Well, my co-worker said "Yes" and Nero will be in his new home Sunday!
Yay!!!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Like the Emperor??
Today was interesting. I went to work early and got to leave an hour early because of it. YaY.
On the way home I checked my voicemail and I had a call, from the vet's office... Cadet's owner had been identified!!
Once I got home I called them back and they told me they had contacted the original owner, the one who bought the microchip, and she has left her # for me.
I called her and she was very nice. She had Nero (he isn't a Cadet after all, but a freakin' emperor!) since birth, almost 2 1/2 years ago. They had moved to Ga. and she had adopted him out in April when their family grew.
Nero is 75% Great Pyrenees and they took great care of him, he has had both hips replaced since he was 1 yr. old!
Anyways, this woman was so upset that she had chosen the wrong family to adopt Nero out to. I can't say that I blame her after all of the love and $ they had spent to make Nero's life easier. (and I really admire it, because I could not spend $3k on a dog, ever!)
She said that if my co-worker doesn't adopt him, she will take him back. She is supposed to e-mail me some pics of him too!
So, we packed him up and drove to Hixson to meet my co-worker and her daughter and to get some pictures so she could go show her hubby and (hopefully!) adopt him. I will know tomorrow morning!
He deserves a good home, and I really hope it works out.
On the way home I checked my voicemail and I had a call, from the vet's office... Cadet's owner had been identified!!
Once I got home I called them back and they told me they had contacted the original owner, the one who bought the microchip, and she has left her # for me.
I called her and she was very nice. She had Nero (he isn't a Cadet after all, but a freakin' emperor!) since birth, almost 2 1/2 years ago. They had moved to Ga. and she had adopted him out in April when their family grew.
Nero is 75% Great Pyrenees and they took great care of him, he has had both hips replaced since he was 1 yr. old!
Anyways, this woman was so upset that she had chosen the wrong family to adopt Nero out to. I can't say that I blame her after all of the love and $ they had spent to make Nero's life easier. (and I really admire it, because I could not spend $3k on a dog, ever!)
She said that if my co-worker doesn't adopt him, she will take him back. She is supposed to e-mail me some pics of him too!
So, we packed him up and drove to Hixson to meet my co-worker and her daughter and to get some pictures so she could go show her hubby and (hopefully!) adopt him. I will know tomorrow morning!
He deserves a good home, and I really hope it works out.
Tuesday = OT and Dog Duty!
Matthew was home sick from work yesterday. He has a nasty nasty summer cold.
He took Cadet into the vet and voila! a microchip!
The bad news was that his microchip was not registered! Ugh. The vet said this dog was a Great Pyrenees mix, had been neutered, and had been groomed probably a few months ago. He estimated that he was 1 yr. old.
He prescribed an antibiotic and some steroids to help speed up the healing of his bare patches around his ears, and gave him a rabies shot.
Matthew tried to get out to get the prescriptions filled, but Wal-mart had lost their power!
By the time I came home from work at 6 (working late, again) Matthew was asleep on the couch and both Toodles and Cadet were lying on the living room floor watching TV.
I headed out and picked up the prescriptions (only $4 at Wal-Mart!) and came home.I rolled the pills into some soft treats, and Cadet ate them without even thinking twice. YaY.
My co-worker may be coming down tonight to see if Cadet would be good around kids, (which I am 100% sure he will be) and I am praying they will take him. They have goats and lots of land.
We did find out that not only is he excellently behaved and trained, he is also housebroken!
I just wish our yard was fenced in so we could keep him for ourselves!
He took Cadet into the vet and voila! a microchip!
The bad news was that his microchip was not registered! Ugh. The vet said this dog was a Great Pyrenees mix, had been neutered, and had been groomed probably a few months ago. He estimated that he was 1 yr. old.
He prescribed an antibiotic and some steroids to help speed up the healing of his bare patches around his ears, and gave him a rabies shot.
Matthew tried to get out to get the prescriptions filled, but Wal-mart had lost their power!
By the time I came home from work at 6 (working late, again) Matthew was asleep on the couch and both Toodles and Cadet were lying on the living room floor watching TV.
I headed out and picked up the prescriptions (only $4 at Wal-Mart!) and came home.I rolled the pills into some soft treats, and Cadet ate them without even thinking twice. YaY.
My co-worker may be coming down tonight to see if Cadet would be good around kids, (which I am 100% sure he will be) and I am praying they will take him. They have goats and lots of land.
We did find out that not only is he excellently behaved and trained, he is also housebroken!
I just wish our yard was fenced in so we could keep him for ourselves!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Smith Adventure, new Cadet
I had a lackluster day at work today. Attitudes were crummy and I was ready to get home at 4!
When Matthew came home we sacked out and I told him about my crappy day and he told me about his nasal congestion induced wooziness. We were quite the pair!
Around 7 we packed up Toodles and were trying to get out to the battlefield with him before the storms came.
I drove into the park and went toward an area we hadn't visited yet.
In a peaceful part, I saw a jogger running with a massive dog behind him, not really keeping up, but keeping in his wake. The runner didn't look back at him and I was shocked that he wasn't making sure his pet was not getting ran over or something.
I pulled ahead and parked at the Smith Monument, intending to say something to the jogger.
He ran up beside the car and I said "Hey! Is that your dog!?"
And I was very surprised by his reply, "No" and he jogged off into the woods.
Well, by that time we had found out the big, barreling doggie wasn't following his owner, he had come over happily swinging his tail and saying hello to Toodles.
My parents' neighbors used to raise Old English Sheepdogs so I knew that he resembled a shaved down, bouncy shaggy dog, and this dog must have been 1/2 Old English Sheepdog and 1/2 St. Bernard!
He looked groomed but grown out a bit, had a flea collar and a 3'' wide collar, but no ID.
Toodles greeted him but then got a little distressed when we were spending too much time fussing over this new dog.
The new dog was stinky... very stinky. Dirty. Very Dirty.
He had open sores on his ears from rubbing them. But he was amazingly friendly and happy to see us.
We can't help it, our loving nature and all.
So, I opened the back of the car door and this massive dog hopped right on in and lay down like he was used to it. I called the Catoosa Co. animal shelter, but , of course, it was after hours and no one answered.
Matthew came back from walking Toodles up to the (Smith! how eerie!) monument where we had acquired this lumbering, bouncy, stinky, dirty, in need of help animal.
Toodles sat in the front seat with Matthew and this new dog just lay down and was exceptional.
When we arrived home Matthew took the dog out to the dog lot and put Toodles inside. He walked on a leash like a pro.
Matthew fed him and put anti-biotic ointment on his ears, and replaced his nasty collars with a large one that we had bought for Toodles. He sprayed him down with Frontline and we named him Cadet, since we had found him in the battlefield.
I drove out for pizza and dog food, and came home with treats, a coffee maker, ear mite meds, and doggie shampoo. I also bought a can of Lysol which was prompty sprayed all over my seats and removed the dog odor.
We stood outside and got very dirty shampooing the dog, and he only got a tiny little bit cleaner! Ugh.
You can tell he has been loved on, groomed, etc.
He jumped out of the dog lot and ran up to our front door! So, tonight he is in the kitchen.. I hope he doesn't go crazy and tear anything up!
Matthew is going to take him to the vet tomorrow and see if he is microchipped. If not, he will need a cone on his head to keep him from scratching, and we will have to find him a family.
When Matthew came home we sacked out and I told him about my crappy day and he told me about his nasal congestion induced wooziness. We were quite the pair!
Around 7 we packed up Toodles and were trying to get out to the battlefield with him before the storms came.
I drove into the park and went toward an area we hadn't visited yet.
In a peaceful part, I saw a jogger running with a massive dog behind him, not really keeping up, but keeping in his wake. The runner didn't look back at him and I was shocked that he wasn't making sure his pet was not getting ran over or something.
I pulled ahead and parked at the Smith Monument, intending to say something to the jogger.
He ran up beside the car and I said "Hey! Is that your dog!?"
And I was very surprised by his reply, "No" and he jogged off into the woods.
Well, by that time we had found out the big, barreling doggie wasn't following his owner, he had come over happily swinging his tail and saying hello to Toodles.
My parents' neighbors used to raise Old English Sheepdogs so I knew that he resembled a shaved down, bouncy shaggy dog, and this dog must have been 1/2 Old English Sheepdog and 1/2 St. Bernard!
He looked groomed but grown out a bit, had a flea collar and a 3'' wide collar, but no ID.
Toodles greeted him but then got a little distressed when we were spending too much time fussing over this new dog.
The new dog was stinky... very stinky. Dirty. Very Dirty.
He had open sores on his ears from rubbing them. But he was amazingly friendly and happy to see us.
We can't help it, our loving nature and all.
So, I opened the back of the car door and this massive dog hopped right on in and lay down like he was used to it. I called the Catoosa Co. animal shelter, but , of course, it was after hours and no one answered.
Matthew came back from walking Toodles up to the (Smith! how eerie!) monument where we had acquired this lumbering, bouncy, stinky, dirty, in need of help animal.
Toodles sat in the front seat with Matthew and this new dog just lay down and was exceptional.
When we arrived home Matthew took the dog out to the dog lot and put Toodles inside. He walked on a leash like a pro.
Matthew fed him and put anti-biotic ointment on his ears, and replaced his nasty collars with a large one that we had bought for Toodles. He sprayed him down with Frontline and we named him Cadet, since we had found him in the battlefield.
I drove out for pizza and dog food, and came home with treats, a coffee maker, ear mite meds, and doggie shampoo. I also bought a can of Lysol which was prompty sprayed all over my seats and removed the dog odor.
We stood outside and got very dirty shampooing the dog, and he only got a tiny little bit cleaner! Ugh.
You can tell he has been loved on, groomed, etc.
He jumped out of the dog lot and ran up to our front door! So, tonight he is in the kitchen.. I hope he doesn't go crazy and tear anything up!
