A pet for us!!??

After careful consideration, we have decided to get a DOG! For those who know us, we really aren't pet people. We use to have cats that we had for years, when Lizzie came along the cats decided to use our house for a litterbox, so they are no longer with us. We swore that we would not get anymore animals. But... someone at work has this cute little dog that I fell in love with. And now that same breeder has puppies! What kind of dog would we get? According to Tim, its not really a dog, it's a Yorkie-Poo! Right now he is only 2 weeks old. We'll be getting him sometime early September. Lizzie is pretty excited, she is starting to pick out names. On her short list is Roscoe and Gophert (that's not misspelled, that really what she wants). I will get to see the puppy tomorrow on my lunch hour then I will start thinking about names. Any ideas for a cute little boy??

I've emerged!

I have been on a reading frenzy for the past week or so. In the 10 days, I have read 4 books! In my stack of books that I bought from the library sale, I had a James Patterson series which centered about a female police officer-1st to Die, 2nd Chance and 3rd Degree. There's 2 more in the series that I have to track down. These were great page turners, very suspenseful murder mysteries-a little gory but good. The other book that I read, I have been waiting a year for-12 straight by Janet Evanovich. This is the 12th in the series that centers around Stephanie Plum-a female bounty hunter in New Jersey. These books are laugh out loud funny! My grandmother started me on these books about 4 years ago. I have started several friends on the series. These are the first set of books that I have read that I often have to set the book down because I am laughing with tears in my eyes!! Now time to find something else to read-its been 24 hours since I had a novel in my hands!!

Yogi, Yogi, he's Lizzie's man!!

We ended up canceling our trip to Higgins Lake and instead went to Yogi Bear in Fremont, In. It's much closer to home (less $$ on gas) and it's Lizzie's favorite place. Lizzie's favorite person there is Yogi Bear. He has rock star status on Lizzie's list. When she spots him, she yells YOGI, YOGI!! It is quite comical! Hope everyone had a great 4th. Tim and I have been off all week, I'll be kicking and screaming when I go back to work on Monday. It's been a great week to be off!

Linens, rugs, bedding, furniture-OH MY!!!

I made my first trip to Ikea the other day! WOW! What a great store, but it is set up a little weird, must be a swedish thing. First up go upstairs to the showroom to view all of the merchandise then its downstairs to locate it. Both the upstairs and downstairs is like a maze of rooms. I spent nearly 3 hours weaving through the maze. There is everything you could ever think of for the home. If you need storage ideas, this is the place. And the prices are good too. I bought Lizzie an art easel. She loves it. Ikea does have a play area for kids that are potty trained. The smaller crowd is forced to go through the store with lots in it and little they can touch!! So if you go, try solo and just a friend or two. Bring plenty of patience, its still pretty busy! But it was great, now I'm trying to figure out when I can go again!!