A Little Bit of Everything

I know, I said I was going to do better about blogging. I just never think about it now that I'm not stuck in front of a computer all day!! A few weeks ago, we got a little bit of snow right here in Thomasville. It wasn't a whole bunch, but it was enough to make this Florida girl happy!

It was too bad that it started really snowing just before dark, so the pictures didn't turn out too well. JR and Brutus got to go out and experience the snow. Oscar, in typical fashion, refused to go outside in the wet and cold and chose to watch from the window instead.

Let's see, Stacey and I also went with our dads to the car show this February. It was freezing (again) but we had a great time having some quality time with our dads, while the moms stayed back in Thomasville for a little retail therapy.

Here is Stacey standing by a Chevelle just like my father had when he was in high school.

Stacey and Uncle Brett (and big hair) taking in the sights.

A Diamond in the Ruff........No, Really.

This week has started out with a bang, and not a good one. The drama all started on Sunday night. I was happily sitting in our new chair (see pic) watching the Grammy's when I looked to the floor to see my two devils dachshunds on the rug chewing on something small. I didn't give it much thought, since I had just given them a bone. And it is a practice of Brutus' to steal anything of JR's. So I just thought they were fighting over the last piece. WRONG! After they finished with what they were doing, Brutus moved up to the couch, in closer viewing range to me. (as you can see in the layout of the living room photo) I noticed that he was trying to eat something. He was smacking really loudly, so I told him to stop, which he did. Then I saw it. In slow motion. Falling out of his mouth........my diamond earring. I have to admit, I totally freaked out. Then I had to look for the other one. I had taken them off and placed them on the end table. As far to the edge away from the couch as possible. But when I looked, it wasn't there either. Yeah, one of the pups had eaten it. But which one? Will the earring hurt them? What do I do? So I called the vet and he told me to give them peroxide and hopefully they will just throw it back up. (gross, I know) So some peroxide and alot of puke later, no earring. Wonderful. So, I had to take both pups to the vet for xrays to see who was the earring bandit (or if they had just lost the earring somewhere in the house). As it turned out, our little billy goat, JR was the culprit. There was my beautiful earring, sitting smack dab in the middle of his colon. Lovely, just lovely. So now, I am just waiting and watching like a hawk for my poor little diamond to make it out of my little ruff. This could only happen to me! And if anyone has watched Marley and Me, its not a fun job to find your jewelry. However, unlike Marley, my little JR WILL NOT get the honor of being buried with my earring!!! So now when I sing "How much is that doggie in the window" to the pups, I know now, a whole lot!!! I guess JR thinks that he is trying to smuggle precious jewels across the border!! Welcome to the craziness that is my life!

Quick Weekend Project

Since being unemployed, I have had time to complete several little projects that needed to be done. Especially since we got new furniture after Christmas, I have had to do some major color changing around the house. More on that later. In an attempt to not go crazy from boredom, I decided that since my mother brought my sewing machine from the house (new curtain project) that I would use it for more than just decorating. My goal is to make a quilt. My grandmother gave me pieces of one that she had started and just never felt like finishing. So I want to finish it. But before that happens, I need a little bit of practice. It has been forever since I had sewn anything. I think this dragon costume for Oscar (see post below) was the last thing I made. So I decided to make the puppies a mini-quilt. You can see it below. I picked up the supplies at Jo-Ann's and it is actually for a baby blanket. I had all of the fabric. All you had to do was measure, cut, and sew. Pretty simple!

All the fabric had a dog theme, so I thought it would be perfect for the little babies!! Here they are enjoying their new blanket!

Oscar's Dragon Costume

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And the Award for Worst Blogger Goes to........

ME!!! Sorry folks that I have been MIA for such a long time. I have lots to share about projects and whats been going on here. So hopefully, I will get my groove thing on and get to blogging again on a regular basis!!

The Dapper Dachshunds do Christmas!

Just thought that I would do a quick little post about how the boys have been enjoying the Christmas season. They mainly love destroying everything in sight. Trees, ornaments, garland, presents (especially the bows!), you name it, they destroy it!!

It's Snuggie Time!!

A Little Christmas Tree Fun!

And When Things Get Too Exciting, the Babies Need to Rest!

And Daddy, Too!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I'm Baaack!! And Just in Time for Christmas!

I know it has been over a month since my last post. A lot has happened since then! I lost my job (shocking, I know!), so I haven't been plastered in front of a computer all day. Now it is just a TV, so I haven't really thought about my blog that much. But I thought I would take some time today to update on some of my favortie Christmas things that I have around the house!!

Starting with my Christmas Tree. We found a nice 7 foot fraiser fur tree that smells wonderful! It is decorated in browns, creams, silver, and gold colors. There are glittery brown pinecones (Joseph is a forester, afterall, so I tried to keep that theme going!) and gold ones. There are silver leaves and brown tapered glass globes. I tried to keep the tree pretty simplistic.

Here is one of my favorite ornaments on the tree. It is a glass bird with brown feathers. It doesn't show up very well on the picture, but when the light shines through it, it is really, really pretty!!

Now on to my real swags that I have on the TV cabinet. I found these at Lowes.

They smell nice as well, and I added some longleaf pine garland to finish off the top of the unit.

Christmas means that the Christmas china can come out and be displayed. Yay!! It will just be a miracle if it doesn't get broken as many times as I have had to move it to be able to eat at the table. I'm thinking Christmas morning breakfast we will actually use it and sip hot chocolate and/or coffee out of the beautiful mugs, if Joseph promises to be careful. He has a habit of breaking my nice things. That is why there is a chip on my beautiful Waterford crystal pedestal and why it is no longer displayed in the living room.

+Here is one of my new finds this year. I have been looking for some Christmas pillows and I found this one at Espositos in Tallahassee. Cute little reindeer. It is super hard to find pillows that aren't screaming with bright red and green!!

  This platter I ordered special for Joseph. I wanted one and I knew that he would never allow a Florida plate to be displayed, so I compromised and ordered a UGA one. The fight wouldn't have been worth it!     

Here is Brutus and JR's first Christmas ornament. (Yes, I am one of those crazy dog persons!) Behind it is the Christmas bell that my mother gave to us to add to our collection.                                             

Here is another ornament mom gave us. This is a Partridge in a Pear tree. You can kinda make out the pear hanging behind the birdie.

The last ornament mom gave us this year was this santa. Love him!

Here is the last new ornament that I added to my tree this year. It is from our trip to Myrtle Beach earlier this year. Anytime I go somewhere, I always try and get an ornament to remember the trip. Mom got us a Savannah one this year when her and dad went there on their anniversary, and I also brought back a Savannah ornament when Joseph and I went there on our anniversary. I have a feeling that they are hiding somewhere together, because I can't find them. I know that where ever I put them, at the time I must of thought that it was where I would look to find them. Wrong! I hate when I do that stuff!!

Anyways, that is just what I have done to get in the holiday spirit. Just a few more days and Christmas will be here. It's hard to believe. Merry Christmas everyone and always remember the reason for the season. Thank God for sending us His son Jesus. He truly is the best gift anyone could receive!!