New Picture of Me!

How do you like this one? My Lady has a new bed cover, and she took a picture of me in my green sweater. I think I look rather spiffy. I have other new pictures, too. She is planning to take other pictures of us doing things, but she has been so busy getting the book published that she just hasn't had too much extra time to do Also, she is learning to use this new camera, and that is a challenge, too. The book should be listed at Amazon.com soon. They are waiting to get the thumbnail sketch of the book cover and that takes five days or so they tell me. Everything else is ready, but they have to get it all right before they can list it. Won't be long now. It was published on December 4th but they did say it would take five days for the image to be inserted even though I was able to order ten copies myself. I didn't need to see the image of the cover though, so I guess that is when it will be ready and available for others to order. Whee! It is so exciting. More tomorrow. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

Going to Rest a Bit!

Yesterday was so exciting with the book getting published and all that I am tired today. Got some new pictures, too, that Great Sir took when they had been here visiting in August. This is one of them. I will use some others of the ones he took as time goes by. My Lady has been very busy cleaning up for the visitors. They really do a great job before they leave, but now she is getting the place ready for Christmas. Where can she put up the tree? That is a big question. Great Sir says he is not having a tree this year but has put up lights and two wreaths at his house, and Great Lady found some pretty red bows for the post lamp and the door wreath. That all looks good I hear. Well, I will lie here for a bit and see if I come up with a good idea about the tree. We have lights on the veranda railing already. That is nice. More tomorrow. Have to think now. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

They Did It!

The three of us are here to announce that they did it! My Lady, Great Lady, and Great Sir have gotten their book, HEAR WHAT YOUR DOG SAYS! published at Amazon.com. Can you believe it? And I am on the back cover with the notice of my blog address posted, too. It is so very exciting! They have been working on it for a while now and have several more books in line now that they have learned how to get the manuscript ready, the layout for the book set, the cover, and page numbering just right and everything edited. Now they know how to do it, so others will be coming along soon. There are two more volumes of this terrific dog book as well as a whole series of another book that is almost done except for the editing and the proofing process which does take some time. Of course, My Lady is the creative one, and how! She comes up with some terrific ideas and gets them down first. Great Lady is the one who puts the manuscript into the proper format, rewrites, revises, and gets it all ready to be printed, and Great Sir is the third member of the partnership who is the business manager and does the final editing. They all finally signed off on the effort and the book was published today, December 4, 2008! It is a very exciting thing to get the first one done and ready to be ordered. Great Sir bought ten copies the first minute he could to send to family and friends, and My Lady will order some for her children and grand children, you can be sure about that. Whee! This is exciting. I will tell you more about it tomorrow. Going to celebrate now. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

I Got It!

Hooray! Hooray! I finally got my turn. Notice how nicely I am sitting and how patient I am about taking the cookie from My Lady's fingers. Oh, that is so good. I am learning patience! But it is hard. I had to wait until the last one today, so I am getting better. I will do better and be more patient so I get my turn when it comes and not have to wait until last all the time. Ummm! It is so good. I always take my cookie and run to eat it under the coffee table so no one gets it away from me. As if anyone could! Well, we have many opportunities, and I am doing better. My Lady says that you can teach old and new dogs tricks, and she has the patience to do it. Got to eat my cookie now. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

Gabriel Gets a Cookie!

Just got back from our walk and Gabriel is getting a cookie from My Lady. Notice how gentle he is. I am right next to him, hard to see me, but I am not happy to be waiting. I want my cookie, too! And I have to wait because sometimes I am not too gentle. I jumped at my treat, so I did not get it but had to wait a bit longer. I will be better the next time, you can be sure about that. My Lady is wonderful and always thinking about us, but when we misbehave, she makes us mind our manners. I guess that is right. It is hard sometimes to wait for things though, isn't it? However, waiting is part of life. I am getting better about waiting. Oh, goodie! Here it comes! I am ready and waiting nicely. More tomorrow. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

Dragon Hawke Ready!

Dragon Hawke is waiting for his cookie after our walk, and he is very patient. He sits and just waits until the right moment and then takes it nicely. I am always the jumping one, running around in circles waiting for my little cookie. I hate to wait so sometimes I have to learn patience. At least that is what My Lady says. Dragon Hawke is always so nice and often gets it first because he is gentle. I guess Papillions are more patient than terriers, but that always seems to be the case. Terriers are always feisty. That means that we don't take anything from anyone. We are tough! I am learning but it is hard. Maybe I will get mine soon. I am jumping and looking for it. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

A Snowball Fight!

After the singing, yesterday, My Lady said, "Oh, look! It is starting to snow!" When we all went outside we realized it had started earlier in the night and big white flakes covered the ground. Ashton and Damien had never seen snow nor had their mother V since they had always lived in Louisiana until they moved to Nashville. Don't get much there either, but here in St. Louis it sure does snow. It was beautiful! Son J, Gentle Sir, and My Lady, as well as all of us dogs had been in snow before, but this was special fun. I got my snow sweater on and so did Gabriel. Son J first made a snow man with help from Ashton and Damien. Then, My Lady made and threw the first snow ball. Well, it was havoc then! What fun we all had until My Lady slipped on a hill and fell down. She laughed but did hurt her knees. Never the less, it was a wonderful time and everyone enjoyed the snow. Then, it was time to brush themselves off and pack up the car. With tears of joy and lots of waving out the windows, the car pulled out of the apartment area, but there were promises to come back for Christmas. This sure was a great time together and everyone will be looking forward to the next visit. We all had a wonderful time together. Won't be long until Christmas, and we will be together again. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.

Fantastic Sunday!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the kids all here, and Friday they went out for "wings," and Saturday night they had a great time at "Chucky Cheese!" But on Sunday, even though it was the day for them to leave, we had the most fun of all. First Son J, his wife V, Ashton, and Damien, as well as My Lady and Gentle Sir all gathered around the three of us, and we telephoned Great Sir in Florida to sing "Happy Birthday" to him on his 81st birthday! Now, I mean, we three dogs can sing and yodel like you have never heard. As soon as My Lady gets us on her lap and starts, "Happy birthday to you," Gabriel, Dragon Hawke, and I begin singing, and we really are loud. We sing through the whole song, and Gabriel doesn't even want to stop when it is over. Great Sir laughed and really enjoyed the music. Ashton and Damien never saw dogs singing before and they loved it. A great way to start the day. More tomorrow. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.