Tired Tuesday talk

sharismom

Or maybe everyone is just nuts.

That's it.

Deb W.

l.michelle

Julie, have I told you how freaking jealous I am of you????  I want to go away sooo bad!!  Please take lots of pictures!!!

Oh trust me, I will take thousands of photos ;p I have 12 GB of memory to burn! I am hoping that at one of our motels that I will have time to download the photos mid-trip - that way if anything happens to my memory cards or camera at least I will have those backed up. The photos won't be processed but the back up is more important. I would be crushed if I lost vacation photos - no matter where I went! 

SIX DAYS!!!!!! omg. It doesn't seem real

There is some background between msp and volunteer groups that makes their policy a bit justifiable. Way back in the day, over 20 years ago or so - before DNA was used a lot (and it was quick). There was a crack pot lady (in MI) who had a pretty good search dog. He was a cadaver dog and she gained national notoriety (did interviews and so on).  Well apparently, fame - or something - went to her head and she started to place bone out on searches that she was called to so that she could take credit for making the find. Well, msp got suspicious and set her up. She got busted and went to jail. Since then msp won't call in volunteer groups. this is certainly understandable because who knows how many convictions were over turned because of her - or how many people were wrongfully convicted because of her. She screwed everyone - the police departments, the victims, families, volunteer SAR groups, etc. There's no excuse for what she did. It has been so long though, I just wish they would set it aside, especially when you have someone like he have this week, that is in danger of dying out there. There was a case like this last week too. A dementia patient walked away from their care home. The msp came in with their dogs (who are cross trained to find bombs, narcotics, alcohol and people) and never found her. She was out there for 3 days trapped IN A SWAMP CALLING FOR HELP less than 1200 ft from the facility. Our dogs are specialists and aren't cross trained. there is no way that our dogs would not have found her. no way at all. Even my dog, who isn't even certified, would have made that find in no time at all. It was easy! There's just no excuse for something like that to happen.

If one of our dogs would have NOT made the find - they would be off deployment status. You can't call an area clear and have the person still be in the area that you supposedly searched.

ok off my soapbox. 

I do hope that they call us today but I have my doubts. 

off to a meeting!

 Try Flylady, to help clear out the clutter and whatnots. Just reading her website makes any task bearable, for me at least.

So Brianna gave me a huge scare last night. We were out on the deck, she was sitting on the stairs towards the top. Suddenly she just wasn't there anymore and I heard a yelp. DH got all the other dogs in and thankfully Bree came back up the stairs herself. She had someone slipped backwards and through the opening in the stairs. It's about a 12 ft drop. She missed the lawnmower and bricks that were under there thankfully. Nothing seems to be hurting her, even this morning she was running and playing just fine. She just has a scrape on the inside of her back thigh. I kept waking her up during the night and checking her over to make sure she was okay.

Needless to say, we're screening off the back of the stairs ASAP!

I remember that case, now that you mention it.  One of the crime shows did a reenactment of that.

Tina, I was serious about putting him in an owl suit to scare the chipmunks off.....  at least he'd be earning his keep!

I know where you're coming from with military service.  My youngest would have either gotten his spit together or spent a couple years in the brigg or peeling taters.  The ex kept insisting the only way to "straighten the boy" out was the military.  Not so sure that's the best idea for a young man with little to no impulse control, like my son.

I could....but who would care?  LOL!  Bad enough I ramble about it here!

 DH has set up his office so he can work from home - this is bad........................very bad.  He is already irritating me to no end with his crabbiness, its gonna blow!

Tried to have a relaxing walk with B this morning but he is so done with relaxing walks - which is good in that he clearly feels better - but is exhausting LOL  I had some garden chores to do this morning after the walk, well run, and he was flying around like a fool trying to get me to throw one of his toys so that took longer than I wanted it to.  Now I have DH interfering GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Trying not to think about it but we are back in the 99-100* range all week.  Drier air though so mornings are fairly cool (upper 60's)  I am hopeful that this week is the end of the upper 90's.

Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of my cousin's death from cancer and my uncle and her sisters are now watching their mom die.  Couldn't clear my mind of this yesterday.  BTW I have no real updates on my aunt - just that hospice care is in place.

OK I had best get on to the tasks of the day

have a good one all

 Jewilee thanks for the tip on paragraphs, I'll try that from my phone later.  I'm also quite jealous of your trip.  Can't wait to see the pics, I know you're going to have a blast.

Meg, sux that you're getting such a rough break w/ this intern stuff, it really seems like someone dropped the ball on this.

l.m. I hope that your chat w/ you MOH sinks in, and that your 'do-over' is a blast

Glenda, I hope the 3 weeks flies for you and you can really get settled in.

My exciting news for the week, I bought a pair of jeans this weekend.  These are 4 sizes smaller than what I was buying about 2 1/2-3 years ago.  Woo Hoo!

