( : Neat Things : )

Just a few things to share right now. I just got back from another glorious girls night. This time I went with my friend Becki. We set out for a manicure and pedicure (gift certificate from my sister from my recent birthday). That was nice to get pampered and be able to chat without anyone throwing a tantrum or hanging on me or having to get a few words in between laps chasing a toddler or asking, "Do you want grapes?" or "Did you go poo poo?" or "Did you hurt yourself?" ETC.!!! Then we headed to Domo 77 Japanese Restaurant which is very similar to Benihana. They just built a brand new one by my house and it's HUGE!!! It was fabulous and delicious and just fun and mesmerizing to watch them cut up all that food into little bits and fling it around in the air. Then back home again to thank wonderful grandpa for watching Little Buddy a second time this week. He usually watches him once a week for our date night but we switched it up this week. He had already had him for 6 hours on Monday night while I was in the ER for severe lower abdominal pain. This has become a regular thing for the last several months and is progressively getting worse. This time I could barely pick up Little Buddy or walk up stairs alone. Two days later I got hurrendous stomach flu (unrelated to pain but ucky to be so sick nonetheless), just in time for hubby's 3 days off. Guess what he got to do on his time off? Poor guy. I am so lucky that it DID happen that way though, I got to sleep and suffer in peace . . . . . . for the most part anyway. Thanks honey!

On to good thing number 2. I went for my follow up appointment with my gyne on Friday and was finally given a referral to a specialist. AMEN!!! I so want to know what the heck is going on with my pain PLUS, I just turned 36 and have a bicornuate uterus so cannot waste a single moment in TTC another baby. Which could take years if in fact Little Buddy was a miracle. So happy to go and get it all figured out. For the last few years they just kept saying to keep trying and well, I'm not getting any younger and don't want to miss what last chance I may have to have another baby.

On to good thing number 3. We got a piano!!! My MIL & FIL were getting rid of theirs and getting a pipe organ and asked me if we wanted their piano. I played some piano and then my mother has taught piano since I was in the single digits and I was so very fortunate to grow up in a house hearing piano playing nearly every day often for hours at a time. This way she can play for Little Buddy when she comes over or any one else can tickle the ivories too if they so wish. I always wanted to get one if the price was right and it wasn't too big. This one fits the bill perfectly. It needs to be tuned, a key needs repair and it needs new wheels too but all minor costs in comparison to buying a used piano.

Good thing number 4. I don't have a new picture cause we still need to order paper sopping bags and color coordinated tissue, BUT I have created a store label to be adhered onto paper shopping bags for the boutique that I had mentioned about a week or so ago. I also made a screensaver for her computer(s). Tomorrow, I will be heading south to the store and dropping off over 700 business cards and labels too. I will post pictures once I have the labels on the bags and then stuffed with color coordinated tissue paper. These will be for bigger spenders and gift wrapped requests. We do not think it would be cost effective to give them out to every single person that just buys a toe ring or scarf. The boutique also carries Ed Hardy and Affliction among many other popular name brands. She has been doing well. We are all very happy for her.

Have any neat things big or small to comment about today? I'd love to hear about it!