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The Frozen Tundra of Iowa

2007-02-12T16:52:00.000-08:00

Mom and Dad got called home to Iowa due to family emergency. We were upset at first cause we didn't get to go, but mom sent us a couple pictures and all we can think of is.. "Dang, it's cold in Iowa!!"

Mom told us it's been snowing everyday since they got there, bet the car isn't happy! For Texans like Mom and Dad it's strange having to deal with snow and ice. She has commented on how cold, icey and snowy it's been, but we think she's having a good time anyway!

She wanted us to blog this picture of the Surf Ballroom and see how many people have heard of it. She grew up in the area and went to many dances at the Surf. She said a great time was had by all, guess we'll have to take her word for it.

She said it anyone knows the history of the Surf she will blog another picture of the monument from the plane crash..ok, do we get a hint to what she is talking about?? She said it has to do with Buddy Holly, who the heck is he? The Big Bopper, is that a toy??? And finally Richie Vallence.. we aren't even going to take a guess on that one.

So, we have had a little free blogging time, that's cause mom and dad are so far away. They are heading home tomorrow, oh they better be bringing us a good treat!!!

Mom is in Paris!!

2007-02-01T17:40:00.000-08:00

We think mom has taken off for Paris! It's been days since we have gotten to blog and the only reason we can figure out is MOM IS IN PARIS!!

Oh, Dad says with work, the new grandbaby and chores she is working long hours but we know the truth, she is hiding the fact she is in Paris..

Dad has been good with us, but he doesn't blog with us. We need to blog so our friends don't think we forgot about them and went to Paris or something..

So mom... hear this and hear it good.. WE NEED TO BLOG, so come home!!! Oh yes, bring us a treat and souviener from Paris!

In Search of Park..

2007-01-21T18:35:00.000-08:00

Once again Mom and Dad took off for volunteering at the park this weekend. Usually, it's only 1 day but this weekend they were gone Saturday and returned there on Sunday.

Well, we discussed it and decided we would just take on the adventure of finding our way to the park. We had no idea how to get started but hey, we are 2 intelligent dogs! Ok, we are a team of 2 dogs with good intelligence.. ok, we are pretty darn smart if food is involved and we feel there is food at the park.

Mom left her computer logged on so we went to mapquest.. that turned out to be too much of 'go this way, go that way, go this way'..if they would just make up their minds! Well, what do you think we did..we just put our noses to the ground and took off.

Ok.. question. What is a cul-d-sac? Seemed all we did was go in circles. We finally gave up, returned to the house and waited for Mom and Dad to come home so we could "lay the quilt" on them.. it worked.

It's cold out there..but warm in here!

2007-01-16T17:52:00.000-08:00

It's so cold outside Mom won't let us stay out long. It's "go out and get your business taken care of." Ok, now pressure and "doing our business" do not mix!

We are having an Artic Blast, whatever that is. I think the cold temps and freezing rain has something to do with it, but since we can't stay out long how are we going to find out?

Mom finally got home, that's why we haven't blogged for so long. If she would leave the computer on we could do our blogging..geeesh. She and Dad went to see their new grandbaby. Still not sure what a grandbaby is but am sure we will find out.

We just wanted to let you know we didn't run off and join the circus, we are still here. I, Lilly am just trying to figure out why Salchicha gets to curl up by the fire and I'm on the floor??

New baby in the family

2007-01-05T13:45:00.000-08:00

This is our cousin trying to figure out what this "baby" excitement is all about. Her human mommy has been very good about including her in preparing for the new arrival, but we think she is still a little confused. She has a human sister and brother already, so does this make a complete set?

We think she is talking to her soon to be new sister and letting her know that SHE is the spoiled "baby doggie" and being the newest arrival she will have to accept the "doggie order".

Wonder if that works for nana & grandpa too..mmmm. Whoa, this might mean we will get more treats so we feel included! Yah, that will work.. Hey Salchicha, come here! I have a great idea.

