Celebrate The Small Things -- March 31

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

Today I'm celebrating...

• I recently found a discontinued nail polish that I have been in search of for more than a year now. I was beyond excited to stumble across it in my local Walgreens. It really is the little things that make me happy. (Edit to add: if anyone has this polish, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, and it's collecting dust in your house, I will happily take it off your hands!)

• Last week my husband asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday. There is a Pilgrim Virgin statue of Fatima that has been making its way around the U.S. Last week it was visiting my diocese, so for my birthday my husband took me to the next county over to attend mass at the parish that was hosting it for the night. It was a Korean Catholic parish, and the entire mass was said in Korean. But the cool thing about Catholic mass (yes, I just described mass as cool) is that it's the same no matter where you are, or what language it's in. So while we didn't understand a word that was spoken, we were able to follow along. It really was an amazing experience! For more information on the Pilgrim statue click here.

• My puppy and best friend, Emmie. I just love her to pieces. Last week we celebrated her 2nd "Gotcha Day" with us. March, with it's temperature swings, has been rough on my body. Emmie keeps me company on my bad flare up days, and always manages to put a smile on my face to cheer me up.

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit her awesome co-hosts:   LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge and Tonja Drecker @Kidbits Blog

I have an instagram! If anyone is looking for more pictures of Emmie, head on over there and give me a follow @thecyborgmom

Celebrate The Small Things -- Dec 9

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

Today I'm celebrating...

• I started using a new medicine last week, in hopes of controlling the nerve pain from my occipital neuralgia (click here for more information on what this is and why I have it). I'm happy to say, so far, so good! I still have pain, but the medicine puts a good dent in it.

• I made my first body butter in two years! My aging skin (boo...hiss...) had started to really dry out a few years ago, so I started making my own soaps, in hopes of healing and moisturizing my skin (click here to see some cool soaps I made). I also started on the path of lotions and body butters. As soon as I started getting into the swing of things, I had a very bad arthritis flare up in my thumb (click here to see my very helpful thumb brace) and had to stop my new diy adventures for a while. I lost momentum and here we are two years later. But I am happy to report that my comeback body butter is great! I've been slathering it on after I get out of the shower, and periodically on my hands during the day. It's good! 

• my awesome brother. It seems like I mention how great my brother is every few months, but he really is! This is what he sent me in the mail last week:

• my children's humor. My son got glasses a couple of weeks ago, and here is what he did the other day to Emmie...

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit her wonderful co-hosts:   LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge and Tonja Drecker @Kidbits Blog

I got an instagram! If anyone is looking for more pictures of Emmie, head on over there and give me a follow @thecyborgmom

Outside Spaces #AtoZChallenge

...outside spaces.  Of course, being that I'm so high maintenance, I need outside spaces with some shade, and without bugs. Enter--the screen porch.

When we bought our house five years ago, the screen porch was like the icing, extra fudge toppings, and a million cherries on top.  We love it!  Especially Emmie :)

It's fantastically awesome during thunderstorms.  We move the furniture to the middle as best we can, to avoid getting misted by the wind and rain, and then we sit outside and enjoy the Mother Nature show!

Do you have a favorite outside space?

Emmie #AtoZChallenge

...Emmie. Emmie is our dog that we rescued a year ago. To me, she's more than just a dog, she's my best friend. She has added something special to my life...something that I didn't even know was missing.

Emmie on her "gotcha day". Since she's a rescue, we can't celebrate her birthday, so we celebrate this day instead.

For anyone who would like to get to know a little bit more about Emmie, check out my A to Z Challenge from last year, where my posts were from her point of view.

Is your best friend of the four legged variety?  

