Well classes are out for the summer. Last semester was a pretty trying time for all of us but we got through it. My parents are finally in their new home on their land. They had it cleared and went back. It can still be pretty overwhelming to think of all that they lost. Especially their cats and all the old photos of family that just cannot be replaced. However, I just have to remind myself that we are lucky that they got out of their alive.
My DH has been getting along fine. It was a ruptured disc just from reaching for something. He got to where there was no pain but then he had a slight setback not too long ago. He is taking it easy now though and feeling less and less pain. I know it has been a struggle for him and I only hope that it gets easier for him soon.
I am just glad to have the time to breath and relax for a little bit. I've needed it.
I hope summer goes well for everyone and their families. I hope you find wonderful moments and great adventures with your loved ones. :)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Flippin' February the Bird
Oh what a month it has been.
On Super Bowl Sunday (and I only call it that because cant remember the date) I received a call from my stepmom. She was crying hysterically. My parents' home was burning to the ground and all they could do was stand there and watch. Thirty two years of memories and things passed down from parent to child. All gone in on day. Things they will never be able to replace and most of all their two beautiful cats, Miss Kitty and Precious. Their cars were in the driveway and are now melted and totaled in the front. It was one horrible nightmare you see on tv and never think it will happen to your family.
The fire started at the neighbors house. The fire chief says they had an entertainment center in the back room that was overloaded. I get so angry when I recall this because something so careless caused my parents' to lose everything they had.
They have since moved in with my DH and I. It's a little adjustment but we are making it work and we are so happy they made it out alive.
Shortly after this my DH gets laid up in bed from his sciatic nerve. He's been in pain for 5 days now. He had an MRI done today so hopefully when we get the results they won't be bad.
I've been a very busy bee. We've loaned my parents one of our cars since theirs was in the fire so we had to adjust our driving schedule to work around one vehicle. However, since my DH is in bed most of the time now I've had to run and do a lot myself on top of my regular schedule. It's been an adjustment to say the least.
You know where you can go, February.
On Super Bowl Sunday (and I only call it that because cant remember the date) I received a call from my stepmom. She was crying hysterically. My parents' home was burning to the ground and all they could do was stand there and watch. Thirty two years of memories and things passed down from parent to child. All gone in on day. Things they will never be able to replace and most of all their two beautiful cats, Miss Kitty and Precious. Their cars were in the driveway and are now melted and totaled in the front. It was one horrible nightmare you see on tv and never think it will happen to your family.
The fire started at the neighbors house. The fire chief says they had an entertainment center in the back room that was overloaded. I get so angry when I recall this because something so careless caused my parents' to lose everything they had.
They have since moved in with my DH and I. It's a little adjustment but we are making it work and we are so happy they made it out alive.
Shortly after this my DH gets laid up in bed from his sciatic nerve. He's been in pain for 5 days now. He had an MRI done today so hopefully when we get the results they won't be bad.
I've been a very busy bee. We've loaned my parents one of our cars since theirs was in the fire so we had to adjust our driving schedule to work around one vehicle. However, since my DH is in bed most of the time now I've had to run and do a lot myself on top of my regular schedule. It's been an adjustment to say the least.
You know where you can go, February.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
PetPals Program
It's that time of the month again! It's time for my post about the PetPals Program. And yes, it was awesome! This time I was paired with a woman named Samantha and her lovely dog, Charlie. We got off to a slow start but really it wasn't too bad. The holidays kept us busy along with illness but we both managed to get our packages sent out.
When Toby's package arrived, he was on it super fast!
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| He's circle around the package like a shark. |
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| Sneaky boy! He's about to grab and run in this photo. |
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| He ran off with the rope toy. First thing out of the bag. |
I let him exam the package then opened up one side of it to let him sniff it. He then decided that he wanted what was in the package so he reached in grabbed the first thing he could and ran! I pulled out the other two toys one at a time so he could play with each of them. I think he had more fun than he did with the toys we bought him for Christmas! Eventually he got to sample to treats. Actually, he did more than just sample them because I think my DH gave him several of each of them.
Here are a couple more photos of him enjoying his toys. I just have to add that he really, really took to the little owl toy. It had a squeaky in it's head and the body made crinkling noises. This was the toy he carried around with him for several days and took to bed with him!
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| Playing with his little Christmas Bulb Squeaky Toy. |
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| Toby with his Owl. His ears are down because he thought I was trying to get his owl when I was taking this photo. |
Last but definitely not least is the photo I took to show you all the neat little goodies he got for this PetPal month.
His goodie box for this month contained two treat bags, a rope toy, a squeaky Christmas Bulb, and a little owl that crinkles and squeaks.
I want to thank Samantha and Charlie for such an awesome package! Toby and I had a wonderful time opening up his box of goodies. I also want to thank Jenna for keeping such an awesome program going. It's been a great experience so far and I look forward to each month we get to do another exchange. If you want to know more about the PetPals Program just go to Momma Told Me - PetPals for all the information you need. Remember, you do *not* have to be a blogger to participate.
How are you?
