Chetspeak on Sunday
All at once I plunged down under the surface, so fast the force actually snapped my head back. I was moving faster than I’d ever moved in the water before, straight down, the net pulling tight tight tight now, like some unstoppable force had a grip on it. I hit bottom, felt solid mud under one of my paws, and then I saw where this unstoppable force was coming from. A huge creature rose up out of the murk, right in front of my face, a creature with a long bumpy snout, tiny bumpy eyes on the top of its head, and teeth so big they stuck right out of its mouth. I knew what this creature was from Animal Planet: a gator. And that strange smell had to be gator smell. What we needed was a TV that –
– from THE SOUND AND THE FURRY.
Tags: Chetspeak, Iko, The Sound and the Furry
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8:41 am on February 1st, 2015
Good morning everyone! Sunday! Snowhook in 4th at the moment 🙂 Chetspeak-leave it to Chet to think about smellivision when looking at the business end of Iko! Egg Day, oh yes. Life is good! Have a Snowhook Sponsorship Sunday 🙂
8:45 am on February 1st, 2015
Today’s post is what you’d call a cliffhanger. It’s a good thing I know the outcome. Chet, you’re so brave. If I saw a gator, I’d probably be petrified…literally.
Good morning all.
8:53 am on February 1st, 2015
Good morning Bee and HOH. Happy Chetspeak, Egg Day and Super Bowl Sunday.
That was probably the most griping scenes in the Chet and Bernie series, right up there with that awful, @#%&* shelter Chet encountered. This is one of the scenes that T & G’s mam can’t read.
I don’t think Barb took a breath till she finished the scene.
Is AJ still at the stop? Still in 4th place?
9:31 am on February 1st, 2015
Good morning all
Dear OFA – we love your books, but we can’t read these scenes. And we are not reading them in ChetSpeak Sunday either.
Sounds like the Giant is having a great training run. But we’re a little sad that Florence couldn’t make the whole race. Hope she and Wilson are ok.
9:33 am on February 1st, 2015
Do we have a list of which dogs are in the race?
9:43 am on February 1st, 2015
Good morning! Happy Egg Day!
ChetsPeak! That there passage was the scariest moment of all the C&B books, like B,M,&L said. We stopped breathing for the whole time we read it, or at least it felt that way. Iko! What a scary dude.
9:52 am on February 1st, 2015
Good morning. I didn’t read that part in the book and I didn’t read it today either.
9:56 am on February 1st, 2015
While I was sound asleep in my warm soft bed with no room for toys, an offer of more matching funds arrived in my mailbox. The amount? A whopping $350!!!! It can go toward the Race Dog of your choice. The first person to email me with a request to use all/some of the matching funds gets to pick a dog. If one of you, or some of you, pledge a whopping $250, it would pay an entire sponsorship of a Race Dog! And there would still be $100 matching funds left over. Zowie!!!
10:04 am on February 1st, 2015
I neglected to add my email address: snowhookdogs@gmail.com
10:05 am on February 1st, 2015
Whoo hoo! It truly IS a Snowhook Sponsorship Sunday 🙂
10:14 am on February 1st, 2015
Mom says I need to post an updated list of all our sponsored dogs. So here goes, for the Snowhook Race Team:
Rio Jr.
Charlie
Twig
Melanie
Truman a.k.a. Squishy
Maury
Lefty
Josephine
Clyde
To see all of the Race Team, go to this link:
http://snowhookdogs.blogspot.com
10:17 am on February 1st, 2015
And, the list of Otherwise Dogs:
Patsy Ann
Harris
Tenzing
Zebbe
Wyatt
Leonard
Doc
Elmer
Gomez
Whitey-Lance
Luna
Bellie Button
To see all of the “Otherwise” Dogs:
http://snowhooksotherwisedogs.blogspot.com
10:31 am on February 1st, 2015
Looks like time to start partnering on the “A” team dogs.
10:52 am on February 1st, 2015
Chet! No! Don’t Stop there.
10:54 am on February 1st, 2015
Good Morning and Happy Egg Day to All–I did read that section, but I kind of sped through it, not pausing for the scary details.
I’m delighted to see Snowhook’s dogs sponsored and take modest comfort in protecting someone’s paws.
Yikes! I have a lot to do today–thank heavens I’ll be safe at the library for the Stupid Bowl.
Enjoy your day and keep warm, all. Dainty licks, head bumps, and one sloppy Lhasa kiss from the household here.
10:56 am on February 1st, 2015
I prefer to believe we’re in second place at the moment…no, no don’t try to tell me different.
10:59 am on February 1st, 2015
Race!…YEEEP!…Our team is in the 10 ten right now running in 6th and is catching up quickly to number 5…chuffle!…I’m so damned proud of our team this morning…snorkel!
Partners!…Beau and I may be open to partnering up – we have to count our couch cushion change first. But send a SDD if you have any big ideas!…snort!
11:01 am on February 1st, 2015
Cabbage!…It is More Hamburger Than Cabbage Rolls day today, so I will be upstairs helping to supervise the making and baking….snort!…I will be running downstairs to check on the race events also…wheeze!
11:27 am on February 1st, 2015
In between race updates, we are watching a “Batman” marathon. There has been a lot of laughing out loud at the campiness.
