Mish Mash Week

When I sat down to do my blog this week, I couldn't decides what to write.  Mom suggested I do a "mish mash" of things...so I said "what's a mish mash Mom?"  She said just tell everyone a little bit about everything that happened this week!  What a great idea!  Here goes!

First, I learned a new way to sit with my Dad.  Moms says it turns me into a shar pei (?), but as soon as I jumps off my sofa, I turns back into a HouseHippo again...like magics!  I loves sitting with my Dad....

Next, there was more activity around the water box.  Dad spends a lot of time walking around and around it with that giant stick in his hands.  I supervise Dad and also keep an eye out for the other Hippo.  But every time I see him he still just keeps looking back at me???  

I'm also an aspiring artist!  I surprised mom and dad with a sculpture I mades on my deck!  I calls it "poop art"!  Mom and dad said it was very creative but they want me to makes my art on the lawn from now on.  Notice the splash of color I added from my favorite toy...I think it's Eugenious!!!

On the weekend, I was told it was "Mother's Day".  Dad said I should give lots of kisses to mom to show her that I loves her??  Weirds, I do that every day!  On the same day, my new grammy came out to spends some time with me.  I was also told to give her lots of kisses because it was a special day?  Weirds, I give her lots of kisses every time she visits me!

But before my grammy came over, my mom got out the present that dad told me I gave to mom for mother's day??  Weirds, I don't remembers doing that?  Anyway, the present was a noisy stirring machine that makes cake!!  I was sooo excited!!  But, it turned out the cake had 'chocolate' in it.  I didn't know what that was but it sounded yummy!  Then Mom said that chocolate was not safe for my tummy and that I could not have cake.  Bummers.  But then, when mom and dad weren't looking, my grammy let me licks the icings off her plate!!!  She said, "shhh Hippo, there is no chocolate in the icing".  It was delicious!  I loves my grammy and my grammy loves me!

I hope there is something called Hippo's Day so I can have my own cake, without chocolate of course!

Boys Weekend!

This past weekend, I dids something I never dids before!  Me and Dad had a boys weekend!!  I was a little bummed when I heard Mom was going away for the weekend, but when Dad told me what he had planned, I forgots all about Mom!

First, we relaxed and drank some beers (okay, only Dad drank the beers).  Then we watched the hockey.  Dad said that the boys have to go after the puck really fast just like I chase my ball really fast.  Then I asked Dad if I could have a puck and play the hockey??  He said, "Maybe next winter, but it's summer now Hippo, we are going to teach you how to swim!  Hmm, I wonders what that is?

The next day some men came to "open" the water box??  They brought a weird coughing machine with them.  I started by watching them from my deck.  

They pulled and pulled on the cord of the machine, but it just kept coughing.  I was really interested in all the activity so I went down to help.  I brought the cord that Mom and Dad attach to my collar with me.  I wrapped it all around the feets of the water box men.  Then Dad said he knew I was only trying to help but maybe it would be best if I watched from inside.  So that's what I did!

 After a while, it gots pretty boring, so I decided to take a short siesta....

Then Dad came in and wokes me up and said that the water box men were gone.  We wents outside and I rans over to the water box and carefully looked over the edge...and you won't believe what I saw!!!  Another House Hippo!!  I wasn't quite sure what to think but I couldn't help but notice that he was a very handsome House Hippo.  I hope he is friendly and wants to play with me this summer!

We gots up the next day and Dad said we were going to make a FORT!!  I was sooo excited! I helped Dad takes all the fort parts out of the boxes and then searched inside each box with my snout to make sure they were empty.  I also helped hold the ladder and watched Dad close when he was up on top.  Lookits our new fort! 

It tooks all day, but when we were done I got to snuggle with my Dad in our fort.  I was really happy...

 

Then I heard a sound from inside my house.  I looked through the window and there was Mom!

I ran in the house, and gave her kisses all over her face!  Boys weekend was really fun, but it sure was nice to have mom home!