How were your Holidays? Mine were great. We even had snow on Christmas day! That was absolutely wonderful! I think it was about 10 inches of snow in this area. Not a lot to some northerners but to me it was absolutely wonderful. The only bad part was that my parents' electricity went out due to the winter storm. Actually, there were tons of outages all over the state. So my parents crashed at my place for almost a week. It was great to have them there though.
Classes started up for me about a week ago. I'm not really as stressed out about it as I was last semester and so far I am actually enjoying them. Of course, let's see what I say about them by the middle of the semester! lol
Oh, and in February I'll be heading down to see my mom and sisters. I'll get to see my niece again and it will be the first time I get to see my nephew (3 yrs old). I'm so excited!
Have some great days ahead of me. Hopefully you do too. :)
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Resolutions and More
Classes have been out for winter break for a few weeks now and I've been catching up on being lazy. Oh how nice it's been!
So not too long ago I made a comment wishing it would snow. I mean, it's not like it snows a lot here. In fact, last winter wasn't exactly...winter. Five days after my comment, it snowed! It was about 7" of snow. I know, some might be thinking that's just a light dusting, right? Well, it was a freakin' miracle to me! And it was on Christmas day! I haven't had a white Christmas in so long. It was absolutely wonderful.
The only downside to it was that thousands of people lost their electricity. Including my parents. So they crashed here for about 4 days and they finally got power back and went home. It was nice though to be able to give them to option to come stay and the visit was nice.
Now, I'm just biding my time until classes start again.
Oh, that and waiting around for new years. Do you make resolutions? I don't and haven't made them in many years. I just feel that if you are going to resolve to do something, then do it. Why does it have to be the first of the year to make a resolution? Let's not forget that many people make these resolutions only to forget about them a month later. This just means you aren't ready to get it done. Then you end up feeling bad about not following through with it. Why put yourself through that? When you are ready to do something, you will do it.
Just my two cents on the whole thing.
So not too long ago I made a comment wishing it would snow. I mean, it's not like it snows a lot here. In fact, last winter wasn't exactly...winter. Five days after my comment, it snowed! It was about 7" of snow. I know, some might be thinking that's just a light dusting, right? Well, it was a freakin' miracle to me! And it was on Christmas day! I haven't had a white Christmas in so long. It was absolutely wonderful.
The only downside to it was that thousands of people lost their electricity. Including my parents. So they crashed here for about 4 days and they finally got power back and went home. It was nice though to be able to give them to option to come stay and the visit was nice.
Now, I'm just biding my time until classes start again.
Oh, that and waiting around for new years. Do you make resolutions? I don't and haven't made them in many years. I just feel that if you are going to resolve to do something, then do it. Why does it have to be the first of the year to make a resolution? Let's not forget that many people make these resolutions only to forget about them a month later. This just means you aren't ready to get it done. Then you end up feeling bad about not following through with it. Why put yourself through that? When you are ready to do something, you will do it.
Just my two cents on the whole thing.
Monday, December 17, 2012
PetPals Program Rocks!
This is a little late because of the Holiday and end of classes but I was finally able to get it done! Yay!
Once again, I'm back to chat about the PetPals program and how wonderful it was! Can you tell I enjoy it? If you are new and don't know what PetPals is, just read a few more posts down for more information and a link to the site!
This time around I was paired up with a woman named Desi and her dog King. An adorable dog I might add. :)
Toby had many nice goodies in his box! Here is what he was sent this time around.
I don't know how Toby knows...wait, perhaps he smells the food. No matter, he just knows when that package is for him. Here's a photo of him digging around in the box once I got it open for him.
Can you guess what his favorite item in this box was? :)
It started out fine. I let him dig around and when I pulled the Tiny Bonz package out of the box he rushed over and grabbed them from me! Right out of my hand! Rotten boy!
He would run around with the package of Tiny Bonz in his mouth and shake it, stopping occasionally to try and paw it open. And no matter how much I called for him to bring them to me so I could open them he just wasn't listening. I eventually had to run him down to get the bag away from him. Haha Silly dog!
He loved all the snacks and the toy that Desi and King sent him! The only thing he couldn't have was the raw hide because he tends to eat it whole. However, his little cousin (my brother's younger Chiweenie, Bo) happily chewed on it in his place. It's been a blast! I met a wonderful woman and her adorable little dog and got to shop for him, too! Thank you, Jenna, for yet another monthly PetPals! On to the next, I say!
Once again, I'm back to chat about the PetPals program and how wonderful it was! Can you tell I enjoy it? If you are new and don't know what PetPals is, just read a few more posts down for more information and a link to the site!
This time around I was paired up with a woman named Desi and her dog King. An adorable dog I might add. :)
Toby had many nice goodies in his box! Here is what he was sent this time around.
2 packages of PupCorn
1 package of Tiny Bonz
1 package of Dentastix
1 raw hide
1 ring chew toy
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| Toby digging in his goodie box. |
Can you guess what his favorite item in this box was? :)
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| Toby snatching the Tiny Bonz out of my hand! |
It started out fine. I let him dig around and when I pulled the Tiny Bonz package out of the box he rushed over and grabbed them from me! Right out of my hand! Rotten boy!