Somehow, that laughter is a really good thing around here right now.
Holy Gigglefest, Batman!
11:43 am on February 1st, 2015
Those guys just ate banana nut pancakes and bacon. They gave me NONE!
Bellie Button, can I come Way Up North and intern with you in the race tracking and sparkle department?
11:44 am on February 1st, 2015
The team is in and out of the last checkpoint! Yeep! Now seems like a good time for a nap. I think I may have eaten one too many Slim Jims on the way to the layover last night. Burp!
11:54 am on February 1st, 2015
Egg-cellent time management in that checkpoint.
GO SNOWHOOK!!!!!
12:18 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio, check your SDD, please.
12:26 pm on February 1st, 2015
Shading!…I like how the racers coming back for the last time are shaded a different color than the ones who are still heading for the turning point….heh!….This way I can tell what place our team is in…chuffle!
12:29 pm on February 1st, 2015
What do you mean? They all look blue to me……
12:30 pm on February 1st, 2015
a different shape maybe.
12:31 pm on February 1st, 2015
Chetspeak: I do not like to remember that day. Yeep!
Watching the tracker takes constant vigilance! I was just going to watch until #8 got through the checkpoint which was a few minutes away. I went to get coffee, got distracted and now they are around the corner, through the checkpoint and heading for home!
Masquers: I found the race flow chart to be the best for telling the top 10 mushers. I agree with you, he’s in 2nd! It’s so exciting!
Tell you what, if The Snowhook team finishes the race in the top ten, I will sponsor a dog! Whooo Hoooo! Slow down AJ! That’s my traveling expenses money!
SiberH: Are you busy building snow forts?
12:34 pm on February 1st, 2015
Masquers: My flags are different colors too now, depending on whether they are through the checkpoint or not.
12:36 pm on February 1st, 2015
Siber asked ME, Me, me to play on the snow. So there! This Darah Thea loves snow.
12:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
I want to see a new Teddy & Zeta video!
12:59 pm on February 1st, 2015
Dawson: Mine are not changing color, I don’t know why.
BooBear: Me too!
1:04 pm on February 1st, 2015
I want to see a Teddy and Zeta full-length movie.
You guys, I am here. Mom has had the flu for the past 6 days or so. Guess what. The flu shot doesn’t work.
That is why I haven’t been on the blog as much.
She is feeling better now.
I have been reading all your fine reporting on the AJ and the dogs and the race and following it that way.
Belle Starr, You may have found your calling in life besides bling…as a reporter for sled dog races.
1:22 pm on February 1st, 2015
By the way, Mom must have bruised a rib ( is that possible?). That is the only hurt she is feeling after her big fall yesterday. Her left side is really hurting her right under the boobage area. Yesterday, she thought she would see a bruise like Macy’s mom had a while back. But now she thinks it is in the ribs. Hurts to sneeze or bend over. Think she will be pretty much a couch potato today.
1:33 pm on February 1st, 2015
BooBear: We know that Hurts!
1:33 pm on February 1st, 2015
BooBear, Yes, it is possible to bruise a rib. It is also possible to break one.
The doctors don’t do anything for a broken rib but let it heal on its own. That takes awhile.
My mom will join your mom as a couch potato today.
1:46 pm on February 1st, 2015
The Quilt is waiting for all youse who need it. It is set up to sleep, watch the big game, and track the race. I make a great pillow. Wyatt is also availing himself for pillow duty. Doc is in training as a pillow in case he is needed.
2:03 pm on February 1st, 2015
(darah thea here) a little tired of romping. if anyone needs an extra pillow, i’ve been practicing every morning, but mom says i need to keep practicing. i stay pretty still but need to work on punctuation. hey! i’m just 2. there is enough of me to go around, maybe a couple of times.
2:05 pm on February 1st, 2015
wait! doc is training like me as a pillow…are we twins? wait, i excavate with mr. siber h…are we twins? how many twins can there be?
2:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
Team!….Looks like they have moved up – Now they are in 5th place….snort!
2:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
Bruised ribs hurt BAD. (Whispering) And they take really really long to heal. Tell your mom to take ibuprofin and baby her and make her stay under the quilt, BooBear.
Flu!!! omd! That is horrible, Siber. Thank Dog she has a good Sibe to doctor her back to health.
I will be by the quilt shortly, to tend to all of tou sick and hurting Plunderers.
2:08 pm on February 1st, 2015
Darah: I am sure You would Make a Fine Pillow.
Siber-H: That Stupid Flu Bug is the Worst! Nana suffered for almost 2 weeks with a bug picked up over the Howlidays.
2:11 pm on February 1st, 2015
My tracker has our team in 6th, Rio.
2:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
The leader, whatshisname, has been going like a bat out of hell. He is going to make sure no one catches him.
2:25 pm on February 1st, 2015
This race stuff is so exciting! I don’t know if I should look at the race stats or listen to the HOH. Wait, bad choice.
2:25 pm on February 1st, 2015
WhoooHooo! The Snowhook dogs just passed someone. They’ve got the afterburners on!
If you click on the “race flow” heading, that is the correct order of the top ten. Wait! Let me see if AJ moved up a notch. It was showing him in 7th place.
