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Claire's first Christmas

Danny said we was goin' ta have a very special Christmas this year. He said that is was Claire's first Christmas. He said that we was goin' ta go ta his mom an dad's for Christmas dinner.

I was on the floor with Claire. She turns over real good now. Danny said that soon she will be able ta crawl. What does crawl mean? I hope it means that she will walk soon so that we can play bouncy ball.

It was lots of days ago. I think it was before the Thanksgivin' time again, an the Flack person was here ta watch the game with Danny. Me an Claire was on the floor, an the first time she did the turnin' over thing Danny got all excited, an he picked Claire up an was goin' on an on bout how great she was an what big girl she was, an all kinds a dumb stuff in that baby talk voice. He sure got weird after Claire got born. Lindsay came runnin' in ta the livin' room ta find out how come everyone was makin' so much noise. Danny told her what Claire done, an she starts talkin' ta her just like Danny.

It was stupid, so I decided ta show them that she didn't do such a hard thing. Flack was lookin' at me an he said ta Danny.

"Hey Messer I think the puppy is jealous of Claire, look at what he's doin'."

Then Danny asked me how come when he tells me ta roll over I never do it. I told him that I'm goin' ta do it when I feel like it. I don't do tricks like the dumb animals at the circus thing on the television box. I ain't a puppy, I'm a dog!

Anyways… the Flack person was laughin' at me an I really wanted ta give him a little nip on the leg, but I'm a good boy. I decided ta go back an sit next ta Lindsay cause she was holdin' Claire.

It's time ta go ta dinner. Lindsay has been runnin' around cookin' all day. Danny said she don't hafta do that, but Lindsay said that ya don't go ta dinner at Christmas time empty handed. I think she's right. I like lots of food.

When we got ta the house where Danny's mom an Dad lived, it was kinda scary for me cause there was lots of new smells ta investigate. I like the Mom person though, she's nice. She gave me a doggie treat as soon as we got there. Danny said she don't gotta do that, an I told him that if she wanted ta give me treats that was okay with me. The mom person was holdin' on ta Claire an talkin' stupid like the rest of the humans. How come ya do stuff like that? Mitzi says that babies make humans act silly an she sure is right.

There was lots of other small humans an big humans at the mom person's house. I had ta make sure they smelled right before Claire could get held by anyone. Danny thought it was funny, an his mom said ta stop laughin' at me cause I was a good boy an it was my job ta look out for Claire. I think I like the mom person.

When it was time ta eat there was a big table for the humans, an a little one for the small humans. They wanted me ta stay at their table, an I decided that was the best thing cause I could get more food from the small humans. There was an empty place at one side of the big people table. Danny's mom said that it was for Louie. Everyone was sad for a little while, an then we got ta eat. I don't get it, how come everyone was upset. Maybe I'll ask Mitzi.

After the dinner was over it was time ta sing carols. They sang my favorite one called Jingle bells, but they messed it up. I heard it on the radio thing an I liked it with the dogs singin' the song. It's my favorite. Lindsay always tells Danny to change the station when it comes on. I guess she don't like my singin' I think I sing good an so does Danny.

Pretty soon it was time for sleep. The mom person said we all had ta go ta bed or Santa wouldn't come. I still don't know it I believe in him, but I decided ta go ta sleep just in case. I missed Mitzi, but Stacey an Greg are gonna come see us the next day so I decided that sleep would make the time go by faster to see Mitzi.

There was lots of presents by the Christmas tree when we got up. Claire got lots of stuff like new clothes an toys. How come humans gotta wear so many different clothes all the time? Can't ya just wear the same things? I never have different fur, an it's just fine with me. Claire didn't care about toys; she wanted ta play with the fancy paper on the presents. I think she's right, playin' with the paper is lots more fun.

The snow was done when it was time ta go home. After we got back, Mitzi an Greg an Stacey came ta see me. Danny said that since the sun was out an it wasn't snowin', that he an Greg would take Mitzi an me ta the park for awhile. Claire didn't come, Danny said she is too little to be out in the cold for a long time. How come humans hafta stay inside when they're babies?

I was glad that Mitzi was there, I missed her.