Randomness of my day

I carpet cleaned today.

The water was very dirty so I'll be doing it again tomorrow after this round dries.

The weather today was awesome!

I went to the Ashland County offices on Cottage and Main to get Jon's vaccine records from the health dept.

The health dept moved.

They are now on Rt 60 in the "old" old folks home. I have wanted to get a hanging basket this summer but couldn't bring myself to pay $17. I got these today for $1.80. Not eighteen dollars, ONE dollar and 80 cents!

Is she anti-Mello Yello?

Does she think Jon should cut back on his pop intake?

Nah, she's just playing in the pool with an empty pop bottle.

Jarrah chased a toad.

Jarrah received lovin' from Emma outside.

Jarrah received lovin' from Emma inside.

Emma wouldn't take a nap today so starting about 4pm everything caused a meltdown.

She needed "nice" sandals so we headed to Target this afternoon.

She fell asleep before we got onto Baney Road (2 minutes from the house).

We got to Target and trying on shoes which caused more meltdowns.

I found Elmo and Cookie Monster figures to put on Emma's upcoming birthday cake.

I thanked the Lord for all my blessings and for days like this.

Always my baby girl

Can you believe this sweet face is turning 2 years old in just a few short days?!!

A face only a mother could love

Alas! no knee brace shall come to pass...

So I guess when I got pricing for the knee brace I assumed the price, you know, included THE KNEE BRACE!
Turns out the $85 only includes the piece you see that goes across the knee. The actual knee brace is sold separately and for oodles of money. I think my old one will work just fine!!

Coming soon... to a knee near me

I'm very excited to be getting a new knee brace! My old one has served me well and will be a good back-up, but those of you who know my knee, know that it doesn't do exercise without getting grumpy (read *swollen, sore, stiff, etc*). So I have to baby it to do the things I want and need to do. Braces like this one are a HUGE blessing! Until a few years ago, when my physical therapist ordered my current brace, I was facing another surgery. Even going up and down steps was really painful. He gave me the brace, had me put it on and try the steps and "voila" no pain!!! I remember doing a couple extra trips up the small stair case just because I could... and without pain!

So, that being said, it makes sense why something this boring made my blog.

From my kitchen

I made this cheesecake myself and was so tickled with how it turned out that I thought it deserved a spot on my blog. It was chocolate and vanilla and oh, so yummy!

Garage sale find

Mom and I went garage sale-ing today and found great bargains. This is the best one - it was only $15! Nana bought this for Emma and she'll be "Fred-flinstoneing" around at feet mph in no time. Right now she can get in and shut the door but that's about it. We'll work on it. Thanks Nana!