The Sunday Post #64 – Weekly Wrap-up
Welcome to my Sunday Post. Thank you to Kimba over at The Caffeinated Reviewer, who is hosting this weekly event. It is the perfect opportunity to share what happened here on my own blog, as well as some of the happenings elsewhere in the Blogosphere.
We had a fantastic Christmas in Norway! It was so nice to spend time with my mom, my sister and the rest of my family. It was a quiet affair, but we still had fun, and it was great to see the cousins together, and how their interactions change as they grow older. We ate a lot of amazing food, and everybody were happy with their presents. And my kids were extatic about our surprise…
My mom has a dachshound, and in January, there will be puppies born in the South of Norway and my mom’s dog is the dad. And we have decided to buy one of the puppies. My children have been begging for a dog for several years, and I’ve always said no, but now – I feel ready to take on the responsibility of pet that will need a lot of both my time and my attention. So yeah, our surprise went over really, really well!
This is how our Christmas Brunch table looked like – and that’s not even all the food! It was so good to just sit and eat until we had enough – then take a break only to come back to the table to eat more 😉
These past two weeks’ posts:
- [28 Dec] My Favorite 2015 Reads
- [30 Dec] Waiting on Wednesday #76 – He Will Be My Ruin
- [31 Dec] 2015 New Release Challenge Wrap-up
These past two weeks’ reviews:
- [21 Dec] Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley ★★★★★
- [22 Dec] Laid out by Sidney Halston ★★★★
- [23 Dec] The Bride Wore Denim by Lizbeth Selvig ★★★
Elsewhere in the Blogosphere:
Jennifer @ Bad Bird Reads wonders about Reading When Sick.
Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows has a great post about Comparing Books / Music / TV shows.
What have you been up to this past week? Don’t forget to leave me a link so I can come visit your Sunday Post as well.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that next week will be filled with awesome!
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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
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Happy New Year! Congrats on your new furbaby. You guys are going to have lots of fun with that little ball of energy. Dogs are the best my kids loved when we surprised them with Dexter he is a cuddle bug and a momma’s boy for sure.
We eat a lot over the holidays too and it was great! Such yummy food, thank goodness it’s only once a year otherwise the only way I would get around is if people rolled me. 😉
Have a great week, Lexxie! Happy Reading! ox
Now that we have made the decision about the furbaby, I’m impatient 🙂 I can’t wait to meet the little guy (or gal) and have someone else to cuddle and play with.
Yeah, I’m thinking it’s a very good thing all that eating only happens once per year as well. I love all that time we spend around the table for Christmas, though, it’s very calming to chat, eat and just hang out.
Aw, yay for the puppy. I have a dachshund and he’s quite entertaining. Gld you had such a nice holiday, Lexxi.
You have a dachshund, Christy? I’m probably going to beg you for some pictures, they are so cute 🙂
Awww the puppy is adorable and the Christmas table so festive 🙂 nothing like big family table 🙂 glad to hear u had a great time 🙂
We had a great time, and we’re all looking forward to the puppy’s arrival in early April 🙂 Have a great week, Daniela!
Happy new year Lexxie! The dog is super cute and it sounds like you had a great holidays with the family.
Yeah, we can’t wait for the birth of the puppy, and then its arrival in April 🙂
Yay for a new puppy!!! And what a pretty brunch table. Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year, Grace 🙂 I can’t wait for the puppy to arrive… now that we’ve made our decision everyone is really impatient 🙂 Happy New Year to you, too!
What a gorgeous dog! I cannot resist dogs with big sad eyes like that!
I love dachshunds, they are too cute! And I didn’t want a dog that becomes too big… we travel quite a bit, and this dog can come with us in the car without taking up all the space we need for the luggage 😀
Happy New Year! It’s my first time on the Sunday Post and I’m sooo excited to check out all these posts. It’s so much fun.
It definitely sounds like you had a great time during the holidays. I love dogs and that dog looks so cute!! I can definitely understand the excitement about getting a new pet! 😉
My week was spend reading, blogging and enjoying time with my boyfriend. We’ve been living together for almost 8 years, but these days at home still feel like the best.
Have a great week!
