Awards and Tags and Christmas, oh my!

The other day I was so honored to receive a very special award from my puggy pal Clover. It is the Best Friends award...
The award says:

"Life is like Hell without FRIENDS. It's ‘World Best Friend Week’. Send this to your best friends to let them know you appreciate them."

I couldn't agree more! Thank you so much Clover. I am proud and honored to have you as one of my bestest blogging girlfriends!!! It is a super tough decision to pick other pups...I love ALL you DWB pups and you are ALL my friends...but here are some very special pups that have been there for me since the beginning...

My Stanny, my BFF Suki, my Diva-in-Crime Lola, Ike (just because you are married, doesn't mean we can't be friends!), Asta and Maggie. Oh and I have one special hooman to list...my Auntie Yvette. Thank you all for being my best friends!!!

And now, because I'm feeling in the Christmas spirit, I'm going to turn my bloggy over to my Mom. She was tagged by Jess, Clover's Mom and Jen, Suki Sumo's Mom to "Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It’s more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who tagged you that you’d also like to take. Tag five."

Hey Everypup...it's me Michele. Thanks Ruby for sharing your blog with me today. Wow, I haven't posted in a while. I really liked this tag from Jen and Jess. I LOVE to take classes, but just never seem to have the time. Here goes...

1 - Yoga/Pilates - I'll take this with Jen, Jess and Ferndoggle Jen. I've taken a few yoga classes and it is amazing how it seems like you are doing so little but how you feel it in the end. I really, really would love to get back to it. I know it would help me feel great and if I had you girls in class with me it would be all the more fun!

2 - French - Not sure how this would necessarily fix my life, but I wanted to take French in high school, but my parents wouldn't let me. In college I took Russian (I was being rebellious) so I'd really like to take French. I think it sounds so beautiful and I would LOVE to help Ruby chat with Faya in her native language!

3 - Eating Healthy without it tasting like Crap - I think I would need a private tutor for this one. I know what I need to do, but it's sometimes so hard to come up with tasty things without a lot of time so I just go back to eating the same boring thing, losing my motivation and eating a cookie!

4 - Procrastination 101 - I blame my old roommate Stacey and my friend Kelly for turning me into a master procrastinator! OK, I've probably have had the gene since birth. There are certain things I do right away, but others...just let them drag on and on and on and on.

5 - Turning your Passion into a Profession - My day job pays well and puts kibble in Ruby's bowl, but it definitely isn't my passion. I would love to figure out a way to turn all my creative juices and craftiness into something that was fun, fulfilling and paid the bills.

6 - How to Live a Stress-Free Life - On any given week, I am stressed about 90% of it. Sometimes for very good reasons, but mostly because of things I have little or no control over. I know there will always be stress, but I would LOVE to know how to keep things in check and not freak out so much.

7 - Financial Planning for Dummies - I really need to be so much better in this area. I get by, but I would love to more than get by.

Anyone know of a school that offers all of these classes??? I'd like to tag Jessica - Seadra & Zoe's Mom, Rhonda - Joe & Tanner's Mom, Lisa - Stanny & Stella's Girl, Hanne - Chance's Mom, and Linda - Butchy & Snicker's Mom. Now don't stress...just do the tag when you have the time! OK, back to you Ruby.

Thanks Mom, a bit wordy huh? Anyhowl, tomorrow I will kick-off something very special. Taking a page from Dory and her crazy cookie making Mom Liza, I'll be starting my very own 12 Posts of Christmas!!! W00t! So stay tuned...

W00t!

My Floridian friends Jake and JH just informed me of some pawsome news - w00t! Yes, that's right, one of my most favoritest of words just hit the big time - w00t! Yes, w00t hit the big time! It is Merriam-Webster's Word of 2007!!! Yes, it finally joins the ranks of Truthiness (2006), Integrity (2005), Blog (2004) and Democracy (2003) - w00t!!!

I am once again on the cutting edge of pupular culture!!! W00T!!!

