No Tricks Just Treats

Today we join our very generous pals Rosy, Arty and Jakey in a No Tricks Just Treats blog hop. Every year, our pals pick the weekend before Halloween to raise money for shelters/rescues. They are donating $1 for every blog that joins the hop and 50 cents for every comment on their blog Friday-Sunday, so make sure you go over and comment! A few moments of your time can help animals in need.

Lady reminds us all the time that we are the luckies ones with loving homes. We would agree it isn't too bad. 

Here are some things Lady has done in the past few months to help animals in need (at shelters and other ways):

• Make monetary donations when buying food or when sadly a friend has been called to the bridge
• Give our gently used things to an organization that fosters animals for women fleeing domestic abuse
• Visit the cat cafe and play with the cats awaiting forever homes. 
• Support a local pet shop where you can adopt rescued cats (and currently they are fostering animals who have been displaced by the tornados that happened the end of September).

They aren't big things but we all know that little things add up.

Thanks to our pals for once again organizing this. 

A Day At The Amusement Park

To all our American Friends - Happy Memorial Day!  While our long weekend was last week we thought we would join you all for this fun filled day!

We all got brave and road the roller coaster. Emma is like her human dad, thought it was terrible, Phod got a little motion sick and Lee loved it.

But Lee's favourite part of the day was the food. Nothing like some yummy cotton candy to settle a tummy after a ride! 

Because Lady and Man did not want to miss the fun, this is from their trip in December 2017.

Post Cards From Paris

Today we join Blogville's Post Cards from Paris Blog Hop. However you spend your day, may it be filled with love!

From Cousin Emma

Hailey and Angel Easy

Zaphod and Maizie

Be sure to go over to Madi's to see everyone in the fashion show (CCC18)

Blogville Holiday Traditions - by the Lady

Our Hanukkah Tree

Our big celebration usually takes place in November, when we host our Hanukkah dinner. (For new readers, we aren't Jewish - we aren't Christian either - but over a decade ago we started having a Hanukkah themed party for something different - mainly because latkes are AMAZING!) We have Hanukkah dishes and decorations. We have friends over and we eat and talk and it is fun, but a lot of work for the Man. This year, it took 2 people 4 straight hours in the kitchen to produce lunch for 11 people.

Through this tradition, I now give Hanukkah gifts to my niece and nephew and they give me gifts. For 8 days, starting with the day of our Hanukkah party, which may or may not be at real Hanukkah,   we each have a gift to open. It is fun. 

Now on to Christmas. At some point I dress the dogs up for their annual Christmas photoshoot. They hate it!  Every year since I was born, my mom gives me an ornament for my tree. We have a small group of people we buy gifts for. This group gets smaller every year as in lieu of gifts we are doing more and more experiences (spending time together). The Man and I do stocking for each other. This has always been my favourite part of the day (and very much like my Hanukkah gifts, so I kind of get two stockings!). Generally his brother comes over for a couple days. At some point the Man cooks us a turkey dinner because he loves to cook. We then eat turkey for a week. Some years we go to a movie. Some years we stay in our pjs and play games, watch movies and eat.  It is very quiet and relaxing. I enjoy it a lot. 

At some point around the holidays I do see my sister and her family. Occasionally we have years where my parents may be around. (They live very far and you have to drive there, so it can be very unsafe to do so in the winter. I have done it before and it has been scary and not fun!)

That is how we celebrate the holidays here in rural Quebec!