Category Archives: General
- July 5, 2010
- New Babeh!
I feel kinda guilty being excited about a new puppy. It has been over 10yrs since we’ve had the joy of a puppy, so it is hard not to be. But being only a month since we lost Sasha..it feels a little wrong.
It has been unbearably empty here with out her, without any dog at all. I still haven’t been into the backyard (I don’t use the clothes line remember
) and the yearning for a baby had become overwhelming for both of us.So we started looking around for some breeds and breeders…just looking. We wanted something small that we could have inside always, get on with or at least not eat the kitteh and that we could take out and about in the car. We had thought a pug could be good, ticked all the boxes..and I do have an attraction to cute but ugly. I would really love a French Bulldog, or Boston Terrier…but it will take some further bribing to warm him up to a $3000 dog
We visited a few breeders, one was down right awful, and others didn’t have what we wanted. We went to another Sunday, not expecting much.
The wife was into the pugs, and the husband.. Australian Bulldogs. While the kids and I played with the itty bitty pugs the men folk got talking and the next thing we are off to look at the bulldogs…and I guess you can see where this is going.
I think Jake was in love the moment the kennel door opened and out spilled 5 fat little puppies. Then the way he looked at me like an excited 5yr old asking can we please have one of these instead. He has really been missing Stasia, she was such a Daddy’s girl..the other meezers aren’t that into him. How could I say no?
Her name is Sookie, which must be said with a Bill Compton-ish southern accent. I really wanted the boy puppy, so I could call him Eric, tho it doesn’t seem too appropriate for a bulldog.
He rings me 3-4 times a day, to see what ‘I’ am doing..which really means what is my baby doing
Yes, lots of sleepy pics. She is a baby after all (an 8.7kg baby!). And you can’t beat that sleepy puppy smell, right? She seems to only have two speeds, full pelt crazy and sleepy.
The baby shopping is going to send me broke.
No, they are not cat scratches on her nose..yet
. They are from her brothers and sister sharp little puppy teeth.
- June 15, 2010
- Borked tail..sia-manx?
large ceramic bowl+cat tail= ouch
Poor Gemini. The kids were feeding the cats on Sunday night, the bowl fell off the bench and onto her tail.
Thankfully our vet was open yesterday. Poor baby has a huge gash in her tail which needed a few stitches, and we’ll just have to wait and see about the other damage…she may end up losing half of her tail.
She was running around crazy purring and rubbing herself on everyone and thing yesterday till the local wore off, then she was pretty miserable and in a lot of pain. She is a lot happier today, and amazingly hasn’t pulled her stitches out yet, tho not for lack of trying.
Fingers crossed the tails heals up enough for her to keep it.
- May 10, 2010
- I love you more than an iPhone kitteh that shits cupcakes
Now who in their right mind would not take this as a compliment of the best kind.
And cant a wife be loving and romantic…without having an ulterior motive, or guilt..I mean srsly..I won’t bother next time!
(me=green for those 3 peeps without an iPhone)
Ignore that one from the night before…although I think there is quite a loving tone in that too..don’t you think?
I think some maybe concerned for my sanity if they came across some of our txt exchanges. Manpet realises I’m not the stabbing you in your sleep kind of crazy..so it’s all good
- April 5, 2010
- Most useful/used gadget
Been waiting for a week that was relevant so I could jump in on My Place & Yours over at hello owl.
This weeks theme is most useful/used gadget, yup….I can easily jump in right here (and this weeks could probably count for last weeks theme, collecting..I am a bit of a gadget junkie)
(maybe cheating with an old pic, but it not much point in taking another that would be the same…right?)
I couldn’t pick between the 2. They are my most useful,used…adored and loved gadgets. You can’t pick a favourite child
When I stop and think about just how much I use them both, it’s a little scary. I’d say I would be using one, or have it on or very close by about 23hrs a day.
Macbook is work and play all rolled into one, from the first check of my sites and RSS in the morning, to one last check and tweet just before bed. It is running pretty much every waking moment. All the 3 jobs I currently have require it, as do all my hobbies and passions. So when you think about it, this silver beauty is pretty important…(must remember to do a backup one day soon
)Then of course there is the iPhone that takes over where the macbook leaves off and then some. More play than work, aside from access to my emails and sites if need be when out and about. It’s more the apps and games that have me hooked. We Rule, Angry Birds, Tweetie and iReply, Mashable, all my stats and the list could go on with the 7 other pages of apps. You name it, there is an app for it..and I honestly cant fathom life without my iPhone.
And of course, I can’t forget…all my friends live them *hehe*
As an aside…do you name your gadgets? I would love to name mine, but I have enough trouble naming kids and cats LOL
- March 13, 2010
- My hot date with a sexy fireman
well, sort of. Manpet did some fire drills yesterday and had to put out some real fires…so that kinda counts..yeah?
Tomorrow is our 1st wedding anniversary. How fast has that year gone! And we haven’t killed each other (tho we have been together 14yrs this year, so I had already beaten all the bad habits out of him long ago) If we are really honest, he some kind of super human to put up with me LOL
What am I buying him? What…am I not present enough?? I don’t work for Hallmark any more, and I am certainly not actually paying for a card.
He doesn’t want anything tho, who says that? At any given moment I could rattle off about 10 things that I “want”..but nope, not him…weirdo. So I shall just have presents for the both of us. Like a new car, stereo, a magic mouse…I best not let all my secret purchases slip..in case he is reading, but thank you darling
So we are off out on a date! Nothing too exciting, Dinner and Alice in Wonderland (see how well trained he is
) And having a child free night, the kids are sleeping at the inlaws.When I stop and think, this is the first night out without the kids in nearly 3yrs. Wow, that sounds bad saying it out loud, doesn’t it? Didn’t realise it had been so long. I guess it is just easier not to worry about putting people out getting a baby sitter etc. Not that I have minded at all, or missed it. Do you do date nights?
- March 12, 2010
- New Car
It has been nearly 18mths since finally got around to getting my P’s.
It was not long after that I bought myself my first car (which technically wasn’t my first, but lets just say first that I could legally drive
)
Wow, forgot it looked OK. Reminds me a little of why we actually bought it. I can tell you, it looks nothing like that now! Through no damage or neglect on my part mind you, she had just been badly neglected in the past. Was and still is wonderful to drive (cept in summer, no a/c in black car is NOT noice)
We swore never to buy a black car, or any car in the dark again. I still stand by my decision to buy it tho. We aren’t stupid when it comes to buying cars, we have done it many a time. Of all we looked out in my tiny budget, I just liked that one. We bought something super cheap, so if I smashed it, we could just toss it out and get a new one. Yay me, I didn’t so put so much as a scratch on it.
So I get my new job, which involves 3 days a week in the office…in Nth Sydney. There is no freaking way I am driving that ugly thing there! Even the kids were getting a little iffy about going in it.
SO after much looking, bought my new car last Friday, in the dark and rain.
I love it! Nice to have something you actually enjoy driving (with A/C!), and don’t feel ashamed to get into. New stereo is also awesome.
