shout it out loud!!!!

i'm totally in a pout, scream, pitch a fit
mood!! seriously, i need something strong
to relax me tonite. ARGH!!!! dang, it's just
trivial stuff to some, but we almost lost one
of our pugs today....multiple times.....
it's a looooong story, but the short version is
that he & our bassett hound got out of the back
yard becuz one of our gates came open. the ups
man was kind enough to catch bud & bring him
to our house becuz he read the address on his
tag...but as for daniel-san...he ran off.

so after about an hour or so, i finally left work.
i couldn't take the thought of him being lost &
getting hit or kidnapped or whatever.

okay....this still isn't very short. let me get to the
end. we finally found him at least a mile away from
our house thanx to the tip from a passer by to the
animal shelter. then, we spent over an hour
running through parking lots & busy streets trying
to catch him. he almost got hit so many times, i
can't even count. jesse was literally running full speed
after him & would almost catch him, but then he'd dart
in front of a car & it would slow jesse down.

after almost going onto the busy interstate, he finally circled
back to a mcdonald's parking lot & pooped out. i grabbed
him & jesse was still seeing stars from running
like a mad man in the cold for that long. it was only like
20 degrees here today.

yeah, so that was an emotional experience. people
were trying to help us & were driving jesse from one
point to the next sometimes to get him through
traffic. now, i can find some humor in all of this...
now that daniel is safe at home...but jesse on the
other hand...not so much. he hates him right now &
doesn't even want to SEE him for the next few
days. yikes.

now, to top it all off, this has been one CRAZY
illness filled week with icy roads to boot. just
one mess after another & at this point i just
want a massage, long spa bath, and a strong
cup of something tasty. :) ahhhhhhh.....wishful
thinking. :)

update on life

okay, so daniela has been sick for the past few days-
running a fever, tummy hurting, feeling dizzy, and
fever blisters all over her lip! i finally got her
into a doctor today, and found out it's a virus. that's
great that she doesn't have to take the yucky meds,
but sucks that it just has to run its course! :(

she is MISERABLE!! she won't eat, her lip is all swollen
with the blisters & gross looking & looks very painful!
poor baby! i wish i could make her feel better!

other than her problems, everything else seems to be
calming down a bit. we got the van fixed....almost
$300!!! YIKES!! But, still cheaper than a new car, so
nothing else to do about it. i'll just be glad when it's
paid for, so at least we're not paying money on top
of a monthly payment just to get it fixed!

i am going to the CKC-Tulsa this Saturday- not for fun,
but to work in a booth. of course, i think that will be
fun & i'll make a little money & score some free stuff!
that sounds REAL good!! :)

just some thoughts about....

life, friendship, love, sadness,
loneliness....all the things i'm feeling
today.

why can't i just be happy with all the
stuff i have & my family & my online
friends...why can't that be enough?

today, i'm learning that letting go of
the past is much harder & much more
painful than i ever imagined it would be.

you know, the irony is that 7 has always
been my fave number for as long as i can
remember. the number of completion.
so maybe it's perfect that i made friends
over the past 7 years that i now have
to let go.....it sucks, though. it hurts to be
alone.

oh, i know. i'm not really alone. i've got jesse
& the kids....and of course, i have my online pals
who i'm eternally grateful for. so why is it so
hard to put the past behind me & appreciate
what i have...not what used to be?

it's here again....

SATURDAY!! i must get some cleaning
done today....it seems that's all i do lately.
with 3 dogs & 3 kids....i guess that's what
i get! :)

so, our garage door is totally broken now.
it's been hanging on for the last year or so.
but now it won't open at all. ugh. that means
walking AROUND the house to get to the cars,
carrying groceries in the rain, etc.

let's see....not much going on other than that.
just a typical day in the life....

lightning strikes

so, tonite, we were in the middle
of a huge thunderstorm & being
the "storm-watchers" that we are...
i was standing out in the garage
looking at the rain blowing by us....
when all of a sudden- CRACK! - lightning
strikes close by! it scared everyone becuz
it was sooooo loud & bright! so, i go
back inside...check on baby girl (becuz she
came screaming towards me)...laughed
about it a little with jesse....went about
my business.

about 30 minutes later, jesse left for
work & right after he left, he calls me.
so, apparently, the reason the lightning
strike seemed so close & loud...it made this
enormous crackling sound....was becuz
it struck one of our trees!! GASP!

yeah, so like 1/2 of one of our LARGE
bradford pears is draped across our fence!!!
so, i tell him that since he had to go to work,
i would go move it for him. i go out there, all
prepared to be the hero...i am woman, hear me
roar....and realize there is no way in heck i can
move that thing....we're going to have to get
a saw & cut it into pieces for easier removal.
ARGH! so far our fence is still standing, becuz
fortunately the upper portion of the tree is
what's draped over the fence...it's not as heavy as
the rest of the tree....so we should be okay to
cut it up tomorrow.

now here's the really sick part....as soon as i
realized that we would have to wait, i thought
to myself, "good. now i can get some pics before
we move it." GASP again!! LOL!! gotta document
everything, right??? good, bad, or ugly! ;)

uh-oh!

yeah, so baby girl's 4th b-day
is coming up & we're having her
party on saturday...which is technically
tomorrow since it's after midnite!

so, j & i went shopping tonite for her
gifts...that's always so much fun! i love
shopping for my kids! so, we bought
some cool stuff for her & ordered
her b-day cake....her theme??
HELLO KITTY! she's never seen
hello kitty, except in magazines &
in the stores....she doesn't even own
anything hello kitty....but for some
reason she was convinced that she
HAD to have a hello kitty party. the ironic
part is that she only wanted TWO things
for her birthday..."a cinderella dress that
is just my size" & "a cinderella doll".....notice
there was no mention of anything related
to hello kitty or any other kitty for that
matter. LOL! oh, kids....gotta love 'em! ;)

if you didn't check out my pics from the
eagles concert, go do it!! they are soooo
cool!! :)