They are really close to passing another team. Go Snowhoook!
2:29 pm on February 1st, 2015
They just passed Scott Jannson so they should be in 5th place. Wow! Wow!
2:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
Will Rhodes finished! He was way ahead of everyone. Wow.
2:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
Oh wait! They have not passed Scott…but they are in 6th place!
Or, if you are Masquers and I, they are in 2nd place.
2:36 pm on February 1st, 2015
Paul Gephart and Robert Redington’s trackers are on top of one another. They are neck and neck, tie for 3rd.
2:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
Holy shit!. Ummm sorry Mama and Momma. Holy Crap! Team Snowhook is flying!!!!!2:41 pm on February 1st, 2015
What? Are we not allowed to say holy on this here blog? Being the father of a band of Outlaws, I will look to Beau for spiritual guidance in this regard. Beau, what say youse?
2:41 pm on February 1st, 2015
One more thing: Rio, pucker up!
2:51 pm on February 1st, 2015
For BooBear’s Mom (and all of the other cat lovers):
http://www.pawmygosh.com/cat-playland/
2:51 pm on February 1st, 2015
Where’s Belle Starr Ace Reporter?
2:56 pm on February 1st, 2015
Kat: Upon refreshing Robert Redington’s tracker jumped into second place! I’ am starting to doubt my trackers. And it shows AJ in 7th place again behind Scott Jannson and Dean Osmar.
2:56 pm on February 1st, 2015
BSD: She is sorting through her ribbons and things. She wants to make sure the Giant looks his best when he’s loading up dogs after crossing the finish line.
2:57 pm on February 1st, 2015
THIRD!….Snowhook looks to be in 3rd place!!!….snort!snort!…Is this what youse guys are seeing?….YEEEEEP!
2:58 pm on February 1st, 2015
We think our Belle Button is napping after a BIG debut. Would you look at the Snowhook dot thingie go on the map.
2:58 pm on February 1st, 2015
OMD! This is So Exciting!!!
3:00 pm on February 1st, 2015
Bellie!…Please take more photoz at the finish line!….WOOOOO!
3:01 pm on February 1st, 2015
Swamp!…Oh i see my mistake – they have to go around the swamp one more time….grunt!burp!
3:01 pm on February 1st, 2015
AJ is way in front of Dean Osmar once again. Yay!!! Go Snowhook! Just have to around the Willow Swamp.
3:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
We are heading to the finish line!
3:03 pm on February 1st, 2015
AJ is in 4th!!! OMD! How did that happen? !!!
3:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
AJ has been cruising along at 10 mph while the other guys were going at 8 or 9 and slowly but surely he has crept up and passed 3 other mushers to glide into 4th place! WhoooHoooo!.
I wish he could catch Ray Redington in 3rd place but he is far ahead and going over 9mph. Go Snowhook!
I thought Ray R. was ahead but I was going around the swamp backwards!
3:08 pm on February 1st, 2015
Never mind. I had the race going the wrong way around the swamp. But Team Snowhook is in 5th I think. And Paul Gebhart scratched.
3:13 pm on February 1st, 2015
AJ was in 4th for a minute there. I saw it with my own two eyes! but is back to 5th now. Go Snowhook! What a race the dogs have had! Learning how to pass teams is a valuable skill.
The man who lives in this house just came out to see why I was shouting, “giddyup” at the computer screen.
3:14 pm on February 1st, 2015
Cruising!….Snowhook can catch up and pass the next guy because our team is going 10 miles an hour and the other is at 8.2…snort!and WOOOOOOO!
3:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
Don’t want to interrupt the excitement of the race, but want to get the calendar page up on time. Go Snowhook!
3:16 pm on February 1st, 2015
Yep! Go Snowhook! That is the mushing mortician he needs to pass, right?
3:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
Report!…Field Agent Bellie Button Starr is heading out to the finish line where she may or may not be providing updates!…snort!….I do not know is she will be reporting from on top of ole Doc or not….grunt!
3:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
TYB: Thanks! That is Perfect for February!!
3:18 pm on February 1st, 2015
Now…Back to the Race!!
3:19 pm on February 1st, 2015
I love Tyb’s coat and booties. Thanks, Tyb.
Bellie Button, when this race is in the books, we need a rundown of who was on the team, and what positions they ran. It could help with sponsorship decisions.
3:19 pm on February 1st, 2015
TYB love the FEbruary look. pardon us, WHOO HOO! That is the nice thing about a deaf DDD, we can scream whenever we want!
3:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
Gaining!….Our team is quickly gaining on that other team!…..WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
3:24 pm on February 1st, 2015
PASSED!!….Snowhook has soundly passed the Janessen team…YIPPPPEEEE!!
3:24 pm on February 1st, 2015
OMD! Our team is in 4th. AJ passed Scott Jansen.
GO SNOWHOOK!!!
3:25 pm on February 1st, 2015
WooooHoooooo!!!
3:26 pm on February 1st, 2015
Travis Beals got as confused as the rest of us. He went the wrong way at the swamp, and then he scrarched. Heh!
3:33 pm on February 1st, 2015
Go Snowhook!