I’m still shaking; I just had the scariest experience on my drive this morning.  I was going uphill and there was a motorcycle in front of me and a pick-up in front of the motorcycle with two dogs in the back bed.  One GSD and the other was a JRT.  Well, the JRT started going crazy barking at the motorcycle and then jumped out of the truck going 60mph!!!  The motorcycle swerved and nearly missed the dog then went around the truck I had to slam on my breaks to avoid hitting the poor little thing and the SUV behind me had to pull to the side to avoid hitting me.  The dog was startled but was able to get up and run to the side of the road to meet up with the truck that had pulled over.  With the morning commuter traffic I really couldn’t stop to check, but I hope the dog is alright.  I am so mad at that guy who put the dogs in the back of his pick-up..err…

Also, I registered for Race For the Cure last night! October 17th! It's the first timed 5K I've ever done and I'm super excited.

Scandal of the morning -- FH was wresting with Wendy and Pirate was 'jealous', so he ran over to her crate and STOLE HER BABY BEAR. Baby bear is this ratty old stuffie that my mom got Pirate for Christmas, probably three years ago, that he ripped one arm and one leg off and abandoned to the toy basket. When Wendy came along she claimed it as HERS and it must be in her crate at all times. She just snuggles her baby bear and loves it to bits...anyway. Pirate STOLE BABY BEAR and started ripping the lining out of it. Wendy was devastated, she stole baby bear back and ran to the safety of her crate, and buried him in her blankie.

My life is complete for a few months.  Pumpkin Spice Latte's are back on the menu at Starbucks.  Oh how I love to start my morning with a Pumpkin Spice Latte.  I have recently gotten hubs addicted to their coffee too.  This could be bad for a our budget!

We are working on refinancing our house right now.  I am really excited because it would save us about $300 a month, and will give me the opportunity to pay our principal down faster.  It would also be the answer to how we could afford to have a second child in daycare without also being able to save aggressively.  With the baby fever I have had lately, and the worries about how we would pay for 2 sets of daycare being a huge hangup, that would be one huge issue checked off my list.  That would just leave the quesiton of how in the world I would be able to handle two children, especially when one of them is super super busy all the time, but I know it would all work itself out.

In other news, Devin wore big girl panties to school on Friday and yesterday and didn't have an accident all day!  I am so proud of her.  However, last night, before her bath, I stripped her down and let her run around naked while I was getting her allergy medicine.  While I was standing there giving it to her, I felt something splashing my leg, and she had just let loose right there on the floor!  I guess the air hitting her and being naked was just too much excitement for her.  I knew I should have taken her to the potty before I let her run around.  :)  At least I found it amusing.

Hope everyone has a great day!

boneyjean

We are working on refinancing our house right now.  I am really excited because it would save us about $300 a month, and will give me the opportunity to pay our principal down faster.  It would also be the answer to how we could afford to have a second child in daycare without also being able to save aggressively.  With the baby fever I have had lately, and the worries about how we would pay for 2 sets of daycare being a huge hangup, that would be one huge issue checked off my list.  That would just leave the quesiton of how in the world I would be able to handle two children, especially when one of them is super super busy all the time, but I know it would all work itself out.

yay!  Hope it works out for you.  We still can't figure out how folks manage with ONE in daycare, let alone two, but I guess somehow that works out as well.  Around here, it's about $900-$1000/month for an infant.  I don't know how to make that one happen (and we're already crazy frugal with money, so there just isn't much to trim from) but I make just enough more than that to where I don't think I could stay home.  Anyway.  exciting for baby fever as well

Blah for Tuesday.

 I've been getting baby fever in spurts, last week was bad.  It was 'that time' so I'm blaming hormones.  But I just look at Hannah and I think of all the stuff I missed.  FH just says we'll talk about it later.  He's not completely opposed, and sometimes even gets a teensy tiny bit of 'yea that would be cool' but now is really not a good time and that is at the forefront of his brain.  Then again, he got to experience all the baby stuff, so he doesn't have that 'missing out' feeling to contend with. Maybe in a few years......

boneyjean

With the baby fever I have had lately, and the worries about how we would pay for 2 sets of daycare being a huge hangup, that would be one huge issue checked off my list.  That would just leave the quesiton of how in the world I would be able to handle two children, especially when one of them is super super busy all the time, but I know it would all work itself out.

Or you could just leave the baby here for Cleo and I to watch over. I'm jes sayin.

Xebby

I am so mad at that guy who put the dogs in the back of his pick-up..err…

I'm furious from just reading your story. OMG - they'd have had to restrain me from kicking the guy's rear end. I hate stoopid people!!!!!

I'm in a crappy mood. I'm swamped at work and there's no end in sight. Mostly though, I'm super irritated with my BFF and it's starting to leak out. She's been unemployed since March and she doesn't seem to be motivated to do anything but she's in a funk from sitting around her house all day. She calls me every couple days to chat but I want to scream "I don't want to hear about your day spent cleaning the stove!!" I've suggested joining a gym because she's afraid to walk in her neighborhood (snakes), but she doesn't seem interested. I suggested volunteering and she said she'd think about it but I could tell she won't.  I love her to pieces but I guess I'm disappointed in her. Is that even fair to feel about a friend? She's coming out here for a week at the end of Sept. and she's just glad to have something to do and I'm wondering who's going to cover for me here and how crammed I'll be before and after the visit. I really need to snap myself out of this attitude.