Friendly Fill-Ins and Blurry Eddy on the Third Day of Christmas

Hello, friends! I'm so sorry for this exceedingly delayed post. My entire family ended up with the flu on Christmas, and we're all still struggling a bit with it. I've been sleeping the better part of the last two days, and I only just realized I didn't get this post scheduled. It's incredibly late now, but here it is.

It's of course time for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.

1. _________ was the highlight of my Christmas (or Hanukkah).

2. I ate too much _________ on Christmas (or Hanukkah).

3. Even though Christmas Day has passed, I _________.

4. I'd still like to _________ before this year is over.


My answers are below in bold.

1. Watching my family open their gifts was the highlight of my Christmas.
(I enjoy giving gifts, and just generally seeing others receive gifts. Of course, I enjoy watching both my human and furry family members open gifts.)

2. I ate too much sugar on Christmas.
(I wasn't terribly hungry this particular Christmas, but I still ate cookies. Too many of them, to be exact.)

3. Even though Christmas Day has passed, I still celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas.
(As we've mentioned before, Christmas itself is just the First Day of Christmas. That makes it easy to extend the festive season.)

4. I'd still like to work toward some of my 2024 goals before this year is over.
(I had lots of goals for this year, including plenty related to my creative endeavors. I have not and will not be able to accomplish all of them at this point, but I still very much so want to continue to work toward them.)

Now it's your turn!

To add your link to the Friendly Fill-Ins Linky list, just click HERE!

You can also click on the badge below to add your link.

You are also welcome to complete the fill-ins in the comments below,

or in the comments on Ellen's blog, 15andmeowing.

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And now it's time for the Pet Photo Fails Blog Hop, hosted by none other than Melissa and Mudpie of Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries, & Meows.

Our resident blooper queen Eddy is of course here with some outtakes. And they're even festive bloopers, because 'tis the season.

Eddy and all of us here wish you a Merry Third Day of Christmas!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

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Tip of the Day

Today's tip is one that can affect our indoor furbabies, and most certain any strays and ferals you might feed outside. During the cold winter months, it can be beneficial to increase the amount of food you feed to the furbabies in your life. This is because animals typically eat more in the cold months in order to produce more energy and heat for their bodies. This is why you might see your kitty or pup heading toward the food bowl more often than usual in the winter months. Then again, eating more food to stay warm is something that far more affects outdoor animals than indoor animals, since the latter are able to maintain their body heat far more easily. And, of course, if you have any concerns about how much your furbaby is eating or should eat, any time of the year, discuss this with your veterinarian.

When it comes to outdoor strays and ferals, if you are accustomed to offering them food outside, perhaps do consider feeding them larger quantities of food, or feeding them more often, during the cold winter months. Their bodies use that extra food to stay warm. Over the next few days we'll be giving more detailed tips not only on feeding strays and ferals, but also offering them assistance in other ways.