Not Again!

My computer blew a gasket :(

It's being mailed off to Timbuckto for repairs.

They say it will be two to three WEEKS!!! 

I will be forgotten I am sure :(

I'll haunt you later ;)

See you in a few weeks,.

Roo

PeeS: Try not to have too much fun without me ;) Just kiddin :D Later gators :) I'm comin to you from the library. Yeah snuck in ;) Gettin kicked out soon so... ta ta for now :) 

Mom's In The Dog House...

Yep that's right. In the dog house she is.

And she's gonna stay there until I decide she's properly chastised for

being a very BAD Mom! 

I know she looks pitiful but do not pity her!

You see my paw pals have been very nice and given me some awards

(one's now an antique it was given to me so long ago)

and she kept puttin off helpin me thank them! Arg! Bad Mom!

So I have taken it upon myself to thank them properly...

First thank you K9 Katastrophe and Doggy Days for this really cool award...

 Yes, this is the one from MONTHS ago! I'm so embarrassed!

Please accept my apologies. 

If you noticed, I didn't even give Mom a bowl of water ;)

No worries, she'll live.

Now this next one hasn't yet become an antique.

It's only several weeks old. Shakin my head.

My furiends Honey the Great Dane, Levi Mac and HoneyBuzz 

were so kind to award me with this...

This is so cool pals. Thank you very much! :)

And just recently. Yes I am finally caught up! :D

my new pal Finn gave me this...

Finn, you rock! Thanks pal :)

Now if I remember the rules, I'm suppose to say a few things about myself...

1. I really do love my Mom even when she's bad ;)
2. My favorite thing to do in the morning after breakfast is go back to bed and snuggle with my pawrents :)
3. I'm terrified of the big green smelly loud monster that comes down our street to pick up garbage. When I see it, I grab my leash and run back toward the house with Mom in tow.
4. When I want attention, I go get something of my pawrents (like a slipper, a kitchen towel or a sock) and run by them with it in my mouth. They know I won't do anything to it but it still gets them to chase me ;) And then they trade me for one of my toys and I get to play. Pretty smart on my part if I say so myself :)
5. When I'm in a deep sleep, I snore. Mom says it's a cute snore :)

I've decided that since Mom is in the dog house it would be fun to tell you

a few things about her that she probably doesn't want you to know.
Heck, she's a pretty private person period so... Heh Heh Heh...

1. She's awful about getting her hair done. Waits till it hangs in her eyes and she can't see. She says it's something about the time it takes to go to the salon, sit and wait, then have someone mess with your head. Bottom line, she looks shaggy more often than sheik ;)
2. Her favorite shoes are Teva sandals but she'd rather be barefoot :)
3. She snores too. Rocks the house! Neener neener Mom (Er I'll probably be in the dog house next for that one.) :O
4. She doesn't like to eat raw meat. Can you believe that?!!! Says she had dinner with some Erytheans some time ago that served raw meat and no matter how it's seasoned it still tastes icky. Harumph! Well more for me ;D
5. Oh yeah and she likes to dig holes in the yard with me. Which I think is great! :D Her fingernails get pretty trashed though ;)

Now I need to share these awards with a few pals...

Finn please do me the honor of accepting

the Doggy Bloggy and Stylish Blogger awards pal :)

And I think all my blogger furiends are massively awesome!

But I'm on borrowed time here so I will give it to those who gave me 

the awards I am (because of Mom) delinquent in sayin "thanks!" to.

Honey the Great Dane

Doggy Days

HoneyBuzz

K9 Katastrophe

Levi Mac

Well, I better go see how Mom's doing. Sigh...

 

Thanks again for my wonderful awards!

Roo

A Trip To The 'Real' Florida

We packed a picnic and took an hour drive Northeast

to Alafia River State Park 

Neither Mom or I had been to it before.

It has over 6,000 acres and offers trails for hikers, horses and mountain bikers.

Some trails are multi-use but most of them are designated either for 

hikers and horses or bikers. This was a nice way to set it up for everyone.

The bikers didn't have to worry about running into anyone but themselves 

and usually didn't have to worry about that either because their trails

were direction specific.

Part of the park was once a phosphate mine and this sector has HILLS! Yay!

We chose to explore this part first...

There were some pretty shear drop offs at times.

Mom had to pull me back from one as I was paying attention

to what was up in the trees and not what was below my feet.

Yep started sliding down. Mom dragged me back up though.

I knew she would so why worry? ;)

Around a few bends and up and down some hills we came across this...

Now that's a real Florida swamp for ya!

We stopped on a knoll with a bench for a rest and a snack...

Mmmmm...crackers and cheese?

Yes please :P

 

After our snack and a bit of water we headed off down one of the flat trails...

The maps we were given at the ranger station really didn't tell us much 

about where the trails went or how long they were so we really

had no idea of where we might end up...

Like a lake with a very big alligator in it...

Mom guessed it was about a 12 footer. 

Needless to say we did not venture close to the banks.

