Holiday Sentiments

What a wonderfully laid back day it was today! I got up, fixed a cup of coffee and headed out to the barn to give the horses their Christmas goodies. Today, they each got a full scoop of grain, a whole bale of hay, and some apple treats!

My morning was spend talking with friends and family exchanging Christmas cheer and sentiments.

Later, I went to my friend Barb's house to spend Christmas with her and her family. Barb's family consists of husband Keith, daughters Rhiannon and Koren, and son-in-law Phillip. She also has three pugs, Scarlet, Rhett, Dexter, and a Boston terrier named Stitch! Below is a picture of Scarlet and I giving our version of "Bah Humbug!"

The day was filled with laughter as on one occasion I bent down to give Rhett Butler a bite, and low and behold let a not so silent fart that lasted nearly 10 seconds. All I could do was pray that it would be over soon and that not everyone heard it! Barb and I laughed until we nearly cried. I kept hearing my dear Grandma Ford in my head saying "Yee dawgies girl! If you'd have fingered that one, you could have played Yankee Doodle!"

I got the opportunity to play Wii, which I had never seen or played before. Barb was quite pleased with herself that she kicked my butt in a boxing match. I swear I nearly dislocated my shoulder!

While we were playing, Phillip came out and showed me the biggest bottle of tequila I have ever seen in my life! He pointed out that it was still quite full, and I informed him that if he would have shown me that back in my drinking days that most likely if I had been there earlier, it was water and he just didn't know it! :-)

It was hard to pull myself away from the fun, but I knew if I didn't get home soon, I would have three very upset heelers to contend with! When I arrived home, two of the three were happy to see me, while the other one (Petey) hid behind the couch as she had torn up yet another of my DVDs!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I'm pooped and on my way to bed now. Thanks again to family and friends for everything you do! :-)