Happy New Year!! Thank you so much for helping me update my look! The winner of the gift card is Laurie — thank you to everyone who took the time to give me much needed feedback on my new look. I have narrowed the choices to two and have decided to use a theme that allows me to change the header. So, from time-to-time I will change the top image of my blog to suit the season or my mood 
I promise not to simply rotate pictures of my pups or horses… Once I have returned from our holiday travels, I will make the final decision.
Again, thank you for your help — so greatly appreciated!
I really like this new, cleaner look. The page loads much faster for me, too. Thanks.
Thank you, Phyllis! I’m so glad to hear this design loads faster…