A Place to Call Our Own...A New Home

Yay! Yay! Yay! It's official!! Adam and I are building our first home!!!! We feel so blessed!!!! The neighborhood is called Fieldstone. It's located in Cumming, Ga (about 15 minutes north of Alpharetta). We seriously could not be more EXCITED!!!! Ever since we signed the papers last week, we have been planning out how we want to decorate and landscape etc. It will obviously take us a long while to complete all the projects we want to do, but that's what makes it fun. We can't wait to grow into this house and make it our own for years to come. It should be move in ready by October. I will keep you updated with pictures throughout the entire process!! Yayy!!!!!!

"A house is made with walls and beams.

A home is made with love and dreams."

Standing by our sold sign :)

Front view of our lot...Adam playing in the dirt

Left side view

Right side view

LIONS & Tigers & Bears...Oh My!

I did it....I finally gave in to Adam pleads and let Betsy get the "Lion Cut." This is the cut that the Pomeranian breed is known for. I was so fearful of what she would look like after viewing some awful pictures of other dogs who had it done, but none-the-less I went through with it. I gave Adam very strict instructions to give the groomer when he dropped her off, to help ensure that it wouldn't look like a botched haircut. I was truly scared to go pick her up, but given the nature of the cut, I think they did a pretty good job. If anything, it made me realize how tiny she really is. It will be very interesting to see how it looks as it grows back but for now it's kinda cute. Adam says this will be her summer cut from now on. I'm not so sure about that!

My Little Lion

Love that tail...so cute!

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

About two weeks ago my sweet little 4 year old nephew, Tysen went down the kiddy water slide on his belly....not such a great idea! He ended up knocking his mouth on the edge of the slide, shoving his two front teeth up into his gums. My sister April and her husband Joe rushed him to the ER, but were told they would have to take him to a children's oral surgeon. This is the part where I come in. The following Monday, Joe had an important meeting at work that he couldn't miss, so I went with April to the children's dentist. I wasn't allowed back in the room when they were taking x-rays etc, but April came out and told me the verdict. The teeth would have to be cut out of his gums. Poor thing! After waiting for about 20 minutes, April came back out and asked me to come into the room with her. All I can say is she must have been very convincing with the nurses because they were adamant when they said I would not be allowed in the room. When I walked in to the little room where Ty was, it became very clear why they let me back there. They needed my help. During the 20 minutes when I was in the waiting room, they gave him shots to numb his gums. This made Ty (the kid who usually LOVES visits to the dentist/doctor) very upset. The shots couldn't have felt that great, given that the area was already tender. If only he knew how bad it was about to get. After giving him the maximum amount of numbing shots, Tysen could still feel some pain. The dentist told April that because of how the teeth were shoved in his gums, it would be very difficult to get the entire area numb. This meant, that they would have to cut the teeth out with the possibility of him feeling some of the pain. My heart literally sank not only for Ty, but also for April. I saw the heartache in her eyes and wanted to ball my eyes out but knew I had to be strong for her. Needless to say, the next 20 minutes were terrible. Tysen was hysterical and it took a male nurse, April and me to hold him down while the dentist pulled the teeth and stitched him up. I felt so bad for my little Ty Bear but tried so hard to comfort him and April. Now...here comes the icing on the cake.... I am not good with needles, knives, sharp objects etc. I can handle blood...but actually seeing something cutting the skin....not so much. In the beginning, I did not watch them pull the teeth, per April's orders. However, after about 15 minutes, I wanted Tysen to see my face and that I was right there with him so I tried to make eye contact with him. I did make eye contact, but I also saw the dentist hooking the needle through his gums, while stitching him up. All of a sudden I was hot and very light headed. I literally started praying quietly out loud that I would not pass out. Haha! I'm so serious! I just needed to get through the last 2 or 3 minutes until the dentist was finished. I managed to make it, but as soon as it was done I had to immediately get water and get OUT of that room. And as I was walking down the main hallway, I knew I had to lay down right that second, or I would for sure pass out. I frantically crawled on a bench and laid there for about 10 minutes or so until I could lift my head again. I can only imagine what I must have looked like! Pathetic! Not long after I ate a granola bar, I was back to normal. At that point Tysen was checked out and ready to go home. He was a champ! April sat in the back with him and I drove home. The poor baby cried until he said how tired he was and fell asleep. He slept for the rest of the afternoon and after waking up and getting a shake, he said he felt fine. It's amazing how resilient kids are! Now the only question is....does April get him fake teeth until his big teeth come in, or does he just walk around as little toothless Ty? I'll keep you updated! :)

After the slide mishap...before the surgery

Ty sleeping on the couch...after the surgery