Terrier Tuesday: The "Hello, Is This Thing On?" Edition

 

Dear Readers: 

Well, folks, as Hurricane Sandy is breathing down our necks, and already causing major havoc all up the East Coast (we're especially worried about New York City, because that's where our Abigail lives), Alpha and I thought it would be a good time to pop in and say hello. Alpha has been receiving increasingly more emails from folks who are worried about us, so we both figured this would be as good a time as any to break our unintended long silence.

Seriously, where DID all that time go? It's quite amazing that we could even remember how to sign in to Typepad. But of course, now we are finally writing, and many people are without power and won't even be able to read this. We hope everyone stays safe and gets through this with a minimum of trauma. Vermont's wounds from Irene are not yet fully healed, and even we tough Vermonters can't take much more. We feel for the folks in New Jersey who are bearing the brunt of the landfall tonight, and then Pennsylvanians .... Well, we are thinking about you and hoping you're all safe. 

You may remember, I don't particularly like wind. And when I say I don't particularly like it, I mean that I would rather eat a bucket of nails. I like it even less than I like a grooming appointment. A LOT LESS.

Speaking of grooming appointments, though, this is a picture Alpha took of me on Sunday just after I got out of one. I was giving her the cold shoulder and letting her know just how HURT I was about that appointment, even WITH the candy corn bandana they gave me.

Don't EVEN bother to say I look cute, though we all know that goes without saying, because it will NOT make me feel better about that appointment, NOR about the hurricane wind. But these are the crosses I bear. Life is not always easy for a Yorkie like me.

So.... what have we been doing? Well, my life hasn't changed much. I still get my breakfast and my lunch and my dinner, and my Teeny Greenies, and I get my walks and new toys, and treats and bones to bury from time to time. And this summer it seems like we have had a ton of people come over to do stuff like build porches and replace doors and do yard work, and everybody loves to play tug-of-war with me, which is nice.

Alpha has just been busy, busy, busy, BUSY with her work! She keeps saying this phrase: "It's a little bit of be careful what you wish for, but I'm not complaining!" And she's been going to a new gym that she loves. And in her spare time she has painted many of the rooms in the house and cleaned out rooms and closets and corners, and sent lots and lots of boxes of crap stuff to Goodwill and places like that. But we are still tripping over MORE stuff (will it NEVER end?!), not to mention paint cans and other painting paraphernalia, because she keeps on thinking that maybe soon she will paint the dining room, or whatever.

And meanwhile, she is providing CART to two medical students and one veterinary student, as well as CART and captioning for a growing list of other clients, and wishing that that cloning technology would come along soon, very soon. She has new people to help her with all this CART work, because of course until she gets cloned, she can't be in four or five places at once, and that means a whole lot of scheduling work and worries and people-managing headaches that sometimes keep her awake a little bit at night.

And then, you know, don't even get her started about this election season. At least David is not running for office this year, as his term is not up yet. Thank the LORD for that, she says! And she made sure to go in and vote for President Obama last week, just to make sure that some work thing, or, say, a HURRICANE, wouldn't keep her from voting, because, well, for at least 1,000 reasons, but this picture that was being passed around Facebook tells some of the story, right here: 

I know, I know, you don't come to Terrier Tuesday to hear a Yorkie talk about politics. But I'm just sayin': When Mama ain't happy, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY. And I'm sure that, knowing Alpha as you do, none of this comes as any surprise to you. I've come to love her, even when she swears a lot.

Because even when she's really, really busy, she is the one who buys all my food and my treats and my toys, and she still manages to stay at home, or at least come home at night most of the time, to snuggle with me at bedtime. And that's all I really care about.

Love,

 

Mr. Jefferies

P.S. Alpha has been too busy using her hands for work (and working out) to be able to knit even a stitch. But she hopes you're all working on your red scarves. Just because she hasn't been blogging and haranguing y'all about the red scarves, doesn't mean she has forgotten her favorite cause, and doesn't mean that those foster kids who are going to college should be without their red scarf care package this year. So please send in your red scarves!

 

 

 

Comments

[Beccaie]

It's so nice to see you blogging again, Mr. Jefferies. Thank you for the link to the Red Scarf Project page. I have my scarf finished and was just thinking that I needed to track down the address.

Glad to hear you and Norma are well. *vibes, etc., for Abigail & NY*

[Rhonda from Baddeck]

So glad to hear from you, Mr. Jefferies! I'm working on my 4th red scarf now. I hope you stay safe and dry from the storm, and that your Abigail makes it through safely. This one looks like a whopper - we're getting some strong wind from it all the way in Michigan!

