Guys! Guys, come here, quick!!
"What? What's wrong?"
Guess what!!
"What?"
Grandpa Angus bought the farm!!
"Oh, no!" Spunky gasped. "I'm so sorry! That's horrible!"
...What? No, it's not! It's great!
Patch looked horrified. "What? How can you say that? He's your Grandpa!"
Er...Yes, he is. He is indeed. And it's a beautiful farm.
Patch looked confused. "Wait. Are we talking about the same thing?"
Well, I'm not sure what you're talking about. But I'm talking about the 50-acre farm Grandpa just bought with his lottery winnings.
"OOOOOOH!" Spunky said, realization dawning. "You mean...he LITERALLY bought an ACTUAL farm. With chickens and cows and everything?"
Yeah! ...Why, what did you guys think I meant?
"Well, when you say 'someone bought the farm,' it can also mean they died," Patch explained.
Oh. OOOOOOH! No, no, no. Grandpa's perfectly fine. He just left to sign some papers to close the deal.
"Whew! That's a relief," Spunky said.
Whew indeed! Glad we cleared up that misunderstanding. See you guys next time!
Hey, Grandpa. Whatcha got there?
"Hello, laddie. Well, you see, I went out yesterday and bought me some tickets for the lottery."
Oh, that's right! Today is the big drawing for the PowerBark Lottery! It's the biggest jackpot ever recorded in canine history!
"Indeed it is, me lad. It's a long shot, but I thought I'd throw a few bones in the pot and see what happens."
"Well, you're a pretty lucky dog, Grandpa Angus," Patch said. "Remember when we played poker?"
"Eh, but this is entirely different, laddie. There must have been millions of tickets sold. I wish there were a way to increase my luck."
To increase your luck...By Jove, I've got it! Wait right here. Don't move a muscle!
"Eh, now where is that lad off to in such a hurry?" Grandpa wondered.
"Wow, Grandpa Angus," Spunky said. "So if you did win the lottery...what would you do with all that money?"
"Hmm. Well, Spunky me lad, I've always wanted to own my own farm."
"A farm? Whoa. You mean...oink oink, moo moo, that kind of farm?"
"Aye, it's been me dream for a long while. So I think that's where I'd put me money. --Ah, here comes me grandson back again. And who's that with him?..."
Hey, Grandpa. I brought Carrots. He has exactly what we need for your situation.
"Hi there!" Carrots said brightly. "Droopy tells me you're looking for a little luck boost today?"
"Aye," Grandpa replied.
"Well then, step right up and rub my foot!"
"I beg yer pardon?" Grandpa exclaimed.
It's a rabbit's foot, Grandpa. You know, a LUCKY rabbit's foot?
"Don't worry, it's clean!" Carrots said. "I just washed this morning."
"Oh," Grandpa hesitated. "Er...okay then, laddie. If you don't mind."
"Hee hee!" Carrots giggled. "That tickles."
All right, thanks Carrots! I guess we'll find out whether your lucky foot pays off. Stay tuned everyone! See you next time...
Hey, what's up, dogs? Welcome back to the blog. It's a brand new year!
Patch, Spunky, and I all want to wish you a Happy New Year. We got a lot of holiday cards over the last few weeks (more than our human, heh heh), so we're going to review them all now. Here we go...
First, we have Little Fox's beautiful glossy photo card. The picture made us think of spring! Thanks Little Fox.
Next up--Jerry and Ben's card, which showed them doing all sorts of fun winter activities! Nice card J & B.
Then there's this card from Ajdin & Co. It came, of course, with a small pot of honey. It's also signed by the whole crew.
Wow, Miss Feathers has beautiful penmanship. I wonder how long it took Ooogie to sign his name?...
Last, but not least--Sandy Bear sent us a card and a package. It's a Scrabble tile word puzzle!
Can we make all the words? Our brains are a little mushy from the holidays, so this'll be good for us.
Give us a moment.
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(Um, give us another moment.)
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...We did it! Thanks, Sandy! Hope everybody has a great first week of the year!
