Despite how this looks.....

I'm honestly comfortable!!



I mean.. look at this face!!



I'm in bliss



Ok Mum, enough with the camera!! I'm TRYING to sleep here!!

Brushing up on my dictionary skills...

a little idea I stole from Abby's Blog

Basically your answer to each question must start with the first letter of your name.. (better dig out the dictionary!!)You can't repeat any answers.

What is your name...........................Ben
4 Letter word...............................Bone
Vehicle.....................................Bus
City........................................Birmingham
Boy Name....................................Brian
Girl Name...................................Bonnie
Occupation..................................Brain Surgeon
Something you wear..........................Bandana
Celebrity...................................Brad Pitt
Food........................................Biscuits
Something found in a bathroom...............Brush
Reason for being late.......................Banana Skin (slipped on one)
Cartoon Character...........................Bananaman
Something you shout.........................Boo!
Animal......................................Bear
Body part...................................Back
Word to describe you........................Beautiful (Of course!!)

And The Earth Moved....

Ok.. I'm risking life and limb to tell you this story (sorry Mum I tried to keep my mouth buttoned but it didn't work)

Last night we had visitors. My skin friends Dave and Anthony have just got back from a little holiday to Greece and stopped by to say Hi.
Well, all the skin folk got a little overly chatty and it was after midnight before they left.
Dad more or less went straight to bed, but Mum decided to read a little first to wind down.
A little bit before 1am Me and Mum heard a loud rumbling.. I pricked my ears up then lost interest and Mum half looked up from her book, assumed it was some big wagon or something passing in the distance and went back to her reading.
Then....

The couch shook violently and Mum jumped up in the air in a state of panic, frantically looking behind her as if she was going to see someone there shaking it!!

(I'm pausing now to get over my fit of hysterics)

I should add at this point that the couch is against a wall so it would be physically impossible for anyone to be behind it!! I could see Mum getting more anxious and confused by the second.. I thought about going over and reassuring her but I was really comfy in my bed and really just couldn't be bothered.
Then Mum starts mewing like a kitten for Dad and babbling about poltergeists and all kinds of mumbo jumbo. Then (and this was utterly hilarious) she kind of went into a state of suspended animation and just sat there stock still looking completely terrified.
After a good ten minutes of impersonating a stone statue Mum then tried coaxing me onto the couch for protection.. I decided deafness was the best policy at this point.. after all I was perfectly comfortable where I was and what exactly did she need protection from? A shaking couch?

It wasn't until Grandad phoned this morning and told Mum that there had been an Earthquake (5.2 on the richter scale) and asked if it had woken her up, that Mum realised that she wasn't A) Going insane or B) Being haunted by some evil spirit

How silly do you feel now Mum? I will keep my mouth buttoned on the more bizarre scenarios that ran through your mind through the night, I'm sure anyone with a half decent imagination can hazard a guess at them.

So sorry Mum.. but next time apply a little logic before engaging full blown panic mode (snort, chuckle)

and NO MUM.. the fact that we don't get many Earthquakes here is NOT an excuse for behaving as if you are the real life star of the excorcist!!!


I must go now.. I feel the need to go laugh at Mum some more.


Ben xxx

The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth!

I have sufficiently recovered from yesterdays trek so I suppose it's time to fess up.

Don't I look angelic in those photo's yesterday? Like a perfectly behaved little boy.. you can almost see a halo I look so angelic..

But.. and it's a rather large and bold BUT.. if the truth be told, my halo slipped for a little while and I was slightly mischevious... ok ok Mum stop prodding me... ok since we are telling the truth.. I was Naughty.. Yes! that's naughty with a capital N!!

