1. We went to a wedding…and we weren’t filming it! One of my best girlfriends got married last Friday and had her wedding at Wente winery in Livermore. Was so gorgeous!
2. Shawn did a few home improvements to our place over the weekend, including replacing the super old faucet in the kitchen and the rusted shower head in the bathroom. So happy to have a kitchen faucet that I can pull out! And a shower head with some real power to it! Ask how many times Shawn had to go back and forth to Home Depot to get the right stuff for the faucet connections? 4! Luckily Home Depot is only 5 minutes from our house.
3. Lou got some extra love and hugs this week. On Saturday night we went on a little walking adventure with the dogs thru the open fields near our house. Lou came and sat next to me, scratched his ear, and then started softly crying. I panicked! I felt all over him to see if maybe he had a big splinter or sticker stuck in him. By the time I felt his ear, he really started crying. Me and Shawn we’re peering in his ear with a flashlight and couldn’t see anything. Poor little guy kept whimpering and shaking his head. Luckily there is a 24 hour vet nearby, so we took him in. Look what they found deep in his ear!
I have a theory that it was near his ear stuck in his fur, and when he went to scratch his ear he shoved it in. You don’t even want to know what the Vet charged us to take it out. $180! I could puke! So now we call Lou Mr. 180.
4. My sister puts out a ton of seeds and bird food outside our work window for all the nearby animals. It’s really fun looking outside and seeing all the birds flying around and eating. All week this momma turkey and her 5 little babies have been stopping by every morning. It’s so cute!
5. Listen to my newest obsession! Have you guys heard of Lemi Shine? It is amazing! I made the mistake of using powdered Cascade dish washing detergent to wash all my new Pyrex mixing bowls and they came out all clouded white and disgusting. And these were *brand new* dishes. No matter how hard I tried I could not scrub out the cloudiness by hand. So upsetting.
I did a ton of research, and apparently that dish soap doesn’t have a phosphorus chemical in it, which leaves dishes super cloudy. All the message boards said Lemi Shine was the only solution. My local grocery store had some, and after just 1 wash all the cloudiness was gone! I felt like I was in an infomercial! You just use half Lemi Shine and half of your regular detergent. It seriously worked magic! Pick some up if you ever experience the same problem. They sell Lemi Shine online too. How have I not heard of this sooner?
Have a great weekend friends!
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Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven says
July 18, 2014 at 4:47 amAwww poor Lou! And poor you and Shawn too—$180 is just craziness! And that’s such a neat trick for dishes! A lot of my dishes are slightly cloudy and dull so I will definitely have to get my hands on some of that Lemi Shine! Have a great weekend, Nat! :)
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
July 18, 2014 at 4:58 amSounds like you had a great time at your friend’s wedding! And that’s so sad about your dog, but good thing you found it, and quickly! But I know how much vet bills can cost, doesn’t that just stink? But definitely something that needs to get taken care of. I wish my office view was full of birds! What a nice distraction!
Have a great weekend, Natalie!
Meg says
July 18, 2014 at 5:31 amYou two look faaaaaabulous at the wedding — your makeup is gorgeous! And poor Lou. Glad the little guy is okay, though that bill does majorly suck. Eek.
Kelly - LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE says
July 18, 2014 at 5:57 amYou looked gorg Natalie for that wedding!! Happy you and Shawn got to enjoy a wedding since you are always at them! I have to ask you what kind of shampoo I spy in your shower?! Those bottles are ridiculously big and I want :D I have never heard of that dishwasher stuff! I have actually had my glasses getting foggy lately and it’s SO annoying lol makes me feel like I’m using a dirty glad! Ish! Have a fab weekend dear!!
Allison says
July 18, 2014 at 6:12 amOMG you are beautiful! That’s a great photo of you and your man. So cute! Something about happy couples makes me a happy girl. Also, weddings at wineries make me a happy girl! I love me some wine :) As for Mr. 180 (adorable!), I hate when pets hurt because they can’t tell you exactly what’s wrong. Vet bills. No thank you! That seems pretty steep for removing a splinter! And that LemiShine. I neeeeed that. I need it right now!
Have a great weekend, Natalie! Wishing you guys luck with all the renos/trips to HD ;)
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
July 18, 2014 at 7:43 amNo … come on, you really have turkeys outside your work? I could make some jokes about Christmas here, but of course I won’t …
I bet that was so awful when your little doggie started crying. Poor thing! Thank goodness you were able to sort him out, even if it was a bit eye-wateringly expensive.
Hope you get to relax and chill a bit this weekend :-)
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cheri says
July 18, 2014 at 10:13 amLove the turkeys, so adorable, I think they were very timid animals, apparently not. You and your husband look so cute together at the wedding. Have a great week-end!
