Merry Christmas , Joyeux Noel

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas everyone! We hope your day is filled with joy, happiness and love. 

Russell and I count our blessings as we are celebrating this holiday. We have each other, our adorable pooches and our house is filled with happiness and love. Later today, we will have a small family gathering. It will be nice to get together.

We have a few friends who are currently facing serious health issues or have lost someone this year. Our thoughts are with them. We also are thinking of those who will not be able to visit families due to what mother nature brought some of us last week. 

Christmas time is often an opportunity to reconnect with some people that we haven't seen or heard from in a while. So, let me tell you about how we reconnected with someone last week through the magic of a Christmas card. You might remember me mentioning that we often met a nice man who would sit on a bench at the park where we walk. We saw him throughout the Summer and into early Fall. Then the weather started to turn and we stopped seeing him. Through our conversations with him, we knew where he lived so we sent him a Christmas Card. Last Monday, this nice man dropped by our house with a card of his own. I was out when he came but Russell had a nice chat with him. It was a very special moment. He is doing well and will resume his walks to the park in the Spring. Until then, we are now connected with him on Facebook so we can keep in touch. 

Cooper & Spicy are doing well and they had a fun morning. We got them a new snuffle mat, big enough for both of them to share. I set up a little Christmas station last night, very quietly. This morning, we took them downstairs and they were as happy as can be, which brought a big smile to our faces.  I took a few videos which I will post on my Facebook page tomorrow. 

That's my last blog of the year. I wish you all a wonderful day! 

Spicy and Cooper want to wish everyone a 
very Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!

The new snuffle mat and lots of toys
under the watchful eye of Santa....waiting
on the arrival of Spicy and Cooper.

It did not take them long to enjoy all the goodies!

They truly do share and this mat was 
challenging.

They both make certain not a crumb is left
behind!

Our Christmas table decoration, full of 
bright festive colour!