Realizing you’re stopping to get a Nothing Bundt Cakes bundtlet…
Realizing your year of free bundlets is over…
Getting our last free bundtlet.
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Primo lunch besties!
Our favorite restaurant has Buy One Get One lunches twice a month so we always try to go. They also have birch tree decor and purple benches.
Bella’s favorite spot.
Bella’s sore had stopped bleeding overnight so we let her out onto our (covered) bed because that’s her comfy place and I wanted her to be comfy. But she didn’t want to lay down until I put a pair of my pants on the bed. And that’s where she was all day.
No more pierced ears for Katie.
So I’ve noticed something wasn’t right but have been avoiding checking out her ear because I didn’t want to deal with it…but I finally made her remove her earrings today and…this is what has happened.
She claims she has no idea how this happened (and it’s just one ear). I’m a bad mom because I noticed it awhile ago but convinced myself it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was—so it probably got worse.
I did seek medical advice and were told she really just needs to take them out and let them close and hopefully it will heal enough to not need surgery?! And maybe sometime in the future she can get them pierced again. We’re both a little sad.
But how on earth could she do this and not realize it? Baffled.
Bella’s turn at the vet.
Off to the vet to check out a disturbing something on Bella (cyst? infected scratch? growth? tumor?) that appeared out of nowhere. I swear if it’s not one animal it’s one of the others.
I’m not gonna post the picture of it because, well, yuck.
So the doc has no idea what happened—it’s not in the right place for an anal glands issues and she said it looks like a bite or something and asked if my other cat would’ve attacked her and I told her I really didn’t think so…so they’re kind of confused.
So they drained it and said the skin is going to come off so she has a collar to keep from licking it and we have to put warm compresses on it to try to drain it a few times every day. She’s on antibiotics and the gabapentin painkiller which we at least had from the last vet visit for Charlie. And to top it all off we have to come back multiple times (every other day) to get the area “lasered” to help the gaping wound heal (because the area of skin that is coming off is HUGE). And of course I rarely have anything on my schedule, but the next week is crazy. Which I now get to fit vet visits in there.
So for right now she’s in Maggie’s travel crate so I can keep her contained without her bleeding all over…and waiting until the painkiller starts working. I gave her food and water—which isn’t easy since she has the collar on. At least giving her the meds wasn’t too hard and will knock her out.
New scout parent orientation.
So Owen’s first BSA meeting was tonight and it was also the required new parent orientation (two separate meetings for a total of about three hours). There was lots of talk on FEES FEES FEES and look at all this stuff to sell to earn money for your account. (I know there was more but really all that stuck with me was the fees.) Needless to say I’m already exhausted. And already tired of having to remind him to read his binder and read his book. Long story short we’ve told him (and reminded him a number of times) if he can’t remember on his own we won’t be doing this for very long. So stay tuned.
Watching her boy go to the bus stop.
It’s so cute and so sad at the same time.
A new bingo night!
Owen’s school had a bingo night this year. It wasn’t quite the event the elementary has, but we still had fun (we invited Anna and the boys)…and Owen won one of the rounds!!
Initially he chose a gift card for 30 minutes of jumping at a local place but after talking to him and explaining that it would cost us more money to use it (because Katie would like to go, plus we usually go for 2 hours), he asked if he could switch prizes and they said yes…so I guided him to a $20 gift card to a local ice cream place!!!
I only ask for the laundry room floor to be clean.
So this is what it always looks like. This makes me stabby.
Another year, another epic box maze!
And Owen’s teacher was there! I got to talk to her for awhile and get to know her…and then she finally went in with her kids.
I had zero desire to go through it because I know it would kill my back…but then Heidi came over and basically guilted me into doing it (with another friend who was there) so I succumbed to peer pressure.
Katie was our tour guide…and then we ran into Owen!
Note: My back and wrists were so sore on Sunday and Monday that I had to drug myself quite heavily. I knew I should not have given in to peer pressure!!
So Star Garnet is totally gorgeous!
It applies a tad patchy but much much less than other troublesome reds and by the third layer it’s all good.
You have to trust the process!
