Benji Got Bling...

1. Mommy and her oldest niece finally got Benji some bling. They have been wanting to make Benji's name tag for a while, butt, finally got to the store to make it. His name tag is blue, they wanted a green name tag to match his new green collar -- butt, they didn't want to put it off any longer -- so he got blue. Benji also got his last round of puppy shots and his rabies shot -- so he got a green name tag for his rabies shot.



This is the machine that engraved Benji's new blue name tag.




2. Here is a picture of us, Benji is showing off his new bling and I am trying to sleep in Benji's little bed. It was very cozy.




3. A couple days after Thanksgiving, we helped Mommy put up her $16.99 Christmas Tree with her oldest nephew. Everyone always makes jokes about Mommy's tree. They say it's $16.99 and it looks it too! Mommy likes her tree and won't get a new one. See, before Mommy's brother got married and moved out, he always kept getting real Christmas trees for the house. Sometimes he even got the trees with the roots still attached. So, Mommy was always stuck with getting down on her hands and knees and and trying to water the real trees. She always had to clean up all the dry pine needles that fell on the floor. And then one year, Mommy was stuck trying to decorate the Christmas tree all by herself that had the root ball attached to it, and it was so heavy. She decorated the tree lopsided because she couldn't turn it around because it was so heavy. Everyone was like -- why is your tree crooked -- Mommy said, because she couldn't even move the tree to try to straighten it out.

So, when Mommy's brother got married and moved out, Mommy took Grandma to the store and they got the $16.99 tree back in 2003. Mommy wanted a tree that she didn't have to get on a chair to decorate the top -- and she wanted one that was in a lite box, so she could carry it herself.

So, that's the story behind the $16.99 tree. We are still decorating the tree, so we will send a picture when it is all finished.







4. We heard on the news that Mommy's favorite Phillies Baseball player Chase Utley had a baby boy a few days ago. My middle name is "Chase", because I am named after him. Well, on Thanksgiving Mommy saw Mommy's niece's little Chase Utley jersey from when she was a kid and put it on Benji to wear. So, these pictures are from Thanksgiving of me and little Benjamin in my bed. Guess what Chase Utley's son's name is.... BENJAMIN. Wow! I wonder if Chase Utley will nickname his son "BENJI"? Congratulations to Chase Utley's new addition.

5. No pictures -- but wanted to let you all know Benji has been constantly doing his pee and poo in the yard -- we still have a pee pad in the house (just in case) -- butt we don't think Benji needs it anymore!

6. Unfortunately, Benji's poop sample still showed some bugs -- so he has to take another round of medicine. My poop sample was ok. The vet said -- that bug is stubborn, so she told us ahead of time -- don't be surprised if the poop sample showed the bug is still there -- they will just have to give more rounds of medicine till they get rid of it. So, it's more liverwurst time -- Mommy puts the medicine in liverwurst. Benji is addicted to liverwurst. I love liverwurst too -- it's the best! (The vet said Benji is a little overweight by 2 pounds. Mommy said, it's from all the liverwurst from giving Benji all those medicines when we first got him.)

Got to go,

Lassiter Chase and my little brother Benjamin too!