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Zap's First Christmas With Us

#1 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:33 pm

Like the girls, he celebrates both holidays. Yesterday he received a new dreidel squeak toy to play with.

When Zap came downstairs this morning, there was a new cranberry velvet blanket on "his" part of the couch, the blanket has lambswool on the reverse. (Santa picked it up at Linen's and Things Closing sale.) He also noticed a stocking full of new dog toys.

(The cats received presents as well, but they chewed through the bag and played with them in the middle of the night because the toys had catnip on them.)

Zap was patient while I threw together my traditional Christmas breakfast casserole and we went on an extra long walk. Since it's cold and rainy here, Zap wore both his jacket and a matching dickey to keep his neck warm. (Emma found the dickey in our ski stuff and pulled it out for Zap to wear.)

When we came home, we woke up the girls and opened gifts. Zap excitedly played with his news toys, then settled down on his new blanket surrounded by new toys. He looked very happy, but was exhausted.

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#2 Post by hermillion » Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:17 pm

I love this story -- it makes me smile. Zap has certainly landed in his own personal happy place! Happy Holidays to the PSClan.
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#3 Post by a1mamacat » Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:57 pm

Awwwww, what a great story.

So, what are you doing for him for Kwanzaa? :twisted:
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#4 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:43 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Like the girls, he celebrates both holidays.
Did he convert, or was he born Jewish? And if the former, what did he say when you explained to him the necessity of circumcision? :shock: --Bob
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#5 Post by ulysses5019 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:37 am

Bob78164 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Like the girls, he celebrates both holidays.
Did he convert, or was he born Jewish? And if the former, what did he say when you explained to him the necessity of circumcision? :shock: --Bob

Oh, that must be the dickey part of the story.
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#6 Post by secondchance » Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:46 am

:D

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#7 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:34 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: Zap was patient while I threw together my traditional Christmas breakfast casserole and we went on an extra long walk. Since it's cold and rainy here, Zap wore both his jacket and a matching dickey to keep his neck warm. (Emma found the dickey in our ski stuff and pulled it out for Zap to wear.)
Can we see a picture of Zap in this snazzy outfit? :D

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#8 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:56 pm

At some point I will post pictures.

We are having a party for between 20 and 50 teenagers in three hours. I am a bit preoccupied...

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#9 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:10 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: We are having a party for between 20 and 50 teenagers in three hours. I am a bit preoccupied...
Oh, you poor thing! :shock:

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