A to Z Blog Challenge - J

Letter J

Jackson

He is my 8 1/2 year old Golden Retriever. He is such a sweetie! Always has been. He has never been any trouble what-so-ever! My heart saddens as I think about him getting older. We lost our first Golden at the age of 9, when his kidneys suddenly shut down. It was horrible!! I know that it is something that you have to go thru with pets, but that doesn't make it any easier!

Jerk

This is what my legs do!! They jerk. I have Restless Leg Syndrome. I am very thankful that there is medication that I can take to help calm my legs down, but I hate having to be on medication for the rest of my life. **Frown** RLS is NOT fun!! The "jerking" happens when your body is at rest. Something "misfires" in your brain, and your legs still think they are moving when they should be at rest. It is genetic. My mother has it, as well.

Japan

My heart still goes out to the people of Japan and the horrible natural disaster that they have been through and continue to deal with. 

Jelly Beans

This is one of my very favorite candies! I can not buy them, because I will eat them all! I don't really have a favorite color or flavor. I like them all! My favorite brands are Brach's & Jelly Bellies. Last Summer, when the girls and I went to Universal Studios in Florida, we went to Harry Potter World and we bought some of the "Bertie Botts Jelly Beans". In the movie... the jelly beans had flavors such as grass, black pepper and ear wax!! BLECH!!! But, the box of beans that we bought, tasted pretty normal. It was fun to try each flavor though! We had fun sitting in our hotel room trying to guess which flavor each bean was! I only had one nasty tasting one. It was a brown color. I'm still not sure what flavor it was!

Jackets

I have a "thing" for jackets. I am attracted to them in stores! I have no idea why! LOL! I don't have a whole lot of jackets, but I have quite a few!

Early Start to an Eventful Day

I was awoken by Chester at 3:15 this morning, needing to go out and potty. Hopefully, this isn't a new trend that he is starting!! Then, my RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) decided to "kick" in and I couldn't go back to sleep!! NOT fun!

Check out this photo that I took of him last night. (It was taken with my Ipod Touch, so it isn't the best quality) He loves to drag the towel out of his crate and "play" with it. It's a game that he plays. He will bring it to us and we will put it on over his head and then, he will pull it off and then bring it right back again! Sometimes, we do this to him... We wrap it around his head and laugh at him looking like a little old lady! He loves it!

Anyway.... Today is going to be a busy, but fun, day!

This morning, I am going with Ashley to the college for a ceremony & brunch, honoring her and other students that were accepted into the Education Program. Oooh!! That reminds me... I better make sure my camera battery is charged!! -- Ok. It's good! I will, hopefully, have some chances to take photos and maybe post them in an upcoming post.

The weather is rainy this morning, so I am not sure what I am going to wear. It's warm, but since it's raining.... sandals are not a good idea. And it's really too warm to wear my boots. Hmmmm.... I'll have to think about it. Luckily, I have a little bit of time!

This evening.... David, Miranda, Rory (her b/f) and I are going to the Brad Paisley concert!! The girls and I bought the tickets for David for Christmas. (Well.... mine & his tickets! Miranda & Rory bought their own.) I am super excited about going!!! We haven't been to a concert in quite a while. Darius Rucker (formally from the band "Hootie and the Blowfish") will be opening for Brad! I can't wait! I'll take my camera and try to get some photos!

Ashley will be spending the evening with Nick, her b/f. They will be celebrating his new job as a police officer for a nearby town in Alabama!! YAY!!! We are super excited for Nick! He is a great guy and we are so happy that Ashley is finally happy!

Remember the photo of the material that I posted previously??? It looked like this...

Well, I ordered the fabric and picked it up yesterday. It looks so beautiful and vibrant in this photo.... but.... in real life..... it's a good bit "darker" than this photo presumes it to be! The background here, looks like it is almost white. Well.... it's not. It's more of a "yellowish white". And the reds & greens aren't as bright. They are much darker. I am a little disappointed. But... I have not found any other pillows that I like... so... I guess I am going to go with this fabric. I think I may do the back of the pillows in a coordinating fabric, tho. I'll have to go back to the fabric store today and look around.

I also ordered a slip cover for my navy blue chair. It was delivered last night. I haven't tried it out yet, because I didn't get home until almost 9pm. I will try it today and see how it looks. Maybe I will take some more photos and post them, as well.

I better go and hit the shower before the girls do!!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!