So this is what my face looks like when I mix my foundations…and after I blend them with my stipple brush (and do my brows and lashes—I was just going to do a straight before and after but got sidetracked). It’s always a bit scary looking but you have to trust the process… 🥰
Why does this always happen every time we get together?
We don’t mess around with meatloaf here.
Today I decided to clean our stairwell walls and railings.
OMG they were disgusting. And all it took was a wet Norwex envirocloth and a tiny bit of elbow grease. I’m floored. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
If you haven’t tried Norwex, you really need to. I love not having to use cleaners 90% of the time. (Yes I still use some. But I’m way more green now than I used to be!)
Gramma Jean is here so it’s puzzle time!
Tom hates them, Owen doesn’t love them, and Katie likes them but not enough to sit and finish a big one. And I enjoy them…and only do one when my mom visits!
So Owen generally has zero interest in helping with a big puzzle but he was all about the little ones tonight! (The emoji puzzle is from the Bingo Basket Katie won at William Halley ES in 2017!)
These mini puzzles are more Owen’s speed. They are really fun to do.
When Kohl’s has kids’ shoes on sale.
Plus I have a 30% off coupon plus they’re giving $15 Kohl’s Cash…
Two kids, two instructors!
When no one else shows up for their lessons and both kids get one-on-one instruction at the same time… 🙌🏻
When Jami texts and asks if you’re free…
the answer is always ALWAYS yes. 殺 A gastronomic experience unrivaled… And thankfully my mom and stepdad were here so they could watch the kids!!
A quick stop at Binny’s! It’s a huuuge liquor store I’d never been to.
Who wants to Benjamin Button with me?!
🎶 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME 🎶
Wait. I can. 🙌🏻
The last time I had a facial was 2016 and the esthetician said my skin was okay but I really needed to start taking better care of it. So after a few years of using SeneGence products?? I was thrilled to hear that I have the skin of someone 10 years younger! 😱😱 I’m going to keep on keeping on and hopefully I’ll keep going back in time!!
I have an 11yo carbuncle.
Of course I couldn’t put them in the right order…
But of course he could!
TIL what GOAT stands for.
And I only learned because we have a 21yo at our MOPs table. #getoffmylawn
So do you know? Greatest of all time! Apparently sportsball related. But I only knew it from Survivor where a goat is a bad thing—someone you take to the end because they can’t win.
Also… TIL = Today I learned. 🙂
Adventures with Alexa and an 11yo
Anyone else’s 11-year-old boy sit and ask Alexa what the most powerful Pokémon is? And then the second most powerful? And then the third, forth, and fifth? All the way down to like the fifteenth? Writing them all down? And then proceed to tell you all about it while simultaneously asking Alexa the exact questions again so you can hear her answer?
No? Just me?
Sun Dog v43
Owen became a Boy Scout today!
Getting ready to head out to the Blue & Gold bridge ceremony.
As part of the ceremony, all the scouts had to saw a piece of wood.
There was an Arrow of Light ceremony where parents present the scout with a homemade arrow with bands of color signifying all the things the scouts have completed. Unfortunately Owen was so new to the troop that he wasn’t able to get one, so he was the only scout not up front. But then they called him up separately and gave him a really nice introduction (among other things they said what a great addition he was to the troop) and I didn’t record it because I totally wasn’t expecting it!
And then they all did the pledge.
They each got a chance to say thank you as they crossed the bridge.
Owen getting his new neckerchief and scout book.
All new Scouts!
You know we’re an old married couple when…
we get dressed in the same color without planning. #saturdaydatenight
Unfortunately I couldn’t celebrate National Margarita Day (I’m currently off sugar for three weeks) but I wore my margarita earrings!
Seriously, have you EVER been this comfortable?
This just might be my most favorite sleeping Maggie picture ever.
The Kickstarter cat bed.
One guess where I am right now.
I’ve been anxious since I woke up. Why??? I am an adult. I know I have to do this. I know it isn’t THAT bad and it’s over quick.
But still.
Anyway…a bonus? They suggested I try getting in for my mammogram today since they typically aren’t busy on Fridays so I’m getting that done today, too! (It was scheduled for next week!) So two (three?) birds with one stone!