MY SUPER BIRTHDAY WISH LIST

SO I THINK IT IS ONLY FAIR WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR BIRTHDAY TO BE EVER SO PICKY ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE :) I HAVE HAD PEOPLE ASKING ME WHAT I WANTED FOR MY BDAY WHICH AS OF TODAY IS ONLY 11 DAYS AWAY! AAAUUUGGGHHH.

1.) A SMOKER - ( I KNOW THIS SOUNDS FUNNY BUT IN THE SOUTH BARBECUE IS REALLY BIG AND ALMOST A STAPLE AT MOST HOMES-  I COULD DO SOME BBQ CHICKEN OR SOME PULLED PORK - YUMMY!)
2.) NEW TENNIS SHOES - ( ADIDAS ALL THE WAY - I WOULD LOVE TO WEAR NIKE BUT MY FEET ARE NOT AS NARROW AS SOME SKINNY PEOPLE OUT THERE - THE GOAL IS TO GET A GOOD PAIR FOR ONE OF MY NEW RESOLUTIONS OF WALKING 4 DAYS A WEEK.)
3.) STARBUCKS OR JITTERY JOE'S GIFT CARDS - ( SUCH A TREAT TO GET SOME OF THAT HEAVENLY TEA OR COFFEE AT SUCH A ASTRONOMICAL PRICE)
4.) GAP GIFT CARDS - ( WHO DOESN'T NEED SOME CLASSIC CLOTHES TO GO WITH MY NEW SUEDE LOAFERS!)
5.) A PAIR OF BLACK TOMS - ( SO COMFY AND SO COOL!)
6.) A GARDEN BOX FOR MY VEGGIES - ( LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A GOOD GARDEN THIS YEAR THAT FEEDS THE FAMILY AND IS A GOOD EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY FOR MEGAN.
8.) FABRIC FLOWER BIB NECKLACE - ( ON ETSY, I AM SO IN LOVE WITH, THEY ARE CUTE, UNIQUE AND HANDMADE AND MAKE A STATEMENT TO ANY SHIRT OR PLAIN DRESS!)
7.) OF COURSE ANYTHING THAT MY SWEET GIRLS MAKE FOR ME IS ALWAYS WANTED, LOVED AND TREASURED!!!

SO THAT IS MY LIST - HOPE I GET SOME OF THESE THINGS!!! IF NOT WHATEVER I GET I AM SURE TO LOVE :)

COOKIES, COOKIES, COOKIES

This year the Souza's came over to decorate Christmas cookies for Santa. The kids had a blast and the Little's decided the would decorate their face :) I love having them over - cause it always is a laugh fest when my brother is over!

CHRISTMAS TIME AT THE BLOOMS

Got the Christmas tree up and two very happy little girls - waiting for Santa to come....well at least one of them is, one just cannot wait to see what mom and dad got her :) We also have a special elf come visit us, his name is "ELF-CUS!"

Megan's new little shop

 Megan decided that she was going to do a little shop of handmade hair pins and earrings. She has business cards she has made and already has a clientele list. Her store is called " Just Bloomin Around. " I encouraged her since it was something good for her to do - to keep her up and work her hands since they are so sore. Well at my Christmas open house she walked away selling just shy of $100.00 worth - wow is right! Then she showed them to a friend of mine who purchased some and a soriety bought 23 pairs from her since their logo was an anchor. Since then she has sold to some of the hospital staff and was told last night to put then in a little store in watkinsville, on main street. I cannot believe how well she is doing and she loves to do it. I am gonna post her pictures. She sells the regular earrings for $3.00 a pair, fabric earrings are sold for $4.00 a pair and the hair pins are sold for $4.00 a pair. They each come wrapped very cute and she is already working on some for different upcoming holidays :) I hope you all enjoy and if your interested, please let me know.

 (Owl hair pins)

 ( Rose earrings - these come in all colors)

 (Square rhinestone hair pins, they come in round also)

 (Giraffe hair pins)

 (Blue and White chex earrings)

 (Funky Fabric earrings)

(Yellow check earrings)

 ( Glass Hair Pins)

 ( More glass hair pins)

 (Cupcake earrings, these also come in hair pins)

 (Anchor earrings)

 (Butterfly hair pins)

 ( Fabric and Button hair pins)

(Safari hair pins)

NOTHING KNOW YET!

Went to the doctors on Wednesday - for being Children's Health care - they certainly were not nice to my sweet girl. I think I could have punched the lady at the lab. They ran a bunch of tests and labs and now it is the sit and wait patiently time to see if they can figure something out and even then it may not show up a auto immune disease or arthritis. REALLY?????

As soon as we find out anything we will post - at least we were told that some of her sed rate did come back elevated which shows inflammation :(

Julia and Joe

I just had to share these amazing pictures of Julia and her Joe. This is her buddy, her best friend. She has such a love for this little man. She has been riding Joe and rode him at a competition in September. She won 3 first places and won junior champion and it was her first competition. We all love you and to see Julia have this special bond with him is priceless - well so is this little one in her uniform :)

GLUTEN FREE

Yes the Bloom Family has gone totally gluten free for our health and also in support of our Meggie Sue! It is amazing how much healthier it is not to eat all that, well how can I say this......"CRAP"! ha ha ha. So far I made my first quinoa with veggie dish - simply amazing! Looking forward to see what else I can whip up :)

READY FOR WEDNESDAY

Well it feels like forever that I have had time to post anything to this blog - but can I just say I am so ready for Wednesday. Wednesday is when I take my sweet Meggie to the pediatric rhuematologist at Children's Health care of Atlanta. I hope that we get some sort of answers that will lead us to a good path of treatment. Since I have been researching the Internet as made my mind spin out of control. Meggie has her awesome days and then she has her horrible days. Some days I look at her and it is like the old meg is back and others are just hard to see her in pain and uncomfortable. I have noticed that she cannot go up and down the stairs that much anymore. Someday she is lucky to go up 2 times. It has taken a toll on her back. Oh I so do look forward to some answers. With all that said I am so happy to say since Megan has been dairy and gluten free her migraines have been gone for a couple of months. She still has her daily headaches but no migraines which is a blessing. I am so thankful to everyone that has been there for us and for all the prayers for our family and Meggie.