playdates, projects, and pure sweetness

Last week Elise had her friends Nicolynn and Stella (and their moms!) over to play.  Stella is still a little too small to play, but Nicolynn and Elise had a great time.  They did a superb job of trashing the playroom.  :-)

I went to town on a project I've been wanting to do since we moved in.  We have this giant empty wall by the stairs.  A few weeks ago I bought a bunch of frames at Ikea and used a tip from Pinterest to hang them.  I just used some old Christmas wrapping paper and cut them to the sizes of the frames.  Then I could move them around until I had the right positions.  I marked the spots where the nails would go so I had minimal holes to fix.  

 I think it turned out pretty cute! 

 

Elise after her nap today.  The pigtails kill me.

Every night before we eat dinner we say a little prayer.  Elise knows and folds her hands.  

It's so stinking cute.   

"Smile big!"

A little cancer update: Last Tuesday we met with my oncologist.  He went over my scans - and I am officially cancer free!  No cancer detected on any scans.  The radiation is mostly a precaution to help lower the odds of anything coming back.  I scheduled to get my port removed near the end of April.  For the next year, I will get a scan every 4 months - just to watch and make sure nothing comes back. 

I got a mold made for radiation to make sure I am in the correct position every time.  I also have tiny little tattoo marks on my chest.  They just blend in with all the other freckles.  This week I went to the mall without my wig.  I wore a headband and big earrings so people would still know I'm a girl.  I look like GI Jane.  Or at least I would if I lost 50 pounds and could do a push-up. 

There's an update for you.  I've started packing for our trip to Florida next week and we are so excited.  We need a vacation like none other.