Awe, Jen! I'm sorry about your kitties

Thanks, Alissa.

Hiya? Spent the day working on Girl Scout stuff...our patch ceremony is on Friday so I was getting my troop's patches sorted and stuff...then I did the lists for Attendance and Perfect Attendance (first time in 20 some odd years, we have 7 kids who have Perfect Attendance and two are sisters in my troop) and for Parental Service Awards. I was going to make certificates today too but I had some issues trying to figure out if one of my Daisies was bridging or not...I wound up having to e-mail the mom to find out what grade her daughter is in now to get it sorted. In other news, still no word on my license

Stephanie- You're a lot braver than I am to be able to separate yourself from your family like that. The way they treat you though, I think you deserve a break from that kind of icky treatment.

Becky- Unless someone is home, we have to take the dog with us. He's literally gone to every rotation side I've been to, school, the dance studio, my mom's job...pretty much everywhere. He's a beagle so he gets very whiny and barky when he's left alone...or even if he thinks he's left alone.

Alissa- I know the book has it's place and movies/TV shows have their places but I'm one of those angry book fan types.

Jen- No problem about the names. Super sad about your kitties though!

Sorry about your kitties Jen. I hope they get better.

My dogs are whiny and obnoxious too but I live out in the country so it doesn't matter. They can bark all day if they want and no one will hear them. But they don't they quite as soon as I walk out the door if they even bark when I leave. They are worse when we are there and they think they hear something. Which usually they don't.

Good morning!

I've gone tent camping lots in the past and really have no desire to do so again. Steve insists that we will. LOL We'll see!

Jen, so sorry about your kitties. I hope they are gonna be OK! That'll be so sad if you have to put one down. That's kind of how it's been with me and my family. Out of the 4 kids, I would be the one that has had my head on most straight, but it has just led to a higher standard for me, which means I'm treated differently.

Went to a visitation last night for my BIL's mom. She passed away last Friday of cancer. It ended up being a funny night b/c of my sister. She wore a dress that very obviously showed her underwear, I finally told her to just go commando, which she did, but then couldn't feel comfortable so I ran her to DG to get some new undies. I had my family rolling over her antics. I ended up getting slapped by her though, lol, but it was a good slap!

Jen so sorry about your cats. I hope they get better.

Hello ladies how is all doing. At this moment I a not sure how I am doing. I know I haven't been on much but that's because I have been going through a lot and today just got worse. Our electric got cut off. We still owe 1200 dollars. our bill has been averaging 660 dollars a month we been paying on it but apparently not fast enough we put 700 dollars on it at the first of the month but this is where we are at today I may be on later just wanted to let u know what's going on.

Ashley, I've heard that beagles can be that way. I've also heard that they are quite the diggers.

We had dogs at our previous house. They weren't barkers, except that our house backed up against an open field. Jackrabbits would run behind our property and rile up one of the dogs. One neighbor complained once. If we were home, we would bring him inside where he would promptly shut up.

Stetz, DH finally got tired of the criticism and favoritism. He couldn't tolerate it or fight it. We found ourselves spending less and less time with extended family. Their loss, really. That is hilarious about your sister!!

Shatema, ouch!! $660 a month for electric? I thought ours was bad, but the highest we've had was (I think) close to $400. That was when everyone was home and during a heat wave.

Today was weird. I came home on my lunch half-hour to check on the kitties. I only had time for a 10 minute visit, but they're cats. They don't require a lot At any rate, the vet called while I was at home. The lab test for the sicker kitty, Boo, were inconclusive. She is definitely fighting an infection, but she is otherwise healthy. The vet said that she could do xrays if I could come in right away, so I called into work and then took Boo into the vet. The xrays revealed one enlarged kidney. She could be dealing with a kidney infection (common in older cats), or even foreign matter in her tummy that she can't pass (she's the queen of eating strange things). So, they hydrated her again and gave her an anti-nausea med. At best, that combo will get her feeling well enough to fight whatever is going on. At the least, she will feel better for about 24 hours. We decided that if she's not better by Thursday, we will need to put her to sleep. If she is worse tomorrow, then we won't wait. I feel sorry for her. She loves to run and play and destroy things. She's too weak for those things now, but I can tell that she would love to do them. The Xray was cool. Except for the kidney, she's downright healthy. Her fur showed up on the xray! That was funny. As for our older kitty, she's fighting infection, too. One of her labs are being sent out for further analysis. She's feeling better, but not eating her wet food. She chows down on her treats, though. Tonight I layered her treats over her wet food. Ha! It worked. She ate a little, not a lot, but at least she ate something.

Hiya? My sister came home today from her boyfriend's sister's wedding...she was robbed, almost kidnapped, covered in bug bites, and is fighting a major allergy attack but she was the topic of everything today. Life's back to normal here I suppose. In other news, after some..er...prodding (yeah, let's call it that) the school will be sending my paperwork to the state by the end of the week. Apparently, because I wasn't declaring a test date, they weren't going to send it at all (facepalm).

Stephanie- Tent camping?! I'm a Girl Scout and I've never done that! LOL on your sister! If my sister slapped me, I doubt she'd ever mean it in fun.

Shatema- I hope things start looking better for you. Maybe this a test and there are bigger and better things on the horizon for you!

Jen- Hope nothing is majorly wrong with your kitties. My beagle isn't a digger (we don't have a yard for him to dig anyway) but he has tried to bury things in the pillows on the couch and on my parents' bed. He's a strange creature!

I did these the other day...I'll probably do bigger ones for my own scrapbook at some point...

Snap Book White Coat Ceremony By DNA301
Snap Book Certificate Ceremony By DNA301

Good morning!

Didn't do much yesterday except get paint for a couple of bedrooms. Tonight we're going to fix some cracks and get to painting! I'm excited! I'm so happy I finally have someone to help me do this stuff!!

Jen, sorry about the kidney infection! I hope that is what it is and the kitty can fight it and get better. It's so hard to put a pet down! Smart thinking to get the other one to eat some food.

Ashley, I doubt your sister could go anywhere without having something major happen to her so she can come back and be the center of attention! YAY on the paperwork getting sent!

Shatema, wow, that is one crazy electric bill! I think the most I've ever had is like Jen, close to $300! I'd be thinking about some ways to cut down those costs. Sounds like you need some insulation and new windows.

Jen I hope your kitty is doing better!!

Ashley I agree with Stetz. Your sister probably enjoys the drama! That would drive me crazy. At least you got work on your license. Hopefully you'll have it soon. Do you plan to move out when you get a job? I hope so for your sake.

Are you on vacation this week Stetz?

Shatema I can't even imagine that big of an electric bill. I don't think we've had one much over $200. That's only in the hottest months of the year. Most of the time it's around $100.

Things are going to be crazy busy around here. Trevor and Mike have boy scout camp coming up. we have ball games. We are going to Noah's Ark this weekend. Then I have to get ready for Trevor's birthday party which is Monday. I'm not sure when I'm going to find time for that. Oh well. I'm sure I'll get it done.

No Becky, my vacation isn't until July.

You do sound busy, but you'll get 'er done! LOL

You must be quick because it would take me more than an evening to paint a couple bedrooms.