Welcome to the Sunday Post, Maureen 🙂 It’s nice to meet you!!
I went back to read again! Lol so the puppies will be born in January! I guess I was too sleepy when I read it last night lol so the picture must be of daddy?! Such a young face I thought it was a puppy 🙂 adorable
Yeah, it’s the dad when he was a puppy 🙂
Yay for getting a puppy!! I am super dog obsessed (we have 2) but I know what you mean about the time and responsibility! They really are a lot of work, especially when they are puppies. Can’t wait to see pictures!
I can’t wait to receive the first pictures myself, once the puppy is born later this month 🙂 I’m really excited, now that the decision is made, I just want the puppy to be here already 😀
Aww…you’re getting a puppy! I bet your kids were absolutely thrilled. We have 2 puppies in our household (plus an older dog) and it can be fun…but it sometimes interrupts my reading time. Christmas Brunch looks amazing. What a beautiful table!!
Yes, they are elated, Carole! And I’m pretty excited about it, too 😉 Of course it’s going to be quite a bit of work, but that’s all good 🙂
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My mom has a dachshund. He’s a large miniature at 14 pounds with black longhair. I had red longhairs as a child. I bet your kids were excited. That looks a great Christmas. It was just me and DH for this year. We relaxed and I got a lot of reading done, which was nice. I will say that I’m ready to get back into the swing of things. Go back to work and get back to my normal schedule. Here’s to a great 2016
Ours will be a large miniature as well, Melanie 🙂 It was nice to spend a few days in Norway with everyone, but it was also very nice to come home, and just be the six of us, hanging out and being lazy 😀
Congrats on the dog! How fun… that’s a pretty great surprise. 🙂
That looks like a great spread! Glad your Christmas was awesome. That’s how we were at Thanksgiving- eat, relax, eat some more! Come to think of it, Christmas was kinda like that too. Ha ha!
Happy New Year!
We can’t wait for the puppy to be born later this month, and then to finally arrive at our house, probably at the beginning of April 🙂
It was a great spread! But we had difficulty eating it all, as we had a huge supper the night before 😀
Happy New Year, Greg.
I have had a labrador and I currently have a cocker spaniel but I would love a little sausage dog!! Look up Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund, he is adorable. I cannot wait to see pics of it!!
Happy New Year!
LOL there’s a celebrity dachshund? I’m definitely going to look him up 🙂
I am glad you had a great christmas in norway and that’s so awesome you’ll be getting a dog for your kids, I can understand why they are excited about that :). Your christmas brucnh looks good, we didn’t have a christmas brunch this year. Have a great week!
It was a great brunch, but it took us a long while to get everything ready 🙂 We all were so hungry when we sat down to eat 😀 Have a great week yourself, Lola.
YAY!!!! Puppy coming!! You probably won’t get him or her until the spring, right?!?!? I forget how long it takes to ween a pup. Do you guys have names picked out 🙂 I’m really excited for you. And I ended up being the main caretaker of our pup and it’s just like another kiddo – no biggie… once you get past pottie training (HA!!!!!)
I think I gained 15 pounds just looking at your Christmas brunch table 🙂 On top of what I already gained, I need to detox!
Happy New Year!!!
I know! I can’t wait for the puppy to arrive! Probably at the beginning of April 🙂 I know I’ll end up being his or hers main caretaker, but that’s OK. If it’s a guy, we’ll name him Freddy, and if it’s a gal, Frejya 🙂
Uh Oh.. that was not my intention in showing off all the fantastic food, Kristin. Hopefully, since it was all virtual, it’ll work out 😉
Oh, enjoy your puppy! I like other people’s pets, but I’m not ready for one…I remember how much chaos they created when my kids had their cats and dogs. LOL.
Your table looks so festive…glad you enjoyed family time.
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We can’t wait for the puppy to arrive in April 🙂 The whole family has been hounding me (haha) for ages, and when my mom told me her dog was going to be a dad, I just couldn’t resist 😀
Can’t wait to see pictures of your new precious furbaby when it arrives! Sounds like you had a marvelous holiday, Lexxie!
