Merry Christmas 2018

Merry Christmas to all our blogging and non-blogging friends.

Cyndi:  We should probably mention the big, brightly lighted and decorated house on the card is not our home.

Micah:  Why would you tell everyone that?  It was supposed to be our secret.

Marcus:  You know Cyndi.  She always tells the truth.

Percy:  Perhaps some of her honesty will rub off on you one of these days, Marcus. 

Taylor:  Or perhaps some of the wonder of the Christmas story will transform him.

Marcus:  Do you think Jan would read it to us if we ask her nicely?

Cyndi:  I think she would be happy to do so.

Percy:  Especially if we fix her some hot tea.

Marcus:  With a few cookies on the side?

Micah:  How is Jan going to read to us with a mouthful of cookies?

Taylor:  I'm guessing Marcus isn't planning on Jan being the one to eat the cookies..


Jan:  We are grateful for all the lovely cards, both snail mail and email -  we have received.  I have been having a hard time sitting at the computer for long periods, but I've tried to help the Funny Farmers send out our card.  If yours didn't arrive, please grab it here with our love.  (Click on it to enlarge.)  We will be taking a break for a week or so.  See you in 2019.

Happy New Year!

Crossing Our Paws

Cyndi:  This has been one of those weeks!  Everything (just about) has been going wonky and Jan has wasted much of her time trying to figure out what each problem is.  And Jan caused a major blooper, but we can't tell you about that until next Tuesday's post.

Taylor:  Well, she did finally figure out how to make us a Christmas card yesterday without the needed software.  It's about time!  Christmas is almost here.

Cyndi:  She tried to find something online to use but her brain is old and it addles easily.  The card isn't printing quality, though, so she can only email or post it. 

Taylor:  You mean our friends who don't have a computer won't be able to see our adorable faces on our Christmas card this year? 

Cyndi:  No, they won't.  Jan considered re-using last year's but it's too sad  since it has angels Merci and Rusty on it. 

Taylor:  I guess that means we five have to survive until next Christmas so we can all be on that card.

Cyndi:  Yes, it does.  Percy and I are the oldest.  Cross your paws for the next months that we will still be here.

Taylor:  But how will I walk if I cross my paws?

Cyndi:  Carefully, Taylor, carefully.

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Merry Christmas 2017

We hope all who celebrate have a fun family and friends Christmas, but please don't forget the reason for the season.

 

Cyndi turned 14 Thursday and Pipo, Angel Minko, Dalton and Mr. Jack Freckles sent Cyndi this lovely card.  Thank you, Mom Ingrid, for helping them.

Jan has been sick the past few days.  The good part of that is she can't yell at Marcus since she has laryngitis.  (You won't believe this, but Marcus is being good.)  The bad part is poor blind, almost deaf  Merci can't hear Jan calling her to meals.  It's been interesting around here.  And noisy.  If Jan isn't sneezing, she's coughing.  We hope you all stay healthy for your celebration.

Petcurean Spike

Buddy:  We hope everyone had a great Christmas.  We took yesterday off to get some things accomplished and guess what?  Yep, this is all we got done for the day.  Jan is very, very tired and can't get caught up so we're having to do all the cooking and cleaning and ... Oh, hi, Jan.  We were just saying how thankful we are for all you've been doing lately.

Marcus:  Stop babbling, Buddy.  We've got a post to do and I've been waiting for Jan to get in here and give me my treats!

Merci:  We are taste testing some Petcurean Spike jerky treats today - Venison and Turkey.

Buddy:  There you go, Marcus.  Jan opened the turkey first. 

Jan:  There aren't any by-products, growth hormones, artificial preservatives, flavors or colors, and no grains, gluten or glycerin.  

Marcus:  There aren't?  Is there anything in them?

Jan:  Yes, they're made from turkey, pumpkin, molasses, whole chia seeds, pomegranate, kale and mixed tocopherols.  That's it.  

Buddy:  Hey, I get one too.  

 Merci:  For me? 

Marcus:  Okay, now we have to taste test the venison. The package says they are made from the same ingredients as the turkey treats. 

Merci:  Yes, if you take out the turkey and add the venison.

Buddy:  We all enjoyed the Petcurean Spike jerky dog treats.  Even though Jan says they are healthy.

Merci:  Is that your idea of humor, Buddy?
 

Petcurean provided the dog treats for this review.  We were not paid and Petcurean is not responsible for the content of this post.

