Congrats to last week’s winner of the Sassy Teal Necklace and Bracelet -

Amy

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This week’s giveaway…

Hand-Tailored Jacket from Maison Mutt.

Off to the Races!

Whether you’re off to the races or just horsin’ around,
your pooch is sure to be a triple crown winner when he sports this hand-tailored jacket from Maison Mutt! Measuring 10.5 inches from neck to tail, it’s a perfect fit for your Bichon Frise, Boston terrier, French bulldog or miniature poodle. Be sure to measure your pup from the base of the neck to the beginning of the tail for perfect fit. For more instructions on how to measure go to: maisonmutt.com and click on Jacket Tailoring.

Here’s how to enter…

Just add a comment below, and you’ll be entered to win!

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More entry details…

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• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun., May 2nd 9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

• Leave a comment on any other Coffee Break with Liz and Kate post between now and Sun., May 2nd. (9:00pm MST) and you’ll automatically be entered again.  The more comments you leave, the more entries you’ll get.

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• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

This week’s giveaway -

Festive Fleece Scarf from Maison Mutt

Your favorite canine will be braving the cold weather in style with this festive fleece scarf from Maison Mutt.  Handmade using soft and comfy fleece for warming the neck of your favorite fur baby.  This cute little plaid number is perfect for a stroll to the park or to the pub ~ Woof!

Here’s how to enter:

There are several ways to enter.  You may choose to enter one way, or you may choose to do them all.  It’s up to you.  The more times you enter, the more you increase your chances  to win.

• Leave a comment on this post between now and Sun. Nov. 29th 9:00pm MST. and you’ll automatically be entered.

• Leave a comment on any other Coffee Break with Liz and Kate post between now and Sun. Nov. 2pth. (9:00pm MST) and you’ll automatically be entered again.  The more comments you leave, the more entries you’ll get.
  

• Link to this post on your own blog (include the url in your comment) and receive an extra entry.

• Please include email address with comment so we can contact you if you are the winner.

So good luck readers and Enjoy your Coffee Break.

this clever way to control pet hair.  Before tossing out a pair of pantyhose that has a hole or run in it, use it to pamper your pet.  Just slip your hand in and scratch your cat or dog.  The loose hair will stick to the nylon instead of floating through the air or landing on furniture.  When you’re done, turn the nylon inside out to keep the loose hair inside, then throw out.

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Okay, so maybe that is a slight exaggeration. They didn’t exactly eat the whole couch, but they might as well have. There is now a dinner plate-sized hole in the back cushion of my living room couch. When they decided to go on the prowl for a midnight snack  last night , they couldn’t have chosen to munch on my old,  black velvet couch in the basement…nope, they decided, instead, to snack on my nice, new tan leather couch which sits prominently in my living room. In fact, it’s the first thing you see when you come into my house. Geez.

Maybe now is a good time to give you some back story here. I have two big dogs. I never intended on having two big dogs. That sort of thing just sneaks up on you somehow.  When we had to put our little dog, Cinnamon, to sleep last year, I decided it was a good time to make our home a dog-free zone for a while. Then my daughter, Hannah, got a dog from the pound as a gift to give to her boyfriend. Turns out, the boyfriends parents were also attempting to make their house a dog free zone, and since I am easily the biggest push over around, well, his dog came to live with us. It was okay though, she was a well behaved, good dog.  Until she got pregnant and had 8 (yes – EIGHT! puppies) We decided to keep one of them because they were just so darn cute. When you already have dog, what’s one more, right?  (Wow! Maybe it’s that kind of thinking that caused me to end up with 7 kids.)  Here’s the thing, when you have 9 people in your family, the chances of coming to a unanimous decision on anything is nearly impossible.  We were torn between two of the puppies, and soon my family fell in love with both of them.  And this is  how I came to have two big dogs (and their mother) living in my dog-free zone.  Two dogs, mind you, that have eaten more than their fair share of flip flops and forgotten Happy Meal toys.

So…back to the story…I woke up this morning, just like every other morning, to make my husband a lunch to take to work.  I went into the kitchen and the dogs were cowering under the table – never a good sign. I went to investigate and when I got to the living room,  I saw a sight which struck terror into my heart.  The floor was covered in white fluff, so much white fluff that it looked like snow covering the floor, all  around the couch.  I knew this was going to be bad.  And there it was, a huge gaping hole in my leather couch.

Let me just tell you at this point in the story, my husband is not exactly a dog lover.  He is barely a dog-putter-upper-wither.  You should know this, as I will use this in my defense later in this story.

I knew that if I wanted the dogs to live through the day, I was going to have to take quick action.  I scooped up the fluff,  stuffed it back into the hole in the couch, grabbed a blanket and threw it over the back of the couch, hoping my husband wouldn’t notice as he passed by the living room on his way out the door to work.  I prefer not to think of this as lying, but as more of an act of mercy…an attempt to keep the dogs alive, if you will.

Well, I have now spent a good portion of the day trying to repair the couch, before you-know-who gets home from work.  I cut a piece of leather out of  the bottom of one of the seat cushions, and have sewn it into the hole.  It looks okay really, it you turn off the lights and close the curtains.  Perhaps tonight would be a good night to go out to dinner and a late movie, preferably one that gets out after dark.  Geez.

~Kate

Enjoy your Coffee Break!

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