Monday, January 11, 2010

Six

She's six now. Her special day comes so close after the holidays, our projects just keep on keepin' on as we put together special things for the baby of the family, Ruby Jane (aka Janie-wa, the rubster...).

Her recent fascination with a certain dog breed called for a pug-themed celebration, complete with a, uh, frog pinata. (what to do when there is no pug pinata and it's the day before the party?) And so, in what has become a post-holiday tradition, out table top tree is transformed into a birthday tree. This year it was decorated with those adorable "smiling" dogs. (That's the attraction—pugs look like they are smiling)

But it's not just pugs on her mind these days. There's a new love. She has always gone in waves of obsession, mostly from one dog or cat breed to the next but she has recently broadened her animal-loving horizons to include reptiles. Clearly, a knit lizard was in order.

And after receiving a Snuggie from her auntie for Christmas, she was dying for a doggie Snuggie (I saw it at the pharmacy, Meems, I know exactly where they are. I'll spend my own money!). Curses to the strategically-placed items and hard-to-resist packaging. She was right to want a snuggie for her special dogs—who can resist being wrapped in cozy fleece?

My solution was homemade "snuggies" that would actually fit all her favorite friends. Bring on the cold weather. We have one cozy little six year old, and four cozy little friends.

"A" wants a homemade snuggie , too. Now that would be some good comedy.

8 comments:

  1. The dog snuggies are killing me. Almost as much as the thought of "A" in a snuggie (picturing him with his arms raised as in the TV commercial). Good comedy, indeed.

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  2. Ohhh this is sooo cute! :D And what a great birthday!

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  3. You guys should check out this website.
    http://www.curlytailpugrescue.org a friend of mine started this pug rescue. The kids can make cards and donate them to curlytails and every time a dog is adopted the new family gets a card that is lovingly made by a child who loves pugs. There are also other volunteer opportunities..foster families etc. Ruby might like it!! I love the snuggies and happy birthday to miss ruby!

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  4. Such a lovely happy birthday and i adore those cute dog snuggies!! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to yoU!

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  5. Jeannie--what a great organization your friend has. We will certainly check it out. Ruby would be in heaven making cards in the name of pugs. Thanks for sharing that!

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  6. Happy Six! I love six. Love the dog snuggies. What is it about those things? My eight year old keeps begging too.....

    Glad to see you at my place the other day.

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  7. You won my giveaway! Email me your snail mail address and a colour preference and I'll start sewing :D

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  8. Happy birthday to your daughter! I have an almost-six-year-old, and I must say, it's a fun age.

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