I wanted to share this pictures with you.

I took these on the day of that blizzard some of us had.

We have about 8 squirrels that live in a tree we have in our front yard.

We like feeding them & watching them play. But we think we created 8

furry monsters. If we don't feed them when they want to eat, they come on

our big bay window sill & look in & tap on the glass. Honest to god!!!!! The first time

that happened, Montana went crazy & we couldn't believe what we were seeing.

It gave us a good laugh. That's for sure.

The above picture of Montana watching the squirrel from the inside, I finally

got a picture of her doing that. She does that all the time. She loves playing

with them, and the squirrels love teasing her. We must have gone though

3 bird feeders this year because they keep jumping on them

and breaking them. The birds are never amused by this.

Who needs T.V. when you have a show in your front yard to watch, right?

Nico is sick again. He has double ear infections. We couldn't believe it.

Enough with being sick already. We just want to be healthy and

stay that way. Vince and I are O.K. Tonight is Nico's swim team awards party.

All of us are pretty excited. It should be a fun time.

Also, I wanted to give you an up-date on my back.

I'm having new symptoms. Sever pain is shooting all the way down to my toes.

This is most likely caused by the next 2 discs above the fusion. They is no more

cushion left. Which means it's bone on bone. It means I

could be looking at more back surgery in the near future. Now, that doesn't

mean I will agree to it. My pain is pretty brutal at times. Other times it's

unbearable. I use my stupid cane more often these days now. My doctor

is trying to keep me as comfortable as possible. Having the pump plus

other pain medicine, it's all we can do at this time. Right now, there

is nothing else to try. We try to keep smiling and stay positive

for Nico's sake but I can't lie. It's very hard. I know in the

long run, we will beat this disease. It's the "when" that's hard.

Vince and I are grateful for the love and the support you give us.

It helps alot.

Well, that is it for now. We send our love & wish all of you a very

Merry Christmas!