A Thankful Get-Together

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Xena: Mommy, Mommy, where’s my breakfast? Mommy, Mommy, when am I going to meet my new friends?

Mom: I’m fixing your breakfast the same as I do first thing every morning, Xena, then we’ll be seeing your Auntie Jen, Uncle Bill and cousins Piper and Ella. 

 

 

 

Xena: Have they seen my latest cuteness picture? Are they going to love me?

Lucy: *sigh* I got this one, Mom. Yes Xena, they will love you. I met Auntie Jen and she is a lot like Mom. She’ll fuss over you and hold you and give you kisses. Piper has gotten to be a senior schnauzer, and he has recently gone blind, so take it easy on him, will you? And Ella is going to be MY friend, so paws off. 

Mom: Lucy….

Lucy: Ok…she can be your friend too, but mostly mine. 

(a few hours later)

 

Piper: Hi Lucy and Xena. I’m Piper. I used to live here before you did. I knew your sister, Angel Lexi,  87 years before she was an angel. We were BFF’s. We hung together all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

And this time, when Mom leaves, I’m goin’ with her. We’re a team, ya’ know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Lucy, I’m Ella. Look at pretty you! Me and you, we’re the same size! We could be friends. Wanna’ play?

 

 

 

 

Piper: Excuse me…how did I end up in this play pen? Let me out. There’s nothing wrong with my nose and I smell food.

 

 

 

 

Piper: That’s better! Oh, hi Aunt Amy. Got anything good there I can have?

 

So, the humans ate and drank and laughed and talked and enjoyed the day with family and friends who are also family. No one remembered to take pictures of Lucy and Ella playing. They played all day long and became the best friends we all hoped they would be. In fact, we even discussed them going back and forth between our homes in Chattanooga and Nashville each month, but no one was willing to give up their half of the duo for a month at a time.

Piper mostly tried to stay out of their way. Xena tried to keep up with them and did a lot of obnoxious schnauzer puppy yapping. Thank goodness she finally wore herself out.

 

Tired smiles and wiggles and snores from Lucy and Xena the Schnauzer Warrior Princess

22 thoughts on “A Thankful Get-Together”

  1. Sometimes my mom caves and she gives me little bits of meat heehee. I’m pretty sure I’m her favorite still…and I have a better stomach than Nymeria so I can handle a bit of human food.

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  2. No, was I supposed to? Do you get to do that? Mom tells everyone I’m not allowed ’cause of my raw diet… Oh wait, I got some canned pumpkin, but I always get that.

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  11. Really? Mommy never told me that. She doesn’t talk about Angel Lexi much. It makes her cry and then I sit in her lap to try to make her stop. ~Xena

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  12. Mee-you what a grate furamillee get together! Xena yur doin furabuluss getting to know yur furamillee. Piper iss a kewl mandoggie an helped yur Mumma aftur Lexi doggie went to Pure Land.
    **nose kissesss** Siddhartha Henry xxxx

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  14. While everyone enjoyed the turkey feast, it was the companionship that made the day for all the creatures, large and small.

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