Snowstorm Slide Show!

Holy Moley!  Its been 12 days since mom posted for us!

BAD MOM, NO COOKIE!!!!!

Frankly we don't understand what the problem is, 

but I think I need to invent a paw-friendly keyboard 

so we can post here ourselves!!!

Okey-dokey, so much for the rant.... 

Mom realized she has many great pics of us that she wants to share, 

she made a slideshow-

hope woo enjoy it!

Free slideshow personalized with Smilebox

Woos & A-roos,

Jack & Moo

Welcome, Nemo!

We heard that we're gonna get some snow... some REAL snow, like a foot or more!  We're pretty excited about that, cause usually that big salty ocean we live next to makes the snow pass right by us.  Mom says today's snow will come from the other direction and go out over the ocean.

We started our watch this morning about 9:30...

Anything coming from that direction, Jack?  All I got this way is a few snowflakes.

Same here, but I can feel it in my bonezies...its a-comin, Moo, its a-comin....

About 10:30 Jack made a duty call, the wind had picked up...

We'll keep reporting as long as we can, till the storm ends .... or the power goes out!

till then, we're getting plenty of rest so we can be all energized when the big snow comes.

How'r those bonzies feelin now, Jack?

Z-Z-z-z-z-z-z-z

Finally back!

A-roos to yous, furiends,

The Iditawalk started today, woo-hoo!    This will be our 4th year to pawticipate in this great event:

"The Idita-Walk is an event to promote physical fitness in the spirit of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race is 1049 miles long beginning at Anchorage, Alaska and finishing in Nome, Alaska. To complete the Idita-Walk, simply walk an average of 30 minutes a day for 35 days between February 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013 for a total of 1049 minutes."

 Check out the site, maybe woo will want to sign up your human and walk them, too.

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Have woo noticed we've been 'missing' from the internet this week?

Harumph!  Someone stole our internet waves right out of the air!

Excuse me, but have woo 

seen our phones and internet?

The fix-it dude finally came to fix it, wanna guess who the  "theif" was? 

no, it wasn't evil squirrels......no, it wasn't nasty wabbits.....

it was the windy wind!   the connections were damaged up on the telephone pole from all the wind we've been having.... with gusts up to 45 & 60 mph!

We got kicked out into the yard while fix-it guy was here, and as woo can see, 

it blew Moo around, too.

It didn't blow me around, cause I'm furry sure-footed.  

Woo can see my tail blowing around, though!

So now that the internet mystery has been solved, we'll get back to reading your blogs and posting more pics!

a-roos to yous,
Jack A-roo

Wednesday Woos

We 've been relegated to the yard today , but we don't mind...

cause we have SNOW!

So just how long do I have to entertain him, mom?

Woos & A-roos to yous!
Jack & Moo

"Portrait in the Park"

Ha-roo everyone!  Mom's been working on a painting of ME, Jack!   Its one she took in the park a while ago, and she loves that pic of me.  (I'm peeking over the park bench at mom.)

Mom also took pics of Moo & my reaction when she photographed the painting. 

Me, criticing my portrait...

Me, not wanting to sit down but mom made me...

I actually do like the painting, I just wasn't in a "posing" kind of mood.

Mom also says its obvious that we need to be groomed.    

Now why would she say that???  just cause we've 

been playing in the mud this week?

Obviously Moo licks it.... I mean likes it.... and licks it!

My mama's interpretation of me at the park.

I wonder what pup she'll paint next?

A-roos to yous,

Jack DaVinci 

Monday's View from the Moo: PLEEEEZE?

Yes, we're aware that we just ate dinner.

And thank-woo, mom, 

 for the ground beef & juices topping, 

it was scrumptious...

But can we have a little more, please....

...............

.... I said.... can we have a little more, please.

PLEEEEEEZE?

That's life around here.... win some, lose some.

Get over it Jack, and move on.

We'll beg again when they eat dinner.

And that's today 's View from the Moo...

