I ate SO MUCH...

I ate SO MUCH at lunch / dinner (linner? dunch?) today.  Two loaves of Outback bread with honey butter before I even got my real food.  😂  Must be why I'm a slug right now.  I have work to do, but I'm going to sit on my butt, do my nails (haven't in almost a week!), and DIGEST.  Sounds like a plan to me!

I am...

I am having ice cream for breakfast. OH YEAH! 😃

What a long, long day.

What a long, long day.  Not bad, just... long.  Olive is doing fine.  Her eye is much less swollen than I expected today.  Anyway, I'm calling it a night.  ❤

Olive after her surgery today.

Olive after her surgery today. She looks so sad and is especially not happy about that darn E-Collar.

Olive is home and resting.

Olive is home and resting.  She doesn't really seem phased by the procedure - just glad to be back.  Eating, drinking, and napping in a familiar place.  Her lids are swollen and it doesn't look great, but it's normal for the day after having it done.  So far she's not messing with it, but the first thing she does when she comes out of the crate is rub her face on the couch so I will have to not let her do that.  Anyway, will keep you posted!  Off to work now!

Olive's procedure went well.

Olive's procedure went well.  When I talked to the vet she was still groggy, but resting and doing ok.  She had to have both lids on her right eye done, poor girl.  I will pick her up early in the morning, get her settled in, and let you know how she's doing, of course.  🙂

My head doesn't hate me anymore...

My head doesn't hate me anymore... it's more like a mild dislike at this point. Getting ready to take Ms. Olive to have her eye did!  Paws crossed that it goes well.  ❤

Was looking at Shaun's old Google Buzz...

Was looking at Shaun's old Google Buzz and saw this again.  ❤ AFP.  😃

Ugh

Ugh - starting this Monday like a Monday with a huge headache! 🙁

Had a nice weekend. 🙂

Had a nice weekend. 🙂 Lunch with new friends, accomplished a lot at home, Game Night at MaryBeth's (drinks + board games = FUN), lazy morning with Shaun, and wished Mom a Happy Birthday. Nice and relaxing but still got some things done - just what I needed!  ❤

Writing down directions to the vet - just in case.

Writing down directions to the vet - just in case.  Olive gets her eyelid fixed tomorrow!  She will spend the night away from home - whatever will I do without a dog to take in and out of a crate?

I bought Midna a scratchy thing at Target.

I bought Midna a scratchy thing at Target. SHE ❤❤❤s it! 😃

Here's a real top story:

Here's a real top story:  Olive is having surgery on her eyelid Monday, spending the night at the vet, coming home Tuesday morning, recovering for 9 days, getting her stitches out on Wednesday, then HEADING FOR HER FOREVER HOME on Thursday!  Baby girl is making the trek to MA to be with her new family - a mom, dad, and Mastiff brother!  Paws crossed that we have no complications!  And this wonderful thing couldn't have happened without the wonderful Melissa of Peace and Paws!  (Btw Melissa, be sure to tell Bo to bring some extra tissue for me at the drop-off.  I'm gonna need it!)  ❤

Facebook is pissing me off.

Facebook is pissing me off.  It's going the way of Myspace... changing too much - all at one time.  I stopped visiting Myspace because of that and I will stop going there, too!  I was never as fond of FB as MS, though.  Old Myspace.  I like how everything was separated.  Everything is just all jumbled together on FB.  Blegh.

Had a great time hanging out with MaryBeth!

Had a great time hanging out with MaryBeth!  Thanks for dinner and I ❤❤❤ just chillin' with you and the fur-kids!  Now I'm off to bed - so tired!

I put on my mood polish last night...

I put on my mood polish last night... and it's not really changing color under hot or cold water.  However, it's pink at the cuticle and purple at the tip so it has this cool gradient thing going on.  I really like it anyway!

I got a mood nail polish today!

I got a mood nail polish today!  Who knew the mall had some much stuff?  I rarely go in there these days.  I'm too old.  😂

Heading to our Free Thought / Freedom From Religion meet-up.