Matthew is going to take him to the vet tomorrow and see if he is microchipped. If not, he will need a cone on his head to keep him from scratching, and we will have to find him a family.
Weekend & Whales
Sunday Matthew's parents came up and brought us bunkbeds! They are awesome and now our guest bedroom is officially not a storage room!
We had a very nice dinner and visit.
My lone day off was much too short, though.
Here is a cute story:
Whales blowing bubbles
Saturday, July 26, 2008
No news
Haven't heard anything from the job interview this week, thanks for the continuing prayers I have been getting from family and friends.
It is a Saturday and I am at work! 10 hours of OT today, woohoo! Another relief in sight as we will be officially caught up to normal on Friday, this week of OT having helped push us back to where we needed to be. Thank the Lord! †
I am looking forward to being normal again! HaHa.
This week was rough, having to switch gears from "cutting hours" to "extended hours", and a lot of us are feeling a little out of sorts.
I can't wait until I get home, put my feet up and fall asleep!
It is a Saturday and I am at work! 10 hours of OT today, woohoo! Another relief in sight as we will be officially caught up to normal on Friday, this week of OT having helped push us back to where we needed to be. Thank the Lord! †
I am looking forward to being normal again! HaHa.
This week was rough, having to switch gears from "cutting hours" to "extended hours", and a lot of us are feeling a little out of sorts.
I can't wait until I get home, put my feet up and fall asleep!
I am a bread stick!
Okay, not really. But I sure felt like one yesterday after work.
Matthew and I did some shopping at Wal-Mart and were on the spaghetti aisle. He walked ahead to pick up some meatloaf seasoning and I selected a nice garlic spaghetti sauce and placed it in the basket.
Well, since I was pushing the basket to try and catch back up with Matthew, apparently I put the jar in the top basket with my purse. Of course, not being cautious and not even thinking about any possible eventuality, I trudged on.
It was after I had caught up with Matthew that the man coming towards me needed to get something off the shelf where I was parked in front of. So, I jerked my basket to the left and backwards to accommodate him.
**CRASH**
The spaghetti sauce fell through the leg-hole of the baby basket and crashed down onto the floor in between my legs. I was covered, both feet from knees to soles in garlic spaghetti sauce!
Matthew, being a total guy turns around and said something completely un-constructive like, "Why did you put it up there?" Yeah, he is not the most helpful on things that need spontaneously and immediately dealt with.
Finally he goes and get the "clean-up" wipes at the end of the aisle and I got most of the "big chunks" off my trousers.
I just can not possibly reason as to why in 2008 they still produce anything in glass jars! If only I had picked up the plastic Ragu jar, I would have had a much nicer evening, and not felt like a bread stick!
Matthew and I did some shopping at Wal-Mart and were on the spaghetti aisle. He walked ahead to pick up some meatloaf seasoning and I selected a nice garlic spaghetti sauce and placed it in the basket.
Well, since I was pushing the basket to try and catch back up with Matthew, apparently I put the jar in the top basket with my purse. Of course, not being cautious and not even thinking about any possible eventuality, I trudged on.
It was after I had caught up with Matthew that the man coming towards me needed to get something off the shelf where I was parked in front of. So, I jerked my basket to the left and backwards to accommodate him.
**CRASH**
The spaghetti sauce fell through the leg-hole of the baby basket and crashed down onto the floor in between my legs. I was covered, both feet from knees to soles in garlic spaghetti sauce!
Matthew, being a total guy turns around and said something completely un-constructive like, "Why did you put it up there?" Yeah, he is not the most helpful on things that need spontaneously and immediately dealt with.
Finally he goes and get the "clean-up" wipes at the end of the aisle and I got most of the "big chunks" off my trousers.
I just can not possibly reason as to why in 2008 they still produce anything in glass jars! If only I had picked up the plastic Ragu jar, I would have had a much nicer evening, and not felt like a bread stick!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Pope, Iraqi PM meet in Italy
ROME, Italy (CNN) — Pope Benedict XVI met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday at the papal residence outside Rome, where the two discussed a number of challenges facing Iraq and the need for interreligious dialogue, the Vatican said.
The talks took place at Castel Gandolfo, on Lake Albano just southeast of Rome, and covered “fundamental aspects” of the situation in Iraq, the Vatican said.
“A particular importance was given to the topic of the numerous Iraqi refugees, inside and outside the country, who need assistance,” a statement said.
The pope condemned the violence and the meeting reiterated the need for interreligious dialogue as a means to “religious comprehension and to civil disobedience.”
“During the meeting the hope was expressed that Iraq can find its way to peace and to development through dialogue and collaboration of all ethnic and religious groups, including minorities,” the Vatican statement said.
Al-Maliki also invited the pope to visit Iraq, the Vatican said.
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/25/pope-iraqi-pm-meet-in-italy/
Lord be with them.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The power of forbearance, a GOOD DAY
So, as we have been trudging through the muckity-muck that is our finances, we had to let some things slide. Our student loans took a back burner and actually fell off the radar for over two months.
Finally, tomorrow I had allotted a portion of that debt to be payed in an effort to catch us back up.
I could have gone ahead and payed it, but I wanted to call them and let them know what was going on, and that the repayment would have to be over time, not all at once.
I didn't even get to explain the reasoning behind the delay before the customer service lady was telling me she had brought my account current and with a forbearance made my next payment due on Oct. 15th. !
Wow. That's awesome because I need that $ to catch up on some other late bills.
What a blessing!
This morning started out on a good note though, Matthew got up early and made me a great breakfast of french toast and eggs over medium. Yummy!
Work was busy and I had enough to keep me hopping. We even were able to work 2 hours over!
Since I worked overtime, Matthew had beat me home, done a few chores and made dinner. Double Yummy!
I proceeded to immediately walk in from work and take the dog out in the front yard. I stopped by the EPB meter and made sure our kWh # was the same as the bill I just plucked out of the mail, and it was.
Just then the dog leapt out, and I was left holding the leash and watching him jack-rabbit himself into the neighbor's yard.
Apparently I had hooked the lead to his name tag instead of the collar.
Matthew came out and we corralled him back into the yard after we intruded on the neighbor's pool party, but I didn't feel bad because they are always traipsing across our lawn!
My parents just called, they got a pontoon boat (my dad is a bone-fide horse trader!) WooHoo, I can't wait to go swimming out on the lake next weekend!!!!
:-)
Finally, tomorrow I had allotted a portion of that debt to be payed in an effort to catch us back up.
I could have gone ahead and payed it, but I wanted to call them and let them know what was going on, and that the repayment would have to be over time, not all at once.
I didn't even get to explain the reasoning behind the delay before the customer service lady was telling me she had brought my account current and with a forbearance made my next payment due on Oct. 15th. !
Wow. That's awesome because I need that $ to catch up on some other late bills.
What a blessing!
This morning started out on a good note though, Matthew got up early and made me a great breakfast of french toast and eggs over medium. Yummy!
Work was busy and I had enough to keep me hopping. We even were able to work 2 hours over!
Since I worked overtime, Matthew had beat me home, done a few chores and made dinner. Double Yummy!
I proceeded to immediately walk in from work and take the dog out in the front yard. I stopped by the EPB meter and made sure our kWh # was the same as the bill I just plucked out of the mail, and it was.
Just then the dog leapt out, and I was left holding the leash and watching him jack-rabbit himself into the neighbor's yard.
Apparently I had hooked the lead to his name tag instead of the collar.
Matthew came out and we corralled him back into the yard after we intruded on the neighbor's pool party, but I didn't feel bad because they are always traipsing across our lawn!
My parents just called, they got a pontoon boat (my dad is a bone-fide horse trader!) WooHoo, I can't wait to go swimming out on the lake next weekend!!!!
:-)
Ex-Astronaut: Aliens Are Real and NASA Knows It
Former NASA astronaut and moon-walker Dr. Edgar Mitchell — a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission — claims aliens exist.
He says extraterrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions — but the alien contact has been repeatedly covered up by governments for six decades.
Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview in Birmingham, England, that sources at NASA who had had contact with aliens described the beings as "little people who look strange to us."
He said supposedly real-life ET's were similar to the traditional image of a "small gray" — short, slight frame, large eyes and large head.
Mitchell also claimed human technology is "not nearly as sophisticated" as the aliens' and "had they been hostile," he warned "we would be been gone by now."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,390161,00.html
YaY !
:-)
Let us wrap it up
... the week, that is!
Tomorrow is Friday and I might just dance a jig for this excruciatingly long workweek!
This weekend I am spending loads of time with the animals and have a few "projects" to surprise Matthew with.. haha.
There is a pro-life action group meeting tonight in Chattanooga and although I am not going there will be representatives from our old parish, St. Jude's, there to find out if this organization would be helpful in the ever-growing outrage(yet still seemingly flying under the local news radar) over the proposed abortion clinic in Chattanooga.
Hopefully we will hear some good news come soon!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Prayers unceasing.
I am constantly having little conversations with God in my head. I hope He doesn't mind talking to me while I am eating lunch, surfing the web, driving, or using the bathroom. I am not sure that they "count" as prayers, per se, because I don't always begin with the usual greeting, or end with Amen. I think He still hears me though!
The anxiety over the interview today had me on edge. I had dressed up more than people are used to seeing me do at PVH, so I got a little flack for that. I was so nervous my back was tied up in knots, and my clothes were uncomfortable.
Work went well, and I left soon enough to make my way downtown and find the building. The interviewer was exceptionally nice, having been there 29 years, and then she took me to see her supervisor, who had been there for just as long. It impressed me that they had such a high retention rate and lifelong employees. They are a massive company, and focused on family and enjoying your job. I like that.
They also are education minded and if I get the job they will probably expect me to finish my degree, which could be the best thing ever! Both of them asked me when I would want to start, and I explained that it would have to be after the 1st. They seemed happy that I did love my current job so much, and this would really be a natural expansion of what I already do.
