The Great Northwest Could Not Keep Mommy

Me waiting by the front door

Mommy #2 was gone for FIVE whole days I was so sure she might be gone for good. But I waited. .  . and waited . . . and WAITED! I was almost to the point of despair and then - she walked in the door.
She said she had a super time but missed me a lot. She wished I could go and experience the smells of a completely different place. She said weather-wise it was very suited for pugs.

View from yard toward Suquamish

Mommy said 3 of 5 days were overcast

Coupeville, Whidbey Island

Mommy and Auntie D did some walking around on Wednesday at the Bloedel Reserve which was very close to the house they were staying at. It is a mix of natural flora and fauna and cultured gardens. She said it was really beautiful and relaxing. And on that day, the weather was FANTASTIC! It was sunny and mild and for one day, Mommy was not cold.

What are these?

A reflection spot

Behind the Great House was a view of Puget Sound

She said the other days were mostly driving around and seeing places they did not see last time they went to Washington. They went north to Port Townsend, Whidbey Island and then south to Silverdale, Bremerton and Vashon Island. There were so many differences in the various places. Mommy specifically liked Langley. Whidbey Island AND Poulsbo in Kitsap County (actually across the bridge from Bainbridge Island where they stayed).

The Olympic mountain range as seen from Silverdale

TULIP Langley, Whidbey Island

Pretty bench in downtown Langley, Whidbey Island

Tribute to the Suquamish Indians, Kitsap County

I have said this many many times before, but my Mommy #2 is a wildflower FANATIC. Truly! She cannot help herself when she is around them as she wants to capture the perfect photo AND THEN identify what kind of wildflower it is. This was not easy to do at Bloedel Reserve as they had guide books for BIRDS, CONIFERS and ANIMALS but not any at all for wildflowers. She has been poring through online resources to identify the flowers.

She bought this expensive book at the reserve.
It is inadequate for identifying more than 3
kinds of wildflowers

Here are some she was able to capture on film AND identify

Day FIVE and Mommy's Coming Home

NEED I SAY MORE?

Day Four of Noodle's SOLO Posts, Thumbless Version

As you can tell, I am searching my PHOTO archives for photos . I really like this one even though you cannot see my adorable face. And all you see of Mommy is her leg showing her STAR WARS socks.

This reminds me of something - I really like Star Wars, do you? I get so excited when I hear the opening theme music. I run through the house and settle RIGHT NEXT TO Mommy and watch, enthralled.

I like to imagine I am a brave soldier of the REBEL ALLIANCE, something like Han Solo. I know, I am a girl. But you know it is MY imagination and I can therefore be anything I want. Like HANNA SOLO, perhaps.

I can see it now - ME zooming into the fray in the Millennium Falcon doing the unexpected and unimaginable.

And we win the day for the Rebel Alliance.

Wordless Wednesday - Day Three of Mommy's on Vacation

Mommy I sure miss you

When you're home I kiss you

AND

I'll give you a cuddle

Because I know you missed me too

DAY TWO, Post by Noodles

I am hitting the ground running with my BLOG posts. As you can tell, I am totally ready for the TRACK. I like to run but no longer run a lot. I am almost TEN YEARS OLD now, after all.

So, Day Two without Mommy. I got up as usual (maybe a little earlier because I usually cuddle in the morning a little longer with Mommy) and did my morning BIDNESS. Then I QUICKLY ate my morning kibble and promptly stationed myself next to Aunt T while she makes her breakfast and lunch. She always "accidentally" drops a bit of apple or banana my way. It is a YUMMY way to start my day.

What shall I do with myself? I am thinking I will settle in my NEST bed and snooze a while. Aunt B and Cousin C are home this week because it is SPRING break from school. Thank goodness because I don't know how I will manage my potty schedule with no one home.

The weather person has predicted WARM weather this week so I am sure I will be inside a lot of the time.

I checked on the weather in SEATTLE and (no surprise) it is

She's Packed Her Bags and is Ready to Go . . .

Mommy is leaving for a ONE WEEK vacation with Auntie D. They are going to Seattle, again. It makes me very very sad and you KNOW I will be sitting by the door waiting for her. But I do understand that sometimes Mommy needs to explore new places. She would totally take me if she could, I know this.

I have been helping pack as only I can. I have a unique way of pushing everything down so she can more easily close her suitcase.

I advised her to take warm clothes BUT not worry about taking a lot. It is more important that she remembers her BUG REPELLENT and SHAMPOO than an extra pair of socks. LOL!

While she is gone, I am going to try and keep up with the blog ON MY OWN. Please bear with me as typing without thumbs is kinda difficult.

Sigh. I miss her already.

Breaking News - She's BACK and I am . . .

You KNOW I'm Happy when my tail curls like
THIS

HAPPY
As you all know, My Mommy #2 went away last week. She was gone Wednesday to Saturday - the longest saddest time of my SPRING.  But she was gone for a good reason - she went with Auntie D on a trip to Seattle just to check it out.

They actually did not stay in Seattle - nor did they spend much time in Seattle proper. Instead they stayed on and explored Bainbridge Island

I put lines on the map to show where they went over the 2.5 days they were there. It's a lot of territory. And the first afternoon, Mommy took the ferry to SEATTLE by HERSELF to visit some good, good, good friends of hers from work. They both moved a number of years ago but she still keeps in touch with them. She misses them a lot. So she met them for dinner and to chat, chat, chat. She said it was so wonderful.

The weather was very very nice while they were there and did not rain at all. In fact, they were surprised at how much sunshine there was. Mommy said she loved the mornings best because the world is mostly quiet (occasional boat horns) and all she heard were birds chirping and water lapping the shore.

Before they knew it, it was time to head back to home. So they boarded the ferry WITH THE CAR (wow) and headed back to SeaTac - the airport. They had a great flight home thanks to Captain Mark and Co-Captain Tom. She said they seemed trustworthy.

I was so happy to see mom that she said I was like

I accept that