Posts tagged pets
Dog Collection
Oct 12th
There was a time I wanted more children and was upset that we choose early in life that we were done. You can’t blame us after having three by 25. I am one of those people who wanted nothing more out of life than to be a stay at home mom and take care of a gaggle of kids.
For many years I was a Girl Scout Leader enjoying other peoples kids to fill that void. It did start with my daughter wanting to be a Girl Scout, but little did I know how much it would fill a need for me.
I have a need to care for others. Its something naturally in me. My kids are all getting older with my youngest 12 and my oldest graduating high school this year. We talk all the time and spend time together but they don’t need that nurturing I miss giving to a toddler. I now work full time and no longer do Girl Scouts after 11 years so whats a girl to do to fill that nuturing need? My answer is apparently collecting dogs.
Of coarse I had Angel who passed away last year and she filled a huge part of my heart. She was like one of my children and when she died I felt like I lost a child. I am apparently over compensating for the need to nuture and the need to have back ups.
So welcome Baby, Pudgy and the newest addition Itty Bitty. My husband said I am done collecting.
Time to Adjust
Mar 9th
I went to the Home & Garden show this past weekend. I purchased a few things and wished I had purchased a few more. I may go back this weekend. We will see.
While there I filled out a form to try and win tickets to this years Best Restaurants Party. Crossing my fingers! I absolutely loved last years! I can’t afford $100 tickets. Willing to blog for tickets 
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My kitty is missing. We took him in when he was only 6 weeks old. He was hard of hearing and had sinus problems but my children all fell in love with him. They miss him dearly as does the dog, yes the dog and cat played together every day.
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We have a new hamster, a Chinese Dwarf Hamster. I want to name her Wonton but my youngest doesn’t like it.
Husband came up with Nugget, my oldest came up with Joey because it looks like a mini kangaroo. Well the youngest doesn’t like any of the names we picked out.
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I am adjusting. To my medication and to my life.
I didn’t post last weeks photography blog. I will guess that I have pics for 2-3 days tops. I will post them soon though this week is looking bleak as well.
I still have 3 posts to write about The Worst Cooks in America. I have notes on the last 3 episodes.
I am forgetting many things lately and allowing some things to get backed up.
But it’s not all bad. I feel better. I feel more normal. In time I think everything will fall into place.
When something worry’s me or I have a pain I don’t go into severe panic mode anymore. I am thankful for that.
There are periods of time that I have spaced out a little, even felt really off, but the more time that goes on the better I feel.
If anything better than before, so thats good.
All in one
Nov 24th
I have been busy. Probably not really the busy your thinking. Sure I have had busy days such as shopping Saturday for myself for once and grocery shopping Sunday. I have been busy being a worn down, pissed off, PITA. Re-doing the living room is wearing on me. It has been torn apart for about two weeks now and it’s barley been touched since we started. We have the TV, love seat and a chair left in that room kinda squashed in the middle so we could work around it. The dining room is full of what was in the dining room and what used to be in the living room. It’s just not getting done and new furniture is going to be delivered early December. I am getting pissed. Things I can’t even talk about online are going on and I am just tired of life getting screwed up. I am tired of not being able to talk about it. I am tired of feeling like “This is my life and it won’t ever get better.”
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One of the problems we did run into is the wiring after pulling the paneling off. Check this beautiful work out………
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I was going up this hill one day last week and it was a beautiful yellow. The tree’s, sidewalks, everything was a blanket of yellow. I wish I had taken a picture that day but didn’t get my camera out in time. I figured the next day it would still be there. Of coarse that night we had a wind storm that took most of the fall leaves off the tree’s. It was still yellow, just no where near as much as the day before. Use your imagination to add more to the picture….
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I didn’t know cats and dogs could get along so well until we put our two together. We have had the cat since he was a kitten and the dog we got this year. They are around the same age, about 15 months old. You should see them play with each other. At first we thought they were hurting each other but they roll all over the floor every morning. Here you can see them sharing a food bowl.
