Hello! It’s me!!

Casita USA is moving right along, pups … and there is no time for vacationing in an RV in 80 degree weather because I’ve gotta inspect the pex. But first off, I have to navigate the expansive yard of sand that I now inhabit.

So across the dunes I go.

Did you see those red lines? That’s the outline for where the pool is going to be. Three months from now I’ll be in the process of drowning if I’m located right there, #amirite?

Plumbing and Electrical are in process – today I got to inspect the pex.

Blue is for cold water, pups!

Guess what? Mom and Dad took me over to the model homes so I could see what appliances are installed in the model Casitas. They let the pups come in!!

That’s a good deal!

We headed home later in the afternoon, and Dad put on satellite radio for me. I get to hear this song five times a day … and quite honestly, that’s five times a day too much!

Hello. It’s me!

Just a quick note before I get back to pounding some nails in two-by-fours, k?

I’ve been busy supervising activities … and in the course of two weeks, things have really moved along.

In my spare time, I shared a few chewies with my new bestie, Frank.

And after a hard day of supervising duct work, I like to kick it with a small serving of duck jerky, #amirite?

Hello! It’s me!

Our yard is a war zone … not in the militaristic sense, but certainly in some other sense I don’t possess the language to describe. Our casita has a foundation and much of the trenching is complete.

So Dad says “we’re getting out of the house today, let’s do some chores.” I thought this would be fun. It wasn’t much fun. I’d rather be doing this (visit the website if your email message doesn’t render the video like I’m rendering this creature) …

We prepared for our trip.

And we drove.

I snacked.

I sought out a change of scenery.

Dad kept listening to his music. I got tired of his music. I wanted to listen to my music for once. So I asked Dad a simple question.

“Can I listen to this song?”

Dad said the smoke from Snoop Dogg’s weed would penetrate our car if we listened to his music. He said no.

I asked for this song.

Dad asked me to stop asking for songs from artists with the word “Dogg” in their name.

I asked for this song.

Dad said I couldn’t ask for a song currently playing on SiriusXM. We then had this conversation:

Me: Can I hear something from Fats Domino? He died last week.

Dad: No. And you don’t even know a single Fats Domino song.

Ain’t that a shame? Hmmmm.

So we went back to endless driving. I felt boxed in, unable to do anything, unable to go anywhere.

But then Dad stopped at a classic establishment …

There’s nothing wrong with Chicken Chorizo, #amirite?

Did you see me stalking the goods?

And then more driving.

Our next stop was to pick up a sewing machine for Mom. Finally a diversion from the endless array of pop hits Dad forced upon me.

Dad said we were headed home. Whew!

When we finally got home (three hours later) I resumed normally scheduled activities.

It’s not fun to do chores. It’s even less fun to listen to Dad’s music. It’s a lot of fun to chew on rawhide!

Hello! It’s me!

Thanks to all of you who offered birthday wishes yesterday … I turned two (2), which means that I’m a big boy capable of big boy adventures.

Did you see the mess in my back yard? I’ve been playing in the mess all week. It turns out that we truly are building a Casita and Pool!!

Our new friends, who arrive at 6:40am with heavy-duty equipment in tow, had to dig a trench for our sewer. It was a delightfully disruptive process.

The builders told me the foundation goes in early next week – and then vertical building of the Casita begins in earnest!

Our builders cleaned things up nicely yesterday – efficient work if I may be so bold.

A few tidbits for you. First, if you are going to Lowe’s and are in need of a gift for Christmas, consider this:

Second, I enjoy a good comic as much as the next pup, #amirite?

And third, speaking of birthdays … please give a big welcome to my half-brothers and half-sisters … look at those little cuties!

Hello – it’s me!

Just watch this video (click here). That is one athletic doxie, #amirite? Wow!

Hello! It’s me!

Are you tired of people shooting up concert goers with military-grade weapons? Hurricanes? Family strife on “This is Us?” I know I am.

So I’ve taken a little time over the past few weeks to relax, to stop and smell the roses as the pundits say, #amirite?

A few weeks ago, we headed up to Flagstaff to spend a weekend camping with two of my dear friends. We enjoyed some SiriusXM radio on the way up #GeorgyPorgy.

We drove a few miles along historic Route 66.

They have all sorts of stops for the hungry pup.

Mmmmmmm … Fritos.

It was a freezing cold weekend … it got down to 29 degrees on Saturday night. Temperatures like that require a classic combination … libations and artificial propane-infused fire.