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo and Jack A-roo

Reliving the past....

 Now that our snow is gone, we thought we'd relive the glory of its brief existance in our yard:

Ahhhh!   the racing......

 The wrestling......

 the smack-downs....

 and the joys of pushing your Sibeling into the snow!

Yup, it's all in the past now.... until the next snowstorm!

Happy weekend Woos & A-roos,
Jack & Moo

Monday's View from the Moo: Walkies!

Ha-roo everyone!
Its me, Miss Moo, presenting my Monday View of the island!

Mom FINALLY took us on walkies today.
Jack loved being in the car, but didn't like it so much that we had to "stay" in the car while mom took pictures.

 She's getting ready to do a big painting for dad's new office and needed photos of stuff that did not include us, can woo believe it?

But, we did finaly get to go to one of our favorite parks in Newport.  Its one of our favorites cause it s a real hub of p-mail activity for the local canine community!

Here's a long shot....

And here's at least ONE of us paying attention.....

.....while the other one of us had other things on our agenda....

Mom tossed treats, but was too slow on the shutter to catch the desired "happy faces" photo she wanted.    Ha-woo, better luck next time, mom!

.....and  photo SUCCESS!      

OK, we felt bad for her, we hate it when she makes that sobbing sound, so we gave in & let her have one great shot.   (We gotta take care of our peeps' emotional needs, ya know.)

Woo can't tell from these pics, but we do still have snow on the ground, but along the shore it melts quicker cause of the salty air.    Maybe we'll get in a walkie at the windmill park while it still has snow?

And that's this week's view from the Moo....see woo next week!

Toodle- woo!
Miss Moo

Friday Follow-up

The peeps & their furiends had a great dinner on New Year's day.  

Later that night, Moo sneaked some of the leftover containers 

outside to check for tasty licks still in them...

 This one was especially intersting.....

"OK Jack, the coast is clear.....check out this bottle"

"A-rooozers!   What is this stuff???"     

"Hey Jack, let me have a taste, too!"

"Ick, its too bitter fur me, Jack"

"Sorry Moo, but I think I licked up all the good stuff already"

"...wooooooooozers!    I'm feeling woooooozey!  Can woo help me up the steps, Moo?"

"Oh good grief, Jack.... what am I, your Designated Guide Dog?

  C'mon, dude, lets get woo home."

..and then, Jack took a nice long nap.

Woos & A-roos to yous,

Jack A-roo & Miss Moo

Happy New Year Everyone!

Wishing all our furiends & peeps a safe & happy New Years!

new years pictures

Love & snooter kisses,
Jack & Moo

The View from the Moo: SNOW!

Ha-woo everyone!  this week's View from the Moo is brought to woo by the word SNOW!!!

Yup, it started yesterday.... a kind of slushy wet snowy rain....

Do you think this will turn into real snow?

...that changed into big fluffy flakes!

We had a blast!   Running jumping, tossing, rolling... and a great game of chase.

My favorite manuver is to tun through the doggie door full speed.....

and sit there while Jack goes into his "stalking mode"...

 I tease him by sticking out a paw or poking my head out, then back inside

...then I make a break for it and run as fast as I can right past him!

Mom says I'm "faster than a speeding shutter" cause she never 

gets quite all of me in one picture!   Ha-roo roo roo!

We played till it was dark out,

and the snow kept falling down!

By morning it looked like a winter wonderland!

This is our Prairie Fire Crab apple tree:

and this is the new baby Coral-barked Japanese Maple.

The tree man said it was a real beauty in all seasons - it sure is a standout in the snow!

Wooing of standing out in the snow, Jack looked pretty happy.

but I knew he'd be even happier if we did more zoomies!    

we ran this way..... then that way....

Whew!   What an exhilerating time we had.
Time to wind down with some nice fresh snow!

This is such a great way to wrap up the year.

A year of friendship, family, fun, and faith, topped off with fresh snow... 

it just doesn't get any better than this, dear furiends!

