It’s 14 degrees outside and it snowed overnight.  What do we Scotties do on a snow day?  We take turns lounging in our two favorite spots, which are hanging out in our dog bed in front of the fireplace or curled up on pillows on the couch.

We just came in from the backyard where we were trying to dig through the snow, but Wen had us come in as soon as she had the deck cleared and now we are nice and toasty warm.  As much as we love playing in the snow, snuggling up inside afterwards is even better!

 

 

This time of year, the closer to Christmas we get, the doggie Christmas outfits and accessories start appearing for us Scotties to try on for pictures.  We actually have a huge container of holiday dog outfits in an upstairs closet that is overrunning with all sorts of props, festive sweaters, hats, goofy glasses, and even shoes.  Wen has been adding to our collection every year, so she has had to get rid of some things and donate them, because the collection was overtaking the closet.

I guess when she’s shopping and she sees something cute or fun, she has to bring it home and her latest acquisition was a festive hat.  Maybe this was the largest size they had, but in my opinion, I think I could use a bigger size!

The Rocky Mountain Scottish Terrier Club annual Christmas lunch is a week away and Wen has been busy making Scottie crafts for the last two months to sell at the event as she has for many years.

This year, in addition to her regular crafted items, she has been decorating five foot lamp posts with plush Scotties in festive sweaters and I of course have been the head snoopervisor, keeping an eye on the progress of each Scottie lamp post.

The first lamp post has already been spoken for, so she made a second one and after she posted pictures of them on Facebook, several people showed interest in the second lamp post, so she made a third one.  Will there be a fourth one?  Who knows, but we hope they all get a happy new home for Christmas!

Here I am, soaking up the warmth from the fireplace.  This is our favorite spot in the house for Sadie and me when the fireplace is on.  We have two dog beds in our living room and the smaller one usually ends up in front of the fireplace, so squeezing both of us in it doesn’t work very well.  We have learned to take turns using it though and when one of us gets too hot from the fireplace, we jump out and the other one jumps in.

Soaking up the warmth feels so good—at least until we feel as if we’re cooking!

We Scotties had an extended time at our groomer’s shop in Elizabeth, CO today.  Wen dropped us off early, but Gigi, our groomer was slammed with dogs getting groomed for the holidays.  She owns the business and has several groomers working for her, but every year before Christmas, it gets really busy with everyone wanting their dogs to look nice for the holidays.

Today was no exception and Wen had plenty of time to go Christmas shopping and play pickleball with the super nice gung ho Elizabeth pickleballers.

When she picked us up, once again it was worth the wait, because we looked great.  As soon as we got back home and ate though, after a trip to the backyard, all three of us Scotties were snoozing in our favorite spots.  All that activity at the groom shop tired us out!

For the last two months, Wen has been working on Scottie crafts to sell at the Rocky Mountain Scottish Terrier Club annual holiday lunch on December 14.  Our kitchen and living room have been taken over by craft supplies, but suddenly that has come to an end, as all the items seem to have been completed.

I have to admit that I have been snoopervising all the work and now that the craft items will soon be packed up, it will be a little less festive and chaotic.  That doesn’t mean that our house isn’t decorated with Christmas decorations though.  It just won’t look like a crafts store!

Sometimes Wen comes across unique dog toys while she is shopping and if one looks as if it would make a great photo op, she will buy it for us Scotties.  Over the years, we have ended up with some cute toys that are actually not great options for us super chewers, but they make good props for photos and then they are donated to Goodwill.

The latest dog toy find fell into the donation category, as it was super cute, but very easy to rip apart and destroy, so Instead of playing with it, I took a picture with it.  Anyway, how about a big kiss?

 

We Scotties woke up to a snowy morning today, so we were eager to go outside and explore.  As per usual this time of the year in Colorado, it was warm yesterday and a winter wonderland today, so we are used to drastic weather changes and no matter what, we are out enjoying our backyard.

Molly, Sadie, and I are fortunate to have our house and yard, because some of our predecessor Scotties were apartment dwellers and Wen had to walk them outside on a leash at all times.

So today we get to play in the snow again and come back in and snooze by the fire.  Sounds perfect to me!

 

Late last night when we Scotties went outside, we were surprised to see that it had snowed.  It was just a dusting of snow, but our deck was covered with the white stuff and we were excited to go check out the yard.

If you think a little snow prevents Molly and me from digging holes, think again!  Even with Wen following us around the yard, we were able to sneak in a couple new holes, because with the warm weather we’ve been having, the ground was not frozen.  A dusting of snow just makes digging more fun and early this morning when we were out in the yard, there was a little more snow than last night and we were having such a good time out there that Wen had to lure us back inside with treats.

 

 

 

It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I heard that something fun is coming in December on this blog!  Yep, something’s coming and here’s a festive little hint….