Sad news...

I am heartbroken to have to report that hubby's Grandma passed away in her sleep last night. And I am disappointed that the scarf and throw that I made for her did not get sent to her in time.

My planned blog posts will be put on hold until later this month.

Been busy...

Not to worry faithful reader, I'm still here! I've been busy this week working on a scarf and afghan for my hubby's 91 year old Grandmother. I need to get them finished and in the mail to her ASAP. I should be finished by early next week and back to my regularly boring schedule!
I'll be sure to post photos of the finished projects.
Laters!

Road Trip

The hubster, youngest son and I went on a short road trip to Boulder City, Nevada over the weekend. Nothing much to report on since we were only there on family business. Here are a few of the things we did NOT see while we were there:

On this particular visit, we did not see The Hoover Dam:

My actual daugher on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam.

We did not drive out to Lake Mead:

We did not visit The Nevada Southern Railroad Museum:

and we did not visit Starbucks, of which Boulder City has only ONE:

Like I said, not much to report...but I can say that Boulder City is a great place to visit, it still has that wonderful small-town feel to it! If you ever find yourself in Las Vegas and looking for something to do (besides gamble away your children's inheritance), I highly recommend you take the short drive out to Boulder City and enjoy some of their small town hospitality.

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8 pounds of what???

Today, instead of packing for my weekend trip, I bring you my Pinterest Pin of the Day (because pinning is more fun that packing and we all know I'm going to wait until the last minute anyway)

How To Clean Pet Stains Out Of Carpet
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The pin links to a great article on One Good Thing By Jillee. Love her blog, it's so informative, I can while away hours every day just perusing her bright ideas. However, the reason I pinned this particular pin is because I really, really, REALLY need it. Yes, I have a little pee-pee stain maker on my hands.

Meet Maggie. She's an 8 year old Italian Greyhound/Chihuahua mix I adopted a year ago through a special senior citizen adoption program. She was the senior, not me! She's a bundle of nervous energy wrapped up in cuddly cuteness...and she's not fully housebroken. When I first met her (and of course instantly fell in love with her) I was assured she was A) fully housebroken and B) not a barker. Either she had the adoption agency duped or they lied to us. She's an 8 pound barking pee-pee fountain...and all love and kisses and a laugh a minute!

I mean, come on...how can you not love a desk dog!! In a red sweater! Ohmygawdshe'ssocute! Now I can live with the barking, especially since my hearing isn't what it used to be, and she's awesome at letting me know when mail/ups/fedex has arrived or a pine needle has fallen off the tree outside, but the pee stains well that's another story. Seriously, I lose sleep over the pee stains on my carpet! (not really, I just added that for dramatic effect) The hubster and I are planning to replace all the flooring in our home this summer with a nice hardwood or laminate or something like that, but until then we still have the carpet to deal with. I plan on giving the baking soda/vinegar trick a try and see how it works. I'll report on my findings in a future blog...if I can remember, because the old grey mare just ain't what she used to be! Wait, maybe I WAS the senior citizen after all!