How Did I End Up Here?

A Very Merry Christmas . . .

or was it? I was sick. As in it started December 13, and is still going strong. I finally went to Urgent Care with 15 other people who sounded exactly like me. I got a Z-Pack, and something for the cough. Hopefully I will feel better soon!

Here is a layout of my pups. When Emily came home for Thanksgiving she wanted to do a doggy photoshoot. I tell you, these two are my heart. They are my first experience as a dog owner, and I cannot imagine not having a dog. I can, however, imagine having a cleaner house. I'm just sayin'.

I used the Christmas Ephemera Pack from Elle's Studio, as well as papers from the Good Cheer collection. 

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

 

 

The one about the dog.

I haven't talked about Miss Nelli lately, so I thought I'd give an update.

She continues to be the love of our lives. Not even kidding. We talk about Nelli like she's one of our children. Yes, I'm one of those people. Who knew?

Here are some recent pics of her that show her funny little ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Nelli's Mini-Album

Welcome to my blog if you're visiting from Simple Stories!

For my mini-album I chose to highlight the new addition to our family, our new puppy Nelli. This little furbaby has changed our lives for the better, and I wanted to highlight her first year in the album.

I am following the same style as I use for Project Life, so on the inside cover I included a pocket where I can put the photos as I take them for inclusion in the album.

For the inside pages I used a combination of pocket protectors in all sizes and album pages. The wonderful thing about this album was a) I didn't have to think about anything "matching" because it all coordinates so well, and b) I was able to put it all together in record time. Here are the inside pages so far.

To see the more ideas for using these Sn@p Binders, see the blog. There are some FANTASTIC ideas!

In desperate need of some Calgon.

When it rains . . . you know the rest. In the last two weeks Bill's dad had emergency open-heart surgery, Nelli got sick and had to be taken to the vet, Jenna got sick, and I ended up with bronchitis. I will be REALLY grateful when this black cloud hovering overhead moves away. For serious.

Speaking of Nelli, I realized I haven't shared any shots lately. She is growing like a weed . . . and gets into mischief any time she possibly can. She has chewed on so many tissues with the sickies in the house it's not even funny.

We had a fence installed in the back yard so she can go out and play. The trouble is she has no desire to be outside if we aren't right there with her. So I was throwing the ball for her to play with and here she is running at me. She's all ears.

Which eventually leads to this. How humiliating.

She is a good pup, for sure. But no matter how many times we yell, "Fix your ears," she just doesn't get it. Oh well. Maybe in puppy class they will teach her.

Enjoy your Friday. I'm off for a nap at 10:58 a.m.

Oh, and check out Simple Stories at Aussie Scrap Source! It's a great post!

The Many sleeping poses of Nelli

She is, dare I say it, a bit odd in her sleeping habits.

I thought I wanted to get up, took one step, and back down for the count.

Another sleep move, this time face on carpet.

In the pink chair

Help, I've fallen out of pink chair

The nose-tuck position

She plays hard, she sleeps hard. What did we ever do without her?

Meet the Parents

Meet Dad. He was one handsome dude, and was extremely loving. He leaned into Bill and would have stayed had Bill let him.

 

Meet Mom.

She is, dare I say it, a bit on the homely side. OK, perhaps more than just a bit. And when the breeder bragged that she could "kill a cat in 60 seconds" I may have blacked out for a few seconds, thereby avoiding her general homeliness.

That being said, this little one is pretty darn cute.

The fact that every time she hears a dog bark she sits down or tries to run back into the house is just plain cute. She is indeed a "Nervous Nelli."

There is no shortage of puppy in her, as you can see her plotting to get inside to chew up Jenna's flip flops here.

Speaking of Jenna, I could not be prouder of her dog ownership skills. She has picked up every time after Miss Nelli without a complaint. A gag or two? You betcha. But no complaints. And when we took her to the vet yesterday I don't know which one was more nervous.

But Jenna held her for her shots, asked the vet questions about Parvo and training, and handled the whole dog-ownership like a champ.

And even though Miss Nelli is probably going to take after her mother in looks, we shall love her anyway. It's what you do.