Categories: uncategorized
Date: 26 December 2007 01:13:53
So Christmas day went well. Present distribution was done the night before, so first thing after breakfast (non-communal) for me was taking Pooka for a walk. As expected there weren't many people out, but there were a few regulars, and we had a good play at the oval.
Then home for a mad frenzy of cleaning before the grandparents arrived. The mother's parents were first, and my grandmother told us all about the suspicious incident in her street between 1 and 1:14am. If I'd had a mouthful of drink I would have either spat it out or snorted it out when she said "but I'm not nosy - I'm not always watching the neighbours"! Hah!!! Although I must say that the story from that night was quite interesting ;)
The father's mother arrived next, dropped off by the uncle, the aunt and the cousin (9 years old... or 10? 11?). The "adults" all talked for a while, the "kids" (aged 28, 26, 23 and 9) all played with Pooka in the backyard. It was during this hour that I saw just what a tolerant and non-vicious dog Pooka is. She was thoroughly tormented by my cousin. Not because my cousin is nasty, just because she was overexcited and didn't realise that she was being rather annoying. And I didn't know that people still pulled dogs' tails! However some progress was made on Pooka's commando crawl trick and the cousin was extremely impressed because her dog can't sit, fetch, come, lie down on command, let alone roll over when told. I suspect she'll be asking for a labradoodle when her current dog (9 years old) shuffles off this mortal coil.
The uncle/aunt/cousin then left, the parents/brothers/grandparents and I then had lunch. Cold turkey and ham, salads, pavlova, pudding. Then the grown ups had cups of tea and I went to my room and had a doze. Then we dispatched the grandparents and it was all over.
The parents took Pooka for a walk last night and she met two pointers at the dog park. They were visiting from Newcastle and apparently were very good playmates for her. The night before she met two other dogs visiting from somewhere who were also good for a rumble. Clearly she is very welcoming to out-of-towners.