Cool Christmas Gifts for your Pet

What could a dog want besides your love and attention this Christmas?

Well, how about a nice new sweater for those cold winter months, for starters? And maybe one of those fake stockings filled with toys and treats?

Any gift that enhances play time with your dog or cat is one they're sure to appreciate. Here are some suggestions:

• A laser pointer. Cats will love chasing that light around. You can get some really cool ones now that have a green beam that is so strong, it will actually double as a pointer to constellations. That's right, you can point out stars with these things, no I'm not kidding.
• Inflatable Remote control cars. Dogs will go wild trying to figure out what's going on when you drive a small remote control car around the living room. You and the fam will have a blast, and so will your dog! I recommend taking a little fabric to dress the car up to look like an animal. Race that thing out into the living room and let the mayhem begin!
• Tennis ball launcher. Here's another one that the dog in the family will appreciate. With one of these devices, you can whip a tennis ball hundreds of feet with minimal effort. Your dog will love this, and they're gonna get completely tuckered out from using it! Plus, you'll have a blast slingshotting tennis balls.

There are so many options for getting your pet a cool gift this Christmas. Being creative about it is half the fun!

Saving Money this Christmas

Finding perfect gifts for everyone on your Christmas list doesn't have to be expensive if you know where to look. Buy gifts for all your loved ones from cheap online book dealers to conserve cash this Christmas, without compromising on the quality of the gifts themselves! You can find some real treasures at these places.

The books from the best of these online stores are in brand new condition, and most are way under 10 bucks. I'd say the vast majority are 75 cents plus like 3 bucks shipping. Check it out.

These two are used book sellers right here on blogspot:

Bessie's Books
Sarah's Used Books

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

You know it's the Christmas season when the old Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer claymation movies start playing!

Now you can bring the magic and delight of this holiday classic right into your own home.

Your kids will love the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as he overcomes all odds to pull Santa's sleigh through a snowstorm and save Christmas for everyone!

The Polar Express

This wonderful children's Christmas classic is one which your kids will treasure forever.

In this delightful story, a young boy is lying a wake on Christmas eve, when Santa Claus himself swings by to take him on a trip to the North Pole with other lucky children.

The audiobook is even more of a treat, with wonderous sounds and beautiful storytelling. So gather 'round the fireplace and make a Christmas memory with the Polar Express.

Christmas Decorations

Homemade old-fashioned Christmas ornaments are where it's at this holiday season!

Decorations from the days of yesteryear such as the large Christmas tree lights are the hottest things since stockings!

Sparkling Christmas Tree

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The Gingerbread House- Part II

By Whitney Weatherby

Jeremy sat underneath his large pine desk playing with an army of toy soldiers. The smell of gingerbread had long since dissipated; it was nearly midnight, and his mother and sister had gone to bed hours ago. But Jeremy couldn’t sleep. He was too angry. Everybody was making such a big deal of this stupid day, but it was nothing special. Who cares about a baby and a fat guy in an ugly red suit? Jeremy certainly didn’t. He knocked over the front line of his offensive and slid backward, out from under the shelter of his desk.

Jeremy slipped into the fur-lined moccasins that his father had given him the month before for his birthday; they were just like the ones Howard wore every Sunday morning while he read the newspaper in his red terrycloth robe. He slowly turned the doorknob and nudged the door with his cheek, peering down the dim hallway. The floorboards creaked a little as he tiptoed past his sister’s bedroom. The door was ajar; he could see her carousel nightlight glowing pink in the corner.

Jeremy padded down the stairs, skipping the third from the bottom because it squeaked. He leaned around the corner and saw the beam of light from his father’s study shining out into the living room, illuminating the Christmas tree, light turning the glass ornaments into silver and gold lamps. They seemed to call Jeremy over, beacons among the family’s collection of unique ornaments; Jeremy and Sarah both had one for each Christmas.

Jeremy thought for a moment how pretty the tree was, but he caught himself. He walked boldly over to the wide, round blue spruce and began to rip handfuls of tinsel off of it, as high as he could reach. His elbow brushed a little wooden ornament, and it crashed to the floor, breaking into several pieces on the thick parquet. Jeremy gasped; it was a recreation of the manger that he had made with his father the year before. He scooped it up off the floor and threw it toward the fireplace. It hit the mantle and broke into bits on the brick in front of the embers, still glowing.

Jeremy’s eyes welled with tears. He scowled and started over to the hearth to kick the Popsicle sticks and bits of straw into the seething remnants of their roaring Christmas Eve fire. But something caught his eye.

Far across the room, on the back corner of the dining room table, the gingerbread house was glowing. It looked alive. And Jeremy thought he could almost see smoke rising from the frosting spackled chimney.