Please pray for me!
The anxiety over the interview today had me on edge. I had dressed up more than people are used to seeing me do at PVH, so I got a little flack for that. I was so nervous my back was tied up in knots, and my clothes were uncomfortable.
Work went well, and I left soon enough to make my way downtown and find the building. The interviewer was exceptionally nice, having been there 29 years, and then she took me to see her supervisor, who had been there for just as long. It impressed me that they had such a high retention rate and lifelong employees. They are a massive company, and focused on family and enjoying your job. I like that.
They also are education minded and if I get the job they will probably expect me to finish my degree, which could be the best thing ever! Both of them asked me when I would want to start, and I explained that it would have to be after the 1st. They seemed happy that I did love my current job so much, and this would really be a natural expansion of what I already do.
Please pray for me!
Pray for the unborn.
Dear Pro-Life Warriors,
For 15 years, Chattanooga has been blessed with an absence of abortion clinics. Tragically, that may soon change. Initially reported in the Chattanoogan.com and Lifenews.com websites on 17 July and cautioned as a possible hoax by a News 9 investigation on 18 July, it now appears that an abortion clinic is likely to open up at 4066 Hixson Pike in Hixson, TN. Evidently, sale or lease of the property for this deadly purpose is in the making.
A website identified as TNabortion.com recently advertised the future opening of an abortion clinic in Chattanooga. The website proclaimed that “In August 2008, we will be opening a new, state of the art facility in Chattanooga, TN!!” However, given the tremendous amount of attention the news generated, the website was suddenly no longer available for viewing. Though detailed information is still not available, this certainly does not mean that a clinic is not in the planning for the greater Chattanooga area.
Abortion providers, most notably Planned Parenthood, often cloak their efforts to build and open new clinics in much secrecy. Such was the case last year in Aurora, Ill. Building permits were issued for the “Gemini Office Development.” However, as the building neared completion and bullet proof windows and security cameras were installed and a sign erected with the name “Gemini Health Center” on it, people became suspicious. Building permits and other required documentation for the opening of the facility were determined to have been deliberately deceptive.
As various groups continue to investigate the claim of a new abortion clinic opening in Chattanooga, I would like to ask that we intensify our intercessions for a culture of life. Even though Chattanooga may not presently have an abortion facility, Chattanoogans are still traveling to Knoxville and Atlanta where clinics do exist. As we prepare for our second 40 Days for Life campaign in Knoxville from 24 Sep – 2 Nov, we are especially in need of your prayers for its success.
Chattanoogans have long prided themselves on closing down their last abortion clinic and transforming it into a National Memorial for the Unborn as a place of healing. If indeed an abortion clinic is to open in Hixson, a 40 Days for Life campaign will be immediately coordinated in order to help bring prayer, fasting and vigil to bear upon this developing situation.
Approximately 10,000 abortions occur every year in Tennessee, almost 4000 alone in Knoxville. The horrific nature of this so-called procedure, even in its earliest stages, is both torture and murder of the innocent, intrinsic evils of the greatest magnitude. Through our intercessions and sacrifices let us pray to keep Chattanooga abortion-free and that Knoxville can likewise witness an end to this horrendous plague in its city.
Cindy Kedrowski is keeping a very close tab on this story and will be able to provide ongoing details as they develop. I will be departing in just two hours for travel to Philadelphia and Camden, NJ in order to attend the national gathering of Diocesan Pro-Life Directors conference. I will return late Sunday night. I will certainly use my time at this conference to help bring national attention to this tragedy and to ask for prayers and support.
Be assured of my prayers while I’m in Philadelphia and my fullest support upon my return. God bless you and all you do for the Gospel of Life
Respectfully in Christ,
Paul
Paul D. Simoneau LtCol USMC (Ret.), M.E.V.
Director, Office of Justice and Peace
Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville
805 Northshore Dr. SW
P.O. Box 11127 (37939)
Knoxville, TN 37919
p: (865) 862-5753
e: psimoneau@dioceseofknoxville.org
Matthew and I participated in the 40-Days-for-Life vigil last year in Knoxville, and I surely expect to do the same this year, even though we are residing in Ga. now.
I am just going to pray that I will be going back to Knoxville for this, and not so close to home!
So sad.
For 15 years, Chattanooga has been blessed with an absence of abortion clinics. Tragically, that may soon change. Initially reported in the Chattanoogan.com and Lifenews.com websites on 17 July and cautioned as a possible hoax by a News 9 investigation on 18 July, it now appears that an abortion clinic is likely to open up at 4066 Hixson Pike in Hixson, TN. Evidently, sale or lease of the property for this deadly purpose is in the making.
A website identified as TNabortion.com recently advertised the future opening of an abortion clinic in Chattanooga. The website proclaimed that “In August 2008, we will be opening a new, state of the art facility in Chattanooga, TN!!” However, given the tremendous amount of attention the news generated, the website was suddenly no longer available for viewing. Though detailed information is still not available, this certainly does not mean that a clinic is not in the planning for the greater Chattanooga area.
Abortion providers, most notably Planned Parenthood, often cloak their efforts to build and open new clinics in much secrecy. Such was the case last year in Aurora, Ill. Building permits were issued for the “Gemini Office Development.” However, as the building neared completion and bullet proof windows and security cameras were installed and a sign erected with the name “Gemini Health Center” on it, people became suspicious. Building permits and other required documentation for the opening of the facility were determined to have been deliberately deceptive.
As various groups continue to investigate the claim of a new abortion clinic opening in Chattanooga, I would like to ask that we intensify our intercessions for a culture of life. Even though Chattanooga may not presently have an abortion facility, Chattanoogans are still traveling to Knoxville and Atlanta where clinics do exist. As we prepare for our second 40 Days for Life campaign in Knoxville from 24 Sep – 2 Nov, we are especially in need of your prayers for its success.
Chattanoogans have long prided themselves on closing down their last abortion clinic and transforming it into a National Memorial for the Unborn as a place of healing. If indeed an abortion clinic is to open in Hixson, a 40 Days for Life campaign will be immediately coordinated in order to help bring prayer, fasting and vigil to bear upon this developing situation.
Approximately 10,000 abortions occur every year in Tennessee, almost 4000 alone in Knoxville. The horrific nature of this so-called procedure, even in its earliest stages, is both torture and murder of the innocent, intrinsic evils of the greatest magnitude. Through our intercessions and sacrifices let us pray to keep Chattanooga abortion-free and that Knoxville can likewise witness an end to this horrendous plague in its city.
Cindy Kedrowski is keeping a very close tab on this story and will be able to provide ongoing details as they develop. I will be departing in just two hours for travel to Philadelphia and Camden, NJ in order to attend the national gathering of Diocesan Pro-Life Directors conference. I will return late Sunday night. I will certainly use my time at this conference to help bring national attention to this tragedy and to ask for prayers and support.
Be assured of my prayers while I’m in Philadelphia and my fullest support upon my return. God bless you and all you do for the Gospel of Life
Respectfully in Christ,
Paul
Paul D. Simoneau LtCol USMC (Ret.), M.E.V.
Director, Office of Justice and Peace
Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville
805 Northshore Dr. SW
P.O. Box 11127 (37939)
Knoxville, TN 37919
p: (865) 862-5753
e: psimoneau@dioceseofknoxville.org
Matthew and I participated in the 40-Days-for-Life vigil last year in Knoxville, and I surely expect to do the same this year, even though we are residing in Ga. now.
I am just going to pray that I will be going back to Knoxville for this, and not so close to home!
So sad.
Lapse of reason...
Does anyone know how nervous I am?!?!?!
I am kicking myself for not scheduling the interview for first thing in the morning!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Our Best Laid Plans... crumbling
Well it stormed torrentially again. The ground is soaked (we needed it!), but another day gone by without getting to the battlefield to walk Toodles. He is terribly upset. :-(
My co-worker who lives just a few blocks has given us permission to use her fenced in yard to train him on his recall. Once we can trust him off the leash our times at the battlefield will be much happier.
Matthew and I had a great dinner, we did a lot of research together on the interview for tomorrow. I picked my outfit and laid it out. I will have to de-cat hair it all in the morning.. fun!
Matthew has had to once again leave to fix something at the apartments. It is really frustrating to have to get up and go work right as you are about to get into your PJs. I am praying that something more fulfilling will come his way, Lord Willing, of course. He likes his line of work, just not his venue, if that makes any sense. His perfect job right now would be hotel maintenance. Unfortunately they get called out in the middle of the night as well!
Thy Will be done..
... is absolutely the hardest portion of the Our Father (The Lord's Prayer) to practice.
Things are going on right now in which I seek resolutions through prayer.
Making ends meet, obviously I believe the Lord and I are on the same side on this one.
The job interview I have tomorrow, of course. This one is a toss up. It is more money, which could help out with request numero uno. Also, it is frightening to think of accepting another job, leaving PVH, and moving on in general. I've been around these crazy people for almost 6 years now. It would be really tough to leave.
Fertility issues. Not sure where His Will lands on this one. Over six years of trying, poking, prodding, embarrassing trips to the lab with a "specimen", medication, and exploratory surgery later and Matthew and I are still where we started.
**sigh**
Things are going on right now in which I seek resolutions through prayer.
Making ends meet, obviously I believe the Lord and I are on the same side on this one.
The job interview I have tomorrow, of course. This one is a toss up. It is more money, which could help out with request numero uno. Also, it is frightening to think of accepting another job, leaving PVH, and moving on in general. I've been around these crazy people for almost 6 years now. It would be really tough to leave.
Fertility issues. Not sure where His Will lands on this one. Over six years of trying, poking, prodding, embarrassing trips to the lab with a "specimen", medication, and exploratory surgery later and Matthew and I are still where we started.
**sigh**
Well, hurry on up.....
I am waiting for the VPs to be named, of course!