T.C., mom just watched the video you posted earlier. How cool are those ramps! Mom would love to put some up but then he mentioned the cost. And loved the names of the cats! Two cats named Nutter and Butter! She will remember that!
Now back to the race.
BTW, Masquers, pulling for Seattle here!
3:34 pm on February 1st, 2015
BooBear: Yay!
3:35 pm on February 1st, 2015
Gah! That Scott Jannssen passed our team.
3:36 pm on February 1st, 2015
Tyb?
It’s February 1st!
Time for Tyb to give us our calendar page and time to turn the Plunderer calendar over to Sammie and Loulou! Ahroooooo! The perfect sweethearts!
3:36 pm on February 1st, 2015
kat!….Don’t be too sure! The tracker for AJ has not refreshed in 8 minutes…snort!…It might be an optical illusion…HOPE!
3:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
12!…Now it has been 12 minutes and no update on our team!…grunt!…This is making me anxious…sniff!
3:40 pm on February 1st, 2015
Ahhh thanks, Rio. Woo Hoo! Darn tracker!
3:40 pm on February 1st, 2015
waiting, Waiting, WAITING To See Our Number 8 Flag Jumping Up & Down!
3:41 pm on February 1st, 2015
Paws crossed it is a tracker malfunction.
3:41 pm on February 1st, 2015
Mom just asked the race guys on their facebookie page.
3:42 pm on February 1st, 2015
GAH!….Now it has been 15 minutes since the teams position was updated….grump!stomp!
3:43 pm on February 1st, 2015
Gah. This is Nail Biting Time!
3:44 pm on February 1st, 2015
are we about 3 miles out?
3:46 pm on February 1st, 2015
What nails?
3:46 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio: Do you see a little box to check that says “update every 3 minutes”
?
3:46 pm on February 1st, 2015
Tracker!…I believe AJ lost his tracker or it is broken…sniff!….Just when it was getting so damned exciting…grumble!
3:46 pm on February 1st, 2015
More llike 10 out. confusin to ijits like us.
3:47 pm on February 1st, 2015
Dawson!….Why yes, I know about the updating every 3 minutes…sniff!…The team is not moving on my screen. All the other teams are moving but not AJ and the team….growl!
3:48 pm on February 1st, 2015
And Here We Were Saving the Couch Cushions for the Big Game Tonight.
3:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
REPORT!….Bellie Button reports the team is IN and they came in FOURTH!….WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!….spinning and twirling!…WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
3:50 pm on February 1st, 2015
Photoz!….Please Bellie take some finish line photoz…sniff!sniff!….I’m so damned proud of our wonderful team!…sob!
3:51 pm on February 1st, 2015
Hurray!!!!! Awesome, Snowhook!!! So proud of you!!!
3:51 pm on February 1st, 2015
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
3:52 pm on February 1st, 2015
WhoooooooooHooooooAhrooooooo!
3:52 pm on February 1st, 2015
Excellent! Well raced Snowhook.
3:52 pm on February 1st, 2015
Alas!…We will not get to see his little 8 flag bouncing in the air…sniff!…It is somewhere along the 170 mile mark…grunt!
3:53 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio is that for real or are you yanking our chain?
3:54 pm on February 1st, 2015
wELL…sO MUCH FOR THE TRACKERS and maps and updates. Growl.
3:54 pm on February 1st, 2015
I am so mad at that tracker, because I wanted to see how fast our team was flying after they passed Scott Janssen.
4th. Wow. Wow. Wow.
3:55 pm on February 1st, 2015
AWOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!
3:55 pm on February 1st, 2015
Really truly? 4th? really, really REALLY?
3:56 pm on February 1st, 2015
Bear!…If the GPS device flies off the sled we are outta luck. But I think this tracker worked a helluva lot better than the Iditarod tracker of last season!…snort!
3:56 pm on February 1st, 2015
If it wasn’t for Bellë we wouldn’t know what the heck was going on. sniff.
4:01 pm on February 1st, 2015
Reporting!….From Bellie Button at the Finish Line who may or may not be on top of ole Doc…snort!….”The team came in strong!! The race official at the finish line said, “Cool the afterburners. You came in 4th!” Apparently they were expecting a different team….chuffle!
4:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
Bellie!…Then Bellie splorted all over the Race Officials sh-oes…chorkel!
4:03 pm on February 1st, 2015
That’s our Belle…Button!
4:03 pm on February 1st, 2015
Whoo hoo SNOWHOOK!
4:05 pm on February 1st, 2015
We came in 6 minutes ahead of Scott Janssen!
4:05 pm on February 1st, 2015
Supper Bowl!…I need to calm down before the Supper Bowl starts…wheeze!…Where is the party again? SiberH’s house? I think that sounds about right!…heh!heh!
4:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
Looks to usn’s like we got sprinters runnin’ a marathon! Give ’em wings and watch around the world in 80 days!
4:09 pm on February 1st, 2015
Snowhook!! Great Race! Congratulations!
That was exciting!
4:12 pm on February 1st, 2015
Mom says you can have the Superbowl party here, but she is locking herself in the bedroom. You have to clean up after yourselves.
4:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
We’re Going for Snacks Right Now!
