Sadie is pleased to show off another early Christmas present – a Gingerbread House! While I was making this year’s Christmas cookies, Sadie was hanging out in her cookie house!
And to go with the Gingerbread House…a Gingerbread Sadie!
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No Peeking!
Over the last few day I’ve been working on wrapping Christmas presents. I’ve got a few gifts for friends and family under the tree, along with one present for Sadie. Dog toys are really annoying to wrap, in my opinion, since they are oddly shaped. Plus if I accidentally squeak the toy during the wrapping process, Sadie comes running over, begging for the new toy. So I usually put off wrapping Sadie’s toys until the very last minute, hence only one of her presents being under the tree at this point.
Anyway, Sadie wakes up from a nap and notices that there are now presents under the tree. She goes over and gives each one a thorough sniff inspection. Suddenly she starts tearing and clawing at one, trying to get it open. Of the dozen or so presents under the tree, Sadie has found the only one for her and decided to open it. Since it is Sadie’s present, she’s already ruined the wrapping paper, and she seems so excited about unwrapping it, I let her have her fun. Sadie finally gets the toy free and starts running around the room shaking it, celebrating her victory. And that’s when I notice what the toy actually is – a present shaped rope toy with the words “No Peeking” on it. I found it absolutely hilarious – Sadie decided to open early the one present that’s actually labeled no peeking until Christmas!
This post is part of the Monday Mischief Pet Blog hop hosted by Snoopy’s Dog Blog, Alfie’s Blog, and My Brown Newfies.
An Ugly Christmas Sweater Flashback Friday
In these flashback photos from her first Christmas, Sadie is modeling a lovely example of an ugly Christmas sweater. Looks like it’s pretty tiring work being so cute and Christmas-y.
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Preparing Your Pets For Meeting Children
If you live in a household without any kids, than your pets may not have spent much time with children. Sadie, for example, has played a bit with one little girl whose parents work next to our office, but she hasn’t had any experience dealing with multiple little kids. But with the holidays approaching, I know Sadie will be meting a number of little relatives for the first time. So we’ve been doing a few simple exercises to try to prepare for little kid behavior.
The Cash for Christmas Giveaway!
I’m sure everyone can use a little extra cash during the holiday season (I know I can since I always spend more than I should on doggie gifts), so Sadie and I joined with other wonderful bloggers to bring you this giveaway opportunity!
Tammy from My Life Abundant and Tammy from Creative K Kids have gotten together with a few of our bloggie friends to have a giveaway!
We are so excited to be giving away $250 in cash prizes for you to use starting Thanksgiving weekend. Here are the prizes:
1 – $100 Amazon Gift Card
1 – $50 Target Gift Card
2 – $25 Walmart Gift Card
1 – $20 Kohl’s Gift Card
Amazing. Right? Well, what’s a gift card and getting up early, early to shop if you can’t focus on your shopping.
So how about we add a $5.00 Starbucks gift card to each one of the prizes above!!
But wait. There is one more prize.
1 – $5 Starbucks Gift Card
Now its time to meet our wonderful co-hosts who have made this giveaway possible.
Starting at the top row we have:
Kim of KidPep | Jody of Mom ‘N Daughter Savings | Penny of Penny’s Passion | Jeanne of Home Garden Joy | Leticia of Desafio In The City | Barb of A Life in Balance | Tricia of The Good Mamma | Mary of Your Designer Dog Blog | Alecia of Detours in Life, Family Vacay, Family Time Travelers | Katie of The Ramblings of an Overtired Mama | Michelle of On A Wing and A Prayer | Lauren of Heart of Deborah | Christine of Your Strong Tower | Lindze of Interior Fun | Michelle of The Happiness Blogger | Stacy of A Moment in our World | Nikki of MBA SAHM | Paula of Beauty Through Imperfection | Sarah of Mommy of Two | Scarlett of Scarlett’s Excellent Adventures
Please stop by and say hi to these wonderful ladies and their blogs.
The giveaway will end midnight on Wednesday, November 26th, the night before Thanksgiving. You will have 48 hours to respond to the email claiming the prize. If you respond right away, we will get you the gift card promptly so that you can shop with it on Black Friday! If we don’t hear in 48 hours, we will choose another winner.