working on getting things done around the house and she has straightened up our room and organized her grooming things. Mom tells me that she wants to have all the things in the house done and then when it's nice and dad wants to go for a motorcycle ride they can go. That means home in our room for us:( It was nice to talk to Gma Mary the other day and we hope that she just keeps getting better and better!! We LOVE you Gma Mary, Gpa Philip, Nanny Janice and the MOB! Keep putting your best paw forward and keep those paws together every night I know we are helping Gma Mary! Mr. H:)

We Got To Talk To Gma Mary Today:)

Hi Gma Mary I LOVE YOU!

Hi Gma Mary, I have found my voice here and I am so glad that you could hear me today! I LOVE YOU!!

Hi Everyone,

We are VERY excited mom called Gma Mary today and got to have a little visit. She made the noise that she does that makes us both howl and Gma Mary got to hear her sweet little Bee's voice for the very first time! That made mom sooooooooo happy and Gma Mary was happy to hear her little girl too! Gma hopes to figure out her laptop and get on line again and she said that she feels bad not being able to thank everyone for all the cards, gifts and well wishes but mom told her that we all understand and just want her to get stronger and we're all happy that she is home with Gpa Philip and the Mob! Gma Mary all your puppies put their paws together and pray for you just like our people pray for you! Gma told mom that she can close her eyes and feel all of us praying for her and it makes her feel good:) It was really good to talk to you today and we hope that we can get together with Angie soon and she will be able to make a video that you can watch us! We will do that for mom every time!! All you doggies go out there and put your best paw forward you know how proud you make Gma Mary! Mr. H:)

Playing Outside!

Mom only took one ball out tonight!

Mr. H was quicker most of the time tonight!

Mrs. B is such a pretty girl!

Here we come mom!

It was a pretty sunset tonight. Mom should have taken it a little bit sooner and it would have been prettier!

Hi Everyone,

We are home and we got to go outside today:) It was warmer today and mom cleaned the dead daylilies off and put them in the firepit. She let us out with her when she was doing this. Mrs. B got in trouble a little bit. She thinks she should go in the firepit and mom doesn't like that! It's more fun when we play with the ball and mom says we're going to be able to do a lot more of that. We baths about a week ago and a couple days later mom gave us both haircuts. She did ok but she's still learning. She split her cactus into 2 pots and then started another little piece in the orginal pot. And she has sent some cactus starts home with Seppi's mom and our neighbor across the street. She still has lots more pieces she hopes she can give away. Hope it's nice where you are! Go out there and put your best paw forward! Mr. H:)

What Does That Mean?

Hi Everyone, Mom says today is April Fools Day and that she is going to tell dad that the rabbit died! Can anybody tell me what that means? She says it isn't really true but that she's just going to tell him that because of it being April Fool's Day. I guess I don't understand this. I asked her why she would tell him something that isn't true. And she just answered that it's kind of a day for people to play jokes on each other. I think it sounds kind of goofy to me. But you know we never can tell about our people sometimes right Abby? Boy you know just as well as I do your mom can be a handful for you some days too. They certainly are lucky that Gma Mary let them have us they needed us really really bad:) Well anyway I hope that everyone has a fun April Fool's Day and to all my doggie friends go out there and put your best paw forward and show your human how to really do it! Mr. H:)