Pookie

9 months and 9 days...............

I miss the Pookster...

Done

Well, I finished the book. It even got me up out of bed to finish...It was engrossing..........To say it was a good read would not do the book justice....You should read this book...maybe that is the better thing to say....

Book of the Day

I am working on this book after finishing the Connelly book The Brass Verdict, which was really good (thank you Once Upon a Crime). It is engrossing and I should have a good chunk done before I have to work, yes work, at Bath and Body...Christmas sales meeting-joy.

And the Superstars of the Family are.....Katie and Quincy!!

No, they didn't make a full page for the Animal Rescue League calendar, but they did make a corner of April 2009, so they are the new superstars of the family. SHHH. We won't tell Wendell.....He just doesn't do pictures well at all................

Better Baby

According to BFF, Sasha is doing better and devouring all the food she can get her paws on. This is a good thing and all will rest easier knowing she is doing better and going to be a frisky kitty again.....

Eli Goes On A Field Trip

Sometimes I torture the children, I admit it. Today I took Eli on a field trip to Burger King (drive thru of course). He travels the best and didn't seem to mind except every time the car stopped he thought it was time to get out....Rode in my lap the whole way there and home....He made friends with the girl at the window, who thought he was oh so adorable!!

Sasha Blu is Sick

I've been in hibernation with this cold, so I was surprised to see an email from my god-daughter telling me that their new cat Sasha had gotten sicker. She has been fighting an upper respiratory infection, this after being fixed (I'm still not sure who gets spade and who gets neutered), having her kittens taken away at the rescue league, and going home to a new family....She has had some busy days as of late. It sounds like she isn't eating, but is getting some more meds and is being pampered and taken care of like the baby she is. She was only 6 lbs to start with and now may be closer to 5. It is worrisome and we will keep our eyes and ears open hoping for good news about this little one. She's a sweety.

The Big Black Boy

I saw a beautiful black cat that got hit by a car outside my front window on Friday morning....Me being the cat lover I am, it was traumatic. I called the rescue league to come and pick him up, but I couldn't leave him out there. That was where Wendell had been found when he was a baby and left to fend for himself....He looked to much like my Wennie, so I ran out in my pj's in "rush hour" traffic, to make sure he wasn't ran over again and to get him to the vet..........When I petted him, he was cold and pretty stiff, so I knew it wasn't good........He was bigger than my Wendell, very muscular, with a bobbed tail, and a few stray white hairs like Wendell has...His paws were huge, and he had all of his claws...His eyes were blue at this point and I would have loved to pick him up and give him all the love he deserved, but that wasn't the case. I put him on a rug in the car and drove to the vet and bawled like a baby the whole way there. They knew I was coming, but were still a bit panicked to see me...The girl who let me in, didn't know what was going on so I had to make sure they knew he wasn't mine, but he needed to be checked........They took him and confirmed that the big guy had passed away........the rescue league would pick up his body...............I told them that we would take him home...........he may not have been loved enough in his life, but he will be truly mourned in his death. Not a great way to start a day.

Wendell---

My Cold is Better

After hearing so many things about Urgent Care, I decided on Saturday to visit the new Mtown facility (just one of the McFarland Clinics that is open at night 5-9 and during the weekend). Anyway, I called the emergency room first because I knew I was going to stand much more of the not breathing at all with a huge polyp swollen up in my right nostril..........Couldn't even drink (Sasha, I can relate!)They kind of himhawed about it and I decided to try the Urgent Care Clinic later on Saturday. Called them, got right in, got a Rx for some steroids to bring my nose inflammation down..............and waited..............and waited............I was sure nothing was working until I woke up this morning and feel human...........halfway at least...........

Cold Update

Yuck!

A Funny Thing Happened....

A funny thing happened at the B&B store today. A woman was checking out, when low and behold, I saw her Waldenbooks bag with 2 John Sandford books in it..........Being the fan I am, we struck up a conversation about his books....(Didn't mention the photos or signed books) We talked about Dead Watch, his wife dying, and how he has become quite prolific again.... SHould have mentioned that she really needs to read the Prey books in order, but, it was a nice conversation. Lasted a couple of minutes, but was the highlight of my work day...:)

It's a Full Blown COLD!!

It's true, between doses of NyQuil and DayQuil the symptoms are out- Yuck, I've got it bad and no I don't own stock in Kleenex but they are making a lot of money from me this week!!

New Books

BFF- your books are being bumped down my list again....I have The Brass Verdict coming from Once Upon A Crime Books in Minneapolis, a new David Morrell book comes out on Oct 28th, and I have 2 Star Trek books coming out the end of the month as well. I am still working on Heat Lightning. Gosh darn it, I've just been selling soap so much that I haven't gotten into the book any faster. Kind of sucks, but nice to be busy....I am excited, though, so many new books to read!! Yeah!!

24 Redemption

We get a short burst of Jack Bauer on November 23. A 2 hour movie!! We like to watch 24 hours of 24 at our house and watch the whole season over a weekend....It's just a thing we have gotten into, but, with the movie, all I can say is don't call when it's on, we won't pick up......:)

AAAAAAH!!!!

My throat hurts, my head hurts, my neck hurts and I'm sneezing. So much for the flu shot I got yesterday..................and lucky me, I get to go try and be happy and sell soap all afternoon.....I want my pillowtop!! :)

Hankerin' for House

To go along with my new obsession....The TV Guide for next week features the House characters. I really love this show. Haven't watched it at it's regular time, but LOVE the reruns!!

Sleep, Yum Part II

Okay................it wasn't my intention.............................BUT............................after I got home from a staff meeting at the clinic this a.m........................I decided to read (I'm way way behind--Can you say House reruns), anyway, I went to lay in the new bed and read...............AND.............I fell asleep for 3 hours....................Was I surprised!! Definitely comfortable, for me anyway..........We will worry about the hubby some other day...

Sleep, Yum!!

Well, I got to sleep in my new bed until about 10, when the kids decided they wanted to hang out with us. They got booted and so did I. I slept on the couch and then snuck back into the bed for about 1.5 hours this a.m. Jeff says he will have to get used to it....It is more firm than what we had, but I love it.................

The Bed is Here-----

Yeah, they delivered the bed this morning and we are looking forward to making use of it....Jeff has decided that he will sleep in the bed with Quincy and I can sleep on the couch with Wendell....because Wendell will stay with me, thus not getting into a ruckus with Quincy AND not pee on the bed..... Jeff can sleep with Quincy, because he misses having kittens in bed...Hmmmm, something is just not quite right with that, but maybe I can catch a nap on it tomorrow?? We shall see....

I'm Thinking Pillowtop...

17 hours and the pillowtop arrives...........Have to work so I guess no naps, but sleeping should be oh so nice....

OOPS! He Did It Again....

Wennie, my poor baby, is a wreck of nerves from the youngest of the bunch and had another accident on our bed! Yikes! Yuck! 3:30 a.m. and I'm stripping the bed.........A visit to the laundromat, to the vet, and to the mattress store.... We have a new bed coming Monday.........with a pillowtop!!:) We are going to adjust life a bit and lock the kids out of the bedroom at nite, which will kill us both, but a lot cheaper than another new mattress!! We are pretending Wendell is a kitten and taking him to his box every 2 hours and hoping for the best. The vet wants us to lock him up in a room by himself for 6 weeks and only let him out periodically.................at this point.............NOT GONNA HAPPEN.................