Thank you for following along on another year of our adventures.   

We value your friendship, and try our best to be there for woo, too.   

We wish woo a very Happy New Year!

and that's this week's View from the Moo!

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo & Jack A-roo

Jack & Moo's "How To" Series #1

Ha-roo everyone!  

We like to keep our blog lighthearted and fun, but in the interest of also providing information and helpful hints, we bring woo a live demonstration today.  

Jack & I are going to demonstrate a manuveur that could save your life, if  woo ever catch on fire.  (it could happen - woo get too close to the fireplace, or someone drops a lit cigarette on your tail, or woo leap through a flaming hoop )  

Most human pups learn this pretty early, so woo can even practice this using of of them as your partner!

Remember this:

STOP......  DROP....... &  ROLL

First, perfom the  STOP - woo might need to do this for the flaming subject,
as they are probably racing around like a lunatic, 

so use whatevere means necessary to persuade the flaming dog/person 

to STOP running, cause running adds oxygen to the flames...

Next, is the "DROP"

.... I'm assisting Jack in these pictures.  Really.

and of lastly, ROLL.  

 Jack is adding a fancy forward somersault to his roll, 

but just  plain old rolling around will do, too.

The purpose of rolling is to smother the flames.

There woo have it, how to put yourself out if woo catch on fire.

PS:  No huskies were hurt in the making of this blog post....

See.... Jack's just fine!

(Jack:  I'm  a furry good actor, aren't I?)

Woos & a-roos to yous,

Jack a-roo & Miss Moo

Merry Christmas!

We wish woo a very 
Merry Christmas~

Jack A-roo, Miss Moo,  JoJoe and Pat

12-21-12

Mom, since this may be Doomsday, can we have extra treats, pleaze?

Ha-roo roo roo, guess what.... it worked!    The treat-part, that is.    For some interesting stuff about the whole 12-21-12 Doomsday event, check out the Doomsday 2012 Fact Sheet put out by the SETI Institute... and we'll see woo again for the View from the Moo on Monday!

Jack a-roo & Miss Moo

Monday's View from the Moo: Rewind

Ha-woo dear furiends!
Its me, Miss Moo, with another edition of the View from the Moo!

Seems to me that a month ago mom promised more pictures from when her pup-kids visited.... and she never delivered! so we'll take things in our own paws & post a few:

This looked pretty interesting, its from their  visit to the Whaling Museum in New Bedford MA:

Look out below!  

These full skeletons of whales hang over the lobby!

The furthest one back is from a pregnant female with her unborn calf - sadly, she was hit by a cruise ship & died a few hours later.   See her baby?  It still has vestigal hind legs!

Going up the stairs gives woo a close-up & personal view!

Second floor: artwork depicting different whaling ships & aspects of whaling....lots of ship models on this floor, but the pics were too blurry to post-

Did woo ever wonder if woo could fit inside a whale's jaw?

Have a seat....

A half-size whaling ship!

 Getting the tour....fascinating information from a gentleman who knew a great deal about whaling & whale boats!  ( He went to the same high school as mom's mama did!)

 Manning the pump handle to turn the winch to raise the anchor

 This was quite an improvement over trying to haul the anchor up manually!

Going back down to the lobby..... watch out for that whale, kid!

Relaxing beneath a large male humpback skeleton

And can woo believe, we didn't get as much as one bone to nibble on?    Harumph!    No fun!

Well, mom says we would probably not like being on a whaling ship;  the food was bad, there was no clean drinking water, it was dark, damp, & foul in the crews quarters,  it was stinky and smokey and slippery on deck most of the time... .... and woo could be stuck on that ship for 2 or more years on a single whaling expedition!   Doesn't really sound like our idea of "fun" after all.  Ha-roo roo roo!

So, to end with, here we are with bones that we were allowed to have: treat bones!   Woo-hoo!

and that's this week's View from the Moo!

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo