| Books 21-29 |
[Wednesday
November 4th, 2009 at 8:55pm] |
Books in bold are a must read!
21. I Know What You Did Last Summer-Lois Duncan
22. Two Little Girls In Blue-Mary Higgins Clark
23. The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever-Christopher Pike
24. Sick Puppy-Carl Hiassen
25. Lucky You-Carl Hiassen
26. The Accident-Diane Hoh
27. Thunder on the Mountain-David Poyer
28. Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool-Lynn Messina
29. The Night I Got Lucky-Laura Caldwell
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| Tipper has passed... |
[Saturday
October 31st, 2009 at 6:33pm] |
I thought and thought about the long term treatment he would need. Not only was it not financially something I could do but I didn't want him to have a life of being stuck with a needle every day for the rest of his life and having it work or not work. I knew this morning he wasn't doing much better. He was a constant purrer. There was no purr at all today. In March he was 22 lbs. I was told by a vet in Tampa we needed to get his weight down. As of yesterday he was 18. For a cat anything over 16 is overweight. I think his weight loss was due more to illness vs anything I could do. He'd been on light hard food since March with little to no changes that I had noticed. As it turns out hard food is really bad for cats in general. Too many carbs. They need a high protein low carb diet to avoid things like this happening. Tigger will begin this type of diet in a few weeks.
I feel like I'm having a nightmare I can't wake from. I've cried to the point I have a headache and want to throw up. I slept for a bit but woke up and just being awake right now hurts.
I got to hold him the moment he was born and I'm glad I was there for him othe moment he needed me most.
One week old:
Here he is on the left with his *kiss me* face:
He went with a smile on his face. His teeth were showing like they always did when I would pet him.
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| Back to the vet today... |
[Saturday
October 31st, 2009 at 9:42am] |
Tipper is basically an off the charts diabetic and has to be put on insulin and special food.
Today I am seriously debating putting him down due to financial issues. I don't know how I'll be able to continue paying for his medical needs and pay regular household bills.
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| Tipper :( |
[Friday
October 30th, 2009 at 6:13pm] |
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For over a week now he has been drinking twice as much as usual. I knew in my heart at that point he was diabetic. 2 days ago he began urinating blood. Today we took a trip to the vet. He has a lot of glucose in the urine and a uti. He is on an antibiotic for the next 10 days. After that we will decide what to do once the lab results come back. They told me for the first year the costs could run up to $2000. Today's bill was $500. I'm now trying to figure out how to pay rent, car insurance, gas for 2 weeks, and daycare for 2 weeks. Tomorrow I will take all of my jewelry and sell it. While some of the pieces I'm sentimental about I would be more heartbroken to lose Tipper. He is only 5 years old and putting him down is not an option.
I'm exhausted. I've been up since 2am. I want my bed and my kitties. Dinner is ramen noodles. Probably indefinitely lol
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| Well don't I feel stupid! |
[Wednesday
July 1st, 2009 at 11:08am] |
Back home from the hospital this morning. Sunday afternoon I felt really tired and napped from 4-6 (I rarely nap). I was still tired and went back to bed at 10pm. Monday I had an upset stomach. Tuesday I stayed home with painful lower abdominal cramps. Tuesday night headache/pressure in head, neck, throat, left shoulder. Shortness of breath, extreme thirst, lightheadedness, exhaustion, chest pressure. This morning I wasn't feeling any better. I took Austin to daycare and then drove to the hospital. Next thing I know I have people taking vials of blood, I'm hooked up to a heart monitor, blood pressure, oxygen, baby asprin & nitro administered. I was my own three ring circus basically. 3 hours later...the verdict? Anxiety. Well heck I could have saved myself $200 bucks and told anyone that LOL Geez.
Home for the rest of the day. We'll try to head into work tomorrow. The plus side about being home the last 2 days is I've finally gotten to watch the rain on the lake. The downside is that the extreme amount of rain has messed up the lake. One of the fountains is no longer pumping. There's a long white pipe you can see above water. The other fountain is having trouble pumping. *SIGH* On the upside I saw my underwater birdie friend yesterday along with a spoonbill. I have my bed set up so I can look out the window.
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| Cormorants... |
[Sunday
June 28th, 2009 at 8:15pm] |
Are funny birds: http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/cormorants.html
I have one of these in the lake out here right now. I never knew a bird could swim like that underwater. It's got the neck of a crane and stays under the water for a minute or two. At first I thought it was a snake poking it's head out of the water. So beautiful. I now realize he's the fella that was sunning himself out on the bank of the lake last week. They look very large when their wings are spread.
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| My entire body now aches lol |
[Friday
June 19th, 2009 at 10:56pm] |
I cha-cha'd, I merengued, I rhumba'd (I later took to calling it roomba'd). I can't spell any of these dances worth crap LOL I had so much fun. It was worth the $15 and 2 hours. I was the only one who showed up without a partner-Austin didn't count, he was in the kid's room watching Princess Bride LOL But it didn't matter. I danced with anyone who asked. The instructor Julia was a delight and very patient with a newbie. Looking forward to the next one.