[Otter]

So glad you're back, missed your voice. (You too, Norma)

[margaret]

yo Mr. J and Ms. A! looks like we've calmed down up here on the UWS (upper west side, for those not in the know) - and Upper is the operative word here ...but I shouldn't say that too loudly - puy puy puy!

stay safe up in the GREEN state!

xxxoo
mhv

[Mary]

Great to see all is well with Mr. Jeffries and the rest of the household. My husband (who reads no other blogs) has been lamenting on Nora's (blog) silence, so he will be delighted to read the post. Hope Abigail fared okay in NYC.

[Elizabeth]

Norma! I mean, Mr. Jeffries!
I was surprised to see your blog come up in my reader this morning, thinking you have permanently defected to the sound-bite land of FB.

Just got the power back on this morning. Yes, even we southern Ontarians feel The Sandy. Still freight-train-through-the-trees windy
here.

Good to hear from you.

[Mary K. in Rockport]

Oh, hello! I bet Governor Christie is not going to refuse federal help for storm damage in New Jersey.... Tenterhooks are what we're on here in Massachusetts, politically speaking, while outrageous lies from the other side (which starts with R) fill the airways.

[Sandy]

Hi Mr. J!
So good to have you & Alpha back!!!!!!!!!! Hope Abigail made it through the storm ok in NYC. Don't get me started on the election either-I live in a 'swing state' and the mute button on the tv remote is my best friend.

Red scarves rule!

[Midj]

Was thinking of you just this last weekend. Glad to hear something from "our Norma" even if it really was Mr. J... Missed you!

[Jo]

Mr Jeffries--gladyou qnd Alpha are back! You candy corn scarf reminds me of a my dog, Snickers. he loved scarves and would get visibly upset when I took one off of him. Then when he got a nice clean scarf to replace it, he would preen and show off.

Your Alpha put me onto Jon Stewart which comes on very late at night here. So, we teevo it every day and enjoy it immensely! Go Obama--I cast my vote for him yesterday!

Ear scratches! Jo

[Deb]

So glad to hear from you and that everyone is doing well. My knitting group has a stack of red scarves that I'll be delivering soon (Foster Care to Success's office is about 15 min. from me).

[KT]

So happy to hear from you. Any Magpie you want to part with?

[anj]

Glad to hear your voice!! And glad to hear all is good, if busy, up there. I am still surprised to say that I am fine in Philly. Frankly... This storm was a bit nutsy, but Sue and I are fine and thinking of all those who aren't fine. Thanks for the update!! Take good care of yourselves!

[mellen]

So glad to see you both back! Welcome. I hope all is well in NY and in Vermont. We escaped relatively unscathed in Boston, but now (Tuesday night) there is lightning and thunder and a torrential downpour. Thanks for posting.

[Nise]

Mr. J, so great to hear from you again! Tell Alpha that we miss her, and hope your Abigail is safe.

[Brenda]

We've missed you, Little Man. I trimmed the hair around my Yorkie's eyes last night, and it has taken until this morning for us to get back on speaking terms. I don't have the thermostat turned up very high, so she's exceptionally affectionate this morning, even though I think she's probably still a little bit mad.

[Patty]

Welcome back and so long Sandy! You've both been missed!

[lea]

So glad you're back! You were missed....

[Robin V]

So good to hear from you! Bonnie the Beagle was just asking how you fared the storm. And we did get our Red Scarf knitted and mailed off.

Don't be a stranger!

[Tish]

So glad you and Alpha are blogging again. I hope the worst of the wind and weather pass you by. And Mr J- we all must suffer for beauty!

[Joannah]

Look what the wind blew back! YAY!
I was off-line for too long. When I got back on-line, everyone had gone. I am so glad to hear you are rockin' the Halloween style!

[Lois Budnitsky]

Gave a try at your blog today and lo and behold. So glad to see you back. Don't go away for so long next time. I'm one of the NJ hurricane sufferers but this afternoon we first got power ,no heat but one thing at a time. I didn't know whether you had abandoned us or not. Keep in touch. Your fans look for you.

[Seanna Lea]

I'm glad that you are better off in VT than most. I just wish I could say the same thing about all of the friends and coworkers I know in NY and NJ.

[bullwinkle]

Dear Mr Jeffries,

I think you are now the size of my head. (I'm a big dog now!) (Momma says to stop it - I'm still 6 mo old and I'm not grown yet.)

I am glad you are o.k. and sorry about Alpha being busy. I bring my mom yarn from time to time. I make her play chase with me. Make sure your Alpha has some fun too.

Wags and woofs,

Sam

[Laura]

It's good to know that everybody is OK, just busy. BTW, I started my 2012 scarf last night, and found you had posted again when I entered "Red Scarf Project" as a search term. (To double-check details such as scarf dimensions and mailing address.) You came up first!

[Lee]

Welcome back! Missed you both!

[elizabeth a airhart]

oh joy and relief
i was born elizabeth nj
and remember the big ones
but never like this one
red scarf mailed off
world vision in ny
accepts knitted hats
and scarfs for sandy victims
abby hope you are safe