rain, maples and necklaces

had ginger cats and coffee in bed for breakfast (how i looooooove the weekends :)

it rained really really really hard (we put on more layers so we could keep all the windows open :)

Aaron brought me one more cup of darned fine coffee in bed because it was raining :)

he called me 'my dahhling' all day again today :)

every single pet snuggled on the bed with me :)

we watched 'Designed to Sell' - today i want to move to a lakefront home in Norris Lake, Atlanta :)

spent $4 on ebay and got two new necklaces :)



researched how to clean my old tarnished necklace and made it look brand new again (baking soda and salt... i never knew it was that easy!)


went to CVS for even more concealer (obsessed much.....? yes :)

found Physicians Formula concealer for $1 on sale! i am like a total bargain shopper :)

also got three different kinds of mineral powder thingies because they were only $3 each!

also bought a very fancy extending leash (i've always dreamed of owning one :) with a built-in flashlight and poop bag dispenser for $2! it needs a clip to hold poop bags full of poop... that's all that's missing

returned home and tried to use the new concealer to conceal my awful problem areas

scrubbed the concealer off with cetaphil cleanser and my pink greenie face scrubber thing

helped Aaron clean the wonderful new windows in the garage door :)

stood in the garage for ages admiring how bright and cheery it is now :)

made spaghetti with cherry tomatoes for dinner

fed the dogs two pieces of garlic bread each (they loved it!)

went to Home Depot to ask why our japanese maples don't look like their japanese maples... apparently our soil isn't acidic enough, so we bought a bag of something to make it acidic (and hopefully it doesn't kill our japanese maples...)

accidentally knocked over a plant and in my frenzy to clean up the mess, got shards of broken pottery stuck in my hand (ouch)

bought a new self-propelled lawn mower after much consideration (it was the cheapest one - and a nice shiny red :) and it really does propel itself! like magic!!

also bought plexiglass - the garage door windows just aren't shiny and scratchless enough, so we are making brand new windows :)

went home and all took turns mowing the lawn :)

spent an hour trying to figure out pinterest... my 'things i want to make' folder is already overflowing with absolutely impossible, but hopelessly inspiring, projects :)

Jerry the rat and Weasel the kitten had a playdate (and there was no biting :)

cleaned the mouse cage (i don't know why they pee in their wheel....)

did laundry

made mint tea with Oregon honey for bedtime :)