Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
I Wonder if She Understands the Severity of Coal in a Stocking
Of course the perpetrator denied the whole thing but she was busted when I found steak sauce in her ear.
Next, Beau discovered that one of his shoe laces on his new tennis shoes had been chewed on. You need to know that Mamie has never chewed on anything in our house other than her toys so this was totally out of character.
Because I am a sick parent I recorded me shaming her. In the first few seconds you will be able to tell that our living room is a disaster so please do not judge me. I just hope that every one's house looks like this at Christmas time.
So I've made a deal with her; if she doesn't act like a heathen and embarrass us at Christmas, I won't drop her off on the front steps of the shelter at 7 A.M. on December 26.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
More Decorations
Here is the front porch:
I painted these last year:
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Proof that I have Christmas Decorations Up
This is our "random" tree in the living room. Every night we say to each other, "That really is a pretty tree." Growing up my family always had a random tree with homemade and mismatched ornaments which I disliked because I wanted to have a fancy, uniformed tree. Well look at what kind of tree I have in my home now and I would not have it any other way.
Mamie particularly loves the tree skirt (she thinks it's her fancy bedazzled blanket) and lays on it while we eat dinner. Without fail she manages to knock the big ornaments off of the tree leaving Beau and me chasing after them as they roll across the hardwood. Darn that dog!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Be on the lookout for a 44 pound Beagle/Heeler on Craigslist
I wish the picture could additionally convey how she unwrapped presents as I wrapped them. She really got a kick out of pushing the rolls of wrapping paper with her nose . No amount of spankings deterred this activity. In my desperation I told her that it was a shame for her to make Baby Jesus cry on his birthday. She then literally yawned in my face. In fact, the only person the message got through to was Beau because I heard his voice yell from down the hall, "KENDALL! DID YOU JUST TELL MAMIE THAT SHE MADE BABY JESUS CRY ON HIS BIRTHDAY???!!!!"
Monday, December 6, 2010
Family Christmas Pictures
Modeling her Christmas sweater. Can you tell who loves the camera?
I'm a little partial but isn't my husband handsome?
That is the corpse of a squeaky toy over her foot.
My favorite!!! Is that not the cutest dog?!
Beau's parents also joined in and Mere got some really cute pictures of them too.