I spent a little bit of time digging around for crunchables (visit the website if you cannot see the video via email).

Mmmmmm …. crunchables!

Mom made Dad a spectacular pillow case to celebrate one of his favorite movie characters.

All in all it was big-time fun! Sometimes you have to get away from the chaos of our planet. Catalonia wants to be independent of Spain? Sure. But in my world I don’t want to be independent of anybody. I want to hang out … and on this weekend, I didn’t spend time evaluating threats #rustedmetals but instead I was part of something bigger … I belonged to something.

I’m a firm believer that the doxie can unify all of us in ways that partisan and judgmental political pundits could never possibly accomplish. Want proof? Take a close look at the ad board from this soccer match.

Yup, that’s a doxie, and s/he runs across the ad board while booping a soccer ball of of his/her nose. We’re bringing people together … 55,000 at a time!

Speaking of being together, my birth Mom (#notmycurrentmom) is about to give birth to four half-brothers / half-sisters. Look at how those little muffins are stuffed in there!

There’s a lot to be happy about. Take your mind off of the chaos and go experience life! That’s what I do.

Hello! It’s me.

Oh, I know, the coal people aren’t going to be happy with me. But with the amount of Vitamin D we have pouring down from the sky, it would be foolhardy to squander it on nothing more than downstream skin cancer issues, #amirite?

So I told Mom and Dad to put up solar panels, ASAP. Dad said it would cost a lot of cheddar. I told Dad I’d be willing to forego one chewie a week. Next thing you know, we have solar panels.

Extra credit if you can find me in the picture.

Moments later, I had to chase this little critter out of the back yard – because bunnies attract the dreaded Chupacabra and nobody wants a dreaded Chupacabra in their back yard.

I told Dad that something has to be done about the back yard. Dad says we’ll break ground on a Casita, Pool, and Putting Green in less than two weeks … he asked me if that was an acceptable solution. Heck ya!

Just think what else I could manipulate my Dad into if I really wanted to?

Hello, it’s me!

We moved down here full-time on June 25. That day, we filled up the gas tank in Lake Havasu, where it was 122 degrees outside … in the shade. Few noticed, but my eyes boiled steam that day.

And they’ve boiled steam ever since.

This is particularly problematic when I need to tinkle … or worse.

I look outside and think to myself, “God, I don’t want to tinkle out there.” I’ll ask Dad to provide an alternative solution.

He’ll look at me and say “do you want to go outside?” And I’ll give him a look of terror that mirrors this …

But Dad will try to pick me up … I can’t go for that … no can do …

Yup, he can’t get under the table … see, I’m downright nimble, #amirite?

And if he tries to coax me out from under the table, I’ll find other places to hide.

Unfortunately, Dad will get me, somehow … and when he takes me outside, I’ll jump on the first neighborhood golf car and attempt my own getaway to cooler locales. But it is hard to reach the steering wheel. You’d think engineers could design these things better.

There are even times when I’ll eat a whole pint of frozen custard in an effort to cool down after going out and doing my duties.

But then something happened … yesterday … the storm clouds passed.

And as the sun set, one could perceive that change was in the air.

This morning I awoke to significantly cooler conditions. It’s not even 90 degrees out and it’s almost noon!

Yes – fall is in the air!!

And I decided to spend a good portion of the morning outside, enjoying the comparatively refreshing conditions.

I thought it might be nice if Dad worked outside while I relaxed, but no, he’s looking to drop another 7 or 8 degrees before he’ll join me outside to work.

And so I asked Dad to come back in …

I spent nearly three months in a boiling cauldron of an environ … and then, all at once, it ended … overnight. Hello There Fall, my dear friend! Take Care Summer, see you on the other side in eight months.

Hello! It’s me!

It’s always nice when the cable news networks pick up an important story and run with it, #amirite?

Hello! It’s me.

Yup, it’s a hot one … day after day after day.

I mean, there’s nothing wrong with it being 111 degrees at 2:41 in the afternoon, #amirite? You just boil a little bit … and the plus side of the equation means that you get to go on a lot of golf cart rides.

I like to monitor the situation when we go on golf cart rides. In this image, I’m in “stealth mode”.

Did you see what was lurking in the ravine?

That coyote is really a crazy clown!

I do spent a lot of time hanging out by the front door these days, tearing up towels … waiting for my friend next door (Ligen – a 10 year old Westie) to return. I saw her walk by today, so tomorrow could be a fun day for a #meetup! I’ll be monitoring the situation, k?