Heading to our Free Thought / Freedom From Religion meet-up.  It's only our 2nd time going, but I love those people already!

I just rescued an opossum from the dogs.

I just rescued an opossum from the dogs. He just had some spit on him - I don't think they actually roughed him up, though - it was only Scooter and Scruffy out there. I took a flashlight to see if he needed a vet or not and asked him if he was going to be ok. He uncurled, got up, and walked away... so I guess I got my answer! 🙂  You know - I'm wondering if he could have anything to do with the weird musky smell in my house right now. It has smelled strange since I got back from Wal-Mart...

Making...

Making rum balls for Sunday! Woohoo! 😃

I'm so tired and glad to be home.

I'm so tired and glad to be home. Too bad I'm a grump right now. I think I will do my nails and get over it. 😛

Washing Booka's little stank butt...

Washing Booka's little stank butt and calling it a night. ❤

And... my neighbors are fighting.

And... my neighbors are fighting.  Again.  My dogs are going nuts.  If I go and get them I feel like I'm eavesdropping.  Not that they would notice me, I guess.

Hi friends.

Hi friends.  I have a friend who has found a mama cat and 4 two-three week old kittens. They are not in the safest place, and she would like to find someone to take them. She will loan a crate to anyone willing to take them.  Let me know if you're interested. I can't do it - I have decided to stop hogging up the good deeds.  🙂

I just helped Shadow with his homework...

I just helped Shadow with his homework and didn't yell at him once!  Speaking of Shadow - that kid is learning how to draw like a mofo!  He's showing me all of this stuff he's drawn and I can't even believe it.  It's not like the stick men I'm used to seeing!

Slept like rock. 😃

Slept like rock. 😃 When I took Olive out her eye is more open than I've ever seen it. The kittens both have bright, big eyes, rather than squinty, snotty ones. Nappy is still crying when she stands, but she's a big weenie... I'll wait until she's done with her meds before I take her back to the vet. The only thing not great is Snaga barfing everywhere... I switched her food back to what it was before, and she is NOT able to keep it down. 🙁

I am beyond exhausted.

I am beyond exhausted. I see me taking my tired self to bed in the next hour, tops. Big thanks to my Shaun-Shaun for helping me switch out my doggie door and helping Shadow with homework. He took care of that while I medicated the ani-pals and cleaned up a bit. Some days I feel so overwhelmed and he jumps right in to relieve the pressure. Thank you, love. ❤

Saw a small scruffy blond dog this morning...

Saw a small scruffy blond dog this morning on Quintard near 10th Street. Tried to catch him, but he wouldn't let me get close. He really reminds me of Scruffy except narrower and pointier. Please drive carefully in the area! I'm sure someone misses him!

Any of you runners want to take a dog out for a spin?

Any of you runners want to take a dog out for a spin? I've got one crated and she has some energy to burn. Unfortunately, I can't keep up and don't have too many options for letting her exercise safely.  The best I can do at the moment is put all the dogs out and give her the dog room for a while. But that's nothing like fresh air and a friend!

Olive's eye is opening up...

Olive's eye is opening up (we'll see if it lasts after the drops are done) and the kittens don't have eye boogers for the first time since I got them. Maybe the meds are working. Nappy is still crying when she stands, but she's a big weenie so I'll give her some more time. I hope everyone is on the mend!

Marriage Rant

I've had a couple of people ask me why me and Shaun don't get married. I guess, financially, it would be a smart move for me. But, there is so much more to it than that

I have this huge problem with getting married so that someone can "take care of me." I have this huge problem with anyone "taking care of me" regardless. I can't really explain it, but if I can't handle my own, then I'm not doing ok. Maybe it comes down to no longer being in control of my own life if I'm depending on someone else. Maybe it's that if someone is taking care of me and seeing to my well-being, then I owe them something. I'm going into debt somehow. I mean, what if they quit? Where does that leave me? Nowhere? In bad shape? If someone is taking care of me, then I'm more of a pet than a person, right? I don't know. I just have a lot of problems with it.

