Fudge and Vern Saved Their Pennies and Did a Great Job of Gift Giving This Christmas!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

This year under our tree there were several gifts given out from Fudge and Vern. How many other members wrap up gifts from their dogs? Hopefully, it is not just me!  Anyway, they gave photo blankets and I think they turned out great.  My oldest daughter and her husband each got one, but we forgot to take pictures of them before they returned to Oregon. Here are the other three:

My husband got one that said, "Daddy Is Our Favorite," because my kids have told me this for years. They know I am competitive, even about being the better parent, and this is their little way of bursting my bubble. No matter, I know I win, but sometimes I play along, as I did with this blanket.

My youngest daughter's blanket says, "Hayley's Blanket! Hands Off!!" because we are not only competitive in this family, we don't share well either.  Being fair-minded, I tried to include as many pictures of her father as I did her mother (wink, wink) and pictures of all of our pets we have had. She just told me recently, I forgot our dog, Honey, so I guess Santa will have to do a re-do at some point.

My mom got a blanket too and it reads, "Fudge and Vern say, "Snuggle up with us, Grandma!" I was shocked at how much my mom liked this blanket, because right before Christmas she had told me a friend wanted to make her a quilt and she did not need another blanket.  I'd already ordered the blanket at that point, so fully expected her to open it and throw it back.  Instead, she can't wait to show her bridge club and thought she would use it as a bedspread. Please notice there are several pictures of her letting Vern know he cannot have her chair, but also a couple where Vern proves victorious in the end.  Persistency does pay off sometimes for Mr. Vern. Both daughters noted that their was only one picture of them and many more of Fudge and Vern, but I explained that the gift was from the dogs and paid for with their allowance.

The blankets were done through the Walmart Photo online store and you select your thirty or less pictures and the computer randomly shuffles and sorts them. You don't have the option of selecting where you want the pictures to go, but you can continue to shuffle the pictures until you get the look you want. I had a lot of fun making them! I just wish Fudge and Vern had thought to put one under the tree for me.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Martha. I bet your mom will love this idea.

[Jen, Lachlan, and Declan]

Oh, these are wonderful! What a fantastic idea, Laurie!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Jen. Pretty soon you will have enough pictures of both dogs to make one for yourself :)

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

How freakin cute!!!  Thanks for sharing - I see one of these in my dh future!!

 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Jane!! You could put an alligator on yours, too :)

[Lynn & Casey]

Very nice. We also wrap presents from Casey.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Lynn! Glad to see Fudge and Vern are not the only generous Doodles :)

[Phoebe's Mom]

Those are totally cool.  Now I need to get Phoebe over to see them so she will get the hint!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you! Doodles are smart...Phoebe will get the hint :)

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Fudge and Vern did great!!!! Those are really a sweet gift! Yes, we wrap gifts to and from the dogs in our family (and Spunky our cat) The rest of the fam (broher in law/sister in law etc. ) think we are weird but my doods are my family too so to each his own. I'm just wondering how much your doods get!!!! Oh and how they earn it? Chloe needs some extra stuff to do to keep her evil destructing mind busy!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jennifer, Thank you! Of course, your pets are family! Fudge and Vern vacuum and dust...LOL...and get paid accordingly :)

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Very cute!  We also wrap presents from Haley.  This year he gave his dad a coverter box for the TV in the garage so he can watch digital TV on the old analog set.  And, he gave me a flat panel digital TV for the bedroom.   Haley realy earns his allowance doing his job of fetching the ball and being watch doodle barking at who knows what.