Friendly Fill-Ins and Festive Eddy

Hello, friends! Sorry for yet another exceptionally late post. Evan's been feeling a lot better lately after starting on antibiotics for his UTI, but now poor pup Astrid is having a rough time. She's not giving us very clear indicators and we're not sure if she's bothered by her osteoarthritis, her stomach or intestines, or something else, but she's just not been herself since late last night. Between her osteoarthritis and her old gal eyes not being what they used to be, she's even more of a klutz than she was in her youth, and she did trip over the sidewalk and fall on her walk yesterday. She didn't seem bothered at the time, but we're wondering if that fall is hurting her now, and so she's been given some pain meds. When she has good days we still see hints of young and hyperactive Astrid in there, and she'll still sometimes take us on long walks and all that wonderful jazz, but she's also almost 12 and certainly has days that indicate that. Today is one of those days for the poor girl. If she continues to act like she's not feeling her old gal best, she'll get to visit the vet. Not that she'd mind too much, though, since she always gets an ice cream pup cup from Dairy Queen after her vet visits.

Now, shall we get to the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge? We shall, and we'd love for you to join us. 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. _________, _________, and _________ are on my to-do list this month.

2. If I hear _________ one more time I will scream.

3. All I want for Christmas is _________.

4. _________ is my favorite holiday scent.


My answers are below in bold.

1. Creating festive art, doing some festive baking, and enjoying the Christmas season with my family are on my to-do list this month.
(I have a lot of random stuff on my to-do list for December, some being general chores and others of course relating to Christmas. Those three I listed above are just the first ones that popped into my head.)

2. If I hear Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" one more time I will scream.
(Maybe I wouldn't despise this tune so much if every station playing Christmas music didn't pick this one for every other song.)

3. All I want for Christmas is health and happiness for my furry and human family.

(I actually chose this fill-in statement after I saw Ellen's #2, because I knew immediately what my answer would be for that one. And even though I can't stand that song, its title still makes for a nice fill-in. My fill-in answer here is pretty self-explanatory, and I'm sure it's true for most of us.)

4. Peppermint is my favorite holiday scent.

(Even better if you mix some chocolate with that peppermint.)

Now it's your turn!

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

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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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I don't recall Eddy sharing bloopers for last week's official blooper blog hop, so how about some today? These were snapped while Eddy "helped" me decorate her favorite Christmas tree last Friday.

If this artificial tree looks all janky, it's because Eddy knocks out so many limbs from it on a regular basis that, at this point, I just stick fallen limbs in random places. The tree's shape is all over the place, but it's still Eddy's favorite festive thing.

Have a festive Friday, friends!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

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Tip of the Day

Our last Christmas tree tip relates to real trees and how they might affect your furbaby. If you have a real tree, be cautious of letting your kitty or pup drink from any accessible water in the tree stand. It is possible that certain chemicals, such as fertilizers or even pesticides, are used in some tree lots. Some of these chemicals can then end up in the water that the tree is resting in, and this can potentially lead to toxic side effects for your furbaby. Another concern relates to stagnant water in the tree stand, which can harbor potentially harmful bacteria. In addition, be careful of pine needles falling from real trees, and even artificial trees, for that matter. These needles are pointy and sharp, and if consumed this can potentially lead to internal damage. So, keep that tree water covered or somehow out of reach, and keep those fallen pine needles cleaned up, so that your furbaby and the Christmas tree can live in harmony.