1. w00t (interjection)

expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay" w00t! I won the contest!

A Golden Rose...

Last week, when I was feeling kind of blah my dear handsome friend Marvin had just the thing to cheer me up...
That's right...my very own Golden Rose! Thank you so much my dearest Marvin! You always make me smile and brighten my day. I'm giving the rose right back to you...consider it your good luck charm for your op-paw-ration tomorrow. I will be thinking good thoughts and crossing my paws for you!!! I know everything will be great and I'm sure Jeannie will take good care of you!!!


I'm also giving the Golden Rose to my bestest best friend in the whole-wide-world, Suki and her Mom Katy. Both of them are having a rough patch right now and I want them to know how much I love them and how happy I am that they are part of my life!!!! I woof you girls!

Now Taking Reservations - Butchy & Snickers Skating Pawty!

Hey Pups, Hammies and Coyotes...

Aire Ruby is pleased to announce it is now taking reservations for Butchy & Snickers Ice Skating Pawty...


I can't wait!!! I've never been skating before! I hope I don't embarrass myself too much !!! I'm hoping my Stanny will be there...because I know he will keep me warm! Do you like my skating ensemble???

If you are interested in an Aire Ruby pick up, please leave me a comment. We'll be serving hot spiced cider, peppermint hot carob cocoa and lots of different treats! Make sure to dress warm and in case we can't land due to snow, be prepared for a parachute jump - Woot!!! Can't wait to see you all again!!!

Give Kisses...

So one of the things my Mom does every morning is say "Give Kisses" to me! Of course I LOVE to do that. Well I found out from Asta's fabulous pawty last night AND from Butchy and Snickers bloggy today there is this special green stuff called 'Miss my Toe' that every time you stand under it you can get kisses! Isn't that GREAT??? Now this only happens at Christmas time, which I pawsonally think is very silly, but it is still wonderful idea. Especially if it means I can get kisses from my Stanny and Marvin and Wally and Tadpole and Joe and Joey and Butchy and Harry and Chance and Mitch and Ike and Tucker and Sherman and Boo...oh I could go on and on and on...

Oh and I'm at 30 cards as of last night!!! This is really turning out to be the best Christmas ever!!!

I don't think so...

Thanks everypup for your kind words. I'm feeling better today. Mom and I spent quality time together last night playing fetch (inside, but still fun) and because I got MORE HOLIDAY CARDs - Yay! Oh and of course I'm feeling better because as I write this I'm getting Aire Ruby ready to leave for Asta's howliday pawty...I can't wait to see you all!!!!

So as you all know I'm a knitter. Well not really, I'm the Yarn Dog supervisor and my Mom is the knitter. While visiting one of my Mom's favorite knitting websites LOOK what we found...
It's a SHRUG...actually it's a DOGGIE SHRUG!!! Here's another look...
You should have seen the look in her eyes...she got the crazy eyes like me! She got SO excited! In fact, I could see visions of yarn colors dancing in her head. I barked 'NO NO NO NO NO!!!!' Everypup knows I HATE CLOTHES!!! I mean I REALLY hate clothes. I sure hope she's not thinking of making one for me...I mean after all this time of me NOT wearing clothes why would she waste her time and yarn? Hey, if she really wants to make one, maybe she'll make it for my sister...or maybe one of you doggies are interested in being a fashion guinea pup???

Feeling Kind of BLAH...

Hey pups, coyotes and hammies...

I'm still here, just been kind of blah last few days. I'm not sick or anything, just not been doing a whole bunch. I totally blame my Mom because she's been busy with work. We haven't gone for walkies or the park or read many bloggies. Heck, we haven't even finished decorating our tree yet!!! Not sure what she is waiting for...maybe she expects Santa Paws to help or something, but I told her he was a very busy man!!!

Fortunately, Mom has finally finished our DWB XMAS cards!!! She even mailed them, well all but the last 20 or so, but those will go out tomorrow. One thing that has totally brightened my day are all the cards I'm getting...in fact so far I've only gotten cards - none for my Mom - hee hee hee. OK, guess that's not nice and I am sharing my cards with her. We've really been loving getting them. They are all so bootiful and creative!!!

