Catching Up!

We are back from vacation and I have pics and such to share later. Bean had a wonderful time at her Nana and Gramps and the husband and I enjoyed some couple time and some relaxing at a B&B!
I have to say our vacation got even better when the vet called late Friday about Alex. She is boarding after surgery so that they can monitor her recovery. Her pathology results came back CLEAR and she is cancer free. The mass is benign! Praise GOD! I am glad we did the surgery as the vet said if we had not she would have kept re-opening and infecting the wound. Also knowing that she does not have cancer is a huge blessing and relief on us all.
Thanks for the prayers and all kindness ya'll have extended to us!

Making Smores at Home!

So I got this brilliant idea to make smores at home. I assembled the necessities and let the microwave to its magic. After nearly having a "stay puff marshmallows man" explosion in the microwave - we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor. It was a good fun delicious mess!

Alex is having surgery

Well, Alex's wound has not gone away and they are worried that indeed it is the mass cell cancer they suspected. She will be having surgery on Wednesday morning to remove it all. Please pray that they can get it all, that there are clear boarders and that she will be cancer free.

Thank you! Here is a cute picture of her!

Got Pen's?

I do!

I was able to buy 10 sets of Bic Pens for .50 each and use $1 off two coupons. I forgot one of the coupons, so I had to spend an extra dollar (yes it was painful)....but here is the cool part. If you spend $5 in school supplies and $5 in Pert, you can request a rebate of up to $5.00 from Pert. So (are you with me here?), I paid $4.96 out of pocket and bought 10 sets of pens and two bottles of Pert. I will mail in for a $5.00 rebate and Walgreen's will pay me $3.79 by utilizing the easy saver rebate. Can you say money maker?? I used $4 in Bic coupons (remember I forgot one) and two $2 off pert coupons.

I think I am going to donate most of the pens to my friend who has been to South Africa to minister to Aids orphans. She says that the kids are always asking for things to write with. Sometimes we have to remember that a pen is more than a pen - it is the power to write, dream and create.

Let there be a pretty light fixture!

A couple weeks back we ran across a clearance light fixture sale at Lowes. I found a cool fixture that went well with the others we already have for $11.55. Since I have a handy husband I knew I had scored. So with a little work - I give you our new light fixture for the hall. Neato Huh!

New!

Example of old fixture

Tunes on Tuesday

In honor of the Olympics and very little sleep - I give you my favorite songs from the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack - over at ITunes.

There are some really great songs here, by some artists I already love and some that I am just learning about.

• Dreamer, Chris Brown
• Something Special (Beijing Olympic Mix), Colbie Caillat
• To Remember, Josh Kelley
• Perfect (Acoustic), Army of Me
• Change, Taylor Swift
• Hold On, Mere
• Real, The Goo Goo Dolls
• I Was Here, Lady Antebellum
• The Champion in Me, 3 Doors Down
• Lift Me Up, Kate Voegele

Future Weekend Warrior!

Bean has so enjoyed going with her Daddy to the free Home Depot kid workshops. Daddy says her hammering skills are excellent and she did do a lot of the work on these projects. Home Depot does a great job! Did I mention these are free? Are the aprons just too adorable. They even get a snack when they are done ;)