It’ll be a few more months before that happens, but I have a feeling all of my Sunday posts after that will include puppy-pictures, Laura 😀
Ahhhh, great to hear that you had such a lovely christmas with the family Lexxie and lots of amazing food 😀 That’s amazing news, your family must be thrilled to get a puppy!! You’ll have to post pictures when the little bundle arrives so we can coo and fuss over him/her from afar LOL! Happy 2016 ♥
It was so nice, Micheline 🙂 And yes, we’re all excited for the new arrival. The expected date for the puppy-birth is the end of January, and I’ll probably get some pictures then 😀
Looks like you all had a wonderful holiday! And congrats on the puppy-to-be! I can just imagine how excited your kids were. 😀
Happy New Year!
Thank you, Bea 🙂 We did indeed have a fantastic holiday. And my kids (and I) still have another week off 🙂
I’m glad to hear that you had a wonderful Christmas! That’s very exciting about getting a dog soon! Have you thought of any names yet?
Yes, we have, the name has to start with F, so if we get a male puppy, we’re going to call him Freddy, and if it’s a female her name will be Frejya 🙂
Aw, that’s so exciting you’re getting a puppy! Hopefully the kids will help take care of him/her. 😉
-lauren
I’m sure they’ll help taking care of the puppy, but I also know most of the work will be mine. I’m really looking forward to it, though 🙂 And all the cuddles, too!!
Aw, that’s so great that you’re getting a puppy! The kids will be so excited! Let me guess, did they say they’ll walk him every day and never forget to feed him? I know I pulled that one when I was younger haha
Of course they said they will… I’m very clear on the dog being mine (and my husband’s) responsibility, though.
I’m so happy your surprise went over so well with the kids – but then, I kinda knew it would. 😉 I’m also happy you had such a great visit with your family over Christmas. It is nice to be together with everyone, even if it’s for a short period of time. Ooh, and the food! I know you enjoyed getting some of your mom’s cooking. 😉 Here’s to a fantabulous 2016, my friend! **BIG HUGS**
Yeah, there was no way that wasn’t going to work 😀 My mom’s cooking is the best! and I got all my favorite Norwegian Christmas food 🙂 so that, on top of the excellent company made for a great trip. *BIG HUGS*
Happy New Year and congratulations on the puppy! We have a dachshund and they are so fun and adorable. I can’t wait to see pictures of the puppy! Have a great week!!
I didn’t know you had a dachshund, Kathy 🙂 I look forward to getting to know ours in April. I wish I could take time off and just cuddle 😀
Congrats on your new puppy! That should be fun. Happy New Year, and have a great week!
Thanks, Tiffany! We can’t wait for the puppy to arrive 🙂 Have a great week yourself.
Lex, what a cute pup! I’m glad you’ve finally given in and taken the plunge. Dogs are so therapeutic. The man has told me after the new fence goes up he is getting a second dog. We already have Baby and Lucy between the two of us, but we go back home during the week and Lucy is alone. I think we’ll need a bigger bed! haha That table looks delish. I can only imagine sitting around eating and conversing. Such wonderful time spent. Happy 2016!
That pup is my mom’s dog when he was a baby 😀 Our puppy will be born later this month. Nice that the man wants another dog, no? I really hope we’ll be able to keep ours out of the bedrooms… not sure that’s going to work with so many people willing to cuddle while sleeping, though 😀
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Yay for fur babies! I have a cat, but I remember my days of having a puppy. My little Lucy has been gone for about four years now. We had to put her down because the seizures were too much. Looks like you had a great time with your family.
That’s so sad, Lekeisha! And I know the puppy will become our family as soon as he or she arrives here! We’re already impatient 🙂
Puppies are the best! I am sure there will be much joy and laughter when he/she joins your family.
They most definitely are! We can’t wait 🙂
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Oh, Dachshunds are the cutest puppies-and the miniatures are even cuter! Hope you post pictures when you get it! What a great surprise for you children 🙂 Christmas in Norway sounds so fun.I am picturing lots of snow. Glad it was a good visit.
I agree, they are just begging to be cuddled being so cute 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Lorna!
That is so cool! A very handsome father; I’m sure the puppies will be just as adorable! Congratulations on the adition to your family. I’m looking forward to seeing photos.