Our wreath is coming along nicely, but as predicted by Jackson, we probably need a bunch more to get all the cards on it!!! This is a good problem to have!!! A number of you pups commented on where we got supplies and how we put it together. Trust me, it's not that hard...even for the most creatively-challenged hooman, especially if you pups are supervising.

Here's what you need:

• Metal wreath form (from a craft shop like Michaels)
• Mini wooden clothespins (found at the craft store too in the wooden crafts aisle)
• A pretty bow

Just arrange the cards how you want and attach them to the wreath form and each other using the mini clothespins. Attach the bow where you would like...we did it at the top to hide the wreath hook. That's it...the real 'creative' part comes in with all the arranging of the cards. But with you pups supervising I KNOW it will be great.

Another creative idea is over on Sitka's site. Her Mom and her got giant ribbons and hung the cards on the ribbons. We really think that is a cool idea and at the rate we are going with all the cards we are getting, we will probably do that somewhere in the house too!!!

You will notice that this post is seriously lacking in pictures...well it finally happened...the digital camera finally went to the big camera depot in the sky :( So now Mom is hunting for a new one, which because she is so busy, is going to take a few days. I know, I know...but I promise as soon as we get it, you'll see my smiling face and hopefully a filled up card wreath and a decorated Christmas tree!!!

There's a tree in my HOUSE!!!!

I know, can you believe it? I spent the day at my Auntie Yvette's yesterday and when I came home, found this...

It's my very own Christmas tree!!! I was so excited to see it. I had seen pictures on a bunch of your sites about it, but WOW, I never thought I'd get one of my very own. But wait...isn't something missing?

Mom explained that she wasn't quite done decorating yet, and that over the next few days she'd be finishing up and I could help her! Oh, look what else I found...

It's all my DWB Christmas cards - Woot!!! My Mom is just so creative...she's making them into a wreath over my fireplace. I got cards so far from Sitka & Tia, Chloe-Ricky-Lucy-Sophie & Teddy, Comet & BLU, Randi and my BFF Suki, Joey and her people pup sissies Yesenia and Ava!!! Thanks guys, I love them all and can't wait to finish up the wreath. I promise we will take more pictures when it is done.

Oh and I also made a new friend...
This is Chill E. Will and he is now living in the TV stand next to the DVD player. He is very stylish in his hat and scarf and I want him to me MINE!!!! This morning, after first barking at the tree (I was just saying good morning), Chill and I were roaching a bit (Ruby's Mom: You SO were not roaching...you were chewing on him! Ruby: Was NOT! Ruby's Mom: Um, yes, you were and if you don't stop I will call Santa Paws!!!) but than Mom took him a way. I can tell, we will be good friends, scratch that, we will be VERY good friends.

So we still have some more work to do, but we'll post more pictures of all the decorations when we have them done...hopefully that will be sooner than the sweater - which as expected, still isn't done (Ruby's Mom: RUBY!!!!). But the booties are - buttons and all...

Now Taking Reservations...

My darling urbanista pupgirl pal Asta is throwing a Howliday Pawty - Woot!!! What better time to hit the Big Apple than Christmas...the Rockefeller Center skating, the giant Christmas tree and shopping at Barney's & Bloomie's, the windows at Saks..oops, I got a little carried away there...we're going to NYC for Asta's pawty. Yay!

Of course Aire Ruby will be flying for the big event. If you want to join the pre-pawty - pawty, leave me a comment and I'll reserve you a seat!

Such a cute bootie...

No, not THAT kind of bootie...

Still very cute, right Stanny?

THIS kind of bootie!!!
Mom and I have been feverishly knitting away at these cute little booties and a matching sweater that we are making for Bob and Cooper's soon to be borned people pup sister.

Hey Mom, where are the buttons? These little booties need some buttons!

