Christmas Day 2017

'Twas the Night Before Christmas 

and All Through the House. 

Not a Creature was Stirring 

Not Even a Mouse.

The unwrapping is all done. 

The feeling of LOVE still is warming my soul.

 Isn't this the FUNNIEST Door Mat?

It fits me to a "T".

Christmas was good to us this year.

Denise, your Snow Couple is JUST PERFECT! ! ! 

Their place of honor will be on the fireplace Hearth.

Indy and Willa have tried their Christmas stuffies.

Willa still prefers Indy's old stuffies 

(which are seen on the floor between them)

over her Hedgehog.

Indy has actually played with her Christmas Cracker.

Let's see how long it takes them to realize

they can tug on the cracker.

Here's hoping your Christmas was everything you expected 

and 

your heart is warm with the love of those you cherish.

We Adopted

Gene, Indy, Marcus and Matthew are proud to announce that we have adopted a new fur-child. Her name is Willa.

She was a stray, picked up about 10 blocks west of where we live. On Thursday, Sept 21, I saw her picture on the local Humane Society Facebook page. I shared it with Gene and said I'd like to check her out.

We went over Friday morning and she was a sweetie. I fell in love the instant I held her. She is so tiny. We took Indy back for a Meet and Greet in the afternoon. Inside the building Willa wasn't real receptive. Outside, Willa was perfect. Guess she was guarding her kennel there. 

When we left with her we went by our Vet and made an appointment for her. Connie, receptionist/vet tech/wife of owner, asked what she was. I laughed because they had said she was part poodle. Connie and I thought he looked more Schnauzer. Now that we have really looked at her, and watched her mannerism, I think hr muzzle, her head from the front and the fur on her head, neck and upper back look like a mini-Dachshund, the hair on  her legs looks like a Schnauzer, the hair on her body is pretty wiry and her tail . . . lots of hair that curls like Pollyanna's Banana Curls.

Indy has been great with her. She assumed the playing position and poor Willa thought she was going to pounce.

 You can see she is a lap dog.

And also a "chest" dog.

She knows:

1. outside is where she goes to the bathroom.
2. sit means butt on the floor.
3. kitchens are where the excitement happens.

Today she went outside and when he was done with her business she decided she was going to run by the two dogs behind the fence behind us. Her old tail was flying. Indy decided to get in on it: he chased Willa and Willa ran in front of Butter and Tampa, across the deck and back around to pass them. They did this for 5 or more rotations. Indy could have over taken her at any time, but she didn't o I know she likes her and wanted to play also.

Never been a 2 dog household so this should be fun!