Mindless chatter, weekend edition

I have a ton of homework to catch up on, but I got my tax refund yesterday and my pockets are burning. Shopping, homework...shopping, homework...hmmm.

I stayed up too late and woke up too early, so I'm already looking forward to a nap later on. I need to go buy some groceries and do some cleaning, but I'm hoping to relax most of the day.

Glenda, I don't buy any of those chicken breast jerky treats anymore, even though they were very popular with my dogs.  The brand I was buying sold the exact same product at two different retailers here.  The packages sold at Petsmart (more expensive) were labeled made in USA, the packages (identical in size,etc.) sold at my local grocery store, were labeled made in China.  When I called, a woman said yes some are from China and some from the USA.  When I asked her about where they were packaged and how they kept them separated, she said SHE makes sure the right ones go in the right package.  Huh, the woman who answers the phones is also the quality control person?  After a little more questioning, I told her I would not be buying the product due to the high probability of a mixup.  The brand was Smokehouse.  Maybe the ones labeled made in the USA are fine but I don't want to take a chance. 

 The morning didn't start well.  I slept till 6:30, which is like sleeping very late for me.  DH was already awake.  I asked him if he let the dogs out to do their business.  His answer was no.  I said, why not?  He said, they didn't ask!  When I pointed out that they had been holding their bladders etc. all night and even longer than normal and didn't he think they just might need to go potty, he responded, "don't yell at me". WTH! I did not yell, it was said in a normal tone of voice, perhaps with a slightly irritated tone but it could not be mistaken for yelling, unless you have a guilty conscience and feel on the defensive.  Shopping together may not be a good idea unless our moods improve.

It is very windy and cooler today.  Yesterday it was 90!  Rollercoaster weather is the norm this time of year in our part of the world.  I'm now going to start house cleaning and hope that makes me feel better. 

edited to correct the spelling of the word conscience, it kept niggling at my brain and I just couldn't leave it. 

 I just bought a new camera to replace the point-and-shoot I lost ages ago.  I love my DSLR and need it for work but decided that since I'm soon going to be walking (and wanting to photograph) 2 dogs, I want something that can go in my pocket instead of having to carry around, well, luggage LOL.  Hopefully I'll love it, I found great reviews of it and got a good deal.  Can't wait for the battery to charge so I can test it!

 i got some vaccinations the other day, and since yesterday afternoon i have felt like crap. tired and kind of fevery feeling. plus my arm still hurts. :(

 tonight i am going to the lucinda williams concert. so i gotta suck it up for that! :D

 Glenda, I did the same thing with the chicken treats from PM...got home and realized they were made in China.  I'm thinking about getting a dehydrator to make my own now. 

JackieG

he responded, "don't yell at me". WTH! I did not yell, it was said in a normal tone of voice, perhaps with a slightly irritated tone but it could not be mistaken for yelling

LOL - my husband will react the same way. Strange, huh?

I have a headache. I think it might be from drinking too much wine while chatting on the phone for about 2 hours with my best friend last night.

It's supposed to be fairly nice today but then we have a "big" storm coming in tonight. I hope the forecasters haven't over estimated this one. We need it badly.

 Bwahaha!  If my dogs so much as thought about asking to go out before 6:30 am, they'd likely be laughed at...maybe if one had a touchy stomach but other than that...

We just ran out of chicken jerky.  When Tyler left the case of chicken out overnight, I turned all the left over bits into jerky, just plain in the toaster oven.  But the dogs loved them and I knew they were ok.  Oh...and why is "on the carpet" better?  What is the alternative?  I'd rather clean up things like that off the tile...

Kelci is napping right now.  Kali is watching Diego.  Kale is at his Grandma's still(its a Friday night thing) and I'm free to be on the computer for a few minutes.  Yay!  I feel somewhat productive today.  I've already changed the allergy cover and sheets and washed Kale's blanket from his bed.  That's hard to do too cause he's got a loft bed and I have to hoist the mattress down and then back up each time I want to do that.  I also cleaned my bathroom and vacuumed the livingroom.  Plus both girls are dressed, not that we have plans today, but it did allow me to turn the heat down a notch.  Its icy cold out today, -30 with the windchill so we are NOT going outside.  Its supposed to warm up tomorrrow though and for the rest of the week.  Yay!  

Have a great weekend everyone!

 Well I've decided my new little point-and-shoot is a very nifty little piece of kit.  I'm still getting to grips with its quirks but my two favourite features so far (they were selling points for me) are the ability to add an audio tag to a photo and a function which fine-tunes the settings based on the colour of the animal you're taking a pic of.  Both VERY handy for dog events, especially being able to label a photo with a clip of me saying what breed it is.  The optics aren't *amazing* but I didn't need them to be, I just needed it to fit in my pocket LOL.  I'm a happy camper today. 

huskymom

Bwahaha!  If my dogs so much as thought about asking to go out before 6:30 am, they'd likely be laughed at...maybe if one had a touchy stomach but other than that...

My dogs too!  They know not to ask and on the weekends if I sleep in until 11 they will wait for me.  If the can't and start fidgeting then I know to get up they have to go but before 9 they wouldn't even think of it. 

I got in late last night from Milwaukee had a good time there we went out to place called Mo's Irish Pub it was a hoot.  I am taking my son and granddaughter to the local childrens theater today to see a play, they just love them.   And my DH is doing food shopping for me and we need everything!!  He is a great shopper and dosen't mind.  He's friend is over and he is going too so two carts, mega food and lots of $$$ - but we need it.  Since I am leaving I won't ever have to put it away - yay!

luvmyswissy

huskymom

Bwahaha!  If my dogs so much as thought about asking to go out before 6:30 am, they'd likely be laughed at...maybe if one had a touchy stomach but other than that...

 

My dogs too!  They know not to ask and on the weekends if I sleep in until 11 they will wait for me.  If the can't and start fidgeting then I know to get up they have to go but before 9 they wouldn't even think of it. 

Maze waits until she hears my alarm go off at 9am every morning, then she'll stand by my head and stare....Once she hears me move, she'll dance and bounce and wake up Sandy. Lol. Before 9, unless it's an emergency, they wait.

Today I'm working with Maze. I've been neglecting our alone time while trying to get Sandy's training going. So today is just us.  And tomorrow if the snow melts enough, I'm gonna talk to my trainer and see if I can get Maze into obedience class on Sundays and Agility on Wednesdays. Sandy needs a bit of a break right now. She's been going strong (training wise) since the day I brought her home. 

cakana

 

It's supposed to be fairly nice today but then we have a "big" storm coming in tonight. I hope the forecasters haven't over estimated this one. We need it badly.

I just got to the point where I take every weather report with a grain of salt (and hopefully a margarita). It's supposed to be a wet week, but I'll believe it when I see it.  On the up side I discovered I have a roof garden I didn't even know about.  Yes ... there are dandelions growing in and hanging over the edge of my gutters. DS #2 is out there now on a ladder mucking them out. I guess I should look into getting some mesh gutter covers.

Joyce