Kelly says
July 18, 2014 at 11:48 amLove the pic of you and Shawn at the wedding, you both look gorgeous! Aaw and poor Lou, thank goodness the splinter is out but boo to the steep vet bill :( Happy weekend Natalie, hope you guys have a blast with all the house stuff :)
Annie @Maebells says
July 18, 2014 at 12:59 pmI feel ya on the vet bill. I feel like we never walk out of the vets office for under 200, no matter what we are going for! The things we do for our fur babies!
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July 18, 2014 at 2:03 pmmy mother is obsessed with lemi shine. i’m surprised she hasn’t told you about it already.
Caryn says
July 19, 2014 at 5:03 amIt’s true! The dishwasher repair man told me about Lemi Shine a couple of years ago. All my glasses, etc, were so cloudy and looked terrible. The first time I opened the dishwasher after I used it I couldn’t believe how shiny everything was! Amazing! He told me to fill the little cup about halfway with Lemi Shine then put one of the Electrasol tabs with the little red ball in there. Works great! Love you, Natalie! Love your blog!
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen says
July 18, 2014 at 2:13 pmOMG, you are gorgeous on the first picture! I just love looking at your pictures with your husband! You guys are so cute together. Have a wonderful weekend, friend ;-)
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
July 18, 2014 at 3:04 pmYou guys are so cute together :D Poor doggie. That makes me sad to hear he was crying. Glad he is all better :D Have a great weekend!
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
July 18, 2014 at 3:08 pmBe careful what you wash with Lemi Shine!! It takes stuff off well… but TOO well. I put a few printed pint glasses in with Lemi Shine one time and it took all the printing off!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
July 18, 2014 at 3:57 pmOoo Lemi-Shine… I’ll have to remember that :) Love these posts… getting a behind the scenes glimpse of your weekly living is so much fun!
Danielle says
July 18, 2014 at 5:23 pmSuch a pretty picture of you two at the wedding!
Your poor dog though, good thing they found what was bothering him. I hate when something happens to one of our dogs, it makes you wish they could take and tell you what’s wrong. Poor thing!
Leah | So, How's It Taste? says
July 18, 2014 at 5:54 pmAw, poor Lou, but glad he’s feeling better. I freaked out when Sydney got a tick on her belly and I could only pull half of it out. Took her to the vet and $90 bucks later. Oy! It just means we’re good doggie mammas! I’m pretty pumped to go find that Lemi Shine. I have the worst trouble finding a dishwasher detergent that I like. Hopefully that stuff will help. Too bad you guys don’t live closer…I have a bathroom faucet I need changing out! ;)
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
July 19, 2014 at 6:10 amOh, your poor puppy! Glad he’s okay now!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
July 19, 2014 at 8:39 amPoor Lou! That must have really hurt. I have to get some Lemi Shine. All of our drinking glasses have turned cloudy and I can’t stand it.
Pat says
July 21, 2014 at 3:25 pmNatalie, you and Shawn look just lovely! And your photography is beautiful. Whenever Don has a project to do he will spend half of his time going back and forth to Lowe’s or Home Depot. If he can’t find one of his measuring tapes he goes and buys another one. We have lots now so it shouldn’t be a problem anymore. Happy to hear the dog is doing well. :)
Anna @ shenANNAgans says
July 21, 2014 at 5:11 pmYou are sooooo pretty, great pic of you and your fella! :) Haha, oh dear, very frustrating for Shawn having to go back and forth to Home Depot, I don’t know I would have persisted after visit 3. LOL! Good little Mr 180 is okay, poor little lovey.
Isadora @ She Likes Food says
July 21, 2014 at 8:55 pmI remember spending a lot of time at Home Depot when we first bought our house, thankfully it is really close to our house too! That must be so nice going to a wedding where you can just sit and enjoy it! You look great! Your poor dog! That looks like it would hurt a lot. Vets are so freaking expensive and I feel like half the time they don’t even do anything. Thank goodness they were able to get it out though! Those baby turkeys are adorable :)
Sam @ Sugar Spun Run says
July 22, 2014 at 5:17 amYou two are so cute, must have been nice to be on the other end of the camera lens for a wedding!
Our new house is also about 5 minutes from a Home Depot… it really is fantastic because we end up having to go there multiple times a week, if not multiple times a day.
Your poor dog.. (and your poor wallet–vets really can be quite extortionate) but I’m glad he’s doing better!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
July 22, 2014 at 9:42 amvets bills are insane, aren’t they. They charge insane amounts just to “see” the animal, let alone do anything. But, it is worth it to not see our animals in pain.
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
July 22, 2014 at 12:06 pmthe lemi-shine tip is amazing, totally buying it on my next soap.com order!! and you & the hubs are too cute for words, love!
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July 22, 2014 at 1:00 pmThis Lemi Shine is on my shopping list! Thanks for the tip…..I am going to try it on my glass shower door, it’s worth a try, right? :)
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