Our Trip to Granny's

2007-01-01T15:57:00.000-08:00

Here's Salchicha anxiously waiting to get to Granny's for Christmas. He knows there will be lots of running and playing outdoors! He was just excited to be riding in Mom's car..hehehe. He and Lilly behaved very well on the long trip from Texas to Oklahoma.

I think there are treats in the cooler and he is making sure I don't eat them before we arrive at Granny's and share them with everyone..mmmm.

This is Granny's little puppy..well, what you can see of her. We were making a game plan to use with Salchicha to get the treats away from him.

He was real good about protecting that cooler, even after getting to Granny's.
We had a great time in Oklahoma. It was very cold, but we enjoyed running around outdoors. We even got some special treats from Granny because we came so far to spend the holidays with her. She knows we love her, but if she is willing to share more treats, why argue. hehehe.

We're home!!!

2006-12-27T16:58:00.000-08:00

We made it home from Granny's last night. Long drive for all of us. Once we hit home, we hit the bed! Some of us were more comfy then others..hehe.

We had a great time and were very good. Hopefully, that will earn us another trip soon!

Happy Holidays!!!

2006-12-22T19:37:00.000-08:00

To all our blogging friends, Happy Holidays!

We are celebrating the holidays with our human granny, we are soooo excited!

May everyone's wish come true and you are lucky to spend the holidays with those you love. And after the hugging, petting, kissing and ooooing, may we all get TREATS!!

We are hoping after the holidays Mom takes time to start taking pictures again! We think we are pretty cute subjects..

psstt Santa... there will be treats for you and the reindeer at granny's!

This could be our home!

2006-12-17T16:42:00.000-08:00

We know this is not us but it could be! Mom and dad were at our human sister and family this weekend. They moved, so mom and dad were helping them get settled in.

Welllllll, we were not asked to go along, noooo we had to stay home and have the neighbor come take care of us. She is very nice and plays with us but she too is gone at times.

They trust us to be good, ha! Mom and dad be warned, this COULD be our home next time you leave us!! hehehe.. ooppss, if mom reads this we may not get any treats tomorrow.. how do we delete, how do we delete...grrrrrr!

Mommmmm!!

2006-12-12T15:33:00.000-08:00

Funny mom!

Ok, so you posted a picture for us..

Card update

2006-12-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

No picture tonight, mom hasn't downloaded our new ones. Grrrrr. She says she is so busy with the holidays and work.

Anyway, we figure she is cranky because we are getting sooo many cards and she still only has one..hehehe

We do share our cards with her, but we may carried on that they are OUR cards from OUR doggie friends.. we are only getting even for her not letting us have good quality blogging time.

Oh, we have so many cards the frig is full and now mom has to figure out where else to hang them. Thanks to everyone for the cards.. it's been fun sending them and recieving them. But oh the ideas mom is getting from everyone for next year's cards..

2006-12-08T17:50:00.000-08:00

Here is one of Mom's new friends from the park. She tells me it is an Eastern Screach Owl. Just looks like another bird to me! Mom said that the little owl flew into a window and damaged its eyes. So now she lives at the park that we like to camp at! Maybe we will see her there?

More cards! More cards!!

2006-12-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

We got more cards over the weekend. We had mom take an update picture. We enjoy looking at them, licking them and smelling them. It's so cool!!

I was reading a card to Lilly and she got side-tracked. Well, it's a frig and this is Lilly we are talking about!!

Thanks to everyone for the cards, hope everyone is receiving ours. We will be waiting at the door for mom tomorrow with the mail..

Oh, Mom said to tell everyone..she and dad got a card today.. ha, one card.

2006-11-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

Look at the Christmas cards Salchicha and I are starting to receive!!! Ohhhhh, this one is so cute, taken with Santa. Wonder if they leave cookies and milk out for Santa??

I'm so happy we are starting to receive Christmas cards! All the licking Lilly and I did on our cards was worth it!

We always leave cookies and milk out for Santa!

We went camping!!

2006-11-29T18:07:00.000-08:00

As you see, we did get to go camping over Turkey Day. What we didn't know was mom had a task in mind for us.

