HAPPY DECEMBER! I can’t believe the year is coming to an end.  Its a wonderfully festive time for family and friends.  Heck, its even beginning to look alot like Christmas!  Well, more like Christmas that is!  I picked up some gorgeous fabric at Joann Fabric this weekend and sent it off to Sew Crazy Dog Lady for our Holiday collars!  This is the first time I have actually picked out, purchased and sent my very own fabric to her.  It was a really exciting adventure.  I can’t believe how many fabrics there are to choose from, it’s actually quite overwhelming.  I narrowed it down to a couple of darling choices and purchased a yard of each.  Now I am just going to sit back and wait for the Sew Crazy Dog Lady to work her awesome magic!

Here’s a little sneak peak of the fabrics I picked up - I am absolutely giddy with excitement!

I haven’t decorated my tree yet, but I’m almost there.  Maybe tomorrow… lol.  I dont buy live trees.  My allergies dictate that I have a fakie.  But its ok.  I can keep it up and enjoy it alot longer than I can a live tree.  I kinda consider myself “green” since I am “recycling” my fakie each year and a tree is not cut down for me.  My tree is still in the forest somewhere growing - or so I like to think.

I received my Big Dogs Porch secret santa ornament exchange (wow that is a mouthful) ornaments from my4dogs (Michelle) the other day.  THANK YOU Michelle - I LOVE them and can’t wait to put them on the tree.  She did a wonderful job personalizing ornaments for each of my dogs and they are wood too!!!! I am very conscientious of the dogs safety in regards to tree decorations.  I use mostly bows and plastic or wood ornaments that I can tie on to the tree rather than use hooks or glass.  Having multiple labrador(k)s in the house glass bulbs dont stand a chance against “happy tail” syndrome.

Two last notes: I just paid for my domain for another year.  I’ve been around at this locale for a year and won’t be going anywhere for at least the next year AND I just ordered 2 new lenses that should really improve my photos. Everyone on my photography forum said when in doubt, go with glass (thats what the photogs call lenses)!  I am getting the canon 40D around the first of the year.

Cheers!