I found this on wikipedia, the dates they "officially" let loose to the public their nods:
Kerry-Edwards 7/6/04
Bush-Cheney 7/25/00
Clinton-Gore 7/10/92
Dole-Kemp 8/5/96
So, as you can see, McCain and Obama need to hurry up!
I found this on wikipedia, the dates they "officially" let loose to the public their nods:
Kerry-Edwards 7/6/04
Bush-Cheney 7/25/00
Clinton-Gore 7/10/92
Dole-Kemp 8/5/96
So, as you can see, McCain and Obama need to hurry up!
I won't be trying this...
Salon Uses Tiny Carp to Rid Feet of Scaly Skin in Fish Pedicure
Wow, I would be afraid that I would crush them or something! I will stick with my PedEgg, thank you very much!
Scaredy Cats
It stormed yesterday, very bad storms.
Im sure it being the hottest day of the year so far did nothing to stop it. It was so hot yesterday, I checked the weatherbug location of the school just a block from me and they had a range yesterday of 69° - 104° within just 6 hours!
It was so hot we kept Toodles in the kitchen and safe from the heat. My Mom read in the paper how it is harder on dogs that have been groomed to regulate their temperatures, but if we didn't have him groomed he would be a mess! I also have been absent minded lately and have been calling him Louie, which was our first dog we had together, one we had to rehome because he was a spastic nutcase. Good thing Toodles pretty much responds to any name you throw out at him.
So, we kept him inside and he did OK, a little pee in an area of the kitchen floor where no furniture is.. I'm OK with that. Somehow dog pee is a lot easier to handle(smell-wise) than the cat pee. haha
The storms rolled in and the thunder boomed and the dog stared out the window all night, and really did not want to have to get out in it to pee, but he was good enough not to put up a struggle when we made him.
The cats, on the other hand, are more fickle. Nermal has to have us in her sights at all times, Patchey has to be in a lap, and Wader somehow has made herself a safe haven behind the toilet. If it is storming at all, that's where Wader will be. She was at one time trying to hunker down under the sink cabinet in the kitchen, but we protested too much about not being able to find her that she has revised her emergency storm location. :-)
Matthew got called out to the apartments twice last evening and I spent a lot of time reading blogs.
It was a peaceful, stormy night.
Im sure it being the hottest day of the year so far did nothing to stop it. It was so hot yesterday, I checked the weatherbug location of the school just a block from me and they had a range yesterday of 69° - 104° within just 6 hours!
It was so hot we kept Toodles in the kitchen and safe from the heat. My Mom read in the paper how it is harder on dogs that have been groomed to regulate their temperatures, but if we didn't have him groomed he would be a mess! I also have been absent minded lately and have been calling him Louie, which was our first dog we had together, one we had to rehome because he was a spastic nutcase. Good thing Toodles pretty much responds to any name you throw out at him.
So, we kept him inside and he did OK, a little pee in an area of the kitchen floor where no furniture is.. I'm OK with that. Somehow dog pee is a lot easier to handle(smell-wise) than the cat pee. haha
The storms rolled in and the thunder boomed and the dog stared out the window all night, and really did not want to have to get out in it to pee, but he was good enough not to put up a struggle when we made him.
The cats, on the other hand, are more fickle. Nermal has to have us in her sights at all times, Patchey has to be in a lap, and Wader somehow has made herself a safe haven behind the toilet. If it is storming at all, that's where Wader will be. She was at one time trying to hunker down under the sink cabinet in the kitchen, but we protested too much about not being able to find her that she has revised her emergency storm location. :-)
Matthew got called out to the apartments twice last evening and I spent a lot of time reading blogs.
It was a peaceful, stormy night.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Gotcha!
My sister let me borrow her camera for the pics of the doggie a few weeks ago, and of course, to back up her memory card and burn all 1200 pics to some discs for her. The good thing was I got to snatch all of those pics for myself, Yay!
Here are a few she took while we were on vacation at (where else?!) Disney World a few years back.
Today at work was really good. It was busy, hectic, and really stressful, and I liked it. My co-worker returned from being laid-off and that was a really great thing!
I do have an extra special prayer request to put out to everyone this week. Wednesday I have an interview with another company, doing much the same as I am now, just with better opportunities for growth. I am really excited about this company, and would absolutely love to work for them! My concern is I haven't really ever had a full-fledged-you're-an-adult-now-so-act-like-you-know-something interview. Strange, huh?
I kind of fell into the job at PVH after Matthew and I got married, and got it through a temp agency. It has been wonderful. Six years later and I feel like I know what's what, but I've never had to actually market myself. I hope I don't mess it up.
I actually hope just writing about it won't jinx my chances. Ugh.
Please give me some suggestions for how to get through it!
This weekend was too short!
Saturday morning I woke up an let the dog out, as usual. I stayed awake and waited on my Sister to arrive after she got out of work (3rd shift). She arrived around 6:50 a.m. and I left the dog with her and jumped into the shower. We then ran all around Fort Oglethorpe and East Ridge just driving around, supposedly chasing yard sales, but we never even got out at any. We ended up on Missionary Ridge having no idea we were even there until we started down into downtown Chattanooga, we had taken the back roads there all the way from my house!
We then came back, watched a TV program and took a nap! At noon it was time to head out for middle Tennessee and we left Matthew at the house and left to pick up my Nephew.
The drive was nice and I enjoyed spending time with them, albeit in a car, on a long trip with nothing spectacular to see on the way.
They dropped me off and Matthew and I took Toodles out to the battlefield and he was very interested in the deer. Not enough to chase them (or try to), but enough that all of his attention was on them. We came home and Matthew made some turkey and chopped it into small bite-size bits for treats.
Sunday we woke up early and regretfully didn't make it to church because Matthew kept getting called out to the apartment complex for things.
We finally did make it to the grocery stores, though, and had a good dinner.
This week my goal is to not skip any of my medicines!
We then came back, watched a TV program and took a nap! At noon it was time to head out for middle Tennessee and we left Matthew at the house and left to pick up my Nephew.
The drive was nice and I enjoyed spending time with them, albeit in a car, on a long trip with nothing spectacular to see on the way.
They dropped me off and Matthew and I took Toodles out to the battlefield and he was very interested in the deer. Not enough to chase them (or try to), but enough that all of his attention was on them. We came home and Matthew made some turkey and chopped it into small bite-size bits for treats.
Sunday we woke up early and regretfully didn't make it to church because Matthew kept getting called out to the apartment complex for things.
We finally did make it to the grocery stores, though, and had a good dinner.
This week my goal is to not skip any of my medicines!
Friday, July 18, 2008
YaY for Friday
Well, the workday is almost over and no working tomorrow, dang it.
So, I will be heading off to middle Tennessee with my sister to go pick up my nephew.
They are finally bringing back my co-worker who has been laid off since the end of February! This is major good news and I am ecstatic.
I am looking forward to finishing a book this weekend and playing with the doggie.
My gynecologist's nurse called about the lab results and said what I had expected, I needed a more powerful dosage of glucophage since the lesser wasn't performing as it had been the last time I was taking it. So, I am doubling up on it and also taking a vitamin, and starting tomorrow I am drinking nothing but lemonade.
So, I will be heading off to middle Tennessee with my sister to go pick up my nephew.
They are finally bringing back my co-worker who has been laid off since the end of February! This is major good news and I am ecstatic.
I am looking forward to finishing a book this weekend and playing with the doggie.
My gynecologist's nurse called about the lab results and said what I had expected, I needed a more powerful dosage of glucophage since the lesser wasn't performing as it had been the last time I was taking it. So, I am doubling up on it and also taking a vitamin, and starting tomorrow I am drinking nothing but lemonade.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Amazing
http://weblog.xanga.com/Mariara/666366728/irena-sendler.html
Please visit the link above to hear about a really remarkable story. How soon we forget!
Thanks to Maria for posting it!
Please visit the link above to hear about a really remarkable story. How soon we forget!
Thanks to Maria for posting it!
What we are doing this weekend
Matthew and I sat down and weeded through our medical bills, removing duplicates and realizing we owe a lot of money to a lot of Dr.s and hospitals. Such is life. As of now no one is breathing down our necks about it, so we looked them over and resolved to set up something as soon as we got our regular bills back to good. Well, I finally got around to checking my lotto ticket from 4 weeks ago.. surprise.. nothing. Haha.Ok, I promise I am done bitching about money. For real!
Work is getting subtly busier, enough so that we are no longer being pushed to take time off, and that came today from bb1 (big boss 1). YaY.
I am praying we work Saturday, is that wrong? I need the time and a half.. oh.. I promised not to say anything more! busted!
This weekend we have a full schedule of squat. Yep, nothing at all. Of course, Matthew goes on call, and I am praying for Sat. work, and my sister wants me to travel with her if I don't have to work, so Saturday will hardly be sleeping in. Either way, there are peeps who need me. It would be nice to spend an afternoon with my sis and nephew. Maybe we might even go down to Alabama and visit with my Dad who is spending vacation time down on the lake.
Who knows.. all I know is I am going to have a good, relaxing, enjoyable weekend even if I have no %^&*@#. P.S. %^&*@# = money. Impressed?
:-)
Work is getting subtly busier, enough so that we are no longer being pushed to take time off, and that came today from bb1 (big boss 1). YaY.
I am praying we work Saturday, is that wrong? I need the time and a half.. oh.. I promised not to say anything more! busted!
This weekend we have a full schedule of squat. Yep, nothing at all. Of course, Matthew goes on call, and I am praying for Sat. work, and my sister wants me to travel with her if I don't have to work, so Saturday will hardly be sleeping in. Either way, there are peeps who need me. It would be nice to spend an afternoon with my sis and nephew. Maybe we might even go down to Alabama and visit with my Dad who is spending vacation time down on the lake.
Who knows.. all I know is I am going to have a good, relaxing, enjoyable weekend even if I have no %^&*@#. P.S. %^&*@# = money. Impressed?
:-)
still drowning
Why is it so darn hard to bounce back when you get behind on bills??
