Oh My goodness... My blog is Sick!

So much has been happening in my life lately. Life just got crazier and crazier. And now my blog just went crazy too. Half of it is missing and not showing up!!! Yikes I am not sure what to do. I am going to have to reset things. I am so sorry to all of you who come here and just see the same entry over and over and over again! Believe me, I hate it more than you do. I wish I was better at this tech stuff. I am working on it. Please bear with me everyone. I'll get it fixed.

Been MIA

It has been one heck of a year. There have been so many different and unusual events in my life this year... mostly stressful, and I could get into depth but I am going to try to keep it brief. First off- something is happening to my teeth! I keep having them shatter or explode below the gum line and then I have to have surgeries and go through the process of getting implants. I have been in so much pain due to complications from the last surgery, and that is not all... it looks as though I may be losing another one! I am too young to keep losing my teeth. Besides the expense, which is huge, it is emotionally difficult. Yikes! This has got to end.

Now about my sweet puppy, Lucy Matilda. She actually isn't a puppy anymore as she will be 2 September 1st, but we still call her our puppy. In February she got her Rabies shot which is required by law. We nearly lost her due to a reaction from the shot. For two weeks it was touch and go. I wrote about in my blog already, the short version.

Well... to make a long story short, yesterday while brushing her I gasped at a huge bald spot that just kept getting bigger every hour! The hair just kept falling out! Today Lucy had surgery and had to have a huge chunk of her skin taken out to send to a pathologist, along with a myriad of blood tests. We are hoping it hasn't turned cancerous! The condition which has caused the hair loss is totally due to the Rabies vaccination. Her condition is extremely rare and my vet had to file a complaint with Fort Dodge, the maker of the Rabies vaccination. I get her blood test results tomorrow and the pathology report next week. So we just have to wait. Meanwhile sweet little Lucy is in pain and all stapled up. The incision was quite big for just a 5 1/2 lb. pup! Wow, what a day. Sadly, I had been so caught up in my own pain and healing that I didn't see this coming.

Has this slowed down my scrapbooking and crafting and cooking and all the fun things I do? Definitely! I am also involved in my church with a huge calling and I am in charge of a big Summer Social coming up soon. God will have to help me pull through! I cannot do this on my own.

Back to Lucy... I had no idea how much you can love your dog. It is unreal! I love her like she was one of my babies. I will be posting pictures tomorrow, and I plan on keep on up better with this blogging. I am through with enduring this year, and now it is time to embrace life and get on with living joyously.

January and February Mini Albums

June Mini Album For GGS Club

Feeling Frustrated Today!

Today I am feeling very frustrated. It seems the more I try to learn about blogging and iphoto, imovie and In design, (just to name a few) the more I realize I do not know!!! Yikes... trying to manage settings and stuff. How do other people do it? Do you take classes, or do you just keep surfing and reading and surfing and reading?

I am sure eventually I will get things figured out. Sigh! Until then I will just keep moving along and try to remember that the turtle won the race.

I am also recovering from yet another oral surgery. It has not been my year... medically speaking. I am into my 4th oral surgery and have one left to go. Sigh. And, I just recently I fractured my foot. This has definitely slowed me down. So, OK... from head to foot I have had a few set backs. But it is not going to stop me. No way! I am going to pursue and and have a incredible, successful year. That a girl! Go get 'em!

Mini Album for Laura

I got Laura's album made for the GGS club! It is a patriotic album. I made me one too. I love celebrating the fourth of July, and I am passionate about anything Americana. And I am one of those who gets a lump in my throat whenever I hear Lee Greenwood sing I am Proud to be an American/God Bless the USA. Last November I lost my nephew who was killed in the line of duty. I have a deep gratitude in my heart for those who serve our country. God Bless you Charlie! I love you and I miss you!

I joined a Scrapbooking Club... Girls Gone Scrappy!

Earlier this month while having the blues or somewhat of a mid-life crisis, I mentioned to my sweet hubby that I felt as though I needed to belong to a club, or get a pen pal, or get a new friend...or something! He suggested joining a scrapbook club. At first I thought his suggestion sounded a bit far-fetched, but then I recalled reading something about a club on Marion's blog and decided to check it out.

I contacted Marion, feeling a bit skeptical as the spots were basically full, but she e-mailed me back with the good news- I was in. I paid my dues and made it just in time to receive the June kit- a Tim Holtz kit filled with goodies to grunge and distress. So now I am officially a member of the GGS (Girls Gone Scrappy club. Hooray for me! Every month each member gets a kit from Marion to make a mini album, and we also exchange a mini album we make from our own stash for a member of the club. For the month of June I was assigned to exchange a mini album with Laura.