It’s been a terrible week. As I write this I am just returning from picking up Casey at the vet. She went in for surgery this morning to have her toe removed. *sigh* We had all hoped we were going to be able to save it, but after returning last week after the prior weeks nail removal, it did not look like that was the case. I have to say though, at 9 years-old Casey has never had any medical problems. She does have a heart murmur we have to keep an eye on, but other than that, she’s healthy. Even her weight is down! Woo hoo! Boxer’s are known for heart, respiratory and cancer. And a very small percentage make it passed 8 or 9. Her brother passed away 2 years ago at the age of 8 due to brain tumors/cancer. So, if I have to remove a toe to keep her going, than so be it.
Also, if you remember last week I mentioned that their was some custody stuff going on and kiddo was going to come to live with us during the week and attend school here. After a lot of drama, heated debate and screaming matches she won’t. My heart is breaking today for my husband. Even though he and I have our own troubles, he has never once deserved any of the stuff his ex has done to him. It’s unfortunate that she has to use kiddo the way she does. All I know is that I am emotionally worn out. I took Saturday to Monday off from blogging and really spending any time on the Internet. Husband and I needed some time to unwind and cool off. We were going to take a last minute trip out of town (Yah!) but his paycheck didn’t arrive in time (boo!) I hate that first pay checks have to be sent in the mail before direct deposit can be set up. So, I tried to make a good stayhomecation. We visited the market each day and picked a different theme for our dinners. We went to the movies and enjoyed a good laugh (Let’s Be Cops) and we just enjoyed not doing anything else but catching up on television shows since hes been out of town for one of his jobs.
I’m ready to get back into the swing of recipe creation. I have been having severe writers block in the fiction department for a while. It started to carry over into my recipe creation. I still haven’t finished my cookbook. I have books that aren’t finished. And now it’s started to affect my recipe creation and blogging. That’s a definite yuck. I’m not sure if its one thing or a combination of things in life, but I am trying to push my way through it. I don’t have much hope as the main block started after graduation last year.
Lastly, I am hosting a Paparazzi Party! For those who have never head of Paparazzi they are this great company which has headbands, hair clips, earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets for $5. Yes, everything is $5! I’ve got my eye on that headband. So cute.
I’ve also got my eye on this bracelet because it reminds me so much of the Celtic Tree of Life. I hope you’ll head on over there and give it a lookie loo. You’ll help her make her wedding a dream come true!
Right now I am thankful for my faithful readers and I am sooooo ready to party with them!
This week’s Features:
This week’s Most Clicked was:
Strawberry Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust from Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
YUMS PERSONAL PICK:
So, I had someone picked for my personal favorite and this person doesn’t have a link back or a button to our party. So, I have to move on to someone else. I know I have mentioned this before, but it is well worth repeating. We love you guys. And we love having you link up. But we read your post, comment, stumble, pin, like, share, tweet and G+ your posts. ALL OF YOU. If you don’t want to clog up your sidebar with buttons for every party you belong, create a party page like I did. You actually want buttons to your link parties on your site. It helps people find us. The bigger the party, the more pageviews and social media shares you will get because others will find you. So, please, all we ask is that you link back to us somehow, either in your post directly to the party, or our party button. If you are having troubles, please let me know and I can help you.
Don’t fret. I had another favorite! Oven Baked Stuff Peppers from A Mothers Shadow…..yuuuumm. I love poppers and I especially love a good baked recipe.
CONGRATULATIONS to you ALL!
If you were featured, grab an “I’ve Been Featured” button to show everyone how awesome you are! And remember, each co-host chooses her favorites, so click over to Cheryl at Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos and Nicole at I Heart Food to check out their favorites for this week!
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Feel free to share the party with your friends and followers on social media using #stoptheyuck. And VISIT, VISIT, VISIT! By linking up you are giving all hosts permission to use your pictures and link on social media, for roundups, as features, etc. Let’s get to the important stuff! 
(If you’d rather just post a link on your post here’s some info on how to do that)
We regret that we have lost one of our awesome hosts, Shirley from Intelligent Domestications this week. But we still have 3 awesome hosts. If you have not yet followed us, please do so! And please consider joining us as a host if you are so inclined!
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Now. . . on to the party!
That cheesecake looks SO good – I can see why it’s most clicked! And those peppers – I’ll take a dozen now – all for me please! 🙂
I love cheesecake. Its my favorite.
So sorry to hear about the custody issues you guys are having. That’s never fun, especially when one party is putting their own petty crap before the well being of the child.
