while mom was away...

me and grams had a little get together last week while we were watching mom's cats.  she wanted to go shopping at Peebles (a small version of Boston Store) because it is her favorite, so i tagged along.

i found these super cute shoes on clearance with an additional sale for $20!  they actually have a wedge, which isn't something i would typically wear, but i love how they look.  these will be better for wearing in fall though.

grams was bummed cause she didn't find anything.

after shopping, we headed for lunch.  we decided on Culver's, because it was better than our other options of McDonald's or Taco Bell.

we were very happy when we discovered that 10% of the sales for the day went to the veteran's!

i love days that i get to spend with grams!  isn't she just the cutest?!

our first stray

this last week, my mom and step-dad were away in North Carolina (so jealous!).  so me and grams switched off watching the cats.

sunday after the vision walk, we made our way to their house to check on the cats.  after we left, Mark noticed that there was a little Schnauzer mix that had run across the street and was extremely close to the railroad tracks.  he asked if we should stop, and i of course said yes!

we got out of the car and tried to coax the dog to us.  she was pretty timid and when i went to grab her, she just cowered.  i noticed right away that she didn't have a collar on.  we had an extra collar with us to we put it on her with a leash and took her back to the house who's yard she had run from.

i rang the doorbell and no one came to the door, so i rang again.  this time a man answered and i asked if she was his dog.  he said "no" and then i heard his wife in the background yell "and we don't want one!"  haha.  she came to the door and they mentioned that they had never seen the dog before so they didn't think it was one of the neighbors.

we called her Daisy even though she didn't respond to it

we decided to call over to HAWS to see if they had any calls on her yet.  they didn't, so i made the trip over there to drop her off.  they gave me her ID number so i could call and check on her, otherwise if no one claimed her, they were sure she would go to the President of HAWS rescue for schnauzers.

i'm happy to report that i called back two days later and found out that she had a chip and the family was able to pick her up the same day!!  so happy she went home to her family!  they were probably worried sick about her.  we also found out that she does live on the same street that i found her on, my mom's street.  now every time we drive to my mom's i look to see if i can see her at any of the houses.

such a good girl!  i hope i get to see her again someday!

vision walk 5K

on Sunday we were asked to participate in the vision walk for Walmart.  they were sponsoring the event, and since i was a previous employee, Starla asked if i wanted to be a walker.  i immediately said yes and had Mark join in on the fun.

the walk was down in Milwaukee at the Veteran's park, right by Lake Michigan.  we were able to bring the dogs with, so we brought the crazy ones, Stella and Marley.

doggies playing before the walk

we met down there around 9am, and the walk started at 10am.  they had tons of activities and tables and food!  it was a bit breezy when we got down there, but by the time the walk started it was BEAUTIFUL out.

Starla and me

walking is easy for me, so the walk was a breeze.  it made it much better that is was about 65 so the weather was perfect, not too hot or too cold.  it was fun catching up with friends on the walk.

me, Mark, Marley and Stella

walmart donated $100 per associate that attended the walk.  they surpassed their goal of $1,000!  next year, they are going to try to get even more people to participate!!

they announced that the walk had raised close to $80,000!!  yay!

we are looking forward to participating next year  :)