Grrrreaaat Race!!
Big Game Ahead.
4:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
Golinka!…I did what you asked…heh!…Now be sure to pick me up on time in your Red-Hot Sporty Car….chuffle!…And make sure there are plenty of hot-wings and the beer is flowing…Woooo!Hoooo! ….What a great day!
4:23 pm on February 1st, 2015
We are bring lots of munchies and snacks for those who also stand and wait! So proud of our Snowhook! 4and a half weeks..gah!
4:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
Wool Hooo Snowhook!!!
See you soon Rio. SupperBowl, here we come
4:35 pm on February 1st, 2015
Woo Hoo for the Snowhook Team, and with that safely behind us and before the Supper Bowl celebration starts, I do have a couple of videos to post. The first, which can be viewed as a celebration of the Snowhook finish, is called snow ecstasy, and is of Teddy doing snow angels in the snow.
http://chetthedog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Snow rollerIMG_2462.MOV
4:38 pm on February 1st, 2015
The second one is of Teddy and his best gal Zeta, and is called “I’m coming, Honey”.
http://chetthedog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Puppies in the snowIMG_2461.MOV
4:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
Teddy looks like he is having a great celebration for our Snowhook!
4:41 pm on February 1st, 2015
Yvonne Dabakk’s Sibe team is in 13th, we think, at mile 162.98. Good job!!!
4:43 pm on February 1st, 2015
{sigh} Such lovebirds, and we would like to know what Teddy is planning for his Valentine.
4:44 pm on February 1st, 2015
One last photo of two tired puppies after a great hike in the snow yesterday.
5:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
Awww – Teddy and Zelda. Even better together than hot popcorn and butter.
5:09 pm on February 1st, 2015
Great. Now Mom wants popcorn and butter, in addition to the sweet potato chips Pop is making.
5:11 pm on February 1st, 2015
Howlers – your mom lost ***40*** pounds!!! We say she can have popcorn too!
5:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
What a day and it ain’t half over. Goodness, phew, we are tired, where is the footstool? (Sigh) Much Better!
5:21 pm on February 1st, 2015
Popcorn sounds good and sweet potato chips do too.
For many years I wanted to be a vegetarian and wasn’t able to because I don’t like tofu and I needed more protein than the diet provided. Then two weeks ago I became a vegetarian without even meaning to. This is probably part of my gluten-free body changes. All of a sudden my stomach just says no when I look at meat. I had some leftovers from Mongolian beef in the freezer so I took those out and forced myself to eat some yesterday. I did not feel well afterwards – it was awful.
5:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
Teddy & Wookie’s Dad: Thanks for posting the celebration videos. I love the 3rd photo and think I will join Teddy and Zeta for a nap.
5:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
MP&LL’s Maw: Rice and beans is all the protein you need.
T&G, Mom will kill us for telling you, but according to her vet, she lost 50!
5:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
MP&LL’Mom, Vegetarianism is all about balancing foods. Beans and rice are a “perfect” protien. Much more digestible than animal. If your really want to learn, find a book called “Laurel’s Kitchen” by Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders and Bronwen Godfrey. Another really helpful one is the “Moosewood” series published by Ten Speed Press. The Moosewood restaurant was in Ithaca, NY. Mom was strict vegetarian for 40 years and only fudges occasionally now since it is easier in TN. If she were still in SoCal, she and DianeC would be twins.
5:40 pm on February 1st, 2015
Congratulations to Snowhook! What a race!
Teddy and Zeta — gorgeous valentines.
TYB, thanks for the February calendar.
So much happening on this here blog.
5:47 pm on February 1st, 2015
We have managed to match the matching funds!!!! AWOOO!!!!
Thanks to your generosity, we have two Race Dogs open for funding!!! I received two emails, and each got some of the matching. Not only that, but we also managed to sponsor another entire Race Dog!!! Math is not my strong suit, so my head is still spinning. Here goes:
Rose, the dog not the Plunderer, is spinsored in full!!!
Amalia, the dog not the Plunderer, is open for funding, and needs just $250 more!!!!
Jem, of the beautiful nose, and big blue eyes, is also open for funding, and just needs $300 more!!!
Wow Wow Wow!!!!
5:48 pm on February 1st, 2015
Wow, OHs. 50!!! That’s fantastic. Bet she didn’t have any clothes in the closet that fit her now!
5:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
Two really inportant things to say:
1) LouLou and Princess Sammie, what great Feburary calendar girls 🙂
2)
5:57 pm on February 1st, 2015
HOH, we heartily agree, on both counts.
5:58 pm on February 1st, 2015
Measka!…Check your SDD – I have a question…snort!
6:04 pm on February 1st, 2015
Checked and responded, Commander.
6:21 pm on February 1st, 2015
Truth! Commander relayed my field notes accurately for the most part. Was there color commentating added about splorting activities that may or may not happened? Perhaps. I know that we are so very proud of the team. The team came in so fast that it was difficult to get a good photo.
All the dogs are home and ate very well and are now resting. Doc keeps moving, but I’m still determined to report from atop Ole Doc.
6:21 pm on February 1st, 2015
Measka!….Burp!
