I know it’s been quite some time since I posted but there is a really good reason why.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING MY LIFE!
I’ve managed to get the farmer’s market on Saturday with my family.
I often cook at least the family meal at dinner (and often more).
I work in my little garden and try to keep it watered and maintained.
I haven’t managed to keep my ENTIRE house clean all at once but I often clean the downstairs level before I go to bed. (And breathe in the loveliness of it before the hurricanes known as my children can wake up and mess it up the next day.) (THAT said, I LOVE cleaning with Aaron. He is such a cute and hard little worker. His favorite jobs are cleaning off all the chairs and vacuuming. I swear that kid could vacuum all day if we let him.) (Which is really tempting since the vacuum is so much taller than he is.)
I bought an authentic COACH bag for under $100 (I KNOW, RIGHT?! I LOVE INTERNET BOUTIQUE SALES!) and it is so pretty it takes my breath away. It looks dark red but it is a super dark aubergine. I LOVE IT.
I take Butterlump and the kids to the park with my adorable little Maltese, Lady, so that they can play and Lady can get her energy needs met and I can get my exercise needs in.
I’ve taken my wee one (Again, with my parents as I can’t drive with the pain killers I’m on) to feed bread to the ducks.
I have done the whole bath routine with Aaron: Bath, teeth, story, prayers, and bed.
I have Lady in a Puppy Training Course at Pet Smart and we work HARD at it. I love that dog so much. I don’t know what I would do without her. She is the best little dog. If you are looking for a toy purebread dog I HIGHLY recommend the Maltese. Unless they will be alone a lot. They are FIERCELY loyal and in love with their owner and do not like being away from them a lot. And Maltese breeds rarely bark. She doesn’t unless someone approaches my room and she can’t see them. She could probably only rip of their ankles but that little blinking cotton ball would defend me to the death.
I’ve gone on two dates with my husband and have loved every minute of it. In anticipation of my return to church (This Sunday folks, fingers crossed) I have had to make HUGE changes to the dress section of my wardrobe. (That mainly means buy some.) AND MY HUSBAND NOT ONLY WENT WITH ME TO SHOP BUT HE ACTUALLY PICKED OUT THINGS WITH ME. (He bought some stunning enamel earrings that he said exactly match my eyes. I love that man.)
And lastly…I think that I have probably been watching “Real Housewives of New Jersey” too much because I made a totally blinged out and sparkly phone cover for my phone. (Problem? I LOST MY PHONE. Which is such a huge problem. Bloggers just can’t be without their phones for too long. I think that the implode or something.) (I also may or may have not blinged out our tortoise, Fluffy. I plead the fifth.) (It gets really boring in bed sometimes.)
I know this is the most random list ever, but it points to one thing-
I am starting to get better!
I am starting to get my life back!
There are still MANY days I spend in bed and I am often so tired that I honestly can’t write. Lame, I know. BUT I AM GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY!
And besides having my children, getting my health back is by far the best thing that has EVER happened to me. And there are more good things are coming!
I’m so happy for you on all counts lol. Go Loralee! :)
YAY!!! I’m so happy things are *finally* turning around for you!! You’re awesome!!!
Please, please consider adoption if you are looking for a dog.
There are many, many Maltese looking for a home:
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?animal_type=&pet_breed=maltese&location=utah&startsearch=Go
and many other breeds too…
Nice to see you so happy Loralee! :)
So glad you’re getting better. Love you!
This post of yours made me smile … all good things and day by day.
Much love to you sweet thing xxxx
Oh..just YAY to all this…I’m so happy that your surgery was successful..It is REALLY healthy of you to have taken a time out from blogging to throw what energy you have at this point in your recovery into your real life…I’m impressed, which is a bit odd but you know what I mean ..I think..
love the Butterlump updates of course..but oh..MAN..LOOKIT that cute dog…!!! Lookit IT.
Glad you are getting better. You were missed.
Coach bag? All the coach bags I’ve ever seen have been long, nylon, and smelled like gym socks.
That is a horrible thing to do to a tortoise. Please stop.
I love a happy post! Happy 4th and Happy Everything!
I’m so happy to know that you are doing so much better! Hooray!
Yay for you and your family! I am so glad to hear you are feeling like a person again! Hugs for you!
This makes me happy, happy, happy , happy!!!! I am so glad to hear this.
This post sounds amazing! You sound so happy!!! Glad to hear all is well and you are on the mend. BTW, my favorite part of this post is when you called your dog a “blinking cotton ball”. I almost spit my coffee out.
Oh you’re back. You know I have missed you. I am so glad you’ve taken your time though.
I love you friend!!!
Yay! So happy to see your smile. :)
Now about the bedazzled turtle…
ak, ok, consensus says shame one me for the tortoise and so I totally apologize. Those stayed on for about 10 minutes and came right off.
But I won’t do it again. And totally apologize.
But only because you let me lick your face.
:)
Kidding. I really won’t do it again. It seemed harmless everyone.
Love you all for all the good wishes. Thank you. :)
So glad to see that you are out and about. And 2 dates with your man, and he went shopping with you. I am so jealous. Kinda. We do the dates, but my hubby has a real aversion to spending money on clothing (not surprising since most of our wardrobe comes from an op shop I work at) and we have a wedding in about 6 weeks, and I currently have no clothes fit to wear to a wedding. At least I have a girlfriend (with style) who will come. ;)
Hurray. Glad to hear the joy!
I think most of us want to know:
How was your return to church?
You are torturing your poor turtle. They can feel their shell like we feel our skin. He or she probably is really stressed from the constant slight pressure they are feeling from the gems.
I’m a russian tortoise owner myself :] aren’t they the cutest???
Yes he is adorable. But TORTURE?! Are you kidding me??? That happened ONE TIME for about 10 minutes with such poor quality rhinestone stickers that most fell off on their own before I pretty much brushed the rest of them off lightly.His vet is a friend and i just called him about this comment (mainly to give him a laugh but as I try to be a responsible pet owner to see if it dis him harm). He said it was ludicrous and pointed out if they are THAT delicate the wood chips the vet recommended for bedding and that he LOVES burrowing in would be torture, no? I appreciate that you don’t want to see animals hurt but that didn’t happen here, period, the end.