Rainbows, dog food & HOME OWNERS!!!!! {Thankful Thursday #141}

This week I am Thankful For:

{Numbers go with my One Thousand Gifts Journal / just ignore}

588 / Rainbows up close.
It was the coolest thing when I saw it was raining & the sun was out. I ran to the door & threw it open knowing I'd see a rainbow & was totally taken back when I saw the rainbow  IN MY FRONT YARD!  I screamed at Ricky to come see it & he was amazed too. He ran to get his shirt on & wanted to run through it.  The pictures dont do it justice.  Its kind of hard to make out - but it was there, trust me. So cool!

589 / Open Windows.
That time of year again where I can put the screens in the window & give the AC a break.  My allergies on the other hand get flared up, but its a trade off I'll do because I love fresh air.

592 / Just glad to be home.
Last Friday, what was left from Harvey (the hurricane - not my dog) came dumping on us & it was AWFULLLL. Rain all day long, with puddles covering your feet, & COLD air.  I had ran to the grocery after work & was soaked to the bone & chilled. I just never was so happy to get home in my own house & put on warm fluffy socks & sit on the couch & watch the rain from my porch.

593 / New Yarn holder.
I actually bought this to use in my kitchen, but it doesnt fit over doors that go outside - so I put it on my closet door in my room & its perfect to hold my leftover yarn from projects.  I would love another one for my bathroom now too. Got it at Sams Club for 19.99. Bargain.

594 / Finally figured it out.
I got some pom-pom makers a few weeks ago & every time I would try& make one, they'd fall apart. I couldnt get the middle tight enough to hold it together.  I looked up some tips & someone suggested using dental floss. It's made all the difference. I'm on a pom-pom kick now.

596 / The LAZIEST of Sundays
I honestly dont know the last Sunday I was home - other than being sick - so home 'just because' - & I dont know when it will happen again. So I'll totally mark this as a thankful day in my books.

598 / Day off work.
Who doesnt love having a Monday off work? THE BEST

599 / Clearance Yarn.
I had to run in Joann's to use their bathroom (hello 45 bladder) & right in the middle of the aisle was clearance yarn. I got up to the counter & it was marked down again for Labor Day. I was one happy girl. Ricky shook his head when he saw me walking out with a bag when I just went in to pee. I should have known better. Should have used the bathroom at a hardware store or something ;)

600 / Found a bag of Bruno's dog food.
MY GOODNESS... I cant tell you the hassle its been to find this dog food for Bruno. This was the only food that really seemed to clear up his skin. Do you know we havent found it since we used it a few months ago.  & then we ran across it this weekend & GRABBED IT UP SO FAST! It was even on sale. Only 1 bag.  You cant find it online either. It always says "Out of stock" or "Unavailable"...what's in this stuff? Magical fairy dust????

Anyone ever see this out, LET ME KNOW.
Gotta be the Limited Ingredient Diet one though - there's another one that has a purple stripe - not this one

601 / HOUSE PAID OFF!!!!!

OK. This is the best of all.... we started off our month by being true home owners.  Ricky went & made the final payment on our house this weekend. It feels so funny not having a mortgage. I feel like Dave Ramsey would be proud.

What good things have happened in your world lately?

One Sentence a Day - August 2017

Here we go... heading into Fall.

My mind is blown.

Hope Summer treated everyone wonderfully... & Fall holds all the magic that is can.

So here's my my August, the last month of 'summer', one sentence a day.

1.  Celebrated our Zoe girl's 12th birthday & then had to run out to church for a youth meeting. #Zoewouldbein7thgrade

2.  I missed my dad's phone call to tell me about storm clouds, because I was already sitting outside looking at the same clouds. #heraisedmetolovestorms

3.  Woke up to find my dad was in the ER all night long & admitted after a rupture in his colon. #dontlikewakinguptothattext

4.  Hoping the bleeding for my dad has finally stopped. #dayoffworknotforfun

5.  Got to take pictures of one of my favorites family & their new addition #familyoffour

6.  From church, to the hospital, to Bible Study, it completed my busy weekend. #nonstopgo

7.  I literally was so angry at how Rachel's season of the Bachlorette ended.  #TeamPeter

8.  When my dad was on one floor, my mom in the ER one another floor & friends show up to help in any way & pray with me, I have never been more touched in my life. #Framily