While camping we addressed our Christmas cards to everyone. The picture was taken in the door of the camper. We had to lick the envelopes..yukky taste in our mouths for hours. We think we still bark with a lisp!

We got home Sunday night and mom and dad have been on the run since. We kept giving hints that we hadn't blogged for DAYSSSSS. Finally, it hit mom that we needed to let everyone know we were home!

We had a great time camping, but mom and dad had to go back to work Monday which didn't seem to thrill them. Wonder why not??

This says it all..

2006-11-17T14:24:00.000-08:00

We've been upset with mom the last few days because she hasn't taken time to blog. We've given her the "ignoring" treatment, which she seemed to enjoy! We've disturbed her sleep with frequent requests to go outdoors during the night, just to see if it's still night, hehe. That didn't seem to upset her too much either. We've tried everything to let her know we were upset with the "lack" of attention.

Well, she finally sat down last night and talked to us. She explained there are many things going on in the human part of the family and she's sorry she's been too busy to let us blog. She asked us to be patient and once the holidays are over we'll be back to normal, she hopes. So, we agreed to be patient.

She and Dad surprised us last night by telling us we are going camping for the Thanksgiving holidays!!!! We're were so happy we ran around like puppies. Which ended up leaving us breathless and worn out. Just think, 4 days at the park to enjoy nature. Which led mom to posting this picture for us. She said no words were needed..

They're home!!

2006-11-06T15:48:00.000-08:00

Well, mom and dad made it home safe and sound. Guess they missed us more then we thought. They had gone to Oklahoma. We still don't understand why we couldn't go.

Now, look at the car. Is there not plenty of room for 2 very adorable dachsies??? You throw in a bed, blankets, a few treats and toys and we're set! But noooooo we had to stay home. grrrr. The neighbor lady did take very good care of us, so we shouldn't complain.

Mom did get us a huge chewbone, we mean huge! Maybe she will take a picture of us with it. Only thing is it wasn't a raw bone with meat on it, but guess we better not complain. They just need to remember next roadtrip: 2 dachsies better be in that car!

Oh, wait until you get home!!!!!

2006-11-02T19:17:00.000-08:00

Mom and Dad will be gone this weekend, guess what...we don't get to go!!

Salchicha put up a good argument but it did no good. We thought of using Copper's trick, pee on their clothes but figured that wouldn't do much good.

The neighbor lady is watching us, we have fun with her but she doesn't blog so we won't be around until Monday.

Now, if mom would be distracted and "accidently" leave the computer on we could do some serious blogging.. mmmmm.. now that's an idea worth thinking about. Go with the "cutsie" look Lilly!

They left salchicha & lilly home, again!!

2006-10-28T19:01:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad went to the park, again. Today we had to stay home, so not fair!!!

As you see, this gator was bored because we didn't get to come see him. He was really looking forward to seeing us today.

This big guy is the above's daddy. He seems upset with mom and dad because now his boy is bored! He thought we'd be there to play with his boy. Told you we should have gone!

Here's his mommy. She seems to be making a list of chores for her boy to do, since he seems so bored. Guess it doesn't pay to be bored, even as a gator!

Mom took these pictures today, it was a wonderful day at the park. We wouldn't know since we had to stay home. But, we aren't bored!

We were tricked!!

2006-10-26T18:39:00.000-07:00

Mom came home tonight with candy!! We were so excited, she finally took the hint and brought US candy!!

Welllllll, once we started digging around in the bags, we found out real quick that the candy was not for us. Noooo, it's for those kiddos running around the neighborhood this coming Tuesday night.

What a rip-off!! We are re-thinking our stand on "goofy" costumes. If we were to dress up and come knocking on the door, do you think we would get some of the candy?

Lilly explains a fairy ring

2006-10-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

In her excitement last night, mom forgot to explain to us what a fairy ring is. We were very disappointed when we found out it has nothing to do with food.

It happens when a mushroom shoots it's spores into the air and they fall to the ground. Since the mushroom is round, the ring of mushrooms will form a ring, thus the "fairy ring."

Now, Salchicha and I got to discussing this later. Our question again is, where the heck are the fairies? Do they ride the spores down to the ground then jump off and run and hide? Do they move in later after the mushroom is open and ready to live under? We are confused big time.

