Been so busy!

Sorry it's been a while since I updated my blog - we've been really busy, and it's been hard to log on from home, especially since keyboards are not meant for paws! I keep bugging Mom to buy bark recognition software, but she says it doesn't really exist, which I find hard to believe, but she has thumbs and I don't.

Anyway, on Monday we finally did what I thought we moved here for - we went hiking!!! And I hardly had to ride at all in the stupid car, the trailhead was really close. We went about 2.5 miles before getting to a stream that was too difficult for the two-foots to cross in the wet cold - Dad wouldn't let me get on the tree to cross the creek because he said it was too slippery, but it wouldn't be too slippery for me - I have four-paw drive! Anyway, it was really pretty, with a small waterfall along the way and an area with a natural waterslide that will be fun in the summer.

Last Friday we drove and drove and drove, and Dad drove home a new truck! Well, almost new - doesn't matter, I LIKE trucks! It's a black 4x4 2008 Toyota Tacoma with just under 10,ooo miles on it. Dad and Mom are happy because now they don't have to ask everyone they buy big things from if they deliver, and I'm happy because I like to ride in the back!

And then the boring stuff - Dad and Mom struggled to put up garage door openers this week. They FINALLY got them both up, but only one of them works! Something's wrong with one of them, which means Dad will have to get on the phone and be put on hold a lot and he'll be in a bad mood and yell at me for making noise while he's on the phone. But if he's on hold, why can't he play chase the stick with me?

We also got a bunch of fencing stuff delivered - I don't need a fence, I like going around the whole neighborhood! But Mom says I might get shot at for chasing the deer, so they're going to put one up anyway. Anyway Dad and Mom spread all the posts out around where the fence will go, and then once they get a hitch for the truck, they're going to rent a pole pounder and put up the posts. They'd better hurry - we got 3 inches of snow last night, and the ground's going to freeze pretty soon!

Last night Dad and Mom went over to the neighbors up the street for dinner - how come I wasn't invited? Anyway, they said the neighbors were all really nice, and they have a pretty good network to help each other out with things and keep everybody in the loop as to what's going on. And there's a women's newcomer's network that Mom's going to join - they have a book club, and a sewing club and a bunch of other clubs. Which is good, because when Mom's gone, I get Dad all to myself!

Got to go wake up Dad by whining now!