Monday 'Minders and Bilbo Week Continues!

Things are getting crazy in Blogville with so many cool events on the horizon!! Today we wanted to make sure you were ready for the B.A.R., whether you will be there in the furs or visiting from the comfort of your very own fluffy bed!! So here are a few Monday BAR Minders:

Are you on Facebook?? Make sure you join the Blogville Group! Click HERE to go to the page, it is a private group but we will make sure you are added lickety split! We will be having live video, pictures and updates coming from all those facebarkers attending!!

Have you gotten your Flat Self to one of the organizers yet?? Click HERE to see how you can be part of the BAR, even if you can't be there in the furs!! Click HERE to go over and read about the Ceremonies Auntie YAM will and the OoWaC are putting together!!

Miss Madi has written about the Blogville Flat Citizens waiting to hit the road over at the BAR Blog! Click HERE to go and see who is ready to go!!

Speaking of the BAR Blog, have you visited lately?? As things ramp up, we will have new posts going up and some reposts too!! Arty and I are putting together the 5th Pee, and planning on reposting all 5 1/2 Pees over the next couple of weeks. This is also the place to go to see pictures, video and travel updates!! Click HERE to head of the the BAR Blog!

Don't forget, next Monday is Dress Up for Whitley Day!! Help celebrate the life of one of Blogville's favorite fashionistas!! Click HERE to read more about Dress Up for Whitley Day!

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There are still openings on the calendar for you to host a Pawlympic event!! Click HERE to read about the Pawlympics and HERE to check out the calendar (there are also buttons on our sidebar that will take you over).

Make sure to stop back here on Saturday for all the deets on Jakey's De-Stuffing Event AND Dory's Sit Pretty event!!

We want to thanks Ann, Dougie and Zoey's assistant, for "Squaring Up" our badges,  so they will fit better on your sidebar!! Please feel free to take a sidebar badge before you leave!!

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OK enough Minders for today!! Let's take a trip on the way back machine to see one of Dory's Favorite Bilbo posts from back in November 2009:

While Dory is taking some personal days after being  humiliated worn out after Halloween, I have taken my role as PA (pack alpha) in the blog world today this week. Today I wanted to show you a recent conversation Dory and I had regarding the "Art of the Happy Dance". Dory seems to think it should start AFTER Mama or Daddy get IN the door. I, on the other hand, KNOW it should start before the humans come in the door because it IS the happy dance that makes them come in faster!!!

Bilbo: "Dory, Daddy says Mama is home...are you ready for the happy dance???"
Dory: "Ummm Bilbo, should we really believe Daddy? "
Bilbo: "Daddy wouldn't fib about this Dory..It IS MAMA!!"
Dory: "Ok Bilbo, I am ready then"

Bilbo: "OK, we will start with a little woof..WOOF!"
Dory: "Ummmm Daddy, I do NOT hear Mama..."

Bilbo: "Dory...Stare at the door so Mama comes in...STARING.."
Dory: "Ummm...Bilbo, I still do NOT hear Mama"

Bilbo: "DORY...PAY ATTENTION!!!!"

Bilbo: "Did you hear that Dory?"
Dory: " I guess I heard something..."

Bilbo: "Start the Happy Dance Dory!! Jump up high...scratch on the way down
and WOOF WOOF WOOF."

Bilbo: "WOOF WOOF...SCRATCH SCRATCH".
Dory...where are you???"

Dory: "I am watching you Bilbo, that is some pawesome ear flappage dude!!
Have you been reading Fiona and Belle's bloggies so you could get the right  flip in your flappage???"
Bilbo: "WOOF WOOF WOOF...SCRATCHSCRATCH"

Dory: " I don't hear anything anymore Bilbo and I am TIRED!!"
Bilbo: "SIGH....Dory PERSERVERE!!!"

Bilbo: " I will wait RIGHT HERE until Mama comes in!!"

Dory: "OK Bilbo, I am going to lay down Mama is NOT home...

Daddy is playing with your head silly dog"

BWSS - Bilbo's 14th Birthday Week!

 Bilbo's Black and White Birthday Selfie!

This Tuesday will be Bilbo's 14th Barkday!!! We will have our regular posts, but everyday this week,  we will also have a special tribute to our Brother Bilbo!  

We all thought this would be a great way to show him how much we all love him!! 

Happy Barkday Week,  Mr. Bilbo!!

We are joining Nola and Sugar for Black and White Sunday this week!!

 

We are also joining The Cat on My Head this week for Selfie Sunday

Silent Sepia Saturday Walkies

We are joining Ruckus and Earl for Sepia Saturday

this week!!

Seeing Beautiful on Flower Friday in da 'Hood

TGIF and Happy Flower Friday!!!

We are also Seeing Beautiful around Blogville today

during the {This Moment} See Beautiful Blog Hop

held on the 2nd Friday of each month!

Today, we are finding the beauty in our very own neighborhood!!

First, I just want to take a minute and thank the people who invented the Fitbit thingy for humans!! Let me tell you, we have gone on more walkies since our Mama got one of these than we have had in a long time!!

We are also seeing lots of beautimus flowers along the way!

Lovely California Poppies

Dogwood Blooms

Lately Mama has been taking Arty and I on walkies at the same time! She says we have to get in lots of practice walking together before our roadtrip to the BAR in THREE WEEKS!

(We are a bit excited!)

Look, I found a beautimous natural bouquet!

(Sorry, I am a bit embarrassed that Mama cannot learn the names of all these flowers!)

Some Orange Daisies!

Mama says this kind of looks like a purple columbine flower. 

If any Mama, Daddy or Auntie knows what kind of flower it is can you leave it in the comments please??

 

Here I am smelling the pee on the flowers, Arty was in too much of a hurry to stop...silly pup!

  

These are purple daisy type flowers

(MAMA...you need to get a California Flower book or something!!)

More pretty red flowers

 

Pink Fuzzy Flowers

Lots of peemail here Mama, but none identifying these flowers!!

Beautiful red blooms against the blue sky!!

Itty bitty Daisies!

This flower wasn't much bigger than my paw and was growing out of the mulch!!

...and we'll wrap things up with this pretty yellow

Poppy!

Thanks so much for walking with me (and Arty) around our neighborhood.  

We hope you all can get out and see the beauty around your neighborhood this weekend!

 We always look forward to joining with See Beautiful, Sugar and others in the {This Moment} Seeing Beautiful Blog Hop! 

 We are also hosting the Flower Friday Blog Hop!

Dressing Up for Whitley - May 23rd

Help us celebrate Whitley's life by participating in Dressing Up for Whitley on May 23rd!

Whitley and I both shared a special love of "Feeling Pretty" and I think a great way to celebrate her life would be to have a dress up day in her honor!

Feel free to dress up anyway you would like! 

Most of you know I love to wear pretty dresses!

(as long as I am paid well)

You can dress up like Arty the Unicorn (teeheehee)

Have your Mama dress you up all snazzy on Pizap like Jakey...

...or just wear a simple bandana like the one Bilbo is wearing 

(Whitley sent him this very lovely bandana this past Valentine's Day)

Please feel free to share this badge on your post 

and/or help us spread the word by putting it on your side bar! 

 

Make sure to join us on May 23rd, Mama will have a Blog Hop set up so Whitley's family, and the rest of Blogville,  can hop around Blogville to see what everyone is wearing in Whitley's honor!

Guess What Time it Is???

We are joining  BlogPaws for Wordless Wednesday this week!