Three Legged Max

Christmas in Wisconsin!

Guess what!  I got to spend Christmas in Wisconsin.  Mom and I drove up there to visit with her old roommate, Sara.  It was a four-hour drive and I whined for the first three hours!  I was nervous.  Mom had me tied up in the back seat.  Actually, she first had me in one of those seatbelt harnesses, but as she expected, they don't work well on three-legged dogs.  I wiggled my way out of that by the time she got to the O'Hare Oasis. 

Once we were in Wisconsin I had so much fun.  I got to meet Allie and Freckles.  Allie was about my size and Freckles was smaller!  They gave me a cool present, too.  Oh, and Sara's parents gave me some presents, too (My Grammy also sent me a soccer ball and a chewy).  Sara's dad thought I was the coolest dog ever (and I am).  He was amazed at how quickly I ran up the stairs.  Mom was nervous as I ran down them.  We don't have a staircase like that at home.  I also met their three dogs, Luther, and two others.  They're all girls, but they all have boy names. 

Mom also found out that I love cheese!  And beef jerky.  I don't get those things at home, but Sara's dad kept them coming.  That being said, I didn't eat but about two of my meals of dogfood the whole three days.  And when I came home, I didn't eat for a couple of  , either.  I was hoping that if I held out long enough, Mom would give me more cheese, but she didn't :( 

When I came home, Happy and Ozzie were very happy to see me.  I was pretty happy to see them, too.  I was most excited to be back in my own yard where I could run off the leash.  Mom was glad about that, too. 

Here are a few pictures of Happy, Ozzie, and me from last week.

  Happy was laughing at Mom when she took that picture!

Ozzie was being so sweet to Mom. . . too sweet.

   

And now, the star of the show--ME!  Aren't I handsome?  Mom says I look guilty in the first one.  I didn't do it, I promise!

Snow!!!

It snowed ALL day yesterday!  The forecast had called for 3-5 inches, but Mom says we got about 8.  It even snowed into the night.  So today?  We're up to our rears in snow (well, I am, at least) !  Brrr!

Year in 12 (or 9)

This is Mom's year-end 12 of 12 recap.  She only did it 9 months, so there will only be 9 pics.  Hopefully next year we'll make all 12!

January-Mom looks so thrilled.

February--Mom got to spend about 8 hours at home when her flight from Reno to Bangor was delayed and she got an overnight layover in Atlanta.

April--Apparently the 12th of the month is Mom's predetermined sick day.  She had a double ear infection today.

July--Moving from Maine to Illinois

August--Mom's hair is finally starting to grow out from the bad haircut over a year ago

September--MY first 12 of 12!!!  Mom adopted just a couple of weeks earlier.  That's Grammy's arm in the picture, too.  She came to visit!

October--Mom's been training for her bike ride next summer!!

November--Look!  Mom's hair!  It's growing out!!!

December--I have to end with me!  Happy end of 2007!

December 12 of 12

Here's Mom's 12 of 12 for December.  She's been sick since Sunday, so she isn't looking too good.  She went to work this morning, came home after two patients, went back for the last patient, and then came home again.  Poor Mom!  I must say, though, that I've really enjoyed her being home the last few days. . . even if she was sick.

7:06am--Mom just let me out to go potty.  Brrr.  It was so cold on my butt!

9:29am--Mom managed to go to work for a couple of hours to see her patients.  This?  Is a foam blank used to make a cover for a prosthetic leg.  Starts as a rectangular prism. . . ends as a leg.

11:04am--Mom's back home for a few hours.  See?  I told you she didn't feel well.

11:05am--Yay for Mom being home!  It's Potty Time!!!

11:07am--AND Play time!!!

11:49am--I love laying on Mom's bed!

1:29pm--Mom's on her way back to work.  See that helmet?  All it's good for today is holding the tissue.  She went through that whole roll of tissue today, by the way.

3:04pm--Look at all those toys!  They're all MINE!  Mom says they're "ours."

3:05pm--Say hi to Mr. Froggy.

3:45pm--Mom's still not feeling well, but at least she's home again!  You know, right after she left work the first time this morning, her boss emptied the trashcan by her desk full of her snotty tissues! 

6:24pm--Who's the cutest?  Yeah, you better say "Max!"

 

    

7:31-m--This is the pic Mom's aunt painted of the clock in downtown Augusta.  Mom loves it.  Grammy gave it to her for her birthday.  Sorry for the bad lighting on the pic!