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The Secret To Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Happy Tuesday everyone! It is January 7th already. I wanted to kick off the year like a tornado but instead I’m more like a small breeze right now but I'll get there! I promise :-). My web designer, Kaila from Dox Design, created a monthly newsletter for me and I'm so excited to finally start using it. It was one of my goals for 2020 and at the beginning of each month, I will send my newsletter out with a few blog posts discussing all that is happening with Two Adorable Labs. I've got...
How To Teach Children To Be Kind To Animals
How to teach children to be kind to animals? How else can a child know the difference? I was once told that animals do not have personalities or feelings. I was an adult participating in this conversation and could not for the life of me rationalize the words my ears were hearing. It is so important for children to learn how to treat and respect their pet, other pets, and animals of all kinds. It is also important for children to distinguish what can harm them vs. an enjoyable, loving...
How To Find Pet Insurance
It’s been an amazing year and I’m so looking forward to what 2020 will bring! I was so excited when the mail came the other day and we received Jake and Maggie’s TDI certifications. Jake and Maggie are on their way to doing great things and helping many people. All current TDI Associate Members and their dogs are covered by their Primary Volunteer Liability Insurance policy and Secondary Volunteer Accident Insurance. With Jake and Maggie being AKC registered, I get 5% off on insurance...
Meaningful Ways To Celebrate New Year’s Day
This is a re-post with photos taken throughout 2022 and updated blog posts at the bottom. We've reached The 24 Days Before Christmas which means New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is next up! What goals did you make for yourself? Do you make resolutions? I'm wishing you all a wonderful holiday, holidays, and a wonderful 2023. I have to admit that when I was younger, it didn’t much matter to me if I celebrated New Year’s Day or not. As I’ve gotten older, I started looking forward to...
Three Dog Bakery
Now that Christmas is over and the house is put back together and as promised, I can get back to blogging. I am so excited to tell you the good news…drum roll… Jake and Maggie are officially TDI certified and received their certifications from Therapy Dog International. I’m waiting until the new year and then we can get started on our volunteer work. The next on our agenda is acquiring volunteer hours and getting them qualified for the PitPaws Program at the Pittsburgh Airport. I made...
Merry Christmas
One more day until Christmas Eve! Thomas and I have done our grocery shopping and now we are baking! I won't be blogging for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I know everyone is busy and will be tired from the holidays but I wanted to send some older posts your way. These recipes turned out great and we had so much fun making them! Cheese Raviolis, Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, and Sugar Cookies for us and treats for the dogs! https://twoadorablelabs.com/three-cheese-ravioli/...
Gift Wrapping Ideas + How To Make A Bow Videos
This is a re-post with updated information and links. Happy Monday everyone! We are day 12 into The 24 Days Before Christmas and I’m finishing up my post on How To Make A Bow Using Two Ribbons. Per my last post “How To Make A Bow” with instructions and video, I wanted to include the second phase of videos in this previous post I did a few years ago on Gift Wrapping Ideas. I though it would be fun to incorporate how to make a bow with two different sizes and patterns. I love ribbon and when I...
How To Create An Elegant Christmas Table
I have been very organized this year with decorating and buying gifts. I even set two holidays tables and can't wait for you to see all the pictures I've included in this post of our dining room table! The only thing I have to do now is grocery shop and cook Christmas dinner! Well, actually we are having a brunch with my parents, sister and brother-in-law! Later, Thomas and I enjoy the tree being on, Christmas movies, Jake and Maggie playing with their new Christmas toys, and a plate of...
How To Create A Casual Holiday Table
Who is finished wrapping and decorating for Christmas??? I am!!!!!! You know I love tablescapes so I decided to put two different looks together this year. These are the pictures of our kitchen table of a more casual look which I’m so excited to show you. I will blog about our dining room table with a formal look on Saturday. I bought these Pioneer Woman Holiday dishes at Walmart two years ago. This year I found the table runner, red wine glasses, and snowmen at Home Goods and the...
Strawberry, Banana, Oat Dog Treats
Today was one of those days that being home and not having to go anywhere felt wonderful. We got a heavy snow that came down and made the roads treacherous. Fortunately, I had gone to the store yesterday so we had enough food! I made us steak salads and made the dogs new treats that I’ll call Strawberry, Banana, Oat Dog Treats!! Thomas is on vacation and the four of us had a relaxing day together. (I did wrap a few of his presents). As of right now, I’m working on a blog post and we are...