Unless fed by people, gators tend to have a natural fear and

do not come near (people that is). Unless of course they're really hungry.

Dogs are a very different matter and are in extreme danger

if allowed to swim in fresh water rivers or lakes. 

That's why you only see me swim in salt or brackish waterways.

We left the lake and traveled back into the woods...

And came upon a river...

And it was right around here that Mom took a wrong turn.

Yep we meant to start heading back toward the picnic area but

after a while and miles and miles...

I think we're lost Mom.

So we laid down in the grass, had some water, then resumed walking...

We passed by some more swamp.

A row of cedar trees that seemed rather out of place.

Some trees with really long vines strong enough to swing from :)

And finally came out at the equestrian show field...

Yay! Civilization!

This is a map of where we started (Picnic Area) and where we 

ended up...

When we finally made it back to the picnic area, 

Mom took me to a creek we'd spotted earlier so I could cool off...

Ah....much better :D

And then we went home. I slept the whole way.

My wagger was real tired :)

Roo

It's Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day Everybody!

Especially to all my lady furiends!

Waggin at ya,

Roo aka Roo Hefner ;) 

 

At The Party...

Oh gosh. Where am I?

Oh that's right. I went to Alien's Valentine's Party.

After finally arriving barely in one piece with some of Alien's potential brides

I found the bar and had some of Hicbar's moonshine.

All heck broke loose. I'm not tellin stories out of school so you'll

have to go to the party  (yes, it's still going on) yourself

if you really want all the gory details.

I'll just say it was quite the night!

And I'm not feelin all that much like myself this mornin.

I'm not exactly sure what all happened but somehow my

sunglasses got tweeked, a balloon got tied to my tail,

my tie's all twisted, I have some sort of crystal dust all over me
and I have no idea who's crown I'm wearin.

(I sure hope it's not Alien's Dad's...oh boy)

Oh nuts! That's right! I was suppose to check on Neila.

I don't think I'm really cut out to chaperon potential brides. Sigh.
Pearl, Shannanna, Odette and Crabrella (yes the ones from royal families)
were fightin like rabied cats!
At least Neila had displayed some sense of decorum.

Last I remember, she had gone to the garden...

Oh dear. Maybe I should take her home?
Roo

Roo Can Cook

First off thank you to everyone for your ingredient suggestions!

Here they all are...

Sorry squirrel fans but Mom nixed that ingredient from the get go.

She said there was no way squirrel meat was gonna touch any pot of hers. 

Harrumph! Alas I may be King of the Loo but not of the kitchen...yet ;)

Mom cut them all out and folded them up so I couldn't read what they said

and then I randomly drew my three secret ingredients...

Here they are. Drum roll please...

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Aye Carrumba!  What can I make with these?!!!

Okay, put on your thinking cap Roo. Hmmmmm....

At first I thought a pizza. I love pizza! 

But then I thought bananas and carrots on pizza um not real appealing.

So I thought Hah! A banana split topped with carrots and cheese! Er...Nah. Blick.

And then I had it! A sweet breakfast bagel spread! Yes!

So I chose cream cheese to go with my bananas and carrots.

First I'm going to have to sweeten up the carrots.

I'll need some butter, water, sugar and salt.

After the carrots simmered long enough to become soft I took

them out of the pot and added the bananas.

I needed to add some spices from the pantry...

A little nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and a bit more brown sugar

Oh yeah and some orange juice! (helps keep the bananas from browning ;)

I let that simmer about five minutes until the bananas were mushy and

the sweet sauce had reduced.

Then I added it to the bowl with the carrots and blended it all up...

Add in some cream cheese and mix that in and 

Viola! Done! Now comes the critical part.

I take a moment to calm my nerves...

Okay I'm ready for the taste test...

I didn't want to stick my tongue in the bowl so Mom got a dab for me on her finger.

Mmmmmm...not bad! :)

I toasted some mini brown sugar and cinnamon bagels and

put the spread on it for Mom to try...

She ate it all!!! :D

Thinkin this cookin thing's pretty cool :)

Waggin at ya from the kitchen,

Chef Roo

I Think I Can Do This...

When my pawrents go out and I stay home

they turn the TV on to keep me company.

I always watch The Food Channel...

I just LOVE Chef Anne...

She helps people that have a hard time just making a sandwich

learn how to cook...

I figure if they can do it, I can too!

I just don't know what to make.

Mom's favorite cooking show is Chopped.

In the show the chefs are each given a basket of secret ingredients

and they have to make either an hors d'oeuvre, an entree, or a dessert

using all of the ingredients in the basket.

This sounds like a fun way to decide what to make so...

I thought if my furiends could suggest one ingredient each,

I could randomly select three and make a dish from those.

I'm ready. Let's get cooking!

Thinkin it might be a real good thing that my pawrents are the ones who will have to eat what I make ;)

Roo

PeeS: Mom asked me to request ingredients that can usually be found at a local grocery store. Guess she doesn't want me messin with stuff like blowfish from Japan ;)