I got up early (like I have been doing for 2 weeks) to see Shadow and take him to school.

I got up early (like I have been doing for 2 weeks) to see Shadow and take him to school.  But when I got home, I got back in my bed.  I finally got up at 10:45.  I haven't even fed my animals yet.  I'm about to, though.  They are starting to complain.

This is hitting the point where I was a summer or two back - where I didn't go to work if Shaun didn't peel me off the couch.  It is not good.  It is very not good.

I'm planning to go to the CARES clinic this afternoon.  I should be able to manage to drag myself from this house with a few hours worth of effort.  Unless anyone feels like coming and taking me like a little kid.  It might help motivate me to know that things are definitely happening.

Nobody look impressed...

Nobody look impressed unless you are impressed that I actually managed to do a thing.  I'm pretty much an open book, so I don't mind telling you all that I feel like I'm struggling with depression.  I'm not really doing so great overall, but yesterday was somehow mostly fine and I got a lot done, including nails.  Today I am fading into a lump of nothingness again, but maybe it'll pass.  In case any of you might worry, fear not - I made an appointment at the mental health center.  I'm not too happy that they can't see me until October 25th, but I guess that's what I get for being poor and unimportant.  Yay, Alabama!

So the last time I did my nails was July 13th - before Scooter died.  It was the caterpillar nails and you can probably see the effort and creativity that went into them.

That is not the case with these.  There was no creativity involved (though there was unintentional effort.  Yay for being stubborn).  These nails were done with nail foils and aside from them being a complete pain in the ass to apply, they are meant to be a quick and fancy manicure.  If you feel like being impressed, be impressed with my patience because SERIOUSLY - I had forgotten how terrible foils are to work with.

They come with glue, which is milky and runny, and you have to wait until it dries clear, and then wait EVEN SOME MORE before you stick the foil down.  If you don't, then the image gets all crinkly.  After you touch the foil to your nail you have to rub hard (with an orange stick, your other fingernails, or something) to transfer the image.  When you go to pick up the film it was transferred from you are more than likely going to break the image.  So you stick it back down and rub some more.  Repeat until infinity and hope the cracks don't show.  (If you are smart and used a coordinating base coat, you might get lucky there.)  😉

The other downside to foils is that they are brittle.  You would think that a normal, kick-ass topcoat would seal them down, but no.  A normal, kick-ass topcoat will cause them to wrinkle.  You have to use a runny, milky, water-based topcoat to seal them.  THEN, you are allowed to use the topcoat of your choice.  AND EVEN THEN your normally kick-ass topcoat won't keep these on for long.  I just looked down and the whole freaking foil has popped off of my pointer finger somewhere between the time I left work and got home to type this.  So.  That's some old crap, but it was pretty while it lasted.

In case you all want to run out and try foils now (I mean - who wouldn't after how fun I made it sound?) this is where I got them:

http://www.dollarnailart.com/cat_pages/foils.html

I ordered this abalone-looking stone print a long time ago so I don't know if they still have that, but it looks like they have a ton of cool stuff.  If you have the patience to work with foils I'd say give it a shot.  The rest of my nails are intact, so I probably lost the pointer finger because I was typing a super lot at work today.  I would say that if you wanted a foil manicure to last a week or so you would probably be disappointed, but usually if you wrap your tips, you're good to go for a couple of days, at least.

We're getting ready for bed.

We're getting ready for bed. She's putting away her stuff, too. 😂❤️

That moment when your teenage son turns to you and asks...

That moment when your teenage son turns to you and asks "Do you know what a Hoover is?" and your heart stops.

I was like "A vacuum cleaner?"

"No."

Me:  "😳" 

"You know, when someone puts their mouth

(at this point my eyes are huge and I'm thinking "Oh shit.")

... over your nose and sucks all your air out. It's funny. It makes this sound. *makes sound*"

Me:  *breathing a sigh of relief*  "That's gross. What about the boogers?"

"You do it with someone you're close to, mom."

Me:  "Ooook then."

Jesus. We've had some talks and I'm pretty open with him, but I really was not prepared for where I thought that was going!

Went by Tractor Supply for some cat food...

Went by Tractor Supply for some cat food. Found a good deal on tennis balls, so I bought a bag. 

Apparently, Beau / Roger is all about some fetch. He got so excited when we threw the ball, and he brought it straight back immediately. I think he's having a good day. 🙂

I cleaned up an entire trash bag full of newspaper from the dog room.

I cleaned up an entire trash bag full of newspaper from the dog room. LOL Since they have a doggie door, they bring in dust and they shed, so the floor needed sweeping. Found out (by observing her doing it and also by sticking my hand in it) that Faith had been marking some of the papers. I don't know how she chose which papers to mark, but anyway, obviously the floor needed to be mopped.

I did all of that stuff. I did it and that room looks great. FOR NOW. LOL

Anyway, old puppy head is relentless when trying to get someone to play with him. He almost had Faith tugging a bone with him. In all the years she been here she's never shown interest in a bone. Maybe he's good for her. She actually nibbled a bone while I was in there cleaning. 🙂

Took my little Booka Bear to see Dr. Long this morning.

Took my little Booka Bear to see Dr. Long this morning.  He's had a lump in the skin on his side for a while now.  A few years ago Dr. Berry said it was a fatty tumor and nothing to worry about.  Well, old boy started chewing at it and he also grew another spot on his chest, so I figured it was time to have it looked at again.

Dr. Long said that as long as we could get him to stop chewing that one spot, it was ok.  They are little tumors, but they don't seem painful to him and he's acting fine.  That one spot is irritated and if we can't get him to leave it alone we'll have it removed.  Otherwise, he's doing fine - thank goodness.  I really needed a dose of good news.

I'm off work AND school today.  Not feeling too bad so far.  Had a horrible nightmare around 5 this morning, but thankfully it was not real life and everything is ok.  I am about to go and get everyone fed, then maybe clean up the newspaper that is covering my dog room floor.  LOL  I'm gonna give Roger / Beau a bone to chew on to keep him out from under my feet.  He got a pizza crust for the first time last night and I think it made his day, but it didn't last long.  Another quick note on the pup:  His hair (what he has of it, anyway) looks less dry and brittle.  Yay for nutrition!  🙂