Xena: Merry Christmas to all my friends. I hope everyone is happy and your tummies full.
Christmas Eve Miracle:
I want to tell you the back story, and I’ll try to keep it kinda short. You probably already know we love our neighbor kids and they love us, especially Miss Clare and her little sister Lucy (yes, like our Lucy), so we all call her Lucia – which is her real name so there’s no mix up. I, Xena, am the reason 15-year-old Miss Clare fell in love with schnauzers. Then, this fall, the family’s friend’s schnauzer had five baby puppies. Clare had been trying to get her follk to let her have one since before they were born. They were a dogless family – sad, I know. My Mommy tried helping by tellling them how great us schnauzers are and stuff like that. They finally told her no, and she gave up. Then some circumstances changed. Guess what she got on Christmas Eve…

This is 12-week-old Fritz in Miss Clare’s arms.
He had a fun day of playing with the kids and chewing on stuff and peeing in the house. My Mommy is now his official Aunt Amy … and she got to hold him too. By the way, Miss Clare’s Mommy let my Mommy know she was making the hour drive to get a puppy for Miss Clare while Mommy was grooming me yesterday. My Mommy was so happy she started crying. Weird, I know. Then Miss Clare started crying when her Mommy walked in with the as yet unnamed puppy! Miss Clare named him Fritz. I’m sure we’ll all be seeing much more of Fritz!
Christmas Eve Bedtime:

Xena: Mommy, is Santa Paws coming tonight?
Mommy: Yes, sweet baby. Go to sleep now so he will come.
Christmas Day:



