Emme Gets Ready for Christmas

Our house has been decorated for Christmas since Thanksgiving weekend. Christmas never lasts long enough, so I have to decorate as early as I can so I get as long as possible to enjoy the trees and decorations.

Last year when Emme was still such a puppy, we limited some of the decorations that we put out because we were not sure what she would do with them. She actually was very good so this year I put everything out except the stuffed bears that I sometimes put on the stairs. They are just too much like the dogs' lovies and I was sure I was asking for trouble with them.

Emme has been remarkably good with all the decorations. We have had only a few minor indiscretions. One time I caught Emme running through the house with a fabric ornament in her mouth. To give her credit, it looked just like a ball and I don't know if she picked it off the tree, or if it fell to the rug and Emme discovered it. I took it back and put it on the tree and Emme has left it alone since then. It is hanging to the left above her head in the photo above. Yesterday we walked into the living room and discovered that three pots of silk poinsettias that were sitting on the rug by the television were knocked over. Nothing was pulled out or chewed; they were just lying on their sides.

Other than using the white crazy-patch Victorian tree skirt covered in lace, crocheted trims, ribbons and pearls as a dog quilt, things are going well.