everything which is yes

31.365 :: er

Well, today was one of those days a parent dreads.  A day when your child is in pain and sick and you can't help them feel better with magic kisses, cuddles, rest, water, or over-the-counter medicines.  It was our first visit to the emergency room.  Poor Bugga has a urinary tract infection.  We had suspected this from the things she was telling us and I'm so glad we listened to our instincts so she could get treatment right away.  She was such a trooper at the hospital and (thank goodness) didn't need to be catheterized to diagnose.  We had a fabulous doctor who was thorough and kind. 

And once again we find ourselves counting blessings.  We are blessed that this is a relatively minor hiccup as far as health concerns go.  We are blessed to have health care coverage so our sweetie can get well.  And we are blessed with a strong and sweet little girl.

 

We brought her favorite animal and a few books to read which helped ease her anxiety.  LOVE this book, btw.  On Noah's Ark by Jan Brett who is just a spectacular illustrator.  Bugga is always mesmerized when we read Brett books to her.  This one is a special favorite these days thanks to Bug's love for animals.

30.365 :: fresh market

Even though we really don't, it sometimes feels like we live in the boonies.  We don't live in the country or anything but it takes a long time to get anywhere "good".  You know, the kinds of places that are in abundance in more cosmopolitan areas?  Places like Fresh Market.  Which we've fallen in love with.  And is totally worth the 50 minute drive. 

Oh the joyousness. 

29.365 :: so graceful and elegant

"So graceful and elegant".  That is Bugga's description of elephants.  Seriously.  Quite apt too, if I do say so myself. 

All that to say, the elephant love continues in this week's installment of Bugga-plays-director-of-photography.

26.365...28.365 :: sickies and foodies

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So we've been battling another round of sickies.  Seems to have been a more active season of germ-yness for our family.  Generally speaking, Bugga is a true champion of riding the waves of feeling unwell.  She somehow manages to remain cheerful, whereas I'm usually ready to snap heads off and/or wallow in a bed of misery.  This shot here is about as dazed as we will see Bugga when she's fighting a cold.  She rocks the snot nose beautifully, no?  I wish I looked this adorable when I'm sick. 

27.365

The sun was shining today which lifted our moods in this house of sick.  There's really nothing like sunshine..it's like a tonic for the blues.  And so we spent a little time outside just soaking it up.

28.365

So Bugga asked for a "strawberry ola bar" today (read: a Kashi Ripe Strawberry cereal bar).  She loves them.  A lot.  And thank goodness too because getting her to eat fruits these days is a challenge.  But that's a post for another day.  Anyway, point was we didn't have  any more.  All we had in the pantry was a Nutrigrain bar.  Which, are just fine by me, but apparently completely substandard for Bugga.  Because this is where we found it when cleaning up our tea party:

Note to self: only the goodness of 7 whole grains will do for our little picky foodie.

mmm..mmm..mscraps blog hop

I've been gooped up on the gop about something for quite awhile now and the time has officially arrived where I can share that excitement with everyone.  You may have heard a buzz here or there about the new shop on the block in the digiscrapping community and I'm happy to say  Mscraps (Memory Scraps) opens its doors today and I think you'll fall in love with the beautiful bevvy of products from the super talented designers debuting there today!!  

You'll see some familiar faces and probably some new-to-you fresh faces as well, but I think, like me, you'll be really excited about what you see.  Here's some more info about all that's in store for this weekend's grand opening celebration:

In fact, I have a little something for you too in celebration of the Mscraps opening.  As part of the huge (I mean ginormous) blog train, I've created this quickpage freebie for you using the beautiful Mscraps collab "New Beginnings".  I so hope you like it!!

You can click on the image above or download this page HERE ... and be sure to keep on hopping along the train by visiting Sasha's blog where she has another beautiful freebie for you.  And if you've missed a stop somewhere along the way you'll want to swing by the Mscraps blog to find the complete list of blog stops.  Happy hopping and happy scrapping!

p 365 pause-ish

This week has had us battling a nasty virus and all three of us have been quite unwell.  I've still been shooting my daily photos, but haven't had the time or energy to devote to scrapping and blogging and such.  I will be back soon soon with some exciting news and a little freebie for you and to get caught up with the P365 posts too.  :)  Stay tuned.

25.365 :: comfort food

Feeling a little run down and a little head-full-o-snot-y...so a little comfort food was in order today.

24.365 :: radio flying...

Bugga's been really in to riding her tricycle lately and she's getting really good at the pedaling part.  Still needs a little help with the steering part, but we'll get there.  Her whole face just lights up when radio flying...

23.365 :: hands of hard work

Just a shot of David (creatively) fixing his car.  It's a trusty little thing with 160,000+ miles on it.  We're determined to extend it's life for as long as humanely possible and it's needed a little extra TLC this year so far.

There's just something about the hands of hard work that I just love. 

22.365 :: giraffes can't dance

So it's Friday and that means it's Bugga's day to play "director of photography" and she must be out to prove mommy wrong in her assertion that we'd all be suffering through enduring enjoying and looking forward to a series of 52 animal portraits.  Instead, she decided she wanted to take a break from the animal parade this week and have me take pictures of her "reading" her book.  She got this fabulous Tag jobby from Nana for Christmas and just loves it to bits.  It really is nifty, if I do say so myself.  So here she is, "reading" her favorite book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae which is really fabulous, btw.