That is the hardest thing, in my opinion, to do.
I still have a naive expectation that with each new payday we will be back to our normal "everything paid up and on time", but that has not happened yet.
The cars and comcast are late, the cell phones are late, and the student loans are just taking a backseat right now.
I cancelled the Netflix and gym, but cancelling the gym is creating a termination fee, which will actually make it more costly for this month, but hopefully we will feel some relief in August. I can't believe I had that stupid membership for a year and never made time for it, or gave a honest effort. More disappointments!
Whew. I will have worked 38 hours this week, the most in a VERY LONG while, and still that money is gone, a week before I am to get it!
Ugh. More digging out though.
Please keep us in your prayers.
That is the hardest thing, in my opinion, to do.
I still have a naive expectation that with each new payday we will be back to our normal "everything paid up and on time", but that has not happened yet.
The cars and comcast are late, the cell phones are late, and the student loans are just taking a backseat right now.
I cancelled the Netflix and gym, but cancelling the gym is creating a termination fee, which will actually make it more costly for this month, but hopefully we will feel some relief in August. I can't believe I had that stupid membership for a year and never made time for it, or gave a honest effort. More disappointments!
Whew. I will have worked 38 hours this week, the most in a VERY LONG while, and still that money is gone, a week before I am to get it!
Ugh. More digging out though.
Please keep us in your prayers.
ABC's of Me
ABC's of Me
I was tagged by Brandy, please read below to see who I tagged....
A. Attached or Single- Attached
B. Best Friend- Matthew
C. Cake or Pie- Vanilla Cake
D. Day of Choice- Friday
E. Essential Item- DVR
F. Flavor of Ice Cream- Chocolate
G. Gummy Bears or Worms- Worms
H. Hometown- Sale Creek
I. Indulgences- Coca-Colas
J. January or July- January
K. Kids- Alas, none
L. Last movie I saw in a theater- Sex in the City
M. Middle Name- Leigh
N. Number of siblings- 1 Sister
O. Orange or Apples- Apples
P. Phobias or Fears- the dark
Q. Quote-
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." Mother Teresa
R. Reasons to smile- I have a dog!
S. Season- Winter
T. Tagged- Maria
U. Unknown fact about me- I hate my feet
V. Vegetarian or Meat- Meat
W. Worst Habit- feeling overwhelmed
X. X-rays or Ultrasounds- Either
Y. Your favorite Food- Salmon Patties!
Z. ZOO Animal - Panda
I was tagged by Brandy, please read below to see who I tagged....
A. Attached or Single- Attached
B. Best Friend- Matthew
C. Cake or Pie- Vanilla Cake
D. Day of Choice- Friday
E. Essential Item- DVR
F. Flavor of Ice Cream- Chocolate
G. Gummy Bears or Worms- Worms
H. Hometown- Sale Creek
I. Indulgences- Coca-Colas
J. January or July- January
K. Kids- Alas, none
L. Last movie I saw in a theater- Sex in the City
M. Middle Name- Leigh
N. Number of siblings- 1 Sister
O. Orange or Apples- Apples
P. Phobias or Fears- the dark
Q. Quote-
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." Mother Teresa
R. Reasons to smile- I have a dog!
S. Season- Winter
T. Tagged- Maria
U. Unknown fact about me- I hate my feet
V. Vegetarian or Meat- Meat
W. Worst Habit- feeling overwhelmed
X. X-rays or Ultrasounds- Either
Y. Your favorite Food- Salmon Patties!
Z. ZOO Animal - Panda
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Another reason to get rid of Netflix
Well, I put our account "on hold" last night, which is one small step short of cancelling our Netflix DVD membership.
The reason being, we need that extra 18 bucks a month, and with the Comcast plethora of goodies and movies, we really never have to sit around wondering what to watch. When it is TV time, we have plenty of choices.
Today, I found another great reason for our move, something un-financially-driven.
I guess we also might cancel our season pass to the Family Guy show.
http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2008/07/341-being-switzerland-or-me-and-family.html
I am also trying to cancel our gym membership, which is 99 to opt-out of the rest of the contract. I sent my fax and info for them today and hopefully they will let us out. More money to redirect to other bills.
The reason being, we need that extra 18 bucks a month, and with the Comcast plethora of goodies and movies, we really never have to sit around wondering what to watch. When it is TV time, we have plenty of choices.
Today, I found another great reason for our move, something un-financially-driven.
I guess we also might cancel our season pass to the Family Guy show.
http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2008/07/341-being-switzerland-or-me-and-family.html
I am also trying to cancel our gym membership, which is 99 to opt-out of the rest of the contract. I sent my fax and info for them today and hopefully they will let us out. More money to redirect to other bills.
On being unpopular
I am unpopular today.
We've had to cancel our hopes of another Disney World vacation this fall. It just isn't going to happen unless we win the "lottery for those who haven't bought tickets" , and I haven't even heard of such a thing HaHa.
Yesterday I came home and my sister came down and we all had a good time. She left and Matthew mowed the lawn and I weed-eated the dog lot, it looks so nice!
After that I was pooped out and rather useless, thank goodness I had came home and done the dishes, laundry, and vacuuming before everything started happening.
Toodles has been very well behaved and I have no reports or good stories to tell right now about him.
I've been praying a lot more recently. Not that I don't normally, but I've been doing some reading on praying for little things, as well as the "normal" prayers I usually have. Being financially tight has actually helped me benefit from this exercise.
If I want something and can't afford it, I pray to not need it so badly. If my bills are going to be late, I pray that it won't make me a nervous wreck and get me in a depressed mood. It has really helped me from being caught up in my emotions and feeling completely helpless. Although I am not praying for more money, I am praying for better coping strategies and emotional happiness.. and a more even temper with it all!
I found these helpful:
http://www.st-elizabeth-seton.org/PrayWithUs.html
Prayer Before Work
Eternal Lord, you have created work so that we can value our lives.
Through work you give each one of us the opportunity to learn to overcome obstacles and to feel the taste of accomplishment.
Work has become a sentinel to virtue, making it possible to have peace, health, abundance, and ease.
We are privileged because you stand by, Lord, with your positive and encouraging inspiration.
With the good disposition you offer us, we discover through our work the joy of living.
Lord, you gave us this spice of life and the opportunity to serve your purposes.
Without work, we do not experience satisfaction nor receive valuable rewards.
Thanks to you, Lord, we know how to work and to put our imprint on the world for useful changes.
Without work, life seems to be ship adrift at sea.
With work, we are leaders and captains of our lives.
Thank you, Lord, for the grace of being able to begin and to accomplish, as well as we can, all our tasks.
Prayer to Calm the Spirit
Calm me down, Lord, with your presence.
Open my heart to the smooth flowing of your serene spirit.
I am grateful to find this calm moment in your presence.
For I have been too excited, too busy with many activities.
I want to rest, Lord, in the shade of your power and love.
Restore my strength as only you know how.
Lord, I entered the battle with all my heart, and did not shrink from helping others who needed me.
Your kindness now rests on me like the pacifying blessing I have been yearning for.
No disquiet stirs in me, because you lead me to the sweet repose of a clear and quiet conscience.
I try to fulfill my part in creation and in the harmony of life.
Lord, overshadow me with your blessing.
Working side by side with my brothers and sisters for a better world, I find the meaning of my life.
Give me the opportunity to soothe my spirit.
I take refuge in you, Lord.
Prayer During Loneliness
Lord, I feel like a traveler in the desert, utterly alone.
I know that there are people close by, but it seems as if I live on an island without inhabitants.
You know that I cannot endure it any more; that is why I speak to you with all my heart's strength.
Already I feel, Lord--from the moment I uttered the first words to you--that I am coming out of my solitude.
How good it is to escape the trap of a sick and heavy solitude and meet with you.
Lord, you reassure me that I am never alone.
You are always with me, my sure companion in hours of insecurity.
Lord, your silence does not mean that you are distant.
Your invisible company never leaves my side.
I need only be more attentive to your presence.
Prayer for Peace
Blessed are you, King of the Universe, who has created this world.
Generation after generation, human beings praise your deeds.
Your powerful actions proclaim love to all.
Through the words of prophets and psalmists, you have announced to all the world the value, importance, and the need for peace.
Show and teach us, Lord, your paths that lead all peoples to understand the value of peace.
You listen with love and protect the weak and downtrodden; you teach the value of freedom, justice, and fellowship.
We witness your endless dedication to humanity and your eternal love.
We proclaim your glory and we sing your praises, aware of your kindness and the miracles you perform.
We beg you, Lord our God, for the miracle of true peace.
Light our way so that we may find it.
Grant us this peace, which is your most precious gift.
Plant virtue in all our souls and turn us into pioneers of true peace.
Prayer for Patience
Eternal God, it is not easy to continue praying and waiting when time flees by so fast and nothing of what I ask for happens.
Do not become cross at me if I lack patience.
You know well, Eternal God, that there are innumerable aspects of this world that I do not understand, that I find absurd.
Help me to persevere and not to lose faith; help me to be patient with all that surrounds me--with time, with others, and with myself.
Eternal God, you know that I do not intend to impose on anyone.
At times, though, I am too hasty, too demanding.
Teach me, Eternal God, to be as patient with others and myself as you are with me.
Prayer for Happiness
We all search for happiness.
What road should I take to find it, God?
Immersed in life, I am sometimes blind, sometimes deaf.
I come to you, Lord, to find the road.
Is it true, Lord, that happiness blossoms from the thorns of struggle and achievements?
That is a distant horizon and as soon as I come close to it, it disappears?
That it depends on our soul's serenity?
Does happiness lie in the search for happiness?
In this uncertainty, in this darkness, help me, Lord.
Allow me to find it nearby, perhaps within me!
Let me live harmoniously with myself and with others.
God, give me the strength and the great joy of discovering the great secret of life:
to do what is good, to serve others with joy, to sow love, and thus be able to realize that to live in this way is true happiness.
