Thanksgiving, cleaning & decorating!

• Thanksgiving was surprising for everyone! I have only ever been around one little kid and he is the neighbor kid and he is as scared of me as I am of him, so we never really got off on the right foot. So going to Uncle Tom's & Aunt Shirley's house with all the grandkids around..let's see there was Isabella (I chewed on her pig tails and she just patted me and smiled, she isn't even 2!), Peyten is 3 and she wasn't too keen on me until later in the day (I kept trying to steal her rubber frog toys) and Chase is 2 and I got to clean up his face for him. I didn't freak out and Mom was proud.

Cousin Posie was there and I got to play with her a little bit, but then Gizmo showed up and the fun stopped. I don't like Gizmo. Why? I don't know. Dad said it is the first dog he has ever seen me not like. Giz is 3 and I pretty much tried to take his head off. Mom said "big teeth and all!" She said it wasn't behavior she wants to praise either. Mom also said that Gizmo has kinda an OCD thing going - (I don't know what that means) he kept bugging me and bugging me and wouldn't let it drop. Finally his Dad, Adam, had to tell him to "leave it" and believe me I was the "it" and he didn't want to leave me!

I got to meet Sarah and Scott - Mom & Dad didn't think they were going to get to see them so it was a cool treat Mom said. Scott has more tattoos than Mom!!

In the picture I am sitting on the coffee table. No, this is not something I am allowed to do. I was happily watching Alladin with the closed caption on (I am a smart Poodle, you know!) when vacuumming occurred - I will not get eaten by the vacuum cleaner!! I sneezed when the dusting began. I really sneezed when I ran into the windex that Mom was shooting on the front window! The decorating has not begun yet, Mom and Dad are trying to find the best layout because they are worried that I will try and crawl under the tree. See I am weird. Weird for a poodle, Mom says. I like to crawl under things and sleep. The tighter the space the happier I am. I still get into Marcus's dog house although I am much to big for it now. I like crawling behind the rocker. I guess where they usually put the tree is where I like to nap the most. What is the worst that could happen? I knock over the tree? Meh..not me!

We picked up my prize from Double C that I won for coming in 2nd place in the calendar contest. I think Mom is trying to be thankful and not be disappointed in what was given to me, but she isn't really talking. I think she is worried about sounding ungrateful, when she really is grateful. I look forward to the calendar coming out in December and I know Mom is too!

While I have been typing I think they have stopped cleaning - I should go check out what is going on. There has to be something I can get into?!

I am Hugh