When did I get so old? (A 3-in-1 post!)

It's my birthday! Not that that's anything to get all excited about. Woke up this morning to yet another dumping of snow. It's only the beginning of December and the first "real" snowfall was only a couple weeks ago, yet there's more than enough snow. The worst part is that there's bound to be more since our winters tend to last from October - April.

But anyway, look what the hubby got me for my birthday!



It's an Angel Cheek. He has bought me several of them since our daughter died, but I am quite certain this one is my favorite one (in addition to the refrigerator magnet Angel Cheek) Isn't it adorable? I just love the baby angel!



Some of my regular readers may remember this post. Last week, my husband had the week off (lucky duck) and so he was home with Emma most of it. He left her alone and outside the kennel twice during this time but for only 20 min. She did well, but yet, I worried. Twenty minutes isn't really that long, compared to the 5 - 6 hrs she would be alone on a normal work day.

Bear went back to work very early this morning (Started at 4:30 AM) and so when I left to go to work, I was very nervous about leaving Emma outside the kennel on her own for most of the day, and not confined to the kitchen or other room. (which is what we did at first til she ate through the baby gate) I worried all day, but everything turned out fine. Emma was a good girl all day! Yay! I'm so proud of her! I hope that this means we won't ever have to worry about leaving her home alone and that she can have some freedom within the house while we're away. I think we'll all be happier for it.



Today the Salvation Army pick up service came and picked up 3 boxes and 2 bags of things we purged from our basement! I didn't think to take a picture of it outside waiting, but you can see the pictures of my purge pile in this post!

I feel so good about getting so much out of my house. I look forward to tackling more around my house! (But not tonight.... haha)