Day Three Thousand and Ninety One

Not even one person in my house had a big sleep in. Not even me. 

Zita had a very little sleep in. We did not go for a good morning walk today.

Because it was a very cold windy day. 

And we did not want to be all frozen before breakfast.

Craig and I had our breakfast when Zita drove Niamh downtown to her work.

Then I watched everybody from my watching window. 

But there was not so many interesting things to watch today.

Because it is a very cold windy day today.

I did not even go outside to play with my brand new very big ball. 

Craig took lots and lots of our beautiful decorations off our beautiful Merry Christmas tree. Oh dear. Too bad for us.

Now the empty tree will have to go outside and keep our outside Merry Christmas company. Oh dear. 

At lunchtime Zita and the go fast car went to get more food for our delicious together dinners. Ha.

I stayed here to help Craig make our together peanut butter and honey sandwich. We had brand new honey. Ha.

When Zita came I helped put all the new food away. I was a very big help.

Then Zita went back to our office to do more work. I had a nice nap on my kitchen rug. 

When all the work was all finished I took Zita to professor Jill’s house. 

So we could give her some brand new vegetables. Then she came oo our walk too. Ha. Good for us. 

It was so cold I even kept my new T-shirt on. Underneath my keep me toasty warm coat. 

And Zita wore her right down to her feet coat. 

Because it is very cold outside tonight. Too bad for us. 

And it is even going to be cold in way far away Cork. Oh dear. 

But Emmet got a toasty warm coast for Christmas. Right from Niamh’s beautiful clothes store. 

So he will not be all frozen like everybody else. 

I only had to mind Craig and Zita for dinner tonight.

Because Niamh had her dinner at Miss Anna’s apartment.

After dinner Zita and the go fast car went and got Niamh.

So she would not just turn into a Niamhsicle. Ha.

We will have to find a new program to watch on the television. 

Because we watched the last of the aeroplane lady detective last night. 

Day Three Thousand and Ninety

We did not have a nice long sleep in today. 

Zita and I were very busy doing our rascal ladies work until Craig was fast awake 

And when he was all dressed we had our together breakfast. And then we looked out the window.

It was not even a little bit interesting today either. Oh well. Too bad for us. 

At lunchtime Zita and I went to see my Doctor Weller. In the go fast car. 

So he could have look at the cut on my own back. That is good. 

But he said I have to go back next week for him to fix it all up. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

But now I get to wear one of Craig’s very comfy tshirts so I will not hurt the cut. 

Craig said it was alright for me to borrow one of his comfy tshirts. 

Because we are best friends. Ha. 

When I got home I had a very long nice nap in our rascal ladies office.

Going to see my Doctor Weller always makes me very tired. Oh well.

Mister Paul came to my house before dinnertime. He brought back some tools and took another one. Oh well.’

Niamh was painting her beautiful picture all afternoon. Right on the dining room table. I did not help her today.

Because I was just all fast asleep helping Zita with our rascal ladies work. 

We all had a very quiet day today. 

But we had a together dinner. That is good.

I did not take Zita on our before dinner walk tonight.

Because I was a bit too tired. So I stayed her to keep Niamh company. 

But we had a very nice together dinner tonight. 

And I looked out the window for a while. 

Last night we put chocolate fat balls in giant cups and poured very very hot milk on top. 

And then they just exploded and turned into lots of hot chocolate. Ha. That was fun. 

Then we watched the aeroplane lady detective. 

I think we will watch it again tonight. 

She talks to a very dead man all the time. 

And he talks back. That is a silly program. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Nine

It is our do not go to work Wednesday but I had a very busy day today anyway. 

It is a go to work for a little while day for Niamh. But she had to go in early.

So Zita drove her to her beautiful clothes store. I kept Craig toasty warm. Ha.

When Zita came home Craig had a squeaky clean shower. 

Because we got a new sit in the bathtub chair for Craig. That is good. 

But when he was all clean as could be all of a sudden all our lights and everything else went off. 

Because all the electricity was gone. 

I do not like know where it went. 

But Craig could not make and too much coffees. Oh dear. Too bad for him.

And Zita and I could not have our good morning toasts either. Too bad for us. 

But then it came right back into our house again. Ha. Maybe it just got a little lost. Maybe.

So then Craig and Zita had their coffees and we all had our toasts. 

