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Nova's Christmas
Can you believe Thanksgiving has past and today is the first day of Decemeber. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday have come and gone and now we're in the rush to prepare for Christmas. Parties, shopping, wrapping presents, trips to the post office; tis the season when we could all use a few extra hours in the day. I know I could. But this year, I seem to be more prepared than last year. The tree is up. The decorations are on display. Now it's time to enjoy these upcoming weeks.
For me, the best part of the holiday season is the excitement on the kiddo's face, and watching the dog. Nova knows exactly what the tree means, that she's getting something special in a few weeks. (Keeping her from knocking the trees down is a whole different matter, but this year I blocked her path with a large stuffed Rudolph.)
Each Christmas Eve, Nova patiently watches as I put the presents under the tree, looking for the ones belonging to her. She's a good girl in that she doesn't spring into action and steal any of them at that moment. She goes to bed, sleeps the night and then wakes up in the morning as excited as any kid. Then she again waits patiently for her gifts. One year she got a rawhide bone that was three feet long. It took her a long time learning how to navigate through the house while holding it in her mouth. She truly was funny bumping in to furniture as she proudly paraded her gift for everyone to see. Mostly, she get treats and would love the opportunity to devour the whole bag in less thean thirty seconds. But once she realizes she has a limit, she sits and watches everyone open their presents and then she inspects them--she has to know every new item brought into the house.
My Rippy was the same as Nova is now. He'd watch on Christmas Eve, sleep thru the night and then eagerly wait for his presents in the morning. Then he'd follow after the kiddo to see what he got. But unlike Nova, I never blocked his path around the tree. I should have. One year he knocked the tree over in his haste to get to the person standing on the front porch and broke the tree.
This year I haven't decided what Nova is going to get. I'll make a visit to the pet store and see what special treats they have for her, but you can bet that no matter what it is, she'll love it and have as Merry of a Christmas as the kid.
For me, the best part of the holiday season is the excitement on the kiddo's face, and watching the dog. Nova knows exactly what the tree means, that she's getting something special in a few weeks. (Keeping her from knocking the trees down is a whole different matter, but this year I blocked her path with a large stuffed Rudolph.)
Each Christmas Eve, Nova patiently watches as I put the presents under the tree, looking for the ones belonging to her. She's a good girl in that she doesn't spring into action and steal any of them at that moment. She goes to bed, sleeps the night and then wakes up in the morning as excited as any kid. Then she again waits patiently for her gifts. One year she got a rawhide bone that was three feet long. It took her a long time learning how to navigate through the house while holding it in her mouth. She truly was funny bumping in to furniture as she proudly paraded her gift for everyone to see. Mostly, she get treats and would love the opportunity to devour the whole bag in less thean thirty seconds. But once she realizes she has a limit, she sits and watches everyone open their presents and then she inspects them--she has to know every new item brought into the house.
My Rippy was the same as Nova is now. He'd watch on Christmas Eve, sleep thru the night and then eagerly wait for his presents in the morning. Then he'd follow after the kiddo to see what he got. But unlike Nova, I never blocked his path around the tree. I should have. One year he knocked the tree over in his haste to get to the person standing on the front porch and broke the tree.
This year I haven't decided what Nova is going to get. I'll make a visit to the pet store and see what special treats they have for her, but you can bet that no matter what it is, she'll love it and have as Merry of a Christmas as the kid.
