Good mail day!

I'm so glad some of the goodies I have been waiting on are rolling in. Today I got:

- Bic pen (Facebook giveaway)
- Clif Bar Mojo bar (can't wait to try it!!)
- Degree 24 protection deodorant

SO worth the wait!!

A few weeks ago I had signed up for the Bodum Pavina campaign at Bzzagent. They sent out samples of the glasses to people who were in the campaign and yesterday I received mine! (I was starting to worry, as it took quite a while to receive and usually their kits come much faster) All I can say is, these glasses were SO worth the wait!!





I haven't had a chance yet to show them off to anyone but Z, but I can't wait to share them!! These glasses are simply amazing!!! They are a double wall thermo-glass, which means they will keep hot drinks hot for longer and cool drinks cool longer. Each glass has a little rubber "stopper" on the bottom that actually allow the glasses to "breath"! They are handmade, and you can tell they are very high quality. They are also dishwasher and microwave safe....and also safe for the oven and freezer, so even though they are high quality, they are completely versatile!!!!

I am so excited to be apart of this campaign and can't wait to Bzz about these glasses!!!

Weekend is almost over

This weekend actually didn't fly by!! Z had to work yesterday and today, so i'm assuming that's why it didn't go by fast. The boys and I have had a blast this weekend, though!! Thursday night Z brought home at least a dozen HUGE balloons for the boys to play with! (where he works puts up balloons when they have a sale, and they were just going to pop them so Z asked if he could bring them home to the boys. Both boys love them!!! Ty woke up Friday morning and came into the bathroom where I was brushing my teeth and said "I didn't know Chase could fly!!" I looked at him and said "What do you mean?!?" I was thinking he was still half asleep!! He said "I saw Chase on the ceiling in the living room...I didn't know he could fly!" Ummmm, are you sure that's what you saw? LOL He came out and saw the balloons and was SO excited!! He only got to mess with them a little before he went to school, but when Chase woke up the look on his face was priceless! He had a BLAST playing with them!!

You really have to look to see him in the balloons.....



One got loose.....



Ty loves to wrap them around his legs and run!!!



I just love how something so simple makes them both so happy and they have so much fun with them.

What happens when Chase is being too quiet......

He was playing with Ty in their room, but Ty came out to watch a movie.......after not hearing Chase for a few minutes we went in to check on him.....and found this:



Yes, he also put it on his lips, like lipstick.



And the best part?!? They are not washable markers, so I got off what I could with soap and water, but the rest will have to fade........

So far so good!

I know school has only been in session for two weeks now, but so far things are going great!! Ty is absolutely loving school and his teacher. He was a little upset that they changed some of his favorite lunch items, like the nuggets and chicken pattie. From what I had read, they were already fairly healthy for the kids so i'm not sure why they changed them?! They aslo switched milk brands and he said the strawberry milk and regular milk tasted nasty now. So it seems as though he will be taking his lunch more often this year, which is obviously not a bad thing! Also, the school has already sent stuff home for pictures (they are taking them on September 1st! WTH?!?) and they also sent papers home for their Scholastic book drive. I love the book drive idea, but i'm a little peeved about the pics so soon. They just freakin' started school!! And of course they are expensive. I think they cheapest packet is $13?!? And that's just for 8 wallet pics! We've stopped sending so many pics out, so we may just go with the wallet packet. Besides, they also do Spring pictures and I like them alot more....even though they cost ALOT more!! We'll start saving up for those pics soon. But then again, we may not get as many as our list of people to mail to has gotten ALOT shorter. (sorry, but it had to be done....same as our Christmas card list. We are tired of mailing cards and people not having the common courtesy of mailing a card in return. I mean, that's not why we send them, but it would be nice to show you give a damn a little bit...right?!? Ok, done rambling! LOL)

Anyhoo, Ty is doing amazing and we are so proud of him! So far *knock on wood* his stomach hasn't been bothering him as much in the mornings (nerves, poor kiddo) and he's been eating breakfast every morning! It's a good thing too, since they don't eat lunch until 11:50....that's a long time to wait to eat when you don't eat breakfast!!!

Wear Orange!!!

Wear orange to support Pat Summit

Furniture saga

So last February (2010) we purchased a new sofa and love seat. They are made by Lane, and we got a really good deal on the pair. After having it for a few months, we noticed one of the seats on the sofa appeared to be sunken in. No biggie, since we purchased the extra warranty. Someone came out to "fix it", but it took her almost 3 weeks to make it out. And then when she did get to the house, she realised she had the wrong part to fix it and would need to order the part and come back to repair it. 2.5 weeks later she came back out and fixed the sofa. Fast forward to earlier this year. One of the recliners on the sofa lost a HUGE spring. And it's one of the recliners that hardly ever gets used! So we called where we purchased the furniture and spoke with the manager. We told him what was wrong and he said someone would get it fixed as soon as possible. Ok, that works. Several weeks later we realized no one has contacted us about it, so Z called the store yet again. The manager once again assured us he was working on it, and that he would check into getting the part at the warehouse and would call us back. Several MORE weeks pass and we hear nothing. This goes on for quite a few months, and then we are finally told "The part is in the warehouse and someone from there would contact us to set up a time to come fix the sofa." So we waited all week and no one called us. Hmmm, sounds like the store and the warehouse people don't believe in calling people back! We waited the week and decided to call back the store. The manager then tells us "Oh, the guy who was supposed to call us was on vacation the whole week." Ummm, so NO ONE else works there that could come and fix it?!? He then told us he would "call us back" and to give the guy who is going to fix it a chance to call us the following week. Guess what?!? Yep, no one called us!!! Z and I had FINALLY had enough, and after giving them plenty of time to get the sofa fixed we wanted something done ASAP! So Z told the manager we were done with the run around, and we either wanted a new sofa or our money back, and that NOW a recliner on the love seat was not working properly! He assured Z we would get it taken care of and that he would "call him back." Yeah, no call back. So Z called and spoke to the managers boss and we finally got things rolling. Z rold him how the manager was always saying he would call and never did, and that he felt he was ggiving us the run around and we were done. He said he would talk with the manager and call Z back. And he actually DID!!! We are now getting a new sofa!!! And, he said he would have someone come out and look at the love seat, but we are going to tell them it's not worth it and we want it replaced as well. All of this mess has been going on since APRIL!!! It's been so frustrating and I am beyond pissed at the customer service we received. I mean, how rude and umproffesional is it not to call someone back....and not just once, but LOTS of times!!! I told Z if it comes down to us getting our money back we will NOT shop at that store ever again.

