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Do Dogs Dream?
My Question and Answer yesterday sparked some interest with readers on another subject "Do Dogs Dream" and so I thought I'd put together another Q & A! I've always believed that animals dream just like we do. I've also believed that a dreaming dog should be left alone to wake up on his own. Who wants to be woken out of a dead sleep for nothing!!! Right? Animals are just like people and although we don't bite people when they wake us up, this is how a dog might show that they are...
Holiday Gift Ideas Part 3
I had plans to send out one post of Holiday Gift Ideas and ended up with three posts. I woke up this morning thinking of more ideas and just had to put a list together for you. Christmas has become less personal over the years and I wanted to put some ideas together that are more personal and with more of a homemade crafty feel. I’m also including some gift ideas that Thomas and I have been given and have given that we really loved. I really hope that I have helped give you some ideas if...
Holiday Gift Ideas Part 2
I hope you enjoyed my previous post on Holiday Gift Ideas and wanted to share more with you. It all depends on how much you want to spend and how elaborate you want to go, but here are some gift basket ideas that might appeal to you. And we must not forget to give the gift receipts just incase your friends and family need to return anything! I never get offended when someone returns my gift. I want them to enjoy it and if they don’t like it, I want them to get something that they will...
Holiday Gift Ideas
The stores are in full throttle on promoting all their sales and I’m finally checking off an action item of putting together a post of gift ideas. I was even more inspired after having lunch with a friend who was trying to decide what to get someone in her family and decided that Saturday I wanted to put together some ideas for you all. I started my day with a plan of getting a post out this morning but that got derailed when Thomas wanted steak salads for lunch and I bought CHICKEN...
Simple Decor For A Half Bath
We are one week closer to Christmas! Can you believe it?!! Is everyone decorated and ready to go? I have everything done except my table scapes which I plan to do tomorrow night. Over the next few weeks, I plan on showing you more of the house and I thought this couldn't be a better time to show you our half bath on the first floor. This room was a plain boring off white room with no decor when we bought the house. I finally got this room done and then it was time to decorate for the...
How To Create A Christmas Wreath
We got our first big snowfall today...well, it was like an inch but it was pretty!! Waking up to snow falling, the tree on, and a hot cup of coffee in hand...that's a relaxing morning :-). I went shopping with my sister today and as we backed out of the driveway, I looked at my cute little front porch that I just decorated and thought...what a fun post to do for tomorrow! I bought the wreath and ribbon at Hobby Lobby for 50% off each, found flowers at Walmart and put it together. I picked...
Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue
Have you ever been so touched and inspired by a story that you wanted to tell the world about it? It is so easy to take the blessings we have for granted and get so engrained in our day-to-day stuff. Sometimes I feel that I should be doing more. As you know my passion is for the animals and my Instagram page is full of adorable animals, small business who are doing great things in the pet world, and animal rescues across the country. Have you ever faced some of the darkest moments in your...
Signs Of Dementia In Dogs
This time of year, there are so many animals sitting in shelters. It breaks my heart because so many of us want the puppy, the younger dog, because they are healthier, less trips to the vet, less maintenance, but what about those senior dogs waiting for their forever home. What we don’t see is all the love older pets can give. What we also don’t see is the hidden health problems that all animals can get such as Dementia. Yes, dogs can get the same sickness as we do! And with older pets,...
Celebrating National Mutt Day
Happy December 2nd everyone!!! Can you believe it’s December already and Christmas will be here before we know it!! It is also NATIONAL MUTT DAY. Let’s celebrate together!! I’m thinking I want to put out a post every day in the month of December…yep, that includes weekends to! Are you guys ok with that? I have fun pictures of the dogs, lots of content, home decor, recipes, and a few DIYs. Plus I’ll be sharing my holiday tablescapes with you as well. We always cook Christmas Eve and...
How To Create A Cheese Tray For 8 People
It's almost 10:00 pm and Thanksgiving is almost over. We had a great day visiting with my family and my sister's in-laws. We had 8 people all enjoying a lot of delicious food full of flavor and variety. I brought the appetizers which was perfect because I got to use up the packets of dry dip mixes I bought in Sugarcreek, OH. They had these little dip pots with different dips and chips and I grabbed a few packets for the holidays. I mixed a bacon and cheese dip with cream cheese, sour...