Today we went hiking at Turnbull and saw a WILD PORCUPINE!!!!  We were walking along and heard a scratching noise and looked around and the PORCUPINE was climbing a tree right near us!!  It is a little hard to see he is camoflazed   camoogfl   he blends in so well. I added an arrow so you can see where he is.

Here is a close up after he settled down. He curled up like a fuzzy ball!

Oh boy we had a great Thanksgiving!  First our awesome neighbor Lee brought over these terrific candy acorns and turtles that she made! Chocolate – yum yum!

Then we had dinner at our friend Susan’s (and her wife Julia’s) house! It was a feast!  Susan is an amazing cook and they have a beautiful house.

Here I am with Susan and Julia who are both totally gorgeous and smart and great fun.

This is Ieleen who was one of the other guests. She is a librarian I LOVE libraries!

Also this week we went to a soap-making class!  It was fantastic!

This is Sandy who teaches the class and has been making soap for more  than 25 years!  She taught us about the history of soap and shared some hilarious stories. She is super beautiful and did an excellent job with the class.  We made our own soap but it has to cure for three weeks. I can hardly wait! and I don’t even like baths.

OMG!!!!! Auntie Darcy got to meet Tony The TIGER!!!!  He is the biggest TIGER celebrity EVER!!!  OMG!  I wasn’t there but I managed to photoshop myself into the picture.  Auntie Darcy is the luckiest person EVER! 

Me and mom went to the Titanic exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture! We were not allowed to take photos but here I am with our entry pass. It is a replica of a boarding pass to the Titanic!  Mom got to be the Countess of Rothes who traveled first class. At the end of the exhibits are lists of everyone on board the ship and it shows who survived and who did not. Mom and the Countess made it. Most of the first class passengers survived but most of the crew and people travelling steerage did not.

The museum had all kinds for great things for kids and Tigers to do!

Also the most exciting thing happened last week!  David moved in to the office at work!  David is an engineer but has transferred to the IT department. He is super smart and funny and really handsome!  but not quite as handsome as me. 

At work to celebrate Veteran’s Day there was a giant crock pot pot luck party!  There were about 50 crock pots with everything from chili to venison to mac & cheese! Yum!!!

There were also tons of homemade desserts!  Mom said it’s a special occasion so we could have some sweets.  Mom said we can freeze them and have one once in a while but instead we ate them all up that afternoon!  It was awesome!!!

We got a gift at the party!  because mom is a veteran.  It is this super cool flashlight that turns into a mini lantern!  Me and Dixie like to play with it in the closet at home.

The snow is all gone!  There was just a little bit left in the back yard a few days ago.

This weekend we went for a long walk in the woods near our house and we found a whole bunch of interesting artsy posts with good advice.

OMG!!!  It started snowing at work on Friday!  Yayyyyyy!

Then on Saturday night it snowed a lot more!  We measured how much snow was on our back deck.  I cannot read the numbers very well but it was a lot! Over four inches!

This is a view from the deck.  We shoveled a lot of snow today.  Mom says we need to get used to it since it is supposed to be a snowy winter this year. Tigers LOVE the snow!

Also last week was Halloween!  Here are some of the trick-or-treaters who came to our door  I was not scared I am a TIGER!