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!

 

[Suzanne & Jack]

Congratulations!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you Suzanne!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Lonnie, What an amazing HDA presentation! You are a star! Loved every word and every photo. Sending lots of love to you and Libby Lu! hugs and doodlekisses!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Great job, Bonnie!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thanks so much Bonnie!  I felt like a star wearing the Medal and receiving all your wonderful gifts!  

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Lonnie, WOW...you did the medal proud! This is a great tribute and I love the 50 Shades of DK :) Congratulations and WELCOME to the club!! I sure hope the coming year is happier than the past couple of months have been. Take care!!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you Laurie!  I had fun with the 50 shades of DK!  The New Year has been much better to us!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Wow, a well deserved honor and I hope the start to better things in the new year. What a wonderful listing of DK people and things. I was very pleased to be mentioned so kindly. And what a neat collage, great job. You are an always positive voice on DK. Welcome to the club.

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you so much F!  Making the collage was a lot of fun, although I thought I knew all the Doodles as I printed them off, but then when I put them up on the board I didn't know who was who?  The New Year has been better to us, thank you!

[F, Calla & Luca]

I'm glad.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Awesome in every way, shape and form! Congrats on the huge, well deserved honor!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Thank you Rosemary so much!   My DH and I had fun working on it!  Oh! and Libby did too:)