Celebrate The Small Things -- August 14

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

This week I'm celebrating:

• My daughter's birthday!  She turns 15 this week...my baby!
• My daughter "graduated" from allergy shots this week!   To read my expanded post, click here.
• Emmie wanted me to tell all of you that she is celebrating her new backpack! She was so worn out from the excitement of it all that she needed to take a nap :)
 

 

• My new Kindle Fire!  The battery on my old Kindle was dieing...mostly because I keep it plugged in a lot and apparently that is bad.  Ooopsies!  But I loved my first Kindle so much, that I decided to get another one.  The transition was super easy...I just turned it on and hit some sync button and everything that was on my old Kindle was magically on my new one...weeeee!!!!  I'm super excited for now...you know, until Skynet becomes self aware and truly takes over the world :0
• Also celebrating that our smart devices haven't become self aware... yet.

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit her wonderful co-hosts:   LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge and Tonja Drecker @Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things -- August 7

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

This week I'm celebrating:

• A couple days of nice, low humidity weather!  Yesterday Emmie and I spent most of the afternoon outside on the screen porch.  Look at that belly!  I want to eat it up!

• Being able to spend more time with my daughter and husband because this is one of the couple of weeks they have off from travel softball.  I'm enjoying it while I can, because it sure doesn't last long!
• Our local weatherman, Doug Kammerer, visited our neighborhood!

My daughter even made it on tv for all of about 5 seconds...her 5 seconds of fame!  Hahaha!  That's her in the upper left hand corner. 

Doug was kind enough to give us an autograph :)  He even played football with the kids.  That's Doug in the red shirt in the background...and my hubby with the baseball mitt in my yard.

It's been a very exciting week!

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit her wonderful co-hosts:   LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge and Tonja Drecker @Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things -- May 22

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.  I am thrilled to co-host this wonderful bloghop!

Between the on and off rain killing my bones, and my therapist being harder on me, I've had a tough week.  Even so, there is always something to celebrate.

This week I'm celebrating:

• Twix bars...life is always better with chocolate!
• Online shopping.  Since I'm not really up to shopping like most normal people do, I really appreciate shopping from the comfort of my own bed.  This week I received a nail polish collection that I ordered from eBay.  Can't wait to try one on this weekend...mint green or grape purple first???
• Emmie's vet and their staff.  These people are great...they love Emmie and Emmie seems to love everyone who works in their office.  I wish I could bring my kids to them...I like them better than my kids' pediatricians!
• Emmie's yogurt face...think milk moustache...except in reverse... and with yogurt LOL

Emmie's yogurt face...can you see it on her chin?

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit my wonderful co-host:  LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge

Celebrate The Small Things -- May 15

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.  I am thrilled to co-host this wonderful bloghop!

This week I'm celebrating:

• How sweet it is when my children snuggle up to Emmie and tell me how much they love "their puppy" :)
• Driving!  I drove two towns away to go to acupuncture this week!  I tried driving with my ankle brace on with my sneaker, but that was so uncomfortable...I'm not a fan of the ankle brace.  So on the way back it was driving in my sock again...and it felt really good!
• On my way back from acupuncture I went to the Starbucks drive thru and picked up a mocha latte...yummo!
• Saw a rainbow, just washed in the clouds, yesterday afternoon.  It was a beautiful sunny day and the rainbow was a big surprise.  I was lucky to have my daughter with me to see it.

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit my wonderful co-host:  LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge

Celebrate The Small Things -- May 1

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.  I am thrilled to co-host this wonderful bloghop!

This week I'm celebrating:

• I got my cast off!!!  Hell to the fucking yeah!  I have a boot for another 6 weeks, but who cares?  I can scratch to my hearts content and don't have to worry about preparing myself every time I step into the shower.  It truly is the little things...

• the end of the A to Z!!!  I'm ready for a nap :)  Thanks to everyone who visited and left comments.  If you'd like to catch up on any posts you missed, check out the new tab above or click here.  Be sure to stay tuned for my A to Z Reflections post on May 4th.

• some sunshiney days...Emmie enjoyed them too.

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, visit our wonderful host, Lexa @ Lexa Cain for more information.  And don't forget to visit my wonderful co-host:  LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge