Borrrrrrring !

I am still waiting for my call from Pres. Obama. I am continuing to promote myself for the position of Sec. of Animal Care and Protection. I have kept my resolution. I used to let my supper spoil in the bowl at least four nights every week. I have not done that one time since I promised to stop wasting food. Mom let me buy that 50 # bag of food and helped me take it to the animal shelter. We did that on Monday... just ahead of this awful snow and ice storm. I am really glad that I did that. I like to think that it meant the difference between comfort and starving for those poor dogs. Once the storm hit no one else would have been able to drive there to make a donation. We also bought corn and sunflower seeds for my bird feeders. That was a good move also. We would have run out of both by now if we had not gotten it when we did.

Now that is all good news, here comes the bad news. I am so tired of not being able to play my normal outside games. I miss my time in my brushpiles. I am sick and tired of my toys. I can't think of any new games to keep mom and dad busy. This is all very stressful.

Dad is getting grouchy because he can't get outside and do his thing... whatever that is. I tried to get him to play a fun new game that I came up with using a very much good rope toy. He wouldn't even give it a good chance.

Mom isn't doing much better. I thought I could get a bit of exercise for her by asking for snacks. She just got up and went to the snack bar and got a big handful of them and threw them on the carpet for me. Then she sat back down and started reading her stupid book again. She wouldn't get back up even though I called and called for her to come to me.

I think we three are all depressed and bored. We have a very much big case of CABIN FEVER. It is bad enough that.... I wouldn't even complain about getting in Jennifer Jeeep. We need to get out and go somewhere. Maybe the grocery store. I am going to tell mom and dad that we just need to get out but be very careful. I certainly hope that that ground hog does NOT see his shadow. That will mean that there will only be six more weeks of this awful winter.

My naughty words

Last night, just as it was getting dark, there were four deer eating out of these bird feeders!!! I just can't do all of my work, and dad's, too. Mom was very much PROVOKED about the deer eating up all of "my" bird food.

Yesterday I put up a picture of a cardinal in an icy tree. I thought it was really pretty. Today's tree shows you just how far the heavy ice has pulled branches down. Mom said I could not go under this tree today because she was afraid that branches may break and hit me.

My mom always loved George Carlin. She even saw him in person once. She though that his list of seven words that could not be said on TV were very much funny. I, of course, am not allowed to say THOSE words, however I do have a list of words that I can squeeze past mom. he he he I thought that today I would share them with you. They have been getting a real workout since this nasty weather stuff came into my life. he he Stuff like, don't eat the yellow snow, or those things that look like Tootsie Rolls. I like to pee and poop on the snow. Serves that butt sniffing stuff right for being in my yard.

So, here is my list: butt, fart, pee, poop, puke, scoot, and sniff

I am such a clever little dachshund that I can take these wonderful words and combine them in lots of very much grrrrreat ways. It works for me.

I do have some human pups that read my blog, so I can NOT invite others to share their words here. Sorrrrry !!! "BUTT", if you would like to make up some things using MY words, I would love to read how you would use them. he he he I am one ORNERY dachshund.

Beautiful stuff but... ouch.

I just hate winter. It was soooo slippery this morning that I fell down. I could not make it up my ramp to the porch. I got very much scared. It is good that my dad is brave. He went out in all that dangerous ice stuff and RESCUED ME. See what I meant yesterday. Good parents take care of their kids, even if it puts them in danger.

I have some neat new snow and ice pictures to show you... First is a Cardinal in an ice coated tree that is over my favorite bird feeding station. The next picture shows me late today... after the 1 inch of ice got covered over with 3 more inches of snow.

My world is an ICE SANDWICH TODAY. We had about 3 inches of snow, then that awful slippery ice that I already told you about, followed by 3 more inches of snow. The weight of the ice makes the bottom layer of snow compact down. As you can see, once the ice was covered up I COULD RUN LIKE THE WIND!!! My mom says I look very much cute with my ears flapping and hair flying. he he he

I could not leave a comment on Henry's blog. I wanted to talk with him about one of our favorite subjects.... poo. I also wanted to tell him that I loved his video clip. Darn it. I just don't know why things don't always work right. They should, you know. I hope his mum stops by here and sees that I was soooo impressed with his list of daily activities. I am a bit worried about him though. I noticed a pee time but what about pooping? That is very much important, you know. he he he he he I like doing it as much as finding it, but not as much as sniffing or e..... it. he he he

Yep, it certainly is a doglet thing. I am glad humans don't indulge. It keeps out the riff raff, eh Henry.

I don't know if I can do this or not...

I am going to pre-post this. We are getting some very much dangerous weather. I don't know if we will even have electric tomorrow. If we get all the ice that is predicted the electric lines may come down. I hope not. Winter time is not good for little dachshunds. We are 70 degree dogs. If it is 69 it is too cold and if it is 71... too hot. he he he

There were many many schools that were cancelled today in our area. I am very much sure they will be cancelled for tomorrow (Wednesday) also. In fact, my mom thinks there will be no school the rest of the week.

I do NOT like this. That is all I can say about this situation.

I just do not understand this one at all

Okay, now I am going to go on a rant. Do you see me here? I am on my pontoon boat. Do you see that I am wearing my life jacket???? Who do you think bought it for me? Who put it on me? Who is supposed to take care of the ones they love? PARENTS !!!

I assume you would agree that fur children and human children should be taken care of by their parents. Right? So, maybe you can explain this situation to me.

Last summer in Kentucky, a High School football team was practicing on a very hot day. One student got way too hot and the poor boy ended up dead, as a result. I feel very much bad about that. I am sure everyone does. BUT...

His parents are now suing the coach. I do not understand this at all. If ANYONE should be sued... it should be the boy's parents!!!! Are you ready for this... they were there... sitting in the bleachers watching their son. They knew it was very much hot. They should have known their OWN SON and what he could or could not stand. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE PROTECTING HIM. NO ! They did not call to him, and tell him they were taking him home. NO, they did not go out on the field and take him cool water to drink. They sat on their STUPID LAZY (ASSES) and let him become overheated and die.

We sue PARENTS who leave their babies in hot cars to die. Not the car maker.

This is a crazy crazy case. I hope it gets thrown out of court and the parents arrested for not caring for THEIR OWN CHILD. I don't suppose it will happen. It sure as heck should though. My mom and dad take super duper care of me. I have rules to follow shots to take, because it is for my safety. They take care of me because ... they love me and mom says she wants me to be safe, even when I don't understand her actions.

This is very much upsetting to me. How can the coach be made responsible for stupid crazy parenting. He offered the practice. He could not force that boy to stay on the hot field. Those were High School students..........they were NOT PRISONERS. They were minors, underage CHILDREN. Those PARENTS should have taken care of THEIR CHILD. PERIOD.

I am really glad that I have the parents that I have.

EXCITING !!! 2nd. post for today !

We are supposed to get another nasty snow and ice storm soooo, I made a very much big beg to my mom and dad. I begged them to take me to the store where they buy bird seed (they needed more of that,too) so that I could buy my new DONATION FOOD for the animal shelter. I was able to get 50# of food to give to them. WOW !!! DO I EVER FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS. Mom trusts me enough to do this early, for my New Year's Resolution promise. I will eat all my food so that I keep my word.

Oh, my that shelter place is really a scary sad place. I wish I could do more for them. The man was very much nice to me and he said THANK YOU. I know he meant that. He had a smile on his face. I just WISH that mom had taken her camera. I would have loved to show you a picture of me doing this VERY MUCH GOOD THING!!!
IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY.... PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY PROJECT. DONATE SOME FOOD TO YOUR SHELTER.
I am already thinking about delivering my NEXT DONATION !!!!!

Now that my birds have plenty of food, and the dogs in the shelter have food for several days.... I won't care so much if we get bad weather. I am such a very much lucky little dachshund, don't you think?

My mom is on another rant

Hummmm, I don't know what is going on with blogs right now. I could not get the comment form to come up on my friend Henry's blog yesterday, the odd part was that it only effected his post from yesterday. I could get into his Friday post. Now today, I can't get my screen to come up so that I could give you a picture. Maybe things will be better when I get my nails trimmed agin. he he he


My mom has about driven dad and me nuts for two days, she is pestering about all the changes that keep being dumped onto teachers and students. She says that the more "crap" the state and fed. government demands, the less time teachers have to actually teach kids. She also says that the people who make up tests don't really know what kids are able to learn.

I shouldn't complain though. It has just been a two day rant this time. Before she decided that she BE-TIRED of that job, she used to come home every night and growl like a big mean old dog. he he he In this case two is much better than five. he he he I am going to suggest that she read a good book. She is sooooo easy to distract.
I hope that I can get pictures back up for tomorrow. I miss them, too.

preventive medicine

I didn't have any appropriate pictures for our discussion today. My new mate Kenzo is just really young. He has a lot of things ahead of him. He has been listening to some scary stories about going to the vet. I call going to the vet a Very Educational Trip. It teaches me that there are some mean scary people out there that do some sick and disgusting things to animals. As I said to Kenzo, those people will just grab your tail and stick a big cold wet thing... You would never believe where they stick in, and they don't even warn you by sniffing there first. Awful. Just awful.