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I went to Light Up Night in Downtown Pittsburgh last Friday.
It was crowded. So crowded you couldn’t really do anything. You could barely walk around.
I managed to get a pic of the tree at the ice rink.
I called some guy an asshole. I apologize to all the children that had to hear me. He still was an asshole.
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I haven’t gone down to see the holiday windows in many years and it was Kaufman’s then. I remember the displays being of Christmas nature. I have some pictures on my phone but am unsuccessful at the moment emailing them to myself to show you. Someone put alot of work into them, they are paper scenes. They are not Christmas or holiday themed at all! Was a huge disappointment.
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There was a shooting right as we were leaving. Police cars just started pouring into town. I knew something had to have happened but didn’t know what until later that night at home. I don’t think I will be taking my children down there for an evening event again. It’s just not worth it. All we did was try to get through the crowd. That’s it. My mom wasn’t thrilled to hear I called some guy an asshole. She warned me that I could get shot.
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We walked to Station Square where we watched fireworks.
Beginning Stages of Living Room
Nov 15th
Who thought that installing panelling was a good idea? I want to know who! Any that I have ever seen it’s ugly and looks cheap. The guy who owned our house prior must have thought panelling was the best thing since sliced bread cause my house is full of it. My living room, dining room, laundry room, one wall in computer room, and hallway off computer room. And it’s not just that he put panelling on the walls, that would be too simple. He installed customized cupboards with panelling and bi-fold doors that any hoarder would love. It sure made my hoarding worse I had places to hide things!
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So here we are keeping the lovely wall of shelves. I kept way too much on them before and did weed out alot of what was there. The shelves you see here are freshly painted in Plateau color. It’s a light creamy tan-ish color. The shelves were the dark brown you see in the shelves at the bottom. Those shelves are either going to be drywalled over or turned into cupboards. We haven’t decided yet.
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So the other side of the room we tore the panelling off. The left side shelving is being torn out and will be closed off and used to re-route heating ducts. The right side shelving is being torn out and made into a closet. With a real door and door knob LOL
The bad news is behind that glass area is a fireplace. The carpet in front of it when pulled back revealed concrete. The means no hard wood floor for me. We just don’t have the time to break the concrete up to make it level first so the room will be carpeted later.
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My dog apparently does not like the drill. She would not stop barking at it. She kept getting closer and closer to his hands. Major distraction! She needs to be kept out of the room when we are working.
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My dining room looks like an episode of hoarders with the stuff that belongs in the dining room on top of most of what was in the living room and the paint and drywall material. It’s a good thing we aren’t having thanksgiving dinner at my house this year!
Things Happen
Oct 8th
Sometimes things just happen. In reality I wouldn’t ever want to be on a reality tv show and have my life taped however I do think some of the people I know need 24 hour surveillance just so I can remember details and laugh about it later. Husband is a prime example of someone I want surveillance on. Not because I worry about where he goes, no he just has the funniest shit to say and I can’t ever remember it when I want to.
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This is what happens when you do bad things. The swat team wakes you and everyone else up at 6:30 AM and carts your ass off to jail.
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This is what happens when you screw with my dog. The teeth are out! Kitty your messing with the wrong dog cause if she doesn’t whoop your ass I will.
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This is what happens when you pause the TV and we try to guess what the next word out of the characters mouth will be. Son starts drinking his pop, mom says “boob”, son gets his picture taken.
Have a great weekend!
Baby Visits the Vet
Sep 17th
Yes, we are officially calling her Baby. We took her to her first visit to the vet tonight.
It was an unfamiliar place. It was as cold as a human doctors office which made me glad I brought her blanket in to keep her warm. It was a fairly small waiting area. I imagined it would be larger. Human waiting areas are larger and we don’t chase each other (ok maybe the kids do), or try to eat smaller animals. The picture below is the nurses station. So image an L shaped area with some seats and a door to my left.
