High Five For Friday!

I'm linking up with http://www.frommygreydeskblog.com for "High Five For Friday"! Hopefully I will be making this post every week. ;)

Here are some things I LOVED about this week!! (Other than being on spring break which is a given!):

March Madness! Even though I don't know much about basketball, I love filling out a bracket every year! (Excuse the dumb doodles...)

Birthday cards!! My birthday is Sunday, March 18th, and I got a bunch of birthday cards this week from loved ones.

St. Paddy's Day sugar cookies-YUMMMM! My mom made a batch and sent some home. They are going fast!!

This amazing weather!! I couldn't ask for a more beautiful week for spring break!!  And it looks like next week will be just as nice! I had my windows open every day!


5. Friday fun-day!! My fiance has a rotating schedule at work, so he doesn't get the same days off every week! Since he has today off and I am on spring break, we are going to the Henry Vilas Zoo today and doing some "shopping" (probably more looking than shopping since I am trying to save money, but we'll see!)!

Honestly, this has been a REALLY good week! I could keep going, but I will just stick to the five.

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My Cat's Tumor Pt. 2 (Graphic Images)

It took me a really long time to write this post. I just...didn't want to think about this situation anymore. I hope it is over forever

You may remember a post from last year about My cat's tumor. Well, it came back. Last summer, in July 2011, we noticed a bump on my cat's chin. The bump turned out to be a tumor, and while it was unlikely that it would spread, it was right below her lip and would surely affect her ability to eat/drink as it grew. We had it removed in August, and hoped that was the end of it.

It wasn't.

In early December, we noticed a bump had returned to my cat's chin. We hoped it was just scar tissue or something similar, so we decided to just keep an eye on it. Over the course of December, it grew enough to become concerning, so we took her to the vet in January. He came to the conclusion that he did not get all of it last time and that it was the same tumor returning.

January 3, 2012

January 12, 2012

 We set up an appointment as soon as we could, and she had surgery on January 20th.

Post-Surgery January 20, 2012

Post-Surgery January 20, 2012

The vet pretty much took all the tissue he could right down to her jawbone. The incision looked very nasty. In fact, while getting ready to leave the vet, she rubbed it on the side of her carrier and it started bleeding everywhere. I am very squeamish and nearly fainted at the sight of it. They had to put a cone on her so she wouldn't pick at it. She was so miserable. I only left the cone on for one night.


She looked pretty bruised and beat-up for a couple of days, but was not acting different at all. She did really well, and recovered very quickly. The vet called and said the pathologist thought this time the he got it all, though the margins were small. Fingers crossed that they are right!

January 21, 2012

January 22, 2012

January 22, 2012

January 22, 2012 

I took her to get her stitches out 10 days after surgery. She did not like going back to the vet and cried the whole time. She was fine again, though, after I brought her home.

January 30, 2012

February 1, 2012

Today, March 11, 2012, she is fully healed and looks great. I really hope that was the last we see of that stupid tumor!!!

March 11, 2012

#Pinterest - My top 10 pins of the week!

I'm trying something new. I stole this idea from http://www.frommygreydeskblog.com/.

Presenting:

My Top 10 Pins of the Week!!

Aren't these owl rice bags super cute? I can't wait to make my own!!

I can't wait to be a mommy someday. I'm going to dress my kid in such cute and crazy clothes!! Love this peacock outfit for a baby girl!

An owl tea set? Yes please!!

This cat looks so happy!!!! ^_^

Krispy Kreme donut copycat recipe. My fiance would DIE if I made these!

Perfect green eye makeup for St. Patty's Day!!

This DIY wreath would be ADORABLE for a little girl's bedroom door!! It would be so easy to make holiday specific wreaths just like this, too!

Crockpot Pizza....um...yum!

This cat tat is AWESOME! I think I'd like one someday....just not in that location.

Last but not least...this ring is so PERFECT! Too bad it's out of stock!!

**Please note, I am posting all of these images from http://www.pinterest.com. I do not own the copyright to ANY of these images nor do I claim any of these images/ideas as my own.**

Broom standing on its own!!!

I wasn't going to do this, but then I did... :P

VLOGGG

Something different---here is a video blog post!!

P.S. I stopped my low carb diet. It wasn't working out. 'Nuff said about that. I'm still eating 1200-1300 calories a day, trying to eat more balanced meals, and EXERCISING!!!

Here's some of my first pictures with my new camera. I have a lot to learn still, but I love it already. :)

Update Time! [2/23/12]

So....Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were not my finest days. I had SEVERE cravings for bread, carbs, cake, ice cream, pizza...pretty much everything that I am not allowed to eat. And....unfortunately...I succumbed to those cravings. I'm an addict trying to wean myself off of huge amounts of junk....so I guess I should have braced for some slip-ups. Never fear, today (Thursday) I am back on track. I have been eating healthy today and have not had one bite of bread, pasta, rice, or anything of the like. I just got done doing Zumba Sculpt & Tone. I think I am going to follow the booklet I got with the box set for a daily workout plan. It mostly consists of Sculpt & Tone, Cardio Party, and I think Fitness Live once or twice. Super fun but also super hard! I am SWEATY!! Shower time, then back to homework. Boo!