Day One Hundred and Sixty Seven

It is the last day of the year. Emmet told me. I caught Emmet last night. Ha.

We almost ran out of my food. Zita had to drive and find some. That is good.

I saw the nasty dog on my corner. I barked at him and he went away. It did not look like he got any presents from Santa. That is good.

Zita says we will have a new year tomorrow. I do not know who brings it. May be Santa or Uncle Bill.

Craig said Auntie Louise got a big prize. She gets another name for herself. It is CC.

I do not know what she can see now, but Craig said it was very good. That is good.

Emmet says Auntie Louise makes really good potatoes. Maybe that is why she got the prize.

Uncle Bill makes good sausages but he did not get a prize. Maybe next year.

No cheese parties. That is good. I ate too much cheese. It is known.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Six

A quiet day because it is the Christmas holidays.  I helped Zita clean the driveway. It is very cold out. I was warm but my green ball got lost.

When I was in the house watching Craig drink his coffee I found my green ball. It was in the snow bank right in front of my watching window. That was good

We cleaned up the house and used the vacuum machine. It is very noisy. I went into the kitchen and had a nap on my kitchen bed.

This afternoon I went to Jamie's for a visit. I had lots of fun. I get snow between my toes and have to have help getting then out. Jamie's feet are smaller and he is from way way up north so his toes are better in the snow.  Oh well.  Jamie is a shy dog.  So is Zorro.

When I got home I was very tired and went to sleep on my big bed.  That is good.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Five

I had a very quiet day. We had even more snow.

We played throw the Red Ball in the snow. It gets lost in the snow. I have to dig for it. I slide a lot. I run into the gate. It is embarrassing.

Zita is off shopping so I am in charge. That is good.

Uncle Bill brought sausages over. He could not stay. Nowhere to park his truck. Too much snow.

I like snow. I jump in it. But it gets in my paws and it hurts to walk. Oh well.

When I come in from playing throw my Red Ball Craig and I have to use my towels to dry off. His tires get very snowy. He should go to Zita's tire store and get new tires.

Emmet slept all day. Silly Emmet.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Four

I am late tonight. They went out to a very long movie. I stayed here and guarded the house.

I thought the cheese parties were over but we had a little one last night. I was too tired and I just went to sleep on my duvet.. Too many cheese parties for me.

Craig said in the movies they saw a man had a bunch of guests. He did not invite them.

They ate all his cheese. No more cheese parties for him. He had to go off on an adventure with his guests. They must have still had the cheese.
 
It was a very scary movie Craig said. He jumped a lot. Niamh and Emmet and Zita said it is very funny to watch him at scary movies. I do not know. Dogs can not go to movies they said.

They cleaned off all the snow again. They did not use the scary, noisy machine. That is good. They would not let me help. That is sad.

Zita and I went on a car ride. We went to the tire store to her other tires put on. I helped a lot. We had a nice walk home.

There are lots of things to sniff at the tire store. It is good.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Three.

The cheese parties are all finished. Too many cheese parties. I was very tired. I fell asleep in the middle of the party. On Tara's feet.

We got more presents. Emmet got all the coke in the world. He gave Tara a hat. He found it himself in a ladies store. Emmet is brave.

Craig got something that flies. Maybe it is a dragon. Emmet says dragon fly.

We had so much snow I could not play throw my Red Ball. Too much snow. I was afraid I would loose it and the big red scary machine would throw it away. In little pieces. That would be sad.

Zita had to get the scary machine to move all the snow. It is very loud. I do not like it at all.

Zita and Niamh stayed out for a long long time with the scary machine. Emmet was asleep. Silly Emmet. Zita will pour cold water on him. Ha.

We watched my corner. The cars could not drive on it. They all got stuck. They were all cross. Ha.

Then they got out of their cars. They were still cross.Oh well.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Two

We all slept in. Except Niamh who went shopping with Cara and Emily. They are silly.

We got lots of presents. I got a very big kong to chew on. It keeps rolling under things. I have to get help to get it back. Silly kong.

Emmet got lots and lots of clothes to keep him warm. Zita says he is too skinny and will fly away when it is windy. He should take me along I am not afraid of the wind.