We have only had her a few days so we had no idea how she would take to other dogs being around. Right before we came in we encountered two other smaller dogs to which she casually strolled on by sniffing the wall which I am pretty sure many dogs have urinated on. She patiently waited in my arms for about 10 minutes looking around at the other dogs and people…….
…… until the dog seated right next to us crept a little too close to us. Oh man she started growling, barking, crying, you name it. She was the loudest pup in the joint. The other dog barked back a couple times but Baby was trying to jump off me and go after him. Uh honey, your an appetizer to that dog please calm down! The one lady at the nurses station commented that everyone always blames the big dogs. Did you miss the part where the big dog kept coming towards us? Yeah she was fine until he started invading her comfort zone. I attempted to calm her down by having her look out the window covering her with the blanket so she couldn’t see enormous doggie. Every now and then she would let out a growl, she knew he was there she isn’t stupid. Everyone else in the room thought it was funny.
The exam room was tiny as could be. I have no idea if they have smaller rooms but if they don’t I feel for people with big dogs or who’s kids wanna watch the vet.
She was weighed on the tiny infant looking scale and came in at a whopping 6 lbs. They also said they think she is 9-12 months (we were told 14 by previous owner). She went over her shots and some testing they wanted to do. She went over prices for the visit and I was semi okay with it. Two of the shots require a return visit in 3 weeks, that will cost more money. Then she went into having her spayed and when I saw that price sheet I almost hit the floor. The previous owner claims she was up to date on shots, but had no proof. Oh yeah, and hubby forgot the bag of poop (I mean turd) in the waiting room. Apparently they like to test poop there. I just hope I grabbed the right animals poop
When/if we take her to get spayed they can also remove two baby teeth that haven’t come out. They may fall out on their own, but if they don’t they recommend having them removed as it can cause tarter build up problems. I will be sure to brush her teeth.
They offered to take her in the back to give her shots and take blood to test for heart worm or give her shots in the exam room. I opted to allow them to take her back and sent her with her blanket. I wish my kids doctors had asked me that question. I hated having to hold my kids down so they didn’t screw it up while they screamed and cried. I felt horrible. I remember the docs saying the kids will understand one day you did it for their own good. Really? Well, right now they are hating me, thanks.
We received a new puppy goody bag with food, flea medicine and heart worm medicine. Of coarse to keep buying it from the vet will cost ya. Sometimes them freebies get ya, they rope you in. Was nice though. I paid the bill, OUCH. When it was all over they brought back my sweet Baby all swaddled up like an infant.
Freaking adorable! She was so content and happy in there…… until she saw that same damn dog again and let out a few groans and growls.
All in all the vet visit went well. They said she looked good and we will get her poop test and blood test results in the next few days.
Another Year and Another Puppy
Sep 14th
Ok so it’s my birthday today. My kids remembered (last year they didn’t).
My hubby remembered.
My mom remembered (got my card already! thanks mom!)
My FB Friends remembered 
What would we do without facebook reminding us about birthdays. Makes you wonder if even half the people who wish you happy birthday would without facebook reminding them to. Hell, who cares I’ll take it! LOL Thank you to all my friends who wished me a happy birthday today!
We don’t really do much to celebrate our birthdays, hubby and I. It’s not as much of a big deal with you have kids birthday’s to plan every year. I don’t place much importance on one day, I am happy to wake up every day. This year I feel bad that hubby had to forgo much of a birthday. I purchased his card two days prior. That is a good thing cause after our dog passed away the day before his birthday I was in no shape to even think about it let alone think to get a card. The kids and I did sing happy birthday to him at the hour he was born. I think he appreciated that. We were mourning and it didn’t feel right to celebrate. I don’t feel right celebrating my birthday either really.
