Monday, February 15, 2010

Monday Again

Wow! What a weekend we had! First, the servants finally finished the living room and we were set free from our jail cells (the bedrooms). There is still some decorating to do, but the big construction job is done. Here are a few pics.....
On Friday night, the lady attended the art show opening reception. There was an awards ceremony during the reception and she won an honorable mention for her photo, "Just the Beginning." She was given a certificate and also a check for $50.00! She was completely shocked! It was the largest turn out for this show with over 400 works entered.About an hour after she got home on Friday night, the strangest thing happened...... IT SNOWED! A LOT! We're talking like 8" or more. It hardly ever snows here, so it was quite a sight to see. We could have cared less and did a whole lot of this......
But, Dixie Dog had a blast running around and acting crazy!

53 comments:

Elin said...

The renovation is done perfectly and it is so beautiful :)

Milo and Alfie said...

WOW! the renovation is great ~ and well done to your mom winning a prize too.

That snow looks and cold and deep ~ so stay warm!

Goldie, Shade and Banshee said...

House is looking great and congrats to your mom!

Dixie Dog looks so sweet running around like a snow nut!

Marg said...

Your hard work looks great. Can't wait to see how you are going to decorate it.
You got a lot of snow. We only got 4 inches and it was gone by noon on Sat. but it was great fun. The doggies here had a great time too. Have a great week.

Hansel said...

what is it with doggies and the white stuff? I'd much rather sleep. -tesla

Bruce said...

The house looks beautiful & congratulations on your honorable mention! The snow is beautiful too...life is good!
your pal,
Bruce:)

The Island Cats said...

The living room is looking awesome! And congrats to the lady servant!! That's awesome too! And the snow!! Whoa! You got as much as we do!! Awesome!!

The Florida Furkids said...

Your house looks great! ConCatulations to your Mom on her prize - is she going to buy you treats and toys with it?

Woofies sure do love the snow..we have no idea why.

Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

Noir the Texas Tabby said...

Congrats to your Lady Servant--GORGEOUS photo!! And the renovations...uh, Tommy wants to know if they can come to Dallas...plus the snow! You guys got lots of snow like we did! We stayed inside too and 'watched' the 12.5 inches we got, like ou guys did L( --unlike Dixie dog. Hope her feeties didn't get o wet and cold!

Noll's Nip said...

Dixie you are so cute.....Congrats on your photo award; beautiful photo. Your home is also beautiful.

My Mind's Eye said...

The servants did a great job on their project!!! I know they (and you all) are glad it is finished. We love your green walls.

Oh my word what a pile of snow on the NC coast. Dixie is literally knee deep in the stuff. 8" is unheard of downeast.
Hugs Madi and Mom

The Kitty Krew said...

Living room looks great, very cool. We're glad you guys were set free finally. As Noir said, we too got a whole lot of snow in North Texas (on Thursday), we're surprised there was that much left over for you guys on Friday! MOL We still have snow in our yard, it never got as warm and sunny this weekend as it was supposed to, to melt it all.

Congrats to the lady servant to on her art show, very cool!

Purrs and hugs,
The Kitty Krew

snippetgirl said...

Stunning renovation!!!! Love your house! And congrats on the wonderful art honor! That is fabulous and well deserved!
OH, the snow. I am glad Dixie Dog enjoyed it. It just snows and snows here!!! It's getting very tiresome. Me and the kitties want spring to arrive SOON!
Purrs,
Carrie

Cliff and Olivia said...

Congrats on the beautiful renovation and the lovely award for the lady!

Looks like Dixie had a great time in the snow :-)

We just want the snow to go away.

Laila and Angel Minchie said...

We LOVE the rennovation! It turned out very excellent! Dixie dog looks so funny standing there in the snow with no legs. MOL

And the picture your mom won the award on is so precious. It's got our mom squeeing.

Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...

Congratulations to your mom for winning an award.
Snow in so many places this winter. None here though. It was 80 degrees yesterday and expecting the same today.
It looks like Dixie was having the time of her life in the snow.
I love the sleeping cat who had the right idea of keeping warm.

Your living room looks wonderful and big.

Iris

SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...

Loved the remodel job, but not the snow!!!!! Dixie Dog is soooooo brave!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!! Kudos to your mom...we're sure she will win many more contests with her photos..... xxxxxxxx

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

Congrats on the win. That is a sweet photo! Love the redecoration! Our friend Gracie Beagel, loved romping in the snow, too!

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

Congrats on the win. That is a sweet photo! Love the redecoration! Our friend Gracie Beagel, loved romping in the snow, too!

Cory said...

Wow! What great things to celebrate! Snow! Renovation done! Prizes in the art show! Yay!!!!

Sigh...mom and dad just placed their order for stuff for the bathroom project. It'll be forever until we are let back in there.

Gemini and Ichiro said...

Oh I like the new room. I think you should explore it all. After all with all the snow, what else is a cat to do?

JC said...

Congrats to your Mom for winning. How exciting !!!

