I will be back to blogging shortly.

Life just got a bit crazy for a couple of weeks. My aunt was rushed to the ER recently, then to ST Joseph’s in Savannah. Long story made short; they thought she had a stroke but after many tests (blood work, CT, MRI, EEG & lumbar puncture) they determined she was suffering from viral encephalitis. It made it’s way to her brain and caused stroke-like symptoms. She lost 3 days of memory that she will likely never regain. She can’t remember how to do certain things.. like driving. She’s been home and on antibiotics but our family is keeping a very close eye on her. One of the things that happened during this time (we’re not sure if that’s what caused the illness or if it’s a symptom at this point) was that she had a seizure. We spent several days in Savannah with her.

I’ve been trying to play catchup, and while I’m definitely making dents, I’d rather be drilling gigantic holes.

I’ve still got quite a bit to catch up on. But I’m hoping to have everything tackled and under control by mid-week. That includes fixing the big “boo boo” I made on the blog of one of my wonderful clients. ..sigh. So wish I was familiar with Network Solutions Wordpress hosting. I made a small mistake (or so I thought) of adding in a piece of code I shouldn’t have (and still not sure why I did that exactly). That mistake resulted in a syntax error, but it’s preventing us from accessing Wordpress so I can’t log in to correct it, and without FTP access (or any access to those files otherwise), I’m afraid the only thing to do is reinstall Wordpress entirely. I made the backups, now I’m just waiting for the go-ahead. I wish you knew how horrible I feel about this.. and embarrassed too. :/

The winner of the Bella Bee Designs apron is…

One comment, that wasn’t an entry, wasn’t counted. The 5th entry was Pamela. Congratulations! I will be in touch with you shortly for your shipping information.

Thank you to those of you that entered.

Life.. on a whim?

My youngest sister phoned me yesterday morning and informed me that she needed a favor. I thought it would have something to do with feeding the cats or dog, since they were on vacation on Tybee Island. Nope. She needed extra money. This resulted in me having to drive almost two hours to deliver it to her.

The day just flew right on by. I had to rush over and let the dog out to “potty” and then had to make sure the dog and cats all had food. Checked the house for “accidents” and found one, from the dog, and cleaned it up. Made sure the doors were locked and off I was.. almost. I then had to get gas, since I was nearly on empty. After getting gas I had to make my way to the bank for the money.

I decided after all of the hard work I should stay. I was already tired by this time and didn’t want to drive another 2 hours. Anyway. They were on the beach, so I stayed down at the beach with them for a bit. They wanted some pictures of the boys playing in the ocean, so I took a few.

And a lonely seagull, before they ran up behind it and made it fly off.

I enjoyed what little time I spent with them on their vacation, but I’m glad to be home. It was so rushed, and so last minute.. but worth it.

Now I’m trying to get caught up on some work and emails.

By the way, don’t forget today is the last day to enter for a chance to win a gorgeous apron by Bella Bee Designs.

OK, I think I need to bathe in some aloe. Shame on me for not putting on sunscreen (something I always do since I’m so fair skinned). Oops.

It’s time for a contest.

Enter for your chance to win a gorgeous apron (Blueberry Jam Chef Apron) by BellaBeeDesigns (a new found love on Etsy).

Photos by BellaBeeDesigns

Like the other aprons in her shop, I fell in love with the choice of fabrics by Amy Butler that are used for the Blueberry Jam Chef Apron up for grabs. What can I say… her aprons are so fun, and quite honestly, fabulous! You won’t be able to help looking stylish in it.

About the apron (per item description):

This apron is 100% cotton, pre-washed and completely machine washable and dryable.

Measurements:
Length: 29″ from top of bib to bottom of skirt
Width: 27″ at widest part, 11″ at narrowest part
Ties at waist are each about 30″ long

To enter you may either blog about this entry, or tweet it (or both for an extra entry).

1) One entry for blogging about this contest and leaving a comment with link to your blog post.
2) One entry for tweeting this and leaving a comment with a link to your tweet.

*** Please note: If you are going to do both, be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry. This will hopefully eliminate any confusion when a winner is selected.

You have until midnight EST on May 20th to enter. A winner will be selected at random using random.org. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 21st!

This contest is open to anyone, anywhere.

** I realize there is a chance that some people wishing to enter will not have a blog or twitter account. If that is the case for you, simply leave a comment on this entry.

I should also note that I will be out of town between late Friday and Sunday. I will have limited access to the internet, so if your comment is held for moderation, please know that I will approve it as soon as I have a chance to view it.

Have fun and good luck to all of you that enter!