A Long Awaited Update
Summer brought a lot of heat to our part of the world but we survived it well enough. The big happenings were the two weeks that the family took for vacation and the start of college for our big brother Steven.
Vacation plans didn't include us traveling with the family as they flew to the Bahamas. Riley and I stayed at home. Dana (Dad's sister) house sat and therefore took care of us. It worked out well as we were taken on walks morning and night. She fed us well. Ice cubes were put out on occasion which we enjoy both for the cooling effect but also for crunching and eating in the hot weather. Yum! The best part of the trip was when Dad, Mom and Steven returned home. Riley and I danced, jumped and sang for joy! I talked, sang, barked, scolded and cried for quite a while at all three of them. I was that happy. Riley did all that and more as he kept jumping up on the furniture to get closer to everyone. Happy, happy......
This fall, Steven starts his college years. He is attending the University of Michigan. As a little gift to Riley and myself, Steven bought us a dog toy that is a circle of rope colored blue with a blue/maize colored cloth center that bears the emblem of the University on it. As you can see from the picture, we chewed it up already. That level of damage took the both of us about three days to accomplish. Steven wants to buy the both of us new dog collars with neckerchiefs that bear the school logo and colors. Mom and Dad think that Riley will tear the neckerchiefs up right away. I hope that he will buy them anyway. I'd wear mine long enough to get my picture taken and I'm sure Riley would do the same.
Even though Steven is very far away from us, we can see and talk to him via a web camera link that Steven and Dad have set up. In fact, this morning Mom, Dad, Riley and I spoke with and saw Steven before he headed out to the Michigan/Notre Dame football game. It is really a neat way to keep in touch. Riley and I are still perplexed on how Steven can see/talk to us. I am a little shy about it all but it is good to hear his voice.
Mom and Dad think that the two of us would like to visit school as they tell us that the cold winter weather would not bother us and the snow would be something for us to experience. I'll buy that but Riley might not be so inclined. I doubt we'll be going any time soon as the plane ride there is five hours long and I'm not much for being in a crate that long.
It's time to sign off as there are squirrels to chase and bully sticks to chew on. Riley and I will write again, I promise. Maybe Riley will write our entry next time around. Cheers and goodbye for now!