Auntie Michele's baby shower is on Sunday and we have been working away to get everything done. Unfortunately I think Mom over estimated how much she could get finished. We may need to settle on giving her the booties which just need some cute little buttons (yet to be purchased) and give her the sweater when the little people pup gets borned. Hopefully Mom will get this done by then (in February) and not when she goes off to college - BOL!!!

I've been such a good helper...I'm very good at supervising and chasing down stray yarn balls. I am the Yarn Dog after all!

It will be cute...if Mom ever gets it done - hee, hee, hee!

Oy Vey

So a friend of my Nanny's was invited to this...
A Bark Mitzvah???!!!??? Who knew? Check out the video...I mean even Dr. Ruth went. Elvis is a pretty important pup for Dr. Ruth to show up, don't ya think?

Now I know my Mom loves me...like...A LOT, but this is a little OTT even for her!

Me and my Mom hope you have a great Thanksgiving.
Don't eat too much turkey, OK?
Lots of Licks, Ruby

Surprise Playdate...

What a pawsome morning I had. It started out like any other morning Mom goes to work, except when she got ready to leave she started to get some of my toys and snackies and than put on my leash. Well, you can only imagine what was going thru my mind...that's right, the Wag again. But NOOOOO...we headed to my Grannie E's house!!!


Who is Grannie E you ask? Well she is just the coolest person in the whole wide world is who she is!!! Grannie E is actually Bob and Cooper's Grannie and Uncle Mark is her people pup. Since my Nanny lives so far away, she's kinda my fill in nanny when I need some extra lovin'.

I just love to visit Grannie E, but usually it is with my Mom. Well today...I got to be with her all by myself while Mom went to work. OMD it was so much fun. OK, I was a little nervous at first, but than we went for a walkie and I met a little apricot poodle and played with him a little and than got back and helped Grannie E make some peanut brittle. What fun we had!!! Oh and than Papa Neal came home and I got to give him LOTS and LOTS of kisses! This was just the bestest time and sure beats hanging at home alone while Mom is working.

I did have one little accident...I am so embarrassed too. I peepeed on the floor. I guess I was just not used to being there and wasn't sure of how to let her know I needed to go. I really don't usually do that, but I barked I was sorry. And it was on the floor and not the carpet. I promise not to do that the next time I visit...or at least I will try my best.

Thanks so much Grannie E for a great morning. I hope we can spend more quality time together again real soon!!!

Lookie, Lookie, Lookie...

Lookie what I got...
"This award is presented to a successful blogger, one who can “be the blog” - making it their own, staying with it, interacting with the readers, and just plain having fun."

How very zen, right? Being the blog...being one with the blog, ummmmmmm!!!! I want to thank Lorenza and Agatha & Archie for this great honor. I take my blogging pretty seriously and it really makes me happy when you pups visit AND when I can visit you. Although I may not always comment, I do check up on everypup! You pups, hammies and coyotes are the bestest. Thanks for sharing my little piece of the internets with me AND for letting me share yours too!

I'd like to pass this honor on to Wally, my Sista Diva Lola (and Sherman and Penny too), Ike, Ms. Sophina LaBrador and my BFF Suki and her bro Joey! Be the Blog pups, Be the Blog!

Dear Santa Paws...

Hi! My name is Ruby, nice to meet you. But, um, you know that already don't you? Just like you also know when I've been good or bad and when I'm sleeping and awake. This frankly, is kinda creeping me out, but I'll go with it because everyone says you are a pretty cool guy.

I really don't remember much about Christmas last year because I was still a wee little pup. I mean we didn't have a special tree in the house (which sounds kinda fun) and I always get prezzies so actually to me, EVERYDAY seems like Christmas. I'm a lucky pup. I have a great Mom, a great family, lots of friends, a nice place to live, lots of food and toys and my very own blogging machine to talk to my many bloggy friends! What more could a pup ask for?

My Mom says it really isn't polite to ask for things...but said this one time it would be ok, so here goes...

