I am just briefly pausing to say hi and let you all know that we're having a great time. I've been in the pond and the pool and the woods and by the camp fire and all around the house. It is so much fun here!!!! 
Jade and I are best buds, of course, and we have taught each other some tricks. I am teaching her how to eat mud and grass, and she is teaching me to swim. I wuff vacation!
Mom has been shopping up a storm, bringing into the apartment all sorts of good food and beverages for our week in the woods.
I am going to start packing tonight myself. Now let me see... what should I bring? food - no brainer! treats. OF COURSE! my qweeker man. certainly. knasty knuckles, tennis balls, my gingerbread man, and my yellow kong wubba. Anything else?
In addition to it being very hot here in the City, we've also experienced a few very large thunderstorms. Now that we're on the top floor, we have been getting quite up close and personal. I have been taking these assaults pretty well compared to the trees in our local parks.
In Central Park, about 100 trees were knocked down this past storm. In Riverside, there was also a significant number of limbs and sticks that had to be cleaned up. 
Luckily I just helped dad and Mr. George clean up a tree in Mr. George's back yard this past weekend while up in Binghamton. I knew just what had to be done. 
For the whole last week of August, we're all going on a family vacation to Woodstock, NY.
We're meeting Jade, Ms Stacey, Mr Jason, Ms Becky, and Mr John, and we're going to have a really great time. Woo hoo.
Set on four wooded acres, Jade and I will have plenty of places to find mischief together - whether it's in the pond, the pool, the woods or the meadow! I just know there are going to be a ton of adventures to be had. We'll keep you posted of course.
I am going to begin packing right now!
For the past week, I have been visiting with Ms. Susan and Mr. George up in Binghamton NY. 
They've been lonely up there, without much to do, and needed a Vizsla to show them how to 'nuggle and fill their days.
Mom wrote out a five page note on the care and maintenance of a Vizsla and so far Ms Susan and Mr George have been doing an excellent job of it. Mom is even awarding brownie points based on the quality of the 'nuggle session - a complex calculation of 'nuggle time, location and technical difficulty. So far Ms Susan is slightly a head of Mr George, but it's really a neck and neck race.
Tonight mom and Dad will be arriving to pick me up, now that my work here is complete. Thank you Ms Susan and Mr george for allowing me to stay with you and keep you company!
Sometimes there comes along a V that is special and I think Annabelle is one of them. Check out this movie star:
Wow. oh wow. She makes me want to take a trip to Paris. Perhaps the Red-girls can meet me there?
Mom and dad have been working hard to unpack the last of the boxes (yes there were more in the basement!) and store things in the new closets in the bedroom.
So.
Finally.
I have my room all to myself. Or at least while mom isn't in there on the computer. and I really, really wuff it because the afternoon sun come in the windows and I can do a little sun bathing. It is wonderful.
