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specialNow Playing: Day 2894-Chapter 3... Happiness~My Silver Lining
A little too ironic... I really do think.
Can you believe that this photo of our beloved Littleblue was taken exactly a year ago.
It's still incredibly hard to comprehend such a devastating loss of our beautiful girl. Life can some times be so cruel. Yet... as well... so unfair. This Christmas will bring with it a great absence within our little family. Littleblue, Cuddles kitty, Lucky kitty and the rest of my beloved fur angels. Although their absence will be great. I have strong faith that they are still with us in every sense of the word. Because not only is Christmas my most favorite time of the year. It was also their favorite time of the year filled with happy wagging tails and lots of barking full of excitement while sitting in front of the Christmas tree.
Can you believe that this photo of our Babyblue is every bit a splitting image of Littleblue. The same crisp, fall day here in the country while walking the trails along the river. I honestly had to do a double take while sifting through my cell phone photos taken last year and this year. Ironically, I had taken the exact same picture of both Littleblue and Babyblue at the exact same time before walking over the bridge along the river. Two of my most beautiful, lovable, beloved husky girls. 
Twins!
This weekend, I plan on embracing all that is good with this very magical time of the year. Putting on my Christmas cheer and getting the kitchen ready for some serious holiday baking!
As you can tell... I plan on mixing it up this year with some new creations using ingredients that I normally would not use for holiday treats and other seasonal goodies. Actually... there are quite a few new ingredients and spices that will be a first for me while cooking in the kitchen. I am already super excited to begin this most happiest part of the season!
Let the great 
weekend of holiday baking begin!
cheeky
It's a shame that you assume the bank is reporting your monthly payments correctly as any bank should with your mortgage loan. But sometimes all it takes is one person at corporate level to really mess things up with not reporting or inaccurately reporting payments to all three credit bureaus. I have always been the type of person to stay on top of my credit. I think that same should apply to everyone. Because you just never know if and when major errors are sitting there waiting to be discovered on your credit report. Keeping a close eye on your credit reporting is as easy as signing up for free credit monitoring. Companies such as, Credit Karma are not only easy to sign up for, but as well they are FREE. It's a no-brainer if you ask me! 
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We actually put up more decorations this year than what we could muster up last year. Last years holiday vibe was dark and dreary due to the house being left by the prior sellers as one huge repair mess after another. Maybe this year I felt more festive due to the house now having a much more happier vibe and energy. We finished what we could outdoors for the season with repairs. This means what little that is left will have to wait until after the winter season. There really isn't much left to do indoors as far as repairing, repainting and redecorating. This gal busted her booty over the past year! My body is officially burned out from flipping our house of many hidden lemon gems. Time to take it easy for the rest of the year and upcoming winter season. I don't plan on adding any additional furniture. So until we sell this house and look forward to a new home, the next and final leg of our great moving journey. What little we have in the house will just have to due for the time being.
With less furniture means even far more room to set up all of our Christmas trees. Five Christmas trees and 5 totes of holiday decorations. This was by far the quickest it has ever taken me to put up all of the trees, lights and other decorations. Most of our lights actually worked from last year. Funny how they typically only last through one season. Compared to the monster bulbs from back in the day that would last from generation to generation. LED lights are really nice and energy efficient. But they really don't withstand the winter weather, wind and rain. I'm not so sure if Mother Nature will be delivering us a white Christmas. But one can still hold onto hope of waking up on Christmas morning to see beautiful snow flakes slowly falling down from heaven. L-O-V-E SNOW! I am a snow junky! HA!
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Even Babyblue enjoys tasting the new organic line of homemade Amish jarred goodies; Mango Berry Salsa, Mexican Cinnamon Apple Butter and Triple Berry Preserves. MMMMM!
This little girl loves organic peanut butter that actually makes for some simple recipe bone treats for her and Snoreo... Hehehehehe! Every bit the splitting image of our beloved Littleblue. How ironic that she also learned the art of eating from a spoon at the very first try! Now every time she hears me in the kitchen, I am quickly greeted with two cute little paws up on the baby gate. Hehehehehehe! 
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Ecstatic fur children tickled pink that Santa Paws' was able to pay them a visit this evening. Hehehehehehe!
This is BabyBlue's first-year meeting Santa Paws'. As she was getting ready to doze for a early evening nap. She was awakened by some commotion and chatter in the kitchen. Seems Santa Paws' was able to take some time out from his upcoming busiest season! Delivering toys to all the good little fur children, girls and boys. 
