Merry Christmas!

Holiday wishes to you and yours!

1 Merwin 'Til Christmas

Rest up before present unwrapping tomorrow makes you weary. 

2 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Terrified of Christmas lights. How could he possibly belong to me!?!?

3 Merwins 'Til Christmas

It is raining today, and I am trying not to complain after last year's snowpocalypse but it's almost Christmas! Plus, Mer is so cute with snowflakes on his little nose.

4 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Love that he is so happy with his frenemy, Stella, that his paws barely touch the ground.

5 Merwins 'Til Christmas

If he's not careful, one of these days, it's going to fall off.

6 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Cozy dozer.

7 Merwins 'Til Christmas

HAHAHA. Merwin was bad so he got shut in the bedroom. His snarky little eye says it all.

8 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Cute? Yes. Helpful? No.

9 Merwins 'Til Christmas

This dog has a perpetual worried expression...except at the beach. Here is his "smile."

10 Merwins 'Til Christmas

...and this gem. Like seriously? Really? Here?????

11 Merwins 'Til Christmas

I thought we were finished with this crazy sleeping places thing, but then I found this gem.

12 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Oh god, I'm this box with wheels again. Where are we going? Is it the vet? The groomer? Are they leaving me?

13 Merwins 'Til Christmas

I've been missing the lake lately so this shot of Merwin guarding the house against the ducks is mostly just for me.

14 Merwins 'Til Christmas

It's nice when he cuddles.

15 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Again, not Merwin, but if we're talking about funny sleeping poses, Stella gets an A+ for dozing amidst her own destruction. 

16 Merwins 'Til Christmas

I suppose this isn't that odd, but I do love when all of his legs jumble together like this. Cute.

17 Merwins 'Til Christmas

GASP! Not Merwin. Welcome to Merwin's mom's nutty Christmas madness, Jack. Jack also rests oddly. Jack is a spaniel, too. Hmm...

18 Merwins 'Til Christmas

We've officially moved from strange sleeping locations to strange resting poses. Is this yoga?

19 Merwins 'Til Christmas

A perfectly normal place to sleep but a perfectly abnormal head position. 

20 Merwins 'Til Christmas

And again. Crushed between a wall and chair legs. So cozy. 

21 Merwins 'Til Christmas

Yes, we all love to sleep with our ears crushed against furniture legs.

22 Merwins 'Til Christmas

I mean, what is this!? Of all the places, why here? Why like this?

23 Merwins 'Til Christmas

This dog is KING of sleeping in strange places. I will prove this to you over the next few days.

24 Merwins 'Til Christmas

I know it's absurd, I know I'm a freak, but yes the Merwin Christmas Countdown is happening again this December. It's the 5th anniversary of ridiculousness and it's not like I've slowed down photographing the little rat so that's that. I'm not going to justify it or try to rationalize it (obviously there is no logical explanation) so I'm just going to do it and enjoy it. If you want to enjoy it, go for it. If you think I should be institutionalized, you're not alone and you can continue to roll your eyes like you probably already do. Besides, if you're actually reading this blog, you know me well enough to understand that my obsessions with dogs and Christmas are too legit to quit. Happy Christmas Countdown-ing!!!

You're seriously doing this thing again? Seriously?