My favorite Christmas present
I saw a meme over at Michelle's and it got me thinking. One of the questions was: what was your favorite Christmas gift?
Picture it. Danvers, Massachusetts. 1983. I was 8 years old and for whatever reason, I wanted a white mouse really badly. I opened a number of presents that year. One was a collar, another was a leash. Although I actually was a bright child, in this case I didn't put two and two together. I still thought I was getting a white mouse, and I asked if the collar/leash was "an adjustable belt." Go ahead and laugh.
Anyway, eventually I went out to the family room to plunder my stocking. I opened the door and suddenly there was this moving furry mass! I screamed. I closed the door. Then I opened it again and peered in. I saw a small, "brindle" Cairn terrier. That's the word breeders used to describe her brownish-golden, blond-in-summer, dark-in-winter fur. She had pointed ears and beady eyes. All she wanted to do was play. We'd give her squeaky toys and she'd rip out the center and eat it.
She was with us from 1983 to 2001. Rest in peace, Pepper.
Picture it. Danvers, Massachusetts. 1983. I was 8 years old and for whatever reason, I wanted a white mouse really badly. I opened a number of presents that year. One was a collar, another was a leash. Although I actually was a bright child, in this case I didn't put two and two together. I still thought I was getting a white mouse, and I asked if the collar/leash was "an adjustable belt." Go ahead and laugh.
Anyway, eventually I went out to the family room to plunder my stocking. I opened the door and suddenly there was this moving furry mass! I screamed. I closed the door. Then I opened it again and peered in. I saw a small, "brindle" Cairn terrier. That's the word breeders used to describe her brownish-golden, blond-in-summer, dark-in-winter fur. She had pointed ears and beady eyes. All she wanted to do was play. We'd give her squeaky toys and she'd rip out the center and eat it.
She was with us from 1983 to 2001. Rest in peace, Pepper.
Comments
My favorite Christmas gift was my complete set of "Little House" books. I was about 8 or 9, and was so excited.
Then on Christmas alex got me a little stuffed animal puppy which was meant to say let's get a dog. We decided to go doggie hunting that March when the stars were good. To this day, Christmas-Chanukah is Betty's favorite holiday. She likes to open presents. (www.bettydog.com) - please excuse for the shameless plug :-)
Bdogg - I'd like a complete set of Little House ;) I think I read them all piecemeal, so each one was from a different edition. Some had yellow spines, some blue.
Tara -BARK shelter...Brooklyn Animal Rescue K___? Cute name.
I like the pictures of Betty rolling in the snow!
(Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition)
:o)
I have no idea what my favorite Christmas gift was. Maybe that means it's still to come. :o)
Happy Holiday's!
Merry Christmas!