Christmas Cards

We participated this year in the Greytalk Christmas card exchange.  We had a lot of fun sending out our cards and now we are enjoying receiving some in the mail.  Each day, we go to the mailbox and see what we have received.  We sniff each card.  We really need to find a nice way to display them so that we can see each one.

A card arrived yesterday that we both went nuts over.

We sniffed it and sniffed it and licked it.  Mama said we were going to ruin it because we were getting it all wet.  It's from a very special person who helped us find our way from Halfway Home to Greyhound Companions of Missouri.  We sent her a card but never expected to receive one back.  She is extremely busy.  We know that she has been very concerned about Joey and his leg.  Mama said we should send her a card and show her how happy we both are and thankful that she helped us find our forever home.  Her card made our day, as you can see.  We hope we have not embarrassed her by showing it on our blog.  Mama thought our reaction was too cute not to share.

Joey and Scout
The Greyhounds Who Are Thankful For Their Forever Home

A Plea To Santa

Dear Santa,

My little brother and I saw you a few weeks ago and told you what we wanted for Christmas.  Remember us?  We want bully sticks and a few stuffies with super squeakers.

Well, I am writing to you because my Daddy says you will not be able to find our house on Christmas Eve.  I think he is pulling my paw, but I want to be sure you can find us.  The problem is that we went from this:

To this:

Yep, our tree is gone.  It's my little brothers fault.  He accidentally bumped into it and it fell over.  Mama said it was okay and she set it back up.  It wasn't very stable.  She said we had two more chances with it and then it would come down. Well, for some reason she decided to take it down even though we didn't do anything to it.  She said our living room was too small for it and we needed the room.  Joey and I were fine with it being gone, but then Daddy started telling us that now you wouldn't come because you wouldn't be able to find our house.  He didn't even care if we had a tree and now he is trying to scare us, Santa.  So, I am writing to give you directions to our house.  I have enclosed a map.  Normally, you could just key in our address into our GPS but it says we don't exist even though the house has been here for 40 years.  We are the house with the bunnies running around the yard.  Our motor home is in the driveway, if that helps. We live near the house that has Mona Lisa in the window.  I'm sure you will find us Santa.  If you found us last year when we moved to a hotel the day before Christmas, I'm sure you can find us this year. 

Santa, we will keep the light on for you!

Hugs and Kisses,
Scout
The Big-Boned Brindle Greyhound From Missouri

Liebster Award

My cousin, Declan, from across the pond has given us an award.  We are honored!

We need a little more time to decide who to pass it on to, so bare with us. If you haven't had a chance to check out Declan's blog, you should.  He is a bright and funny guy. He's a lot like me. 

Yesterday, we drove to the state park that we camped at over Halloween weekend.  It was completely empty.  It was still fun walking around though. 

We then drove to another state park, but didn't get out of the car.  Mama thought it would be too much for me since I'm still recovering.  We then drove past their old house.  Last year at this time, they were busy packing to move. A couple that they really liked happened to be outside and stopped them to talk.  They did a double take when they saw me because they expected to see Jack.  Mama told them that Jack had died and they were sad.  (Yesterday was the six month anniversary of Jack's death.)  Mama enjoyed talking to them and finding out the lastest gossip.  I thought it was pretty boring.  I like the car to be moving.

We are so tired after yesterday's adventure.  We were gone for about five hours.  We are going to catch up on our sleep today.

Joey
The Greyhound Who Is Very Tired Today

Want To Know What I Learned?

It is really mind blowing with all the things there is to learn.  The other night I learned that this:

is not the same as this:

They do look similiar though, don't you think?

Okay, maybe not, but they both have fur. 

Mama put the glove on her hand and I started gently biting it like I do a stuffie.  It didn't squeak, but she started laughing.  The more I bit it, the more she laughed so it was somewhat like a squeaky toy.  She laughed so hard that she bent over and Daddy had to tell me to stop.  Mama said she almost wet her pants. YIKES!  My stuffies never wet their pants.  I would have felt bad if I made her spring a leak.

Joey
The Greyhound Who Is Constantly Learning New Things

Do You Want To Hear Me Chatter?

I chatter when I am excited or very happy.  The Burpdog Biscuits arrived today and we begged Mama to give us one before she stored the rest away for Christmas.  I started chattering so Mama grabbed the camera.  Turn up the speakers because I am chattering for all of you.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Likes To Chatter