Getting Ready for Christmas, and Taste Testing

Greetings AugBlog readers!

Sitting on the warm blanket

The weather has been very cold, and JK brought out this special blanket from inside the big blue square box in the living room.  I didn't even know that the top of that big blue box opened up!  But it does!  And there are warm blankets inside.  I really like this blanket.  It is warm and very big, and good to sit on.  JK told me that her mother made it for her, and that it is very special and I should be careful.  I will be very careful with it, because I could tell she was serious.

JK let me eat two new foods tonight to review for the blog! 

New Food #1 - Potato Dumplings
Rating:  4 out of 5 Cheesy Treats - I would be very happy to eat these every day.
Highlights:  Warm, soft, very tasty
Problems:  Not cheesy enough

New Food #2 - Small bite of dried fig
Rating:  2 out of 5 Cheesy Treats
Highlights:  Sweet, chewy like my favorite cranberry bones (you can see me trying to chew the fig in this picture)
Problems:  Too chewy.  The fig stuck to my teeth and had lots of small seeds in it.

I also tried a third new food tonight, but I was not supposed to eat it. 

JK played some funny music tonight and sat on the floor to tape bright colored paper around some boxes.  She was singing and taping, and she didn't see me stick my head into the bag and take out something that smelled very much like sweet food to me. 

The thing that smelled like food was very tough and chewy, but I made it into the thing and got to eat some of the sweet food before JK heard me and came to see what I was doing.

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She was very unhappy that I had eaten some of the sweet food.  She said that it was chocolate, and it could make me sick if I ate too much of it!  I wasn't really scared of getting sick, because she found me before I could eat much.  But I did feel sad when she said that that chocolate food was supposed to be a gift for Mr. Wolf.  I hope she can get some more for him.  I promise I won't eat it.

Mr. Wolf's Birthday Weekend

JK was gone for a very long time two days ago, and her friend Jackie came over to our house to live for one day and night.  I missed JK, but I was very happy to see Jackie.  Jackie gave me my food in the morning, and took me for walks, and let me sleep with her up in the big bed.  Jackie is very nice and likes to pet me.  I like her. 

When JK came home, she was very busy in the kitchen making food.  It was a kind of chocolate food.  I don't know what chocolate is, but dogs cannot eat it.  JK gave me the good cheese instead.  She cooked for a long time, and then when she was finished, Mr. Wolf came home!  Hooray!  I was so excited to see him.  

JK gave Mr. Wolf two boxes that were covered in bright colored paper and strings.  She told him that the small box was from me.  He was very happy to open it, and thanked me and kissed me for the very good present.  JK told me that it was a movie that he likes to watch on the TV.  There were funny-shaped things inside the other box.  I'm not sure what they were, but they are probably used for making food because JK put them away in the kitchen. Mr. Wolf was very happy with both of these boxes. 

JK and Mr. Wolf ate pizza like they always do when Mr. Wolf comes home after many days.  They sat on the couch and watched Mr. Wolf's new movie.  And when the movie was over, JK brought out a plate with pieces of the chocolate food on them.  JK sang a silly song to Mr. Wolf.  JK and Mr. Wolf sing lots of silly songs, and sometimes they sing silly songs to me.  After the silly song, they ate the chocolate food. 

We all stayed up very late, and then we went to sleep and slept very late in the morning.  I like it when we do that, as long as I don't feel like I have to go outside.  JK took this picture of me sleeping with Mr. Wolf.  I do not like to leave the bed when he is home.  He is so nice to sleep on.