The 6th Day of Christmas

 I'm a little late counting down the 12 days of Christmas...

But, I decided to post a picture a day (or pictures each day) until Christmas has arrived.

So- On the 6th Day of Christmas:

My True Love Read to Me.

 

 

 

  And Charlie lounged cozily.

Happy Halloween- and book winners!

Happy Halloween!

I spent my early morning (4:30 am) feeding horses for someone out of town...and stuck in her driveway in the snow.

I had to call The Man of the House halfway to work, to come rescue me. 

In all fairness, it was a long, steep driveway and very deep snow!

Long story short, I finally got home- tired and deeply, deeply annoyed with snow in October.

Not a good way to begin Halloween day.

However, things have perked up.  I took my three youngest trick-or-treating downtown, and am getting ready to take them and several others through the neighborhoods soon.

And then,

And then,

I am going to bed.

No scary movies for me, and maybe not even any chocolate.

I need sleep so much more.

But first: I need to announce the winners of my homeschooling book contest!

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read my blog.

And, because I'm so thrilled for having someone read my little ol' blog, I'm going to give away three books instead of two.

The winners of 'Homeschooling and Loving It' by Rebecca Kochenderfer are:

Anna Walker

Robyn

Theresa Walker

Congratulations, ladies!  Keep up the good work.

I will get those sent out to you.

My little witches downtown. 
(Good witches, of the Rocky Mountains)  ;o)

Gotta love those striped leggings! 

And Abby, our dog, was just happy to be part of the festivities.

At the down town trick-or-treat festival, many children brought their dogs.  My girls begged to do the same.

Here is Chuck's knight in shining armor, carrying him so his little legs wouldn't have to work so hard.  

Who says chivalry's dead? 

He was able to leisurely check out the various costumes and booths. 

Lots of new sights and smells!

And back in the truck, ready for a nap....while the girls noisily devour their candy!

Charlie the Hound

This is how Charlie spends most of his day...

(He's actually sleeping in that position!)








Gotta love that extra skin....



His life is ruff, REALLY RUFF!
When he's conscious, he does actually play, too. He even chews on things he shouldn't.
He can be naughty.
But when he chews on us we get to say things like, "Ouch, Chahlie! You bit me...and that really huht!" Just like the adorable boy on youtube.
(If you haven't seen that yet, visit youtube and search for 'Charlie bit me.' )

Or, because my children LOVE to listen to 'Hank the Cowdog' stories on CD, we can make up Hank-esque songs about Charlie.
Such as:
"Charlie Brown, don't you frown....stop sniffing the ground and you'll be a good hound. Charlie Brown, do you hear that sound? I know you're low to the ground and you can't swim or you'll drown..... You get the idea.
The girls love it.

His official name is Charles Huckleberry. And we call him Charles, (when in trouble) Charlie (when he's good) and Chuck (when we want him to hurry....which is most of the time).