And then we started to put away all out beautiful Merry Christmas decorations. Oh dear. That is not so nice.

All the very fierce Scotsmen who were guarding the baby Jesus went back to the den. Until next year.

Then my friend Emmet called us from way far away Ireland and told us to look at the television.

Because lots and lots of people where Craig used to live were trying to stop their own government. Oh dear. 

And they even broke down some doors. Oh dear me.

You can not do that here. Our old Colonel George’s soldiers would stop you. 

They would just stick you with their very sharp pointy swords. 

Or even their pointy hats. Ha. 

Or run you over flat with their giant tanks. Oh dear me. That would not be so nice. 

Emmet has the Colonel’s own pointy sword in his bedroom. And Emmet has a Viking axe and a very long pointy dangerous stick too.  Ha. 

Craig said it was a sad day for that country’s government. Oh dear me. That is too bad. 

Craig’s long time ago uncle Austin had a long pointy stick and a sword too. When he was in our army. 

And he rode a very fast horse. In the long time ago war nobody wanted. 

But we do not have his sword. Or his fast horse. Oh well. 

Zita and I went for an early before dinner walk. 

So we did not have to walk in the very dark outside. That was a good idea. 

But I had to wear all my boots. Oh well. 

I have a little sore on my back. And sometimes there is blood on it. Oh dear me.

I got a cut when I scratched myself on my scratching wall. 

But Zita is going to take me to see my nice Doctor Waller tomorrow. Ha. He is a very nice doctor. 

So he will make it all better again. 

The go fast car brought Niamh home even before it was all dark as can be outside. That was good. 

And we had a very nice together dinner tonight. Good for us. 

Maybe we will go to bed early tonight. 

That is my favourite time to go to bed. Ha. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Eight

Zita and I got up early this morning. 

So we could go for our good morning walk.

But Craig had a big sleep in today so he could rest his a bit sore shoulder. Oh dear. Too bad for him.

When he was all awake it was nearly lunchtime so we had two toasts with jam. Ha.

Then Niamh came up stairs so she could make a very delicious cake. But it is a very hard to make cake so Miss Tarryn came over to help.

Last time they made a tasty dessert it did not work. Not even a bit. And it took a very long time to make. 

But they had to give it to the garbage truck. Oh dear.

So the are making a different one today. But it is another takes a long time to make cake. Oh dear. 

And they had to wait until the little cake got much bigger. So they went in the go fast car for an adventure drive.

I stayed here to mind Craig when he looked out the window. 

It is just a no nice sunshine at all day. Just all the time clouds. That is not such a nice day. 

So it was not a good day for looking out my watching window. So I had a very nice beside Craig nap. 

Last night the giant snow gobbling machines we on my street. With their giant trucks. 

And the push the too much snow all around machines too.

They are very scary machines. 

They are way too loud and have all the time flashing lights. 

But I was very brave and I guarded Craig and Zita the whole time. 

The nasty machines did not gobble us up. Not even a bit of us. Ha. Good for me. 

When the rascal ladies work was all finished I took Zita and professor Jill on our nice before dinner walk.

But I had to wear all my boots.

Because the sidewalk are all covered in nasty hurt your feet salt. Too bad for me. 

When Niamh and Miss Tarryn were back home I helped them in the kitchen. That is a good job.

And when Zita made our tasty outside cooked hamburgers I helped her too. Ha.

I am the best kitchen helper ever.

Last night we watched a new program all about a lady who flies all over everywhere on aeroplanes. 

But one day when she was all awake there was a brand new dead person in the bed. Right beside her. Oh dear. 

That is not so all right.

Maybe we will watch some more tonight. Maybe. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Seven

We did not have even a little sleep in today. Not even Craig.

Because our Merry Christmas time vacation is all over. 

So Zita and I had our good morning walk.

But then we went into our office so Zita could talk to all the rascal ladies. Oh well.

Then Zita drove Niamh to see the fix your shoulder man at her nice university. 

When she was away Craig and I had our toasts. We had two toasts today.

Because they were not such big toasts. 

But he put lots of the very delicious jam on both of them. That was a good breakfast.

We saw the men put the red signs into the snow. 

If you leave your car on the street when those signs are stuck in the snow they just take your car all away.

Because the signs mean the giant noisy dangerous machines are going to come to my streets. 