A Wife's Prayer
My God, I thank you for the husband you gave me.
I feel as if we were born for each other.
The happiness I feel also comes with the obligation to love him as he loves me.
With tenderness I keep the memory of our early encounters.
I recall our efforts to fit together and to understand each other.
Sometimes it seems to me, my God, that he is like the plant root and I am the plant.
He is never separated from my being and with time he more and more sustains my life and enriches it.
My God, take good care of him because I love him so much; I love him just as he is.
Faithful to him, I want to be worthy of his love and fulfill our common destiny to the very end.
I hope that with your grace, my God, I will live happily with him, side by side, fulfilling my role with all my hearth.
Pour your blessing, my God, over my husband's life, over his work and concerns, and make our lives become even more beautifully united.
A Husband's Prayer
Blessed are you, my Gracious God, who gave me my wife; she became flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood.
I thank you for everything she stands for in my life.
Help me to understand, Lord, that because she is different from me and because of her unique qualities, she adds so much to what I am.
Her sensitivity and her love fulfill me harmoniously.
I promise, Lord, to stand next to her through life and to be a loving husband.
I thank you, Lord, for the way I am enriched by being in touch with her feelings.
I feel fulfilled and happy, Lord, when I can count her warm presence, sharing in all the varied aspects of my life.
She has become part of my being.
I ask you, Lord, passionately protect our love for each other.
May it always remain faithful and strong.
We've had to cancel our hopes of another Disney World vacation this fall. It just isn't going to happen unless we win the "lottery for those who haven't bought tickets" , and I haven't even heard of such a thing HaHa.
Yesterday I came home and my sister came down and we all had a good time. She left and Matthew mowed the lawn and I weed-eated the dog lot, it looks so nice!
After that I was pooped out and rather useless, thank goodness I had came home and done the dishes, laundry, and vacuuming before everything started happening.
Toodles has been very well behaved and I have no reports or good stories to tell right now about him.
I've been praying a lot more recently. Not that I don't normally, but I've been doing some reading on praying for little things, as well as the "normal" prayers I usually have. Being financially tight has actually helped me benefit from this exercise.
If I want something and can't afford it, I pray to not need it so badly. If my bills are going to be late, I pray that it won't make me a nervous wreck and get me in a depressed mood. It has really helped me from being caught up in my emotions and feeling completely helpless. Although I am not praying for more money, I am praying for better coping strategies and emotional happiness.. and a more even temper with it all!
I found these helpful:
http://www.st-elizabeth-seton.org/PrayWithUs.html
Prayer Before Work
Eternal Lord, you have created work so that we can value our lives.
Through work you give each one of us the opportunity to learn to overcome obstacles and to feel the taste of accomplishment.
Work has become a sentinel to virtue, making it possible to have peace, health, abundance, and ease.
We are privileged because you stand by, Lord, with your positive and encouraging inspiration.
With the good disposition you offer us, we discover through our work the joy of living.
Lord, you gave us this spice of life and the opportunity to serve your purposes.
Without work, we do not experience satisfaction nor receive valuable rewards.
Thanks to you, Lord, we know how to work and to put our imprint on the world for useful changes.
Without work, life seems to be ship adrift at sea.
With work, we are leaders and captains of our lives.
Thank you, Lord, for the grace of being able to begin and to accomplish, as well as we can, all our tasks.
Prayer to Calm the Spirit
Calm me down, Lord, with your presence.
Open my heart to the smooth flowing of your serene spirit.
I am grateful to find this calm moment in your presence.
For I have been too excited, too busy with many activities.
I want to rest, Lord, in the shade of your power and love.
Restore my strength as only you know how.
Lord, I entered the battle with all my heart, and did not shrink from helping others who needed me.
Your kindness now rests on me like the pacifying blessing I have been yearning for.
No disquiet stirs in me, because you lead me to the sweet repose of a clear and quiet conscience.
I try to fulfill my part in creation and in the harmony of life.
Lord, overshadow me with your blessing.
Working side by side with my brothers and sisters for a better world, I find the meaning of my life.
Give me the opportunity to soothe my spirit.
I take refuge in you, Lord.
Prayer During Loneliness
Lord, I feel like a traveler in the desert, utterly alone.
I know that there are people close by, but it seems as if I live on an island without inhabitants.
You know that I cannot endure it any more; that is why I speak to you with all my heart's strength.
Already I feel, Lord--from the moment I uttered the first words to you--that I am coming out of my solitude.
How good it is to escape the trap of a sick and heavy solitude and meet with you.
Lord, you reassure me that I am never alone.
You are always with me, my sure companion in hours of insecurity.
Lord, your silence does not mean that you are distant.
Your invisible company never leaves my side.
I need only be more attentive to your presence.
Prayer for Peace
Blessed are you, King of the Universe, who has created this world.
Generation after generation, human beings praise your deeds.
Your powerful actions proclaim love to all.
Through the words of prophets and psalmists, you have announced to all the world the value, importance, and the need for peace.
Show and teach us, Lord, your paths that lead all peoples to understand the value of peace.
You listen with love and protect the weak and downtrodden; you teach the value of freedom, justice, and fellowship.
We witness your endless dedication to humanity and your eternal love.
We proclaim your glory and we sing your praises, aware of your kindness and the miracles you perform.
We beg you, Lord our God, for the miracle of true peace.
Light our way so that we may find it.
Grant us this peace, which is your most precious gift.
Plant virtue in all our souls and turn us into pioneers of true peace.
Prayer for Patience
Eternal God, it is not easy to continue praying and waiting when time flees by so fast and nothing of what I ask for happens.
Do not become cross at me if I lack patience.
You know well, Eternal God, that there are innumerable aspects of this world that I do not understand, that I find absurd.
Help me to persevere and not to lose faith; help me to be patient with all that surrounds me--with time, with others, and with myself.
Eternal God, you know that I do not intend to impose on anyone.
At times, though, I am too hasty, too demanding.
Teach me, Eternal God, to be as patient with others and myself as you are with me.
Prayer for Happiness
We all search for happiness.
What road should I take to find it, God?
Immersed in life, I am sometimes blind, sometimes deaf.
I come to you, Lord, to find the road.
Is it true, Lord, that happiness blossoms from the thorns of struggle and achievements?
That is a distant horizon and as soon as I come close to it, it disappears?
That it depends on our soul's serenity?
Does happiness lie in the search for happiness?
In this uncertainty, in this darkness, help me, Lord.
Allow me to find it nearby, perhaps within me!
Let me live harmoniously with myself and with others.
God, give me the strength and the great joy of discovering the great secret of life:
to do what is good, to serve others with joy, to sow love, and thus be able to realize that to live in this way is true happiness.
A Wife's Prayer
My God, I thank you for the husband you gave me.
I feel as if we were born for each other.
The happiness I feel also comes with the obligation to love him as he loves me.
With tenderness I keep the memory of our early encounters.
I recall our efforts to fit together and to understand each other.
Sometimes it seems to me, my God, that he is like the plant root and I am the plant.
He is never separated from my being and with time he more and more sustains my life and enriches it.
My God, take good care of him because I love him so much; I love him just as he is.
Faithful to him, I want to be worthy of his love and fulfill our common destiny to the very end.
I hope that with your grace, my God, I will live happily with him, side by side, fulfilling my role with all my hearth.
Pour your blessing, my God, over my husband's life, over his work and concerns, and make our lives become even more beautifully united.
A Husband's Prayer
Blessed are you, my Gracious God, who gave me my wife; she became flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood.
I thank you for everything she stands for in my life.
Help me to understand, Lord, that because she is different from me and because of her unique qualities, she adds so much to what I am.
Her sensitivity and her love fulfill me harmoniously.
I promise, Lord, to stand next to her through life and to be a loving husband.
I thank you, Lord, for the way I am enriched by being in touch with her feelings.
I feel fulfilled and happy, Lord, when I can count her warm presence, sharing in all the varied aspects of my life.
She has become part of my being.
I ask you, Lord, passionately protect our love for each other.
May it always remain faithful and strong.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
a good weekend
I woke up early Saturday and while Matthew and the animals snored away I sat down and watched a movie, Onegin on TV. I had never seen it and I liked it, but it was a little depressing and after I finished I tried to find something on the on-demand movies that could match it's sentiment without being so blue. There it was, My Best Friend's Wedding. I had not seen it in years so I watched it next. Two movies about heartache, just one that was funny and not completely morose.
We took the dog out, went to 5:30 Mass, grocery shopping, and had a nice evening in.
Sunday we did much the same and went on a fun walk with the dog in the battlefield and he got to come off of his leash and run around for the first time in who knows. He was good at fetching a tennis ball, but a little overwhelmed with his new found freedom and was easily distracted by himself. ☺
Yesterday after work we went out again to another expansive field and let him run free, but he found the parking lot more interesting than us and our Frisbee, so we put the lead back on him and took a looooong walk. We passed through 2 fields and must have walked for almost an hour.
When we arrived back I gave Toodles a bath inside and he was pretty good at standing still, not whining or barking. The cats are getting more used to him and Patchey is even playing around with him more, and Wader isn't afraid to be within a few inches of him, so that is good.
Matthew brought home a baby gate someone left in an apartment and it looks brand new! I was really happy with it, since we could use it to section off parts of the house on days when we can't have eyes in every room. He also brought home a grill, which looked nice also. Apparently people just leave things behind when they move from his apartment complex. We always cleaned everything out when we moved, people are strange!
We took the dog out, went to 5:30 Mass, grocery shopping, and had a nice evening in.
Sunday we did much the same and went on a fun walk with the dog in the battlefield and he got to come off of his leash and run around for the first time in who knows. He was good at fetching a tennis ball, but a little overwhelmed with his new found freedom and was easily distracted by himself. ☺
Yesterday after work we went out again to another expansive field and let him run free, but he found the parking lot more interesting than us and our Frisbee, so we put the lead back on him and took a looooong walk. We passed through 2 fields and must have walked for almost an hour.
