Day 331

Monday Day 331 - Today Tucker visited Dr. Kay for a checkup.  Going to the vet makes the pups very tired for some reason.  About an hour after we got home, we found him asleep on the couch with his bone stuck in his mouth and his tougue hanging out!

Day 330

Sunday Day 330 - I was lazy today so my photo is one from my parent's house on Christmas Eve.  This is looking out the back of the house.

Day 329

Saturday Day 329 - Christmas Day with the Muse's.

Day 328

Friday Day 328 - Christmas Eve at my parent's house.  With the snow coming down, the forest behind the house made a perfect backdrop for the birdhouse.

Day 327

Thursday Day 327 - The cookies are all baked, the gifts are all wrapped.  Now it's time to settle in with a glass of wine and a warm cozy fire along with my wonderful family.  Life is good!

Day 326

Wednesday Day 326 - Have you ever had a disaster while baking?  These "gingerbread" cookies were a disaster because I ran out of molasses and had to make a substitution. After a few adjustments, they came out delish!

Day 325

Tuesday Day 325 - If you haven't tired a Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookie, you do not know what you are missing.  All I have to say is OMG!

Day 324

Monday Day 324 - Today I started baking my Christmas Cookies.  By weeks end, I will probably have made 10-12 different types of cookies. One of my all-time favorites is the Snickerdoodle.

Day 323

Sunday Day 323 -  Sometimes I think the furry kids think they are human by the way they lounge on the furniture.

Day 322

Saturday Day 322 -  The little bit of dusting we had this morning made for some really cute puppy prints on the patio.

Day 321

Are you tired of my Tucker pics yet?  I'm getting tired of taking them actually, but he's the only enteraining and interesting prop I have at the moment!  Let's see, only 44 more days left of my Project 365!

Day 320

Thursday, Day 320 -What causes hundreds of birds to swarm one area?  I expect lots of birds to be near my home as there are a couple of neighbors that like to feed them, but today was just ridicously crazy!  This photo doesn't even show half of them.  Many were still on the roof, in the trees and on the ground.

Day 319

Wednesday, Day 319 - Tucker is totally zonked!  Not sure why he feels the need to sleep this way.  Kolby doesn't and Gunner surely never did.  Must be the "lab" in him.

Day 318

Day 318 - This ornament came from Yosemite when we vacationed there years ago. One of our best trips and the first time the kids flew on an airplane.  Those were the days...

Day 317

Monday, Day 317 - Today the pups enjoyed lots of time outside playing despite the freezing temperature.  This is Tucker's first snow experience and he is having a ball!  Kolby on the other hand, would prefer Tucker go play somewhere else!

Day 316

Saturday, Day 316 - Taking pictures of Christmas lights indoor is just as hard as outdoors!

Day 315

Saturday, Day 315 - The "guard dogs" are hard at work today.  Kolby is teaching Tucker how to keep the birds, squirrels and moles from coming into the yard!  Such good dogs...

Day 314

Friday, Day 314 - I'm amazed how kitty's can curl themselves up in such a tight little circle.  His favorite spot to lay is on top of the sofa.

Day 313

Thursday, Day 313 - I tried playing around with the settings for taking photos of Christmas lights at night.  This was probably the best one I took but I'm sure there is a way to make it better.  Just haven't figured it all out yet.

Day 312

Each year, my mom, sister and sister-in-laws take a holiday shopping trip somewhere usually within driving distance, but not always.  A couple of years ago, we hit Minnesota's Mall of America.  This little ornament will always remind me of our special times together.

Day 311

Tuesday Day 311 - I will be amazed come next spring if I have a bush left in the yard.  My mischievious pup, who is nine months old now, doesn't seem to mind chopping off a branch or two.  I am so looking forward to the puppy years to be over!

Day 310

Monday Day 310 - We all know how the story goes..."the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there...."  Well today is the feast of St. Nicholas and he has decided to visit us on Christmas Day instead.  However, one out-of-town child of mine hoped he would deliver hers by UPS!

Day 309

Sunday Day 309 - I have a thing for snowmen.   During the holidays they are on hanging from my walls, sitting on tables, and adorn my Christmas Tree.  This metal fellow sits by the fireplace.

Day 308

Saturday Day 308 - We have been to Key West a few times and if you've been there before, you will remember seeing roosters roam the streets no matter where you are.  Odd to see on city streets if you've never seen it before.  In any case, a rooster was the ornament of choice.

Day 307

Did you see the sunrise this morning?  The colors were awesome!  Wish I were somewhere to get a really good horizon shot (without rooftops!).

Day 306

Thursday Day 306 - I should have had more lighting in the room for this one but it's still okay I guess.  It is a metal tree I have displayed on the mantle for the holidays.

Day 305

Wednesday Day 305 - Tucker loves to play fetch, even in the house down the foyer. But he's not always good about "dropping".  My fingers have been munched a time or two.