I got started thinking about all of this when my car broke down about a month ago. (Looks like not a lot has changed for me there in the year I've neglected this blog.) Yeah, Shaun lives close to me and we work at the same place so it wasn't like getting a ride to work was a huge deal. But then I wanted to do something with a friend that was out of his way so I had to ask him to take me. When I needed to go to Wal-Mart I had to ask him to take me. I just got so mad. I spent that whole week ANGRY because I had to ask him to help me. Every day I was like, "THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME TO WORK, GOD DAMN IT!" It just pissed me off so much that I needed help. Really, I was grateful for a ride and told him as much, but he knew I wasn't happy. It threw me back into the days of living at home with my mom when I had to ask permission for everything. I had no independence. I was at his mercy. SO NOT OK with me.

I mean with me having a kid and needing a better car and living usually on the broke-ish side and all that it would make financial sense for me to try to get married and have someone help me with all that. But I can't do it. I just can't. I love Shaun all the way down into little bitty pieces, but that is one reason why I would not want to become his burden. IF I am ever to marry I will be an equal partner and bring something more than a needy woman to it. I certainly will not be bringing the debt left over from my last relationship into it. I will not be showing up without a car so that he can provide one for me. I just feel like it's so shitty of any person to let their life go to hell and then expect some knight in shining armor to come and marry them and fix it all and support their children and live happily ever after, blah blah blah. What does the knight get out of that? Why are you even worthy of him doing that?

And I don't want to hear the BS about marriage being about love. If that is ALL it's about, then why do you need to move in together and combine everything? I'm sure many people do not share this sentiment, but I can love Shaun while he still lives at his house. And he can love me from where he is, too. We've been doing it for a few years now with no problems. Honestly, I worry that I will not be able to live with someone again. I like things how I like things at my house and I don't want to compromise. I want to do what I want to do without needing to take anyone else into consideration. I enjoy that. It is called freedom and it's a damn good thing.

I imagine that one day when Shadow is grown and out of the house I will feel differently. I'll be older and maybe a little softer and probably lonely with him being gone and I'll have my shit together the way I want it (I certainly damn should). Maybe then I will be worthy of giving myself to someone else and maybe I'll realize that having things just how I want them isn't more fulfilling than live-in companionship. But I am not there yet. Things are working out, I'm happy being my stubborn self, living with Shadow and a bunch of dogs, and there is just no reason to change that yet. I guess that once again I'm the odd man out here, but being a married person is not at the top of my to-do list. It boggles my mind that it is for so many.

Just want to put it out there that this is my own feeling on the whole deal. He hasn't asked me or anything so it's not like it has come up. I guess people just don't understand why you wouldn't rush out and get hitched if things are going well. I think that neither of us feel the need to do that, so thankfully, we are on the same page.

Ten years ago today...

Ten years ago today I was tying my shoes on the arm of my mom's blue recliner, listening to Q104 while getting ready for class at Ayers State. I heard the news and my stomach dropped. I was scared and not sure what to do so I went about my day as normal. After class I went to work at Spencer's in the mall and met Nick. That was a rather life-altering day.

Olive is sometimes looking at me with 1.5 eyes today.

Olive is sometimes looking at me with 1.5 eyes today.  Maybe the drops are working!  She's also getting to spend some time out of the crate and on the couch.  When I sit by her I get this huge, goofy, wide open-mouth grin.  I think she's having a good day.  🙂  Wish I could get a photo, but I think the flash hurts her sore eye and I can't get a good photo in my lighting without it.

I feel so unmotivated today.

I feel so unmotivated today. And I have a lot to do. Which, come to think of it, is probably why I don't want to do anything.  🙁

Aww!

Aww - Oogy is sleeping by her heater! She LIKES it! 😃

Shaun got his Alpha Nail polish.