Last night's Tweetup was great too. I am now officially a southerner. I had my first plate of fried green tomatoes with goat cheese and some type of tomato basil sauce on the side. I'm exhausted but I am not quite ready to go to bed yet.
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| It's pouring rain here... |
[Tuesday
June 16th, 2009 at 1:52pm] |
I was hoping our next rainstorm would be while I was at home. I wanted to watch it fall on the lake. :(
I need to bring my camera wherever I go and take pics. It's a really pretty city.
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| Last night.... |
[Tuesday
June 16th, 2009 at 6:54am] |
I dreamt I was trying to get on a plane to go somewhere. Except I was really frustrated because I didn't have enough money to get there. I just had to get on that plane and get there....because I needed to find me and be whole again. I really hate dreams like that.
In the meantime off to work.
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| New places, new faces, new things to do... |
[Sunday
June 14th, 2009 at 8:07am] |
First off I just have to say...I am totally loving it here in St. Pete. I don't miss Tampa at all (and I really thought I would). I went online yesterday to meetup.com and signed up for a ton of different groups. This Thursday night I'm going to a TweetUp and Friday night-dancing.
Friday's dancing is a class/party for $15. at 8 is the group class and from 8:45 until 10:30 is the dance party-Salsa (minus the chips, darn!), merengue (minus the lemon lol), swing, hustle, latin, disco (yessssssssssss! *fist punching the air*), ballroom, and country. I'm looking forward to meeting new people. This is all good....very very good!
*Note to self, you will need a planner-get one from Target/Office Depot, etc.
So on Facebook I just took the Which Jeff Dunham Character are you quiz lol I couldn't resist.
I am Jose Jalepeno on a steeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
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| Tipper gets the first bath! |
[Monday
June 8th, 2009 at 10:11pm] |
He decided that in my bathtub he'd get the first bath lol he sat in that water for quite a while.
Today I finally had my complete and total meltdown. Took Austin to one school to register, they sent me to another school. School #2 said that he really belonged at school #1 but I can't register him til the week before school. Apparently they are switching around the districts so no one knows what's going on at the moment. So I take him to one rec center (15 mins away) to register for summer daycare. They are full but send me to another center (30 mins away). I get to rec center #2 fill out all paperwork. They then ask me for proof of residency. I give them my cable bill. Not good enough. Water bill or light bill needed. I will get neither of these until the end of this month or the beginning of July. I looked at the guy and told him I didn't have any of that and he said they couldn't take Austin without it. This was my only day off and I didn't know where I was going to send Austin where I was at work. I flipped. Started repeating that I didn't have the paperwork and just started bawling. So he handed me off to someone else and they agreed to take Austin. Since my hours at work are changing I had to pay an extra $60 for the summer to drop him off early. Their hours are 8-5:30. I had to pay to drop him off at 7.
I'm beyond emotionally exhausted. I wish I had one more day I could take off. No such luck. End of the month in the accounting world.
I'm watching the Tony Awards show from last night. I think this is the only awards show I've never watched. Loving it!
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| We have arrived... |
[Sunday
June 7th, 2009 at 9:01pm] |
But not without issues along the way LOL
I tried to leave work early on Friday and left an hour later than planned. That was my first indication that this move was going to be eventful. I got home about 4:30 and packed until 9:30, taking a break for about an hour to have dinner. I got up the next morning at 5am and began finishing up packing...and ran out of boxes. Picked up the truck. Got back and filled it up and make trip #1 of 2 to the new apartment.
Let me back up a bit to Friday evening. I get a call at 5:55 pm from Lakes. I am now being told Bay Pointe had not yet faxed over my transfer paperwork and I could not move in without it. Plus I was not allowed to bring my ferret. Um...I don't have a ferret, I have a robo dwarf hamster. Even though I told the woman on the phone this twice, she repeatedly kept telling me NO FERRETS. Ok...so for future notice, no ferrets. Thanks.
One piece of furniture, my cabinet that holds my soap/candle supplies and products broke. No worries though, easily replaceable :) At some point I stepped in gum. Scott hurt his back, Shauna cut her finger on broken glass. Made trip #2. Took back truck. Back to Bay Pointe to clean. Our friend Bill showed up to unload trip #2 and stayed with Austin (til 10pm I might add!) while I cleaned old apartment. It wasn't perfect. Vac filled up and so I left a 12 x 12 square unvac'd. It's a lil fuzzy. Oh yes and I ended up transporting the kitties separately. I left the 2nd cat carrier in my car which was parked at the new apartment and Tipper freaked. He yowled when we left and when we were trying to pack up the cars after cleaning he was trying to run out of the house. As I type this he is enjoying playing with a Coke bottle cap lol
I make it home in about 20 minutes. Car I had noticed was acting funny for a couple of days. Vibrating a lot. I got home last night and hear a loud hissing coming from the right rear of the car. I look down at the tire and watch it quickly deflate before my eyes LMAO Unbelievable.
Got up this morning at 8:30...ok technically 5am. Tigger woke me up crying (Austin and I went to bed at midnight). He was lonely. As long as I was out of bed he was fine, I lay back down he would call. About 6 I finally gave up and dozed as best as I could. We took the U-Haul keys back to the facility, got there about 9:30. They said they'd tried calling me but the # was disconnected-they took down the wrong #. Turns out I didn't need the contract paperwork like the sign said in order to drop the key in the slot. This is a good thing because I have no flippin clue where that even is!
I realized this evening I left all my pots and pans...including my new, beloved wok style pan at Bay Pointe, as well as my cat scooper. We will be going Tuesday night to buy new necessities!
Bill and Joy dropped by this morning. It was really nice to have them come over. After they left we went and bought a new tire. They told me about the rec center down the road. I'm going there tomorrow to register myself and Austin. For $2.50 we can use the pool. I know we have 2 here at the apartment but the pool there has water slides and it will be a good way for Austin to interact with other kiddos and me to make some friends in the area. I met a neighbor of mine yesterday and she saw me this morning and yelled hello.
I had a little trouble falling asleep last night. It's too quiet! My apartment faces the lake and the fountains in it are constantly going all day and night. It sounds like it's constantly raining out there. The apartment is slightly raised off the ground because of flooding, so it's kind of like having a deck. My patio is really tiny but I could put a small table and 2 chairs out there. I miss being able to watch the sunset in the evening since it now sets behind me vs to the right. I can see it reflect off the buildings across from me. We did a little exploring after picking up the tire. There is another entrance to my apartment complex. As we exited from it, it dumps you out between two strip malls. One has a grocery store, dollar general, goodfellas, spa/nail places, tanning, sushi, and a mom and pop type pancake house (which I can't wait to try). The opposite side has a Cody's Roadhouse. We also found more grocery stores, Target, a Burger King, gas stations, Bath and Body Works (oh dear) and more. I'll go exploring tomorrow and see what else I can find as well as getting Austin set up at his new school and daycare.
Tonight we have deemed our first *official* night in the new apartment. We were too tired last night to enjoy it so we are having movie night all night (or until we pass out) lol right now we are watching Space Chimps. I haven't laughed this hard at a cartoon in a long time.
I feel like myself again and I have to say I feel a lot safer here. I have one of those flip latches (like they have in hotels) for the front door-it came with the apartment. I actually slept with all the lights out last night, except for the one over the stove. I figured if I had to get up I'd injure myself with all the boxes LOL I haven't slept with the living room light off in years.
For now I'm off to unpack a few more things. I have now cleared room in front of my sliding glass door and I'm going to get some bathroom things put away and my record player set up so I can have music.
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| Book 18, 19, & 20 |
[Friday
June 5th, 2009 at 6:05pm] |
18. Talullahland-Lynn Messina
19. Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven?-Erica Orloff
20. Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte-Kyra Davis
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| 3 NATO troops killed in blast in Afghanistan |
[Tuesday
May 26th, 2009 at 7:36pm] |
and one wounded... http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/5/26/476949.html
The lone survivor is my co-worker's husband. She got the news at 4:30 this morning. When she came to me this morning she said "I wanted to let you know that my husband..." and she began crying. It took her a moment to gather herself and in that time I held my breath and braced myself for the worst. He was the gunner. When the blast hit he actually flew so he has a broken leg and shoulder and burns (like rug burns) from going across rocks and sand. He will be fine. She did manage to speak to him quite a few times today. He was due to come home at the end of July, but at this point it may be earlier. He has to have surgery first before they will send him home.
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| Manicures, weddings, and more! |
[Sunday
May 24th, 2009 at 4:24pm] |
Here's the pic from today's manicure. I got a pedicure too and so did my son LOL He says his feet feel new :) The girl kept wanting to trim and shape my eyebrows. What is it with everyone wanting to do that lately?? My eyebrows are not fluffy...they've never been plucked and seriously I don't need that done.
Wedding pics from last weekend (pardon the imperfection of the photographs...ahh cameraphones! lol)
 
 
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| Ahhh a long holiday weekend |
[Saturday
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:11pm] |
Thank goodness. 9 more days of commuting 60 miles a day...45 minutes driving in, nearly 2 hours to get home.
Weekend plans? Went to Sephora and bought a bunch of different nail polishes. All in shades of pink :) Stopped at Teavana as well. I bought Tung Ting Jade Oolong tea. YUM!
Tomorrow? Mani/Pedi at a spa (yes now I'm addicted) and seeing Night at the Museum with Austin.
Monday? Possibly the zoo....but I'm thinking Austin and I will do laundry and packing and go swimming instead.
Rosacea update.....*insert drum roll here*
I woke up this morning and I new have the perfect "peaches & cream" skin I always wanted.
My new favorite song, The Climb:
(Let's be clear, I'm NOT a Miley Cyrus fan LOL)
I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes they knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
The pain I'm knowing
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on,
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you going to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It's all about
It's all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith
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