Meet Lucie!

Okay this might take a few people for a ride! We have a new puppy! Jacob and I had Saturday together and it was wonderful. We had been thinking about getting our last piece of our family puzzle for a while, but wanted to make sure we could afford it, give it attention, and all the other things little babies need. We sat and looked at our schedules, and found now is as great as any other time. We of course drove to the middle of mid-town and went to the Atlanta Human Society. Lola and Simon are both from there. We walked in and knew we would not walk out without some cuddly little baby. We found Lucie (or Lady as her first name was) in the top row kennels, and the first thing both of us thought was how much she looked like Lola. We almost could not believe it. We fell in LOVE immediately!

The rest is history. We signed the papers, passed the background checks, received our free red collar and leash, and off we went. First stop of course was PetSmart where we got the basic necessities. Then it was home to meet the siblings. We let her play in the front yard, as Lola went potty in the back. Simon and Earl jumped in the window and looked her over, and smelled her scent from far away. Then we let Lola in the house and brought her up to the screen door. She went crazy! She was whining and wagging her tail. We brought Lucie up to the screen and they all met for the first time!

They all got along right away. The cats just wanted to smell her, but Lola couldn't get enough of her. Lola was a bit jealous too! It was very cute! We let them settle in a little bit and then we headed over to our friends Jeff and Sara's. They have Lola's BFF Callie, and we all had a wonderful dinner! It was good friends, good pets, and good food! You can't go wrong!

Lucie did very well not going to the bathroom in the house yet. We are crossing our fingers, she follows Lola's cues. She did not whine when we put her in her cage for bed time. She is however coughing a bit, maybe kennel cough? We hope not but she will be into the doctors within the next few days! We are just so excited to have her. We now have two cats, two dogs, two girls, two boys...we think we are done. For a while at least!

On other news...my platelets were so HIGH! The doc thinks my body might be making my blood clotters already on its own, so we might be 6 weeks away from a remission call! I am so beyond excited I can not hold it in! What a great visit! The next time I see the doctor is the week of Thanksgiving! Seems like a long time, but I can do it!

In Breast Cancer walk news....God has completely come through! I now only have $200 to make, and I think that is very possibly in a month. If you still would like to donate please don't hesitate. I am not completely out of the sinking water, but seriously treading water!

The next week will be SUPER busy, with trying to raise a baby puppy, school, tutoring...blah blah. I also got back my GACE test scores. I of course passed! I was just happy to get the official paper! I hope everyone has a great week! It becomes October! Now that I almost can't believe!

PEACE AND LOVE!

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I am still in need of about $700 to be able to work in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. I have to make at LEAST $2,200 to walk. Please click on the link below to help the fight at Breast Cancer!

THANKS!

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Let the good times roll!

Well not to much to report here. Life has been the same-oh-same-oh. School, tutor, church, tutor, back to school. Jacob schedule is work, work, drill, work. We are still not seeing too much of each other but hopefully next week will change that. I am taking some time off of tutoring, and Jacob has requested off an entire Saturday. We are hoping to spend some time together. This will be there first day we both have off together since we moved into this purple house. I am super excited! Hopefully that way I can write something a bit more interesting. Oh I get to see the doc on Wednesday, so lets all hope and pray for high number! :)

And the lawn needed mowing!

Well we have officially purchased our first lawn mower, and have even tried it out! We waited until we just could wait anymore to get the lawn done. Luckily for us with the drought going on down here we can go almost a month without doing anything with our lawn. But alas we had to finally mow. Our mower worked great, and Jacob said it was an easy push!! Two of our babies stayed watching dad from the door!


Nothing too much to report. It was a pretty busy week something we are pretty used to. Jacob and I still are lucky to have one dinner a week together. We hope everyone is having a great week!

99.8% Positive

Okay I know I already posted today but now... officially...I think...almost 99.8% positive...that I unpacked the last box. That means every box in this house has been unpacked and the contents placed in the room that it belongs. Including everything in the basement. I can't believe it! I am so stoked! It only took us 4 weeks to get there! I have put some pictures of my new creative memory station. I am sure people under-estimated how much creative memory stuff I have, and or how many scrapbooks I have already made. I am a picture/scrapbook fanatic I know, but now I have the room for my obsession! Hope you had a great day off...always remember to thank those who still had to work...like Jacob :)

The station with all my stuff on it and all organized!!

Here is what all the cupboards look like on the inside...I still have a bit of room :)

Here is the closet that I am keeping my scrapbooks in...also the cold water wash apparently :)

Thanks again for reading!

Our First Project

Okay our first project was done with not so much planning, and with both of us battling colds. But it is done, and only took us the later part of an afternoon. What you are looking at is my new creative memory station. I have shelves above (they were already there) and then Jacob and I put together the drawers and made the counter top....I can't wait to get all my stuff in there! It is not all done being painted but we wanted it kinda done so I could at least start setting stuff up. I am so proud of Jacob as he has really taken on many house projects, and this one was our biggest, and most involved. I LOVE IT!

So most of today will consist of me organizing the basement. Most of the stuff down there is mine anyways. That is really the last area in the house that has boxes to be put away. We are pretty proud of how far we come and I don't think we have had a single day off together since we moved.

Like I said Jacob and I are battling colds. Well I got it first, on Monday, and then pasted it to him, about Thursday. I am almost completely over mine, so Jacob's shouldn't last too much longer we are hoping. Needless to say neither one of us has slept too well the past week. :)

Well not much else to post. The week was a week...Oh I was thinking I would go out and rake our yard today because tropical storm Fay had knocked a whole bunch of leaves off of our trees, but today we are getting rain, and wind from Gustov, and I guess as Gustov winds down we will be getting hit from Hannah. Jacob and I love storms so we are loving this weather. I do know these storms are doing horrible things to places where Jacob and I have friends and family. We pray that they are all safe, and ask that they be given wisdom on when to leave if that is necessary. The weather we are getting here in Atlanta is only a one-hundredth of what the coast is getting, we just hope the U.S. is much more prepared than we were three years ago.

The best to all of you! Thanks for reading!!