The Hopeless Doodle Addict Trophy Has Arrived In....

[Leslie and Halas]

Pekin, Illinois!!!

Finally!  I am the newest proud recipient of this fabulous honor.  I feel like I've been waiting forever to get to this point in my doodle addiction!  I just don't know what to say.  So many people to thank.  I'd like to thank Adina and Clark for starting this wonderful website.  I'd like to thank all of my friends here for making DK such an entertaining and educational place to hang out.  But, most of all, I'd like to thank Halas for being the object of my addiction.  He's the cutest addiction ever! And probably the only one that doesn't come with a 12-step program.

Jennifer and Jack sent the trophy to us, and the box was full of really great gifts, along with the trophy.  The box was waiting on my front porch at lunch, but I couldn't open it until after work tonight.

Hey! What's in here?! It smells exciting.

A trophy!  Let me get my nose smudge on there!

Mission accomplished.  Now let's check out those gifts.

Yum, sweet potatoes!  I love these!

Stuffless toys are perfect for me.  I like to scrunch them up and carry them around like this:

Everything is just so great!  

What did you get?

Jennifer and Jack sent us lots of great stuff.  Halas got a stuffless toy, a Clemson University squeaky bone, a duck that makes a duck noise, a treat ball puzzle toy (video, here: http://www.doodlekisses.com/video/halas-with-his-new-treat-ball), a bully stick, and some dehydrated sweet potatoes.  He's been playing with everything, and now he's bugging me for another piece of sweet potato.  During Yappy Hour, I mentioned that I went to Clemson in SC for a semester, and we were joking about the rival South Carolina Gamecocks.  So Jennifer and Jack sent me a Gamecocks hat, but there's really not enough room to write Gamecocks on the hat (such a big word), so they had to shorten it.  Which means I had to blur it out before putting the picture into this family-oriented discussion. I probably should have worn my Intercourse, PA shirt with it, because it would have made a fabulous outfit, but I didn't think of that until after the picture.  It was difficult to get Halas with me and the toys in the picture using the timer, so the one above is the best we could do.  Although this one is kind of funny:

If anyone is wondering what this is all about, it's about people who are crazy about their doodles.  Well, crazy about ALL doodles.  We like to celebrate our addiction to doodles by passing around a traveling trophy.  There's more information here: http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/and-the-next-doodle-addict-is

I'd just like to thank everyone again for making life with a doodle more fun than it already is!

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

Congratulations Leslie and Hallas!!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Congratulations on getting your addiction formalized and documented!!  What a great honor!

[Pat and Traveler]

Congratulations, Leslie and Halas!  The pictures are marvelous--love the one of Halas adding a noseprint to the trophy, and you holding a not-too-happy looking dood.  

[GBK]

Congratulations Leslie and welcome to the HDA club!  Pictures are great and Halas really scored with all the treats and toys :)

[Penny, Comiskey & Beemer]

Don't get her very often anymore....but this is great news...congrats...I agree with Karen...welcome (trophy) back to Illinois.

[Susan and Sasha]

Congratulations Leslie and Halas!

What great pictures...and you both look So happy!

All of those treats will keep Halas busy for a while...and I know you'll wear the Gamecocks hat with honor!  Lol...

Enjoy...

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Welcome to the club. Enjoy the journal! I loved it.

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Awesome... congratulations :)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Congratulations and welcome to the club.  Enjoyed the video.

[Leslie and Halas]

I got home tonight, and the first thing Halas did (after I went upstairs to find him lounging in bed) was grab his new stuffless raccoon, and run downstairs. Then he saw his new duck and gave that a few squeaks. I guess playing with those toys suddenly reminded him of his other goodies, because he abruptly stopped squeaking the duck and went into the kitchen to whine at his sweet potato treats on the counter. Since he has me so well-trained, I had to stop what I was doing to give him one. I have a cold, so I'm glad he's got these new toys to play with. I'm going to spend a relaxing evening reading through the HDA journal.

[Jennifer and Jack]

I read that journal over and over and over! I am so glad he likes the stuff! I tried so hard to bless you the way I was blessed. I wanted to keep buying and getting stuff, it was so much fun!

I am sorry you have a cold, I hope I didn't send that too!!! Just kidding!!!

Enjoy, let me know if you want more sweet potatoes, I really enjoy making them and will mail you ore any time!

[Susan and Sasha]

Leslie...So happy to hear that you Both are enjoying this Special time...

Enjoy...you deserve it!!

I hope you feel better soon...take care...