Merry & Bright

I was excited to get all my decorations up over Thanksgiving weekend this year!  It's so nice to spend a busy couple of days get everything set up and be able to enjoy it for the rest of the season.  I still have a few items to get for presents, but next year my goal is to have all the decorating and shopping done Thanksgiving weekend =]

My theme this year is very similar to last years.  A lot of my decorations are hand me downs and have the vintage look of the 50's & 60's.  I got to add some to decorations to my collection thanks to the dumpster find this past spring!

Here is the Dobson home all Merry & Bright!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Dog Run Fun Part II

Where did the past 4 weeks go? I don't know... Somewhere I guess...

About a week after my last post, we finished the Doggie run. They are in there everyday and although they prefer to roam freely, I think they are getting used to it. =]

Here is how we finished everything.

All the boards, wiring and gates are up and in place.  We added a thick layer of gravel all along the pen which has been a lifesaver during these muddy months!

We put a gate into the back yard so that we can easily get in there to scoop poop, fill water and maintain the area...

We added some flagstone pieces to eliminate more possible mud problems.  It doesn't look very pretty now but this Spring we will fine tune everything and make it look all purty. =]

Peeking in through the gate...

We also created access for them to get into a nice warm dog pen we built.

We need to put some carpet in there still (which we have) and I want to create another access door to the bigger back section.  Other than that, it is finished and we are soooo happy they have their own space!