They also do evil surgical experiments on you at that Vet place. I once went in feeling, and looking just fine, and came out with no thumbs, a bucket on my head, and my 'boys' were gone.

That was a very bad time, let me tell you. Some people call it "being FIXED", my boys were just fine, they needed no fixing at all. I took real good care of them, believe me. It would be much better to just tell everyone that you are being de-sexed. I didn't understand any of this stuff until my dad took me for a walk and explained everything. Once I understood that there would not be any girl dogs begging ME to pay attention to THEM instead of them wanting to pay attention to ME, it all made sense. Now when I see my girlfriend dogs, they are grrrreat to me. The bring toys to me and share food with me (like they should) instead of demanding that I do things for them. My life is much better now, I don't miss the boys at all.

Well, now that I have grown up, and graduated from my school, I know how important those things really are. As part of my job (if I get it) as Secretary of Animal Care and Protection, I am going to PROMOTE that kind of thing for all animals. Preventive shots, and pills, and surgery are not always fun at the moment, but they are worth it for a good life.

January Thaw

Yesterday was so nice and warm and sunny....I had thoughts of spring and the first pretty flowers. I should have known that it wouldn't last. We just got a very much big tease from Mother Nature. When mom let me out to make my potty this morning it was back to being cold and there were snow flakes falling again. Darn it.

I am still keeping my resolution. In a few days I will be able to take a very much big bag of food to the shelter to help the poor ones. I am really sure that I will be able to make my goal. I am a very much determined dachshund. Now don't be laughing and thinking... "hard headed German." I know you. he he he I am determined and goal driven. OKAY?

You may know that I have two Aussie mates, Barney and Kenzo. I want to wish them a very happy AUSTRALIA DAY... on Monday Jan. 26th.. It is a very much special holiday for all Australians. I hope that they get to have something special to eat or to do to celebrate their big day!!!

Still working on My Cabinet Position

My mom is helping me to get into a cabinet position. Well, actually she is starting her spring cleaning and... while it was open, and before it was cleaned, she let me in. Of course, this is not a TOP LEVEL cabinet. And, I guess I should admit that it isn't exactly in Washington, D.C..
I am in a cabinet though. he he he
It is one step in the path to getting my Secretary of Animal Care and Protection position though. I wonder when I will be called by Congress to be interviewed and investigated? I hope it is soon.
I have also been working on my story writing. Last night I went to one of my writer group meetings. (There were wonderful snacks, CHEESE) My mom read my latest story to the group. Three of them are going to help me to edit it. I have aready heard back from two people. When I hear from the last one... I will make the changes and then send it to the nice lady that I wrote it for. I hope that she likes it.
One of my writer friends (Michael) wants me to start writing pawetry. I told him that I had already written two this week. He says my writing is very much pawsome. That is a grrrrreat thing to say about someone. So just for Michael I am going to write this new pawem.

A Friend Offers His Help

You edited my work when it was needed.
Your words of wisdom will be heeded.
You even made an new word, just for me.
It fills my tiny heart with glee.
by: Frankie F. Price, dachshund
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I had to come back to edit this post. You are very much not going to believe this one. Just as I was finishing this up, mom's phone rang. It was Sue Hall, the lady I wrote the story for. She talked to my mom but not to me. You might remember that I am not allowed to use the phone any more. Not since, THE INCIDENT. Anyway, Ms. Hall said....... she likes my story !!!!!! I am ssssssooooooo happy. I really do feel PAWSOME!!!! This feels just a grrrrrrrrreat as the day I took the food to the animal shelter. Yowie yow yow yowllllll ! I just can't make enough outloud words. I am so very much glad that my words were able to tell a good story about a wonderful painting.
And even more good news. My friend Paul, who also belongs to my writer group, called today (Mom talked to him, too. Again, due to the INCIDENT) and said that he would go to the art studio open house night and he will READ MY STORY FOR ME. Paul has a very very much good voice and it will make my story EVEN BETTER. I have had one very much wonderful day. What more could a little dachshund ask for?????

2 Million people and not one...

person was arrested. Can you imagine any gathering, for any reason, that large and not having one single person arrested. If you have never been to Washington, D.C. you would be surprised at just how tight and compact that area is. You would also be surprised at how close the Capitol Building and the White House are. Not much room for 2 million people to be standing, and cheering. I am just astounded that the crowd was so civil under those circumstances. NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON WAS ARRESTED ! I am so proud of my country right now that my tail is tired from all the wagging. I am bouncing and jumping with joy for us.

My word still stands

This is one of my favorite pictures. It is one of those days on the lake when my dad did not do everything I told him to. When that happens... I make my mom get out my Plank and tell dad he needs to shape up or... he is going to have to walk it. It puts him back on the right path immediately. he he he My dad was in the Navy so he knows all about that walking the plank stuff.

I wrote a winter poem for all of you. Then my mate Kenzo's mum wanted one for her. They live in Australia, and it is very very much HOT there right now. So, I made a poem just for that. I am not much good at that poetry stuff. It is very much difficult when you remember that English is not my first language. I don't think either poem was good, but they were funny. It is the thougth that counts.

It was very difficult for me to finish my dinner last night. I made it, but not until 10:00. Whew, I was beginning to doubt if I could do it. I only have 10 more this month, then mom will buy that big bag of food for the shelter. I want that to happen.

I still have not heard anything from PRESIDENT Barack Obama about my cabinet position as sec. of Animal Care and Protection. I suppose he was just too busy today. If he doesn't get a break soon, I guess I will just have to take the cat by the tail and just assume my duties. Right??????

I have been waiting for this for a long time

Today is a very much big important day for my country. We have a change in political party control coming today. That always causes things to be different. But what makes this day so special is that we have finally taken a huge jump toward repairing so many things that were wrong. We are so much closer to being what I think our founding fathers envisioned for this country. I am proud of my country. Proud of what we stand for. Right now I am most proud of the people who walked into voting booths back in November and put everthing that is important into their decision. I used to blog about NEEDING CHANGE. I believe we did. I trust we will get it. It won't come in a flash. It won't be preceded by hearld trumpets. It won't all come from our leadership. IT will come. It WILL come. It will COME. Our doors are open. Let us all make this CHANGE welcome.

a Poem for you today

This dachshund thinks

That winter stinks.

Out of every bad thing...

When I thought about this mean old hawk killing my birds I was angry. Then I thought about the mice he also eats. As you know, I hate mice. I am happy that he eats those. He can't catch enough to survive, so he has to eat a bird now and then. Out of every bad thing, GOOD THINGS COME.

That makes me think about the plane that just crashed in the Hudson River. A really bad thing. But out of that, we have heard some wonderful things. The pilots of that plane were very well trained. They were very smart men. And guess what..... They were EDUCATED IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS. You know, those schools that are always being complained about. The same ones that people say are not doing a good job of preparing children for their future Hummmmm. Then there were the people who designed and built that plane. You know, the plane that was so well engineered and built..... that it was able to stand up to that kind of crash...... Guess where they were educated ? In AMERICAN SCHOOLS. Our schools must be doing something right. Not one person died in that crash. Why? Because a lot of people were well educated and prepared to do their job. I am pretty proud of my mom's profession right now.

So out of this bad thing a good thing came. It gave us, as AMERICANS, a chance to say that we can and do produce well educated and very capable people.

My mom taught school for a very much long time. She keeps saying that the bad things that are said about schools and those who teach children are all wrong !!!! I am glad that I had a chance to write this just to prove her correct.

Now, I am going to ask you for another favor, if you hear ANYONE put down our schools or our teachers..... set them straight!!! Tell them this story of educational success.

An Invitation for you

I found this picture of just some of the good food things that come from my garden. Cabbage Onions Green beans and Green Peppers These are all so very good for my mom and dad and even for me to eat. I am so very lucky to live in a home where it is warm and there is plenty for me to eat. That brings me to my New Year's Resolution, which I am still keeping. I am asking all of my readers to join me in making donations to your local animal shelter. One can or one bag will feed a dog or cat, maybe even a couple of them, who are hungry and sad and very afraid. Let's do something for those who need our help and can't ask.

It is soooooo cold here. I can't even go out to see my brushpiles, let alone play in them. It is 30 degrees colder here than it is in ALASKA.

Lady J. my friend Barney's mum says that her brother lives in Sydney. Yesterday he emailed her here. He said it was 108 degrees f. there. My friend wanted to know where you live.

Again, I am asking everyone to join me in supporting animal shelters. We will all feel good about it.

You must always have a plan.

This is a sign on the wall in my room. It is there to remind my mom and dad what their job is. I had a plan on New Year's Day.

