That's right--I'm back! Don't blame me for not being here. I can only do so much. It's the old redhead who's to blame. So now, she has promised to post at least once a week to keep you up to date on my life. I've missed you, lovely friends!

Moving Sammie

I just don't have time to maintain two blogs so I'm moving Sammie's to my personal blog. Please visit her there.

Dianne


Be there or be square!

Sammie

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What are you looking at?

And yes, she does say that!

I was playing a game with Sammie last night. I would make a clucking sound and she would repeat it. I changed the pattern and she followed along. I did five clucks, so did she. I did it faster and so did she.

Then, I started repeating everything she said and we went back and forth for about an hour. She simply amazes me.

Dianne

Actually, I'm teaching her and she doesn't even know it.

Sammie

The queen of balancing

Sammie likes it when I push her perch next to her cage so she can climb up to the top of her cage door and just...whatever it is she does. Sleep, talk, look out the window.

I'm amazed that she can hang on since the shape of the door is not anything like a round perch but it doesn't seem to bother her at all.

We recently moved (again) and when we went to Best Buy to set up a time for the tv installers to come and when they pulled up our account on the computer the guy said, "Oh, you're the parrot lady." Seems Sammie is quite famous among Best Buy employees.

Then, the Direct TV guy shows up and Sammie is talking up a storm. You could see the amazement on his face. She's calling in a very loud voice..."Dianne-Dianne-where are you?"

It's getting warmer here so I took Sammie and Diz to the pond. They loved it!

Amazing picture

If you check closely, the picture above is a hand. Some people are so talented.

We went to the flat where we'll be moving soon, to measure. I took Sammie along in her carrier. The echo fascinated her and she had a very long and ongoing conversation with herself. It was all in a male voice, one I haven't heard before. We hid behind the door and just listened to her.

In our next flat, Sammie will have her own room. It will also be used for an office but she'll be able to sleep better, away from the television, something she needs. She's very good at adapting to change so should be just fine.

Dianne

My own room? How cool is that? Can I decorate it myself?

Sammie

The family...

It seems that my family is demanding equal time for their pets. This bird blog is becoming an anything goes blog!

This is Vaida, my son and daughter in law's beast. To say she's active is so below what she really is. She's happy all the time, like she's smiling.

When I was visiting, I decided to sweep the kitchen because Vaida had shed so much hair and before I could grab the dust pan, she had eaten all the hair! She also decided to eat some of the laundry room wall. Oh those labs...

Dianne

Okay, that's it! No more dogs or cats on my blog! They are invading my personal space.

Sammie

I found this picture on the birds of a feather site. You can get an idea of how cute African Greys are when they are very young. The red tip of the tail is just starting to grow. His name is Kito.

I have a horrible bruise on my arm where Sammie bit me because she decided she didn't want to get her shower. She actually flew out of the sink so I had to chase her down and put her back in the sink and she finally gave in. I look like a battered woman on one arm.

Dianne

Kito is one handsome dude. The shower thing...I hate them! I always feel better afterward but water is not my natural habitat! Give me a large, tall tree and I'm happy.

Sammie