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Woof is not the smartest dog on the block but he does know how to use his paws which is pretty darn cute when he is digging in the river for rocks or fetching his ball out from 
under the car. It is not so cute when he is escaping from his kennel, multiple times. The other night he broke out twice, once from each corner of the kennel door. Ben fixed it up with some rope and all seemed fine until a week later he broke out again, from a new spot. We watched him out the window frantically digging at the chain link and every time we went out to bust him in the act and scold him he quit. Dogs, seriously like kids that never grow up.
We had a good first Thanksgiving away from Minnesota. Thankfully a little bit of home came to see us via my in-laws. I was slightly nervous as we were hosting them for the first time and you just never know if one lives up to the expectations' parents have for their son's wife. Everything turned out just fine, I passed the test and I even learned to make fried rice and egg rolls. Ben's parents really liked our house as Ben's mom so eloquently told us, "Oh your OLD house is really nice, when Benjamin told me it was a hundred years old, I thought it would be a real dump".
I really love Christmas, the decorations, the music, the cookies. It is a can't go wrong kind of holiday. This year I wanted to watch all the shows I remembered watching as a little kid so I was pretty bummed when I realized I missed the Charlie Brown Christmas special. To make it up to me Ben brought a piece of the special home to me. Check out our Charlie Brown Christmas tree, not an exact match but pretty darn close. Don't worry Ben, I think it is cute and it really fits our OLD, not dumpy house. 
Today is your day brother Ron, 40 big ones!! The times have a changed and so have your looks. I say that in a good way though because I remember the days when you dressed like Miami Vice and not so long ago when you frosted your hair like a Backstreet Boy. Add to that list your ability to wear a sweater with windpants and yes your look has improved. I remember our parents turning 40 and it does not seem that terribly long ago (20 years I guess), man time flies. This 40 year old man loves reading the paper, talking political smack, snacking on cookies, Miami Hurricane football, St. Louis Cardinal baseball, playing the devil's advocate and rolling pillow case corners into his nose. He is my brother, my favorite brother, my only brother. "The 40 Year Old Virgin" although a great movie is not his biographical tale but "Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo", now that movie reminds me of him. Okay I will stop poking fun, he is a good guy with a good heart and now he is also an OLD man.Happy Birthday Ronnie Dean,love your little sister.
The snow is coming people. It has been snowing in the mountains of Maine and we couldn't be happier. I got a great deal on a season pass to Sugarloaf and Sunday River through the University and I get to ride something like 265 trails and 36 lifts without forking over another cent, awesome. Big mountain skiing right in your own back yard, well that is a perk you just can't get everywhere.
Halloween came and went without one trick or treater. We carved pumpkins, bought candy, and left the lights on but no one stopped. We live on quite a busy street so we thought at least one person would see our sweet jack o'lanterns and stop on by. But we weren't total LOSERS sitting around all night waiting for no one, a classmate had a halloween party and it was pretty fun.Being sports fan we moved to Maine at a good time as New England teams have been ripping it up. The Sox won the World Series, Boston College is #2 in college football, the Patriots are undefeated and the Celtics are looking stellar so far. And yes we like to remind everyone that these teams would not be so great without the help of Minnesota. David Ortiz, Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett all started in MN and if we had not let them go these beloved teams just would not be the same. So New England you are welcome.
Woof you are not. Welcome that is, for digging a giant hole in your dog kennel. Oh boy, whoever said having a dog is good training for a kid was right. He can be such a stubborn mule and then he makes us laugh until we cry, oh Woofer. Check out Ben trying to hold him like a 92 lb. baby, he hated it but didn't move, just sat there clenched up in a ball, holding his breath, with an embarrassed look on his face. It was too funny....
Woof is not the smartest dog on the block but he does know how to use his paws which is pretty darn cute when he is digging in the river for rocks or fetching his ball out from 
under the car. It is not so cute when he is escaping from his kennel, multiple times. The other night he broke out twice, once from each corner of the kennel door. Ben fixed it up with some rope and all seemed fine until a week later he broke out again, from a new spot. We watched him out the window frantically digging at the chain link and every time we went out to bust him in the act and scold him he quit. Dogs, seriously like kids that never grow up.
I really love Christmas, the decorations, the music, the cookies. It is a can't go wrong kind of holiday. This year I wanted to watch all the shows I remembered watching as a little kid so I was pretty bummed when I realized I missed the Charlie Brown Christmas special. To make it up to me Ben brought a piece of the special home to me. Check out our Charlie Brown Christmas tree, not an exact match but pretty darn close. Don't worry Ben, I think it is cute and it really fits our OLD, not dumpy house. 