Merry Christmas 2016

Rusty:  Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you.  We hope you have a wondrous and blessed celebration of the birth of Jesus.

Percy:  We've been working hard to email our card.  If you haven't received one, we might have fallen asleep at the keyboard and sent it to outer space.

Merci:  Pssst.  I think you mean we might have sent it to cyber space.

Percy: Seriously!  Our eyes might be permanently crossed from cross-checking lists and trying to read Jan's handwriting so we don't miss anybody. 

Rusty:  Thank you for the lovely snail mail and ecards.  There is so much creative talent among the furry bloggers.

Micah:  This is Rudolph the Candy Cane.  We have been blessed with superb mail carriers since we moved here and Miss Vickie continues the tradition.  We know some people leave a card or a gift for their carrier but this is the first time we have received a card and a gift from a carrier.  Isn't Rudolph adorable? 

Marcus:  This is embarrassing. Don't you dare take my picture wearing this thing! 

Jan, please will you take off these silly antlers?  What will my fans think?

Help!  I'm being dressed by a crazy human with no sense of size. It's too big.

Yes, this is where they belong, on the floor being stomped.

Buddy:  You should have shredded them while you had the chance, Marcus.  Now Jan wants me to look "cute".  How does a guy look cute with a broken antler?

Marcus:  I'm going to report you to the Society for the Prevention of Canine Humiliation, Jan! 

Buddy:  Oh, please tell me the S.P.C.H. won't make this public.

Marcus:  No, I will not sit up straight and pose.  I look ridiculous. 

I don't care if it is Christmas, I will not wear your scarf, Jan.  Take it off me before I shred it.

Merci:  We don't usually post on Saturday any more but since we are today, we are joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop.  We used a cross process on our Christmas card and added a frame.

The Perfect Size

Merci:  You might remember I was recently accused of de-stuffing all our beds.  (Doxies in White Coats and Dust Mites Exonerated)

Buddy:  Accused?  You were guilty!

Cyndi:  Jan felt sorry for you in the cold and bought you a Merci-sized new bed and Buddy a big, soft, puffy bed for Christmas.  You were always in his bed and Buddy had to keep getting Jan to chase you out so Buddy could sleep in his own bed.  (Musical Beds)

Merci:  Well, Buddy's bed was nicer than my bed.  Soft, warm. roomy, and higher off the cold floor.

Buddy:  Jan was so upset with you for de-struffing all our beds she said she will not buy you another one if you go de-stuffing again.

Merci:  Jan didn't mean it.  She came home Tuesday with a big, soft, puffy bed for me, one just like Buddy's.

Buddy:  Actually, we all know how forgetful she is, but she says she decided it's Christmas and Merci really, really, really wanted one of those beds.

Merci:   She came home with one Tuesday.  She woke me in my small bed and I thought I was being evicted again and walked away.

Cyndi: And guess who came lumbering and grumbling across the room, complaining that he is the official bed tester?  Yep, Buddy.  Jan chased him off and made sure Merci got to curl up in her new bed.  This is what she saw a few minutes later when she turned back to check on Merci.  Merci is the small red blob on the far side of Buddy.

Buddy:  Well, I have always been the official bed tester until recently when Merci started getting a bit senile and forgot her place in the scheme of this pack.  I did my duty!  I tested the bed and approved it.

Merci:  It's about time Buddy moved to his own bed so I can stretch out and enjoy some space.  Buddy was really thankful for his soft bed and  now I'm really thankful for mine.

Cyndi:  Uh, Merci, are you aware there is also room on that bed for all of us felines and there would still be room left over?

Merci:  You must need glasses.  Anyone can see this bed is just the perfect size for me.


We are joining the Thankful Thursday blog hop at Brian's Home. 

Merry Christmas 2015

CYNDI:  We are going to take a few days off to lounge in the sun by the pool and gorge on tuna and chicken..

MARCUS:  We are?  I've never been on a trip before. Where are we going?  What should I pack?

PERCY:  For starters, you should pack your imagination.  It's the cheapest way to travel.

MARCUS:  Does that mean we aren't going anywhere?  I was looking forward to wearing my new shades and straw hat.

MICAH:  You know we don't have any travel funds and we all have to be here to help Jan take care of Sam.  He had a good day Tuesday and a bad day Wednesday.

