Think Pink!

It's almost the middle of October already and it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month! I wanted to change my graphics for a couple of weeks to remind us all how important it is to take care of ourselves and continue to do 'breast self-exams' on a monthly basis. I know I haven't posted about this in a few months, and I have to be honest and say that by not doing so, I got off track and stopped doing a BSE each month. But it's never too late to start again. And I find that when I post about it here it helps me stay accountable not only to myself but to my friends who read this blog too. So, if you're like me, and it's been a month or two since you took a few minutes to 'feel' that you're ok, then why not do it now. Early detection - it can save your life!

So, how was your Sunday? I hope it was a fun and relaxing one for you. We didn't go to church today. Kristen had diarrhea in the morning and she was nervous about going to church because she said they don't have bathroom breaks once their service starts. Of course that's not to say she wouldn't be allowed to go to the bathroom, but I was concerned too that she might not make it to the bathroom in time if she HAD to go. She'd already had an accident that morning at home!!!

So we popped out for a quick lunch and went to Lowe's to get some mulch and some fall flowers for the yard. And yes, I have some pictures to show you today :-) Remember this . . . .

this was my yard at the beginning of the summer when I just planted the marigolds and some other flowers. See the little red leafed plant (on the left) well I thought you might like to see how it grew over the summer. . . . .


seriously! this is the same plant - can you believe it? Here's a close up of the pretty leaves. . .

The days are cooling down a little here which is why I wanted to get out the front and clean the flower bed up a bit. I bought some chrysanthemums to add to the borders as the marigolds had all died away, and I added some new mulch too. The mulch I bought though is different to last time and I don't really like it. The bark is much bigger than I thought it would be, but it will have to do for now. Here's a couple of close up pictures I took of the flowers that came out really pretty. . . .

These orange flowers have been in since the beginning of summer, you can see them in the first picture next to the dianthus and marigolds. They've spread out a lot too and have been flowering all summer long.

No school tomorrow, it's Columbus Day :-) So no early rising for me, yay!