jump rope queen...hula hoop master...

the preK, Kindergarten & 1st grade classes put on a PE program at school the other night...Corinn was psyched to show us what she could do...here's her 1st grade class performing Boogie on the Playground...look at her go!

xoxo,
sharon

poor Rocket...

last week, Rocket got the big snip snip...or should i say plop plop ~lol~ ok, that was bad! forgive me?

poor thing...for the 1st 24 hrs after surgery, he couldn't find a comfortable way to sit...so he resorted to laying around like this...

(he is totally knocked out asleep here!)

which also happens to be the way he lays when ur rubbing his belly & he passes out ~lol~

but he's perfectly fine now! healed up nicely & back to his old self...maybe a little less anxious to find that special girl dog ;0) but back to the Rocket we know & love

xoxo,
sharon

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{this moment}
"Photos - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

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xoxo,
sharon

wordless Wednesday...he's bald again - AHHH!

wordless Wednesday...crazy hair day...

sledding on a Saturday...

wordless Wednesday...Jaden updated his Mii's hair...

wordless Wednesday...mama said knock you out!

(something Gabby worked on in the car the other day...click to enlarge)

swingset fun...

i looked out the window this past weekend, & spotted the girls doing some kind of routine on the swingset...so i grabbed my camera to go check it out...they're too cute!

dancin' in the rain...

did u see this last night?

anything that Jimmy & Justin do together is awesome! (have u seen The Barry Gibb Talk Show? hilarious!)...but then add The Roots too?! got me dancin' in my seat!

it's pouring buckets here!

we've been getting some MUCH needed rain these past few days...then last night, the heavens opened & it's been pouring non-stop...there's now a flash flood warning for this area, & i know some of my friends back in the boonies are saying roads are already getting pretty bad...i hope everyone stays safe! we desperately need this rain (haven't had any in like 4 months!)...just not quite so fast!

i couldn't resist...

Jaden's werewolf costume arrived Thursday...& well, since there was still a full moon out...

i couldn't resist!

kicking cancer's ass together...

i have quite a few bumper stickers on the back of my vehicle...one of my favs is my this one...

apparently, someone else liked it too...last week, i found this note tucked under my windshield wiper...

i gave her a call, & directed her to my fav bumper sticker site...gotta love the connection that us cancer survivors have! ;0)

speaking of...

i met with my oncologist yesterday...it was a follow-up from my latest CT (i've had one every 3 months for a year now...the latest being last week)...she said they spotted a lymph node under my right arm that they want to keep an eye on (which is weird, since my cancer was all on my left side - neck/chest)...she says they're not too concerned about it - but just want to watch it

so instead of moving to scans every 6 months, like we originally planned to do this time - i'm to come back & see her again in 3...i'm ok with that news - i told her that if she's not worried about the node yet, i'm not either...plus i enjoy seeing her...she's one of the coolest docs i know! ;0)

wordless Wednesday...the boy ain't right! ~lol~

weekend cakes...

Friday, i brought this cake along with me to the office...Rylee's mom always picks up her birthday girl's cake the Friday before her Saturday party...i missed the 1st birthday, but have been able to do every birthday cake for Rylee since! (here's her 2nd & 3rd)

this year, she chose Phineas & Ferb...i was able to get all her favorite characters on there, & pull in some tie-dye to match her party decor! it was all yellow cake (all 72 servings of it!), iced & decorated in buttercream

then on Saturday, i had a bachelorette party cake picked up...

this one was all fudge chip cake...first, iced in buttercream - to create all the right curves ;0) then, covered & decorated in fondant & dark chocolate fondant

usually, i create any "naughty" cakes in the middle of the night...then have them hidden away in a box by the time the kiddos get up the next morning...but this time, i figured the design wasn't too risque, & didn't bother hiding it

Jaden giggled when he first saw it, then asked what flavor cake it was ~lol~ Corinn's first view of the cake was this, as she walked out her bedroom door...

her exact words...
"that's disgusting!"
~lol~

finally, on Sunday, i had yet ANOTHER Pittsburg Steelers cake to create...what is it with these VA folks & their love for the Steelers?!

it was marble cake, iced in buttercream & decorated with fondant

as always, thx for looking!

{this moment} what tha?!

{this moment}
"Photos - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

inspired by SouleMama - a Friday ritual

i can't stop thinking about it!!!

i've got big plans this weekend! any guesses?

ok, if u're friends with me on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, then u already know...& by now, u're probably tired of hearing me talk about it! ~lol~

but i just cannot wait!!!

i totally know how Jaden feels now...u know, when he has some amazing (to him) event coming up...& it's all he can talk about...over & over & over again...he asks me a million times how many more days until...& when i appear frustrated with his constant jabbering, he'll say, "but Ma, i just can't help it! i can't stop thinking about it!!!"

i totally get that!
;0)