Christmas Card Day!

 Today is Christmas Card Day! We sent out a lot of them via the email delivery and distribution method, (LOL), but we may have inadvertently missed a few of our friends. If we did, forgive us and snag it from here...or send us an email, and we will send it to you directly! (Unfortunately we are only sending e-cards, for a lot of different reasons.)

Enjoy the Advent season, and all the fun, treats,parties and whatever makes this time so special...that lead up to Christmas! And may *that* day be a joyful one, and may 2026 be a good year for all of us.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love, Hugs, Woofs & Licks to all!

We are happy to send out our cards of Happy Tuesday!

After The Snow Selfies

Yup, we had a LOT of snow last weekend. We measured 7 inches, but our unbfurbro who lives about 30 miles to the west of us, had over a foot! Some areas had even more...our other unfurbro who lives about 90 minutes northeast of us had only about 4 inches. It was heavy and there was ice underneath it all. UGH.

Everything around here was cancelled for Sunday and some still on the Monday. But we survived!! Then it got really, really cold and the other night it was -1F, now that is way cold, usually we don't see those kinds of temps until into January.

Here are some snow pics...Brrr!

This was the scene early on Sunday Morning, and the wonderful plow drivers filled up our driveway even more than the snow itself did! And we got more snow on top of it all throughout the day...

We forged ourselves a wee path...the snow gave Dalton a cold belly...but Benji has way longer legs...he braved going into the yard itself...cause, well...SQUIRREL!

We don't think there will be any bathing for the forseeable future...

Of course before petcretary could use the roof rake, we had an icicle show...

The birds were swarming the feeders.

Thanks for clearing our steps and sidewalk...but sheesh, now it is way too cold so we had to wear our winter jackets.

Petcretary had to work on the Monday, but at least by then the driveway was cleared...it took 3 hours, and that was after the neighbour ploughed out the end where the county plow had filled it all in...When she got home we were so glad to see her back. Se was so tired before she did anything else she sat at her desk...Benji came and stared at her...he wanted his 'evening treat ritual', BOL! Dalton decided to climb into her desk chair and started to give her kisses...teehee!

Don't forget to give us our treats...

I love you SO much...

Last week we heard about the foster dog, Max from Life at Golden Pines having to go to the Rainbow Bridge. So we sent this memento to his foster mom to give her some comfort. Feel free to visit there to offer your comforting comments.

Max

We thank you, Kitties Blue for always hosting this weekly blog hop! We think soon there will be 600 weeks of these posts!! Amazing! 

Snow!!

 Yet again the snow makers are VERY busy! Our area is still in a winter storm warning, through later this morning...the forecast is for 8 to 12 inches of this white stuff the peeps call snow. Frankly, we don't care what they call it, cause we don't like it at all! We don't think our pawrents like it either, it is so disruptive to their normal doings. They even cancelled our church service. That hardly ever happens! As this is being posted there are at least 5 or 6 inches down already. If this is still fall, what will the winter be like??? At least we are warm and cozy inside, and we know the peeps have enough provisions for several days...and we saw petcretary make a chewy order...and there is a big as yet unopened bag of our food, yum!

Anyways before the snow got to making the roads too awful we got dressed up and took a ride in the car to our favorite petshop! Sheesh, they have so many things for us to go to, and now that *she* doesn't work on a schedule anymore, (Though she does work a few times each month at her own choosing...), she's able to do these weekend things with us. Anyways there was a SantasPaws there! Wow, was he early because he worried about the weather, on the day he's supposed to bring all those gifts???  We got to sit with him! We woofed our secret wants to him, too, BOL!

We saw lots of other pups there too, and even a couple of kitties! And there were lots of kittens and cats and big puppy up for adoption, from the ROAR group where Dalton came from. Petcretary was too busy keeping our curious schnooters away from those creatures that she couldn't get pictures of them...but there was a fun black kitten...he was very active and obviously was having fun seeing everyone looking at him, BOL! If we could have a kitten, he would be a good one, cause we think he would love us after he got used to us! Petcretary said no...oh well, we hope he found another wonderful forever family!

