Christmas 2008

[spicedogs]

No, I am not crazy. I am going to talk about Christmas 2008. Our family did not celebrate Christmas on December 25, 2007. None of our children were in town. So, we decided to celebrate it on the first Saturday in January. Here are the picspams of the fine food served and the odds and ends of pictures I took over at my daughter's house.  

We brought the Spicedogs (Caraway and Basil) to Cocoa's house. Here are some pictures of their stay at the house.


Basil (B&W) and Carie (next to the pumpkin)



Looks as if they are fighting, but they are really kissing.



Carrie found the cat (Brie). She wants to play, but Brie wants none of it.



We managed to pur our gifts under a tree.

Dinner is served. 
(Just letting you know that the meal was DELICIOUS.)


First the appetizers.


Soup. 


Black rice.


Vegetable


Roast chicken

and


and orange soda.


Ambereen opens her gift.



Abbie opens hers, while Jack looks on.



Jack wants a Boston terrier, but with Cocoa in the house, all he gets is the calendar. My mom is smiling.



The activities are over. Carrie and Cocoa take a snooze, while my mom looks on. ( I apologize, but the picture is blurry. I forgot to set the flash.)

Merry Christmas, everyone.!!!!

     

Comments

[katje0711.livejournal.com]

So, you have Christmas 08 part 1 and 2. LOL

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Part 2 promises to be a great Christmas. Meghan will be there. Our houses will be decorated and the Christmas tree in both houses will be trimmed. Hopefully, it will be better than this year's was.

[ben-munchkin.livejournal.com]

awwwwwwwww the pics are great. good job i just ate my dinner coz if not those pics would of made me hungry he he.

merry xmas x LOL

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

You are funny, Sophie.

Thanks.

[polvodestrella.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Edith! :D

They say that it's Christmas every time the family meets, so any day is great to celebrate Christmas. I'm glad you had a good one!

The food looks delicious (every time you post a pic of food looks really delicious, I wish I could cook like that), and the dogs kissing are so cute!

Thanks for sharing the pics with us, you've got a lovely family!

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Edith! :D

Same to you.

They say that it's Christmas every time the family meets, so any day is great to celebrate Christmas. I'm glad you had a good one!

I love that saying.

The food looks delicious (every time you post a pic of food looks really delicious, I wish I could cook like that), and the dogs kissing are so cute!

My son-in-law is a gourmet cook. The food was out of this world.

[fylimar.livejournal.com]

Why not celebrate Christmas on January? It looks like a lot of fun :-). And the dogs are very sweet. I hope, Brie wasn't too harsh with Carrie for trying to play ;-)

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

We did this a few years back. It is a very relaxed Christmas.

My dogs are sweet. We used to have 5. Now we are down to a manageable 2. We also have our own cat. Her name is Camembert. (We call her Cammy.)

Brie is a delightful cat. She never opens up her claws and never hisses. She was running away from Carrie to go to her litterbox. But when Carrie gets on her nerves, she boxes her with her claws closed. It's funny to watch.

We had another dog before Carrie was born. Her name was Coriander (Cori). Brie would let Cori lick her to death. It was a nice sight to see.

The avi right now is that of Cori.

[fylimar.livejournal.com]

I really like the names of your dogs, especially Coriander - and she is a sweetie.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

My dogs are named after spices. We had Ginger Rosemary Sage, Cinnamon Amber, Coriander Anise, and Zack Curry. These dogs have gone to what we call the Rainbow Bridge. It's a legend based on a poem that says that when a dog dies, he or she waits for his or her important family member by the foot of the Rainbow Bridge. When the family member dies, they cross the Bridge together. It's a beautiful poem.

Now we have Basil Houndini (he used to escape a lot), Caraway Annata (Carrie Ann), and Cocoa Licorice.

The cats are named after cheeses. We had Gouda. And now we have Brie and Camembert.

[fylimar.livejournal.com]

I like the thought of the Rainbow bridge. I had a dog, too, many years ago and I would love to see her again :-)
Basil Houndini is my new favorite dog name - I nearly fall of my chair laughing when I read that name.

[boheme06.livejournal.com]

Tasty looking treats, but orange soda?

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

It was fancy orange soda. LOL. We had other choices, even wine for those of us who drink alcohol. I just liked the shape of that bottle.

[boheme06.livejournal.com]

Ohh, okay. I was a bit concerned, :D

[ashlibrooke.livejournal.com]

Aww. I am glad that you got to celebrate your Christmas, Edith. :)

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. We had a great time.

[galileah-galile.livejournal.com]

so sweet! *and the food looks delicious!

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Oh, it was.

BTW, I have not forgotten your banner.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

Hounds, food, and family. Do you need anything else?

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

You are right; that's what life is all about.