If any of you use Photobucket for your pictures, you can "easily" get your avatar decorated. "Simply" choose the picture you want decorated, then go to the "edit" section...they have really expanded what you can do to your photos on Photobucket. You will see there is a tab marked "decorate" and there are these things called "stickers", they have all kinds festive and more, you can choose one and it'll place it in the corner of your photo, it'll be itty bitty, but you move it to where you want it...then you have to "stretch" it to fit.......
If you need help, pm me, and I'll see if I can help, unless Paula comes back and wants to help, I do not want to step on any toes!
Ina, it breaks my heart to think you'll never have another avatar!!! Please reconsider, even if the dogs, please! Someone can surely help you!