MISS-chief

I went to the vet's awhile back and was put on a diet.

I am hungry!

So I watch the floor very carefully when food is being prepared 

and sometimes I am rewarded with 

fallen sprinkles of cheese, crumbs and tasty morsels.

But if the cabinet door is left open I hit the jackpot and binge!

During the holiday break I was able to play hide and go seek

and pull me up with my human brother.

But now he is not appearing at the top of the basement steps 

at his usual 2 p.m. wake up time anymore. 

I miss him!

Plus, I have cabin fever.

It's been cold and wet out so Mom hasn't taken me for many walks.

So I have been rolling around a lot...

Still, I don't want to bite off more than I can handle

because that can be overwhelming too.

And I have gotten some great naps during my winter hibernation.

I have had time to ponder and notice things.

Like this heart embedded in the tree outside our front window.

I had never seen it before.

Pretty amazing, huh?

What have you had time to discover lately?

Have you gotten into any mischief?

Do you miss having your family all around you?

Are you hungry like me?

PAWS and reflect on how you spend your day

and treasure the up and down times!

~ Magnus Pym

All I Want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas is for 

Mom's book 

(click on link above)

to bring comfort and joy to others.

(And to feel better after eating some wooden ornaments.)

Merry Christmas to you all!

PAWS and think of a holiday treat and what brings you comfort and joy.

~ Magnus Pym

Good (Enough) Housekeeping Cover Shot

Were Thanksgiving preparations "ruff" for you this year?

(We hosted both sets of grandparents/in-laws for the holiday!)

Our extra efforts were rewarded though as 

I was featured on the cover of 

Good (Enough) Housekeeping magazine!

It was because of my tiny white hairs being sprinkled throughout our home

(and my mom's ability to zip around with a hand held vacuum 

15 minutes before each set of guests arrived)

that I got selected for the magazine's cover! 

(The mud I bring in on my paws probably helped too.)

Without the need for me to be cleaned up after 

this kind of honor would have never been bestowed upon our family.

We are so grateful.

Let us know what you are thankful for this year!

Fondly, 

Magnus Pym

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International Fame

Dear Readers,

Here is a photo of PAWS Moments with Magnus Pym being shared with some men in India! My mom led a blogging seminar while on her mission trip and used MY blog as inspiration! How very cool!

Here's a photo of a group photo being organized at a Women's Sunday School Teachers' Conference where Mom gave a presentation about creative writing. She sat in one of the plastic chairs for the picture but she said she hated that the two dogs had to be asked to move so her Team could sit down.

As you can see by their expressions these pooches were not used to all the hullabaloo.

I think the brown one is saying, "Go ahead, make my day."

I wish I could have been there to negotiate.

Mom brought me home a gift. It's a wind up riskshaw type taxi cab toy. 

It is fun to chase, but I want to eat it.

Mom gave me a bath the day she got home and we've gone on some walks since she got back, but mostly she's been spending time writing thank you notes. She says she's really grateful for all the support her friends and family gave her about her decision to answer God's call and go on the short term mission trip to India. 

I am grateful Mom is back. I am going to lick her face the next time it gets near my tongue.

Are you missing a loved one who lives far from you or is away from home? 

PAWS for a moment and be thankful you have loved ones to miss while you are apart.

~ Magnus Pym

(Mom says she's emailing you all links to her India photo journal.)

PAWS and Wonder

Do you ever PAWS and wonder...

How did that situation come to be?

I know my mom does!

(When she told me the story of how I came to be adopted

I knew that a divine intervention took place that day!)

Mom says she was just hanging out in her perch 

(the church balcony)

when she looked at the bulletin and suddenly 

knew she was supposed to participate in a trip to India.

(I am still processing it all - in the "Lonely Chair".)

I am happy for her but I am going to miss 

being her hammock swinging helper.

(She always rubs my neck as she uses my harness to pull her back and forth.)

I wonder if all these leaves will have changed color

or fallen to the ground by the time Mom gets back in two weeks?

 I know I will be okay while Mom travels though

because as they say, 

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree..."

... and Mom isn't the only one who can snuggle with me!

Take a to moment PAWS and remember a time you

felt a presence telling you to do something.

Did you follow the call?

Keep the faith!

~ Magnus Pym

New Tricks

Hello again...

(I'd like to thank Valerie for this headshot photo of me.

And for this picture of me as an "Ivy Leaguer" businessman.)

For today's PAWS moment I would like you to ponder the expression:

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

I disagree! 

For example:

When Mom got a bunch of 50th birthday gifts and cards filled with confetti  

it didn't take me that long to figure out confetti doesn't taste good!

And when Mom took me to the Dog Park I knew NOT 

to get in the two swimming pools when we first got there...

...but to go on a walk in the meadows and enjoy the views!

And I understood that I wasn't allowed in the 

pond area because it's too dangerous for me.

And I knew not to run too far away 

and to come back if Mom shook the treats bag.

And I knew to walk a little slower when we got to the stairs 

cuz they are hard on Mom's bad knee.

And look at the reward I earned for learning all these new tricks!

A refreshing cool pool dip after a hot (dog) walk!

However, when Mom bought this suitcase the other day I didn't like it one bit!

Still, I have learned how to let others go live their lives 

(without chewing on the furniture).

So, I guess I will just gnaw on my "pacifier" toy a lot when 

Mom is working at her new part time job 

and when she goes in India next month.

(But I don't have to be happy about it!)

Take some time to PAWS and think about 

any new tricks you have learned as you have gotten older.

~ Magnus Pym