Little Love on Wednesday!

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• I love the weather we are getting. I feel bad admitting that after watching the news and seeing the devastation that Missouri has taken, as well as Oklahoma and Alabama before that. I praying for all of those people, as I simply could not imagine...

• I am loving the smell of the lilac trees blooming everywhere. I can't help but to stop, smell them and smile!! I can't wait to wake up that smell... hurry up lilac tree in front of my bedroom window!!

• I am loving this man like crazy, as well as this picture:

Photo taken by Blair Gable

• I am loving that we are supposed to play baseball tonight!!! First game of the season (because last week was cancelled)!!!

Now, I will be honest about a few things that I am NOT loving: 

• I am NOT loving the fact that I still have not watched the Bachelorette.
• I am not loving that Chelsea on DWTS got 3rd place... she deserved 2nd at least... she was WAAAY better than Kirstie Allan, but I am not terribly torn up that Hines Ward won, he was good too, but part of me still thinks Chelsea was a better dancer, with not as big of a fan base as the other too. The talent portion did not matter in the end once again, just the fan support.
• I am not loving having clothes all over my house... hurry up closet renovation!!! M is doing the best he can at getting it done, but it doesn't help that he is ion busy season with work right now and our life is only getting busier as summer approaches!! The great room/kitchen plans will be put on hold until winter!!

Topics For Tuesday: Raccoons, TV, Weekend, Fires, Dresses....

I am back!! In Canada we had a long weekend, hence the lack of blogging yesterday, but fear not, I did not take a complete blogging hiatus, just a long weekend!! So we will get caught up without the Manic Monday post, but it will just give us more topics for Tuesday!!

• I have not watched The Bachlorette yet, or the Billboards, or Quints by Surprise... I got home to late and had to get up too early! I will get caught up soon!
• I did watch Dancing With The Stars and well I think I want Chelsea & Mark to win, but I really like Hines and Kym... tough call, but either way I will be happy, as long as Kirstie Allen doesn't win. Looking forward to watching that tonight!!
• I went shopping in Michigan yesterday and had a blast with my sister!! 
• I FOUND MATERIAL FOR MY CURTAINS IN THE MUDROOM!!! More on this to come!!
• I also surprised Mike with 2 purchases just for him... I bought him: 

via hobbylobby.com

• along with a sign that says "real hero's don't wear capes" and has the fire emblem behind it!! Soo cute!! And he loves it! But what he was really surprised with was the fact that I have decided to design the office all about him!!! Yup, my girly instincts have let go! I can't wait to get the room finished for him! Just another way to show him how proud of him I really am! He got pretty excited and asked if he could even put his fire helmet on the wall!
• Friday night M had baseball and they were getting their butts kicked, however they pulled off the win and M hit the last home run!!! I love watching M play baseball and the girl time on the bench is pretty fun too :)
• That night M got a house fire page at 3:00 AM. He told me to listen to my scanner just in case I had call his Dad to tell him he would be late for work! So I managed to doze off a bit, until I heard fireman transported to the hospital and then was wide awake from that point on, hoping everything was okay and that no one was severely injured! M got back just in time for work, poor guy was exhausted, and updated me on the fireman down, which was a guy from another department, luckily just broke his arm! Turns out the house was a "city" firefighters house and he was home with his family and they all managed to get out okay! Praying for this family, as they lost everything in the fire! Luckily items are replaceable, but lives are not!!
• Saturday afternoon, I went and picked up the purple dress and salad kits for our dinner plans with J and S. The dress is a no go.. looks good, but not quite long enough! So I have vetoed the long dress idea, it is just too hard when you are tall... I have ordered a back up plan, just hoping it is not too short:



via sears.ca

• M managed to grab about a 45 minute nap before we headed to J and S's for dinner!! We had a great time visiting, the dogs had fun with their black lab Jayda and we got to see baby N! She is getting sooo big!!
• Oh and the world did NOT end!! Just sayin'. Whoever believed that it would must be relieved!!
• After visiting with J and S, we popped by M and J's for a bonfire!!
• Sunday I finished the first coat of paint in the office and M worked away on the closet! We have an entry to the closet from our bedroom now!! The drywall is up!! We are making progress!!
• This morning as I was leaving for an appointment, I was locking up the door and turned to walk to my car and had a mini panic attack... there was a raccoon just standing there staring at me. So I told it to go away, which obviously did not work and it walked toward me and sat down. So I put all of my things down and clapped my hands to try to scare it, tried stomping my feet, nothing... the damn thing just sat there and stared at me. It was a mama raccoon and didn't look so great, but I don't know that it was rabid. So I finally yelled at it and it walked over to car and stood there and stared at me. What a stubborn critter.. it is broad daylight out and they are not supposed to like humans, but this thing was not afraid of me! So I finally kept talking to it and screaming at it until it went over to my neighbours driveway (which is only like 4 feet further away) and I walked around my car and hopped in quickly! I called M and told him he needed to search our property for babies. He also informed me that there was a dead raccoon on the road a little further down from our house. Maybe she was heart broken... poor thing! I am sure my neighbours think I am crazy.. because I am sure it looked like I was talking/screaming to myself and if they could see me clapping and stomping my feet at the same time... I probably looked like a hot mess!! Hahaha!
• I can't believe those storms in Missouri!!! Praying for all of those injured/uprooted in the area, as well as those who have lost family/friends down there!! Such a devastation!!!