And chop up all the too much snow. 

And then their very very big and noisy trucks will come right beside them and take all the snow away. 

I do not like those gobble up the all the snow machines at all. I always think they will gobble up my house too. 

So I bark fiercely at them. But they cannot hear me. 

Because they are way way too loud. And then I get in trouble. 

It is very hard being the very best minder dog. It is known. 

Niamh walked back home from her nice university.

Because it is not cold outside today.

Then she went right to the dining room table so she could do her beautiful painting. 

I minded her right under the table. Ha. That is an easy job. 

At lunchtime Zita went for her all over everywhere run. 

I stayed here so I could watch Niamh make her beautiful painting. That was very interesting job. Good for me. 

The present man brought us Emmet’s last secret present. It took a very very long time to get here. 

We thought maybe it just got lost.

Because it came from way far away England. We opened it. 

So we could send Emmet a picture of his brand new very interesting book.

It is another book all about long long time ago in Ireland. Those are Emmet’s very favourite books. 

He has lots and lots of them. But some are here and he is in far away Cork. Oh dear me. Too bad for him. 

But they are all safe here.

Because I mind them whenever Emmet is in way far away Ireland. It is my job.

Lee and Cara and Niamh went for a walk to pick up a tasty lunch from restaurant on our busy street. 

You cannot eat in restaurants. You can only just bring your food home to eat it. 

Because of the do not get all sick and die rules. 

After my lunchtime I went into our office to help Zita with our rascal ladies work. 

I am her very best helper. Except when I am a too much barking dog. Oh well. 

When Niamh and Cara and Lee came back to my house they all sat at the dining room table.

So everyone could make beautiful pictures. Altogether.

We did not go for a dinnertime walk today.

Because it is not so very nice outside and we would just get soggy. 

So I had a nice kitchen nap instead. When you have kitchen naps sometimes you might get treats too. Sometimes.

We had a nice together dinner tonight. 

We did not watch a detective program last night. 

We watched a movie with Niamh. It was all about a little girl and an old god on a very little boat. 

Right in the middle of a dangerous ocean. 

Sometimes the old god was nearly a shark. Or a bird. That was not so nice.

So I had a nap. 

Maybe we will find a not so scary program tonight. Maybe. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Six

Today was sleep in Sunday. 

But I only had a little sleep in before Zita and I went for a very nice long walk.

But Craig had a very long sleep in. 

Maybe he was listening to his interesting book. Or maybe he was just fast asleep. 

I did not go and see. 

Because I was too busy looking out my watching window.

And Zita was talking to her mother in way very far away Dublin. 

So it was nearly lunchtime before we had our breakfast toasts. Oh dear. Too bad for me. 

We had two toasts today. 

Because it was nearly lunchtime. Ha.

We had a peanut butter and jam toast and a peanut butter and honey toast too. Ha.

Then Zita took doctor Susan for a very long all over not too close walk. 

I stayed here to mind Craig and Niamh. 

When Zita came home she brought me another Merry Christmas present. 

A brand new big red ball. Just for me. Ha. That is a good present.

It was not so cold today so I could play with my red ball for a long time. And not get way too cold. That is a good day. 

This afternoon I had a very nice window watching nap. 

My corner was all filled up with little children going down our pond’s hill. As fast as can be. 

All the way down into the all empty pond. 

But nobody got squished. That is good. 

When I was watching everybody Zita and Niamh were downstairs in the basement. 

Because it was a bit too messy everywhere. Oh dear.

If everywhere is too messy you cannot find anything. Even when you are looking for it. 

This afternoon a lady came to our house to get our beautiful mirror.

Because we had too many.

So we gave it to her. For her house. That was a good idea. You should not just keep your way too many things. 

Because then you will just get lost in your messy basement. And then maybe you will miss your dinner. Oh dear me. 

When the basement was nearly spic and span Zita and I went for our before dinner walk. 

It was in the very dark so we were very brave. Good for us.

When we were outside Niamh was painting more beautiful paintings. Right on the dining room table. 

May she will paint a beautiful picture of me. And we can put it on the wall. Right beside my very comfy kitchen rug. Ha.

Then everybody will know it is my own rug. Ha. That is a very good idea. 

We had a very tasty used food dinner tonight. 

