Things I'm loving!

I am still loving my Rainbow Cleaning System. It's just so stinking amazing!

I love having a cleaner than CLEAN house! And this little guy does it all!

For the first time in-- probably forever- I'm excited for Valentines day. I like it and all but this year I'm actually Excited! No specific reason. I just hope we can come up with something fun and sweet to do!!
These little Special K 90 calorie bars are my new breakfast/snack go-to. They are delicious- small and {well lets face it} Only 90 calories!

I am LOVING! My new Oh-La-La overcoat that I got at Downeast Basics at the Gateway last weekend. It's super soft and comfy!

Not too dressy- not too casual.

It now goes everywhere I do.

I love that I'm eating a whole lot more of

{THIS STUFF}

And It's all because of

{THESE LITTLE GUYS}

Mini cucumbers. Sound weird?

I thought so too. Until I tasted one.

They DON'T taste like cardboard!

And they're the perfect size for just one small person for one salad for lunch- instead of a hamburger or corn dog or something super fattening.

Big time score on these!

{They're at walmart above the regular cucumbers in the veggie section} I can't tell you how much I LOVE LOVE my new cotton sheets.

Justin got them for me for Christmas-- Just like I wanted-- and they are Absolutely wonderful-- just like I wanted.

They are soft and keep you cool, but not too cool.

And did I mention they were soft??

Wow!

My new boots that (kindof) resemble

{THESE GUYS}

Without all the rivet thingies.

We got them at Forever Young in Provo last weekend also.

Super comfy and soft!

and I LOVE they Grey color of them too.

I'm very much a Grey person.

And Last but not Least....I'm trying to talk myself into loving that I'll be ...

... next month. I officially feel old.

I know- I know. 22 is not THAT old- but-- lets just say it's not 21 anymore.

Hmmm...

Build your own Valentines Decorations!

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/01/great-ideas-valentines-day-printables.html

Go to this website.
Pick out a printable and print it!
Grab an old picture frame.

Grab some spare scrapbook paper and matte your printStick it in your frame and....
WA-LAH!

Sophie's owie!!

Sophie got a case of staff infection about a week ago. She started scratching at this area under her collar, so we took it off of her and found a nasy infection. We couldn't figure out where she got it, so we took her into the vet. He said that with them playing out in the snow so much that some water must have soaked in and made her itch, so she scratched it and gave herself a puncture hole. I didn't know this but apparently every living thing with 'epithelials' (sp?) AKA- skin- carries staff on the surface. That includes you and me - gross eh. Anyway, when she punctured that spot the staff went crazy since it was in a warm wet environment and BAM! She's got a VERY painful owie! I asked him how long it had been like this because she was acting just fine until that day. He said it looked like it was only 48 hours old TOPS- not to worry- we weren't being bad 'parents' for not knowing. He said it's quite common...but we still felt so bad for out little girl.
Anyway- after we went to the vet, she got some pain killers, antibiotics, creams and benadryl to help her sleep. After many pills, lots of food, lots of love, cuddles and 'dry time' in the house- she's now doing much much better!!!

Finally Organized!

I totally scored on all the matching green totes and baskets for $1 each @ family dollar. Awesome for me!!!

Those of you who know me well, know that I'm a little bit OCD. I have to have things organized and neat and tidy. Well with the holidays and college and one project after another, my office/craft room turned into a 'toss it' room. Anything and everything you could imagine was piled up/thrown in/strewn across this room. Well with the new year always making me more motivated than normal to organize things, I {very bravely} tackled the office and LOOK! It's clean! And organized! I could spend all day in here now and not lose my mind!
It's a wonderful feeling!
You should try it!
Organize something :D

Update on the Dog House

They knew something was going on and they were so excited to go outside and see what we were doing. It was cute!

We got the girls' dog house finished and outside. It only took 5 of us to get it from the garage out to the kennel. That sucker's HEAVY! But it's adorable and I love it! They're weren't too impressed with the slick floors, so we got them some carpets/pillows/blankets etc. to keep out there. They've been sleeping inside mostly lately anyway, but when it gets warmer...It'll be put to some good use!!
We still need to get some flaps to cover the doors.
However, I am very impressed with myself. I put screws through the bottom of their food bowls because Sophie loves to carry them off and chew them up. So I got some super thick bowls and screwed them down and she hasn't ran off with them yet!
SCORE! No more digging through the snow to find bits and pieces of yet another food dish.
Anyways! There it is! i know they're spoiled, but we love them!

New Years Eve

Holding Budweiser

They love to help me cook!

I had New Years Eve off work, so the girls came and played with me for a while. When it was time for them to go home, Hailey really didn't want to go, so we decided she could have a sleep over- so she stayed with me. She helped me make the bruschetta and fondue for our New Years Eve party in Jensen. We packed everything up and headed to Melanie's house. My family and Mammy and Pappy all met us there, and we had dinner and visited. Hailey started getting tired around 10 so we came home and she watched about 30 minutes of Toy Story and she was out! And so were we! haha. We had fun- but we are obviously getting old, lol.
Love these girls!!!
Happy New Year! (About 13 days late)

Christmas...

I know it's late but, better late than never right? For Christmas this year Justin's family was all out of town, so we spent Christmas morning together opening our presents at our house, then we all went up to my sister's house to open presents with them and the girls. We all got so many good presents! But watching Hailey and Natalie open presents this year, by far reminded me what this is all about. The girls loved it and they were so excited after every teeny tiny present, that they just wanted to stop and play with that one. They didn't care that they had more- which is the way we should all be.
Just be grateful for what we have instead of wishing we had more!

Our Christmas Tree

Opening my clothes

New place mats

New Tie tacks for Justin

Natalie Loves dolls!

We bought the girls matching sweaters. They were adorable!

Pappa and Natalie- Nap time!