25 WEEKS OLD

YESTERDAY I WAS 25 WEEKS OLD.  HARD TO BELIEVE.
I HAD A VERY BUSY WEEK BECAUSE THE SKI AREA, MY HOME FOR THE WINTER, OPENED ON SAT AND THAT WAS VERY EXCITING.


MORE ABOUT THIS PHOTO LATER - NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM NOT HAPPY TO BE WEARING THE DREADED ELF SUIT AGAIN.

 I've been watching the guys make snow
for a couple of weeks now but this week I got to go to the top of the hill to check out the progress.   Wow, there's a lot of snow out there.  Their hard work is paying off.

It's not all fun and games, however.  Dee and Billy were busy cleaning and Dee gave me a duster thingy so I could help.  I much prefer just lying in front of the wood stove.

  

Then my friend Sandy asked me to go help him check to make sure that the lifts were ready for the weekend.  That sounded like much more fun than dusting so I dashed off with him for a romp in the snow.

Back to the elf story.  My aunt Mary heard about a little girl with cancer who wants to see pictures of an elf on the shelf in lots of different places.  So Peppermint came to visit the ski area.  She rode the chairlift and went to the rental shop for equipment.  And best of all, she got her picture taken with yours truly, Raisin Elf. I hope the little girl enjoys the pictures.  I HATE wearing the elf suit but this was for a good reason so that's OK.  

Being a puppy at the ski area is very hard work.  All day long kids (and adults also) stopped to say hello to us.  Lots of the people knew the GG's from last year and were happy to see a new face (that would be me).  They all asked about Harvey.  The big rule is that nobody can pet us if we jump on the gate.  That's a hard rule because the GG's are bigger than I am so unless I jump, nobody can reach me to pet.  So I figured out that if I lie down right in front of the gate, the kids can reach thru the gate and pet me - and I'm not breaking any rules.  And the kids are the best visitors because their hands usually taste really good.  By Sunday afternoon I was totally beat from being a greeter so Doris and I curled up on our bed and snoozed.  It's going to be a long winter!