Excitement!..Is building!..snort!….I bet Maskers and Bear are hugging the couch cushions already!…heh!….I also bet Admin and Spencer are hugging some cushions also!…chorkel!
6:21 pm on February 1st, 2015
Teddy is beautiful! Loved the videos.
Barb is making a pot of chili for the party.
Blizzard here, been snowing all day and it is still going strong. Josh came over and shoveled a path out the back door as it was drifted about 2-3 feet high. Lucy is happy that she has a path.
4th place was really something to be proud of. Go Snowhook!
6:31 pm on February 1st, 2015
Just picked up this Message from SnowBella on Facebookie!
I am very proud of AJ and the dogs.
Special thanks to Wilson (dropped), Florence (dropped), Josephine, Clyde, Abe, Garrett, Rio Jr., Iggy, Bernie, Louisa Mae, Fritz, and Charlie for being Team Snowhook in the Knik 200.
6:31 pm on February 1st, 2015
Smochies for page 4!
Teddy being a pillow for his Zeta is too cute. {{{sigh}}}
6:36 pm on February 1st, 2015
We Might even Make it to the Darkside!
6:37 pm on February 1st, 2015
When was the last time we had page 4 + ? Last Iditadod or another time?
6:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
HOH, those books looked great except they are filled with recipes using wheat. I’m doomed! I don’t drink milk successfully but I do eat some cheese and eggs but not a lot. I went to Amazon to look at gluten-free vegan and there’s a lot of stuff for free for me with Kindle unlimited.
6:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
Junior!….I had a feeling Junior was on that winning team!….WOOOOO!…Junior, you make me proud…snorkel!…Back to the exciting game and chips and dips and pizza…gurgle!…Sibers maw really out done herself for being locked up in the bedroom…burp!..heh!
6:51 pm on February 1st, 2015
MollysMaw!….I don’t think there is anything you can eat at this party…sniff!…Unless you bring your own vulcan…errr…vegan…snort!
7:04 pm on February 1st, 2015
MPM, there’s no need to fear, there is a gluten free bakery down the hill so even if the food issn’t the best, we found a football shaped gluten free cake for you to have at the partay. Because, MPM/LLM, we love you. Back to the game.
7:13 pm on February 1st, 2015
Chicken wings, as we call them here where they originated in Buffalo, are gluten-free. So I can come to your party and eat chicken wings if my tummy will allow me.
7:18 pm on February 1st, 2015
Oooops!….MollysMaw, I ate most of them on the drive down here. The ones I did not drop and splatter all over Golinka’s new sporty car that is…heh!..Once we arrived I finished off the platter…burrrp!…I’m afraid there are no wings left unless someone else brought more and they are hiding them from me…sniff!sniff!
7:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
You can ask Barb, Staff, and Dawson about our wings. They had them when they were here, of course. We might have neglected Rio because he was on the floor being attacked by Loulou. I’m sorry. Anyway, our wings are the real thing.
7:22 pm on February 1st, 2015
MPM, Rio doesn’t know about drummets (look like drunsticks but are around a wing bone). Hid a bunch for you away from the piglet, er puglet 🙂 Eat. watch, drink and be merry!
7:23 pm on February 1st, 2015
I have no idea what that commercial was about.
7:27 pm on February 1st, 2015
Buffalo chicken wings are the best! Okay, I’ll stop by and pick up some more wings before I come to SiberH’s. I’m a little late because I fell asleep.
7:28 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio – never fear – the Wrotten Kats had planned to stow away in the trunk, but we found them, threw them out and replaced them with bags and bags full of hot wings.
Howlers – my gosh, how can you even find your mom? 50 pounds – she must be close to invisible!
MP&L Mom – how do you feel about fish? Shrimp? Lobster? We could live on all or any of those.
7:30 pm on February 1st, 2015
HOH, Wegmans has a football cake.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/buffalo_wegmans_selling_toms_deflate_cake_super_bowl_sunday.html
7:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
Woo Hoo! What a catch!!!
7:33 pm on February 1st, 2015
T&G, I hope I can eat seafood. I don’t know. I love Mongolian beef but that didn’t work. After I get everything settled down, I will try that next.
7:34 pm on February 1st, 2015
Wings!….More wings!…snort!…Bring them ON!…gurgle!….Did youse guys see that pass/catch for Seattle…zow!…This game is getting heated up! Now it is a tied game!…wheeze!
7:35 pm on February 1st, 2015
MP&LLMom, ours aren’t deflate nor are they a chain. They are local and good for you, You, YOU wiith no gluten and still look like a real sized football. If Rio gets clost before you arrive, we’ve brought extra slim jims to keep the pugster occupado! BBL
7:37 pm on February 1st, 2015
Cranston!..I just saw a commercial with Bryan Cranston that was pretty funny….heh!heh!….He was a pharmacist …grunt!
7:38 pm on February 1st, 2015
Where is Staff today?
7:50 pm on February 1st, 2015
Staff has a class to teach this morning. I just talked to her and Dad is keeping her busy. Heh! Not sure if she’ll make it or not!
I’ve brought a big mess of gluten free vegetarian chile and some chips and baba ganoush! Heh! It tastes better today, honest. Heavy on the garlic though! Oh…and an assortment of fancy beers with the chicken wings. Yee haw. I’m gonna set myself down and try some of that cake.