1) World Pizza...Mom said my Auntie Joey always asked for that every year when she was a pup. Having pizza everyday would be fun, wouldn't it? And to have enough for the whole world, well, then no pup or hooman would ever go hungry. (Ruby's Mom: Um, Ruby, that was 'World Peace', not pizza. Ruby: Oh, I guess that makes more sense, huh?) OK scratch that Santa, I want 'World Peace'...and a little pizza every now then would be nice too.

2) Health and Happiness to everyone...especially my Mom. Sometimes Mom works WAY to hard and we don't get to spend as must time together and that doesn't make either of us too happy. AND when Mom works too hard, she doesn't take care of herself like she should. I know she wouldn't want me to say it, but it is true. So Santa, maybe knocking a little sense into my Mom for Christmas would be a good idea, is that possible?

3) You seem to be a pretty powerful guy, so is there something you can do about all those pups (hooman pups too) who don't have homes and families to love them? That would make me REAL happy. There shouldn't be anypup out there without someone to love and take care of them.

4) A bed...ok, I was trying not to be materialistic, but I made a mistake (but I guess you know that All Seeing One). I'm a big girl now and think I deserve a bed. I promise to try and not chew it...so if you could work on that, that would be great.

and finally...

5) That all my friends and family have a very happy and safe holiday season.

OK, Santa, that's it. I hope you can take care of all this stuff and if there is a bill associated with it, just ask my Mom, she has this magic plastic card that takes care of stuff like that. Mom says you like cookies, let us know what kind you like and we'll leave you some...might I recommend the salmon cookies. They are just delicious. Thanks!

Lots of Licks, Ruby

Tiny Tails

So, I had a sit down with Mom. And yes, she admitted that she is cheating on me, but she doesn't call it that, she's calling it a f*a*v*o*r whatever THAT is. She said that Miss Cindy asked her real nicely to help her out because Miss Cindy couldn't teach the class AND train Gypsy at the same time. Plus, Miss Cindy thinks Mom did such a great job training me (with Miss Cindy's help of course) that she couldn't think of anyone better to help her out with Gypsy. Who Miss Cindy should be asking to help with Gypsy is ME! Let's face it, I'm the one who trained my Mom - HELLO!!!

Mom apologized for not telling me, and that I am TOTALLY dog enough for her. I guess she's just being nice and I love Miss Cindy, so all is good. Do you think I'm going too easy on her???

Now about my tail...or should I say lack there of! All my friends are posting about their tails and they have GREAT tails...here's what I've got...

A Tiny Tail!!! A nub...and itty bitty nubbin of a tail!

And just in case you didn't see it in the first picture because it was so tiny...here it is again...
Oh sure the picture is big, but trust me, the tail is tiny. So what can my tiny tail do? Well it kinda wags...real fast in fact but Mom never seems to catch it on camera. Oh and my tiny tail also does a great job of covering up my private parts, which I guess is good. But sometimes I wish I had a great big giant tail to chase...it's really hard to chase a tiny tail, you know. OK, here's one last look...
OK, maybe one more...
Let's see some other tails...like maybe some puggy tails which I love because they are so fun and curly. Hope all you pups, hammies and coyotes have a great weekend! Oh, and happy barkday Opy!!!

ANGRY!!!

OK, I'm ANGRY!!! Wanna know why??? This...
Oh sure she's cute, but...oh...um...I just don't know how to say this...MY MOM IS CHEATING ON ME!!! I know, hard to believe, but she is. OK, I don't know for sure she is...but here's what I've been observing:

1) Mom has been disappearing on Saturday afternoon for the last few weeks. She leaves for about 3 hours. (And Saturday is MY day to spend with her!)
2) She comes back all furry (NOT MY FUR!)
3) She smells of puppies (NOT MY SMELL!)
4) She's real tired...the tired like after we come home from when we go to training!

Oh and last but not least...
5) I found this picture on Mom's computer!