We will have the hollow meat that Zita stuffs all full of cheese and delicious ham. That is Niamh’s favourite. 

We will have to find a new detective program tonight. 

Because we watched all of the messy detective’s programs. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Five

We had a little sleep in before we went for our before breakfast walk.

It was not very cold today but it was snowy everywhere. 

Because we had even more snow when I was fast asleep. Oh dear.

Craig did not have a sleep in today.

Because it was Saturday.

So it was his day for his old friends coffees right on the little flat computer. 

But he made fluffy coffee and made some toasts for Zita and me before his breakfast.

Yesterday he wore his comfy shirt inside out. All day. Even after Zita told him. Ha. 

He did not do that today. That is good.

Zita washed Colonel Dugal’s Scotsman’s clothes. 

So now he is as neat and tidy as can be. And all dressed too. That is good.

No one wants to have all messy clothes. Not even Craig.  

When Craig was talking to all his old friends Zita was talking to her sister and our cousins too. In way far away Celbridge.

Everybody talked for a very long time. So I had a very nice long nap.

Niamh does not have a sick tummy today. That is good.

Last night when we were watching the messy detective Niamh came into the den.

Because she did not have a sick tummy at all anymore. I was very happy. So I gave her lots and lots of kisses. Ha.

And she stayed in the den and watched the detective program with us. 

She sat right on the sofa and had lots of little drinks of water.  And I minded her too. 

Today when it was lunchtime I had some of Niamh’s special Merry Christmas cake. 

From way far away Italy. It was very tasty. 

Then Zita went outside to take lots and lots of snow away. 

But I could not help.‘because I had to keep Craig company in the den. 

Maybe I was a too much barking dog again. Maybe. 

We are going to have our special brand new year dinner tonight. 

Because nobody is even a bit sick today. That is good. 

Zita and I went for a very lovely long before our dinnertime walk. 

Then Zita and Niamh and I stayed in the kitchen to make our special dinner.

Craig did not help. 

Because only only knows how to make delicious toasty breakfasts. 

He is not such a good dinnertime cook. Too bad for him.

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Four

In the middle of the night the brand new year came here. Right to my own house. 

And I did not even hear it. 

Because I was as fast asleep as could be. Oh well.

But when Zita and I got up and looked out my watching window everything looked just the same. Oh well.

And I did not hear Niamh come home either. But she said it was very too late. Oh dear.

Zita and I had a very nice walk this morning. It was a bit cold outside so everything was not so messy today. That is good. 

We had very tasty toasts today when we had our together breakfast. That is just right.

We looked out the window but there was nearly nobody there. Except for Professor Jill and Willy. 

I think everybody had a sleep in this morning. 

Everybody got lovely socks for our Merry Christmas so we found all our too many old socks and put them in a big bag.

They are for people who do not have as many socks as we do. And sometimes they have too cold feet. That is not so nice. 

So we give them some of our lots and lots of socks. 

When Zita went for her lunchtime run all over everywhere Niamh was all awake.

But she could not stay because she left all her bags of clothes at Miss Anna’s apartment. 

And then the lemon friends are going to watch a famous dance. Right on the television. With soldiers and nasty rats. Oh dear. 

That is not such a nice dance. 

When my friend Niamh did that dance at the giant theatre she was the princess. Ha. That was a good dance. 

But then Niamh had to come right home.

Because she got a very sick tummy. 

Maybe she ate some snow. I always get a sick tummy when I eat snow. Oh dear me/ 

So Zita went right away to get her and bring her home.

So she could have her special sick tummy medicine. Oh dear me. 

After she has her medicine she has to go right to bed and have a long nap. Oh dear me. 

I went and told Craig that my friend Niamh was too sick. But he already knew. Oh dear. 

But we could not be a big help. 

Because that is the special medicine’s job. Oh dear. Too bad for us. 

But Niamh had her nap on my big bed. So I could mind her. 

But not right on the bed. Or she would get too hot. So I minded her from our den. 

We did not have our special brand new dinner tonight. 

Because Niamh was fast asleep. And I was busy minding her.

Maybe we will have it together tomorrow. When Niamh is all better. 

That will be a good dinner. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Three

Zita and I got up very early this morning.

So she could go to the tasty food store before there were lots and lots of people there too.

When she was all gone I kept Craig all as warm as could be. Ha. 

