Merry Christmas

With the non-stop anti Christian barrage we've been enduring the last few years, let's go out of our way to say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" to each other. Our beliefs are what makes America strong and if they take that from us what's next? Show everyone this time of year isn't about gifts but about being kind and appreciating whatever we have. Merry Christmas!

Tira the Cave Dog

A few days ago we got Tira a "Gigantic Smoked Bone." Here's a picture of her with it...we didn't see her for a few hours as she gobbled it and rolled on it. Check out this and other photos of her in Tira's Photo Gallery.

Nutcracker

This year we're finally going to go see The Nutcracker. We got a deal where I get in for free and Min-Ah gets 20% off so we couldn't resist. Plus it's only a few minutes from home. Should be a good time...

Squirrel Feeder Build Plans

A month ago I built a squirrel feeder that used a one gallon pickle jar to hold the squirrel food (I use unsalted roasted peanuts). We had no squirrels at all the first month then a couple days ago we had our first squirrel. Tira loves squirrels and she just camps in the backyard, rain or shine, and watches for it to return. She'll be in the yard for hours on end, will forget about dinner, and runs around like a crazy girl. This is the best "diet" plan we've found and hope she likes it...

Squirrel feeder plans (774KB)

Tira Tried to Trick Us

Every morning we go through the same routine: we wake up, Tira gets excited, runs downstairs, and waits by the door to go outside. Then she runs out, pees, and runs back in to eat. Recently I noticed she pees really fast so I watched her run fast as she can to the deck stairs, pause, then run back inside. She thought she could fake us out, make us think she peed, then eat her breakfast even sooner. I caught her do that a few mornings in a row so pointed to the yard and told her to go potty, she did, and that fixed that. I wonder what other things she's figured out how she's tricking us...

Reading Bible for First Time

A couple days ago I started a 365 day Bible reading plan using YouVersion's free site. I had been skimming some sections on my iPod Touch using their great Bible program (and all the free translations).