Today is the beginning of Advent, so that means it's the beginning of Christmas Season!

Here we are waiting in line to see SantaPaws! I, Benji, was miffed that *she* wouldn't let me get anywhere near that big akita. Her name was Raven.

That dog behind me is a Raven, the  akita...and I, Benji, growled at her to let her know I wasn't going to allow her to boss me around, BOL!

I didn't growl at anyone or anypup! I even let a couple of men pet me, and I begged for more! Maybe I know that everyone in this pet shop loves doggies.

Sorry we haven't been around as much as we'd like...we haven't forgotten you all, we are just BUSY! We try to at least read your posts, and we comment when we can find a bit more time...

Blogville had to say goodbye to Zoey, the beautiful kitty from Zee & Zoey's Cat Chronicles 

So we made her family a memento to honor her.

Zoey

We are joining the Kitties Blue for the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop! Thanks for hosting!

Thankful Thursday And Happy Thanksgiving!

The day we have planned for and anticipated for weeks already...it's here!

So all the needed groceries and decor were gathered in...and then...well, the weather decided to have its say, too...with a temper tantrum!

We are in the midst of a winter storm warning, the winds are awful, roaring around like an angry lion, and whipping the snow around like piercing bits of ice. (this all started yesterday)

But...we are all safe, warm and dry in our house, which the weather wolf has not been able to blow down, LOL! So far our immediate area still has all power, though some areas to the west of us nearer to the lakeshore have lost it, We pray they have means to stay warm, and hope they get their power back on soon.

We cancelled our Church service, and told the unfur-bros not to come over; risking their lives to drive in bad conditions is silly...so Petcretary and Pawppy will have a quiet day together with us pups, and make a bit of a festive meal, in a simpler fashion than if the unfur-bros were here. We will try to get together next week sometime, weather permitting!

So far there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground...and ice pellets are part of that, too. the forecast calls for up to as much as 8 inches when it dies out...can't be soon enough, Petcretary has to go to her work tomorrow. (Why do the days she picks to work always end up being problematic one way or another??)

The bird feeders are filled, so all of those feathered friends of ours (sorry Tabbies) will have a good Thanksgiving, too.

We as a family are thankful to be able to have this celebration, it's good to recognize everything that we are thankful for. Our home, decent health, good food, and so many innumerable others, so often taken for granted!

Here are our two 'official' greetings for you, those of Blogville, our friends, for whom we are very thankful.

Here are a few older images from  Thanksgiving Days in the past...

We are joining up with the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.Just click this caption to join or to see what everyone else is thankful for!

It's Almost Thanksgiving!

 Yes indeed! Soon we will be all together as a family...that is if the weather cooperates, the long range forecast is calling for snow all the coming weekend...just what we DON'T need...sigh.

We had to be corralled in the house once again...we had a dude in here who was here to clean out the ductwork, that exhausts the air outside when the dryer is turned on....he cleaned out three big bags of lint buildup! Yikes! That is a fire hazard, good thing its all gone now. But we sure had to tell that man off, we sure didn't like the noises his machines made. BOL!

And of course we had things to say to the Fed Ex delivery man, and we were very loud when we played with Rose through the fence. Petcretary says she might need to add barkalot to our names, teehee!

Then Saturday, pawppy and petcretary left with a crockpot full of soup, (in pawppy's car), to go to a social gathering at their church...they weren't even at the highway yet, when the car drove over something very hard and loud, which pawppy said he didn't even see it. A few miles further towards the highway, the tire pressure light came on...Oh-Oh. 😡

At a nearby gas station, he got out to check the tires, and one was flat. Phooey. So we filled it up, and then limped back home...and of course it's Saturday evening, and no tire stores are open...anyways, we'll deal with that after the weekend...and we'll have another thing to be thankful for!

