When mom put up the Christmas tree in Dad's house last month, one of the first things dad asked was  "So your going to take it down later too, right?" What a party pooper. Well...it's now later. Later then later, even. Mom had wanted to get it down before 2016 came around...a fresh start and all...but...well... As you can see behind me it didn't happen and the tree has still been in the TV room. So she drug up all these boxes and things from down in the basement and brought them into where the tree was. ...and then off came all the candy canes, lights, and ornaments. All back into all the boxes. Of course I helped. It didn't take long before the tree was all naked again. And this is what Christmas looks like for all the decorations for the better part of the year.  See you again in another 12 months, Christmas stuff,

Hope that everyone had a very merry Christmas, and that everyone got lots of good things! My Christmas was a very nice one...thought I really didn't get anything Christmas morning.  Well, no. I got lots of love and scratches...and that's perfectly a-ok by me! We started with my dad's Mom, Donna, making up breakfast. Uncle Steve, that toast looks really good and Honey and I both agree that we should have some. After breakfast it was time to head into the other room to open up some presents. Here's my Dad's mom, Donna, handing my uncle Kevin a present! In the back to the left is my dad's dad, Jim. And of course my Dad there in the right corner! The 25th isn't only Christmas day...it's also my uncle Kevin's birthday! He's the baby of the family and freshly turned 23. For some reason or another, he makes me nervous. I bark at him overtime he comes onto the room and act very nervous around him. No one knows why, though...