When we arrived back I gave Toodles a bath inside and he was pretty good at standing still, not whining or barking. The cats are getting more used to him and Patchey is even playing around with him more, and Wader isn't afraid to be within a few inches of him, so that is good.
Matthew brought home a baby gate someone left in an apartment and it looks brand new! I was really happy with it, since we could use it to section off parts of the house on days when we can't have eyes in every room. He also brought home a grill, which looked nice also. Apparently people just leave things behind when they move from his apartment complex. We always cleaned everything out when we moved, people are strange!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wet Feet
Thursday I worked a full eight hours, shocked? Me too!
I came home right as it started pouring down and was able to bring Toodles in before he got wet. I ate a late lunch and began dinner for Matthew and I.
The dog is doing exceptionally well in our routine, and the cats are beginning the road towards "pet harmony".
The rain let up and we headed out for the battlefield after 7. Matthew decided to go to Wilder Tower since there is a paved path. We still ended up walking all over the soaked grass and getting our shoes wet. We took a long walk and came home to rest.
Matthew brought home a treasure. He had found an outside seating set in an apartment that people had just left behind. It looks really nice, and is wooden with two chairs and an end table connecting them into a semi-circle with a hole for a tall umbrella. I think we might paint it and find some cozy cushions and have more time outside with the dog!
I came home right as it started pouring down and was able to bring Toodles in before he got wet. I ate a late lunch and began dinner for Matthew and I.
The dog is doing exceptionally well in our routine, and the cats are beginning the road towards "pet harmony".
The rain let up and we headed out for the battlefield after 7. Matthew decided to go to Wilder Tower since there is a paved path. We still ended up walking all over the soaked grass and getting our shoes wet. We took a long walk and came home to rest.
Matthew brought home a treasure. He had found an outside seating set in an apartment that people had just left behind. It looks really nice, and is wooden with two chairs and an end table connecting them into a semi-circle with a hole for a tall umbrella. I think we might paint it and find some cozy cushions and have more time outside with the dog!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
not THAT liberated
So, while skimming my favorite gossip site, Daily Mail, I came across this article HERE.
Repulsed.
I talked it over with a like-minded co-worker and I'm not completely off base.
So, anyway,the gist was this couple completely selling out their relationship for a book deal about what they decided to do privately in their bedroom.
Did they benefit from an increased intimate and emotional connection, yes.
Does making money off of a book deal about your bedroom habits totally demean the results, well, I think so.
And that is the reason I was a little shocked. Not judgemental about the subject, just on the intent to announce it to the world!
Did I pay good money to go see Sex in the City at the movie theater, yes.
Am I a hypocrite, most assuredly.
Repulsed.
I talked it over with a like-minded co-worker and I'm not completely off base.
So, anyway,the gist was this couple completely selling out their relationship for a book deal about what they decided to do privately in their bedroom.
Did they benefit from an increased intimate and emotional connection, yes.
Does making money off of a book deal about your bedroom habits totally demean the results, well, I think so.
And that is the reason I was a little shocked. Not judgemental about the subject, just on the intent to announce it to the world!
Did I pay good money to go see Sex in the City at the movie theater, yes.
Am I a hypocrite, most assuredly.
Relations
Here is an update on the climate of the household:
Toodles, canine. M (a Smith since 1 week ago)
Still getting the hang of what we do, where we go, when he needs to eat,sleep,poop, etc. He finds the cats amusing and intimidating, but doesn't like when they make sudden dashes or when they play with his toys. He routinely catches Nermal taunting him by eating from his food bowl, but all he does it stay a large distance away and observe.
Wader, feline. F (the eldest, a Smith since 2004)
She doesn't want to take any chances on getting in Toodles' way. She prefers our bed and pillows to lay on, and might get upset if we forget to make the bed. She likes to spread her fat self out on the arm of the armchair and let you massage her back. She will stay by the food bowl and look at you badly if it isn't filled.
Nermal, feline. F (sister to Patchey, a Smith since 2007)
Likes to push Toodles' buttons, and tries to get him in trouble. She prefers to sunbathe on the carpet, and wants to get petted on her own schedule, not yours. She likes to "guard" and lay outside whatever room you are occupying. Has taken a sudden interest in lording over the litter box by perching herself on the top of the cover.
Patchey. feline. F (sister to Nermal, a Smith since 2007)
Interested in all magic and mystery of "bathroom" and will jump in the tub after your shower, or try to open the toilet, or try and pull things off of the shelf. She is the least guarded with Toodles, and is the most needy cat. Wants to be in a lap at all times.
Toodles, canine. M (a Smith since 1 week ago)
Still getting the hang of what we do, where we go, when he needs to eat,sleep,poop, etc. He finds the cats amusing and intimidating, but doesn't like when they make sudden dashes or when they play with his toys. He routinely catches Nermal taunting him by eating from his food bowl, but all he does it stay a large distance away and observe.
Wader, feline. F (the eldest, a Smith since 2004)
She doesn't want to take any chances on getting in Toodles' way. She prefers our bed and pillows to lay on, and might get upset if we forget to make the bed. She likes to spread her fat self out on the arm of the armchair and let you massage her back. She will stay by the food bowl and look at you badly if it isn't filled.
Nermal, feline. F (sister to Patchey, a Smith since 2007)
Likes to push Toodles' buttons, and tries to get him in trouble. She prefers to sunbathe on the carpet, and wants to get petted on her own schedule, not yours. She likes to "guard" and lay outside whatever room you are occupying. Has taken a sudden interest in lording over the litter box by perching herself on the top of the cover.
Patchey. feline. F (sister to Nermal, a Smith since 2007)
Interested in all magic and mystery of "bathroom" and will jump in the tub after your shower, or try to open the toilet, or try and pull things off of the shelf. She is the least guarded with Toodles, and is the most needy cat. Wants to be in a lap at all times.
What a Wednesday
Yesterday I went to give blood at the Dr.'s office. It was at my "I-want-to-get-pregnant" Dr.'s office, and not the regular Dr.'s office that had me all bruised last week. I told the lab nurse the difficulties I had had getting blood drawn last week and she was very sympathetic. She tried on my left arm first and agreed I have no veins. She suggested I drink a lot of water next time. I had no idea water made your veins easier to detect, strange, huh? So she put a blood pressure cuff on my right arm and was able to get a vein on the first poke. I was so relieved!
After work I came home and let the dog in. It was miserably hot and humid and on the verge of a rain shower, so he came in and we played for a few minutes before he decided he needed a nap.
Matthew stopped by a hotel to apply for a maintenance position there. He is trying to move from apartment complexes to hotels, and I don't blame him. Maybe he will get it.
We left the dog in the kitchen and headed off to Mass. I had a few special intentions to pray for and service was very nice. I think Wednesday nights are my favorite.
When we came home Toodles had peed on the floor. :-( We took him out for a walk in the yard a few times and decided not to go out to the battlefield since everything was rainy. We sat out in the backyard with him and watched the neighbors burn their garbage in a barrel.. and I thought I was moving closer to civilization!
We watched a little TV and did a few chores and then took him out for a final front yard walk in the dark.
This morning I let him out at 5:30 and no messes! Yay!
After work I came home and let the dog in. It was miserably hot and humid and on the verge of a rain shower, so he came in and we played for a few minutes before he decided he needed a nap.
Matthew stopped by a hotel to apply for a maintenance position there. He is trying to move from apartment complexes to hotels, and I don't blame him. Maybe he will get it.
We left the dog in the kitchen and headed off to Mass. I had a few special intentions to pray for and service was very nice. I think Wednesday nights are my favorite.
When we came home Toodles had peed on the floor. :-( We took him out for a walk in the yard a few times and decided not to go out to the battlefield since everything was rainy. We sat out in the backyard with him and watched the neighbors burn their garbage in a barrel.. and I thought I was moving closer to civilization!
We watched a little TV and did a few chores and then took him out for a final front yard walk in the dark.
This morning I let him out at 5:30 and no messes! Yay!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Tuesday and Wednesday, getting into the swing of it.
The routine is getting easier. I wake up at 5:30, take the dog out,do laundry, vacuum, scoop the litter, feed the dog, walk the dog, leave for work. It is a busy morning but I am not as sluggish as I normally am, and that is a good thing.
Matthew helps, but he is harder to get motivated in the morning, because he has a breakfast and morning news watching ritual himself.
In the evenings we are taking him each day out to the battlefield for a walk.
Yesterday Michael came over and we looked for a writing desk for his new apartment. After he left Matthew and I headed off for our 7:00-7:30 dog walking trip. We went to a new section of the park last night and Matthew and Toodles ended up both running out of a hiking trail and away from a snake!
Tonight might be harder because of the rain coming in, but hopefully we will only be a few minutes off from our routine because of going back to pick up Toodles after Mass.
He had an accident this morning from being in the kitchen all night, thankfully only #1. I am wondering if it is because he refused to go last night, or if I just refused to wake up when he needed to go out... felling a bit guilty about it. :-(
Matthew helps, but he is harder to get motivated in the morning, because he has a breakfast and morning news watching ritual himself.
In the evenings we are taking him each day out to the battlefield for a walk.
Yesterday Michael came over and we looked for a writing desk for his new apartment. After he left Matthew and I headed off for our 7:00-7:30 dog walking trip. We went to a new section of the park last night and Matthew and Toodles ended up both running out of a hiking trail and away from a snake!
Tonight might be harder because of the rain coming in, but hopefully we will only be a few minutes off from our routine because of going back to pick up Toodles after Mass.
He had an accident this morning from being in the kitchen all night, thankfully only #1. I am wondering if it is because he refused to go last night, or if I just refused to wake up when he needed to go out... felling a bit guilty about it. :-(
Interesting Article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25598666/
The sect leader has had several health complications during his jail stay, including a trip to a prison infirmary because of a self-imposed fast. Jeffs also attempted suicide last year and was seen throwing himself against the walls and banging his head, authorities said.
