Today we did some errands and went to the library.  This was a different library, one I had not been to before!  It was great!  They had different books.

Also there were computers set up for kids to  use.

While mom looked around I read the news about the World Cup.

After that we went to the best park ever! There were these super fun slides!

And a cool see-saw!

I got to play with some kids at the playground!  They were not afraid of me at all. They thought I was cute.

While we were at the park we heard some explosions.  We were near the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation and they were selling FIREWORKS for the 4th of July.  FIREWORKS!  I told mom we should go get some!  But she said that explains why traffic was so bad on the way to the library…all the people going to buy fireworks.  In case you do not know lots of fireworks are not legal around here, except on Indian land. So people go there to buy them and set them off. Here is a picture of us stuck in traffic. Mom said we were not going to sit in more traffic to buy me fireworks.  She promised to take me to see a big fireworks display later. But I want to set off my own FIREWORKS!  I do not have any fingers to blow off so it would be perfectly safe.

Later we walked around the construction site near our house. Mom put on her hiking boots which was a good idea it was very muddy.

Here is a big machine named HogZilla!  hahaha!

Look at this big pile of torn-up trees. I think this is what they feed to HogZilla. You can barely see me sitting on a tree stump. Near the bottom of the picture.  Sort of towards the middle.

There is something wrong with mom’s foot. She is supposed to REST and not agggrrravate it so NO hiking. So we have not been having many adventures lately. Mom has to do foot exercises. I help.

Ha ha she has to pick up marbles with her toes!!!  Ugh, feet are ugly compared to paws.    Also mom says all this resting is making her fat. (it’s true).

After she picks them all up and puts them in the cup then me and Dixie get to play with them. I like the orange ones there are no red ones my favorite color.

Our favorite game is called Marble Mess!  ha ha ha!   Mom says this is not her favorite game.

We did get to go to a park a few days ago and I played Grassland Tiger.

It was so sunny I had to wear the Hello Kitty sunglasses.

There were ducks!!!  Or geese!!!  Or some kind of waterfowl!!! They did not want to play with me and I was a good park guest and did not chase.

Mom has been doing restful things like studying.

Look at this cool chart!  Mom says it is called a flying saucer chart ha ha ha!  All that higher education is  really paying off.

Today we went to a different class (we get a break from Six Sigma for a little while).

It was a Train the Tiger class!!  Oh wait….Mom says it was Train the Trainer, not Train the Tiger. What??!  They should have Tiger in the name somewhere.

Here I am with Diane the most awesome instructor. Also she is gorgeous. And super smart.

Aunt Darcy loves soccer and she suggested I post my photos from the World Cup.

I am a small tiger so I hope you can see me in the pictures.

We had a tailgate party at work at lunchtime today!!!  Yayyyy!  I have a tail but no one else did.  It is okay.

Brian and Ed were working the grills. Brian is an expert tailgater.  YuMmmm tigers love barbeques.

It was a potluck and everyone brought fantastic yummy things to eat. Look at these delicious strawberries.

Here I am with Brandi. She is so nice and so beautiful!  And she is eating a hot dog with BACON !!!  And peanut butter and also maple syrup on it !!!!  OMG!  I love this woman!

  Look what Mom got at the store!!!!!  It is a Hello Kitty tote bag.  Me and Dixie fit in it just perfect!!!  Mom says she got it to carry stuff to work. Like lunch and snacks.  It is true that her current tote bag is falling apart.  But she should get another Hello Kitty bag just for me and Dixie.  Also she should consider whether this tote is an appropriate professional accessory.

The tote bag came with a pair of super cool pink sunglasses!  That are too small for mom to wear.  These are sunglasses for kitties.  Cool kitties.

We went for a walk to see the construction site near our house.

These machines are huge! Look how tiny me and Dixie are inside this gigantic wheel.

Ha ha! Here were are inside the cab of one of the machines.  If only I could reach the controls!

Dixie was kind of sad. Wild animals use to live here.  Soon there will be houses here with people living in them instead of rabbits and raccoons.  And tigers.

We felt better after we got home to our nice yard where we could play.  I call this the snowflake tree.

Mom said that our yard and house used to be a construction site too and that being sad is ok and that it can be confusing to know what is right and wrong.

Today was the big Sig Sigma test.  Kind of a mid-term test.  Here I am getting ready to help.  I rearranged my bandana to help with the brain power.  It worked!  Mom passed the test!

After that we went to the office.  Mom had to work but I explored.  Look at this awesome mouse pad I found!

I wanted to have a celebration when we got home!  Mom said good idea let’s celebrate by doing some laundry.

Noooo, I said. Let’s watch a movie!  Here we are all getting settled.  Well, not everyone; it is me, Callie, Jimi and mom.  Jimi does not get along with anyone else and the DVD player is in his room.

It’s showtime!  The FBI warning is always so entertaining.

On Saturday me and Mom and Dixie went hiking at TIGER Mountain !!!!!!  Tigers Rule!!!

Dogs are allowed there so Dixie got to come with us!  YAY!

It was a super sunny day.

Dixie wanted to stop and smell the flowers.

Mostly we were walking on old logging roads.  We probably saw more mountain bikers than hikers. About half the bikers were walking. It is a long way uphill.

We made it to the summit!

 There are a whole bunch of radio towers at the summit.

On the way down we stopped at a viewpoint. This is not the summit but the view was actually better.

This next picture has nothing to do with the hike but I just have to show you.  This rose bush in the back yard has gigantic flowers!