I have never been good about eating my supper. I much prefer table food and SNACKS ! Every day my mom and I would growl and snap at each other about this issue. I always won. She would end up throwing out my wet food every evening. Then at Christmas time there were all the stories about shelters that needed food donated to them because of the poor economy and the large number of dogs and cats that were being turned in. Poor sad scared fur people who were taken away from the families that they loved. I felt terrible about all of that. The first thing I did was use my gift card, for winning the Most Favorite Character award at the play, to buy a big bag of food and donated it to the shelter.

Then I made a new plan. I would promise to eat my food every day so it would not be wasted. Mom said if I did it for a full month.... we would buy another bag of food and take it to the shelter.

So far I have kept my promise for 15 days. Mom is happy and I am Proud of keeping my word. I can do this. It will help others. 2009 will be a tough year for everyone. I am doing my part to help. That is my PLAN.

Jim the Grinch

Yesterday in the middle of all the snow, our neighbor from down the road, Jim the Grinch came to see me. For once, he behaved himself. He did not hassle my mom at all. He didn't tear things us or pee on the floor or anything ,but he DID eat some of MY CHEESE. Over all though, he was pretty good (for him), because he was here for a very much long time. Long enough that he had to clean snow off his windshield before he could leave !!!! I think he just came because he was jealous about his grand daughter (Jalyn) getting to see ME at Play Auditions on Sunday, and he did not see me. Jim the Grinch can be a real big baby about stuff like that.

Did I tell you that I used some of my allowance to buy Jalyn a pretend sword for her to have for the Pirate Play? I like that Jalyn a lot, even if her grandpa IS a Grinch. he he he

While he was here, my mom made a copy of something for him. That was nice of her, I think.

I was a clean plater again yesterday. I want that food for the animal shelter.

Keeping my Resolution

I am pretty happy with myself. I have been keeping my promise to eat all of my food every day. If I make it to the end of the month my mom is going to buy a big bag of dog food and I will get to take it to the Animal Shelter for the dogs who don't have enough to eat. I didn't know that it would be this much fun to keep my resolution. Mom praises me and then brushes me as soon as my bowl is empty. I very much like both of those. When mom is happy I am happy.

This is a pic. of us on my boat. I am wearing my life jacket. Mom makes me wear it when we have company on the Lady L.. She is such a worry wart. I can swim, I just don't like to. I prefer to comb the beaches looking for interesting stuff.

I am still waiting for Bark O'Momma to email me about getting into his cabinet. I heard on the news that his is going to get sworn at next week. I suppose he must be busy making his big speech about that. I imagine that he will tell people that it is very much not nice to swear at people. My mom does that sometimes and then she always tells me never to use those words when I write.

It is very much cold here. There is crunchy snow on the ground. I am not impressed. I could not stay outside and do my brushpile work yesterday. So a big hawk came and ate one of my mom's birds. She was very much sad about that. It was a little sparrow. It was one of those times when my mom said some (well, a bunch) of those swear words. She wanted dad to shoot the hawk. He wouldn't do it though. He said that it was my job to keep them away from the bird feeders. It caused a very much big loud discussion, I can tell you. All of that fuss just because it is very much cold outside.

Putting OTHERS first

These are Dogwood blossoms. I put them into my blog today in memory of two beloved dogs who passed on this week. They lived together and for some reason, known only to them, they left this world within days of one another. Their human mum must be devistated. My heart ached for her when I read about her second loss.

Rosie and Oscar Two very fortunate dogs. I dedicate this post to your memory.

If you do not know the Legend of the Dogwood Tree, you can find it on the internet. My mom took the picture last spring.

Lady J., If you read this post, I hope you will find some measure of peace and hope from the beauty and symbolism of the DOGWOOD.

Company from Australia

Yesterday we had company. It was Barney's mum. She is visiting here from Australia. I like her very much.

She is a very cleaver lady. One time my mom sent her some just plain old pictures and Barb turned them into something very much great. She put them into these frames. This is my mom, my "sister Lori", and my dad.

As you can see I don't look anything like my family. That is because I am adopted.

Because Barb loves lamb that is what we had for dinner last night. I liked it, but Barb was in heaven. She really misses her favorite food. Barb is not like us, she does not like deer (venison). She did try it though, when she was here 3 years ago.

Barb brought us something called Vegemite. That is something that most Aussies just love to put on toast in the morning. Barb is an exception. She told us she thinks it looks (and tastes) like axel grease. I liked it, mom and dad... not so much.

I still have not heard anything about my cabinet job. Barak must be busy trying to pick out a new dog for his little girls. He'll get to me soon, I am sure.

