HDA Award!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

The HDA Award and New Medal Arrives in Fresno!

What a lovely, lovely package we received right before Christmas.  It seems Libby immediately knew it might be something for her and started sniffing and jumping up and down.  What a special box it turned out to be for many reasons!  It was the HDA Award and we couldn’t have received it from any one more special than Bonnie and Kona.  It contained the “new” HDA Medal and many wonderful gifts. It could not have come at a better time.  Our family had a lot of sadness and challenges during November & December and this truly brightened our day!  Libby, her Daddy, and I decided to have our own little HDA party!

Thank you Bonnie for the special Hawaiian goodies. The Oki Jerky Treats were a hit with Libby and the Chomper Gladiator bone is her MOST favorite toy of all.  She plays with it all the time and it is one of the few soft toys she has not destroyed.  The Poi Dog Shampoo, the Naupaka Body Lotion, the Macadamias, and the beautiful pocket mirror are so lovely and I appreciate your thoughtfulness.  I also learned I was the 50^th HDA member to receive this award and that alone is an honor.  Looking at all the previous winners makes me humble to be in this elite group of DK Members.  It was so fun to read the journal and brought me to tears at most of the postings.  I so enjoy Doodle Kisses and thank my sweet Libby for giving me the credentials to belong to the best site on the Internet!  

HDA Party!

 Does this Doodle have a smile on her face?

So many surprises!

Libby gets her "now" most favorite toy!

Libby "almost" kissed the medal.

Wearing our new medal proudly!

What a very special celebration!

My “Fifty” Shades of Doodle Kisses

    By Lonnie & Libby

1. It all started with a wonderful Doodle Mommy named Adina!!
2. Over twelve thousand members!
3. "Our go to girl" Karen & JackDoodle for all information you will ever need!
4. Photos Page, my favorite.  Love to hang out and stalk the most adorable Doodles anywhere!
5. Forum, a place to discuss, ask questions and learn all about Doodles!
6. Sheila, the sparkle, shiny, glitter girl who has the cutest graphics ever!
7. A place to buy Hopeless Doodle Addict apparel.
8. Laurie, our resident best Blogger!
9. Virtual cruises!  An opportunity to see the world from DK and my living room!
10. A site with the most compassionate and loving people ever!
11. Contests that are fun and entertaining.
12. Romps!  A place to meet and greet members and their Doodles.
13. Intercourse Shirt!  I have yet to win it, but that is ok!
14. Doodle Christmas card exchange.  A Holiday highlight!
15. DRC and our dedicated members who save Doodles daily.
16. Earning points daily toward the HDA status and award.
17. Food Group - Unending advice, as well as alerts to warn us on what not to feed our Doodles.
18. "All in the family"  Meeting your Doodles's siblings or relatives online!
19. Ability to listen to everyone's favorite music on "their" page!
20. The Poop Bag list!  Have bags will travel!
21. Move over Firefighters of NYC, your calendar does not compare to DK's calendar!
22. Simple Vern and his many ways to pee!
23. F - not the letter you want to see on a report card, but in my book she is an A plus!  You are DK!
24. Loyal Vendors who give DK a percentage of their sales!
25. The Honey story!  It does not get any better!
26. DK members donating to the health and well being of Doodles!
27. The camaraderie of strangers coming together for one purpose, Doodles!
28. The infamous "Orange Bikini" and it's red-hot model.
29. Our wonderful blogs we share with each other.
30. Fudge, who is as sweet as her name implies!
31. Slideshows, one of my most favorites.  Different theme each week!
32. Friends for a lifetime on Doodle Kisses!
33. Welcome Wagon!  Meeting new members every day!
34. Groups!  Expanding your knowledge.
35. Joanne & Spud - Love her devotion to Doodles and Rescue!
36. Photography Group!  The standard of excellence for every picture on DK.  Thanks for your lessons and advice!
37. The most addictive site on the Internet.
38. Never ending photographs of Doodles!
39. The Puppy Madness Group!  Yikes!  What would we do without it?
40. Clark, our wonderful Information Technology Technician!
41. Camilla with her beautiful photos and her superb advice!
42. This site has opened a whole new world to me on Doodle Products and my continued shopping addiction!
43. A 24 hour connection to Doodles.
44. Grooming Group - Always making sure our Doodles look their best!
45. Love hearing from our International Doodles and their families.
46. My morning cup of coffee with DK, my computer and Libby!
47. Doodle Kisses gives me a place to "show and tell" about Libby!
48. DK - A habit too good to break!
49. DK Doodles - Each and everyone is special, adorable, lovable and as cute as they come!  They are all my favorites!
50. "50" Not my age, wish it was!  I'm humbled and honored to be able to represent DK as the 50th recipient!

Hopeless Doodle Addicts and more!   Our new medal for the next fifty HDA’s!

 

[Hazel & Chester Wayte]

Congratulations!! I LOVE your 50 list. Great idea :)

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you so much!

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I love love love your 50 shades and those photo's. Congratulations to you. Here's hoping that 2014 is a good year for you. : )

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you Nicky!  The New Year has started off much better!  Thanks!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Woo Hoo!  A big congratulations, Lonnie! You wear that medal beautifully and Libby Lu, you look so sweet and happy with your "package!" LOVE the "50 Shades" and the collage! This is such a loving tribute to the HDAs but then again, I'm not surprised. The author is one of the kindest, sweetest HDAs ever and I always look forward to her posts!  Hugs!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Awwww, Cheryl thank you so much (tears)!  I was so honored to recieve this award and be among so many great Addicts:)

[Carol and Banjo]

Congratulations!!!!    I certainly hope that this new year is brighter for you and your family!   Libby's smile in the first photo is so completely adorable!!!!!      Love your Fifty Shades of DK!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

I truly believe Libby knew exactly what was goning on with that smile on her face!  It was a fun morning for us and Carol things are already getting better for our family.  Thank you so much!

[Christine & Shelby]

Congratulations and welcome to the HDA club. What is the story behind the collage... I see my Shelby on it :)

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you!  The collage is as many of the previous HDA award winners I could find and the rest of the Doodles are ones that might some day get the award too.  I feel bad I could not get more on the board, but I ran out of room.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

WOW, you sure know how to celebrate Lonnie! What a great person to enter the great HDA group. Wish I were on here more but glad I stopped by today to see what I have missed.

Congratulations and thank you for this wonderful post! So much fun.

Lisa and Daisy Doodle!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you Lisa!  We had so much fun with our party and so honored to be in this elite group of DK members!