And later Zita talked to her mother in way far away Dublin. She has birds that come to her back door. 

And she gives them tasty apples for their breakfast. That is nice. 

I had a nice nap until Craig was all awake.

Then he made the too much coffees and tasty toasts. 

We had the very crunchy fat toasts today. Craig had jam on our toasts. 

Zita only had butter. I do not know why. 

When my friend Niamh was upstairs I minded her. And I helped eat her breakfast. 

Tomorrow we get a brand new year. We get a new one every year. I do not know why. 

And my friend Emmet gets his before we do. That is silly. 

Craig said we needed a brand new year. 

Because of all the do not get sick and die rules everywhere. 

I do not know what we do with the all worn out year. 

Maybe the very big garbage truck takes it all away. Maybe. 

And maybe in the brand new year Emmet will come home and sleep in his own big comfy bed. 

And then I can mind him. And keep him toasty warm too. That is a good idea.

Niamh is very busy today. She is playing her shoot everybody dead game on the special just for games computer. 

She cannot buy the new game until she has shot everybody dead in the old one. 

So she is very busy. 

Zita and Niamh and I went for our together lunchtime walk. But we only went all around our own block.

Because it is a nasty messy day today. 

I was just a bit soggy when we got home. That is good. 

I did not want to eat my breakfast this morning so I had a giant lunch. Craig helped me. I had some cheese too. 

It is Emmet’s university’s anniversary year. It is a very old university. 

His other universities were not so very old. 

But his Cork university is not as old as Emmet’s friend Miss Nina’s way way old in England university. 

But it is all closed up. Even all the libraries full of way way old important very interesting books are closed up too. That is silly. 

So she went back to her house in France. To have delicious croissants for breakfast. Every day. Ha. 

They even had snow at Emmet’s way far away university. 

But so much as us. Ha. Too bad for them.

I did not have to mind Craig this afternoon.

Because he was just reading his new book. Now Mister Bruce the horse has a friend that is not so very big. 

So now he does not have to go on long trips to help solve the mysteries. 

He can just have nice rests in the giant castle and eat lots of apples. 

His fast friend goes instead. Ha. That is good. 

This afternoon I stayed in the living room so I could mind Zita and Niamh at the same time. That is a good job.

We did have to go on our before dinner walk tonight. 

Because it was too messy outside. I was very happy. Ha. 

I only had to mind Craig and Zita at dinnertime tonight.

Because Niamh went to Miss Anna’s and Miss Tarryn’s apartment so they could find the brand new year together. 

And she took lots and lots of clothes. In two bags. 

So they can get all dressed up in their beautiful clothes. And not go to even one party. 

Because of the rules. Oh dear. Too bad for them. 

At dinnertime we played find the pea game. And I won. 

I always win that game/ it is my favourite game. 

Maybe we can watch the messy detective tonight. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty Two

Zita and I have lovely little sleep in this morning.

Then we got up.

But Craig and Niamh had big sleep ins. Ha. 

Craig is listening to a book all about a long long time ago when everybody had lots and lots of gods. Oh dear.

They were not even Emmet’s friends the very Old Gods. Just other ones. 

But they are not gods anymore because nobody can remember them. Oh well. 

You cannot be a god it nobody knows you are a god. It is the rule. 

When Craig was fast awake we all looked out my watching window.

And then it just started to snow all over. Oh dear me.

And then Niamh was all awake too. 

So Zita drove Niamh downtown. And it was very very slippery all over everywhere. Or dear. 

But the black go fast car had its do not get stuck in the snow tires on. Ha. That is good.

When Zita got home Craig made toasts. 

With the brand new from way far away Scotland jam and the delicious very fat bread. 

Then Zita and I went for our lunchtime walk. 

But I had to get all dressed up with my coat and all my boots too. 

Because of the windy snow. Oh dear me. 

The present man brought Niamh a secret present. And it was from her own brother Emmet. 

And in the box was a beautiful plant. It was her Merry Christmas present. Ha. 

That was a good present. Because Niamh loves plants. Her bedroom is just plants everywhere. Ha. 

Then Mister Tom brought us a brand new program to watch before our bedtime. 

It was not even a detective program.

It is a program all about two just for animals doctors. Like my nice doctor Weller. 

But it is in way far away England. 