I decided to check out the living accomodations for myself, did I see a fairy?? I'm not saying, but........

Fairy Ring??!!!???!!

2006-10-19T17:26:00.000-07:00

It's been rainning here quite a bit, so dad hasn't been able to mow.

Tonight dad got all excited because we had a fairy ring in our backyard. As excited as mom and dad were about this "fairy ring" thing we figured it would include food. Why? Who knows, but excitement to us is food..

Anyway, mom runs out in the yard with the camera and calls us out. She was trying to get us to look at the fairy ring, to which we say, "Why?"

Now, we discussed it between the two of us, did some searching and have only one question. "Where are the fairies?"

Between a Rock and ....

2006-10-13T18:22:00.000-07:00

What does a river, a rock and dachshunds have in common? Nothing!

We were camping by a river and having a good time or so I, Salchicha, thought. But oh, Lilly had other plans. Earlier I explained how water and I do not mix but Lilly thinks she's a fish or something. She LOVESSSS water, so when we went down by the river she had this big idea of playing in the water.

I tried to distract her from her latest "water play" but it didn't work. She went into her "cute mode" for mom and bam, I'm in the water before you could say water fowl. I saw a huge rock and swam for it. Lilly had no choice but to come along with me.

Mom was with us and dad was taking the "cute" pictures. As you can see, Lilly was all excited about getting back into the water. Me, I was thinking how good it would feel to bite mom's hand!

The Hogs Found the Blog!!

2006-10-09T18:00:00.000-07:00

These are a few family members of the pig in the previous blog.

They are so friendly, (we think they'll fall for that). They are so cute, (that is so not true). Maybe they will join us for supper, (bacon, bacon, bacon).

Hey, piggie, piggie your brother went that way!! We've got to rrruuunnn!!!

The Real Piggie by Lilly

2006-10-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

It's been rumored that I tend to eat too much and work mommy and daddy for treats. I just wanted to show you the real piggie!

This is a javalena, a pig. I'm a dachshund, a dog.

This is another of the reasons we go camping, you never know who's going to drop by.

Salchicha will say he is on daddy's lap to protect him. I say he is on daddy's lap because he is scared. Me, I'm helping mommy take the picture which earned me a treat for being so quiet!

Who's driving?

2006-10-06T15:14:00.000-07:00

This was a fun day, Daddy made 2 mistakes. First he got the truck stuck in the sand on a beach, but we won't talk about that. Then he left a bag of chips on the dash.

Ok, now you have 2 dachshunds whose weakness is food. Do we eat or do we drive? While I, Lilly was voting on driving, Salchicha decided to eat the chips. Well, while trying to get to the chips he leaned on the horn. Guess what, 2 men trying to get a truck unstuck don't have much of a sense of humor!

Mommy thought it was funny! They got the truck out and Salchicha gave his "I'm sooooo sorry" look and gained some chips. I'm upset I didn't get to drive.

Why did the dachsies cross the river?

2006-10-03T19:35:00.000-07:00

Mommy thinks the blog gremlins attacked the computer last night.

We love hiking all trails. Sometimes we hike around trees, sometimes meadows and sometimes water.

I Lilly, love the water. I love to jump in and play in any body of water. When Mommy says bath time I run and jump in the tub. We even have our own boat when we go to the ocean, that is a little too deep for us.

Well, la-dee-da. I Salchicha, happen to NOT like water. I won't "jump in and play" like Lilly. When Mommy says bath, I run and hide. If she is going to give me a bath, she's going to work for it. But on this hike with Daddy, Lilly was jumping and catching who knows what in the water. Before long I was jumping and playing along with her. So, fun was had by all.

Side note: I still do not like a bath!

Our friend the turtle

2006-10-01T14:49:00.000-07:00

Today is daddy's birthday so mommy decided she would take him out for lunch. Huh, going to go eat and we don't get to go? So not fair.

This is Lilly, Salchicha decided he needed to take a beauty nap, like that's going to help. Sleep on prince charming, sleep on. Yes, I am cranky cause I didn't get to go for lunch.