Fill In The Blank Friday!

1.   People always tell me I look like :

My mom, although I don't see it now, obviously, but when she was my age there was a resemblance!

and my sister, but we don't really see the resemblance, but when in public together we are often asked if we are twins.... :

 If we are going to talk famous people, I always get Katie Holmes

 v.s:

 (picture is from Here)

 2.  Friends don't let friends feel alone, make an ass of themselves in public, have food in their teeth or other embarrassing moments knowingly.

 

3.  A sunny day is perfect for taking a nice walk with M and the dogs, sitting outside with a beverage, heading out on the boat or spending time with friends and family outside!!

4.  My favorite accessory is my necklace M gave me for Christmas 2 years ago and my wedding rings!!

5.  If I could afford it I would hire someone to do my renovations, so that M wouldn't be soo tired and we would have more time together, I would buy 2 new vehicles: a Ford truck for M and a Ford Flex for myself, I would have an animal shelter/rescue, etc.

 6.  The cure for boredom is  going shopping!! Or spending time with these three:

7.  I am currently "in like" with PURPLE!!! My husband of course and all my crazy critters. My new mudroom, strawberry limeade, my Lulu lemon headband, etc.

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Have a great Friday and a fantastic long weekend!!!

That's My Thursday...

My Thursday was pretty low-key, this is what went down:

• I managed to sleep in until 9:30!!! That was pretty awesome!!
• I shuffled some laundry around and now can see part of my dining room table! I also folded some laundry today!
• I went down to the office-to-be to try to come up with a furniture layout plan. I may or may not have moved a bookshelf by myself that was too heavy, but I really needed to visualize. That usually drives M nuts, me being a visual person, but I can't help it!! I don't have a lot of options when it comes to how that room will be laid out!
• I am no longer a LuLu Lemon virgin!!! Yup I ordered myself a headband and I wore it today for the first time and OHHHH how I love it!!! I still cannot justify $100 for jogging pants, and $12 for the headband was a bit extreme, but worth it, because it stays put!
• While I was washing the walls in the new office to-be, I discovered some news that might make our office plans a little more lengthy and costly! They painted over top of wallpaper!!! Yikes. I am not too sure what our plan will be, whether to just paint on it again, or take it down and start fresh. Can we say DILEMMA!?!?
• I ordered some dresses online today from Sears! Yes, I ordered the purple on as previously mentioned. Not only did I order it, but it was on sale for $67!! Um HELLO... huge SALE shopper here!! I also managed to get the black dress I mentioned previously too! I also ordered:

and both of these:

both pictures from sears.ca!!

• I got started on a shower gift for J coming up June 5/11.
• I picked up paint for the office-to-be. Can't wait to see them on the walls!
• I had coffee with my Dad today.
• Much to M's liking and knowledge... because he is not home yet to see that I did this... I did the 2nd coat on the console table (that also weighs a tonne when moving it by yourself). I think after it dries, it should be able to come into the mudroom!!
• I am going to break down and order ProActiv I think... my skin has been freaking out for too long and nothing seems to be working... any suggestions?
• I pre-ordered a new laundry sink today for only $15!!! Since we are going to keep a sink in the office-to-be, I said we would at least need a new one and it would all have to be cased in, so it at least looks better and M agreed, then I found the deal and made it happen! I am sure that is why M keeps me around... I have fantastic money-saving/frugal ways!! haha!
• Today has been super-dooper gloomy and then around 3:00 the sun popped out!!

What was your Thursday like!?

Wee Bit Wednesday

{one} do you watch the history channel? if so, what’s your favorite program?Nope, but Mike does!!
 {two} what is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?I like to sleep in and go shopping! 

{three} what does your dream house look like?I love farm houses, but with a touch of modern elements, yet rustic... hard to explain!
 {four} what state were you born in?Um... I was not born in a state!! I was born in the PROVINCE of Ontario!!! Which would obviously make me Canadian!!!

 

{five} do you have a change jar? if so, what do you use it for when it gets full?We have a money bowl on top of fridge for our change. We will use it if we need to run to the variety store, or sometimes I take some change out for breakfast in the morning if I don't have enough in my car. {six} what’s the first website you look at when you get on the computer?Does this count my homepage? Because my homepage is the weather network... go ahead laugh it up, but I just have to be able to know what the weather is going to be! Then I hit up my blog, then facebook, then email!

 

{seven} what is your favorite breakfast?To be honest, I am not really breakfast person, but I like egg mcmuffins, but they don't have to be from McDonald's, I just don't know what else to call them! I also love chocolate in the morning - cake, brownies, donut, cookies, etc.
 {eight} what’s the most memorable trip you’ve ever taken?I think my honeymoon (#2) to Dominican would be the most memorable because that was M and I's first time traveling together and it was awesome!
 {nine} do you prefer your coffee black or with cream/milk/sugar?Guess what?! I don't drink coffee, or tea, unless it is sweet tea, or iced tea as we call it here in Canada! I am not a big caffeine advocate! I don't really drink much that contains it! {ten} have you ever done a professional photo shoot?Hmmm.. define professional, because our engagement photos were done at the Walmart portrait studio - BIG MISTAKE!! Our wedding was done professionally - AMAZING and I would love to do another photo shoot!! *I also like doing photo shoots for others*
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