Decorations and ornaments are a big part of the holiday season for a lot of us, I added a few new items to our stack of stuff to store until next year this year, and wanted to share a couple with you.
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| Our Reindeer and Dollar Store ornaments |
Well more than a couple I suppose, we now have semi mechanical reindeer that move their heads while they are shining brightly in the night. I know you remember when we went to the Dollar Store for ornaments at least twice and walked away with no ornaments for my tree outside, once we went inside and I completely forgot them, and another I never made it inside because of the
crushing cars situation out in the parking lot.
The third time was a charm, Cindy actually went without me and came home with a bag of ornaments that were exactly what I was looking for. I guess the key was to leave me at home.
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| Dixie's Doxie and Candy cane |
The candy cane and the Dachshund are new this year, they came in a box with "Some Assembly Required", Yes folks that means you have to put them together, the candy cane was easy, just three parts, front, back, and base, run a cord and plug em in...
There was a little more to the Doxie though, there was a bag of ears and a tail, a bag of legs, a body, a head the hat and collar, and of course a bag of zip ties and anchors to hold him down.
Our little Dachshund Dixie watched patiently while I assembled the Doxie, I got everything in place after a couple of trial runs, zip tied them all together, hung the tail on the correct end, and stood him in the yard next to the candy cane.
Then came the running of the power cord and "plugging em in." After making sure everything was in place and checked twice I had to hide the cords. With no grass in the yard it was a really easy cover up. I'll spare you all the details, Cindy says that I am anal about things like this, I just like everything to look good. And speaking of anal...
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| Dixie checking him twice |
After everything was done and the Doxie was in one piece, Dixie walked over and strutted around the Doxie, stood back and wagged her tail, then walked around and sniffed it's butt (that's the same as shaking hands in a dog's world).
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| Dixie posing with her Doxie |
She said that it wasn't like she thought it was a real doxie...but she did check him twice.
Love all the decorations and Dixie is adorable.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
Thank you Sandee, And a great day to you too.
DeleteIt's funny when animals think fake ones are real...or maybe real.
ReplyDeleteAdam, Animals can sure be entertaining when they are trying to figure something like this out.
DeleteI'm sure she knew it was fake, but might as well check just to be sure.
ReplyDeleteVery true Joe, there is no sense in taking any chances.
DeleteWhen you wrote about putting Doxie together I was thinking it's a good thing you probably had a Mr. Potato Head when you were a kid. Dixie's reaction to Doxie was Classic Dog. Love how they all do that.
ReplyDeleteJean that is a good description comparing putting the doxie together to Mr. Potato Head, classic dog move yes, I imagine most would do the same thing.
DeleteBoth of your dachshunds are adorable!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fran, we are pretty proud of them both.
DeleteOf course she checked. Twice. Your safety was on the line.
ReplyDeleteFun decorations.
She is a good helper EC.
DeleteLol, I love it! I am a lover of all things daschund, so enjoyed this tremendously. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBijoux those Dachshunds are really easy to love aren't they. Merry Christmas to you.
DeleteIts funny how she realized it was a dog though. I wonder what was going through her mind while you were putting it together. Haha.
ReplyDeleteIm the same way about hiding my cords when Im at the camp ground. I dont want everyone seeing my drop cords to my party lights. Everything has to be neet and tidy besides, you dont want people tripping over them. Your yard looks great!!
Lisa
I often wonder what she is thinking, she is usually right there with me when I work on different things, after putting that doxie together it was like she was welcoming a new dog lol
DeleteYou had me at "a bag of ears and a tail!" Well done on the Doxie construction. I also like your tree ornaments, as well as the glimpse of precious Dixie, the double butt-checker.
ReplyDeleteI kind of wondered when I opened that box and had those bags of doggie parts, I'm glad Dixie was there to do the double check.
DeleteEverybody needs a "bright" friend. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you also Stephen.
DeleteI love both pups! Good thing Dixie was there so you'd have a model to work from :)
ReplyDeleteI like the reindeer and the ornaments on the outside tree. I'm trying to figure out how to throw a few lights around outside without buying anything new. We used to wrap garland and lights along the front porch rail but now the bushes hide half the rail and make it impossible to decorate there anyway. In the meantime I bought two wooden deer but when I got them home I realized how small they are compared to the porch. Decorating is not my forte! :D
Dixie made a great model Jenny :)
DeleteMaybe you can string your lights through the bushes instead of the railing, if you do decide to get something new they do make a net of lights that works really good on the bushes.
I hadn't seen a dachshund like that as a decoration! Too cute! Of course Dixie had to give her "seal of approval" before welcoming another "pup" into her house. Great looking decorations!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
betty
Thank you Betty, that dachshund was the last one in stock when we got it, I am sure there are more to be found though. Dixie's "seal of approval" was very important so now the doxie gets to stay.
DeleteMerry Christmas to you too.
The over-sized ornaments are great, easy to see from the road. I really like the spiral Christmas trees. Not sure about dogs that light up though (*~*)
ReplyDeleteThose larger ornaments are exactly what I was looking for, we got those spiral trees last year and I am really pleased with them also. The doxie looks better during the day than at night.
DeleteLooks like you've been very busy too. Have a great Christmas Jimmy!
ReplyDeleteYes Joey both you and I have been busy so far, I am really impressed with your wrapping skills, you put a lot of work into making your packages perfect. A Merry Christmas to you too my friend.
DeleteYou reminded of my last dog when faced with a HUGE teddy bear (won in a raffle). Cocking a leg became a habit .... lolol. Merry Christmas, Jimmy, to you and your dear wife.
ReplyDeleteDogs are so funny with stuffed and fake animals, it looks as if your dog showed that teddy who was boss lol.
DeleteMerry Christmas my dear friend.
That is just too cute with the butt sniffing. Merry Christmas Jimmy and family--that includes you too Dixie, you are family.
ReplyDeleteThank you Patti, yes Dixie is definitely family too, and a Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family.
DeleteI am happy for dixie to find company like doxie ,look at her she looks CURIOUS lol
ReplyDeletei loved your tree and i smiled over your chuckle that leaving you home and finding right items for decorations was key to success for Cindy ,i guess Cindy won't agree
Love all your decorations! Glad Dixie and Doxie are getting along.
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