Where they have lots and lots of farms. And not so many people. Ha.

And they have a nice dog too in that program. That is a good program.

And Zita fixed the very noisy paper gobbler machine. It was broken for a very long time. 

And Craig could not fix it. That was good.

But Zita fixed it right in the dining room. Oh well. 

I do not like that very noisy machine. Ha.

Then she had to have an important talk on the telephone.

But I was a too much barking dog and I had to go and mind Craig in the den. 

That is not a very hard job. But it is not even a bit very interesting. 

Craig was just reading his new book. Too bad for me.

When I was in the den Tara came to bring us all our Merry Christmas presents. Ha.

But we could not open them until Niamh came home. 

Then Zita and I went for our before dinner walk. With Professor Jill too. 

But when I got home I was a bit soggy. Even though I was all dressed up. Too bad for me.

So I had my own dinner. 

But Zita did not stay. She went to the beautiful clothes store so she could bring Niamh home. All safe. 

It is very slippy outside tonight. 

Craig and I saw cars slip all the way down our street. Too bad for them. 

We are going to have pizza tonight for our together dinner. 

That is a good idea. Pizza is my favourite.

Day Three Thousand and Eighty One

Everybody had a very nice sleep in today. 

Because we are still having our Merry Christmas holidays. Good for us.

When Craig got all awake Zita and I went on our own walk. With professor Jill. 

I wore my own brand new toasty warm red jacket.

Because it is a very cold day today.

Zita wore her very long very warm coat too. So did professor Jill. 

When we came in Craig made the too much coffee and Zita made the toasts. For our together breakfast.

She made the toasts from the heavy as a rock bread from the bake everything delicious store. 

That is the very best bread for toasts. It is known. 

I did not eat my breakfast this morning. Or my lunch either. 

Because I wanted different treats. 

But everybody said I had way too many treats. Too bad for me.

So I had a nap instead. Good for me. Ha. Too bad for them.

Before dinner Zita went for her go all over everywhere run. I just stayed here to mind Craig and Niamh.

Because that is my best job.

And Zita saw lots and lots of people playing hockey. 

Right on our own other pond. Ha. That is a good pond. 

Then we had our after Merry Christmas party on Zita’s computer. 

With all the Mahoneys and all of us and with Emmet too. Ha. 

And everybody talked for a very long time. Everybody told stories and laughed all the time. 

So that was a good party. Even if we did not have any cheese. 

Then I had a nice nap. 

Right beside all my family. Even my friend Emmet too. Ha. That was good.

When I was all awake the Mahoneys and Emmet were gone. 

Because it was my friend Emmet’s bedtime. 

Because they have the wrong time in way far away Cork. Oh dear. 

Then Niamh found me some tasty diner. So I did not starve all away. That was good. 

Then we had our together dinner. 

Because Zita had to have a rascal ladies meeting. 

On her computer. 

On her Merry Christmas holiday. Oh dear. That is not all right. 

We watched the messy detective last night. Until past my bedtime. Oh dear. 

Then we went right to bed. I got up on the big comfy bed.

So I could keep Craig and Zita’s feet as warm as can be. That is an easy job. 

Day Three Thousand and Eighty

We did not have any very nice sleep ins today.

Except for Craig. He likes to have sleep ins.

Sometimes I mind him right in the big bed. 

So I can keep him toasty warm. That is an easy job.

We all had a very nice quiet day. That is a good kind of day. 

This morning Zita talked to her brother Círian after our good morning walk.

She called him to say Merry Christmas. 

He lives in way far way Spain. He does not live in Ireland anymore. I do not know why. Oh well. 

Then Zita was very busy all day. Looking at lots and lots papers on the big computer. 

I minded her on the living room rug. So I could look out my own watching window too. Ha.

Niamh was very busy making her room neat and tidy. 

It was so messy that Miss Tarryn had to come to our house to help. Oh dear.

Craig was in the den. All afternoon. He was reading his brand new book. 

It is all about a doctor a very long time ago. 

He is also a detective. 

He lives in a little town. Beside a very very big castle. In way far England.

And he went to the same university where Emmet went to tell everybody his very interesting story. 

It is a way way old university. 

Sometimes he borrows his friend Bruce the horse. 

Bruce is an old horse who lives at the castle. He used to be a very fierce go into battle horse. 

