Catching Up

I'm so happy to report that Miss. Rylee is back home from the doggie hospital and doing great! She's on regiment of daily meds and seems back to her old self. Max's world is back in order, too. I've been slowly catching up on all the important things like laundry, your blogs and past episodes of 'Boardwalk Empire' You know, the important things!

One of my favorite reads 'Forgotten Old Photos ', was blog of note this week. This lovely lady does such a beautiful job of bring the past to the present. Many of the photo's she posts, actually make their way back to their families. Can you imagine receiving an unknown photo of long gone relatives? Amazing.



Another blog i enjoy along those lines is 'Forgotten Bookmarks'. Old books, and the forgotten treasures tucked inside their pages. I eat this stuff up. Many of my old books are from my Grandparents. I love finding treasures stuffed between the pages. I have found many articles from their hometown newspaper, directions to apple orchards and inside this copy of, 'Sonnets From The Portuguese', was this cute add from 1928:

Was someone shopping for a new frock for the dance? We'll never know, but it's fun to eaves drop into that little window of time.

I think my love for all things old and forgotten is a desire to rescue the past. To hold on to and bring back to life even the tiniest and dustiest glimpse into what once was.

And i just love old junk. ♥

Have a great day!

Doodle Did It-Part 1

Anytime something has been chewed up, dug up or just plain messed with, we declare, "Doodle did it" We know this to be true because Maximus would never lower himself to the hi jinx of his sister. There's too much shame involved and he just doesn't enjoy 'badness'

Case in point- the suspicious brown blob on the floor that Max is walking away from, isn't what you might think...

...it's what's left of our friend the Tick. May he rest in pieces.

Territorial birds you ask? No, Doodle loves bird noms...a lot. Mmmm, birdie noms.

Have you a square to spare? Or twenty? Notice again, Max has an appropriate toy at hand (paw)
WHAAA! Brand new rug- brought it home that day- didn't even get a chance to get it dirty!

Whom you may ask? Doodle did it.

...to be continued.

Clean- It's How I Roll

Clean. I've been on a major roll lately. Windows, cabinets, woodwork, if it's not moving, i've cleaned it!

It's how i handle stress- i take it out in cleaning. The smell of Lysol is my drug. This last week has been a humdinger. Sweet Man was in last week for kidney surgery and is recovering beautifully. This is nothing new to us, he has on going kidney issues that require the occasional surgery, but it always puts me into stress mode.

My first born turned 14 last week. It doesn't seem that long ago she was 'lil Ms. B, sporting pony tails and playing polly pockets! She's growing into such a beautiful person. (still makes me feel old )

Then one morning last week, Rylee woke up vomiting all over the family room (more cleaning)

Later in the day she became more and more lethargic, normally this wouldn't send us bolting for the emergency room, but something just didn't seem right. We took her in and found out her blood pressure was so low, so probably wouldn't have survived the night!

After they stabilized her and ran numerous tests, we were told she has Addison's disease. This is when the adrenal gland does not produce enough cortisol or aldosterone. Certain breeds are prone to this disease, like Poodles, which is in her breeding. She showed no symptoms, except for the vomiting.

Poor baby girl, she'll require medication therapy for the rest of her life, but the Doctor said it shouldn't effect the quality of her life.

Maximus has been very depressed since she's been away. He's use to her bossing him around (i think he likes it!) and now he has to get a job to support Rylee's drug habit! Kidding : )

They are quite a team

We were allowed a visit last night. She's been chewing out her I.V. so now she wears the cone of shame. We shared a few minutes in the cone together.

Things can only get better, right? Hopefully she'll be home soon.

Now to tackle those carpets!

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Haunting My Pretties

Happy Halloween! (Now run along and bring mama her candy)

Halloween Leftover

Happy Friday! ( is it really Friday already? )

This week has just slipped away from me. Do you ever feel like that? I don't know where the month of October even went!

Well, apparently more than just time has been getting away from me. Yesterday when i was dusting the shelves, i found this little leftover from last Halloween!

EEK! Really, i do dust more that just once a year! Guess i just haven't been paying very close attention to what i was dusting!

That shriveled little glittery glob use to be this cute pumpkiney ba-ling!

O.K. while i'm in confessing all, see that glittered-up acorn in the picture above? Well, after a few days of being in my warm house, that acorn gave birth to a couple of larva. Yeah, you heard me, larva. Now, don't get me wrong-i love bugs-i just didn't expect them to appear in my blinged-up fall display!

...and i ate big globs of cookie dough while pretending to clean up the kitchen last night.

Thats all i got...for now ; )

Hope you have a fantastic Halloween weekend and your kids collect all your favorite candy!

"Winds-Day"

Gopher: "If i was you, i'd think about skedaddlin' out of here"

Winnie the Pooh: "Why?"

Gopher: "Cause it's 'Winds-Day' "

We woke up today to a beautiful misty morning

The colors are almost at their peek...and then came the wind. Good-bye to the leaves,

and hello to sticks!
It's got to be the dogs favorite time of year

Chasing leaves and chewing sticks

Smelling the air

I love the breeze through the house and how it billows the curtains. Rylee can keep inventory of all her leaves from here.

Happy 'Winds-Day'

Favorite Find and a Sneak Peek Room Re-Do

Well, here she is.

Isn't she beautiful?

For years i've looked for a large wire laundry basket, without any luck. I've searched estate sales (not to be found) and e-bay (crazy prices) but then a few weeks back, i eyed this baby in the back of a woman's garage. She was having a sale...i don't usually rummage through peoples garages! I asked her if she would be willing to part with it, and without hesitation she said, "How about twenty bucks?"

GASP!

O.K. Gaia, stay calm... "Sure, that sounds fair"

Score.of.the.day. Insert happy dance here ; )

This is by far my favorite find of the year. I tried her out through out the yard and all over the house, but ended up filling her up with fabric and using it in my craft room.

Love,love,love!

I began the re-do of Ms. A's bedroom. Here is a sneak peek at her new wall color and bed,

yummy chenille bedspread and bright pink throw,

and re-painted desk. Hopefully i can finish this up in a reasonable amount of time! Stay tuned for the reveal coming soon!

I want to say "Hey!" and "Welcome" to a few new followers! Love having you here.

Have a great Tuesday!