So about a third of the way along our walk we climbed a few steep hills and it all opens out into a lovely wooded area with some large clear spaces inbetween, absolutely ideal for a nice big off the lead run.
All was going well, Mum, Dad and the little beans were throwing things for me to fetch and I was having a ball playing one of my favourite games.. sniff and retrieve, when all of a sudden there was an odd noise. Kind of a flapping, squawking, splashing sound.
I stopped dead in my tracks and pricked up my ears. Mum spotted my stance immediatley (she really is a spoilsport!!) and shouted a warning to Dad who was closer to me. The thing is that Dad doesn't react as quick as Mum.. and knowing this I realised that I had a crucial 2 second loophole to exploit, and not being one to pass up on that I exploited that 2 seconds and made a dash down the hill to investigate... now one little thing I haven't mentioned is that the aforementioned noise was coming from the river. Mum immediatley started yelling at me to get back pronto.. I immediatley turned selectively deaf and poor Dad was immediatley ordered to get after me, this entailed chasing me at speed down three steep hills whilst trying to stay upright (No easy task!)
Now fast as I am the source of the noise (which I now have been told was Geese) were long gone by the time I had made my descent, so somewhat annoyed that I had missed them I stood at the waters edge loudly protesting... when Dad caught up with me he pointed up the hill towards Mum.. who was looking slightly red in the face and a little.. well... annoyed. Me and Dad both knew this meant one thing.. and indeed it did.. as soon as Dad sent me back to Mum the lead was going back on and the fun was over.
I slinked back up to Mum with my best *sorry* face on and my tail firmly between my legs. It didn't work though, she had that lead back on me faster than the speed of sound. Dad explained that Mum isn't a meanie (I beg to differ!!) but she was just worried. Hmmm I may have to think twice next time before I shoot off without permission!

So today has been slightly more relaxed. When Mum got back from taking my little beans to school we headed off for our usual walk to the fields. It was fairly quiet and so we had some nice bonding time.

I had a nice snooze while Mum went to get the girls, Mum had shopping to do so I couldn't do the school run today, but I didn't mind as I was fairly tired.
When the kids got home they played tug of war with me for a while then I retired to my usual spot behind the door to wait for Dad getting home from work, even Mum's cooking didn't tempt me away.

Dad is home now, everyone has had dinner, the kids have gone to bed which means it's almost time for my nightly walk with Dad, so time for me to be off here and getting my harness on..

Love Ben xxx

I thought Sunday was a day of rest!!!???

Sunday is not a day of rest in this house, not if every Sunday so far is anything to go by!!
So, do you want to know what a typical Sunday in this household involves?

They say a picture can say more than 1000 words, so as I am slightly tired.. ok.. absolutely EXHAUSTED.. I will let the pictures do the talking!
(Ok the picture's can't tell the WHOLE story.. but I will save that for tomorrow)

oh and for info... it's a 7 mile round trip!!


Starts out nice and peaceful

at a nice strolling pace...

there was even time for a quick cuddle en-route!

.. and a quick posing shot!

.. even my little beans like to pose!

Then the hard work starts... here I am dragging Mum up the hill!!

and taking a well deserved breather afterwards!

Nature Calls!

Fetch!!!!

This running around is thirsty work!.. where is Dad with my water?

Here I come!!

Taking in the scenery and having a rest

Now we gotta walk 3 miles back???

ready for home and my bed!!

Weekends... Bliss and Baths!!

Well, my weekend got off to a great start. Instead of being on *waking up by wet nose nudging* duty, I was on *wake up and snuggle up* duty instead!

ahhh bliss!!



the day hasn't ended on such a high note though! Mum and Dad decided it was bath time!! and this was the end result....



somehow I don't think the *badly done to, bedraggled look* suits me!!

Mum and Dad looked even more wet and bedraggled.. but they wouldn't let me post THOSE photo's!!

Grrrrrrrr!

Happy Birthday Mum

Today is Mum's birthday.. lots of interesting parcels for me to stick my nose in!

This birthday business sounds fun! Can't wait for mine.

So, Happy Birthday Mum, Love you.

Oh, and she is feeling a bit under the weather too.. (more cake for us!!) so get well soon Mum *kiss*


Ben xxxx