I decided to do my Christmas decorating early

I also have done all my Christmas shopping and will wrap this weekend. Kristi did a lot of the decorating for me and I will first post the pictures that she did. She did a great job, and I pass the crown on to her.

She did other decorating but the light wasn't good and I couldn't get good pictures. But will share them in a later blog. Isn't she amazing? This is the decorating I did. I did the dolls and some small trees. I did the dining nook, and the hall bathroom. And I added some Christmas birds to my bird table.I also did the snow people.

Bird plates on my mind

I saw these online at Pier 1 and decided to order them for dessert plates. I thought I would like the green as well but after getting them at home decided that I like the red better. So will return the green and get more red ones. What do you think?

I purchased my new sofa a couple weeks ago

This is the sofa I purchased for my great room. Two new chairs to follow in a couple months. It is the exact style of the sofa but the colors are a little off. I went online to a Broyhill store site and chose the fabrics the best I could remember. The pillows are correct but the sofa may be off a shade or two. The sofa is more comfortable than it looks and the dogs won't be able to sit on top of it or they will slide off it. Score one for me.

My life is a dog's world and I want out.

I am trying a way to figure out how to keep them off the furniture and George's solution was to purchase new dog beds. He was so happy when he walked in with two new dog beds from the grocery store. They were to be for the smaller dogs. His thought was to put them on the furniture and gradually we would put them on the floor. Uhhh no, I said, that would be a big no. I want them off the furniture.
But he felt his plan was a sound one. So for two days the beds sat on two chairs with the small dogs ignoring them and Daisy happily sitting in them, her body overflowing the bed with most of her body taking up the room on the chair defeating the reason for the beds. So I put the beds on the floor which is where they needed to be, not on the furniture. This is what I woke up to.

And thanks Latte and Mocha.............so you didn't like the bed.
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I found my "wife" cave

spaces design

It will take me a few months to try to duplicate it, but I will do my best. It will also be a no dog zone. Love it!

Speaking of cake domes

I found this one at Touchstone catalog online. I ordered it on the 23rd and it came today. It is very cute and very unique. It was on sale and came to $38,50 before taxes and shipping.

Here it is sitting on my counter.

I am liking this sofa set

because the top of the chair and sofa is not enough room for the dogs to sit on. I also like the color.

This is the chair I would get to go with the set. I just love the chair.



This is on my list as well. I kind of like it but I am not totally in love with it. But I could be persuaded.