And the winner is....the giveaway I won...and STELLA HAS ARRIVED!

The winner of my 100th post giveaway is sweet, creative Ashley over at Domestic Fashionista!! You owe it to Quincy, Ashley. I had him do the picking. :) I didn't know how to do the random generator thingie so I took the time and actually folded each entry (sometimes double entries) and put them in my beautiful white bowl. Then I set it down, knowing Quincy always has to get into something new and he actually pawed, and picked and pawed again and finally up his head came and he (and I mean literally) had a piece of paper in his mouth. He almost took off with it but I caught him! All that picking and pawing took a lot out of him as you can see in the last picture.

Also! I received my giveaway from Marilyn over at Summer Gypsy! This was just the sweetest thing I have seen. I will treasure it always since she made it especially for me. :) It's a little ring of cards with sweet vintage pictures of dogs and little poems. She placed it in this adorable tin that she adorned with paw prints and a sweet picture of a dog. I really do love special gifts like this, when someone puts their heart into making something. It means so much more to me than buying something at a store (which doesn't say much for me since my recent giveaway are all store bought!). :) Marilyn is very talented and I encourage you to swing over to her blog and checkout her wonderful creative goodies! Thank you, Marilyn!!!

Now....drum roll please....STELLA HAS ARRIVED!! I came home a little late from work this evening and went to the mailbox. I heard a rumbling....and some mumbling coming from the box. Kinda sounded like Mr. Bill from Saturday Night Live. Lol! I opened the box and there inside was a big package from Heather over at Forever Family! I knew what it was almost immediately. :) It was Stella! She had just come from a wonderful visit with Heather and her wonderful family. I was so honored when Heather asked me to be her host next. I opened the package and out she popped with her beautiful hair and dress and carrying her trusty passport! Mocha was a little cautious saying hi but Quincy loved her and rubbed his head against her for a friendly hello. He probably was excited he possibly had a friend to play with since Mocha doesn't play with him a lot of the time. We shall see about that. ;)

Stella started her journey from England! Isn't that exciting? She crossed the oceans just to visit all of us. She has two moms, Lindsay-ann over at The Cross Stitch House and Lorrie at The View from My Door . The both have wonderful blogs and you can follow Stella and her whereabouts on either one of their sites! Isn't this exciting? It's like following Santa around before Christmas! I'm sure Stella misses both Lorrie and Lindsay-ann but she sure is having a great time traveling around the U.S.! Thank you, Lindsay-ann and Lorrie for creating such a fun adventure for Stella!

Stella says hello to Mocha....

Stella gets a warm welcome from Quincy!

Stella cleaned up a bit and washed her hair before going to sleep....

Wolfie, the husky I won from my niece's giveaway at Puppy Cove is keeping Stella company and will watch over her...as will Quincy. :) Bed time for Stella. :)

Quincy keeps a close eye on Stella and meows her to sleep. :)

Twas was the night before Friday, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even Stella (okay so I never said I was a poet). ;)