Maddy

Our dog of 9 years is slowly dying of cancer. She had her leg amputated in June due to Osteosarcoma in her leg. We knew that the cancer had probably spread, but we were hoping and praying for a miracle. Well, she has gone downhill in the last month. There are so many things we began noticing. The first one is that she is not eating very much. She hardly eats one bowl a day. I started noticing she was getting very skinny! Now, things have just gotten worse! She had diarrhea in the house and her breathing is very short. She coughs everytime she gets up and walks around. She tries to run, but she just starts coughing.

This morning, she seems even worse. She is shaking and has a sadness in her eyes. She can no longer hide that she is in pain. This makes me very sad. I have had her since she was just 6 weeks old. What a sweet dog she has been!

I hate the thought of the decision we are going to have to make soon. But, I know that watching her in pain is unbearable. I pray that she leaves us peacefully and the kids recover well. (and me, for that matter!)

Craigslist and Princesses!

So, last night I found the perfect bed on Craigslist! I am so thrilled. Just as I was about to pay over $300 for Cassidy's bed, there was one on Craigslist! It had stickers on it, so I had to get those off. It still has a mark from where I had to scrub, but I am hoping you won't be able to tell in the room. If so, I guess I will be painting! ;)

About the bedding......

Well, Cassidy has discovered there is princess bedding! I was hoping she wouldn't. Most people who know me, know that I can't stand character bedding! I was so happy to find the cute owl bedding and Cassidy liked it too. Until the princesses came along. How can I deny her??? So, I think we have settled on one. It has a little bit of what I like, and it has the princesses.

I hope this makes MY princess happy! I will be ordering it today. Hopefully, we can pick up the mattresses soon! As soon as it is done, I will post a picture!

another bed....

Here are two more beds I am thinking of. I am just not sure which one to go with. The other one I posted would take a mattress and box spring. These would just take an xl twin mattress. We could still get the owl bedding, but would need to get xl twin sheets. I am just not sure yet.....

I really can't decide. I plan on ordering it tomorrow. This really shouldn't be that big of a deal, but I want this bed to last her for a long time!!!

Cassidy's Big Girl Bedding

We have decided it is time to get Cassidy her Big Girl bed. I think I know what I want for the bed, but I have officially decided on the bedding. She loves it and we are so excited to go get it!

I am so excited to see it in her room. But, first we have to get the bed and mattresses. I have a friend who has a white metal bed and then there is this bed:

I am really leaning toward the wood bed. It looks supercute! I could even get the matching furniture in the future! I think Cassidy would love this. She wanted a princess carriage bed, but I know how impractical that is!

So, today I am getting pictures taken of the kids and I might go ahead and pick up the bedding. Afterward, Cassidy has gymnastics. I will try to get some pictures of her today!

Trick or Treating!

We had so much fun yesterday, except my mood could have been better. ;)

We went to the orchard one more time to pick more apples. They are just so good. The orchard looked beautiful. We had hotdog mummies for lunch. For supper, we had some pumpkin shaped pizzas from Papa Murphy's and Lemon Dropdead sodas. The kids walked in the parade in our neighborhood and went trick or treating. Cassidy handed out candy to the kids at our house. I cannot believe how many adults go trick or treating. That is ridiculous!

Leaves and Pumpkins!

Yesterday was a busy day! We started off the day by going grocery shopping. Fun Fun! But, that always takes longer than I think it will. We got home around 12:30 and ate lunch. The kids decided to go outside and play in the leaves!

Afterward, Cassidy had her 2nd class of gymnastics! She would stop coming over to me, so I had to leave. I hate that I didn't get to see all of the fun things she did. We caught her at the end when she was climbing a rope! Very cool. We found out that we are going to the same gym Jaycie Phelps went to. She got an Olympic Gold medal in 1996! She was part of the Magnificent 7 that year!

After gymnastics, we headed home and Jaden did some school while I got some things done. Jeff came home and we carved the pumpkins! The kids were so excited! (Excuse the spaghetti and koolaid faces!)

The kids were dancing and posing!

Jaden got to stay up late with Daddy and I went to bed! Today, we are going to Terre Haute to visit my parents and for the kids to get dressed up in their costumes!

Newly painted Bathroom cabinets

I am happy with the paint on our vanity in the master bathroom. I was really tired of the builder oak cabinets! They are in our kitchen also, but I thought I would test it out where no one could see! Well, it worked. I am still looking for the perfect knobs. I might be stopping at Hobby Lobby tomorrow to check their's out.

Here they are!

Now, should I do the kitchen????

Costume Rehearsal Party and the Pumpkin Patch!

On Wednesday, the Disney store had a costume rehearsal party. I was looking forward to this, but was slightly disappointed. Cassidy was excited to get her Cinderella dress on and she wanted her hair to be up just like Cinderella's! I can't believe how picky a 3 year old can be. Jaden wasn't sure if he was going to dress up, but he decided to at the last minute. The kids did not win any of the games, but they were very well behaved. I took them to the candy store afterward! I think they had a good time.

I have been sick for the past 2 weeks. I really can't wait to start feeling better again. All I have left is a bit of a cough, but I am so drained! I have been trying to keep up on everything though. I have realized that I can't just call a substitute teacher in when I am sick! So, we have been keeping up with school. Jaden is so smart though and has needed little help from me!

Yesterday, we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. The kids loved it and we had a great time. It was the best pumpkin patch we have been to!

They are growing!

While being sick and keeping up on everything else, I painted our bathroom vanity black! It looks good. I will post pictures soon! I still haven't gotten knobs or decided if I want to distress it or not. I also picked up a hutch last night to makeover! My list just keeps getting longer and longer......