The First Week of August!

So many changes last week!

Sara started back to work with teacher workdays.  Blake started his student teaching.  Scout started full time daycare and Tiger had mornings with friends and afternoons with Grandma.  He starts Kindergarten tomorrow!

Scout was not a happy little girl last Monday but as the week wore on she adjusted.  

By Friday...

happy girl and all smiles!

Tiger has been getting ready to start Kindergarten.  He is so excited.  I know he will love it.  Today he will spend the afternoon with me and we will do something special, 

maybe a movie!

and ice cream!!

I was able to make a few thrift store stops and found some treasures! 

(for those of you who mentioned my downsizing and now acquiring, well...I never said I was stopping buying just buying less, and I am!  big smile)

I found another cubby!  I think I will paint this one white and use it in my bedroom! 

This little step shelf was .99 and will be great for displaying some small things! 

I love lap quilts and this one was $3 and such a pretty blue

Pretty design with shells! 

These were $2 each and so a bargain as new one's are about $5 each.  These will be used to organize my spare room.

Some very cool items!

Aluminum hammered tray .50, pink heart dish .50, nut dish .25 and two books .50 each!

Love the red pitcher and the milk glass toothpick holder.  Under $2 for both.

This was my best find.  These little couches are loved by the Grands and for $3 I took a chance that I could get the cover clean...but someone else fell in love with it as soon as it hit the floor!

Mr. Toes has claimed this as his own!

So cute! 

Wishing you JOY,

Linda

My House Guest and A Bit Of News

I have a house guest! 

This sweet guy is Mr Toes!

He belongs to my friend Carter and lives in Lithia Springs, GA.  Carter is trying to sell his house and so asked if Mr Toes could come and stay with me for awhile and of course I said yes! 

He has been hiding a lot as he adjusts to his new temporary home.  I'll be sharing more photos of him soon! 

(Edited to add that my friend Carter kept Charlie for 5 months when I was moving my Mom, so I really do owe him and I love Mr. Toes)

And the Bit of News??

My Mom will be moving into the other side of my duplex by the end of May!  

We are so happy and excited! 

My previous neighbors bought a house and moved out this weekend.  We had been waiting for them to close on the house before making plans.

It will be wonderful to have her right next door!

Close but we will both have our separate spaces!

I will continue to live in the 2 bdrm on the right and Mom will live in the 3 bdrm on the left.  I know she will enjoy having more room to set up her sewing room and have a guest room also. 

So I see a really busy month for sure! 

Wishing you JOY,

Linda

Guess What???

You're Gonna Love This

Mr. Toes is home

Only for the night 

But home!!

When we went to visit this morning this is what greeted us!  He was purring and rubbing against us.  The Dr's are so happy with his progress but he isn't eating.  We spent time with him and then the Dr said we could come back at the end of the day and bring him home for the night!!

We have to take him back tomorrow for his treatments but he is home right now!

Here he is showing off his shaved parts!

First thing he did when he got home was head for the food!  He as eaten a little bit, drank water and used the litter box.  I think he is so happy to be home and I know we are happy he is here!

We will take him back in the morning and let him stay the day, but I think they will take out his IV and let him come home since he is eating. 

We are so thankful and I know that all your good thoughts and prayers have helped our sweet Mr. Toes get better.  He is one strong cat! 

I'm joining

You're Gonna Love It

Wishing You JOY,

Linda