Two of us waited patiently….finally…

I got Wiggles and Wags Fruit Slices: Apple & Pumpkin. And besides the taste, the best part is the ingredients: Apple, Pumpkin. That’s all! And I’m not allergic to either of those!!
Lucy: I got a bag of them, too! And I also got Wiggles & Wags Meaty Patties with beef and chicken and a coupla other OK things.
Chia: I got a bag of Wiggles & Wags Chewy Bones made with chicken and cheese (yummy). They’re soft and chewy.
Xena: Mommy opened our bags and we got to stick our heads in them and “stuff our faces” until she picked up the bags, saying, “Let’s save some for later. You just had breakfast.”
That was three hours ago. We’ve gotta go now to see if we can have some more yet. Lots of love and wishes for a good Christmas.
Xena, Lucy and Chia
That’s what I’m thinking too. Email would be better. I’ll send you one. 🩷
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Dear Lord! I know he’s depressed but for some reason didn’t think of this. Bless you, bless you, bless you. And it may be better to continue this line of thought at amylsandy at gmail
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You’re very welcome!! I spent an hour and 15 minutes in continuous prayer for him yesterday morning (3 rosaries). There is definitely an oppressive stronghold over him, but by the time I finished I felt I had broken through. I think things will slowly improve now. Keep praying. And I will too!!
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Xena: We had Fritz here all afternoon. He got to eat lunch (we never get lunch) and sniffed my butt and just plain aggravated me. He even got some of my treats.
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I sure do appreciate your prayers. I know it’s going to take our Lord for him to get through this.
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Furabuluss Catmass Meer-acull fore sure!! Wee wish Miss Clare an Fritz 87 yeerss of happyness twogether! Look at yore fancy giftie bagss…an THE treetss sound amazin an so so guud!! Cheerss to mee 3 Bee-Eff-Eff’ss Lucy an Chia an Xena….fur ever……
***paw kissess*** BellaDharma an {{{huggiess}}} BellaSita Mum
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Oh no!!! Adding him to my prayer list ASAP. Sounds like he needs miraculous intervention. I will pray 3 rosaries for him to give his miracle a jumpstart. Bless you, girlfriend!! I know how hard this must be for you. Sending you a BIG hug!! 🥰
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Thank you. Andrew. Very depressed and can’t seem to do what he needs to do to enact a plea agreement with the court. He may end up in state prison for 8.5 years.
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Bless your heart!! Family trouble is tough. Been there many times with mine. I’d be happy to add your son to my prayer list and pray a rosary for him. What is his first name? Does he need physical healing, emotional healing, guidance, salvation, etc.? Let me know so I can pray for that intention. I’d be happy to do it!! Have a blessed night, dear friend!! 🩷🙏✝️
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That’s a great way to feel. I don’t know what to expect in 2026 because of some trouble my son is in. But I just keep praying for the best.
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Thank you!! I’m excited about this new year. Usually I’m not. Usually I’m exhausted. lol!! But for some reason I feel like this is going to be a year full of exciting possibilities, so I’m looking forward to it. How about you? Do you get the feeling there is something wonderful about 2026?
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And a very Happy New Year to you and your babies, too!
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What a WONDERFUL Christmas miracle for Miss Claire!! Oh my goodness!! I’ll be smiling for days thinking about this. Nothing better than a new doggie, especially for a dogless family. So happy to hear you had a thoroughly tasty Christmas. Now it’s time to wish all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🩷🐾🩷🐾
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Awwww! Fritz!! Whata cutie!! It was great seeing you all sitting with your Christmas bags…waiting…then Chia got impatient…just like Dalton would do!! BOL!
Hope the whole day of Christmas was wonderful!
Our neighbor kids gota puppy for Christmas too…a wee tiny lab, named Dot. She was the runt of a 10 puppy big litter. Her new Mom and Dad have lots of experience with doggies, so we know that she will not end up in a shelter due to growing up…or too many duties of looking after a baby pup. (seven weeks old). And the children are 9 and 7…Dad is often gone for long periods of time, as he is in the army reserve…a dog will help them with that.
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I will be teaching Clare how to groom him (she wants to). I told her she can come over and use my grooming room and equipment. She’s already been helping me with bathing, drying and holding Fritz’s brothers and sisters.
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OMDs a precious little Fritz…just precious. Will Mom be his groomer?
Hugs cecilia
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Hooray for Fritz! I love all the sweet doggies.
Have a happy last weekend of 2025.
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Squeals…baby Fritz is too adorable! Looks like Santa Paws was very good to you all.
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What a terrific origin story
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Thank you, and the same to you. Little Fritz is having the time of his short life with the children doting on him and cooking his meals and traveling every day to different places! He’s a happy, saucy puppy.
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We’re sure there will be lots more pictures to come of little Fritz!
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Sometimes wishes do come true ~ happy and merry Christmas to one and all.
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I pray you’ve had a blessed and beautiful Merry Christmas. May Fritz have a wonderful life with Miss Clare.
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That was a most special Christmas pressie Miss Clare received. I can’t wait to see more of him as he grows. You girls all did well with your pressies too. Merry Christmas!
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Thank you, Sandra, for reading, and a Merry Christnas to you. May the days begin to get better.
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Lulu: “Hooray for Fritz and his new home! We just know all of you will be great friends!”
Java Bean: “Sí! And what a great bunch of loot you all got!”
Lulu: “Merry Christmas to all of you from all of us!”
Java Bean: “¡Feliz navidad!”
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Hooray for wee Fritz, that’s such a happy story. Hey gang, Merry Christmas from all of us at Brian’s Home ~ Forever!
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas (and hope you got to have more treats)!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
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*groan*
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Christmas puppies…nothing better! So if you were to place say, a broken electronic device, on the puppies head, you could say it was on the Fritz, right? Snorf. Oddly enough, wiggles and wags is exactly what I’m having for dinner tonight. With a nice Pinot. Merry Christmas to all!
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Ooo, that must be fun, plucking that chicken! Mom says I’d make a huge mess of it! BOO!! XOXOXOX Chia
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How sweet Miss Clare got her Christmas wish! Little Fritz is adorable. Looks like you all got some yummy snackables from Santa Paws – hope you get to have AT LEAST a couple more goodies from those bags before night time comes!! I think Santa Paws must like you to get such yummy snacks for you.
I got some snacks and a chicken with REAL feathers (well…..they look real anyway) and I’ve already discovered how to pluck him (or her).
Merry Christmas gang! Hugs, Teddy
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