Please feel badly for me...

I can't understand why a little Chihuahua can't catch a break from mamas and papas. One small piece of barbecued steak for lunch? After all, I stay home alone all morning waiting for papas to come home for lunch to keep me company, and then I get chased for "stealing" a piece of steak? All I get to eat is the dry kibble and water. No treats. Maybe a piece of banana.

I am going to Grandma's today for a few days. At least I can get some chicken and steamed broccoli there. I can sleep with no snoring. I have my quilt on the sofa and the pillows and Grandma's new quilt on the bed. I can sleep between Gram and Mr. Sir. It's warm and comfy.

I don't get yelled at, no text messages if I "steal" a piece of steak. No problems with kids, cats, strays, snoring. I can wake Gram up by jumping on her in the morning. She calls me her Mexican Jumping Bean. I snuggle next to her on the sofa and we watch the San Antonio Spurs Basketball Games. She is making me new sweaters and now new braided collars. I wish I could go away with her to Syracuse, but I can't behave. She is going away for a month and I have to go back to my parents again.

I like to run around the yarn, go for rides in the car, visit Auntie Bev and Uncle Ron and go for walks with Grandpa around the neighborhood. I also like to bark at the other dogs who walk by the house and keep watch. I have two friends up there named Daisy and Bailey who walk by and bark at me.

I know that mamas and papas love me and I love them too, but I need some special attention. After all, I am a loveable, adorable, sophisticated, well-mannered, educated Chihuahua. Maybe I will get it when mamas is on vacation from school.

Oh well, off to pack my bag with my quilt and blanket for a few days vacation to Gram's house. I have to do some shopping for papas for Father's Day. I saw something that I think he will really like.

An Official Thief...

Get the handcuffs!

I WON I WON I WON!

Today.. is a day for all chi's of the world to celebrate. Today, while papas was home for lunch, he was dining on some lovely grilled steak. I admit, I was jealous. Born out of a chi's jealousy comes a plot. Papas was on the couch having a lovely lunch and he happened to have me behind him on the back of the couch. I sat behind him to "relax" and while he was looking away, I snatched up some steak from his paw.. and I was VICTORIOUS!!!!! I won.. Papas was so angry, he chased me off the couch and I barked and growled and I tried to get some more.. Anyway, papas was so angry with me he sent a text message to mamas and told on me. It was 100% worth it. I didn't even care if mamas was angry. When papas came home tonight he was nibbling again and I tried to steal again, but to no avail.

Tomorrow is another day....

Sleep Disturbed...

Why can't a chi take a nice long 8 hour nap without being disturbed?

I think mamas is sleep deprived. She always lays down for a nap at night and then gets up so many times. The real reason why I am concerned is because My sleep is disturbed. I can't sleep soundly if everyone is up and moving around. Papas gets up, mamas gets up and then we all snuggle again. Papas snores, mamas snores, and from what I understand, I snore as well. I will be honest, can you believe that a tiny snuggly little chi snores? I doubt it! Anyway, mamas has this horrid habit lately of waking me up at 4:30. She is so rude. I will have to have a chat with her tonight.

Back to sleep..

Aahhh

Gravy Trains with Biscuit Wheels...

Let me tell you.. life as a chi is definitely tough. After listening to the Memorial Day parade like a patriotic chi, I decided that was definitely enough activity for the day. I began my long day of lounging. I was lounging, and I mean lounging, when I was woken up by the pleasant sounds of my carrier being pulled out. This always means I am going for a car ride. Mr. Sir packed me up and I went to see mamas. She had Auntie Dee in the car because she had to run errands. So I jumped out of my carrier when I saw her and got on her lap to drive, but she wouldn't let me. So, she went and got some stuff in the store, none of which is Chi friendly. Anyhoo, I get back to the house with mamas and she, daddy, and I had a BBQ. We were in the backyard when the neighborhood stray cat, who looks like Nero, tried to sneak in. Mamas saw him and shooed him away while protecting me. In the meantime, I was barking a storm, running back and forth, begging, barking, begging, running, all to no avail. Finally, I gave up and laid on my quilt, being a perfect guard hound. Suddenly, my quiet day was disturbed. Papas friend Frank and his wife and three sons came by to say hi. Let me tell you, they are weird children. Normally I am not friendly toward kids, today was no exception. They brought some treats and they sat around for a while and I kept on barking at the kids.. barking, barking, barking... We all hung out and finally I stood by the door and barked until I was let in. I had to tinkle and then I went to sleep. The company left and I was relaxing until papas reminded mamas to blog for me.. so here we are blogging and I am yawning to get back to sleep.....

Good night sleepy chi....

Grandparents ROCK!

Thank Goodness for grandparents. Mamaw and Mr. Sir are in Syracuse, so I thought all is lost for a chi, but I tell you, my Babushka and Dedushka are just as good! They are definitely wrapped around my paw. Mamaw and Mr. Sir know my tricks, but since they do not see me that much, they definitely cater to my will! Today was Dedushka's birthday, so we had to go celebrate and where there is food, a chi follows. Mamas and I were the only American's there and I was pampered. I have to admit, I did throw a hissy fit or three. I got two bowls of borscht and it was super nummie! There were other goodies. but I didn't get any of them. Since I am a chi, and I have a tiny belly, there is portion control where I am concerned.

I am currently sitting on mamas.. writing this blog.. papas is on his laptop.. you see we are a very technologically savvy family!

It is time for a chi nap now...

Muchos Besos y Mimos....

My career as a thief...

Was sort lived!