We went on a car ride earlier on Saturday, (in Petcretary's car), and went to our favorite petshop...they had a Thanksgiving event going on there, so petcretary wrote on the board what we were thankful for including the fact that we have a nice big yard to run in and dig holes in, BOL!!

Then it was picture time! AKA hat tax! Phooey...oh well, we got treats as *her* tax to us for getting some themed images. So we'll give you a wee taste of what those pictures were like...and then you'll have to wait till *The Day* for some others.

We are always happy...

When we know we are going to our favorite pet shop

Here are our selfies for this pre-Thanksgiving Sunday

This is an image from back in 2023...yup, we had to do the hat tax then too.

Of course we are always more than happy...

To get back in the car to go back home!

And it's a special day in Blogville today...

Yes, our pawrents are thankful that we have allowed them to be our pawrents! 

We are joining the Sunday Selfies! We are thankful that The Kitties Blue are our hosts for this fun bloghop, each week!

Snow, Truck And Dogs

What a strange mixture we present to you today, BOL!

Last Sunday we woke up to this layer of white stuff...the peeps call it snow, we call it COLD!

And there was more after this came down...cause it snowed most of the day...it wasn't all that cold, just below freezing, and the snow was wet, but it did stick to everything, and some of the trees around here still had lots of leaves. We had around 2 inches by Monday morning.

In the late morning we went outside with petcretary...cause we had to check on an intruder truck...it was stuck in the mud in the back of our yard where our friend has been doing his lumberjack work...but he had to abandon his truck until he could get help to get it 'unstuck'.

Dalton assisted with checking out the truck...

All the coneflower seed heads had warm cozy caps on...

Doesn't this soft cushioning look like a comfortable place to relax?

I am watching what Benji is up to with Rose.

Benji is trying hard to get Rose to run along the fence with hi, but she isn't having any of it!

Intruder truck all stuck...look closely and you can see Dalton making sure no one is hiding under the truck.

Using a 'come-along' winch, to pull the truck out of the mud...

Making progress....

It's been freed out of the woods!

Yesterday Petcretary was a Guest chef at 'King Teddy's Kitchen', where they shared a yummy turkery recipe. You can see it HERE. So she got this badge as a memento of the occasion.

I received this badge from King Teddy at Castle Baconia in thanks for being his Kitchen Assistant Chef AND his Royal Guest on November 15, 2025!

Are we going to have snow like this again anytime soon?? We sure hope not, then we'll just stay inside in our comfy nest...

A lot of you know Layla Wilde, from Cat Wisdom101. One of the original 4 of her cats had to become an Angel, he was the last of those original four, Odin. He had a very aggressive cancer in his mouth...so very sad.

So we made this memento to honor his memory. You can visit their blog by clicking the caption under the memento.

Odin

We are joining up with The Cat On my Head, who are the wonderful weekly hosts of this fun blog hop.

Happy Birthday To Our Petcretary

Today us pups want to wish our Petcretary a very Happy Birthday! And many more, too!

She told us that she's more than antique, now...BOL!

The unfurbros are taking her and Pawppy out for dinner, this evening, so we hope that there might be a doggy bag for us when she returns. We didn't see any cake here, we suppose that will be at the restaurant...shucks, we wanted to have a taste of that too.

Anyways, Mum, er Petcretary, Congratulations on yet another tour around the sun! And we are thankful that YOU are our Mum...and also our Petcretary, and that you remain healthy even after  the big health scares you had, even before we met you...

Here is our card for you:

Happy Birthday! Love, sloppy kisses and woofs from Dalton & Benji

We are joining the Thankful Thursday Blog hop, cause yes, we are thankful that *she* gets to cdelebrate yet another milestone on her lifeline.

We are also thankful that the load of snow we had over the past weekend is GONE! And the temps are above freezing...even the sun showed up! And the truck that was stuck in our woodsy area was gotten out of there...more about that in another post...