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One would never have guessed such neglect and abuse this little guy had been through for the very first year of his life. We not only rescued him, but he rescued me. Unconditional love, happiness and joy that he has brought to our entire little family during the times when we needed it the most. Big LOVE reminds us of what is most important in life... unconditional love and family.
But as well my most favorite thing before Christmas... holiday baking!! YAYYYY! Did I ever tell you how much this gal loves baking! Especially during the holiday season with all of the super yummy smelling scents of homemade delicious treats. This is the year of out with the old and in with the new! I am not so sure if buckeye candies will be on the list of holiday treats. But I do plan on making something new this year with my very own spin on the popular holiday cake... Fruitcake!! No... not the kind that is hard as a rock and can be used as a boomerang. HA! I plan on creating a recipe that is super moist, not of the same ole ingredients used in the classic fruitcake and is actually easy on the tummy. I can't wait to share my new creation next week! Bring on the good days! Time for holiday baking with my new assistance this year... Beary kitty. Too darn stinking cute!
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It's been almost a week since we have been able to hit the trails as a family. Eric has been keeping busy making sure that Snoreo and Babyblue still get their daily exercise and a breath of fresh air at our local dog park while I am back at home resting. But today was a good day! What an amazing feeling to be able to get my walking shoes back on this afternoon and later in the evening to enjoy some fresh air of my own out here in the country. Ahhhhhh... air... so refreshing! We also finally got to stop and take a few pictures of the beautiful mural that has been a painting project in the making of it's very own over the past few months here in our little, lazy, river town. Talking about a magnificent piece of art! The side of a very historic building has now turned into this incredible masterpiece! 
I love little old towns with a ton of history. What I love more is the little, lazy, river towns that don't feel the need to keep up with the big cities. It's a shame to say... but it seems this little piece of history along the river might be only a mere few images left of what used to be a little, lazy, river town. A tight-knit, family oriented community. Not only are the houses going up for sale around us lately at record speed. But today it seemed as if we were the last ones to know what really was about to transpire here in the country. A piece of history and beauty here among the wooded hillside went up for sale this evening. 7+ acres with a local real estate company. And guess where at? Right across the street! Yep... you know what that means... 
We now have a far bigger challenge ahead of us as the race to sell our property begins now, today, at this very second. The 7+ acres of land could get bought by someone or an investment company at any time. Our little, lazy, river town committee has already approved the land to be used for a new home development, condominiums and section 8 housing. This means if Eric doesn't get his head on straight and brain in gear, our home could quickly depreciate in value. This means you can forget trying to sell it, whether alone me living here among constant future construction. Medically, we moved on the wooded hillside here in the country for some peace and quiet. Far, far away from large developments back across state lines in the city. Needless to say... my anxiety has skyrocketed after seeing the sale sign go up on the wooded hillside this evening. All 7+ acres of gods country... soon to be gone. 
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chillin'
So... I got my awaited phone call today regarding Friday mornings surgery. In fact... I got more than just my one awaited phone call today. I got several phone calls today.
Instead of our kitchen cabinets being taken over by post-it-notes as reminders of what's next with regards to major house repairs. There are now post-it-notes scattered as medical appointment reminders for the next several weeks. It's still looking to be a very busy month of December. That's not even counting Christmas, but we already plan on celebrating low-key. We still plan on doing our best to keep some of our holiday traditions, but as well starting a few new ones this year. Change... is inevitable. But as well... change can be good!
d'oh
We are finally starting to see our very first possums here in the country. Actually... early this morning while checking on our neighborhood kitties. We have a make shift safe winter haven set up in our spare garage for two of our visiting kitties. Papa kitty & Sweetie kitty who actually looks just like a little snow leopard. She is not only sweet, but super fluffy! Sweetie kitty and Papa kitty have actually grown to become close friends over the past few months. At least now they will be safe and warm through out the upcoming winter season.
blessing!
Today was another day of rest in attempts of snapping my body out of this constant pain and funk. Cutie Patootie Babyblue surprised me by pulling a first this evening. I woke up from a nap and looked over to see Babyblue sleeping in Littleblue's spot on the other side of the couch as she stared back at me. All I could do was look back and smile with sheer happiness. It was just what I needed to bring me out of this funk lately. Another instance of just how much she reminds me of our beloved Littleblue. She must had been sent from heaven... Babyblue
hehehe!