Award! Thank You Cotton!

So you can get this award 6 times, 6 stars to collect...

This is my first. 

The rules are as follows.

 

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…"

  I giant THANK YOU to Cotton for selecting me!

Now for my selections...

I would like to pass it back to Cotton for another star and also...

Ruby the Airedale

 

Murphy and Stanley

 

Gardening with Wyatt

 

The Legacy Chronicles

 

Sugar

 

Dachshund Nola

You, and so many others, deserve this!  I love reading your posts :)

How Does it Look?

I don't exactly NEED a sweater, but since my mom was super excited to find one that would fit me (I am kind of over-sized), I appeased her and wore it happily.  How does it look?  We all think it looks best on my brother Piper.  We'll be posting a pic of him eventually.  Please excuse the naked tree behind me.  It's getting decorated tonight!  That probably means more photos...grrr.

Black and White Sunday

You're not getting the ball!

Some Golden-Doodle Fun!

The Huddle

Guess who got one first

Murray Christmas!

In the spirit of Christmas I just had to post my all time favorite Murray Christmas pic!

Murray Christmas!

PS...Ollie Doodle is doing very well!  He is home and recovering nicely.  Thank you all for the well wishes and prayers!  I will update as he makes more and more progress.  

Ollie's Surgery Day

Today was Ollie's scary, hopeful and exciting day all wrapped into one. It was his surgery day to relieve him of the sickness that keeps making his chest fill with fluid. I won't even begin to try and cover it in my own words, so to quote Ollie's mom at 11:00am...

"The surgery took over 4 1/2 hours, but it went like text book, it could not have gone better. They were able to clamp the offending thoracic duct & remove the sac round the heart. The pericardium was very thickened, the worst Mr Specialist had ever seen!!! It is not there anymore!!!! Mr Anaesthetis

t was able to do magic things, like deflate lung lobes & inflate others at will. This gave the vets a great view of what they were working with. Ollie has chest drains in & will spend the next few days in hospital. There is nothing more that can be done for him, & now it is just a matter of waiting. He is heavily drugged on methadone tonight to keep him comfortable.....,
Thank you everyone for all the support & kind messages xx"

And the newest update from Ollie's mom at 4:15pm...

"We have just had our update on Ollie, he is doing well. He is one little tough cookie!!! He has just been out for a short walk, had a little kibble ( He refused to eat the wet food offered. I don't think he trusts them to give him something good!!). Ollie has just had some more pain relief & the vet will be in in a couple of hours to check on his progress. We can feel the strain lifting a bit........"

All the good wishes and paws crossed around the world helped!  Many of you asked me to keep you updated, and I am happy to have such positive news this evening!  It's just wonderful for Ollie and his family :)  Thank you, and please keep praying for an easy recovery. 

Ollie

Black and White Sunday

Happy Black and White Sunday to All!

I'm joining Nola  in Black and White Sunday