Snow ... our dogs love it too.

Cats .. they just look at it thru the window. None of this walking around in it with our paws up ... nope ^,,^

Raymond and Busby said...

WOW! You had an incredible weekend! Concats to your Mom on her prize winning photo and concats to all of you for getting the remodel completed and being freed from your bedrooms! xoxo

One Cats Nip said...

Gah I wish I had a room like that! So tall and open and...lovely. *le sigh* Concatulations to your mommy for the photo though it really was lovely

Anonymous said...

What a great renovation job--it looks so fresh and clean in there now! And we LOVE that photo; it's such a precious sight.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Hey, the house looks wonderful! Maybe Dixie Dog isn't acting!

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

The living room looks great!!!!!

Concats to your Mom on the winnings.

That is a lot of snow, and it looks like Dixie Dog is having a great time!

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Oh your Mom picture is fabulous! We think it should have won top prize! The renovation is great too, came out just perfect!

purry purrs
Abby

Anonymous said...

Whata weekend y'all had! The livingroom looks FABULOUS!!! WTG to your 'beans! And a super G~I~A~N~T ConCats to your mom! The picture is beautiful! Hope you had a warm and snuggly rest of your weekend!

Cats of wildcat woods said...

The house looks lovely! Good job. That is a whole lotta snow for you guys! Glad Dixie enjoyed it.

Beth said...

Lovely photos. The home renovation looks great! Stay warm!

Beth and Gracie (^.^)

BeadedTail said...

Concatulations to your mom for winning a prize at the art show! That photo is adorable!

The home renovation turned out beautiful! Glad you all can come out and enjoy it now!

Dixie Dog looks so happy in the snow!

Whimpurr said...

WOW, the house looks gorgeous! Also, congrats to mom on the award!
Dixie Dog looks like she had a blast in all that snow! We got more last night and today too but Whimpurr is tired of it and ready for SPRING!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Concats to your mum for winning an award. The renovations look lovely, bet you are glad to get out of your prison again.

Anonymous said...

Dogs are so easily amused! Concats to your Mom on her award:)

The Monkeys said...

It looks awesome!

Congrats to your mom for the award! We definitely agree that it is an amazing photo!

Cheyenne -Millie said...

That is a furry lovely job! We loves the snow pictures! Dixie Dog love that snow!

Anonymous said...

The new wood looks wonderful...and the lady's photo is beautiful...is it one of the creek cats? Dixie looks like she's in heaven, dogs almost always love the snow!

Cats in trees said...

The living room looks great. The photo is amazing. And the snow looks white (and so much of it)

(angel) Grrreta and Fam said...

Your living room wall looks great. The lady's kitten photo is beautiful! We're so glad she won recognition for it.

Mickey's Musings said...

Well, your home is looking very nice and it must be good to be out of jail!! Congrats to your Mom!!! That was pawsome :)
We know about snow,but we are happy we have not had a lot this year:)
Dixie dog?????...silly woofie! hahaha
Purrs Mickey, Georgia & Tillie

meowmeowmans said...

Wow, what a great weekend! The remodel looks awesome! And congratulations on the award for your photo. Very cool!

Mack said...

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Quill and Greyson said...

That picture is just lovely!!!! Looks good over there.

Meadow said...

Wow....where to start! Great renovation, that looks great! The photo with the kitten, beautiful. Snow snow snow. Seems like everyone is getting snowed on lately (except the areas that normally get snow....hrmmm). Enjoy the new room!

Daisy said...

I am so happy and proud of your mom for the photography honor! It's such a neat photo, too.

JB's Big and Small Worlds said...

The room looks really good. You will have fun running around in there once you get out of jail.
Congrats to your mom on the show!
--JB

PAWSVolunteer said...

The addition looks great and the snow looks beautiful! And dear Dixie reminds me of our family dog, Daisy. She was such a wonderful dog, and she came from the animal shelter. We've had such great luck w/all of our shelter animals. Thanks for your pictures...they bring such memories!

loki said...

The addition looks superb! Great job! Congratulations to your Mommy the photo is quite amazing! We can tell Dixie love the snow.

Your Daily Cute said...

Dixie Dog sure is having fun in that snow!

The living room looks fabulous! Hopefully you all enjoy it lots now that you're free!

Pip said...

The wall looks amazing!!! I wish my mommy was good at stuff like that.
I hopes you all enjoy the snow- the snow shot is very artsy, maybe it be the next art-show picshur.

Congrats to you servant on the win. We has noticed that those shows are getting bigger and better for the removal of the most technical aspects of, and the trial-and-error of analog fotografy. The thing that amazes my mommy is that now the true-artists get to strut their stuffs.
Your kitten is truly beautiful shot!

Cat Street Boyz said...

Congratulations, that is a really great photo! Love all the work you did on that large room, looks terrific!!=^Y^=

Rene said...

Your photo is adorable! It deserved to win! I am jealous of your beautiful room. :-)

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