Post # 100 Wowie

These are some examples of Sue Hall's work. She is a wonderful artist. On the Left is one of the 6' tall vases that are located all around our area. On the right is a painting of a tree that Ms. Hall did then turned it into a QUILT which is hanging on the right side of the photograph. Just look how much her quilt looks like her painting. My mom took these pictures at our town's Art Walk last June.

Now that you have seen a little sample of her talent....you can see how very much nervous I am to be writing a story based on one of her pictures. This is a big big assignment for a little dachshund. I am very much worried that I won't be able to do the picture justice. I'll let you know when I get it finished.

I still have not heard from Pres.-Elect Bark O'Momma. I guess he is really busy right now. I am sure that he will get around to making me Secretary of Animal Care and Protection. I really want to get into his cabinets. I'll bet they are just stuffed full of Cheese.

Today my friend Barney's mum is going to visit me. Barney is still in Australia. Just his mum came to visit her friends here. We are going to have roast leg of lamb. Barney's mum loves lamb and has not had even a tiny bite of it since she left Australia, over a month ago. After we eat and visit and I let her hold me on her lap and stuff like that, we are all going to my audition for the Pirate Play. I am going to try for the part of CAP'N DOUBLOON. I will spend a lot of my time on..... THE POOP DECK. he he he

# 99

I can hardly believe this. This is my 99th. blog post. Wwwoooooo !!! Another milestone for me.

I am trying to think springtime thoughts today. That is because we are getting a rain/sleet/snow event.

This is a picture of my driveway, and the dreaded

.... Jennifer Jeep, that shows some TULIPS blooming. My house is at the top of the "hill", but you can't really see it through the trees. I can hardly wait for those tulips to start blooming again.

My mom tells me that I am supposed to write a very much good story about a painting that Mrs. Sue Hall painted of her husband when he was watering her flower garden for her. Mom says that the picture is about love and commitment. It caught a moment that would show a young wife and mother the true nature of the man she married. Telling a story about that kind of picture will take a lot of thinking and some very much special words. It will help me to think about spring, don't you think?

Open mouth... insert COB

Like I have said before, English is NOT my first language. I spoke dachshund long before I began to learn this very much complicated language of yours. It is still much easier for me to write it, than to hear it. I don't always hear things right, and I don't know all of your words yet.

Yesterday I my mom made my Pirate costume for the next play. When she finished she put it on me and said something that really scared me. I THOUGHT she said that I was going to be a squashed cuddler. I got squashed when I was all cuddled up to mom one night. She rolled over on me. I really very much did not like that, and I didn't want to get cuddled and squashed in this play.

So I sent email to everyone saying I was not going to be in this play. Now if find out... I got the words all wrong. Sort of like when I thought Barak Obama's name was Bark O'Momma.

What mom really said was, " Frankie you are going to be a great SWASHBUCKLER !!!!

I had never heard that word before. Mom now tells me it means a boasting and bragging adventurer. That is what a lot of Pirates were supposed to be like. I do like adventure, of course, but I have totally quit that boasting and bragging stuff. I haven't been grounded for that stuff for WEEKS ! Not one time since I got my very own personal private YapStop computer......

Still no word from Bark O'Momma

I am not discouraged. Just yesterday our Pres-Elect announced a brand new secretary position for his cabinet. I am sure he will be getting to me soon. I am dreaming about how wonderful it will be when I get inside his cabinet. I will do very much grrreat things to help make life better for all animals when I become Secretary of Animal Care and Protection.

I will get to go to Hawaii. I have never been there, but my mom and sister have. They went there for Christmas one year. I have seen their pictures. Bark O'Momma used to live there when he was a pup. He was there over Christmas. He will want his secretaries to be in his cabinets there.

I like to wear flowers, as you can see. They do that in Hawaii. I will fit right in. There are even more beaches than I have at my lake. I will very much love that. It is so fun to run on the beach with waves coming in. I get very much excited when there are waves on my lake. I like to bite at them.

I can hardly wait for my email from Bark. I know he and I will like each other a lot. We both want to make things better for everyone. He can work for two legged ones and I will work for all the fur folks. When we need a break and a rest we can go to Hawaii.

I am pretty excited about that Hawaii part. Mom says you can't even go there in a Jeep. That makes me very much happy. I guess I need to ask if we will go on the 4-wheeler or on my boat. I like both of those, just not cars, trucks, or Jennifer Jeep.

I am still a little bit concerned about this business of being in a cabinet though. I hope he doesn't have as much stuff in his cabinets as my mom does. There wouldn't be any room for me to play with all my toys. Where do you suppose the keep the cheese?