9.  Had to take dad back in to find the source of why he's still bleeding nearly a week later.  #makeitstop

10.  What day is it?  #oneweekinthehospital

11.  Dad got out of ICU & back to a regular room. #forthe2ndtime

12.  Got to support my uncle doing a 5k for Pancreatic Cancer. #WAGEHOPEALWAYS

13.  They sent dad home even though his blood count is down & he has a fever that went up to 104.7 #healthcaretoday

14. Came home to work out & fell asleep after putting on my work out clothes & napped for over an hour #workoutcanceled

15.  First time I made dinner at home in nearly 2 weeks. #homesweethome

16.  Cant take the face & gum pain any longer #sinusinfection #LittleClinicROCKS

17.   So excited to finally get my new fitness tracker but didnt feel good enough to even pull it out of the box.  #itsinspiringme

18.  Did a Friday photo session with one beautiful momma #cutestbabybump

19.  So glad it was Saturday so I could stay at home doing nothing. #stillsick

20.  Got to spend the day with Ricky which is a rarity on a Sunday #samsclubherewecome

21.  Solar Eclipse!!!! #dontlookdirectlyatit

When you dont have eclipse glasses

22.  Bye bye awful gray roots!!!! #itwasBAD

23.  Dreamed for a few minutes what it would be like to win the powerball of more than a half of a Billion. #onlyadream

24. Finally get a break from the humidity. #FallPreview

25.  Organized all my pens & pencils & markers. #somany #neverenough

26.  Tried to stay outside as much as possible with the beautiful weather. #pushedmetodoa5k

27.  Sundays are extreme for me when I leave my house at 9am & get home at 8pm. #allforJesus

28.  Couldnt figure out what to do to workout so ended up getting more miles in. #slowestmilesever

29.  It's gotta be a good sign my luck is turning when I see a rainbow ending its arch in our yard, right? #totallyamazing

30.  Our little Zoe has hurt her back leg & with her front paw being so messed up from when she was little, she's basically going on 2 legs now. #heartbreaking #tougholdgirl

31.  Finished another project & now thinking I may keep this one for a treat for myself. #treatyoself

What was the highlight of your August?

The weekend that had me happy to NOT labor....

I know with it being a long weekend, I should have an even longer post... which I know... I know... I have long posts in general.

But in all honesty, this could be summed in a few words & totally represent my whole weekend.

RELAXING.

One word - how about that?

It was AMAZING!!!!!

I honestly dont know the last time I had a weekend where I had no plans, nothing going on, no where I needed to be..... & let me tell you, it was HEAVENLY. WONDERFUL. AMAZING.  I honestly am re-thinking a lot of my life & praying what God has in store for me because I think I'm needing to get to more this speed in my world.

You know life is relaxing when the highlight of your Friday evening is watching a pumpkin on  Starbucks Facebook Live feed.

OK - this Pumpkin Spice craze has gone to a new level.

I was just glad on Saturday to wake up & see the rain from Harvey had ended. MONSOON!!!! & then most of Saturday kept me in my happy place.  Nothing new here.

A lot of knitting...

A lot of doodling....

A lot of reading...

Finished one book, started another one & got through half of it.

Even got in a 3 mile run.

Saturday was productive in the best way.

Sunday, I didnt have MSM & didnt have any bible studies so I ended up staying in PJ's for the entire day, until I took a shower & put on new PJ's... DREAMY.

Monday, I got to sleep in, (Did I mention the word HEAVENLY yet?) & then Ricky & I ran out to take care of a couple of things... including finding some great Labor Day Sales.  I found some yarn for an amazing deal (& in my favorite color too!) & we found the BEST DEAL EVER on a patio set.  A couch, 2 chairs & the table... 75% off at Sears where they are going out of business.  It's a Ty Pennington set too.  Super nice!!! Our enclosed room just got a fancy step up.

I am trying to stick to my 10k training schedule so even though it was a day off, I ended up getting in another run for Labor Day... & so enjoyed it because it was warm, but had the coolest breeze in the air - weird.... but wonderful.

So nothing really exciting... but perfect enough for me.

Did you get any rain from Harvey?

Find any Labor Day Sales?

Ready for Fall?

Friday Favorites 09.01.17

Favorite Dress


Already ordered!
I am so loving this green.

Favorite Jewelry

& only $10.00!!!!!

Favorite House Idea



Forget the kids, I'd be drawing on this every day!!!


Favorite Beauty & the Beast



Yep... already got this.
It was on sale the other day for $15.00... just checked- still is
It's a nice thermal too... I'll be wearing this a LOT this fall.


Favorite Office Supply



Isnt that so cute!! I love clever office products


Favorite Fall Item


I would not be beyond carrying this around everywhere when the temps start dropping!

Favorite Peencha

Favorite Funnies

.... when I start to workout every night after work

... after that same workout

.... how I feel when I tackle the busy grocery story on a Friday after work

.... me about every 3 hours of each day

... me at 4:00pm today

Happy LONG weekend Y'all!!!!