She's HERE!

I got up early this morning and went to pick up Delilah!  Kennedy was awake before I left and asked me where I was going - I told her I would be RIGHT back!  Luckily, the family that had the dogs lived close by!

This was Kennedy's reaction!  Daddy was holding the puppy.  Yes, that is a trash can lid on the floor and a pile of laundry on the recliner - isn't that what you all have in your living room?

Cameron actually had the best reaction!  He was in the playroom (hence all the toys on the floor) and we actually had to TAKE the dog in there.  He wouldn't get off the computer!  He was so excited ~ the sweetest part was when he said "Do we get to keep her?"
2 VERY happy kids and a tired puppy
We went to visit McKenzie and Abereese.  This is their beautiful dog, Deja' -- she is soooo sweet.  She reminds me of the Shepherd we had growing up.  They look a LOT alike and are smart like people.  Seriously, Deja' can open a door.  I will have to video it and put it on here sometime.  It's the craziest thing I have ever seen and I make her do it everytime I'm over there.  She LOVED the puppy -- was so sweet with her.
Here they are meeting each other -- we are looking forward to them playing together!! I'm sure Reese appreciates me putting this pic on here - she is still not feeling well and we thought a little puppy love would make her feel better.

PRECIOUS!!

Yep ~ I think some puppy breath, feet, lovin' was JUST what the doctor ordered!
More pics to come soon!

Early Surprise

This little sweetie is joining our family on Saturday - a whole week
before Kennedy thinks she's coming! I'll be picking her up on Sat
morning and surprising my sweet little girl!

TEST

Just checking to see if this works!  I am emailing this blog post directly to my blog and it is SUPPOSED to post!  

Let your light shine!

My house continues to be a work in progress - I am ALWAYS doing something, but I believe I've finally 'finished' the kitchen.  We hung this light when we first moved in.  It was a $10 ebay  find.  I have matching pendent lights over the island as well.

I had this new chandelier in the garage - sitting there for the past 2 yrs.  I didn't know what to do with it b/c it was silver.  We don't have anything silver in our house.  WELL, since I started blogging and reading all kinds of design blogs, I discovered a $3 can of black satin spray paint would transform this joker!  
I love it so much better over the table and it really adds a lot of light in the room - considering this is where we spend a TON of time!  My friend found the shades at Stein Mart on clearance w/add'l 40% so I paid about $3/each.  They are olive green with a black damask print on them.  I think I'm going to add some olive green eyelash trim to the shades as well.  I also added the "Bon Appetite" sign above the window and I moved the apothecary jars there when we had a party - to get them out of the way - but I think I may leave them there.  Just mix things up a bit!

The chandelier was a $30 find on ebay ~ I saw it in Lowe's for over $100 ... so I think I did pretty good!

Friend Makin' Monday

Kasey over at ALL THAT IS GOOD is hosting "Friend Makin' Monday" today! Our task is to list 10 things we love!  Now, this is in NO PARTICULAR order! 

1.  Family -- this one is a no brainer!  

My twin sister and me on my last visit to Atlanta.  Yes, we have both invested in bras that you can not see when a flash goes off.  We were totally thinking the nude thing would work - obviously we were WRONG!

My crazy, perfect little family!  Although I am disturbed by my daughter's pose in this one!  Could she have gotten ahold of some old photos from my days of working at Hooters (yes girls, I worked at Hooters -- DO NOT JUDGE ME!!  I made good money and quit as soon as my divorce debt was paid off -- I was one of those 'put an ex-husband through medical school and he leaves you for a nurse' girls - but mine left me for a fellow student! Now they are divorced - once a cheater, always a cheater!  Oh geez,  I think I just choked on a bitter pill .. gulp!)  I have lots of funnnny stories from my days as a Hooters girl - maybe one day I will share!  I know hubby will be proud! HA!

2.  Singing ... I love to sing, whether it be karaoke, in my car, with our church worship team .. it doesn't matter, I am ALWAYS singing.

3.  Old Navy .. love their stuff and they have really NAILED the Spring Season.....very affordable and SUPER cute!

4.  My I-Mac --- once you go Mac, you never go back.  PERIOD!
5.  Chick-fil-A ... an illness of mine - I could eat there 3x/day and NEVER get tired of it.

6.  PUPPIES!!  Could this picture just not make you sick!??!  OH MY GOODNESS, how adorable!  Ours arrives on Saturday ... Ms. Delilah (yes, she is a Golden .. can't WAIT!)

7.  My iPhone ... I tease Chad that if my phone were a man, I would leave him for it. I am undeniably obsessed.
8.  Boots -- in particular, THESE boots.  So sassy and so ME .....
9.  My church ... it has changed my life.

10.  FINALLY -- FOUNTAIN Coca-Cola.  I would drink my own urine before I drank Diet Coke or Pepsi ... seriously.  I was raised in Atlanta, so there really is no other alternative --- EXCEPT Sugar Tea.  Yes, that's what we call it.

This is a small part of what my week consisted of last week ... a LOT of this!

We rescued a yorkie/cairn terrier mix named Star.  She is a sweet girl, but spent the first 3 yrs living with an elderly woman and her yorkie/cairn terrier mix sister.  We adopted both of them, but had to take the sister back b/c she wouldn't come out from underneath the bed.   I don't blame her - sometimes I wish I could hide out underneath the bed as well ..... but I digress.

Star has been a good girl.  She loves men.  She loves to snuggle UNDER the blankets and sleeps with whomever is laying on the couch.  She is low maintenance.

Enter Buddy - 5 mth old Austrailian Cattlehound/mix/mutt whatever -- he is my sister's puppy and he came along when they decided to make the trip down for a week.

I don't think Star likes him.  

Yes, that is me in the background you hear talking - am I the only one who wonders what bloggers sound like?

PSA ~ Swiffer Dust and Shine

Girls --- this is the BEST. STUFF. EVER. HANDS DOWN ....

I am what you would call a cleaning product ho -- I have them all. If it's on sale, has a coupon, or whatever, I will try it. This has resulted in an accumulation of cleaning products that I do not use. It's quite embarrassing b/c I am NOT a good housekeeper -- just ask Shawn -- no wait, don't, b/c she'll tell you

ANYWAY

I sent Chad out to buy some furniture cleaner b/c we were having a party and that's the only time I really DEEP clean -- had a coupon -- he comes back with the Swiffer Dust and Shine.

GLORIOUS!

Plus it smells good!

AND NO, I'm not getting paid or any free product for mentioning this on my blog ... I probably only have 10 people reading this, so what good would it do me anyway.

Just thought I'd share b/c who doesn't love a tip for a product (I've discovered lots of things I wouldn't know about thanks to blogs that recommend products just b/c they love them) -- it cleans everything ... and shines stainless steel BEAUTIFULLY!!

Just don't let it get on your tile floors (if you have them) -- would be disastrous -- don't ask me how I know - I just do.

Happy Sunday!!