7:53 pm on February 1st, 2015
Dawson! You had me at garlic. And fancy beers. burp
7:58 pm on February 1st, 2015
This is way too risky! Masquers! Tell your coach to rethink this!
7:59 pm on February 1st, 2015
Like I said, ya gotta play to win! Gutsy call! I would have done the same thing.
Heh Heh!
8:01 pm on February 1st, 2015
Seattle!….Pulled it off!…WOW!…It is a TIED game!….WOOOOOO!
Smorgasbord!!!..The buffet table is amazing right now!…snort!snort!….And just in time for Half-Time which is when I chow down for real…burp!gurgle!…SiberH, I may need to use your backyard soon. Are there any holes I need to watch out for?…gah!
8:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio, That was a funny commercial.
Meashka, There are several commercials I have no idea what they are about.
8:03 pm on February 1st, 2015
Wowser, it is time for the 7th inning stretch, or something. Food, fun, frolic and fast times. Oh, and a tied game…always sounds lime a present, a tied game.
8:04 pm on February 1st, 2015
That commercial makes that GSD look so silly! I’ve seen it several times today and like it less each time!
8:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
HA! those dam Corgis THOUGHT they threw us out of the trunk – we actually hid out in the center console.
And we brought salmon balls! Woo hoo
MP&LLMom – we made them without breadcrumbs, so we are willing to share them with you. We brought yogurt and dill dip on the side, but we take ours straight.
8:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
WE found some fried crawdads with old bay seasoning. Gluten free, spicy and if you are quick, y ou can taste before Rio gets his paws on ’em. Tasty and go well with ale or shine.
8:13 pm on February 1st, 2015
Basil & Sage: Football shaped salmon balls! You cats are the best!
I’ll have a Clydesdale beer and some salmon footballs please.
8:14 pm on February 1st, 2015
Mama wants a tiger like Katy Perry’s
8:16 pm on February 1st, 2015
Tiger!…Was that a robot or a puppet?…grunt!…Katy looks like a Madonna Wanna-Be…heh!
8:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
I hate halftime shows.
8:18 pm on February 1st, 2015
Oh, Buddy, meant to tell you that we love the little white stripe that encircles Hildegard”s chest and shoulders. Too cute, loke Darah Thea’s chin and question mark on her chest!
8:18 pm on February 1st, 2015
Suffer!…So do we here….grunt!…Just get it over with please and pass me some deflatable cake…sniff!
8:23 pm on February 1st, 2015
Yikes!…Apparently Katy is not afraid of heights…gasp!
8:24 pm on February 1st, 2015
I can Finally take a break during this half-time show…no game, no commercials…heh, heh.
That Bryan Cranston commercial was a hoot!
Oh, Oh company is here…..
8:26 pm on February 1st, 2015
Yeah! We run, and fight like girls too!
(Can’t throw – no opposable thumbs, dammit)
8:30 pm on February 1st, 2015
Y’all are cracking us up.
8:33 pm on February 1st, 2015
I fight like a girl, too. That’s how Zeus got his bruises. Heh!
8:42 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio, I will go outside with you with a flashlight. My backyard is full of holes.
8:48 pm on February 1st, 2015
i do not understand the attraction of the half time show either. That was forgettable – the sooner the better.
8:53 pm on February 1st, 2015
Rio, be careful with Siber-H, his house may collapse. Those aren’t small excavations.
8:53 pm on February 1st, 2015
Momentum!….Seattle has it right now!…snort!
SiberH!…You are the best pal ever!…snort!….Will you stay out there with me while I do my duty?…burp!fart!
8:59 pm on February 1st, 2015
So who is Perry person? She has very good tiger, but should have let tiger do show in half the time.
And VHY players of balls of footing vear such tight pants. Is very hard run in such tight pants. Is true, make nice scenery in line up, but still is not good idea. And then really should accesorize.
Silly men.
9:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
Sure, Rio, I will stay outside with you. I will protect you from skunks and kats.
9:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
I think the football players are getting larger. Or maybe it’s just that their pants shrunk!
9:08 pm on February 1st, 2015
Page 5!!!!
9:08 pm on February 1st, 2015
Ve take it as sign Seahawks vear same color booties as Snowhook team.
Is vinning color!
9:10 pm on February 1st, 2015
SiberH!…OUT!OUT!OUT!…snort!…I can hold it no longer…gasp!…Skunks??
9:14 pm on February 1st, 2015
Whattsa matter Rio – can’t hold your salmon balls?
9:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
SiberH: Do not let Rio or Beau get skunked! Their friend will know they left their yard. And her mother will throw a fit!
9:16 pm on February 1st, 2015
OK – why wasn’t that off sides???
9:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
(Aside to Basil & Sage): It’s a good thing SiberH’s Mom isn’t into indoor potted plants.
9:17 pm on February 1st, 2015
We are on our way, Rio. umm Stay away from the foundation of the house. You could fall in.
Natasha is watching a football game?
9:19 pm on February 1st, 2015
What!?
Tupper and Gilly: You know what off sides is?
9:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
Busted.
9:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
Dawson, I won’t let them get skunked. I am the point man (dog) here.