But now he is retired and does not have to be so fierce. Only sometimes. But then he get very tired. 

Then he goes back to the castle and has a lovely rest. And they gives him tasty apples too. That is a good book.

Craig has a lot of these books. He always gets a brand new one every Merry Christmas time. That is nice. 

So now he is reading it. And eating short breads. Ha. 

Last night we had a together movie night. 

We watched a movie all about a lady who had to live in a very big tower. She had magic hair. 

And there was a very big very brave horse. 

Maybe just like Mister Bruce. But just not all retired. That was a very good movie.

We had a brand new one of Zita’s famous delicious dessert. 

With the strawberries and lots and lots of fluffy cream. Ha. That is a very tasty dessert.

This afternoon Niamh and Tarryn made even more tasty treats. I helped them. 

And Zita talked for a long time to auntie Eileen in Ireland. 

I had a very nice time helping Niamh and Miss Tarryn make a delicious dessert. Ha. That was an easy good job. 

We had a delicious special from far away chicken for our together dinnertime tonight.

And when we were finished dinner we still had lots and lots to do to finish the extremely delicious special dessert. Oh dear. 

We used our brand new make everything smooth as could be machine. Ha. That is a good machine. 

It is not so noisy as our old one.

We might watch the television tonight.

If we are not too very busy in the kitchen. 

Day Three Thousand and Seventy Nine

It was very quiet sleep in Sunday.

But only Craig had a very nice sleep in.

Zita only had a little sleep in.

Because she talked to her mother and father in way far away Dublin.

Craig was still fast asleep when Zita and I went for our good morning walk. Ha. 

And then Zita went for a long run all around. 

I minded Craig right on the big comfy bed until it was nearly lunchtime. 

Then he got all dressed in another brand new shirt. Ha.

And he made Zita a fluffy coffee so we could have a together lunchtime. 

And look out the window at the very sunny day. 

Craig and I had very delicious molasses cookies. Miss Tarryn made them. All by herself.  

It was our Merry Christmas present.  Ha. 

And Zita got very very big and tasty peanut butter cookies. With chocolate inside. Ha.

After lunchtime Niamh painted a very beautiful picture. 

With her band new picture painting brushes right on the special just for pictures paper. Ha.

Niamh is a very good picture painter. 

Miss Tarryn got a draw beautiful pictures pencils secret present. 

So she came to our house to make beautiful pictures with Niamh. 

Right on our dining room table. 

Then my friend Lee came to visit me. Ha. That was nice. 

And she visited with Niamh too. 

We did not watch any detectives last night.

Craig and Zita and Niamh stayed at the dining room table and played a game with cards. 

And pretend money. And had cookies and lots of wine. 

Craig did not have any wine just coffee so he got all the pretend money. Ha. 

I stayed in the living room so I could watch all the lights on our beautiful Christmas tree. And have a nice nap too.

Professor Jill called us so we could go on a together before dinnertime walk. 

And she wanted to know where Zita found my very beautiful and warm very red coat. Ha. 

It is a toasty warm coat. It is known.

When we got home we had a together dinner. Together dinners are my favourite. 

Because I know where everybody is. So I can mind them together.

Maybe we will watch some detectives tonight. In the den. Maybe. 

Day Three Thousand and Seventy Eight

We had a little sleep in today. But not a long one.

Craig had to get up to have his coffees with his old friends. On his computer in the den.

I said hello to everybody too. Ha.

And then Zita and I went for our good morning walk.

I wore my brand new very red toasty warm coat. 

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And I had to wear all my boots too.

Because it was snowing last night when we were all fast asleep. 

And now it is a bit too cold outside. But we went for our walk anyway. Oh well.

Now everything is all just a little bit covered in snow. 

Last night we had our special Merry Christmas dinner. 

We even had a very little just for us cheese party.

Before we had Zita’s special delicious ham.

When everybody was busy eating their dinner I minded the computer. 

Just in case my friend Emmet came back for a before his bedtime visit. 

That is an important job. Zita told me so. 

After dinner we had together movie night. 

And we watched a movie all about the very first Mister Saint Santa. That was a nice movie.

Then it was past my bedtime so we all went to bed. 

I had a very happy Merry Christmas day. Merry Christmas time is my favourite time.

