The Tip jar continued

On Sunday afternoon Jeff heard loud dog barking in our front yard and went to investigate since we don't have a dog. There was a tiny, older lady holding her small dog over her head while a large pit bull jumped on her and nipped at her little dog. Jeff ran out and grabbed the little dog and held it much higher than the lady had been able to and he kicked at the pit bull to keep it back. Jeff, the lady and the little dog fled into our house with the pit bull barking at their heels. Jeff finally had to call 911 to get someone to come get the mean dog off our porch where it was just waiting for that poor little old lady and her dog to come out. The lady and her dog, Daisy, waited in our living room until the police finally came and took the dog (there is no animal control on Sundays I guess) As the little old lady was leaving she saw Lily's Tip jar and said, "Oh I wish I had something to put in your Tip jar! Thank you for letting me stay in your safe house." I was just happy that we do have a house that is safe, not only from mean dogs but also from the evil things of the world. I hope that is the "tip" that Lily got from that scary experience, to be of service to others and that home is a place of safety and love.

Christmas morning

I guess we had your typical Christmas morning except that Jeff had to leave for work by 8am so we woke the girls at 6:45. Yes, we had to actually wake them up! They seemed genuinely excited about their gifts and Alison never asked why Santa didn't bring a giant T-Rex and Lily forgot that she had asked for a pony. They were happy with all they got and played with their things all day.

As I was going around tonight, picking up after our fun day, I noticed that Lily had put her new money bank, from Grandma Patsy, by our front door with a little sign on a napkin that says "Tips". I guess she's already planning ahead for next year...maybe she'll buy herself that pony!

Christmas Pics

A couple weeks ago we went to see Santa and got our yearly Pictures for free at the bank (Lily asked for a pony and Alison asked for a T-Rex) but today the girls and I hit the mall and what did we see????

Dinosaurs!!!

Santa was there too but it was the dinosaurs that were the hit of the mall today! Alison could not tear herself away from them so I finally gave in and let her get her picture taken with the Dinosaurs. She didn't want to ride them (they were animatronic) but she did want to pet them. To bad there were no pony rides at the mall today for Lily...I'll make that request to the mall for next year.

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family and a wonderful new year!!!

~Aimee