This is a turtle we've met at the park. Friendly little guy, wonder if he gets taken out for lunch. Looks to me like he's full and just kicking back, soaking up the sun. Can turtles kick back?

I was suggesting to Salchicha earlier we should take some new pictures but mommy took the camera with them. Suppose they need to take pictures of the food to remind them how good it was????

Guess I'll go eat some of our dry, tasteless dog food. Boy, we rate so high on the love scale today!

They Play With Alligators!

2006-09-29T19:21:00.000-07:00

We love going to the park with Mommy and Daddy. Some things we enjoy more then others, as you can see by this picture. Daddy tells us to sit and enjoy watching the alligator. Enjoy watching something that could swallow us whole? Well, believe it or not we do enjoy watching the alligators. They show us what it was like in prehistoric times, that's a term Daddy uses when talking about the alligators. Since we weren't around then, we will take his word for it.
It's amazing seeing them close up, they really are neat reptiles. No one has ever been hurt or chased by an alligator at the park in 22 years and believe us, we are not going to be the first thing they decide to chase! We sit, don't breath and even smile at the nice alligator!

Can you believe that Mommy enjoys taking the pictures of them? We haven't told her that we know how to use the camera, you think we want to take the pictures?? We would share our treats with them but Mommy and Daddy says we can not feed the alligators, they must survive on their own. Phew, for a minute we thought we'd have to share our treats!

Mystery of Salchicha's Long Legs

2006-09-28T14:55:00.000-07:00

Since the computer was left on today (Mommy's fault), thought I would do some blogging and tell you the mystery of my long legs. First, I am a purebred dachshund. Oh, no fear Mommy and Daddy did everything possible to find out for sure. Seems originally dachshunds had long legs, they were bred over time to shorter legs to enable us to be burrowers.

They were told about every 10th generation will have a "throwback". At first I was offended by the term but found out it makes me special. I'm special because it shows the original stature and Mommy and Daddy said they wouldn't trade me for a million dollars!! Now I'm thinking, what are their legs worth? Hey, gotta do what ya gotta do for treat money!

So, I am a registered purebred dachshund. Faithful, loving, big brother to Lilly and spoiled rotten. Loving every minute of life!

PS. Lilly said to tell ya'll she is worth a million dollars also. Yup, we all have out fantasies.

Patrol Duty

2006-09-27T18:40:00.000-07:00

As you see, we take our duties as guard dogs very seriously. It's a two man or should say two dog job. Now is a good time to formally introduce ourselves. The front runner with the long legs is me, Salchicha. Lilly, though shorter in stature, is actually the more stubborn. She will say she is independant, I say stubborn. She says brave, I say hard headed. But the combination of the two of us works. Mommy and Daddy often tell us how brave we are, which earns us a treat. Yup, we have it all worked out.

Guarding Lilly

2006-09-26T17:26:00.000-07:00

While Lilly is taking a break from her "duties" as a guard dog, she is heavily guarded by her faithful companion..purple elephant. She is very faithful to Lilly. Amongst Lilly's duties are to guard all her toys (Salchicha is on his own when it comes to toys), make sure the treats are safe (and tasty), the neighbors cats stay off the patio (which they do by sitting on the garage roof) and finally giving Mommy and Daddy lots of licks and love.

What to do, what to do?

2006-09-25T15:35:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy volunteer at a State Park so we get to enjoy wildlife all the time. I'll share some of our "big dog" stories as we go along. These birds are beautiful to look at but we were thinking , why just watch them?? Since we didn't want to upset Mommy and not be able to come back to the park we just sat and watched them. Mommy and Daddy were so proud of us for sitting and being so quiet..if only they knew what was going on in our minds.

Puppie Party

2006-09-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

As you can see, we always have a good time! Our friend Astro had a birthday and his Mommy had a party for him. We wore the hats as long as there was puppie ice cream in the bowls! We ran around and chased each other until we got tired, then had more puppie ice cream. Mommy was surprised they made puppie ice cream, but why not??