I've been employed now for a month and Murphy has been doing wonderful by himself for the three hours that I'm gone. I'm glad that I only work as little as I do. Its been really great making a little money and still have the time to run errands, do things around the house, have dinner ready or at least started by the time Chris gets home and of course play with Murphy and take him for a walk. Its been so convenient and Chris likes it too even though I'm not making much, every little bit helps. Plus, I was driving myself mad staying home all the time so it has also been really good for my mental health. I guess I could use all the help I can get, right? (haha)

I'm so glad that Murphy has been doing so well. I wish he was more social at the dog park though. We take him there so he can meet and mingle with other canines, but he would rather walk the perimeter of the fence or hide behind any humans that are in there. Chris and I have concluded that he would rather just play one on one with one dog. He is also submissive around dogs that are bigger than he is, but I think that's better than being agressive. He's been this way around big dogs since he was a pup. He's a good boy though.

We're all ready for Christmas at our house. The tree is up and decorated and our lights are up outside and the railing upstairs have lighted garland on them and Stella just loves getting into mischief with it. Last year, both Stella and Murphy hung out under the tree and slept side by side which is rare for those two. Usually Murphy just harrasses her and she gets annoyed and leaves. Hopefully they lay under there together again so I can take a picture. They are just too cute.