30/Sep/19 I'm happy squeaking Mr Piggy

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

So, Mister Happy Homemaker, AKA - The Big Guy, gets up early this morning.

He found a recipe for these Pecan Pie bars.  He posted this on Facebook the other day.  Well he gets up and starts getting stuff together.

Yes ladies.  Tonya will often get up due to the smells coming from the kitchen.  

Yes, it really nice for her to have him do all this baking and cooking.  

Yes, he has brothers.  

Yes, they all bake and cook like the Big Guy does.  

Yes, they are also married.

The Pecan Pie bars haven't been cut into bars just yet.  So far, it's still cooling on the stove.

Back to the story...

I'm in the back mud room and I've got a 1/2 eye open, just in case he goes for something like cheese.

He opens the cutlery drawer and goes to take out a butter knife.

Well it slips out of his hands and CRASHES onto the tile floor.

I just about jumped out of my skin.  I thought the devil got me.

Obviously Tonya didn't hear it as she didn't yell down stairs to see if the Big Guy was OK.  

A few years ago, the Big Guy had gone to the basement to get one of his cookie tins.  As he was coming upstairs, his slipper was coming off his foot and caught the top step and he fell to the kitchen floor.  Well the cookie tin, being made of tin, made such a racket.  It just didn't land on the kitchen floor.  Oh no.  It went sailing in the air and must have did a triple flip, a double gainer in it's attempt to do the flying whalenda, as it was bouncing across the kitchen tiles.  What a racket.

Tonya come flying down the stairs.  By then, the Big Guy was up, closed the basement door and had grabbed the cookie tin.

He was mostly embarrassed from having his slipper catch the top stair and that he fell.

Tonya had a hard time going back to sleep after that.

But any who...

Those Pecan Pie bars.

I wonder how much begging I'm going to have to do to get some from Tonya's hand?

Guess were going to find out.

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29/Sep/19 what are you making today that I can't have

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

The Big Guy is always baking stuff and I can't ever have any of it.  It's a conspiracy.

Now, I know that I shouldn't have what he is making.

Tonya also knows that I shouldn't have what he is making.

But I will drool and beg to have what ever it is that Tonya has on her plate.  I don't care how much it hurts me.  If she can have it, then I should be able to have it too.  No matter what.  That's just how things are.

In Nature, Momma Bear will eat something in front of her cubs to show them what to eat.  Well it's the same thing.  I see Tonya eating something so I have to try it too.

The Big Guy was thinking of changing my doogie food over to something that is sold at WalMart.  Turns out, it isn't quite as good as the dog food that I'm on now.

They were going to save almost 1/2 the price.  But after some research.  They are going to be keeping me on the Royal Canin.  Although the Big Guy heard that Blue Buffalo is potentially better for me and is also not quite as expensive.  Anyone out there that reads my blog, have you used Blue Buffalo on your doggie?

Honestly, the Big Guy could just BBQ me up a few hot dogs.  I would love that.

I bet they are expensive.

Oh well, I guess they will remain as a treat that I only get once in a while.

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28/Sep/19 dreaming about all the hot dogs I can eat

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

Tonya stayed home with me yesterday.  She wasn't feeling well at all.  She gets sick quite often.  The Doctors don't seem to know why.  But she will have a bite to eat and then, within the hour, she is going to the bathroom and throwing up everything she just ate.

She says, for the amount that she throws up, she should be really thin.

They have tried to figure out if it was something that she is allergic to.  So they kept a log of the stuff she was eating.  Nothing seemed to pan out with that.  There was no consistency or pattern that would indicate what was causing her to throw up.

She got some sort of test done about a week ago.  She still hasn't heard from her Doctor about the test results.

Some credit cards, you get reward points and then you have to select from the gear that they have in their "store".  The last time, the Big Guy ordered a French Press coffee maker.  Which was nice and all that.  But for the size coffee cup that they drink out of, it only makes the one cup.  Then there is the "mud" that is left at the bottom of the cup of coffee.

Yesterday, Tonya got a set of Salt & Pepper mills.  They look GREAT!

This is something that the Big Guy will definitely enjoy.

How do you tell them apart.  There is a small ring at the top button.  One is white and the other is black.  Black being for the pepper and the white for the salt.

I'm not sure if Tonya is going to want to keep these on the stove for cooking, or on the dining room table where it will confuse her family.

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27/Sep/19 don't you think about touching my bone

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

Well guess who slept in this morning and didn't get the garbage out in time.  Yup, that would be The Big Guy.

He really doesn't like putting the garbage out the night before.  He rather puts it out in the morning.  that way, if there is anything that is IN the garbage, it isn't attracting any animals who might destroy the garbage bags to get at what is inside.

So he will just have to double up on next week's garbage.  Either that, or get one of his HUGE industrial garbage bags and put everything inside it.

But that would be cheating and he very likely isn't going to do that.

Well I watched my non-furry Memere leave the house yesterday morning.  She stayed and watched the final episode of Big Brother with the Big Guy.  She had a coffee, then went upstairs and said bye to Tonya before she left.  She has quite the social life back in Moncton.

We had visitors come by last night.  It was 2 of Tonya's Aunts.  They patted me and commented on how big I was.  They also had some cheese cake.  I wasn't allowed to have any.

Tonya was also able to get these little cans of meat that the Big Guy likes so much.  He mixed them with mayo and makes a sandwich for breakfast.  I don't even bother trying to beg him for any.  I know that it just isn't happening.  He just stares back at me while he is eating.  

