{"id":1983,"date":"2021-03-05T11:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/129.213.27.132\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2021-03-05T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:21:17","slug":"christmas-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/?p=1983","title":{"rendered":"Christmas – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone!<\/p>\n

Quit update on Hercules….He is doing very well!\u00a0 He is moving about as if he has four legs instead of three.\u00a0\"\" Honestly, he is so confident sometimes it makes me nervous.\u00a0 We are still waiting for bloodwork to determine what type of bone cancer he had.\u00a0 Once that is determined then, the amount of chemo he will require will be determined. Right now, we are expecting another three rounds of it.\u00a0 Your continued prayer for him are so appreciated!<\/p>\n

December was such a busy and full month for us!\u00a0 I know it is typically the same for most everyone.\u00a0 So, I decided to split this blog into two parts.<\/p>\n

The first half of December we had our first snow! God, it\u00a0is so beautiful here when it is covered in snow.\u00a0 I just love it.\u00a0 It feels like a fairytale sitting by a roasting fire with a snow covered porch.\u00a0\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\" \"\" \"\" \u00a0 I must admit Winter may just be my favorite season now!!<\/p>\n

We do have to pay special attention to our outdoor fur babies.\u00a0 We purchased heated water bowls for them, \"\" otherwise their water freezes in the frigid temperatures.\u00a0 Who would have thought?\u00a0 \u00a0 The kittens get time in front of the heater every morning before breakfast. \"\"\"\"\u00a0 They also have heated pads to sleep on in their cat-tainer.\u00a0 Honey also has a heated pad in her dog house. \"\" Bun, on the other hand, refused one. She just prefers lots of hay.\u00a0 She is so hardcore.\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

The biggest celebration happened on December 6th!!!\u00a0 We celebrated the birth of my grand daughter, Maebry Elizabeth!\u00a0 The most precious little being.\u00a0 Isn’t she just the cutest!<\/p>\n

\"\" I haven’t crossed stitched in years but, I wanted to make her a keepsake ornament.\u00a0 \"\" I made her mama one just like it when she was born.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Since moving to Tennessee I have been traveling to Georgia about every five to six weeks.\u00a0 I have had doctor appointments, dentist appointments and\u00a0even hair appointments.\u00a0 It’s worked out really well.\u00a0 I usually stay with Megan, my oldest daughter.\u00a0 She is Maebry’s momma.\u00a0 So, I get to spend some much needed time with the both of them and I can help out where I can when there.\u00a0 It’s a win win.<\/p>\n

We had a good bit of visitors this month, too!\u00a0 Lys (Al’s daughter), her husband Jared and their precious daughter Ary came to visit us for the first time.\u00a0 We spent evenings by the fire, we made some homemade crafts, \"\" enjoyed some good food and spent\u00a0some time outdoors.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We walked some of the property.\u00a0 We had to show them just how big the trees get here!\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"\" Ary had her first tractor ride\u00a0\"\"\"\"\"\" and she even took a spin on the excavator!\"\" \"\" \u00a0She loved the kittens and labs, too!\u00a0 Herc and Teenie only came out to visit when Ary was in bed for the night.\u00a0 They are a little too rough to be around small children.\u00a0 We exchanged gifts and celebrated our Christmas together a little early.\u00a0 We were so happy they came to visit.<\/p>\n

The only project in December that we were able to complete was one we had not even planned on doing! That is beginning to sound familiar.\u00a0 Al and I were sitting at the bar in the kitchen having lunch one day and the idea hit us.\u00a0 Let’s rock the backsplash in the kitchen and add a pot filler!\u00a0 So, we did just that.\u00a0 It turned out so beautiful! What a difference, huh?<\/p>\n

Here’s a before …….\u00a0 \"\" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Now, after…….\u00a0 \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

I also managed to bake my first ever pecan pies!\u00a0 They were delish thanks to a sweet friends’ recipe!\u00a0 \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

Next up, visit to Georgia, Christmas Decor, Christmas Day and New Years celebrations!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading!\u00a0 Let me know what you think of the backsplash!<\/p>\n

Stay safe,<\/p>\n

Elisa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! Quit update on Hercules….He is doing very well!\u00a0 He is moving about as if he has four legs instead of three.\u00a0 Honestly, he is so confident sometimes it makes me nervous.\u00a0 We are still waiting for bloodwork to determine what type of bone cancer he had.\u00a0 Once that is determined then, the amount … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1983"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2028,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983\/revisions\/2028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}