It really is stressful. And at the end of the day just hurts the children.
Such a shame about all that custody stuff. My boys are not my husband’s and I share them with my ex. I thank god every single that that my ex and I get along for the most part and don’t fight over stuff. I know some couples have it bad and thankfully the two of us can act like adults and make sure the kids come first. It;s sad that such is not the case with everyone.
It really is unfortunate because her children are picking up her bad habits.
So sorry to hear about all the issues your family is having lately. I hope things start looking up for you in the near future, and that your dog recovers quickly from having her toe removed.
I feel so bad for your husband. 🙁 I can only imagine what he is going through.
Sorry to hear about your rough time lately. Hope things start to turn around 🙂
Thank you Tracey. I hope so too.
Great link ups here. Thanks so much for hosting. I have a feeling I’ll be up late tonight checking out all the great posts.
Stay strong. Don’t let all the negative junk get you down. Just enjoy what’s positive in your life and soldier on. So sorry to hear about the custody drama. That really is a bummer.
Thank you. Its so hard to not absorb the drama when I am the one who gets dumped on. When my husband hurts, I hurt. When hes angry and stressed so am I.
It always saddens me to hear that a child is being used for their parent’s selfish ends. Good luck to you all.
Thank you so much. I hope things move in a more positive direction.
I can see why that was the most clicked. That was a gorgeous cake!
Hugs! So sorry your week was not a good one! Hoping that next week is a better week for you and your family!
I am so sorry about the emotional wringer in your life right now. Hang in there Eat a piece of the cheesecake for me and get your favorite jewelry item! What an incredible price!
Sorry you had such a tough week. Hopefully this week will be better for you!
I hope so too!
So sorry to hear about the sweet pup, Chrystal, but, you know, dogs are very adaptive and I’m sure she’ll get along fine. Certainly she’ll be happy to have the pain gone 🙂 Hope things improve on the homefront soon. Hugs!
I hope you are right. It just breaks my heart to see her missing a toe. I know there are dogs who thrive or 2 or 3 legs. She is 9 and this is her first real issue so there could be worse things.
i love that bracelet. Looks like it would go well with my existing jewelry
I just love it. I have made a wish list. Picking up a few things for Christmas I think.
sorry to hear that your stepdaughter is being put into the middle of her parents. that’s just not fair to HER, never mind anyone else. i’m sure it is quite exhausting. 🙁
I am very empathetic so I tend to not only have my own stress but absorb my husbands as well. No wonder I always have migraines, stressed, tired and can’t get it together in the weight department.
So sorry about all going on. we just got custody of my fiances daughter, she is 13 and chose to come here. Her mom has not spoken to her since the move it’s a mess and I feel so bad, but we are trying to help her get through this. Prior to her moving in with us, she didn’t even visit here because of how her mom is … her Mom made a lot of drama between us such as not letting her accept me as a step mom figure and much more. I will be thinking of you all and hope the best for all prevails <3
Oh wow Brandy. Yeah, I can relate to all of this. Husband and her had a lot of drama when the separate which was about a year or longer before the divorce was final. She had a lot of time to stew even though it really was all her own doing. I don’t think she will ever grow up and get her life together. At least we get her every weekend. We’d get a court order if she didn’t follow custody. We could go to court for custody, and we may. Right now things just need to settle down. It makes life so hard when people have to be vengeful.
Another great party. Those roasted carrots look good AND healthy!
We make them often. Especially with the carrots in our garden.
I’m loving that headband and bracelet as well! Now I need to explore that shop, but I also need to check out all the goodies on your link-up.
Too many things to choose from, right? 🙂
Wow, only $5 for the headband? I think they’re super cute! Love this party 🙂
This sounds like a great link party. Too bad I don’t cook yummy creations like these. am inspired
I hope this week is better for you!
Those peppers look so yummy!
Thank you!
I’ve never been to or hosted a Paparazzi Party. Sounds like fun!
Ugh People should not use their children as pawns. So sorry you’re going through this. I may need to eat cake for you.
I am so sorry to hear that you have such a tough time lately. I hope things get better soon for you and your family!
Thanks for the link with all of the great recipes! They all look so good!
Strawberry cheesecake with chocolate crust…I’m drooling, can you send me one? Yum times a 100!
I love that headband. I want that cheesecake. That looks so good!
So much yummy stuff. I will have to check some of these out. And sorry about the custody stuff, that is no fun for sure.
Custody stuff is way too stressful. I don’t wish the things we go through on my worst enemy.
Wow lots of great links here!
So sorry for your problrms. Stress is hard.