So I have met this Gypsy...she is the new English Shepard puppy that owns my trainer Miss Cindy. I played with her a little at the Fair Oaks Dog Walk last month. She was nice enough, but still this is all very suspicious, don't you think??? What could my Mom be doing with her??? Am I not dog enough for her??? What should I do??? Joe, maybe you could put on your detective coat and help me get to the bottom of this?

Sunday in the Park with Suki...

Hey...a few more pictures. As you can see, we are having fun and behaving ourselves...
As you can see, we were joined by the happy couple, hot off their honeymoon. Also, it was so great to have Peanut and Flash with us...we've missed you guys!!! Oh and Toby and Suki Sumo were also taking a spin!!!
Small World...what a pawsome ride THAT was...GirlGirl really enjoyed it as did Charlie the Coyote on his first trip with us. Sir Chance-Lot was really taking great care of him. Sophie was there too and so were Pugsley, Buster, Cricket and Daisy.
And look at us all on Space Mountain! I wasn't sure I wanted to go on it, but my BFF Suki really wanted to so how could I deny her on her big barkday, right? It was a little scawie, but WAY fun!!!

What a day...I'm hoping tomorrow the last picture will be ready...it has ALL of us in front of the castle!!!

The Castle

Hey Pups & Hammies...
Quick post...we arrived at Disney World safe and sound and were ready to pawty for my BFF Suki's First Barkday - Woot! Here area a few pictures from our luxury rooms at Cinderella's Castle.

Here's some of us girls in our room...isn't it bootiful???

Oh and Stanny and some of the boys decided to take a tubby before dinner...I'm not into baths, but look at this bathtub...
And here are a few more of our friends resting up in the palor...poor Cassidy and Clover were just beat and needed to rest.
OK...gotta run...there's so much to do! Hopefully I'll have some more pictures to post either later today or tomorrow with the rest of the crew! Oh and...

So THAT'S where he's been hiding...

So one of my best buddies has been MIA from bloggyland for over a month now. I know you pups have been wondering too...Where's Bernard? Well I think I finally tracked him down...
He's a spokesmodel for Petco!!! I mean doesn't that look like him? I'm sure he's just been really busy. Plus he's probably very shy on telling us about all his fame and fortune. He doesn't want us all to be jellyfish. I'm sure that's it.

Bernard...we still love you...please come back. We know you can't help how handsome you are that Petco would want you on the cover of their latest flyer. Oh Bernard...come out, come out wherever you are!

Brother can you spare a dollar?

So, I'm kinda in trouble. I'm not exactly sure why. Here's my rule...if it isn't put away from prying puppy paws, it's fair game. Seems like a pretty straight forward rule, right? Well I guess not...

I guess you are not supposed to eat this stuff. It's kind of like the magic plastic card that buys me toys and treats. It sure tasted good. And in the Ruby Rulebook it was left just laying on the nightstand by the bed which I totally have access to. So hello...fair game...it's mine...snackie time!

Now my Mom is telling me not only do I have to pay her back, but that it is a Federal offense and I could be going to prison!!!

"Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."

US Code Collection > Title 18 > Part 1 > Chapter 17 >
§ 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations

OMD...what am I going to do? I don't want to go to prison...unless it's like the Wag, which really isn't a prison (I just say it is because anytime I can't be with my Mom feels like prison to me...or at least what I would imagine it would be). If I would have known that eating this stuff would cause so much grief I wouldn't have done it. Plus, how am I going to pay Mom back? I don't have a job and although I have achieved a certain amount of fame (in no small part because of all of you pups and hammies and nannies who read my blog) I have not achieved the fortune to go along with the fame. Help!!!!

Peace...

Deep Thoughts by Ruby Bleu...
If dogs can play with other dogs and dogs can live with cats and coyotes can be best friends with cats and also hang out with hoomans and ALL get along peacefully ... why can't hoomans get along with each other?

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Congrats to Butchy for getting an Honorable Mention for the PetsMart online Howl-o-Ween costume contest - Woot! Oh you might also recognize another tortured pup up there too!

