Some VERY exciting news!!

 With losing Jinx and still struggling so bad with the loss, we were long overdue for something good! The boys started doing a trail that is just a few minutes from us, which I will post more about as well as lots of pics eventually. But! Tyler has always talked about being a writer. And he is SO great at it!! Well, as of late June, Tyler is officially published!!! 

 He writes under the name Zane Marshall (his dads name). I can not even begin to describe how incredibly proud I am of this young man. He has reached one of his goals at such a young age and the sky is the limit for him!!! If interested in his book, i'll post the link:

Titan

If the link doesn't work, you can search Zane Marshall Titan (Amazon and Blogger are being butts at the moment)

Heart broken

 It's been tough getting this computer to cooperate so I could post again but fingers crossed I got it. This past February, we lost a member of our family. He had been with us since Zane passed away and got us through so many dark times. Jinx. He was my rock so many times and I still feel so lost without him. At times I still hear his old man grunts and swear I hear him bark. We don't know what happened, he was fine the days leading up. That day, he spent some time outside but Tyler had noticed he hadn't eaten or drank all day. By 1am the 10th, he was gone. The boys did such an incredible job handling getting him outside and buried. I wish we would have had the funds to get him cremated, but he is in his very own backyard. We miss you beyond words but I know you are waiting for us and we will see you again.

Photos were taken literally days before he was gone. 

Happy National Dog Day!!

 #nationaldogday2022

Dairy Free

 So apparently I am now lactose intolerant. Like, majorly. Getting old is SO much fun!! Anyhoo, I am not a huge ice cream fan, but every so often I would give my left boob for some. Well, I found some Ben n Jerrys that is dairy free!! I was hesitant at first, but I am SOOO glad I tried it! It was beyond amazing. Even Chase loved it!!! They have a few other flavors I would like to try, I'm sure they will be just as yummy!  

New snacks we have tried!

 So the first thing we tried were the Lay's Cheetos Chips. I have to say they were SO good!! They really did have a yummy Cheeto taste.

Then we tried the Fanta Mystery flavor. It wasn't too bad, just tasted like cotton candy but VERY sweet. Maybe because we tried the Zero version? Not sure but it was ok.

Mail freebies

 Still waiting on some things, but lately has been fairly good!

- Cascade Dish Washing Tablets

- Aveeno Lotion & Temptations Purrr*ee/Pinch Me Box

- Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme (can not wait to try this!!)

Mail goodies from today

 Today was an awesome freebie day!!

- Wildflower seeds

- Fudge Strips S'mores/SO good!!!

- YSL perfume sample

Beverages!

Cheerwine Zero - I've been trying to try all of the Zero sodas as I'm a diabetic and look for different things to drink. Coke Zero is my fave, but I've tried Dr Pepper Zero and Baja Blast Zero and they were so good!! Cheerwine Zero was really good! It's not something I would choose to drink frequently, but for something different that won't mess with my sugar, I liked it!

Twisted Shotz - So we FINALLY found these bad boys!! We found these three, as well as Sex on the Beach and Pussy Cat. My absolute favorite is the Choco Mousse. They all go down nice and smooth, and are a nice change up from my normal beer. 

I think that is it for all of the newest things I/we have tried over the past few months. 

More new goodies!

Old Bay Goldfish - YES!!! Being from Maryland, how could I NOT like these?!?! They were perfectly seasoned, although they really made me want some steam crabs LOL

Ruffles Spicy Dill Pickle chips -  I have to say, they weren't too bad but had a pretty strong vinegar taste. I'm not too big on vinegar taste, but they were not really that bad. And did have a bit of a bite to them!

Smartfood Doritos Popcorn - I was VERY impressed with this popcorn!! It had such a great cheesy taste, but unfortunatley had so much hull like most Smartfood popcorn has. But I would definitely get it again!!!!

 

New snacks we tried!

Some more goodies!! 

Berry Blast Twinkies - These were AMAZING!!! Chase didn't care too much for them, but Tyler and I tore them up. Plus, the blue creme is so stinkin pretty!!

Haribo Goldbears/Pineapple - O.M.G. I can not tell you how much I love these!! My favorite flavor, from my favorite brand!!! I really hope they keep these around for good. 

Something new

 So, i've decided to post about new foods and things the boys and I try. 

Strawberry Dark Chocolate KitKat - Tyler and I really liked this Strawberry Dark Chocolate KitKat. Dark chocolate isn't my favorite, but the strawberry was so good with the chocolate!

Blueberry Muffin KitKat - Tyler and I LOVED this!! The blueberry muffin taste was amazing!!

Snickers Cinnamon Roll - None of us cared for this. Just was a "strange" combination? For us, anyway.

Planting and growing!!

 I have always wanted to plant sunflower seeds, but never really had the room for them. I found some seeds online that grow dwarf sunflowers, so I got a huge barrel thingie and planted about 11 or so seeds? They all have popped up!!! I'm so excited to see how well they do!   

Mail freebies

These goodies have come over the last few months. Now that we are moved, i've been signing up even more for freebies! There was most likely more but I forgot to take pics of them  

- LOTS of perfume samples!!!

- Sampler box/the Cookie Crunch M&Ms were actually yummy!

-  Country Meats meat sticks/SOOO yummy!!!