Showing 12 posts from August 2009
Let me tell you - this work stuff is not so easy - I have to get up and have my breakfast - and I have to eat it when mom puts it down because if I don't I'm stuck all day with nothing to eat!!!! Now this morning I got a break because mom had to be at the city courthouse this morning because she is heading a group trying to get a man to donate the ALEXANDER INN - aka THE GUEST HOUSE to this revitalization program she's working on...the man who owns it Merrill Boatman has let the property run into the ground - it's a really important piece of history as it housed many of the scientists who built that AWFUL big bomb - aka the Atom Bomb - even Albert Einstein stayed there - anyway - whatever your feelings are about the bomb the building is important. The people from the Heritage Association got the city to fine him and stuff - so he had to go to court this morning and there were a whole bunch of people there in support of preservation - The man told the judge he was meeting with a potential buyer this afternoon - nobody really believes that - mainly because he's wanting over a million dollars for it and the thing is FALLING DOWN.........but next week mom and a few people who are interested in the property's salvation are going to met next - Mom has a plan that she's trying to sell everyone on - now they're trying to figure out how to buy it if the man won't donate it to the effort - Mom's been writing Op-Ed pieces in the newspaper - if you want to read them - she's done 2 so far - First one here - second one here - as you can see she's been really busy lately!!!!
Okay now - back to ME - I didn't get to go to court with her - BOO - but, I spent the rest of the day with her - when she got home she was mostly on the phone - I don't like it when she is on the phone - I really bug her a lot when she's on the phone - I bite her ankles as she walks around and I jump all over her to get her off. I don't know why I don't like her on the phone - but I don't. Then she and daddy went to the Soup Kitchen for lunch - they specialize in the MOST delicious soups and are known for their signature chili [which mom says isn't as good as here] They also make really great cheese bread - huge pieces. Mom had Hungarian Pork Goulash - she said they should have just called it Cabbage soup with pork - but it was gtood. It was raining so I didn't get to sit with them outside - I had to stay in the car. - BOO -
Then we went back home and mom did more phone calls and a lot of paperwork stuff - but I sat right next to her the whole entire time. This is me checking out our business card and making sure the info is correct - if you biggify you can see that my picture is on there with mom's!
That's about it - it's now Friday night and I am so tired from a hard week at work - Mom is bored because the only thing on TV is Teddy Kennedy's wake - while mom might agree that he was a powerful Senator and did many good things for women and minorities - she was not a fan - she met him back in 1978-79 when he was planning his run for the presidency at a fund raiser - he was a mysognistic pig according to mom - then Chappaquidich happened and that ended that dream - she doesn't want to speak ill of the dead - but she was no fan!-
Have a great weekend.
My mom is just the best. Again this morning she let me go with her. Yep - we left the house at 7:15 - I know, I know, that's awfully early especially form mom who rarely gets up before 8 - but we left at 7:15 to host a breakfast at the Village Vet Clinic in Knoxville. It is the most totally pawsome clinic ever. It is all female veterinarians - which mom totally loved....and it is just the neatest place. They have a spa and are building a brand new hospital. They also have pictures of doggies all around done by this really neat artist named Marna Schindler - yep you guessed it mom has already commissoned a piece from Marna of me - AND - get this - she is going to supply the clinic with a print of me to put on their wall! Cool huh?
Well - back to the visit - there were a ton of ladies in the meeting, way too many for me to count but not too many for me to visit. I spent quality time with each and every one of them. I gave them licks and kisses. I got my belly rubbed and terrific scratches behind my ears.....Believe me when I tell you those lady vets know how to treat a little guy like me.
They had a lot of questions for mom - some of them were questions that mom couldn't answer - like if a bulldog comes in and presents healthy - but we know he's probably going to have some breathing problems - will you cover that? Well, mom wasn't sure - but she found out that the answer is a very big YES!!!!!
When we finished at the Village Vet Clinic mom had another meeting with a group of retail merchants who are interested in a revitalization program here in Oak Ridge. Mom used to be a Main Street Executive Director and she knows a whole lot about revitalizing a town - trust me when I tell you that Oak Ridge could use some revitalizing. Mom has been consulting with these folks and she had a VERY long meeting with some of the property owners. Although it was long I got to wander around and smell a lot of new places. The guy who owns the building was worried that I would pee or poop in his building - Mom laughed and said - "probably not - but don't worry - we'll clean it up if he does." The guy just nodded and said ' oh, okay" - that's my mom - she has no worries about someone's carpeting - she thinks I rule the world and if I pee on their carpet - well, it's no big deal. Just so you know - I did NOT pee on their carpet !!!!
So far I haven't trained mom to take pictures of me at all of these clinics - but we're working on that - She has her I-phone so she could do it - but since she's kinda new in these clinics I guess she doesn't think it's appropriate to ask - but hey - mom's not shy so she will probably do it soon. So, for today, I'll just have to tell you about it.
Honestly, I have to think about whether I want to keep going with her. It's quite exhausting for me to get in and out of the car and to have to show off for all of these people. I mean, mom actually expects me to behave. She told me several times to sit down and stop wandering - I did sit for a few seconds - but hey, I'm a little guy who has an inquisitive mind. And, I'm cute so people really want to play with me - at least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Today - this was posted on the TRUPANION blog - and mom thought we'd share it with all of you since it is just so cute.
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I went out with mom today - I was totally tuckered out when we got home so I'm not sure if going with her is such a good idea - but it beat staying home!
But you know the special lift it always brings.
You realize that friendship is the world's most precious gift!
A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift
A friend is someone we treasure for our friendship is a gift
A friend is someone who fills our lives with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the world we live in a better and happier place.
There is a miracle called friendship, that dwells in the heart.
You do not know how it happens or when it gets it's start.
But you know the special lift it always brings.
You realize that friendship is the world's most precious gift!
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