Shaun got his Alpha Nail polish. The remover has this note after instructions on the bottom:  "*Failure to reapply new coat of Alpha Nail may lead to loss of social dominance and / or mating privileges."  Niiice.  Even better - he has an autographed Alpha Nail poster signed by Roger Huerta... whoever the hell that is.  😃

The vet trip went fine.

The vet trip went fine. Kittens do not have feline leukemia but are on antibiotics, Olive has new eye drops (if that doesn't help, small surgical procedure to follow), and Nappy is on an anti-inflammatory.

Gotta love having a large clumsy dog who falls into holes that the others dig. 😂 Thank you, Shari, for helping and letting me follow you. You are the best. ❤ And Scarlet is beautiful!

Getting ready to head to the vet.

Getting ready to head to the vet.  Tired of my foster kittens looking sick, Tasha squealing every time she stands, and Olive looking at me with one eye.  🙁  I hope we can get everyone well in this visit.

Skittle fingers and patchwork thumb.

Skittle fingers and patchwork thumb.  This is my left hand, so it's messier than the right, but the thumb turned out a lot cooler.

Check this out.

Check this out.  Shaun ordered some.  😁

http://www.alphanail.com/

OMG I am beat.

OMG I am beat.  I'm making lazy dinner, watching TV, POSSIBLY doing my nails because I got a new color, and that is all.  I don't even want to move.  😐

I'm getting ready for Halloween...

I'm getting ready for Halloween... I wanted these to look like mummy wrappings.  I think I need more practice!

I had a thought today...

I had a thought today... I don't know why this came to mind, but I wonder what effect all of these cosmetic procedures people have done will have on our evolution?  Seems like it would be something, right?  Many many years from now.

Got mah teef did today! 😃

Got mah teef did today! 😃

I just got them cleaned... it's been like, 7 or 10 years. It was time.

Is it fall already?!

Is it fall already?! This chill is, um... chilly. I don't know if I'm ready.

I did these last night and thought they were straight UGLY at first, but...

I did these last night and thought they were straight UGLY at first, but I've had fun looking at them today.  Every time I caught a glimpse of them it tickled me a little.  So, I have deemed them post-worthy.  I really want to do more of the little explosions.  That was hard for me for some reason.

OMG - another wonderful photo of Bowski.

OMG - another wonderful photo of Bowski.  Can't believe that child used to fit in my little midget hand.  LOL  He is living it up.  Does it get any better than that?

There is pee and poop in my floor.

There is pee and poop in my floor. WTF? All the doggies know the door schedule. 🙁  Maybe it's the weather...

Bowski, formerly my baby known as Chester.

Bowski, formerly my baby known as Chester.  This just melts my heart!  Thank you Shari, Millie, and Melissa for making this possible!  ❤

Olive's PetFinder posting. 🙂

Olive's PetFinder posting.  🙂

I feel so down and lazy.

I feel so down and lazy. I have so much to do and I just don't care. I don't like days like this.  🙁

I didn't clean Oogy's tank, or...

I didn't clean Oogy's tank, or clean the g-pig's cage, or the litter box, or do the laundry, or the dishes.  I didn't even shower today.  That might have been just what I needed - a day to be a total bum.  🙂  My chores will be there tomorrow!

I just woke up.

I just woke up.  I came home yesterday evening exhausted and with a headache and fell asleep really early.  Now I'm up.  Weird.

I dreamed that Michael Jackson was riding his bike and fell over...

I dreamed that Michael Jackson was riding his bike and fell over so I helped him up. Then he got hungry and wanted a chicken sandwich with cheese from Zaxby's and a little cup of onions to go with it. And Shaun was trying to burn some Darth Vadar incense, but it wasn't working.  I'm ok with bizarre dreams... just not a huge fan of scary ones.  😂

LOL Funky chickens. 😛

LOL  Funky chickens.  😛

I just talked to the guy who adopted Pixie...

I just talked to the guy who adopted Pixie - though she was a tough one to befriend he's not giving her up!  She is FINALLY, FOR SURE, in her forever home!  Happy day!  😃😃😃