It's Begginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Well, it's getting pretty close to that special time of year. We are putting up decorations. I have to admit they are rocking this year. I mean they look good!!! Well my personal favorite part of puting up decorations is setting up the nativity scene. It's my job every year. I'd have to say Christmas tree decorations comes in second. We did get an awesome tree this year and that made it about ten times more fun! Third is setting up lights on the house. It's fun but I can't really do anything I just sit on the steps with my coccoa and watch my dad do it, but it's still fun to watch. Especially when it gets dark out the first night. You can stand outside and look at them untill you get too cold and run back inside. Well, have a merry Christmas!!!!!

My New Hampster, Murphy

Everyone, say hello to my new baby, Murphie. Well he's not really just my baby. He's mine and my friend Rylee's. What is going on is Murphy was her's to begin with, but then her dad got a job in Germany for four years. They are leaving in mid-January. I know, crazy isn't it. I'm not going to go into details, but it's absolutely devostating for me and a lot of other people. I mean Rylee was my BFF ever since I moved here in the 4th grade. I'm REALLY going to miss her. :(

Well anyway, let's get off of the depressing stuff and talk about the happy stuff. So Rylee needed a home because they couldn't take him with. That's when I come in. Rylee didn't want Murph to go to any person. So she asked a person that she trusted to take care of her baby. She asked me, of course, lol. Well, Murphy is just hanging out in my room right now in his cage. I think he's really happy. I'm sure he misses his mommy though. Well, Rylee pretty much lives here half the time, so she gets to see him a lot. She always plays with him when she comes over, too. He's a very energetic little fella! :)

Turkey Day!

Thanksgiving was really fun for me. We had a huge dinner, bet you never guessed that was coming, lol, then on Saturday me, my dad, and Jamie, my step-mom went to a tiny town about three hours from here in Ennis called Cooke City (which I was kind of bumed about because I usually go to Miles City to see my mom and sister and two brothers for Thanksgiving, but at the same time it was fun to go on a vacation). We took Scooby, my dog and she LOVED it! She has been acting really lazy and bored lately so we figured that would do the trick to make her feel better and it did. She was acting like a puppy again, esspecially on our walks and hikes threw the REALLY deep snow, even though every now and then her entire body would just dissapear and fall because it was so deep, lol.

Me standing next to an old miners cabin:

But we didn't go on the trip just for Scooby of course. We decided that we needed to do something exciting. I mean, we haven't been on a vacation since a year ago! Well, I suppose it was only a semi-vacation because Cooke City isn't that far from Ennis and we only stayed there for one night. But we stayed at this great hotel. Everyone there was so nice, you felt like you knew them your entire life and they loved Scoob. They let her run around the lobby and play with one of the workers dogs (a six month beagle--cute)! And there was this great fireplace. After a walk, me and Scoob would cuddle up by it (when she wasn't having fun with her new friend, lol). But yes, before we knew it the trip was over :(.

Bighorn sheep we saw driving home:

Scooby snoozing in the car on the way home:Kinda sad, I know, but it was kinda good to be home. You know, just the feeling of being home after a trip. Scooby was happy to see her usual neiborhood dog friends; Molly, Veto, etc.

Great Thanksgiving, huh?