You are correct. Mom is not into house plants.
9:22 pm on February 1st, 2015
We ladies of the HOH love tight pants on sporty type men. It sets us all aquiver.
9:26 pm on February 1st, 2015
DE-fence DE-fence!!!
9:29 pm on February 1st, 2015
SiberH: If she was into house plants, she would not have to water them tonight.
These 2 teams are well matched.
9:34 pm on February 1st, 2015
Skunk!….I swear I saw a skunk out there but SiberH chased him off. First He shined the flashlight in the skunks eyes and it took off blinded and pissed-off!..sniff!sniff!…What a yard! What a hole-filled yard. I’m amazed this whole house has not sunk into the ground by now….yeeep!
9:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
With Siber Mr. H’s encouragement, we are excavating under the foundation of our dog cabin. Wait until mom sees. She’ll be so surprised.
9:43 pm on February 1st, 2015
I just checked the Knik 200 tracker and Anais Amouret from France is close to the finish. Roger Lee from Australia is in the Red Lantern position right now. Another handful still on the trail are from Alaska.
Snowhook Dogs are the best! the Iditarod is 1 month and 1 week away!
T&G: You know the cheerleaders part too!
9:47 pm on February 1st, 2015
Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!
9:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
Well, carpola!
9:49 pm on February 1st, 2015
Touch-Down!…The Pats just scored and are in the lead by 4 points…snort!…This means the Hawks Have to score a touchdown to winnit…heh!heh!….This is a very exciting game. The commercials have mostly been forgettable, but the game is amazing!…Wooooo!
9:57 pm on February 1st, 2015
Wooo hooooo. Come on Hawks!
9:59 pm on February 1st, 2015
Strong thunderstorm here. We are going to hold mom safe in her bed. Nighty night . Oh, great catch just now.,,hiding, er, holding mom.
10:00 pm on February 1st, 2015
Well sh*t
10:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
Who the frig made that play call????
10:02 pm on February 1st, 2015
WTH!!!! Why did they throw that ball???!!!!?!!
10:05 pm on February 1st, 2015
We loved the half time show. I guess we are in the minority.
I can’t believe what just happened with 20 seconds left!
10:05 pm on February 1st, 2015
I hope the game doesn’t devolve into a brawl!
10:07 pm on February 1st, 2015
Jeez.
We didn’t really care who won
As long as the Patriots lost.
10:10 pm on February 1st, 2015
Disgusted. G’night.
10:11 pm on February 1st, 2015
What a wacky ending!
Congratulations to New England.
I’ll have one more beer while I help with the clean up. There are no leftovers except for some baba ganoush. Hmmmmm.
10:11 pm on February 1st, 2015
After that remarkable catch, I really thought Seattle was going to do it!
10:12 pm on February 1st, 2015
Did I miss the Budweiser commercial with Buddy and the Clydsdales?
10:14 pm on February 1st, 2015
That was an exciting Superbowl game.
Spence, I cheered for your team.
Nana, Mom cheered for your team.
Mom says she is going to sleep now. We can party for as long as we like, but the house had better not be a mess when she wakes up in the morning.
10:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
Congratulations to the New England Patriots and Spence & Admin.
10:15 pm on February 1st, 2015
Just let us wipe off the counter top and sweep a bit, then we’ll hide, er, hold mom again. Night all. Great partay, strange game.
10:16 pm on February 1st, 2015
We’re going back to the puppy bowl.
And we are taking our leftover salmon balls with us.
Harumph.
G’night, family
10:16 pm on February 1st, 2015
BooBear, I saw that commercial…maybe in the first quarter.
10:19 pm on February 1st, 2015
Pats!….What a surprising turn of events right at the end there. One minute I was sure Seattle was going to winnit and then some unknown player on the Patriots teams snatches glory away from the Hawks…gasp!…I am still GASPING!…Wow!…I have to say this is one of the most entertaining Supper Bowl games I have ever watched…chuffle! ….Congrats to both teams except for at the end when they all got in a big fight. That was not classy at all…grunt!
10:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
Sob.
10:20 pm on February 1st, 2015
sniff.
10:32 pm on February 1st, 2015
iPad is tired and needs recharging. Interesting day! Gah! Tomorrow is the beginning of the crazy work week so mom needs to start winding down. Goodnight, friends!
10:35 pm on February 1st, 2015
Some gotta win, some gotta lose, but this here kat has got the blues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBk1aarcKws
10:37 pm on February 1st, 2015
Who Has the Flashlight?
10:39 pm on February 1st, 2015
Bear!….I think the skunk got away with it…grunt!
11:19 pm on February 1st, 2015
Masquers: It’s too bad your team didn’t win at the end but it was an exciting game to watch.
12:05 am on February 2nd, 2015
Oh I am too late for everything! Gosh darn it all. But we came in Fourth! Whoo Hooo.
There was a Supper Party and I didn’t get to eat a thing.
I hear the ball game was a good one. Making one of the few Supper Bowl games that was interesting.
But I am listening to Danny O’Keefe. Mr.Fireslippers introduced me to Danny O’Keefe many years ago. I love his work. Thanks so much For putting up that link Masquers…
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