RUSTY:  So we decided to do our Christmas post on Christmas Eve and hopefully take it easy for a couple of days.  Or a couple of years.  Whichever comes first.

MERCI:  We hope you have a Christmas filled with family, friends, good food, and fun.  But most of all, we hope you remember that Jesus is the reason for the celebration.

PERCY:   Taylor, don't be shy; tell everyone Merry Christmas.

TAYLOR: Uh ... *waves a paw* Merry Christmas, everyone!

BUDDY:  Pipo & Minko from WeBees Siameezers posted Belated Birthday Mews to Cyndi and sent her a card  They mentioned Sam.  Their woofie sibling Mr. Jack Freckles also included Sam in his Sunday post. How sweet, Pipo, Minko, Jack Freckles and Mom.

We originally planned to post the lovely Christmas cards we received but we aren't going to be able to do it this year.  Thank you, each of you. We have enjoyed each ecard and snail mail card received.  They have lifted our spirits during this time when Sam's health is our major concern. Have a blessed Christmas.

Today is Thankful Thursday.  Stop by PepiSmartDog to see what he is thankful for this week and to join the blog hop.

Christmas Lane

MERCI:  Last week Jan and her friend Johnnie walked Christmas Lane to take pictures.

CAMERON:  What?  You didn't know Christmas Lane is located in rural Georgia?  We have maps if you have any trouble locating it using your GPS.  They're only five cans of cat food and four cans of dog food each.

RUSTY:  We thought we would use one of those photographs for our weekend art.

MARCUS:  It didn't snow here but that's no problem.  Jan just inverted the colors and ... presto!  Snow. 

BUDDY:  With a little magic from Picasa we have our Caturday Art ready.  This is our Christmas snow scene with Santa sitting in front of the fire with his friends.

CYNDI:  Brrrr, it's cold tonight and that picture makes me feel even colder.  We should be sitting in front of a fire to stay warm.  Hey, Jan, turn that gas heat up!

     The Caturday Art blog hop is hosted by Athena.

PERCY:  And this is our sepia picture.  Marcus, of course, approves because it looks like his favorite color - dirt.

     The Sepia Saturday blog hop is co-hosted by Ruckus the Eskie and Earl & Ethel.

SAM:  This is the original color shot.  We have never had a tree here.  Knowing Jan like we do, we can't help but wonder if it's because Jan is afraid she would fall off the stool while decorating it. 

MICAH:  Here is a preview of tomorrow's black and white version for comparison.  It looks a bit like a Halloween background to us.  Wonder if Santa is aware he's sitting in the wrong neighborhood seasonal setting?

Reindeer Run

Percy:  We hope everyone who celebrates Christmas had a wonderful day yesterday.  We had a quiet one.

Merci:  Yes, except for Jan using words on the no-say list when she discovered facebook had added a public by default "life event" in September she wasn't aware of.  She wasted two hours of her life going in circles to make that disappear.

Rusty:  We have some fun photos for you today.  Jan took them at a Reindeer Run event last Saturday.

Micah:  We, of course, were not invited, but Jan did describe what occurred.  These two young ladies were part of the team that won the best costume award.  They all wore those cute little skirts.

Marcus:  And I've been told no Christmas event is worth attending if Santa isn't there.  He was.

Cameron:  A Reindeer Run would be incomplete without an actual run.  This was the starting line.  The man in yellow pushing the stroller came in second.  He must have practiced a lot.

Buddy:  An ambulance is always on the scene for a public event.  Jan has known Joey for years and years and ....

Cyndi:  You'd better stop counting years, Buddy, or Jan is going to be very upset with you.

Sam:  You know when the furries appear, Jan has to take a picture. 

Merci:  Doesn't the little one look cute with his face painted? 

Micah:  An after race rest.

Buddy:  Yes, another dog, another photo.

Percy:  And where there is a dog, the children gather.

Sam:  Another happy face-painted subject resting after the big race.

Cameron:  One of our local police officers.  Jan said she danced with him.

Cyndi:  She didn't exactly say she danced with him, Cameron.  She said they were weaving back and forth.  He was trying not to photobomb the picture, but he was actually the intended victim ... I mean, subject. 

Rusty:  I think there were a lot of children who slept well Saturday night.

Marcus:  And a number of adults who moaned and groaned all night after too much exercise. Wimps!

Buddy:  You'd better not let Jan see that comment, Marcus.  She was one of them.

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