Updates & NEW Stuff

First, THANK YOU for all the kind thoughts & prayers sent our way. My Sister is recovering well from her surgery. She came home Sunday afternoon and stayed at our parents' house all week. She's doing so good that we were able to squeeze in our cousins' lunch too. It's always fun to see them & laugh for a couple hours! Christy had her follow-up doctor visit and got the OK to go back to work (sorry sis but you knew it was coming - LOL) and drive again. YAY!! Now she can feel independent again with her own car.

I've been trying to help my Dad by taking my Mom to some of her appointments so he can actually get some work done. This has been a BUSY week. My Mom has had several appointments EVERY day. I'm glad I am able to help out though. Plus it's time I get to spend with my Mom :)

We're trying to squeeze in our appointments before school starts again. {Yikes that's coming up quick - Aug 12th.} Nathaniel had his retainer adjusted since more teeth have been growing in. Nathaniel, Felicia & Anson all have their well visit next week. I had my yearly woman exam, then needed a sonogram (NO I'm NOT prego not even close). I've had painful monthly ovarian cysts since I was 21. Turns out I may have endometriosis now. My Dr wants to do laparoscopy to check for sure and if so, then blast any unwanted cells. {OUCH!} I also had my 3rd MRI on my left foot because of my dang toe joint that hurts. I have Freiberg's Disease and the pain just keeps getting worse. I'll be having surgery soon to remove part of the 2nd metatarsal head. Don't know how close together I can do these procedures, but I'll get it worked out. I'm going forward with the foot surgery first.

Ok enough with the blah blah blahs. LOL

DSO is still having their Designer Call and Site CT Call until July 31st

If you want a chance to sell your designs at DSO or love scrapping and want to be part of the DSO Store Creative Team, go apply now before it's too late! Good Luck ☺

DSO has a couple new talented designers in the store this week!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!

Sassy Sarah aka Designs by Sassy has joined us! YAY!!!

See what's new in her STORE

And one of my *online* designing buddies - Charlie (aka Charlie's Digiscraps) has joined the DSO team also! We've gotten to know each other thru blogging and at our fave digiscrap place DSO!!! Welcome aboard sweetie!

See what she's added to her STORE already

Oh I almost forgot, there's a couple new treasures in the store too!

Kim & Gaye (two very talented & creative sisters) have joined forces and created this amazingly beautiful Toof Fairy Collab kit:

You don't want to miss out on this kit!

It's so incredible & with so many hand-drawn elements!!!

{There are LOTS more pictures & close-ups HERE

& some FREE add-ons on their blogs!}

Ya know what?

This kit would go perfectly with this month's DSO Quote Challenge!

{hint - it's about *toothless grins*}

Bunny created this amazing poem wordart in this same theme:

Jazzy also has some darling Toof Fairy wordart

To see all the new designs go HERE

I also wanted to share some lovely layouts using my Hokey Pokey kit:

Renee's Flowering Cactus

Michelle (aka SunshineState) Birds of a Feather

{she won my kit at DST}
Bunny playing with glue again, made this darling hybrid box


I also want to do a little shout out to my brother-in-law:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIK!!!!

Hope it's a good one!!! Have a safe trip home!

Nathaniel has some good news!

But first, let me show you what Nathaniel looked like BEFORE he got BRACES:

This was the FIRST day of BRACES (9/12/07)
This was taken this morning - his LAST day of BRACES
And TODAY - his teeth AFTER BRACES
WOW!!! HE looks AWESOME!!!

He was so excited to get his braces, he thought they were so cool!! He has loved them and every month he got to change the color of his bands. That was fun for him choosing new colors. Then when he found out he was getting them off {a month early} he was excited for the next step! Suddenly, this last week he was counting down the days, then last night he began an hourly countdown! ha ha I think he was also anxious because the orthodontist told him that he would get a BIG bag of candy {all the kinds he wasn't able to enjoy during braces}! LOL

Well, they weren't kidding, check out his loot!!

CONGRATULATIONS Nathaniel!!! You did great & your teeth look fantastic!!

Just a little while longer

Took Nathaniel to his orthodontist appointment today and made an appointment for him to get them OFF in 4 weeks!! He's excited! He has really LOVED his braces, but happy for the next step. He got them last year mid-September and was supposed wear them for at least 12 months. So, he's getting them off a little early because his teeth are doing AWESOME! Woohoooo!!!!

Just hope he will wear his retainer and not lose it! I heard those things are EXPENSIVE!!

{I remember my brother losing his at a restaurant once - I think he even dug thru the trash trying to find it - and my parents having to figure out how to afford another one!} YIKES!!

I'll post BEFORE and AFTER photos next month!!