What is Your Style?
You are a down-to-earth style person. Your friends see you as a pretty cool kinda person. You don't mind any certain kind of music or clothing. You seem to get along with most people and you have many friends on your side. Your personality is outgoing and you are very funny.
Advice:*Since you don't mind different kinds of people, be careful who you hang around with.
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Dakota's First Doctor Visit
This morning was our baby's first visit to the vet and he did so good!
After looking him over very carefully, the doc gave him a doggie biscuit. While he gnawed on that, one of his vaccinations was given to him. He didn't even cry - which is saying a lot considering he is the most vocal dog I've ever known! All I can say is it must have been one damned good tasting treat for it to have captured his attention so well!
The lady at the front counter was super sweet to us too. She couldn't get over his front paws and honestly, neither can we. He has HUGE feet! They put him on the scales and at 8 weeks old, our baby weighed in at 16.6 pounds :). I know, we should be ashamed of ourselves for under-feeding him so badly lol.
I purchased
How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend : A Training Manual for Dog Owners by The Monks of New Skete. I've heard some great things about their training methods, so I thought I'd give it a read and see.
Dakota will have to be trained well due to the fact he'll probably outweigh me lol. Plus, I want him to go everywhere with us. He already rides with us to take daughter to school and to pick her up. I'm hoping to keep that up so he can always be with us when we're out except when it's too hot during the summer.
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A Not So Mommy Vacation
Last weekend, husband had four days off for MLK Day - Friday through Monday. I'd been fighting a cold all week and woke up in a
great mood Friday morning. For two nights, I'd been up all night with insomnia on top of having the cold. So, yeah, I felt like poop and my attitude wreaked of it.
Back to Friday morning.
I got up and husband seemed to be in a similar mood, which always adds to my irritation whether warranted or not. After an hour of his silence, my bad mood was only growing. I asked him what was wrong. He said "nothing." My irritation grew to no longer being able to keep my mouth shut.
I said, "Well, if you're going to be in a bad mood all weekend, I'll just go visit Michelle." Nevermind the fact that
I'm in a bad mood. Projection folks. PROJECT your mood onto your spouse and then blame him lol.
Michelle is my closest and dearest friend. We've been best friends for over a decade. For the first time since they PCS'd from VA in December of 97, we're within driving distance of one another. A five hour drive, but driving distance nonetheless.
To my surprise, husband was all for me driving the five hours and spending the weekend with Michelle. My response was no, I couldn't leave him and the babies for three days - not to mention our new puppy who is working on being housebroken. It wouldn't be fair to him, it'd be too much work - and other excuses. Husband said it might do me some good to get out of the house, have some "me" time, spend some time with my best friend et al. He also said it'd be good for him and the babies to spend some time together, just the three of them.
Before I knew it, I'd packed a few things, loaded my six favorite CDs in the dash, filled up the tank in the Mustang and was on the interstate. I'd called Michelle first, of course, who said her husband was working all weekend, they had no plans and to come on down.
An hour into the five hour trip, I came to my senses somewhat and realized that the ONLY time I'd been away from my children more than a few hours was when I was in the hospital after surgeries. By this time though, I thought I'd gone this far with my Mommy Vacation, I might as well drive four more hours and get to see my best friend.
I didn't realize how hard it was going to be without my children. Friday evening wasn't too bad. I arrived around 5 pm, we ate and by 9 pm her babies were in bed. We watched a few movies, stayed up until 2 am talking and then hit the hay. Insomnia still hanging out, I was back up at 5:30 am - missing my husband and my children.
Her husband ended up getting off early on Saturday, so he kept their children while we went out to eat lunch and did some shopping. We found a great sale going on at Goody's and she helped me pick out a new outfit. I'm a blue jeans and t-shirt kind of gal. She has more style in her pinky than I have on my best day lol, so I love clothes shopping with her. Something I normally detest. I bought a cute pair of casual deep gray/black knit pants. The seams were in a light brown, so she said find a light brown shirt to match. The pants were regular $29.00 and I got them for $6.00. The shirt was $4.00. I also bought a deep purple cashmere sweater for $8.00 and an orange ribbed short sleeve shirt for $4.00. GREAT prices!
After shopping, she had to stop by her cell phone company. While she was in there, I sat in the car and called husband. They had gone shopping, rented movies, were doing laundry etc. and I was Mommy-sick. I missed my babies, I missed my husband and I was ready to go home. Or course, a week of insomnia, a cold and being exhausted was NOT helping matters lol. Instead of coming home on Monday, I made the decision then to come on home Sunday. I felt much better after that.
Saturday night we stayed up until 2 am talking and watching TV. Sunday morning, once again, I woke up at 5:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep. So, I got in the shower, got packed and was home by noon. She knew I was heading back early Sunday and that I wasn't going to wake her up before I left. I told her to call me when she got up and I'd let her know where I was. She called around 10:30 and was surprised I was an hour and a half from the house lol. I made damn good time on the way back.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed every minute I was able to spend with Michelle. It was just so hard to be away from my little ones...being around her children and mine not being there felt completely awful. Honestly though, for the first time being away from my babies, I don't think I did too bad. She said, if we'd gone somewhere together and her children hadn't been there either, it probably would have been easier for me. She's taken trips while in Europe with friends where they left their children home with their husbands...like going to a spa etc. I don't know, I probably would have still reacted with tears knowing me. She's much more adventurous than I am...
