Christmas with Deuce

Well, Christmas came faster than I can believe, I guess in large part to our new family addition. Deuce, our new two year old puppy has been keeping me very busy. Lots of walks, attention and training. He can sit now and is learning how to walk beside me instead of pulling me along.

We made him a stocking with a couple of toys. Here is a picture of him playing with the empty stocking.



He did like one of the toys and I made a little movie of him which is very cute.


We came up with a new rule for him now and that is that he's not allowed in the kitchen. It was too difficult to cook Christmas dinner with him at our feet. He only had to be told a few times and got the idea, staying out as he was told. We were finished dinner and no one was in the kitchen when Deuce decided to help himself to the turkey back which was on the counter. What an adventure!

Christmas Tree

Last night we bought a tree and set it up in the corner of the living room. Once we untied it, we found that it was very full and bushy. I put on the lights and then the kids came and put on most of the decorations. It was done in no time; not like when the kids were little and it took hours to complete. Decorating was still a lot of fun though.

Later last night, Susan and I were watching TV and the tree came crashing down! I guess all of the decorations weighed it down in the front and made it off balance. We righted it and I adjusted the screws in the base and then we re-decorated the ornaments which had fallen off. Luckily nothing was broken. What a surprise though!

New Family Member

Today is a very special day. This afternoon I am going to go and pick up the newest member of our family. He is a one year old (approx.) shepherd X which we found last week at the CRD Animal Shelter. Everyone is ecstatic.

We have been talking about getting a puppy for quite some time now. Last week Kyle phoned us from school and told us that he’d found a dog and could he keep it. That didn’t quite pan out but it got us in gear to actually get one.

Kyle and I went out to the pound to take a look at the dogs. We wanted to get one from the animal shelter because there are so many puppies that have not had a good start and deserve a happy home.

We got to have a visit with our new puppy in a small yard at the back of the shelter. He walked right up to Kyle and licked his face. We played with him for quite a while as he made his way right into our hearts. I took a couple of pictures of him with my phone so that I could show Susan what he looked like. He didn’t like getting his picture taken though. After I took a few shots, he went and hid behind the shed until I put my phone away.

He is very well mannered. Calm and not aggressive at all. The only time he barked was once when he noticed a pony on the other side of the fence. Other than that, he just played with us. There were a few balls in the yard so I threw one for him. He ran after it excitedly and then ran back to me, leaving the ball behind. We’ll have to work on that one when we get him home.

After our visit, we arranged for a home visit from an animal control officer, which went very well. Yesterday I got the word from the Kennel Master that we could pick him up this afternoon, so we went out last night and picked up a few things for our new friend.

I can hardly explain the emotion I am going through. I am so filled with excitement and anticipation that I’m ready to burst! I know that it’s going to be a lot of work and commitment to train him into a good dog, but it will be worth it.

Look forward to more posts about our new family addition.

A Little Late

I almost forgot about the online Advent Calendar which can be viewed here. It is something which I found a few years ago and like to visit during the Christmas season. Just thought I would share it with you once more.

Christmas Play

During the Christmas season, about thirty-three years ago, in the gym of a little elementary school in Saltair, there was held a Christmas play. The theme of the play was Christmas Candy-land if my memory serves. I was six years old, in Grade One and I was a lollipop - a green one. I remember having to wear green tights. It was the first time I can remember being in front of an audience and I recall seeing my parents and my Grandma sitting there watching. I’m pretty sure that my only role was to stand there and look cute.

I’ve seen a lot of Christmas’s since then and was in many performances, but that one sticks out in my mind, being the first.