Ice and Snow

Ice. And Snow. But mostly Ice. There has been ice all over the place here in Lakewood, Colorado ever since that storm that little Ms. Spring served up for us a couple of weeks ago. There's so much Ice and Snow that you can't even tell that I am actually squatting to pee in this first picture. It's lame. So, so LAME.

Even the bushes are all covered in scary Ice. I mean, do you all SEE that icicle over my head? I totally could have speared my eyeball on that thing like a large bulbous cocktail olive.

Some of the Ice is even getting a little bit inappropriate. I believe that Mom referred to this icicle as "extremely phallic". How rude of you Spring to be producing phallic icicles to offend my innocent puggy sensibilities! Oh! My virgin eyes!
Jemima Jones Beck

Betrayed by Spring!

Oh! Oh man! Spring! What happened here?!
I thought that we had talked about this. About how much better I like you than your older sibling Winter, because Winter is so cold, and wet and sloppy.
But just look at what you did! Look at this wet, sloppy, FREEZING COLD mess.
Apparently, we did not understand each other very well.

Well. I am not putting up with this behavior from you Spring. I am going back in the house to wait for Summer! She'll treat me right for sure!

Jemima Jones Beck

Hua!

Hi! Everyone! Jemima Jones Beck here.
A while ago, Mom and I watched a movie in which every time that someone did something really hard they said "Hua!!".
I think that THIS totally deserves a "Hua!".
Watch:



Hua!! I made it over that MAMMOTH wall!

Admittedly, THIS wasn't all THAT hard. But still, getting pet by a cute little girl - Hua!
Jemima Jones Beck

Dad's 2nd Bike Race

Hi! Everyone! Jemima Jones Beck here.
This weekend Mom and I went and watched Dad ride in another cycling race.
It was really exciting, and I totally tuckered myself out by getting all worked up every time that Dad rode by.
Here are some pictures:
This picture is of me riding in the car on the way to the race. Mom made me wear my new waterproof coat so that I wouldn't get soaked by the snow and smell like wet pug...



There's Dad on the right zipping past us. Mom and I were standing so close to the action that Mom's hair would whip back in the breeze created by the peloton's passing.



In this picture, I am watching Dad closer and closer and closer and...





Hey! He rode right by us! What the heck?!? Where is he going so fast?



There's Dad, in the middle of the pack.






This is The End of the race. Dad is in blue on the right (with his tongue hanging out if you embiggen the picture) battling the Dude on the left. You can see that Dad came in just a half a wheel length behind him for 7th place which is REALLY good considering that Dad moved up a category after that last race when he came in third.
Good job Dad! I'm looking forward to more races this season!
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck

Hi! There Spring!

Hi! There Spring! This is Jemima Jones Beck. I just wanted to take a moment to say Hello! And let you know that I am super excited that you are here.
I have been waiting for your older brother, winter, to hit the road for a long time now. It's not that Winter isn't a nice guy, he is, but I hate being cold, and I hate peeing in the snow, so, you know, Winter and I don't get along half as well as you and I do. Or a tenth as well as I get along with your little brother, Summer.
At any rate, welcome Spring to Colorado!
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck

What's that?

Hey! Whats that? What is that sound/smell/feeling that I sense approaching?
Why, it's the First Day of Spring! It's almost here! Thank goodness! I wasn't sure that I would be able to handle any more Winter! Only one more day...and then it's gone for almost a whole year!
Wake me tomorrow when Spring is officially here, ok ?
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck

I'm Sure that you all Agree...

That Bath Time is LAME!


Why do they do this to us? Against our wishes even! As you can clearly see, I made myself a little protestors sign the last time that Dad insisted on a bath... I still got bathed.


Oh well.
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck

Dad's Race

Hi! Everyone. Jemima Jones Beck here.
Last weekend Dad rode in his first cycling race of the 2010 racing season. Mom and I were there to watch, of course, and as you can tell from the picture to the left, it was a very intense experience - I wasn't even willing to look away from Dad long enough to let Mom take a proper picture of me!

Here is a picture of all of the people at the start of the race. Dad is in the back, so you can't see him, but you can see some of his team-mates in Team Evergreen kits on the front left.

Dad riding by at the beginning of the race. It was the last time that he paid ANY attention to me for the whole time!

Dad at the front of this particular pack working on making the jump.

And finally, the fininsh. Dad made Mom and I both VERY proud of him by coming in 3rd - a podium finish (Dad is on the far right of this picture, if you en-biggen the picture you can see that he is yelling at his oponents).
Good luck in the rest of the racing season Dad! Hopefully Mom and I will get to come to a few more races to cheer you on!
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck