#87 - Snuggly doggies!

It is almost certain that if I can't find one or both of my dogs it's because they are snuggled up in a blanket or warm pile of laundry fresh out of the dryer! Here is Lola in the t-shirt quilt my mom made for me when I graduated high school (the yellow square is from my favorite blanket growing up). I keep the quilt folded on my couch and Lola loves to burrow herself right in it:
Here is Tobey in a fresh, warm load of clean laundry - note blankets, towels, washcloth...:

Tobey follows me with my basket of clean clothes and makes it a point to lay in it while I put things away.

#86 - When good feet go bad.

*WARNING* - photos are graphic!! I uploaded these pictures "small" so it wouldn't be in your face. I took these pics during "therapy" - they use electric waves and ultrasound to help patients heal quicker and lessen scarring. I've had ingrown toenails since I can remember. My mom use to cut them out for us and I've been keeping up with it as an adult until I recently decided: NO MORE! Part of my reason for taking action was that our copays go up next year. Here are my post-op toes 3 days after surgery:
I have been promised the toenails won't grow into the side of my toes again!! Here are my toes again exactly a week after surgery.

It's been over 2 weeks now, I got my stitches out on Friday. The toes are still ugly, though. Coming up are bunion surgeries - each foot a month apart. I've scheduled them for the Friday before Thanskgiving, the other the Friday before Christmas since I need to be off work for a week. Taking care of my feet this year!!

#85 - Day Trip to Balboa Island & Peninsula

It has been blazing HOT out for so long! Lui and I finally made it to the beach (neither of us worked last Sunday) and here's what we got - overcast sky, but we didn't mind. It was nice to finally have some cool, fall weather. We drove out to crowded, toursisty Balboa Island with lots of little shops but didn't stop; we decided to take the ferry across to the peninsula since Lui had never been on it. Here's a pic of one of the other two ferrys passing us:
Lui decided to get out of the ferry and sit on the side of the boat but I stayed in the car. Don't let that look on his face fool you - he was having fun! It only cost $1.50/person to cross and you don't have to back track your way through the crowded Balboa Island to experience all the good restaurants on the peninsula.

The added bonus was that we called Lui's sister-in-law to RSVP for her baby shower and ironically her, her hubby and Lui's mom were all in the area. We met up for dinner at a seafood restaurant where I tried a salad with romaine lettuce which had been cooked on a grill - something new but very good!