Big news! We're buying a house in a little town outside Philadelphia called Jenkintown. Someone lives in the house, but I've been told that there will still be space for all of us. Dad, Grandma and I drove up there through the sleet and ice last week to look at it. This is what it looks like from the front:

I realize it's not too impressive, but wait until you see what's inside:

That's right. This house COMES WITH TOYS. I was sold. Dad seemed more interested in the schools, but whatever. Who cares about THAT? Toys!!!! Maybe the people who live in the house can play with me.
(Sadly, I did not see the Philadelphia Chickens during my trip up there. Dad told me they only come out at night, and that they were even less likely to make an appearance in bad weather. If you do not know what the Philadelphia Chickens are, you seriously need to be listening to the music I'm listening to. I'm sure it's on iTunes if you're really curious.)

Our departure from Charlottesville may be imminent, but that hasn't stopped us from trying to beautify the place before we leave. Yesterday, dad and I planted two trees in our back yard. Dad said this was part of our effort to be carbon-neutral, whatever that means:

In any event, we didn't wind up dirt-neutral.

I'll admit, I"ve been suffering a bit in the attention department. But I have my own ways of getting people to notice. Check out my stunning new pedicure:

Here's a close up just in case you couldn't see:


And I've discovered a new talent:

Dad couldn't do this... he said something about his nose being too jewy.