It could be a dog's life, but it is the good life because I have this great family that I can HOWL about...

The Grandtimers were having a birthday and my family wanted to celebrate their birthdays in special ways.  My family cooked up a most sumptuous meal

Here I am with the kids and there they are...

...over there

My human valets...oops...My family gave presents.

  Grandtimer Bill's gift was a book about all kinds of trains.  And Grandtimer Nancy is all smiles for a gift certificate from Kohl's Dept store.  Then it was time for cake   and the Happy Birthday song.

My human valets...there I go again...My family love celebrations.  When Thanksgiving day came around the smells that wafted from the kitchen so stirred my dog-soul that I was hard pressed to contain my canine appetites.  

But I prevailed, all nestled and snug next to Grandpa

Then, all of a sudden, there was such a clatter, I followed my nose to see what was the matter ...

...and, there in the kitchen, a plump juicy turkey-bird, being basted with care.

I jumped from the couch and hunkered down under for a bird's-eye-view of this wonder.

The turkey-bird is done and is proudly displayed...

...while visions of doggie-treats danced in my head.

Click, clang,click, clang, went the fork and the knife, 

...and I knew in a moment...

it was time for me to appear on the scene. The smells were to die for...that I fell into rapturous reverie.

...tasty morsel for Sarah... Ahhhhh...

...tasty morsel for Dee... Yummmm...

...tasty morsel for Mark... Mmmmm...

Lost in my reverie--what seemed only seconds --POOF--it was GONE!

But where?????              

Dash it all, dash it all, I took to my wrap and settled down for a long winter's nap... well, not exactly.

It was Mark on the trumpet...

...and time for Dad to have a little fun.

You see now why I love my family.  I don't need any of those magnetic-therapy pet pads or anything like that because I get lots of hugs and pats and pets.

They know how to give hugs...

and kisses... and things like that.

Straight from the Polster Dog-Daily Survey:  How do you define quality time with a human?  Of course, getting praise from a human.  That's why I love my family.

It's the Christmas season, a time for family gatherings.  One night  the Grandtimers gathered with my family and gave gifts.

Sarah proudly wears a Florida Gators sport tee.

Mark proudly wears a Florida Seminoles sport tee.

Hmmm...two collegiate rival schools...hmmm...sister & brother at odds...or will they beat the odds, being the best of buds.

My wager is that they'll be the best of buds forever.  It's my family's way.  I know because they put up with me...and put up with me...

This is my family, the best of buds...

Now I can HOWL about that!