we need prayers, and lots of them!

My brothers dog has cancer and he went through treatment but the effects are worse than the cancer. It was in his nose but the chemo will most likely make him blind in his left eye.


And let me clarify, this dog is not just a dog. Jeff is in a wheelchair and Howard is a service dog so he goes everywhere with Jeff. The only time he isn't with Jeff is when Jeff is at the races, the noise was too loud and Howard refused to wear ear muffs. Jeff has had him since Donovan and I met in 1997. So imagine your dog...only he isn't outside while you are gone. Imagine your lover, though he never goes to work all day long. They are NEVER apart! That's how much this dog means to my brother. They sleep in the same bed! lol

Anyway, if you could pray for Jeff too, he isn't getting any sleep. Howard tries to rub his eye while Jeff sleeps so Jeff has been sleeping in his wheelchair...well, more like not sleeping in his wheelchair. Howard was thrashing himself around for 4 hours last night and Jeff can't stop him. Jeff has no appetite and now has a kidney infection from the stress.

So if you could add Howard and Jeff to your prayer list we would all greatly appreciate it.

Here is Howard in case you are curious, he is a gorgeous and incredibly sweet golden retriever.

funky

I've been in a funk lately, sorry for the lack of blogs.

My rug stinks

We bought a rug about a year ago, we bought it when Wickes went out of business and liquidators came in and sold everything. So we bought a beautiful rug for what we thought was a good chunk of money ($300?) and it STINKS! We have steam cleaned it a few times but it still stinks. Ugh.

mama would be proud!

My mom always taught me the value of a dollar, how to clip coupons and wait until the item is on sale to get an even better deal. To look through different ads and go to different stores for different things.

I have been dying to try these:

Purex laundry sheets

but $8 for 20 loads of laundry wasn't appealing to me! I had a $2 off coupon and saw them at Starer Bros on sale for $5.99. The starter pack was 20 loads and the refill was 25 loads, what's the difference you ask? Well the starter pack comes with a nifty carrying case. I passed up the nifty carrying case for a good ole ziploc bag. So I got 25 loads for $3.99, I tried them yesterday and they are easy AND laundry smells delicious!