No, it's not a color challenge....

.....just my colorful foot !

So, you are really gonna get a good laugh about this story. Last week Digby was finally feeling better and had lots of energy so we went to the back yard to play some fetch. He brought his favorite Orka toy. It's a heavy rubber toy that resembles a jack and it bounces all over the place. My big boy loves chasing his Orka and bringing it back and leaving it at my feet to go again. Usually he just sets it on the ground but this day he was especially energetic and he was throwing it back to me (I'm sure you know where this is going but I'll spell it out anyway)

I was checking out my roses when he came bounding back and dropped the toy on my right foot. It hurt initially but I didn't realize anything was really wrong until several hours later I noticed a large goose-egg on the top of my foot.  I iced it and didn't think anything of it because it still didn't hurt too badly. Well it's been a week and it still looks like this:

(desperately in need of a pedicure)

I suspect it may be broken. The irony is that since the veterinary hospital has all my money my injury will need to heal on it's own. I'm sure there's a moral to this story, I'd love to hear your theories...and feel free to use my festive foot as color inspiration :)

Philippians 2:13

"For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him"

blessings,

nancy

Check This Out

I'm totally loving the new Lawn Fawn stamp set, Check This Out! I got the opportunity to design a Make n Take for a local retailer show using the set. I was supposed to go to demonstrate but I had a puppy emergency so Mr Lawn Fawn, aka Mike did the honors. Men can be crafty! The card combines the stamps with the fabulous new Dewey Decimal papers. The little tag can be removed to use as a bookmark or a photo or personal message can be added.

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I'm so hoping to get back to a regular posting schedule but circumstances have been conspiring against me. My father in law was in the hospital over the weekend, we are getting ready for Uriah's 1st birthday party next week, I've been working some pretty long days at LF HQ getting summer CHA orders out and then there's that "puppy emergency" I mentioned.

It appears my big boy has developed some perplexing problems. We recently had to start him on thyroid medication (it's working, he's already lost 11 pounds....where do I get some of that?) and now he has some severe allergies that have caused him to literally tear up his skin. Yesterday he did some real damage to his neck so a trip to the vet could not be put off. After a long stay at the vet and a whole pharmacy worth of medications he's resting today. I'll spare you the photos of the aftermath other than to share our very workable solution to the scratching......

.....he's triple socked, it's almost like he's got boxing gloves on his feet. It works and he looks really funny when he tries to walk on the hardwood floors.

Just home from the vet last night....trying to come off the sedatives. He needs constant supervision so I'm watching him like a hawk while we wait for the results of the testing.

I will have some fun birthday decorations to share later this week so I hope you will join me then.

blessings,
nancy

First Sign of Summer?

At our house the first sign of summer is the annual shearing of the wholly mammoth we call Digby.

Here he is pre-shearing:

The beautiful golden fur coat is great for winter (and for Tia to snuggle up in) but not so much for our warm summers and the plethora of foxtails in our area.

Here's our not-so-wholly mammoth ready to take on all the summer fun:

Special thanks to my friend Kathy and her buddy Max for providing the inspiration for this post!

I have a post over on the Stamp Fever blog today...a great little storage tip that you won't want to miss!

I'll be teaching the last session of my Stamping 101 series at Stamp Fever tomorrow and next Saturday.
here's the sample cards:

Have a great weekend everyone,
blessings,
nancy