Wednesday night was an ordinary night. Papas was eating a pear, mamas was doing online fashion research and I was trying to score some nummies. So, I put on my cute face, growl, bark, beg,sniffle, jump, put on my cute face again and what happens, nothing. NOT A THING. I am so adorable, how can anyone resist? Even once in a while mamas gives me something, but always in a bowl, my bowl, why I am not sure? But.. I tell you always in a bowl, fancy with my kibble... maybe she is trying to tell me something. I am not sure.
So, back to the story at paw. Papas, gotta love him, put his pear core with some nibbles perfectly sized for a chi still on it, and he wrapped it in a paper towel and hid it behind his back. I sniffed it out, remember I have the nose of a blood hound. I nibbled, I licked and I got the towel away. I am so cute, papas thought I was nibbling at him, trying to snuggle. (I am slick.)
So, I get under papas and nibble on the towel till it is out and hooray.. I am then at my prize.

I grab it and run. PAPAS RAN AFTER ME! So rude. I got a chance to nibble and get a bit but then I growled and dropped the pear. It was to big for a chi to keep in his mouth so I dropped it and papas took it away from me.

Sigh...

Woe is a chi...

Wow, do I have it made!!! On Tuesday, I wasn't feeling well, so I put on my sad Chihuahua face and turned down my peanut butter treat when Mamas tried to give it to me.

What I really wanted was to go to the spa to see Grandma and Grandpa. I spend so much time alone in the front part of the house and I have no one to play with. All I do is sleep. I have to wait till Papas comes home for lunch, plays with me and gives me my half of banana. So, I cooked up this scheme to get to see the grandparents.

Papas took me to the Spa in my bag with my new quilt and black and white blanket. As soon as Grandpa let me out of the bag, I ran to the table where Gram had my yogurt treats waiting for me. They know how to treat an "ailing" Chi.

They go away so often and stay away so long that I miss them. So, when I can spend time with them, I have a lot of fun. On Tuesday, Gram made me some steamed broccoli, which I love. And then she gave me my kibble. I snuggled next to her on the sofa while she crocheted a baby blanket for a baby shower. She is also knitting the scarf that goes with my new jewel-tone sweater. When I felt better, I got up and laid on my new quilt that she made me and fell asleep.

I have been having so much fun here. Gram and I read People Magazine together; we play and watch TV and old movies. She even gave me some of her homemade Weight Watcher's soup. It's delicious. I hope Mamas makes some.

Grandpa plays games and throws my toys around. He picks me up and pets and strokes me. It feels so good.

They are going back to Syracuse on Monday for ten days. I want to go with them, but Mamas said I can't go because I am a bad boy. I run out of the house and around the grounds. I have so much fun up there running around. Grandpa takes me for walks around the neighborhood and to visit Uncle Ron and Auntie Bev. But I have to wait here for them to come home.

I still have a few days left here at the spa. I am going to enjoy my time with Grandma and Grandpa. On Sunday we are going to celebrate Mother's Day and Grandma's Birthday. Papas is going to barbecue in the backyard and I am going to have fun running around.

This is really a good week for me. Whoopee!!!!

A Very tired Chi

No one ever said Chis have to be outdoor chis. I definitely am NOT an outdoor chi. I love to be on the couch, the bed, the couch, someone's lap, the car, my bag. etc. I am sure you get the point. Yesterday, mamas thought it would be a great idea if we sat in the backyard with Auntie's Koukla and Zenia. We have a table that mamas and papas bought. It is so cool. It has six chairs, of course I was on one wrapped in my new quilt. I did run around for a while and bark a lot. Then I jumped on mamas lap and begged to be put in my bag. She wrapped me up. Then we moved the party inside and I was pooped. Papas came home and had to go to UPS so he and mamas and I took a ride. We had a good time, but a chi can only have so many outings in one day.

Today, I am at the spa, to recharge. I am pooped and I was so tired I even refused to eat my peanut butter. Imagine that....

Ciao for now!

Being Sprung from Prison

Hooray! Grandma Ellie and Grandpa Tom finally came back from Syracuse on Saturday and their first stop was at my house to see me!!! They came to take me home with them to the spa.

Mamas and Papas had two little female people visiting for the weekend. They kept making noises and were looking at me in strange ways. I think they wanted to get down on the floor and play with me. So I was grateful to Grandma for springing me out of that noisy place.

I was so excited to see them. I ran around and around and chased after Gram and followed her into the bathroom. I missed her so much. She came back with lots of presents for Mamas -- purses and scarves, cakes and goodies to serve to the adults.

But she brought me the BEST presents. She and Auntie Gail made me a black and white Log Cabin Quilt with red centers and binding. Auntie Gail did all the cutting out and quilting, but Gram did all the sewing together and the fancy stuff. I love it and sleep on it all the time. It goes with me wherever I go. I take it to Gram's when I visit her. I even have a special label that has my name on it that Auntie Gail printed especially on her computer. She put a crown in the center of it under my name. She and Gram are such special ladies for making my quilt.

Gram also made me four new sweaters: one that looks like a serapi in many colors, since I'm a little black Mexican Chihuahua, one in mauve and gray, one in yellow, one in multi-colored dark jewel tones. The serapi and the dark jewel tones match two shawls that Gram made Mamas. When we go out for our walks, we can dress like mother and son.

I am such a spoiled Chihuahua. I can take a new portfolio of pictures in my new wardrobe of sweaters on my quilt. It will be a wonderful background for the color in the sweaters. I am such a handsome, debonair devil, so Mr. GQ!!