Holidays
The people I am staying with had this thing they call “Thanksgiving” at their house. Lots of people came over and there was all the yummy food everywhere. I wanted to stay in the kitchen and help, especially taste testing, but they said I was in the way and kept making me leave. It was OK though, since when they started eating, one of the men kept feeding me and my friends some turkey and ham under the table. The other people wanted him to stop, but I didn’t mind it one bit!
After this “thanksgiving” thing was over, the people started doing some strange things at the house where I live. My foster mommy started putting a thing up that looked like a tree. It didn’t smell like a tree, though, so I tried to get closer to figure out what was going on. I guess I was getting in the way, because mommy put me in my crate until she was done. Afterwards I came out and checked. Nope, it isn’t a tree, at least not like the ones I see on my walks. I know all about trees. And it wasn’t something you can eat either, so I really wasn’t interested in it anymore. The cat seemed to think it was something to eat, so she would go under the tree thing and chew on the green stuff, then she would throw up! I thought cats were supposed to be finicky! I mean, I could have told her it wasn’t any good to eat, and I do know what is good to eat!
I was much more interested in what was going on in the kitchen. I could smell the cookies, pies, and turkey that mommy was making. And did I mention the cookies? She wouldn’t let me help taste anything this time either, and shooed me out again. Oh well, maybe that nice man will come over and share with me again!!
The people started putting different colored boxes under the tree thing. I could tell there was nothing to eat in there, so I just ignored them. On Christmas morning, the other 2 family members showed up and they opened up the boxes. Some of the boxes had tissue paper in them, and I wanted to nibble some of that, but they wouldn’t let me. Afterwards the people ate the turkey and potatoes and corn, and I did get a little, even though the nice man didn’t come over.
There is snow on the ground outside and my friend Molly likes to eat it. So I thought I would try some. I like it too! Now everytime I go outside, I like to eat a little snow before I come back in. I like the snow. Molly sometimes has trouble in it because her legs are shorter, but it doesn’t bother me at all!
Mommy puts some peanuts outside, but those pesky squirrels keep taking them! I try to scare them away to protect Mommy’s peanuts, but they always come back. And they must be telling their friends about the peanuts, because there are so many of them in the backyard!
We don’t get to go for walks as much because the sidewalks are often very icy. But when we do, there are all the new smells on the way, so I really look forward to them. I hope the ice on the sidewalks melts so we can go for more walks! I don’t see my children friends as much now that it has gotten colder. I do miss them. They loved to come and pet me whenever we would walk by their house. I get excited when I get near their house. Maybe one day they will be out, but even if they aren’t, I still love to go for walks.
-Blu