We have 3 weeks left before we make the long drive to Minnisota to go and pick up my sister at the airport there. We chose to have her fly in there because the plane ticket was like 200 dollars cheaper. Sure we'd have to spend money to drive there to get her BUT we will be able to do some while we are there. We are all excited about her coming to say the least!
It has been a while since my last post and not too much has happened since then. We've been going to the animal shelter on a regular basis since we moved here and we are actually in the process of adopting a dog now. He is a Cocker Spaniel and he has been in the shelter for about 5 weeks now. He was turned in as a stray so they just call him Carmine. But ever since we have been going and spending one on one time with him Andrew has been calling him Buzz. I think it is so cute! And before we go to the shelter I ask him if he wants to go see Buzz and he gets all excited. Today when we were leaving the shelter Andrew started to cry as we exited the building and he was reaching towards the shelter's door as Drew was putting him in the car. But hopefully we will be able to take Buzz home soon. (This is a picture I took today while visiting with Buzz. We took him for a nice walk outside)
Lately I have been in the mood to do some sewing. So Drew took me to JoAnn's Fabrics to get some fabric. I had made Andrew a Toy Story blanket and pillow case that turned out great for a beginner sewer like me. Well practice makes perfect, right?! So a few weeks after I made those I was wanting to sew another project. So when we got paid Drew took me back up to the fabric store and this time I got some Mickey Mouse fabric. I did not have to spend money on the quilt batting this time though because I had the awesome idea of just using fleece blankets that we have put away for the winters. (the thinner fleece blankets for kids) I made another blanket and pillow case for Andrew. I figured we could do a Toy Story theme for a while and then switch it up and do a Mickey Mouse theme. Oh, and I also got some Charlie Brown fabric and made Drew his own pillow case. :D
We were at WalMart last week just doing some minor shopping of something we needed and on our way out we passed the little shops that are in the WalMart store. And Drew asked them if they had any openings. Drew told me that he wanted to get Andrew's pictures done as a Mother's Day gift to me. I was so excited! The only thing was he was wearing a dirty cartoon shirt so I asked Drew if we could please just buy him a cheap but nice shirt for him to wear, and we did. The lady taking the pictures was using a football to try and get him to smile but he insisted on holding it during the pictures. Which I told her I was totally fine with. Because if you know Andrew then you know that he LOVES balls! But the picture turned out GREAT!!
(In the picture below, the lady told him to lay on his stomach. She was thinking he would throw the ball down so he could lay down. But he put the ball by his chest and layed his head on it like he was using it for a pillow! It was so cute!)
Wow! It has been a while since I have updated the blog!
Seeing how I have not even posted our Family Easter Pictures yet.
Now these are just pictures that we took here at home.
Thank goodness for the little timer button on cameras!
Otherwise we would never realy be able to get family pictures done!
I am so thankful for all the Lord has blessed us with.
Times have been hard lately and everything has always worked out.
Last paycheck, which was this past Friday,
we did not get paid.
We had been told a few weeks prior that we needed
to set up payment arrangements
for a paycheck in advance that we had got last year.
Well we set the payment up to take out $100 dollars per month.
Turns out they took the whole thing out at once!
I am so thankful that we had food storage.
And I am thankful that we were able to have on hand
the foods that we like and eat on a regular basis
and not just having to live off of like masked potatoes
and canned veggies for two weeks!
I know it sounds silly but I am thankful for it.
And our car was starting to make some odd noises.
But luckily we had just enough money to have it covered.
I mean, we had to hold off on getting the tires done
and wait til next paycheck to get it done but
we were able to pay for the main part.
And I am thankful that it is just the front two
tires right now that need the fixing.
Well now it is 12:30 and I really need to get in bed!! Good Night!
