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My Dad wanted to check out the state of the local river to scout out some good fishing sites, so we decided to take the kids to a small nature center and walk out to the river from the wildlife sanctuary trail.

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Sierra got her stitches out today! She is healing very well from her tumor removal, and is back to being her darling playful self. While we were at the vet, I checked in on Nigel. He is breathing easier and appears to be more energetic, but still isn't eating much and hasn't had a bowel movement. The vet said that he wanted to do another enema, and it looks as though he is spending another night.

Since one of the only ways to get my mom up and out of bed for the day is to take her somewhere, I told her I would take her to the thrift store if she got up, ate breakfast, and took her pills. I was hoping to find more skirts for me, but came up empty. Of course, I did find two below-the-knee length adorable denim skirts for Cecilia and Abigail. They've been twirling around in them and talking about how girly they feel wearing them! $2.60 well spent.

I started this little preemie gown yesterday. I'm at 9.5" long and it is supposed to be 12" long, and then I need to do the little edging and trim around the chest and neck. I hope to finish it tomorrow.

Last night:


And tonight:


Once you get the hang of the skirt pattern, it is an easy project to pick up and take around with you to work on in those "little moments"... the waiting room at the vets, while giving the girls their spelling tests, or waiting for things to come out of the oven... Like the yummy cornbread I am about to go enjoy with my leftover pork and beans!

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I had to take Nigel to the vet today. He's been having labored breathing since Saturday; you can watch his sides suck in and out. He just hasn't been himself all weekend long, not wanting to play, ignoring his food. The vet at first thought that maybe he ate something he shouldn't have, like a piece of ribbon, but so far the xrays haven't shown any blockages, persay... though he did say it took longer for the barium to exit than it should have. He doesn't have a fever, so it's not an infection. The vet kept him overnight, so hopefully I will find out more tomorrow.

After going to the vet, I had to take my mom to pay her phone bill. While we waited in line, Niko got to play a video game.


I completed another preemie hat. This brings me up to #5!
I made Bev's Summer Hat with the flower toppers from here!


I also worked on another project that I will share with you tomorrow... here's a teaser though: I saved about $70 by DIYing!

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Hubby told me to take it easy today. He said that I was too wiped out when he got home yesterday and didn't like seeing me like that... so I only did dishes around the house today! I went to the thrift store this morning with Niko, then when we got home I had to take my mom to pay her cable bill. Then she twisted my arm and talked me into taking her and all the kids to another thrift store.

I found a lot of great stuff!
First stop this morning, I got (for $19 total): 3 shirts for Abigail (2 Cherokee, one Limited too), 3 shirts for Cecilia (a tinkerbell with attached hoodie shrug, OshKosh, and some other brand), brand-new brown boots for Cecilia (score!!), and a pillowcase that I am going to make into a dress for Cecilia (really cute dainty floral print!). Then at the 2nd store, for $9: 2 more shirts for Abigail, black boots for Abigail, and a milk glass vase. And Cecilia bought herself a pair of jeans for $2. There goes all the money I got from recycling yesterday!

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I saw a chiro this morning... got iced, hooked up to an electronic muscle stimulator, and an adjustment. Another two completed projects (pix later), another trip to the post office. We took my mom to the thrift store to get her out of the house for a bit (two frames, a shirt for Abbi, and 2 books, for $6). Stopped by the park for twenty minutes to let the kids run off some steam. Came home and the kids played with the other neighborhood kids until hubby got home. Went to Fry's, picked up sushi for dinner, and settled down to watch American Idol. A nice Friday.

When we walked out of the house to go to Fry's, Niko looked up in the dark sky at the stars and said, "Hey look! God made tic-tac-toe three in a row!" Cuteness.


Toe to toe with Mommy ~ waiting in line at the post office.

Cheesing with the package we were mailing.

Relaxing in the van with my mom while the kids played.