New Addition...

So, we decided we didn't have enough going on around here with two kids, and two cats so we got a new puppy!! We did some research about what kinds of dogs are really good with kids and we knew we wanted a medium to small sized dog. We ended up leaning towards a Springer Spaniel and we found one in Silverton about 15 miles from Salem. He is 8 weeks old and after much debate we named him "Rusty". He is soo cute and cudly. Wants to be held all the time right now. We brought him home yesterday, introduced him to a crate (he had been in a kennel with his Dad at the breeder) and he is really taking to it great. Kevin and I went out to dinner last night for our 8 year anniversary, which is actually on Wednesday, and Rusty came along with us crate and all. He stayed in his crate in the car and did great. Last night we brought his crate into our room when we went to bed and he whined for about 5 minutes and then gave up and went to sleep and slept the whole night! I couldn't believe he did so good in his crate the first night. I think it helped that he knew we were right there and could hear us breathing (or snoring) Ha!

The boys are just thrilled. Carter told me last night "I love him soo much Mom" and he flew out of bed this morning when I said he could let Rusty out of the crate to take him potty. Fun stuff! We have been wanting to get the boys a dog for a while and I am glad we decided to go ahead with it. I can tell this is going to be a really fun time.

"Warms"

I made some rice pillows or "warms" as we call them now around here for the boys. They are the neatest thing and I have taken over Gavin's because he doesn't seem to like it much... (I need to make some more) but Carter and I love them.

They are easy to make and then when you are done you heat them up in the microwave for 2 minutes each night before you go to bed and you have this really warm little pillow to cuddle with. They stay warm for 3-4 hours too. Really great for cold feet which I always seem to have. I read on another blog that someone said she was sick with the flu and her "warm" was the only thing that made life worth living.. that cracked me up totally and reminded me of myself. I can totally see myself in that position when I get the flu- I usually get it once a year and I am knocked out for like 5 days (I mean, cannot even get out of bed knocked out).

Anyhow, here are the directions I followed for the litte "warms". Oh, the best part is when you heat them up they totally smell like rice and make your bedroom smell like you are cooking it or something.. Kevin, (again) thinks I am nuts. I have read that you can fill them with other things like corn kernels, etc. but haven't tried that yet. Oh and one other thing is that when you first make them and heat them up they give off quite a bit of steam so they may feel damp when you take them out of the microwave. The more you use them, heat them up and so on that dampness will go away. So.. hello winter and cold toes, we are ready!!

Super easy fall scarf..

I made this cute fall scarf today. It is raining (pouring) here and I am getting ready for fall & winter. Washing all the coats, etc. This scarf is made with the some Anna Maria Horner (my favorite) fabric for the front, a nice cozy flannel from JoAnn's for the back and lined with some extra cozy fleece. It is a really fun & funky print and I love how it turned out. I used this tutorial, here, but I really think most people could do this without one, super easy. I have the urge to make another one too, with some of the fabric I have laying around.