I was so glad to be home though. I felt as if I'd been gone a month, not only one full day lol. I know its good for Moms to get some time to themselves - and for children to get quality time with their Dad without the "rule enforcer" there to cramp their style. It sure is hard when you're not used to it though. Husband is a wonderful Dad and I knew they'd all be ok, but I sure missed them something terrible.
I think it will be a long time before I decide to take another Mommy Vacation...
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Our New Baby
The first dog husband and I welcomed into our family came before our children. She was a mixed breed and turned out to be a small dog. The ad stated she was part boxer and part something else that I cannot remember now. She ended up looking like a cream colored dachshund even though she didn't have an ounce of dachshund in her.
Our little dog lived in more states and traveled farther than most of the people in my family back home. She was a barker...someone could fart two blocks away and she'd not only hear it, but smell it and bark. She was my shadow. Wherever I was in the house, she was also. She was in the kitchen when I cooked, sleeping at my feet while I was online, in the bathroom when I brushed my teeth... Unfortunately, she passed away this past October right before her 12th birthday. Heartbroken doesn't begin to describe what I felt when we lost her. I miss her so much...
After she passed, our children wanted another dog immediately. We have a rottie who will be nine this year and three cats, so it wasn't as though we didn't have any animals around here to love. I refused to discuss getting another dog. Our small dog had been my constant companion for a long time. Even several months after losing her, I still want to cry when I think of her - which is several times a day.
On to the point...
I've always wanted a German Shepherd. When I was nine or ten, I watched some movie about a German Shepherd. It wasn't Rin Tin Tin or anything of that nature and I certainly don't remember the name of it after all these years, but I vividly remember the aftermath. The ending caused so many tears I thought my mother was going to pull her hair out. My love affair with the German Shepherd had begun.
A month or so ago, I told husband when we did get another dog, I wanted to get a German Shepherd. He said that sounded great to him (he's also a sucker for animals thankfully) and we should start looking. I refused, explaining that I wanted to wait a while - maybe start looking in the spring when it wouldn't be so cold out while housebreaking a puppy.
Well, somewhere between waiting until spring and looking at the local classifieds, we ended up at a breeder's house on January 2nd. Mom and Dad were both on site and beautiful. We picked out the cutest little boy to welcome into our family and I cannot begin to tell you what a joy he is!
We named him Dakota. He's black and tan and I tell you, I've never seen feet so big on a puppy lol. He was six weeks old when we brought him home and ALL feet and belly. He was definitely well fed and not wanting for much ;).
His spot to sleep is with his head on my fuzzy slippers during the day. When I'm cooking or giving the babies a bath, I have to be careful because he'll curl up at my feet no matter where I am and catch a nap lol. At night, he's really abused and made to sleep at the foot of our bed lol. While not a problem now, when his body catches up to his feet - well, I have a feeling we'll have to make other arrangements lol.
I'll try to get some pictures of him today and post them. He's something special, that's for sure.
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A Million Little Lies?
Yes, I read
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey when Oprah suggested it. The first and only book she's suggested that I've ordered and read.
When I saw a picture of him, I did think he looked too clean to ever have been a crackhead, but thought it was years ago...
The Smoking Gun is reporting that most of the climatic parts of the book are lies. They have police reports to back it up.
Damn. I hate a liar...
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Late Night Surfing...
When you're just surfing the net and not looking for anything in particular, often times, you'll run across something special. I normally read political blogs and a few military/military significant other blogs, so without the "just surfing" last night, I would have never came across this. It's well worth the read though...so damn funny. I'll warn you, it's on the sick side - the guy needs to be on the special floor in his local hospital, but it's so funny I just have to link to it.
Hello...Gerry*Enjoy...
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Cindy Sheehan asked an important question in her speech to the group "Veterans for Peace." Although she phrased it in a rhetorical fashion, it is a question which needs answering. The mainstream media and left-wing activists would have America believe our actions in Iraq are unjust and without value.
Here's your chance to tell Cindy about America's "noble cause in Iraq." Write an essay of about 500-1000 words detailing why America's involvement in Iraq is a "noble cause." Pick any reason you'd like, as long as you write clearly and concisely.
I'll be sending in my essay later this week. One, I know she will read the book. She just won't be able to pass up something
about her even though it won't be the regular MSM kiss-up. Two, I have strong opinions regarding the left's puppet, Cindy Sheehan and their surrender mentality. My only worry is keeping everything I want to say below 1000 words as I have a LOT to say on this subject heh heh...
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My New Blog...
Welcome to my new blog!
I started
blogging in February 2004 while my husband was deployed to Iraq. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to express the many emotions I felt while he was gone instead of holding them all in.
Although he returned in August 2004 from a year in Iraq, I kept the blog going due to the fact that their next deployment was coming up sonner rather than later. It turns out he won't be deploying (knock on wood), so I decided it was time to start a new blog. One that focuses on me and my interests such as writing...both creative writing and political.
I'm looking forward to seeing how my new blog grows and hope to make some new friends along the way!
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Test Post
First post on new blog....
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