My orange period

Lately I've been favoring orange hues in my Disney Princess painting book. I guess it's appropriate for a pumpkin-turned-coach to be orange.

Nuri Noo-Noo

Today I practiced my noodle slurping technique. Kinda hurts my cheeks after a while, just like when Mommy pinches them too hard.

All wet

It's been very hot here lately, but luckily I am clever enough to devise a solution to the problem.

Blast from the past

I hope you're all having a nice weekend. There's not much to report around here, other than a lot of barfing, intestinal unpleasantries, and general Fuss-Pudgetry.

Since I haven't been photogenic lately, Mommy thought you'd enjoy a blast from the past. Here are pictures of me from 1 and 2 years ago. Enjoy!

Too cool

Do you like me in denim? It's a bit eighties, I'll admit, but I have such classic good looks, I can pull anything off, dontcha think?

Pudgalisque

Mommy drew a luxurious bubble bath for me today after my haircut (using designer toiletries pilfered from a fancy hotel--hey, even Pudgets deserve a day of beauty now and then! Too bad my nail polish vanished under mysterious circumstances a few months ago, because I sure could use a mani-pedi, especially now that sandal season is upon us.) After my bath, I did my plump nudist routine and lounged on the couch before I deigned to let Mommy dry me.

New 'do

Mommy finally cut my hair after my myriad complaints about looking like a "dirty hippie." How do you like my new clean-cut crew?

Sticks

I love sticks--I use them to play "baseball" (mostly, thwacking things off tables), pretend to smoke cigarettes in a jaunty FDR kind of way, and hold them to my eye like a periscope a la Horatio Hornblower. What a versatile implement for my Pudgetry!

Dirt

Yesterday I indulged my fondness for the earth--by dumping mounds of it onto myself as Mommy watched in horror. What fun!

Quote of the morning

Today I spontaneously announced, "Grandma said, 'My my!,'" remembering my favorite expression from my trip to Pennsylvania.

My new toy

Today I played with a new airplane toy. But then I decided it was more fun to cut up grass blades and try to stuff them in the launcher.

Quote of the day

This morning, I made the following observation: "Mommy hideous!" I also proclaimed her to be a "plump nudist" several times. Time for an extreme makeover, Mommy!

Midweekly roundup

Our internet connection has been very unreliable lately, which is why I have been having trouble posting. So I'm probably going to continue my current mid-week and week-end posting routine for the time being. Sorry to deprive you of my presence!

Likes: Throwing a baseball into the neighborhood pool and demanding that Mommy retrieve it; peeling off the masking tape from the house after Daddy's latest round of painting; sitting on our rotting firewood pile and poking it with a stick; my new Nemo balloon; Mommy's brownies slathered with chocolate ganache; fishies at Wal-Mart

Dislikes: Whenever Mommy turns the volume down on the Wiggles ("I need 'too loud!'"); Spiderman ("No Spiderman eat Nuri!")

Quote of the day: "Mommy makes my life too hard!"

Puzzled

Sunny Pudget!

This is what I meant when I told Mommy I was a "Sunny Pudget!"

Quote of the morning

"I'm not a fussy Pudget! I sunny Pudget!"

Quote of the day

"I love my life!" (what I proclaimed after Daddy commented on my joie de vivre, which today manifested itself in a refusal to nap).

Fields of Pudget

Here I am lounging around the farm in Pennsylvania. Am I an invasive species or what?

The three "Rs"

In Pennsylvania, Great-Aunt Betsy showed me how to write my letters (which I always call "numbers") on a slate. Who says this trip wasn't educational?

Daily roundup

Today's likes: my new fake microwave oven, which I conned from Mommy at Toys R Us (in the car I put a fruit snack inside the oven, zapped it, and cried, "I have to blow--it's hot!!!')

Today's dislikes: Gold's Gym (I barfed on the way there, just to prevent Mommy from working out)

Antic of the day: At Marshall's, I spied the lingerie section and screamed at the top of my lungs: "That's Mommy's panties!!! Lemme go see Mommy's panties!!!"

Pony

I made a new friend up in Pennsylvania, of the equine variety. Don't I look like a natural up there?

Artiste

At Sam's Club I made Mommy buy me the Disney Princess Paint & Sparkle set, which features lots of hot pink and princesses. When Mommy informed me it was probably for girls, I proclaimed, "I'm gonna be a girl!"

So now that we've gotten that straightened out, I've been painting with my set every day. How fabulous of me!

Leaning tower of Pudget

Magic bubbles

Mommy bought me a cool spill-proof bubble container. Today I tested it out with Daddy. I found that the most effective strategy was to put my lips on the bubble wand directly. Eventually, I got a bubble solution goatee that made me look very 90's Seattle grunge.

Good news

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Quotes of the day

Today I was very prolific with the precocity. Some examples:

1) Mommy: "Who's crabby?" Me: "Mommy!"
Mommy: "Who's beaky?" (our code word for big nose). Me: "Daddy!"
Mommy: "Who's adorable?" Me: "Nuri!"

2) After walking in the rain: "My drumsticks wet!"

3) After watching a saleslady at the mall trying to put a bikini top on a mannequin: "She touch boooobs!"

Two year flashback

Mommy was recently looking through some old pictures of me and thought you might get a kick out of the ones taken exactly 2 years ago. I think I get better with age, like a good wine, but still, I look tolerably cute in these pictures.

Yesterday's round-up

Yesterday's likes: Apples (I ate--or at least nibbled on--two); my old Jumperoo, which Mommy resurrected and I proclaimed to be a "happy birthday present"

Yesterday's dislikes: Daddy again (when Mommy took a break from cooking dinner to look in on my bath, I cried, "Daddy cook! Mommy take bath!)

Antic of the day: I woke up from my nap declaring, "I woke up!" (Can you see why Mommy calls me "Captain Obvious"?)

My left foot

Hey, check out these photos I took the other day--I think I'm really getting the hang of this digital camera!

Plant propagation techniques

Daddy's Aunt Betsy is a plant expert, so I decided to impress her by showing off my dandelion propagation techniques. Thanks to my prowess, our yard back home is covered in them! I hope she appreciates my services...

Shopping

I hate shopping just as much as Daddy does, but luckily the outlet mall in Hagerstown had a playground. Maybe I should go shopping with Mommy more often!

I'm back!

Hi adoring fans,

I'm sorry I've been silent for a while, but Daddy dragged us on a trip to Pennsylvania to hunt turkeys. As usual, the turkeys outsmarted poor Daddy, but I did get to see one sauntering up Great-Aunt Betsy's driveway on Sunday. I cried, "I'm gonna eat!" when I saw him, but alas, there is no hunting on Sunday, so I had to settle for some roast beef instead.

I'll post some pictures from the trip.

Love,
Pudget