Surgery Tomorrow - Bye Bye Stoney!

Ya jerk! Stoney will be removed from my body tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM. Good riddance!

So I explained to the boys at bedtime that I would not be here in the AM when they woke up. Matthew (my stoic child) was just "Oh, ok Mommy". Mikey (not so stoic) had many questions. "They gonna get that stone out Mommy"? "Will they just dig it out"? I told him yes and that the doctor would be really gentle and it would be OK. He thought about it for a minute and then in a really small voice said "I feel really bad for you Mommy". Awwwwww! Of course, I told him I wouldn't feel a thing and I wasn't scared and the doctor was super smart. Also that I would be home when he got home from school. Mikey - my little mush!

All my boys working together!

All my boys are just so cute ... even the large one! haha! They really did a great job with the new plantings. We still have to mulch and get the white flowers for those two beds by the front door ... hopefully we'll get that done this coming weekend!

Gardening Day!

The boys LOVE to help us work in the yard. Their Gator is actually really useful for hauling stuff around and Scott also modified Mikey's 4-Wheeler so it could tow a little trailer. We loaded them up with all our new shrubs and they delivered them to the "job site"!

These are the Azaleas - gotta love the PINK!

We went to Pike's yesterday afternoon (while I was still medicated with painkillers) and got new shrubs for the front yard. We got Azaleas (6) for the front island and then these green and yellow shrubs (two for each side) for the two beds on either side of the front door. And we got this cool black Mondo Grass to put in front of the yellow and green shrubs (3 for each side). Now we won't have to buy as many flowers every season (spring and fall) for that area which will be nice. We will get flowers next weekend. I did get a couple of potted flowers to put outside the front door. I forget what they're called but they are bright red and very pretty and look nice against the tan and black of the house. Scott is going to be REALLY busy today planting all these beauties! I'll post pictures when everything is done!

These are the cool yellow and green shrubs and the black Mondo Grass

Our Little Bird's Nest!

A tiny little bird has built a tiny little nest in our arbor! The arbor itself is covered with Carolina Jasmine. I guess she felt it was a good safe place to build her nest. We're not sure if there are eggs in there but she is ALWAYS there so we are assuming so. She will tolerate us and even the dog roaming around below. Today when I was taking pictures she flew away to a nearby tree and "yelled" at me. I came back inside and peeked out from the back door and saw her fly back to the nest. I hope there are eggs and I hope we get to see and hear little baby birds! The boys are completely fascinated by the whole thing. Here's the best picture I could get - kinda hard to see through all the vines but she's in there! Sweet, huh?

I saw this today and liked it so much I decided to share ...

Five Simple Rules for Happiness:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

Erin's Big Day!

LOOK at my friend Erin! I'm SO proud of her! She is a very talented stamp artist ... I have a link to her blog over to the right. She designed this stamp along with Gina of Gina K. It's awesome and something EVERY stamper needs. So if you stamp you must procure this set immediately! You NEED it!

Erin is like a little sister to me ... I adore her so much and I am just so dang proud of her! Congratulations Erin! You're a rock star!