I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Around these parts it wasn’t the healthiest of holidays, but we all had some fun anyway. Christmas Eve included a little concert since my father got a guitar for himself for Christmas. Since Dad is only knows one chord so far, my boyfriend did the strumming while Dad sang along.
Of course, there were lots and lots of great presents. I already got a chance to use the new rain boots that my sister and her family gave to me walking Jack during the big rainstorm yesterday.
Jack has been enjoying all his new toys. Like this new alligator, which apparently has something like 16 different squeakers.
That was a gift from my boyfriend, and my father suggested there might be something a little bit passive aggressive about it.
Of course there was nothing at all passive aggressive about my big gift from my boyfriend, a framed poster of the cover of Ferocity Summer. It matches the framed cover of Popular that he gave me last year.
Speaking of Ferocity Summer, I received a present two days after Christmas, an advanced copy of my next book.
So, all in all, it was a very merry Christmas here!
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YAY!!! I LOVE the boots!!! They are too cute! Your sis has great taste.
I also LOVE the cover of your next book. I can’t wait to put a copy in my hubby’s high school library. 
Do you know where I can get a toy like that for my beagles? They love squeakers.
Merry (a little late) Christmas, and Happy New Year.
Thanks, Sarah!
Oh, and the Alligator of endless noise (why would you want one of these anyway?) I believe came from the Amazon.com pet section, though I did see it at my local PetValu as well.