In keeping with yesterday's theme about gift-giving for dogs, I was reminded of a video I took of our angel Abby with one of her presents, and I thought it would make nice "mirth watch" viewing. (Speaking of yesterday's post... did you enter the giveaway?) When I went back a couple of years on the blog to find it, I saw the cute pics and other pressies she got and decided to share all that again, cuz (a) she was SO cute and (b) I think a lot of you were not here 2 years ago so probably missed some of the cuteness. So, here's what I wrote about all of Abby's gifts back in Dec. 2011, plus your mirth watch video for this week:
"Hey, that dog looks like me!"
First of all, she got this very cute Christmas stocking specially
handmade for her by her Aunt. She was very intrigued by it - even
when it was empty. If you look closely, you'll see that the one dog on
the right-hand side looks a lot like our girl! So cute!
Abby also got this very fine orange alligator in her Christmas stocking. My brother
actually made toys for all the dogs in the family. He bought a
gross of
squeakers online (did you know you could buy squeakers in bulk?) and got
some heavy-duty fabric and started whipping up dog toys on my
sister-in-law's sewing machine. He is a very good doggy uncle. (He also
made dog treats out of leftover grain from his beer making endeavors.
She loves them.)
Her present from us was also an alligator, which (as you can see) she
has already turned into a tripawd. (It was the very first thing she
did.) [Ed. note added 12/4/2013: She loved to turn her toys into 3-legged things. There used to be a woman we would see at the beach who carried a small "monkey" pouch for her keys that hung off a cord at her hip. Abby snuck up once and chewed one of his legs off.]
What were the odds we'd both get 'er a gator?
I did not think to squeak this gater in the store. Big mistake.
I'd been looking at some other no-stuffing toys that had recycled water
bottles inside, and I thought this was the same sort of thing. I thought
it would just make that crinkling, cracking sound that empty water
bottles make. Um, no. It makes these crazy noises, as captured in the
following video. (Note: the *other* crazy noise is just my sister's
laugh...)
After opening her own presents, Abby thought everything was for her. Here she is perusing Grandma's presents:
"For me??"
And she got a bone, that she tried to hide behind the Christmas tree.
"No one can see me..."
Hope you enjoyed this stroll down memory lane and don't mind me reusing content. After all, it's the most busiest time of the year! (BTW, pretty pleased with myself - was able to look at old posts and pics and watch the video of Ab with nothing but smiles. Some sad smiles, but still... smiles.)
Happy Mirth Watch Thursday. Let's be mirthful out there!*
* If you ever watched the wonderful Hill Street Blues you will get this reference...