Today the post office people in Ireland brought Emmet some presents from us. 

Right to his apartment. Even the tasty treats I sent him. Ha. That is good. 

He was very happy. That is nice.

Sometimes it is hard to be happy when you are very far away from your own family. Oh dear me.

This afternoon Niamh took Craig’s brand new flat computer and put all the music in the world on it. 

So Craig could tell the music machines what to play. Just by talking. 

Because there was so much music Zita had to help.

So I had a very long nap in the living room/ so I could mind them too. Ha. Good for me.

We had so much ham before dinnertime we took some to Lee and Cara’s house. 

So they could have delicious ham too. Maybe even for their tonight’s dinner. 

Day Three Thousand and Seventy Seven

I had a very very busy day today.

Because it was Merry Christmas Day. Ha.

Zita and I only had a little sleep in.

Because we were very busy. 

When she was all awake Zita put not even cooked croissants in our oven. 

And then we went for a good morning walk. It was raining again. So all the snow is gone.

When we got home Craig and Niamh were all dressed too. Ha. 

And the croissants were all cooked. Ha. 

And Niamh made bubbly wine and orange juice for breakfast. 

But Craig had only his too much coffees. And croissants. 

Then it was time to look at all our Merry Christmas presents. Ha.

And my friend Emmet was here too. 

Right on the computer in his own chair. 

And he could see us. So Niamh opened his secret presents for him. 

And he could see them right away. Ha. That was good. And he could see me too.ha.

We got all the presents in the world. 

I got Zita brand new toasty warm gloves. For our nice walks. Ha. Good for us.

And I got Niamh a book about a dog’s story and it had lots and lots of pictures. That was a good book.

And everybody got presents from Niamh’s beautiful clothes store. Me too.

I got a little beautiful bag. To hold tasty treats for our nice walks. 

So if I get too hungry I will not starve before we get home. That was a good present.

And I got a brand new keep me toasty warm coat. 

And it will even keep my tummy warm too. Ha.

And everybody got very beautiful clothes and Zita and Niamh got lots of things to bake tasty treats.

And Zita got brand new make everything as smooth as can be machine. 

Everything has to be smooth or you will have lumpy cookies or pancakes. 

Our old one did not work even a little bit well. Oh dear. So now Zita has a brand new one. 

And Zita got Craig a new flat computer. But this one is bigger. Ha.

Craig was very surprised. 

Because it was a very secret present. Ha. I did not even know. 

And Emmet got Craig a soldier with his friend a very fierce wolf. Oh dear. 

Wolves are very dangerous. 

But this one is not so real or so big. That is good.

Emmet always gets Craig a little soldier for Christmas time. That is a good present.

And Zita and Niamh and Emmet got beautiful as can be clothes from Niamh’s store. 

And Craig got lots of toasty warm shirts.

Because his favourite comfy warm shirt has a big as can be hole. And his elbow sticks right out. Oh dear.

Our cheese party friends got Emmet and Niamh very special beautiful jackets. 

With a picture painted right on the back. Ha. 

And Niamh’s friend painted a picture of our own house. Before the beautiful trees were all gone away.

So we could remember those trees forever. That was a very good present.

After our lunchtime we saw Zita’s mother and father and all the cousins too. 

They were on our computer too. 

And Emmet too. Ha.

We are going to have Zita’s very delicious famous ham for our Merry Christmas time dinner.

But it takes a very long time to make delicious ham.

So Craig and Zita and I went for a before dinner adventure walk. Ha. 

Because it is not so cold outside.

But Craig wore his brand new from Niamh’s store keep your head warm hat anyway. 

And it keeps you ears toasty warm too. Ha. That is a good hat. 

And Craig got even more books. 

And one was all about when it was very dangerous in long time ago Dublin.

And Zita’s relatives were in it. Even lots about her uncle Joe. 

He used to shoot people for his friend Michael. Oh dear me.

We even had our own cheese party. 

Just when we got back from our adventure walk.

I was very busy last night too. 

I looked out my watching window so I could guard everything.

When Craig and Zita were busy putting all the secret presents under our beautiful tree. 

That is an important job. 

After our little cheese party I had a very nice nap on the living room rug right beside my friend Niamh.

But they will wake me up when it is time for our very delicious Merry Christmas dinner. Ha.

Because we are all best friends. It is known.