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Dixie at the Beach

Thanksgiving Day

You all just won't believe my day.

I got to go the country for Thanksgiving. You see my skinbro lives about 20 miles away on a creek (you have seen my picture there). There is a big front and back yard and no fences. Here's the bad part--there were other d-o-g-s. Now it is OK that my bro has two yellow labs (both girls). But then it felt like invasion of the body snatchers- there were to mixed giant somethings and another very large shepadoodle (belongs to my Aunt Marti) that was totally uncontrollable. Then the King Charles whatever showed up. THe KC was an impossible spoled baby(10 months old) We played great together then the skeet shooting started and she went to pieces. This I had no patience for. What's a little gunfire?

We had a ton of food -- FRIED turkey is sooooo good. I don't think I will eat for at least two days. Oh yes the baked turkey was pretty good too. Mom wouldn't let me have any ham!!!!!!!!!!! Then there was oyster dressing, and SWEET POTATOES (I love them)

I really liked the big space and I could just go about checkiing everything there was. SOo many different scents -- deer, rabbit, raccoon, possum, field mice -- you name it in the country they have it all. Just what us Westies enjoy. Sniffing out all those things. Mom said I was exhausted because I sat in her lap on the drive home and didn't wigglle.

Now let me tell you about exhausted -- not only did I do all that ground sniffing, bu to get into the main house there 20 steps up. ANd yes there were three staircases.

I love the country but the stairs killed this old girl. I did tell my bro next year have the elevator installed or at least a dumbwatier for me to us!!!

That's it for this time.

Hope you all had as much fun as I did.

M&G

It was just wonderful seeing all of my pals in Mackinac.   Everyone was so friendly and I really did behave myself (after the first day).  The trip on the ferry was neat and I took a nap.   We saw lots of horses and things on the Island.  But best of all was being with all you guys!  Mom tellos me we will do that again in about a year.  Yippee!!!!!!!!!The Mackinac M&G was a long trip for me.  But no my Mom thought it should be longer.  Soooo we went on to Toronto, then Rochester to see Mr and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Wendy/Boo (But guess who stayed at the hotel)  I didn't get to see my guy!!!!!Then off to a place close to NYC called Cold Springs -- that's where TCAF lives.  We went to the Depot for dinner and visited with Ms Attie and himself.   That was really neat - there was a cat there and I wanted to catch it.  But Nooooo that was not aloud either.  We took a nice walk over to the Hudson River -- it is really pretty.  My Mom and Mack went to West Point the next day.  Yeap -- I got to rest at the hotel.  Back in the car the next day we went.   Off to Gettysburg to look at all of those monuments and battlefields.   I found it all very boring, but the adults seemed very interested in that stuff.    Friday night at the hotel  the neatest thing was I saw my first bunny.   I wanted to chase, but Mom said if I were off leash she would never see me again.  BUt I would have caught a bunny!!!!!!!!!!!Then the worst part was we had to drive over 600 miles to make it home Saturday night.Ya'll take care -- I love you all Dixie -- The Southern Belle

MY Life: You've been love tagged

1. Tag 3 friends

2. Tell your friends to check out your diary for directions on how to play the game.

3. Then write in your entry a reason why you tagged each of your three pup friends.

MY TAGGED FRIENDS:

1. Wesley Boo Radley Mueller; My True Love

2. Maggie: for trying to keep Attie undercontrol

3. Furby; I love is singing