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| Here he is dragging the package around on the floor. |
He loved all the snacks and the toy that Desi and King sent him! The only thing he couldn't have was the raw hide because he tends to eat it whole. However, his little cousin (my brother's younger Chiweenie, Bo) happily chewed on it in his place. It's been a blast! I met a wonderful woman and her adorable little dog and got to shop for him, too! Thank you, Jenna, for yet another monthly PetPals! On to the next, I say!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
PetPals: Blogger/Reader Program - Second Time Around
So here it is, my second month of participation in the PetPals Program. If you are not sure of what it is go to my first post for more information: 1st Post. The only thing that has changed is that you are paired with just one person now instead of two.
I ran into a small issue in the beginning with my partner not responding. However, let me just say that Jenna is more than willing to assist you with this if it ever happens to you. I was paired with someone else because their partner did not respond either. It was quick and with enough time to get the goodies and get them in the mail.
I was paired with a person named Jeremy. He has an adorable little puppy named Nora, whom I enjoyed shopping for. As for Toby, he seemed to think he made out like a bandit. He was definitely happy with the items Jeremy sent him.
He received a very creative gift package. It was Thanksgiving themed! I just thought that was so neat and to be honest I never thought to do packages that way. (Thank you, Jeremy, for the awesome idea!) Toby received a turkey leg squeaky toy, a package of Natural Balance (Turkey, Duck, Chicken, & Pumpkin in a Gravy), a little tube of Natural Balance (Turkey), a very adorable little slipper squeaky toy, a package of PupCorn Cheese Flavored popcorn, a Lickety Stik (Bacon), and a little bouncy ball.
I took a video of him with the turkey leg because it was just too funny not to. He ran all over the place just squeaking it over and over and over. It was so adorable!
His slipper, well, he carried that thing around with him everywhere he went. He even took it to bed with him! Our bed! (We have a California King so there is plenty of room for him to sleep in the middle of us between our heads. Also, after the whole spider thing I wrote about in my blog....well..."momma" doesn't want him sleeping on the floor at night!)
He's also enjoying the food. The popcorn makes a great snack for him and he loves his snacks (and food in general) The soft foods are great for me because I usually mix him dry and wet food together for his meals. You're probably thinking I forgot to mention the ball right? The ball, ah the ball, I cannot find the ball. I took it out and he played with it a couple of times then he would pick it up in his mouth and toss his head up and release the ball. He was doing that for a good few minutes then he was done and in my lap. However, we cannot find the ball. I know it will turn up somewhere, especially when he wants to try to find it, but for now it is floating around in the abyss of our home somewhere. (Update: As of just before posting this, the ball has been found underneath the bookshelf and he is now happily playing with it again.)
What a wonderful experience, once again! If you haven't taken part in PetPals yet, I definitely recommend doing so!
I ran into a small issue in the beginning with my partner not responding. However, let me just say that Jenna is more than willing to assist you with this if it ever happens to you. I was paired with someone else because their partner did not respond either. It was quick and with enough time to get the goodies and get them in the mail.
I was paired with a person named Jeremy. He has an adorable little puppy named Nora, whom I enjoyed shopping for. As for Toby, he seemed to think he made out like a bandit. He was definitely happy with the items Jeremy sent him.
Here is Toby staring me down as I hold the unopened the package.
When it arrived, he went nuts!
If you think I am exaggerating, I'm sure this photo shows you I am not.
Here he is trying to tear open the box with his teeth.
He received a very creative gift package. It was Thanksgiving themed! I just thought that was so neat and to be honest I never thought to do packages that way. (Thank you, Jeremy, for the awesome idea!) Toby received a turkey leg squeaky toy, a package of Natural Balance (Turkey, Duck, Chicken, & Pumpkin in a Gravy), a little tube of Natural Balance (Turkey), a very adorable little slipper squeaky toy, a package of PupCorn Cheese Flavored popcorn, a Lickety Stik (Bacon), and a little bouncy ball.
The wonderful food selection he was sent.
I took a video of him with the turkey leg because it was just too funny not to. He ran all over the place just squeaking it over and over and over. It was so adorable!
His slipper, well, he carried that thing around with him everywhere he went. He even took it to bed with him! Our bed! (We have a California King so there is plenty of room for him to sleep in the middle of us between our heads. Also, after the whole spider thing I wrote about in my blog....well..."momma" doesn't want him sleeping on the floor at night!)
Toby with his slipper in our bed.
He's also enjoying the food. The popcorn makes a great snack for him and he loves his snacks (and food in general) The soft foods are great for me because I usually mix him dry and wet food together for his meals. You're probably thinking I forgot to mention the ball right? The ball, ah the ball, I cannot find the ball. I took it out and he played with it a couple of times then he would pick it up in his mouth and toss his head up and release the ball. He was doing that for a good few minutes then he was done and in my lap. However, we cannot find the ball. I know it will turn up somewhere, especially when he wants to try to find it, but for now it is floating around in the abyss of our home somewhere. (Update: As of just before posting this, the ball has been found underneath the bookshelf and he is now happily playing with it again.)
What a wonderful experience, once again! If you haven't taken part in PetPals yet, I definitely recommend doing so!
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