I went through a lot over just a few days. Things I can’t even write about here. I contemplated quitting my job. We have had so much go on at home that I feel like I can’t be the mom I had been before I worked. I miss being there when they get home, being able to cook more, having the time to notice when things aren’t right. We can’t do it financially right now but I do want to make that a goal. My obsession with moving isn’t as strong right now either. I want that one day, but I am not sure it’s the right thing to do right now.
This past Sunday I got a call. Someone had a female, long haired Chihuahua. We drove an hour to see it. I don’t know if it is right to replace my Angel so soon but we couldn’t leave this dog with the family that had it. When we arrived we were met on the front porch by a mother and the dirtiest kids I had ever seen. The puppy we came to see practically jumped from the child that had it and kissed us like crazy. The one child seemed to enjoy making her growl and bark at her by squeezing her back leg. They had other dogs, cats, you name it. I was told she had all her shots up to date but I don’t believe that as there is no proof and no rabies tag so she will get shots. She also told me on the phone she had a flea dip but was completely saturated in fleas. I had to scrub her pretty good! She will receive all the love and care she needs with us!
I took this pic on the ride back home, which was an adventure in itself.
The exit off the toll road was closed. The main bridge GPS told us to take was closed. We circled around for about 20 minutes or so until GPS could give us a route that didn’t include a closed road. I was starting to wonder if we were in a bad movie. We finally found a way home. It took a hell of a lot longer but we made it.
This is Baby at my work. We are calling her Baby right now, she likes it. She is about 14 months old (we will find out for sure when she see’s the vet this week).
She is sooo sweet and warms up to everyone easily. She loves to give kisses and nibble on your ears. Luckily I work somewhere that allows me to bring her. I can close the doors to my office and just let her roam, play or sleep as she wishes.
She also loves to just curl up in a ball and go to sleep.
While not exactly alike she reminds me so much of my Angel. Just in the way she looks and behaves. I still shed tears for my Angel but I am thankful that I have Baby in my life.
Do you have any birthday stories or puppy tales you could share with me?
In Memory of Angel
Sep 9th
Nov 1, 2005 – Sept 8, 2010
Death is hard to deal with, even when it’s a pet. Our dog was a member of the family. It feels like I lost one of my children.
I spent at least half of yesterday in full on tears and the other half off and on after discovering she had passed. It is easy to wonder why, how and what you could have done different. It is easy to blame yourself. I beat myself up over being too busy to notice her cold was much more than just a cold. I beat myself up over being too busy to spend time with her lately when she needed it most. The day before she passed I spent it mostly ignoring her. It killed me inside knowing that.
Then I think of the other things… like how she followed me around everywhere, sat with me, slept with me, etc. Lately she hadn’t done much of that. Did she know? Did she separate herself on purpose to help ease me into her loss? Was she upset with me for not helping her?
Angel was a very special companion and family member. She loved everyone and everyone loved her. She was too young to go and I was not ready by any means to let her go. Of coarse were never ready to loose someone close to us but the person closest to them suffers the most loss.
I will always remember her greeting me when I came home and how excited she was to see me. When I went away for the weekend she would cry when I returned. She sat in my lap as I watched tv. She slept on my pillow case above my head. In the winter she would lay under the covers behind the back of my knees and sometimes she would lay on her back under the covers with her little head popped out on the pillow as if she were a human. She would lay in the living room window basking in the sun. She loved to curl up in a ball and lay on her belly to have it rubbed. I will always remember asking her to give me kisses and she licked my chin. If I asked where my baby was, she would come running.
We were planning a fall trip to the woods for the weekend with her and now I don’t think I can go. I am happy she was able to share our vacation this year and spend that time with us. She really didn’t have a favorite blanket or pillow she loved people and sometimes I swear she thought she was one of us.
She was the greatest gift my husband could have ever given me next to our children. I will cherish her memories forever. I will always be grateful for him bringing her into my life and being by my side when she passed.
Angel you were loved by many and will always be remembered.
