Not so good

The last thing I enjoy doing, is giving bad news. My loved dog Cherokee, got something wrong in his back leg a few years back. it turned out that he'd be able to live a few more years. He was doing good for a time. but just a few days ago he began limping on his front right leg. One day it was so bad that he was barely able to move. So we set up another vet appointment for him. We took him in and the vet told us that he had the same problem with his front leg as he did the back one. We now have him on special medicine and now only time will tell if it's time to let go. We all love him so much, and he is still so alive... if you take him outside he'll run around like a puppy. But if he lays down and goes to get back up, he looks like it hurts. So when things get worse we'll have to put him down. I hope for all of you prayers. I pray for him in all of mine, and this Sunday I'm doing a fast for him. 

Christmas

I know that Christmas has already come and gone, but I thought that I still should put some pictures up. It was a very good Christmas, there were much more presents then we thought there would be. All my sisters and their Husbands/boyfriends were able to come.

  This is my sister Melanie, and her husband Keats.

This is Kirstie, David, ( her boyfriend ) and EmmaLee.

These lovely people are my parents, their names are... Dad and Mom.

This is April and I, those good moments when we get along, ( just kidding, we get along fine. ) 

This is my sister Jennifer and her husband Josh.

This is Rebecca, and her boyfriend Todd.

They were all there with us, and every one brought their animals, just not Melanie and Keats. The house was full, AND WE LOVED IT!!! Here are some pictures of the living room on Christmas morning...

Oh, what lovely presents! We all had an awesome time. I hope every one else had one just as good.

Now I know that this picture is a little random, but i couldn't help myself, this is Josh while we were playing a game, he got just a little hyper. But we still love him. :)

This is my mom and dad having fun with the things April and I knitted for them. Aren't they awesome looking?

And these are pictures of my mother having me play, "model" with my new shirt... And no my pinky isn't missing, I just have it tucked in. :)

And now, for all of those who know me you should know what's coming next... Pictures of the animals!!! YEAH!!!

Princes and Cinnamon...

Cherokee...

Sadie... 

and Charlotte, these are just our dogs, now you get to see the other...

This is Po, also seen in the picture above.

Buddy, him and Po are Kirste's dogs.

This is Torque and Bently, Jennifer and Josh's dogs, they also have a pom pom, ( Pomeranian  ) but we never got a picture of her.

And this is about all I have about Christmas.

Surprise Surprise

We slept in until 8:30 this morning. My sister Melanie and her husband Keats didn't wake up until  about 12:30 noon. Everything was very frozen this morning, making the time we spent taking care of the animals very annoying. We had the Opportunity  to watch, " Night at the Museum 2," IT WAS SORTA' DUMB!!! I thought it was kind of funny but not really worth owning. Tonight we were eating dinner, and my mother kept looking at the front room windows. We all thought that she was just kidding with us, but a few minutes latter... my Sister Jennifer and her Husband Joshua, ( Josh ) came in the door. We were very happy that they came this early, Originally  they weren't going to be here, until Christmas morning. BUT NOW THEY ARE HERE!!!!! They brought their dogs, Torque,(pit bull/Boxer.) Bently,(Pit Bull/Labrador ) and Miki.(Tea cup Pomeranian ) We, ( April, EmmaLee and I ) all watched G-force. It was funny, but still not worth owning. We're all so excited for Christmas tomorrow. We're all staying up late, to visit as a family. But not too late, so that Christmas morning comes sooner. Grin! I hope that all of you have a really grand Christmas! I don't think that I'll be Updating  this blog any time soon, but if I happen to have some extra time on my hands tomorrow after we've done all the fun stuff, then I think I'll have some pictures of the morning. Again I'd like to wish every one a happy Christmas. OH, and here is our family Christmas card for this year... I hope that you like it. 