Whew, if you read all of that ramble you SO deserve a cookie!!!! Hopefully we will have our new sofa next week!!!

Tooth #2 is out!!!

Yesterday when Ty got home from school he was telling me he could feel his new tooth coming in behind his loose tooth on the bottom, so I looked and sure enough there it was! His baby tooth was SO loose, I don't know how it was hanging on! So last night he kept messing with it and it finally popped right out!! He was so excited, and couldn't wait to show me the tooth....and of course the bleeding gum.

Z CT scan update

Z saw the cancer doctor today to find out the results of the CT scan he had last week. The doctor increased his cancer meds, and he'll have to have another CT scan done in 3-4 months. (he'll need repeat CT scans to keep track of the growth of the tumors left) They also said that was his first CT scan since his surgery, so they don't know if the tumors have grown any with nothing to compare it to. BUT.....he had a CT scan done in the hospital after his surgery, before he was released!!! Ummm, can't they use that scan to compare to last weeks scan?!? Oh, and he now has a hernia from the surgery that was done, and will most likely need surgery to correct it.

Weekend? What weekend?!?!?

Whew, I honestly don't know what happened to the weekend!! Z had to work Saturday, and we did all of our running yesterday so i'm assuming that's why our weekend flew by. :( Like time doesn't go by fast enough?!? And this week Z has to work 6 days, with three late nights so i'm thinking this week will fly by as well. WAHH!!! I just wish time would slow donw a little, please!

Last Thursday Z had his first CT scan, and today he see's the cancer doctor to find out the results. I guess in a way i'm glad this weekend went by fast.....waiting for the results has been tough!!! I'll update once I hear from him this afternoon......

Well, I need to get things ready so I can take Ty to school........hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!!

New plant!

Yesterday was Z's day off, as he had his CT scan to make sure the cancer isn't growing that he still has. ( we should know the results next Monday when he see's the cancer doctor) Well, after he had the scan, he made a few stops and came back home. It was nice to spend some time together, since he has been working some long hours with his new job. Well, we left to pick up Ty from school and to get a little running done. We went to Sam's Club and got a few needed things.......Ty and Chase LOVE the pizza at Sam's! (well, we ALL love it! LOL) So Z got a slice of pizza for the boys to share and we picked up what we needed and left. Next we went to Walmart to get some new fans for the bedroom. We all have our own fans we use when we sleep! Well, I actually now have two!! (I know, i'm so weird....but I can't sleep without a fan blowing in my face and on my feet!! LOL) So we basically now have two floor fans, one small fan on my night stand and a small clip on fan for Ty. (he's still sleeping in our room, basically because the boys bedroom is still full of boxes from when we moved last year and will most likely be that way until we move again :() Anyhoo, when we went into Walmart we went in through the garden section since the fans were right near there. Once we got the fans we got in line to check out, and Ty and I went to look at the plants they had. I am SO glad I looked, because I found a plant that I had been looking for for quite some time!! It's called a Purple Passion. I had had one many, many years ago and just loved it! In fact, one of my sisters had given me a piece of her plant, and mine grew so much from that tiny piece that I had to break pieces off for my mom and she took her's into work and it grew like crazy!!!! Mine actually got damaged and finally died off. :( I had been looking for another one for awhile, and actually found one at Home Depot but it was a little pricey. The one I found at Walmart yesterday was only $2.75!!! I picked one up and Ty was asking me about it and asked if he could have his own plant to take care of, so we talked to Z and he said go ahead and get two.....Ty was so excited!!!! I just love the color and feel of these plants.....



And I can't wait to see how they grow!!

Finally an amazing mail day!! *edit* pic added

Whew, what a GREAT mail day!!!! I got:

- Febreze Set & Refresh (from Facebook promo....I honestly didn't think I made it in in time!)
- Venus Embrace razor (I think from Facebook? or a text offer....and it came at the perfect time, as my razor has had it!)
- cute diabetes awareness magnet

And the best part....Z and I both got survey checks, totalling $110!!!! I can not stress how these checks came at the perfect time!!!!

A great day!!

The first day of school was a success!!! When Ty got in the van today I asked how his day went and he said "It was fantisimo!!" I said "It was what?!?" And he said "It was great!!" He said they didn't do alot, but mainly got to know each other and did a few papers. He said he really likes his teacher and is so glad he got her. All the teachers in his school are just amazing. Because his school is so small, it's like a close-knit family atmosphere and they really seem to care about the kids. I am so glad the year has started off great for him!!