Finally, and this is the last time I'll post about this...it is the last full day of voting for the 2007 Weblog Awards...that horse is out of control! And so are those silly LOL Cats and how much cuteness can one take, huh? We have enough cuteness for everyone between Boo, Butchy & Snickers and me, right? Let's give it one last DWB push, ok? On a brighter note, it did open up our world to finding a new friend like Charlie, the Coyote. Thanks everypup and hammie for your support!

Only 5 more days...

Till my BFF Suki's first barkday - Woot!!! OMD...I'm just so excited. I know we've been doing a lot of traveling lately, but dog, this is going to be the bestest pawty!!! So I asked my girl Suki how she wanted to celebrate...

Well, she didn't exactly say that...she said something like why don't we all come to Florida, blah, blah, blah...but you can't go to Florida without going to the Happiest Place on Earth, right? I mean why else would anyone want to leave the Five Happy Hounds at home if it wasn't for a place like Disney World, right? Why after winning Super Bowls and Olympics and other things like that would you not just go take a nap...no they all do to Disney World. So that is where we are going...are you ready pups???

Here is where we are staying...
Yep, only the best for my BFF! We're staying at Cinderella's Castle. I've reserved the whole thing for us! They started this new thing where you can stay in the castle so that's what we are doing. Only the finest accommodations will do for my BFF and all our DWB friends.

We'll be leaving on Saturday morning and arrive on Saturday night for a stay in the castle with a big feast at Cinderella's Royal Table. For those brave pups (not me) you can catch the fireworks and than we'll be off for a good night's sleep so we can be up early and enjoy the park and all the fun rides. Oh and did I mention cake...yes, yes...there will be cake! LOTS of it! Gluten-free of course since Suki has al-jerkys to wheat. Finally, we'll depart for home late on Sunday night and sleep on Aire Ruby because will we need it!

If you interested in a reservation...the more the merrier, please let me know by leaving a comment!!! It is going to be a blast - you won't want to miss it!!! Woot!!!

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Can you believe Boo, Butchy & Snickers and I are getting trounced by a horse and those silly LOL Cats...I mean come on pups, we can do better than that! Tell all your family and friends that a DWB'r needs to win...or at least come in 2nd or 3rd (or both). Only two more days to vote so get out there and Bark the Vote!!!

Bark the Vote - A little shameless self-promotion...

We interrupt this blog for an important commercial break...
How could you NOT vote for this face...my face???

I couldn't believe it, I'm a finalist for a 2007 Weblog Award for Best Pet Blog!!! And for the first time, my stage-Mom (Ruby's Mom: Ruby!) didn't even nominate me! I'm so honored, I'm so shocked and I'm so very very happy!!! Thanks!!!

What's really cool is I am a finalist along with three of my most favorite blogging buddies - Butchy & Snickers and Boo Casanova!!! Is that not the most exciting thing!!! Woot!!!

So here's the deal...voting started today and goes thru next Wednesday. Winners are announced next Thursday - November 8th. You can vote once per day, per computer. You know what THAT means??? You can vote for all of us - no need to worry about playing favorites!!!! So get out there and vote...and vote often!!!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog...

Ike & Martha's Big Day

***UPDATE***
Oh my what a bootiful event. Go to Ike's Blog to see some of the photos...I'll have some posted soon!!!

Well, just wanted to leave a brief post...to let you know Aire Ruby is on her way to get everypup for Ike & Martha's wedding. I'm so very excited...

I finally decided I didn't want to upstage the bride, so I kept it simple...just some pearls...
Oh and Mom let me borrow the shawl she made for the wedding she went to this summer. How do I look in blue???
Air Ruby is stocked with the finest snackies you can imagine...chicken liver pate, cavier biscuits (my Mom baked them), a carob fountain with luscious fruitables and the new signature drink of Aire Ruby...the Rubytini! Oh and of course there is lots and lots of champagne! I'll see you all soon!!!