New Hair
I chopped my 12inches off my hair! Oh and I added highlights. LOVE LOVE LOVE, the cut, but not sure about the lightness of it. I'll most likely be headed back to the salon to darken it up.
9 Months
Photo Canvas
I'm loving the photo canvas craze and I've been seeing them everywhere. I've seen a lot of DIY instructions for them, but with moving and trying to get settled I never got around to actually doing it myself. So... the next best thing was to buy one, but for the size I wanted, they can be quite pricey. So after shopping around I found that Walmart actually makes them for about $25 for a 16"x20", and the best thing, you can get it the same day!
I have a random, skinny diagonal wall in my house that was in need of some sprucing. All the art pieces I found were either too big or too small for the space, but these canvases worked perfect. I definitely suggest using Walmart's photo canvas options so start a mini gallery wall in your house; it's affordable and the quality is awesome! Check it out:
These are the pictures I wanted to display:
I'm really happy with them! This is them up close:
And after spending about $50 for both, and two nails, this is what I got:
I'm really happy with them! This is them up close:
Cheat Day
Shannon, (my husband), has been on a diet and today is his cheat day. We decided to surprise him with a favorite treat. Yellow cake, filled with strawberries and chocolate frosting. Man he's got such a hard life. Thank goodness he loves the box cake because this would not have happened from scratch. :)
Jo's New Helmet & MCLEF
Six months ago our son was diagnosed with Brachycephaly with Plagiocephaly. His head was misshapen from sleeping on his back, and delay in development. We were told, as his brain grew, the Brachycephaly only allowed it to grow in the path if least resistance- upward, which resulted in not only a misshapen skull, but brain. This made our son more likely for seizure, headaches, and cognitive delay as he grew. Our pediatrician referred us to an OT and cranial specialist, who prescribed him with a DocBand and months of occupational therapy. We of course, wanted to "fill his prescription" right away, but soon found out that Tricare sees Brachycephaly as a cosmetic issue- in turn, they do not cover it. Our doctors told us Brachycephaly and other cranial deformities like it is not cosmetic, it put our son at risk for dangers in neural development, The cost of a DocBand and the weekly fittings can range anywhere from $2000-$4000, per helmet. (If not taken care of early on, many children will have to be fitted for two helmets. However, there are also a lot of doctors out there that say, the neural dangers stated above are rare and that Doc Bands are usually for cosmetic issues- regardless we wanted to fix Jo's flat head). As frustrated as we were, we paid the out of pocket costs. A month after getting the helmet, a man approached me at the commissary and asked me if I paid for the helmet out of pocket. I confirmed I did and he proceeded to share his family's story of having to pay for two helmets. He then told me he would like to help us, and asked for my husbands contact information. Hesitant, I gave him my husband's email, and the man explained that he belonged to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. He told me the MCLEF is a charitable non-profit foundation that has paid for 100 DocBands for active duty dependents and they, (as he put), "will not stop." After researching the group I realized my husband's was safe in the hands of former Marine commandants and officers. In a week we got an email from the man, (Colonel Robert Coates), telling us that with our medical receipts, they will send us a check in the full amount of the DocBand and any future uninsured care he might need. Two weeks later a check for $2500 and a letter from the president of MCLEF wishing our son and family well came in the mail. The only thing the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation asked of us is that we share our story with the military community and especially our fellow Marine families so that none of our children's medical needs to unaddressed. I was informed that members of MCLEF have addressed congress to reconsider the "uninsurable" pediatric diagnoses, including Brachycephaly, but until then if any Marine family needs help getting the necessary medical care for your child, contact MCLEF. Our son finished his cranial treatment a little over a month ago and is doing great. He still has some developmental catching up to do, but we're almost there. We could not be more thankful to God and MCLEF. So now as promised, I am sharing our story and letting you know about the graciousness of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.
Love & Respect
My husband and I started a new devotional written by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs called Love & Respect. We are looking to find the secret to a lasting and successful marriage and although there is no one definitive answer, we know there are tools which can help us make the most of our relationship. Love & Respect teaches that the principle to a lasting marriage is one which a wife receives "the love she most desires," while a husband receives "the respect he desperately needs."
So far so good! We are still in the early stages of the devotional but we have already learned so much. Perhaps the best thing we've learned is that God has already given us the formula for a successful marriage. It is not found in the pages of a single devotional, or in a weekend retreat with your spouse, but rather in His Word alone. Love & Respect breaks down Scripture to help you apply God's formula to a successful marriage. We are excited to be on this journey and we are so thankful that the Lord set this and His book in our hands. As we get further into our study, I'll update you on some of the things we've learned. For more information on Love & Respect and Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, check him out here.
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