I am still waiting for my email

I don't understand why Bark O'Momma (I still think of him with that name, I mean no disrespect.) has not emailed me about this cabinet postion thing. I hope he knows my address.

I would do such a GRRRRReat job as secretary of Animal Care and Protection. I know there are millions of animals that need to be taken much better care of. I would be a super spokesman for them.

Then there would be those meetings. Tons of meetings with Cheese Platters on every one of those tables. Yummm

I suppose it would be easier for Bark to just call me on the phone, but mom says no. Not even for the President Elect, am I allowed to use the phone again. She has such a long memory for SOME things. I guess when I am in the Cabinet, I will have to get my very own phone. he he he.

I am still keeping my Resolution. Mom is pretty happy about that. She said that if I keep it for the full month, she will buy another bag of food for me to take to the animal shelter.

I have started to worry about how I will manage to be in this next play and still take care of all my duties as Secretary of Animal Care and Protection. I suppose I could just boss people around and make them do some of my work. Decisions decisions, I have so many things to think about and do. It isn't easy being me, some days. My mind is like a wagging tail right now. It is going in all directions. I may have to calm down and try to nap for a bit.

Auditions for the play are coming up soon. I want my mom to hurry up and make my costume. I could wear it to the audition. I am sure it would help me get a good part.

I am going to check my email now. I'll bet I have something from Bark. I'll let you know.

I want to be in his CABINET, too

I have been listening and learning about this business of being a cabinet member. Mom says they are supposed to be very smart and have had lots and lots of education. Well, I am smart and I have graduated from my school. I want to do this cabinet thing.

Remember that I was a very strong supporter of Obama. Of course, it started because I thought his name was Bark O'Momma. I finally got that right though, and by then I was sure he was the man for the job.

Now I am convinced that I, Frankie Furter Price, am the right dog for a cabinet job. I would make a GRRRRRReat secretary of ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION. I would work very much hard to improve the lives of all animals in our grrreat country. I want to make people take good care of all animals. I would work to stop people from doing mean things to animals. I want to have birth control made easy for people to get for their animals. I would make everyone aware that they should be donating to animal shelters.

I would make a grrrrreat Secretary of ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION. I would have lots of meetings and make everyone aware that all animals feel things just like people do. We need to be warm in winter, cool in summer (70 degrees is just perfect for Dachshunds), and that we have good health care, and plenty of food and water. Animals should be protected from being hurt in any way.

I sure hope that Bark O'Momma selects me for his cabinet. I am smart and I keep my promises, like my New Year's resolution. I have eaten every bite of my wet food every day so far this year. I don't want to waste food when somewhere there are hungry puppies.

When Pres. Elect Obama, chooses me, he will have to send me an email about it. That is because I am not allowed to use the phone any more. Not since, the incident.

Look whay I did...

I made pictures come on my very own personal PRIVATE YapStop computer. And I did it without hardly any help from my mom. It had to be that way because I had her grounded from both computers for being a smarty mouth bragger. All I let mom do was put the CD in and out because I am not allowed to touch those things. Mom says I might scratch them, but I wouldn't.

This is a picture of my very own personal private PONTOON BOAT that is named The Lady L . I love the Lady L. She is on a big lake called Burr Oak Lake. She is my boat, but the lake belongs to everyone in Ohio. But mostly I think it is my very own. I like to boss everyone around there. The rangers and nice ladies in the office all call me Frankie, but do not even know my mom or dad's names. I think that is very much funny. Mom says, "Frankie has his people."

I miss my boat and the nice warm weather. Now that I can see pictures of things I like I will feel better. I'll think of Spring and Summer. I can put up a different one for you every day. Yea!!!! Big fun for a Dachshund.

People in a cabinet?

You people never fail to make me very much surprised. Yesterday I found out that our new president has cabinet people.

My mom never lets me in her cabinets. Why would anyone want to be in a cabinet. They are not big, they are all full of stuff like pots and pans and empty butter and cottage cheese tubs. That is not the kind of place people should want to be.

I didn't even know it was legal to put people in cabinets. Do you suppose they get in there on their own? Maybe only presidents have enough power to make people live in cabinets.

Now my mom has actually surprised me. I have had to give her a one day email grounding. You won't believe what she did. She BRAGGED. I am not allowed to do that very much not nice thing. When she catches me, I get grounded so this is only fair.

Yesterday she was talking to one of her teacher friends and she was laughing and making a big old brag about not having to go back to school tomorrow morning. That is because she be tired last year.

I hope she learns her lesson. That is what she says about me when I get email grounded. It is not nice to laugh and brag at others.

