HEARTFELT THANKSWith the start of this new week and MM update, I'd like to express my heartfelt thanks for the friendship and support of my online friends. Some of you I have met in R/L and some I have not, but your friendships mean the world to me. You couldn't even imagine how your comments and emails mean to me! (((Big Hugs))) to you. And thank you for being there... supporting me in my good times, and bad.
GIVEAWAYDon't you just love the blog world?
Musings of a Fat Chick is hosting a
giveaway for not one, but TWO $50 gift certificates at
Auntie's Beads. Hurry on over to read up on the details!
GARDENINGMy planters and hanging baskets are coming along nicely:




Previous photos can be seen
HERE.
KREATIV BLOGGER AWARD!I been awarded as a Kreativ Blogger! Woo Hoo! Lucy over at
Folk-n-Fancy passed this on to me. See what she had to say
HERE. She's such a sweetie! Not only that, she's a very creative crafter :)
Seven things I love, not necessarily in this order:
1. Nature
2. Photography
3. Animals
4. Crafting
5. Computer Technology
6. Friends
7. Family
Seven bloggers who are deserving of this award:
1. Courtney -
All Stitched Together2. Shari -
Shari's Sharings3. Cindy -
Cindy Mae's Stitching Corner4. Kendra -
The Stitching Hour5. Ranae -
Stitch by Stitch6. Christine -
Straight Talk From The Lazy W Ranch7. Kristin -
Dragondreamer's LairI always have such a difficult time choosing who to award since there are so many awesome, "kreativ" bloggers!
STITCHY STUFFI'm still spending my time stitching for a "secret" exchange, so I can't show pics yet. Bummer, eh?
COUGH-COUGH-COUGHYep, my barking cough is still with me... going on the 4th week now. Several coworkers have continuously told me how "bad" I sound. JT encouraged me to go back to the doctor again, which I did yesterday. Apparently, I have several things going on. The cough is mostly exacerbated by my asthma, but brought on by my being sick (4 weeks ago) plus allergies. How's that for a diagnosis?!? I was given my first ever breathing treatment in the doctor's office which immediately allowed my lungs to open up and the cough to be more productive. I've also been given drugs to reduce inflammation in my lungs, and an antibiotic in case the "junk" in my lungs caused a bacterial infection (due to my having the cough for so long). Add to those, the RX Robitussin CA and allergy drugs the other doctor gave me a week or so ago. And I was sooooooo enjoying not being sick since my tonsilectomy almost 2 years ago. LOL
WEATHERIt's soooooo HOT and HUMID here in the midwest. We've been on a heat advisory since yesterday. Temps have been in the upper 80's. With the heat index, it feels like 100F. Forecasters are predicting storms again in the next day or so, but no relief from the heat.
Today, my car's thermometer said...

... and the heat index is 106!
I broke down and turned on my CA a couple days ago. I don't mind heat, but the humidity makes it hard to breathe! Wasn't I just complaining how COLD it was not too long ago???