I am a HUGE fan of Chuck and Coco over at dooce.com, so I thought I’d try something with Lucy for Chinese New Year similar to Chuck’s holiday photo. Nothing this drastic, mind you, but the excessiveness of Chuck’s “trimmings” shows the extent of his tolerance. It’s amazing. In comparison, Lucy doesn’t get the “dress up” thing and wonders “Why are you setting ‘chewables’ on my body?” I took many photos just to get a clear shot of Lucy with the Chinese trinket made by my mother-in-law (the intricacies of these ornaments that she makes from thread, ribbon and beads are amazing). After countless times of draping it over Lucy’s head and ears and then crying “Leave it!” or “Stay!” she all but ate the prop and then grew tired, probably wondering why every year isn’t the Year of the Dog…she still sends Chinese New Year wishes your way, though!

Oh, W is in New York celebrating the holiday with his family, so I may possibly be enjoying these tomorrow when he returns. Yay! I cheer his return, of course, and not the arrival of sponge cakes… ;o)