from the {rents}

she is just too cute...

 

and so is he...together they are the tumbleweed twins...

but charlie is the leader of the pack...the big kahuna...the top dog...the big cheese...the godfather...the boss...the 3 of them are almost exactly the same age...good times...
 

the girl loves the snow...

she wandered in it...she ran in it...she chased her ball in it...she sniffed it...she ate it...she slid in it...she jumped in it...she loved every moment...if she could i think she would have barked a chorus of "oh happy day"...

she followed dads as he cleaned off the driveway...and we were thankful the blizzard stayed south and east of us...(sorry offspring)...didn't even need to get out the snowplow...dry snow...no snowmen for us...

and an out-take from our christmas card photoshoot...look at those long ears...such a sweet girl...

   
 

all the single ladies...

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december stuff...

stuff to make...stuff to do...stuff to see...stuff to wrap...stuff to decorate...stuff to buy...good friends to visit...and feathered and furry creatures to play with...

   

falalalala...and kill bambi...

poor audi...dumb deer...too much snow...annie and jasper are having a ball...red and greens...leaving on a jet plane...brrrrrrrrrr...

good things...

another anniversary with my favorite person on the planet...the first named storm of the season but really our second snowfall...watching annie as she tries to catch the falling flakes...the glow of white holiday lights...

and a big welcome to charlie the cat...charlie is totally the alpha over annie and jasper...but i'm not sure jasper knows that yet...annie did not need to be told twice...in fact she did not need to be told at all...all charlie had to do was give annie the evil eye and annie instantly knew her place in the world...

 

p.s. the cold and snow can now go away...enough...are you listening mother nature...
 
 
 

sweet sweet rudolph...

mama...what are you putting on my head...

jasper was not amused...but we definitely were...
 

look who came to dinner...

  

this morning annie was thankful for the what-are-we-thankful-for cards...

goodbye november...we greatly appreciated your mild weather...goodbye russets and browns and oranges and ambers...

  
 

wishing a happiest thanksgiving day to you all...

tis a day for family and friends and furry little beasts...our home is full...our hearts are even fuller...we have so much to be grateful for...may YOUR day be filled with total goodness... 

on a normal day...

the never ending sound of leaf blowers that drone on for hours and hours and even more hours grates on my very last nerve...does no one use a rake anymore...or even do a rake leaf combo...heaven forbid anyone would actually bend to pick up a leaf...BUT when it's 5 leaf guys arriving in 3 trucks...in MY yard...3 with super sized back pack aka ghostbuster packs strapped to their backs...and 2 guys with wind machines on wheels...in MY yard for a little over one hour...it is a miracle...miracle...MIRACLE...every single leaf is gone...gutters are all clean...lawn is mowed...flower beds are clean...poof...

love when i can open windows in november...we have appreciated every single balmy second of this good weather...

annie has made friends with wilson and carries him everywhere she goes...(did we ever for a single moment ever allow any of you offspring play soccer indoors?)...she will also spit out rocks if we simply say "thank you"...and she is working on her mad jumping skills aka do NOT jump on me skills...

our view outside this evening...keeping our fingers crossed that no one was injured...

looking forward to tomorrow when everyone arrives...actually made some lists today...and even thinking about going out alone on black friday...it's a cross between exciting and horror...i figure i am not after any hot ticket items...simply good price points...and i could be back home and in bed before anyone else is awake...