For Molly

We've given the shepherd a personality that allows him to get into mischief without meaning to.  He's a very helpful shepherd and tries to do good deeds while we sleep.  Unfortunately, he's also clumsy and prone to carelessness, so he gets himself into accidental scrapes that the children discover each morning.

He wanted to clean out the bouquet by removing dead blossoms and adding fresh water.






Here, he tried to finish some of Luci's knitting for her.





and tried to finish some painting for me...

His last mishap occurred on Christmas Eve, when he helped me hang the candy canes on the tree when my back was turned....