Monday, December 30, 2019

December Update!

Well, I've had quite a little bloggy break, haven't I!
I had planned (in my  head) to post a lot during 
December, but obviously that did not happen.
So, before the new year starts,
here's a quick update for December!

Maddie turned 18!
She is seriously the sweetest girl ever!
We love her so!
She's working very hard at school this year and
very hard at training Frannie to 
be a good little Doodle-dog.

Maddie and her uke! Look at that big bug on her top!
Maddie and I worked again this year at a lovely store 
(Von Maur) as seasonal gift wrappers!
I also work in the Rickster's office, but can
leave early to get to this other job! :)
It's a fun little job and gets very busy as you might
guess since gift wrap is free - totally free -- and they have very
nice wrapping paper, ribbon and tags.
We really enjoy working with the other gift wrappers!
Plus, working 3-4 hours at a time is generally manageable.
Of course, standing for that long on my poor
old feet got a little tiring.
But it was fun, even though it did put us behind in
our own gift wrapping.
I was slapping post-its on our gifts before our celebrations!

Rickster had surgery.  Yes, again he had a holiday surgery!  
This time, it was due to arthritis in his
hands.  I can't recall the technical procedure name,
but it involved scraping out all the bad arthritis around his thumb 
and putting in a piece of tendon.
He said the doc told him it would be a piece of cake
and not painful.
He LIED!
It's been extremely painful and since it was his
right hand (he's right-handed), it has impacted
everything as he has a large cast/split on
that he finally has removed tomorrow.
He had planned to have the other hand done in a month or two,
but is now re-thinking that plan.

Growing fast (November 2019)
Miss Frannie Doodle continues to grow and be a delight . . . 
most of the time!
Really, she's a great pup and we are enjoying  having her 
in the family.
If you have Instagram and want to 
follow her page, it's @little.frannie.doodle

New Red Sweater for December!
We had a fun Christmas celebration with the family on
Christmas Eve and Christmas.
(Is it bad I have a million photos of Frannie, but none of the family???)

Looking forward to 2020 -- yay for an even-numbered year!

Hey 2020 -- we're looking for good stuff from you!
Happy New Year!!


10 comments:

Jen Kershner said...

18?! That just feels shocking to me. Happy belated birthday to your girl! She is such a lovely young lady. Happy New Year to you!

Laurie said...

Loved the update!! Such sweet pics of your cutie and your most adorable furry kid too!! They are both just precious! So sorry that the hubs had to have yet another surgery- and boo for lying doctors- just be honest-then I can be ready for it, right? :( I hope he'll be healing and feeling better in no time!!

Lisa said...

happy birthday to Maddie. Hope your hubby feels better soon. Nothing worse than a man in pain!!!

Braddie G said...

Hey Maddie, hope you enjoyed the birthday. Thanks for the lovely update though. Blessings and wishes to you and healing husband.
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Alice Adams said...

This is so positively happy stuff Jboo. I am happy to read this very soon. Looking forward to a really great, interesting stuff from you through the year.
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Unknown said...

Happy birthday to your adorable Maddie! I simply can't believe that she is 18! Time flies when you are having sooo much fun!

Hope Mr. Tennis is doing better by now. He must take a year off next year!

Love the pictures of Frannie and I can't wait to meet her! We also take sooo many pictures of our pups!

Jodee

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