Emmet got a big chair for his table with all the computers. He has lots of computers. Computers like the basement he says. Emmet got a dragon too. Emmet likes dragons. I have never seen one. He says they are very big. His dragon is not very big though.

Craig got books and clothes. He has way too many books. He got ancient elephants that are only bones now. That is sad. I like elephants. They were with the Punics Emmet said.

Zita got things for her boots so we will not fall down on our walks. And special gloves so she can still give me On My Walk treats and keep her hands warm. That is good.

Niamh got a big thing to fall down on and not get hurt. That is good. Niamh got lots and lots of clothes and boots to keep her warm. She never wears socks. Silly Niamh.

We are having another cheese party tonight. All the Mahoneys are coming over to eat. The are very tall.  We laugh a lot when they are here. They are silly.

Day One Hundred and Sixty One

I had a happy Christmas. I got a big red ball. Not a throw ball. It is a chase ball. It is hard to catch on the ice.

We got lots and lots of presents.

I hope you did too.

Day One Hundred and Sixty

We are getting ready for the nearly Christmas party.

We have the sheets on the table. That means we will have lots of cheese. I have to help.

Zita and I are going to bring Christmas presents for the cats who live with the people who leave treats for me. Christmas is a nice time. Even for cats. Not for squirrels. They do not get Christmas presents like me.

Merry Christmas from me and my people, Craig, Zita, Emmet and Niamh.

Do not eat too much cheese. I hope you were good and Santa brings nice presents for you.

Go to bed early. Morning comes faster that way. It is known.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Nine

I got a Christmas present from the nice lady from our newspaper and her dog Lady Herb.

It is a dog statue for our big green tree. Niamh put it on right away. What a nice Christmas it is.

We all slept in. Craig was still getting dressed when Uncle Bill came by to say happy Christmas. I went in and jumped on Craig to hurry him up. He is slow.

We gave Uncle Bill his Christmas present from Emmet. Emmet was still asleep. Silly Emmet.

Craig and Bill drank more coffee. They like coffee.  And cookies. 

Niamh is making peanut butter cookies. I love peanut butter.

I went for a run in the garden and got snow in my toes. I do not like that. I should get toes shoes like Niamh.

Craig spent all day wrapping Christmas presents. He is messy.

Zita is making pies for our nearly Christmas party tomorrow. More cheese I bet. I will be careful.

We are nearly ready for Christmas. That is good.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Eight

I am sorry I could not write my blog last night. I had a sick tummy and had to have a quiet time.

Craig said I ate too many things that fell on the floor at our Making a Better Christmas For Someone party.  He is right. He said he would not tell Dr. Smith. That is good.

I am feeling better now. That is good.

Craig and Zita went out early after our walk and came home with lots of bags of presents.

Craig's friend Rick gave him a box of candies he makes. It is a Christmas present.

Zita said that Craig can not eat Rick's turtles because they would poison him. Only she can eat them. Who would want to eat a turtle?

I licked a frog and it tasted very bad. Silly people. Zita will get a sick tummy too.

Emmet is out cleaning the driveway. He will be tired. Niamh is cleaning the cars. She will be tired too.

We will go to bed early tonight. Except Emmet who is silly. He will stay up way too late talking with Chris and Sava. It is known.

Some people said our world would be all done last night.

They were wrong. Zita was right. The world did not end last night.

When I got up there was more world than when I went to sleep. Zita had to move it with the scary blue shovel before our walk.

Emmet said some people thought space ships were coming to take us all away. If they came I know where they would take us. To the Dog Star. Ha.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Six

Very busy. It is the go and help people have a happy Christmas day. They are wrapping presents and looking at lists.

Craig and I played throw the Red Ball. Way after he made his coffee. He takes too long to drink his coffee. I even put my feet and his shoulder to remind him I was there. He still drank his coffee.

Zita slept in and I had to wait for ever for my walk. It was a very pretty day. You could hear all the birds. Zita said they were singing Christmas music.

There are no Christmas songs with dogs in them. Just donkeys and cows. That is sad. I bet there were dogs there too. Who could take care of a baby better than a dog? It is known.

Zita and Emmet and Niamh are off getting all the stuff to make people happy. All the Mahoneys are there too.

They are all coming here after for the party. They will laugh a lot. That is what you do at parties. And eat cheese.

We had Tony's pizza store bring us pizza. Cheese Piizzas.  Kathy likes cheese. That is good. There was lots of cheese. Some fell on the floor. Ha.

Richard and Zita like scotch.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Five

The present man did not come today. We must nearly be ready for Christmas. That is good.

We played throw my Red Ball a lot today. That is good.

Zita had to go to her university to do her big test today. She will be late. She will not be here for dinner. Oh oh.

I have to get Emmet and Craig and Niamh to share my carrots Zita said.

Emmet had to to go out to do more Christmas shopping. Maybe he got me a present.

I gave Lorraine a Christmas present. Smelly soap to scare away squirrels.

Lorraine lives in the wilds where there are kabillions of squirrels. She has dogs too. I hope they are big like me. I like Lorraine. She throws my Red Ball when she is here.

Emmet and Niamh and Zita and all the Mahoneys are going out tomorrow to get a big box of Christmas stuff for some people who need a bit more to make Christmas happy. That is good.

Craig said they do it every year. That is good. You should be happy at Christmas if you can. It is known.

They are going to come back here for a party. I bet there will be cheese.  The Mahoneys like cheese. It is Christmas. That is good.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Four

Another rainly-snow day. Too slippery. Craig and I watched all the cars not stop at my corner.

There are people sliding on the hill into the duck's pond. I do like the sleds. Sleds are for Jamie and Zorro to pull. Not people People are silly.

Emmet went Christmas shopping. He came home very wet and cold. He did not wear his big boots. Silly Emmet.

Craig was using the scary blue shovel and snow fell off my shed on to him. He was wet and cold too. Silly Craig.

Zita has her test tomorrow so she was at her university studying. She is tired of studying.

Niamh had to talk to people at her dance store so she can help out with all the dancing. That is good.

Emmet is very upset. People built an army store on top of one of his very old cities. Maybe the oldest city. Who knows. But they broke some of it and Emmet is sad.

He will talk to Uncle Bill. Maybe Uncle Bill can fix it for Christmas. Or make more sausages.

Zita says he makes good sausages. Too spicy for me Dr. Smith said. Oh well.

I like bean treats.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Three

More snowy rain. Too slippery. I can not catch my Red Ball because I slip and fall. That is sad.

The cars are all covered in ice. Zita and Craig and Emmet had to use the blue shovel that makes the scary noises to take away the ice.

Niamh stayed home. Too slippery for buses. Not too slippery for Uncle Bill. He came over to get Emmet awake and drink coffee. He and Emmet talked about the giant eagle movie.

Uncle Bill wants to go too. He will like giant eagles more than turkeys I guess.

Zita was at school studying all day at her university. Niamh was studying all day on her experiments.

All Craig did was make coffee and ask Niamh questions about her experiments. And made more coffee.

Zita forgot her coffee his morning. Oh well. She will not be happy.

We rolled my Red Ball on the ground so I would not slide into the fence. That is good.

I once hit the fence so hard catching my Red Ball that a piece of my nose came off.

Craig says I have a big nose. Ha. His is way to small to smell anything at all. It is known.

Day One Hundred and Fifty Two

It was a very busy night with the ladies sleep-over. They did not drop much. Oh well. They laughed a lot.

Emily and Cara draw beautiful pictures. They do not think they are very good pictures. They are wrong.

I got to try all the beds. That was good. I slept on my own bed. Zita and Craig would not like it if I was not there to keep them company. It is known.

Emmet got in so late I was all asleep. He saw a movie with swords and magic and giant eagles. He said it was the best movie ever. No dogs though. Giant eagles would take care of the giant squirrels I bet.

Emmet is finished all his test. He is going to sleep he said. And drink ice tea. Ha.

My cheese friends sent more presents for Niamh and Emmet. It is Christmas time you know.  We get lots of presents.

Auntie Jane sent presents. We will put them under the tree. I sniffed them. No squirrels. That is good.

Our tree is beautiful. We put lot of shiny balls on it last night and lots and lots of lights.

It is not nice out today. The snow is silly and make the ground very slippy. It freezes on my face. Then I look like Craig.