Don't worry. I have learned how to get my YapStop going all by myself. I can even get on my blog by myself now. I just don't know how to make my picture come on it. I did make one very much big mess up when I tried it yesterday though. One is on here all blank. he he he

It will be very much fun for me to do email and blogs and my mom not even being able to look and say that it is not a very much nice thing to say. He He He Power to the Puppies !

First Friday... with the artists

Sometimes I just do not understand my mom at all. Just because I don't like to ride in Jennifer Jeep, does not mean that I don't want to get to the destination. Last night she left me at home when she went to the city to see a bunch of very much good art things and meet some of the artists. When she came home she had the nerve to tell dad that they even had grrrrreat snacks there. Cheese !!! My personal favorite.

Then she added insult to injury by telling dad and I that she had met a very much nice artist named Sue Hall. It seems that Mrs. Hall recognized my mom from being at the play. She wanted to know how I was. And said that she LOVED me in the play.

I should have been there. This lady probably wanted my pawtograph. I would have loved to have given it to her. And I would have really liked to have seen some of her paintings. I am sure they were grrrrrreat.

It will work out though, Mrs. Hall is going to send mom some pictures of her paintings. She wants mom to write stories to go with them. I am going to surprise Mrs. Hall. I will write a story about one of her paintings, too. I don't think she knows that I am not just an actor.... I am also a WRITER.

If mom goes next month.... I WILL be going. I am not missing another chance to see my fans and to... partake in a bit of CHEESE.

Your words are difficult

Yes, I know that Christmas was "last month", but darn it. I think I look soooo cute in my Santa Paws suit that I may just keep using these pics for a few more days. he he he

I have been thinking about all the things that have happened in my last year. The first, and maybe the best, was that my mom decided that she be tired. She was really tired of having to get up in the morning and go away for a very much long time. She missed me so much when she was gone, so she be tired from her job. Now she can stay home with me every day !!! She really likes it, and so do I.

The next really good thing that happened was that I started going to writers' groups with my mom. It is very much exciting and good for me. I am learning many very much difficult things. I have learned to use the computer and to write fun stories. I like writing even though it is very much hard for me sometimes.

You may not believe this, but English is not my first language. Remember that I am a Dachshund and we came from Germany. That means that my first language is Dachshund and I speak it with a German "accent". To write your very much complicated English, I first have to think in Dachshund and then turn it into your words on the computer. I tend to make a lot of mistakes. Sort of like when I thought his name was Bark O'Momma instead of Barak Obama.

I kind of like him better as Bark O'Momma. I think it made him seem more real to me.

Anyway, I do have trouble with some "people words". My mom thinks it is pretty funny sometimes. That is okay with me. Laughing is something that people need to do, a lot !!!!

I also helped with a Luau that was held at my lake. I made my dad take people out for rides on my pontoon boat. We had her all decorated up very much grrrreat. Everyone loved getting to ride on her. I even sat on a boys lap to make him not be afraid. I very much liked that. Someday I may put some luau pictures on here for you to see. You will very much not believe how many people were there and how much fun they had. I love my boat and my lake. (I caught a clam one day, all by myself.)

And of course I was in a play. That was very much grrrreat, too. We had fun and the people who came to see it had a good time.

The last super thing for me was when Santa Paws brought me my very own YapStop computer. It works very much easier for me. I think I will be able to do much more, and better writing, now that I don't have to use my mom's dumb old computer any more.

Yes, my 2008 was very much a tail wagging wonderful time. Looking back on all that I have done and seen, I just wonder what I will have to look foreward to. I hope that 2009 is just half as good as 08 was. I'll keep you... POSTED. he he he

Happy New Year 2009

I hope that this new year is going to be better for everyone. I keep hearing about all of the people who are having trouble with not having a job, not having a place to live, not having enought to eat, and children with no toys or books. This all makes me feel so sad. I am so lucky to have all that I do. I wish I could wag my tail and make everything perfect for everyone.

I had to make a resolution. I thought and thought. I couldn't decide. I asked my friends for help. They gave me some really good suggestions. Then I thought some more. I was still thinking about it last night when all the guns were being shot off to welcome in the new year. It wasn't until I was all snuggled in my nice soft warm bed that I finally made my decision.

I, Frankie Furter resolve to stop wasting my food. I will not leave my supper untouched until it spoils, because I have eaten too many snacks. There are dogs (and cats,too I guess) who do not have enough to eat. They are hungry. I will have my mom and dad give more food to the animal shelter. That is what I Resolve. No waste and donate.