We have a stuffed Possum who lives with the wintering outdoor plants in the bathtub,
The other morning, I found him checking out the shower, so I moved him back to his plant.
Then in the middle of the night, he was wondering the hall.
He found his way to the dog kennels.
Sofie did not like the intruder
Then this morning he was ‘playing possum’ in the hall (they really do this so that you think they are dead).
Nine was not talking. (Possum? What Possum?)
But, it was becoming very clear who was helping Possum make this journey around the house.
Watch Out, Noel! The Possum is coming to get you.
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Every day I wake up in a heap of cats. For that I am thankful. Then I open the kennel doors and I am slobbered and licked and tail whipped good morning, and for that I am thankful. There is no where that I go in my home that I am not accompanied by some four legged furry, and for that I am thankful. How totally different my life would be without my fur family. Since about 5 years old (which was a very very long time ago), I have always had fur family. And, for that, I am thankful. There are so many positive things that I get from my pets. They comfort me when I am blue. They are my walking partners. They make sure that I do not forget to do my chores (or they will do them for me: like cleaning the litter boxes in a way that I do not think is acceptable or licking the dirty dishes clean). They give me smiles on a rainy day and provide me hugs. They make me get up from the computer and go outside to feel the breeze. And, so importantly, they make me laugh (especially Louise). Life with furry family is wonderful to me.
We are thankful for you too Mom!
This is part of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop from “Hey, Its Jet Here.”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Sofie & her faux family
We live in a multi-religious household, so we get to celebrate festivals all season long (goody!). Today is the start of the Festival of Lights, called Hanukkah (you may see it spelled many different ways because it is not English). The word Hanukkah means ‘dedication.’ The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. The temple was defiled and the sacred fire, that was supposed to burn all the time, was out. There was only one day of sacred oil left and people were really upset because it would take 8 days to sanctify new oil. Miraculously, the one day oil supply lasted a full 8 days until the temple was able to be properly rededicated. Cool huh! (Note that the holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, not the military victory: the Jewish people do not glorify war.) And that is why the celebration of Hanukkah is for 8 days and people eat fried things.
There are 4 special things we do here at the zoo for this celebration: we light candles for 8 nights (away from all the kitties because we really worry about fire and tails), we play a really fun game called Dreidel (it’s a top with Hebrew letters on it and Mommy gives us doggie and kitty treats she calls, ‘Gelt’ when we win), we eat fried stuff (especially potato pancakes called, ‘Latke,’ which we wait all year for because she only makes them once), and ‘Hanny,’ the Hanukkah Fairy, brings special little gifts for us every night (we think this is because a lot of other animals we know get Xmas presents later this month and she does not want us to feel left out).
“Nes Gadol Haya Sham: A Great Miracle Happened There” is what we say. And that is true in our house. Every day we find miracles in our life. We hope you do too.
Interested in more Hanukkah stories – check out the Hanukkah Blog Crawl.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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“You won’t mind if we try a little excavating under this railroad tie, Mom, would you?”
“There appears to be some weird creature under the grass and we really want to help it escape from underground.”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
This is my first blog hop. I hopped it from 2 Brown Dawgs Blog. Check them out for more mischief.
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“Mommy, I know you have the bone under that blanket and you must give it to me. Just because you think that Sofie has chewed on it enough, that does not mean you should keep it from me. I can smell that you have it under there. I am bigger and should be able to chew on it longer. Mommy, are you listening to me?”
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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