It's a Hobbit Christmas

     This past Saturday I was able to to see "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" at the IMAX. I got scared by a bee because it looked like it was an inch from my eye! Movie description: 10 times better than amazing. If you don't realize this by now, I really enjoyed the movie. There was a good plot and cliff hanger and the last line: "What have we done?" It also got me pumped for another movie, Godzilla! There was a preview that did not show much of Godzilla but it was enough to get excited about. I've been bouncing off the walls and thinking of the big giant. Some examples are that we play Godzilla jeopardy in the car. I always win. Mum said she is sending me to Lora's house to stay if I don't stop the game. Lora feeds my Godzilla excitement. I've also been creating different Godzilla monsters with Lego's. I've been a huge Godzilla fan for a few years.
     The "Cozy Corner" was rebuilt for winter break and seemingly has avoided the wrath and licks of "Hurricane Hoover." I believe Hoover has quieted down since the snow melted.
     I have gotten the dogs a few presents. Hoover gets a Bumble while Lizzie gets a squeaking elf bear. Nikita has long since matured. I hope Lizzie and Hoover don't read this post and Nikita doesn't let the cat out of the bag. Don't worry, Nikita gets some dog cookies.
     I hope everyone has a happy holiday and does better than the Elf on the Shelf in this photo.    

    
    

The Sled Dogs Prepare for the Holidays

     Last  Friday, I was able to compete in the school Geography Bee. It was exciting and I got to learn new things about geography. I got third place which is an accomplishment to me.  
     On Saturday we made chocolate pretzels. I ate several but mum told me to save a few. We also made cookies. They turned out to be delicious. Decorating is not my best activity but we all have to learn at some point. 
    Hoover has gotten into the Christmas spirit. He became my good old reindeer with Lizzie. He had his antlers and let us put them on more than once. He would run around and play with the antlers on. It was nice he tolerated the antlers even when we took him on a walk. We got a few looks! Lizzie, on the other hand, could not stand the antlers. She just does not like things on her head, I'm guessing. 
    Yet Lizzie is not a Scrooge. She helped decorate Christmas cookies. Of course she is not a very good worker. She attempted to steal a cookie. Luckily, mum was on the case and stopped her.            
     When we got our Fraser Fir, Nikita and Lizzie were interested in decorating and observed our work. They may be ready to help out next year. But we still need to put a bell at the bottom of our tree. We need an alarm system since Hoover bowled the tree over last year playing with his toy. 
   The sled dogs were a little depressed when the snow was ruined by the rain. It was turned into slush and that is no fun at all.
     If you like my blog, you can stay tuned to learn about the last week of school before holiday break, the Hobbit and a birthday.

 

   

Snow Days

     At school I was able to have a great a accomplishment. I got into our school Geography Bee. I'm excited to compete, yet I'm very nervous to go up in front of three whole grades. 

     The sled dogs, fortunately, got to have an exciting weekend. School was cancelled because of snow and I was able to play with the dogs. We were able to run around and play. Of course, we learned Lizzie may not be much of a snow dog. She really preferred to watch from inside on her perch. She did enjoy the walk. Maybe she doesn't like the snow because she needs to add some body weight to give her warmth. Even Nikita went on a short walk. She had a jolly good time. She stuck her nose in the snow and even ate some snow. She seemed to move better in the cold weather.  Meanwhile, Hoover dove and ran through snow, thoroughly enjoying it. We could never get him out of the snow. He even enjoyed Lizzie chasing him. However, it didn't last long because Lizzie was ready to go inside. 

     I was able to go sledding with a good friend. We had a great time, yet we found out races are not the best activity to do. I crashed once and my friend almost ran me over, luckily he just hit me. There was a good sense of humor throughout the entire day. Next time we'll bring Hoover and he can pull the sled.    
     I hope you all had a good snowy weekend. Stay tuned if you want to hear about the Geography Bee. And here's a heads up for the next post. We have sled dog holiday cards!  

 

Naughty or Nice

     I felt as if our Thanksgiving might became the  "Cheers" Thanksgiving episode my mum showed me. It seemed like the turkey was taking forever to cook and I was chowing down on cheese and crackers and nuts. We were at the table with no turkey on the verge of a food fight. Fortunately, mum was able to save the turkey and no one was left with gravy on their face. I want to thank mum for the Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey was delicious and the green beans were exceptional. I discovered I prefer my pumpkin pie without whip cream. The sled dogs enjoyed their dinner, too.  
     With the week off I was able to build a fort. I have good and bad news. "Hurricane Hoover" was held at bay. But "Dad the Destroyer" came and wrecked the fort in a fight during a Nerf war. Oh well, it would have to be done anyway. I'm glad I got the job partially done. 
     Rascal the husky at the shelter now could get adopted! When we were there Saturday, there were two people who completed an adoption form. I'm glad about that. I'm sure he'll find a good home.  When I was at the shelter I also met the cats. I have not learned my lesson about shoes. The kittens never left my shoe strings alone. At least they got a good workout. They perfected their pounce. Yet my shoe strings got even more gnarled from the first encounter.

     While I was away at soccer practice today, Lizzie got in trouble. She tried to escape by digging under the fence but mum came out and roared, "Stop!" Hoover thought he was in trouble so he sat by the hole and sulked. Lizzie will be watched closely until the fence is fixed or our backup plan is to have her gain 25 pounds so she can't fit under the fence.

    Hoover was in long enough tonight to play. It started with Lizzie chasing Hoover across the family room until he got trapped on the stairs. Nikita was at the top of the stairs and she is top dog after all. And Hoover does not like Lizzie's bark. He was sandwiched. He decided to make a run for the office to hide from Lizzie but she chased him out. Secretly, we think he kind of likes to be chased. Then Lizzie settled down to rest and then it was time for Hoover to play fetch with me. Hoover bounded across the floor after his alligator. He was very excited and would shake his toy from our grasp. One time he got a little overzealous and I thought he might take my arm along with his gator. Mum captured a funny photo of Hoover and me in the middle of our play. I look scared but it was quite enjoyable. 

     To all you readers, this is a year old blog now. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you stay around to read more.