There's one thing to have your religious leader in jail for arranging underage marriages.
It's an entirely different thing to still think the man is your "prophet" when he attempts suicide. Does the FLDS think it's ok?
Hmm.
The sect leader has had several health complications during his jail stay, including a trip to a prison infirmary because of a self-imposed fast. Jeffs also attempted suicide last year and was seen throwing himself against the walls and banging his head, authorities said.
There's one thing to have your religious leader in jail for arranging underage marriages.
It's an entirely different thing to still think the man is your "prophet" when he attempts suicide. Does the FLDS think it's ok?
Hmm.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A Way-To-Go Monday
I pined all day Monday wondering what the dog was doing.. if he was having abandonment issues, if he was going crazy and trying to escape the fence.. I just kept thinking.
Finally a little after 2 I decided to just go home early. When I got home he was outside sleeping. He was very excited to see me and came straight inside and ran around and played. After about 2 minutes of exuberance, he laid on the living room floor and snoozed for 3 hours.. I told you he was a lazy dog! :-)
So I caught up on some on-demand Swingtown episodes and had a late lunch.
When Matthew came home we ate a new dinner, once again from my BFF Betty Crocker.. haha!
We then headed out to the battlefield and took Toodles on a pretty good walk. After we had finished we got a call from my nephew that he and my sister were at our house! They had surprised us and 5 minutes later we arrived home and got to hear about all that they had done downtown that afternoon.
When they left we watched a little TV and then went to sleep.
THE DOG SLEPT ALL NIGHT!!!! Without waking me up, so Matthew and I both got a full, undisturbed night's sleep! It was great!
This morning I woke up at 5:30 and took Toodles out and he was ready to go. No accidents in the kitchen, and nothing destroyed or messed with, he really is a no-fuss doggie.
Finally a little after 2 I decided to just go home early. When I got home he was outside sleeping. He was very excited to see me and came straight inside and ran around and played. After about 2 minutes of exuberance, he laid on the living room floor and snoozed for 3 hours.. I told you he was a lazy dog! :-)
So I caught up on some on-demand Swingtown episodes and had a late lunch.
When Matthew came home we ate a new dinner, once again from my BFF Betty Crocker.. haha!
We then headed out to the battlefield and took Toodles on a pretty good walk. After we had finished we got a call from my nephew that he and my sister were at our house! They had surprised us and 5 minutes later we arrived home and got to hear about all that they had done downtown that afternoon.
When they left we watched a little TV and then went to sleep.
THE DOG SLEPT ALL NIGHT!!!! Without waking me up, so Matthew and I both got a full, undisturbed night's sleep! It was great!
This morning I woke up at 5:30 and took Toodles out and he was ready to go. No accidents in the kitchen, and nothing destroyed or messed with, he really is a no-fuss doggie.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Stinky Toodles
Thursday after leaving work early I came home, got an oil change, and picked up the doggie. He was so sweet and didn't freak out on me, and just lay in the backseat all of the way home. My sister came down that night and we took him to the Chickamauga Battlefield park where he was perfectly well behaved. He walked on the leash excellently, rode in the car like a pro, and didn't care when another doggie came by. He is, however, afraid of doors and thresholds. It is getting better though as he realized our house was his new home. Friday I took him out to the dog lot and gave him a bath. His hair was so fuzzy and smelled like, well... um... the shelter and such. He still kind of stank after the bath, but he looked fabulous. He has not had any accidents and we have been persistent to take him outside before he even has the opportunity to let us know he needs to go outside. Other than a few walks a day, he tires really easily and I think that may be because of being cooped up in the shelter for months. He comes in and sits beside us or on the floor and just sacks out. He likes to lay around. We still haven't heard him bark, he is just a mellow and laid back dog. We named him Toodles. He could care less what we call him, he is just that serene. YaY. Saturday when my home bathing didn't work too well on the smell I broke down and took him to PetSmart and let them groom him. I had an appointment with a better groomer in town, but they couldn't get me until Monday morning and he was stinking! They did an OK job on the cut, and the smell was a heck of a lot better once he got most of his hair clipped off. We tried to brush his teeth, but we caught him in an active mood and he was having none of it! I am just so glad he is such a well behaved dog! He has learned a few commands, and is not the overwhelming burden of issues I was prepared to deal with in an adopted dog. Again, YaY! I am instinctively waking up after only 4 hours of sleep and making him go outside. Can you believe my scaredy-cat butt is out walking the dog at all hours of the "dark" night?! Yep, he is helping with all of those phobias. Although I can't sleep longer than 4 hours at a time, he has been good to go to the bathroom for the night and not whine or anything, we are truly blessed. This morning when we went to Mass we left him out in the dog lot, which if he tried hard enough he could either climb over, or slither under and he did just fine. It was the first time we left him outside unattended and he was OK. Here is hoping tomorrow won't be too traumatic for him being home alone for an entire work shift. Mom and Dad came over for lunch today and Matthew and Dad changed out the outside light. I am so excited to be rid of this huge humming monstrosity on the side of my house and now have a sleek, modern flood light. 
Thursday, July 3, 2008
What an ordeal!
So, after waiting more than half the day today I finally called the Humane Society around 2:00. Apparently their "home studies" are just drive-bys and they had already had mine done.. yippee! Although I fail to see what is accomplished by merely driving past my house, I am OK with it so long as I get the dog before the long weekend.
Well, the lady at the Humane Society had one more interesting tidbit of info to tell me before we got off the phone. Their "Sunshine" a.k.a. my "Lucy" was a boy! A Boy!
She said that Sunshine was a dog she had been working with for months and taking out to their events at PetSmart every weekend. The kennel card had been mis-typed.
Oh well, I guess HE will go around wearing an tag with LUCY on it until I can get the time to buy another one, maybe Matthew can just rub/scratch out LUCY and keep the address. I'm just going to keep Sunshine, my 1 year old MALE border collie mix.
The good thing is that since he has been going to PetSmart for months now maybe he will have good social skills and be able to deal with crowds and car rides.... here's hoping!
Well, the lady at the Humane Society had one more interesting tidbit of info to tell me before we got off the phone. Their "Sunshine" a.k.a. my "Lucy" was a boy! A Boy!
She said that Sunshine was a dog she had been working with for months and taking out to their events at PetSmart every weekend. The kennel card had been mis-typed.
Oh well, I guess HE will go around wearing an tag with LUCY on it until I can get the time to buy another one, maybe Matthew can just rub/scratch out LUCY and keep the address. I'm just going to keep Sunshine, my 1 year old MALE border collie mix.
The good thing is that since he has been going to PetSmart for months now maybe he will have good social skills and be able to deal with crowds and car rides.... here's hoping!
No news
Haven't heard yet about the dog. I assume since it is a long holiday weekend coming up that I will have to wait until next week, which seems very unfair for both the dog and us.
Last night we had a relaxing dinner at LJS (a greasy dinner!) and then on to Mass. We stayed behind a few minutes so that Matthew could accept the offer to be on the maintenance committee. I hope many good things come from this.
We then proceeded to Kmart to browse around and wouldn't you know.. Matthew gets paged out. So we cut our trip out short and he had to run back to work. I sat and watched recorded doggie shows, and caught the NBC show, Baby Borrowers.. it is awesome! I am recording it now, too!
Last night we had a relaxing dinner at LJS (a greasy dinner!) and then on to Mass. We stayed behind a few minutes so that Matthew could accept the offer to be on the maintenance committee. I hope many good things come from this.
We then proceeded to Kmart to browse around and wouldn't you know.. Matthew gets paged out. So we cut our trip out short and he had to run back to work. I sat and watched recorded doggie shows, and caught the NBC show, Baby Borrowers.. it is awesome! I am recording it now, too!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Researching
So, my doggie (below) is mostly Border Collie, which means I have to spend a LOT of time outdoors. Maybe I can cancel that year-old gym membership.
Thanks to my friend Maria I have been watching a lot more dog training programs on animal planet.
I just hope she doesn't try to "herd" the cats around, because Wader is very stubborn on where she lays.
:-)
Thanks to my friend Maria I have been watching a lot more dog training programs on animal planet.
I just hope she doesn't try to "herd" the cats around, because Wader is very stubborn on where she lays.
:-)
Hooray
After my Doctor's appointment today I met my mom at the Humane Society in Chattanooga and set out again in search of a good dog for Matthew and I.
We saw all of the dogs, and decided to go with Sunshine. Of course, we will rename her Lucy.
She was very sweet, and was already adopted out once, so was already altered and micro-chipped. She was surrendered again because of a move, so now she gets to be ours! I am so happy!
They are still kind of weird about everything though, and since we live in GA they have to come around and see the yard, etc.
Hopefully the volunteer will come around soon and we can get her before the weekend.
YaY.
Here is her official description from the HES website:
3931898 Sunshine was surrendered to the shelter on 3/22/08. She is right around a year old as of June 2008 and is around 35 to 40 lbs. She is very friendly, playful , active and outgoing. But if there had to be one word to describe her it would be happy… Happy all the time! Come down to see her in kennel 66.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Lonely days
Well, work was OK today, just busy enough to keep us going until a little after lunch. Haha.
I left at 2:30 and headed off to the Humane Society of Chattanooga, hoping that I may find another dog.
I searched through all of their kennels and there were so many sad doggies! It was awful! I had time to play with 2 of my favorites before they closed, and they were so busy being excited about being outside I couldn't really gauge their temperaments.
Ugh.
Another day without a dog.
I left at 2:30 and headed off to the Humane Society of Chattanooga, hoping that I may find another dog.
I searched through all of their kennels and there were so many sad doggies! It was awful! I had time to play with 2 of my favorites before they closed, and they were so busy being excited about being outside I couldn't really gauge their temperaments.
Ugh.
Another day without a dog.
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