The MacKays

 Another year has come to an end and we, the MacKays, are all here on this earth enjoying the bounties of it.  
 Eric: Still working in Show Low and surrounding areas for the local mortuary. Keeps family happy by taking them atv riding on weekends looking for wild animals. Sometimes we don’t have to go very far to find them out where we live.
 Sherie: Working for the local police department as a dispatcher. It isn’t so hard babysitting a small town. Actually spends more time reading and other things than working. Bet you all wish you had that job.
 Rebecca: Working for the county as a county clerk. Finds great enjoyment with some fellow employees (a boyfriend) and great aggravation with others. Lives at home as of now and we love having her around.
 Jennifer & Joshua (Roper): Live in Maricopa, AZ. Happy parents of 3 dogs and a lovely home. They were sealed in the SLC Temple this year.
 Melanie & Keats (Jack): Live in La Plata, NM. Happy parents of 2 dogs. (What is it with dogs, I thought you should have children after marriage, not dogs?)
 Kirstie (19): Lives in Winslow, AZ. Is attending officer academy for becoming an officer at the county jail. Will graduate the last day of the year.
 Amanda (14): Living at home. Still being homeschooled. Eager to get her driving permit this next year since she believes she should be driving all over anyway. Determined to train her Labrador to pull a cart. (Good idea since we won’t get her a horse.) 
 April (12): Living at home. Still being homeschooled. Enjoying babysitting for others because you get paid for it. Has discovered it is nice to have money.
 EmmaLee (7 going on 25): Living at home. Attends AZVA (which is doing school at home). Is going to be the world’s greatest female hunter possibly in only a few years. Also believes she is a cat.
 There are many more cats, dogs, chickens and rabbits that some feel are part of the family and others feel should be part of dinner.
 Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.

Christmas is close

Christmas is almost here. I'm really excited! We've, at last, finished our Christmas shopping. What a relief! The tree is up the lights are on, and the cooking is being done, and even as I type my sister, Melanie and her husband Keats, are on their way here. My sister Kirstie will be coming soon as well, and my sister Jennifer and her husband Joshua, wont be coming until Christmas. We made fudge the other day, and I swear that it is addictive. We've cleaned the house top to bottom. EmmaLee has lost two teeth in the amount of three days, she bled allot, I wanted to vomit. We don't have that big of a house and are scrambling to figure out were everyone is going to be sleeping, there are going to be 4 people in my room, and it's hardly big enough for April and Me. It'll be April, EmmaLee, Cherokee, ( our old dog ) and Me!!! Sounds cramped? Just wait until every one is here! I finally got the pictures of the house, even though it was 12 degrees outside. They're at the top, the computer was being strange so I couldn't move the pictures. It looks weird because it was very dark outside and the camera takes the pictures strange. I need to go now, I hope to remember to do this tomorrow.

Poor Puppy

In these past days, many things have happened. My sister Kirstie brought her dogs over, after the water pipes in her house broke. Her dogs have a lot of energy and they love playing with my puppy, Charlotte. So that day we say blood on the back porch, and expected it to be Cherokee. But later the next day, we brought Charlotte inside, because it was very cold outside. She kept shaking her head, to get dry, and we discovered blood splats on the wall. It looked like there was a fight in there. We soon figured out that Charlotte's ear had been split open about one centimeter and 1/2. It's healed up some, but not all the way yet.

I still don't have any pictures of the house, but I'm going to try and get some. At night it gets down to 12 degrees. So it's not that fun to go out there. I'll have some more things on here tomorrow... If I remember. :) 

New Member

We now have a new member of the family. My sister Rebecca brought home a young kitten, she is white with black patches on her. Here are two pictures of her...

I know, I know, she is quite adorable, but you can't have her she's mine! LOL!!! Our other animals have taken to her quickly, and Cinnamon loves his new play mate. Here is a cute picture of Cinnamon getting a drink with Charlotte.

I've also been wanting to get some pictures of my house lights, but haven't gotten around to it. But just yesterday we got a Christmas tree, and here is a picture.

 Well, I'm going to go to bed now, so this blog entry will have to end here. I hope I remember to make another one tomorrow.

December

I think that December is one of my favorite months, it's the month of Christmas and new year. Two holidays in one month is always fun. We've been getting ready for Christmas this past week. We got our inside decorations out, and set them up. We got out the house lights, but haven't set them up yet. I'll have pictures of them when I do. We also have Christmas dishes, that have bells on them, and some sort of Christmasy plant. They also have gold colored trimming around them. We also have snow men salt and pepper shakers. We have a grand ball at my ward this Friday, it sounds very exciting, but my parents say that you have to be eighteen years or older. So I hope to be one of the servers there. But my mom needs either April or Me to babysit because she and my Dad are going. But April has already volunteered to stay home for me. Then this Saturday I have a dance. A Christmas dance. Well, I hope that you are all having fun getting ready for the holidays.