Him staring at me gives me the whillies and I give up and go lay down.  The reward is not worth the effort with him.

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26/Sep/19 pay the toll if you want to get past

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

Yesterday the Big Guy made this thing called Salisbury Steaks.  You guessed it.  I didn't get to have any due to the onions that were in it.

Although they were really small onions.

I guess that doesn't matter.  Onions are onions.  

Today, my non-furry Memere is going to be going back home.

She came to visit with Aurora, and she was able to do that.  She had a really nice visit with her.

The weather is supposed to be nice today.  It was raining the last two days.  

So far, no snow in our weather.  But when you look on the weather network, there has been snow.  Just not around these parts.  Which is fine by the Big Guy.  He constantly tells people, he could live in the place that never has snow.

Myself, I love snow.  I don't mind it at all.

But since I can operate the Big Guy's snow blower.  I guess I will have to do without for now.

Tonya bought some turkey bacon the other day.  Not sure why.  Not as if I could have any of that either.

Geesh, there is just so much human food that I'm not allowed to have.

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25/Sep/19 I wanted to be able to play with the baby too

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

My non-furry Memere arrived.  I got to get several pats from her.  She told me what a good boy I am.  I was quite happy about that.  But you don't lick her.  Nope, she doesn't like being licked by doggies.  So I had to keep my tongue to myself.

The Big Guy also went to get new tires for my car that I get driven around in.

This picture, above, is the old 20 inch tires.  To replace the tires, they are about $350.00 for each all season radial tire.

Now, this is the new 18 inch All Weather tire with black lug nuts.  These tires cost $158.00 each.  So about 1/2 the price.  This time around, they had to pay for the new rims.  Which is fine.  That was a one time fee.  But it's all done now.  Because these tires are All Weather, they will never have to do the 1/2 year tire swap.  It's like having a set of snow tires that can be driven all year round.

Yesterday they had Baby Aurora over.

Everyone got to hold her yesterday.  Everyone but me.

I tried to get close to her a could of times.  But each time I would get close, they would tell me to be good.  

Geesh, I was only sniffing her.

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24/Sep/19 there is hardly any mosquitoes this time of year

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

We sat out front last night.  Tonya and the Big Guy were able to enjoy sitting outside without a jacket on.  Nor were they slapping themselves silly cause of the mosquitoes.  

No one else was sitting out.

Just them.

One of the next door neighbors calls them "the porch monkeys".

Tonya really likes sitting out.  The Big Guy does as well, but not quite as much as Tonya does.

I like being outside all the time.

Well, I guess that would be wrong.  I don't like being out in the rain.  Being out in the snow is OK.  That's not too bad for me.

The Big Guy made some goulash yesterday morning.  Now, when Tonya got up, she had a bowl for breakfast.  I tried to get some from her.

Can you believe it. 

I was denied.

Why?

Those friggin onions.

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23/Sep/19 is your girlfriend hot like me

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

I've heard that my non-furry Memere will be coming for a visit tomorrow.  She normally leaves early in the morning so that she can beat the traffic.  But since she is driving in late September, there really isn't going to be that much traffic on the highway.  Which is good.

Also, there will not be any freezing rain or snow on the highway.

She hates driving in bad weather.

Then again, when you think about it, no one really LOVES driving in bad weather.

If they do, there is something wrong with them.

Well, well well...  I knew it would only last so long.

The Big Guy is making goulash, or what he calls, Mum's Macaroni.  He only learnt that it's better known name is goulash a few years ago.

Any who...

He puts onions in it.

Lots of onions.

Which means I can't have any.

Would it hurt him to not use any onions?

Even once?

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22/Sep/19 I'm guarding the couch so it doesn't get cold

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

A few weeks ago, the Big Guy had noticed that there was a jacket that was in our front hedge.  He reviewed the camera on the front of the house and didn't really see anyone ditching this jacket.  But he did see the police going past the house, and then backing down the street.  Their lights on top of the car were flashing.

Tonya went outside and grabbed the jacket.  It was nice and all that, but I wasn't a size that either of them could wear.

So she cleaned it up and gave it to one of her nieces.  When the niece got the jacket, she was really quite happy.  They both new it was on the pricey side.  But since no one came to the house looking for the jacket, we didn't know what to do with it.

Tonya made this chicken stew yesterday.  There was only one thing that was missing.  Onions.  ha ha  The Big Guy was helping her and he forgot the onions.

So you would think, I could have some, right?

Well, no.

Tonya took the time to unbone the chicken.  But there is still quite a few bones left in the chicken stew.  

So...

Once again, I'm denied their food.

Shit...

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21/Sep/19 it's cold and dark outside in the mornings

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

Did you ever see the movie, Life of Pets?  It's boring waiting for Tonya and the Big Guy to come home.  Unlike the dog that just stares at the door.

I just go lay down.

And wait.

And wait.

Was that a leaf that just fell off a tree?

I better go look.

Yup, a new leaf fell off the tree.

I better bark at it.

Run to the other window.  

Can I see the leaf in that window?

Shit shit shit  (AKA - BARK BARK BARK)

Can't see the leaf from this window.

Run back to the other window.

Where did the leaf go?

Bark at the lack of leaf.

Bark some more for good measure.

Fucking leaf.

Guess I showed the leaf who's boss.

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