Recent Events

Our monthly bunco game was last night! It was at Whitney T's mom's house. Whitney and her husband are in the middle of a move so we were glad to meet at her mom's. It brought back memories of jr high and high school for me. We used to go to her house and practice for cheerleading tryouts. Two people weren't able to make it, but we figured out a way to do it with only four people. Three of us won a prize and another girl was left out! Ha. I felt bad, but I was on a roll last night. :)-

I got home and was beyond ready to watch Big Brother. I had heard some juicy gossip about the episode so I knew I had to watch it. It was pretty good (a little expected, but still good). Then they announced that Thursday's episode would be similar! I can't wait!! It was 11:30 when I got into my bed though, and normally I go to bed between 10-10:30. I knew this morning was going to be rough getting up, but...

I woke up when my alarm went off and couldn't find the "snooze" button fast enough. I heard commotion in the kitchen, but rolled back over for another 8 minutes. (Side note: why is the snooze time always a weird number? My last one was 7 min.) Again, the alarm went off and I still heard commotion. Brad walked in and informed me that he cooked breakfast!! He was sweet enough to make oatmeal for breakfast this morning. We normally have cereal. After that it was time to get ready for a busy morning.

Amos went to have his staples removed this morning. We also saw the vet about his shedding/skin problem. They did blood work and decided that it is not a thyroid condition, but he does have high cholesterol. He received two prescriptions; one is an antihistamine for his itching and the other is basically fish oil for his high cholesterol. They were kind enough to give him a medicated bath too!

I picked him up at lunch. After I walked in another lady walked in. They called for both of our dogs and I silently laughed. She looked like the type to have a tiny little dog. Sure enough, out walks a girl holding her YorkiePoo and it was tee-niney. Three seconds later and out comes a lady being pulled along by my "little" dog. He come running to me and again, the dog peed all over their floor. We need to work on his manners. We both were "loading" our dogs into our vehicles. She puts her little 2 pounder puppy into her huge H3 and I load my 140.5 pound puppy into the back of my Grand Prix. Somehow I think this isn't fair. Oh, I almost forgot... they had the cutest green bandana around his neck. It was almost too small though so I had to take it off... more for looks with him I guess.

I'll put the bandana back on him once we get home and snap a few pictures for the blog. Have a great "hump day".

What day is it?

Whew! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was pretty good and busy as usual. Friday afternoon started out a little shaky. I picked Amos up after work and we headed home. We pulled in the driveway and I opened the back door for Amos to crawl out. He didn't move. I walked around to get my purse out and I noticed him in the backseat shaking. I ran around to his side and (*warning, gross...*) bright yellow vomit started flying out of his mouth. In.my.car. He jumped out and continued getting sick in the driveway. Then he moved to the yard. After that he was much, much better and I took him in the house. He hasn't gotten sick since then so who knows? I did google "yellow dog vomit" and discovered that it probably isn't anything to worry about. On a funny note, you wouldn't believe the things I have googled since we have had him!! Some are nasty and other are hilarious! I take him Wednesday to have his 40+ staples removed. :(

After that commotion and Brad working late we took it easy Friday night. Brad made homemade fried pickles for the first time and they were de-lish-ous. We also had pizza and a salad. I like going out to eat on the weekends, but it was nice just taking it easy after working all week. Afterwards, Brad sat down in the recliner (at 7:30-7:45pm) and didn't move until 4:30 Saturday morning.

Saturday is a blur to me! Brad was up at 430 and I was up at 5. (Who wakes up that early on a Saturday??) Brad headed off to work and I got ready to go to Tupelo. After that dreaded fiasco at the furniture market Thursday, mother thought I needed to go back and try again. We walked all six buildings again and looked over everything. We met up with Mama Lynn, Courtney, Chloe, and John Aaron. We did a little more shopping (Kirkland's, Hobby Lobby, Toys R' US) and finished things off with happy meals at McDonald's. They dropped me off at my house around 3 that afternoon. Brad got home sometime around 4 and we left going back to Tupelo.

He flew with his instructor to Hamilton, AL IFR and I did MORE shopping. I went back to Kirkland's and Hobby Lobby. It's hard to shop with a crowd plus I skipped a few things the first time I was there. I ended up getting a small frame with "T" in it. I'll show it later- when I finally post recent pictures! Brad landed between 8-8:30 and we went to Chili's. The line was too long for us so we ended up at Logan's. Food wasn't good, but it was nice getting out of our normal weekend routine.

Sunday was close to relaxing! We went to church (I kept children's church with a friend) then we ran a few errands at Wal-Mart, TSC, and my aunt's house. Finally got home and I started cleaning. Apparently the cleaning fairy skipped my house again this week. After that I went back to town for groceries. Kenny and Jenessa came over and I finally sat down around 8pm. Oh, did it feel good?? Amos was super happy he had friends over. He loves when people come over!

We're back at work today. Brad's feeling sickly so I hope he doesn't have to work over today! I'm headed to a friend's house. Nikita just had twin girls last week! Forgot my stinking camera though! :(

Friday Five

Today's Friday Five is going to be a little different. Excuse me if I sound grouchy! My car is slowly falling apart this week and things aren't going my way! (Wow, I sound bratty and selfish...)

Friday Five
1. My car is leaking anti-freeze/engine coolant. I need to take it to a repairman next week.
2. After an oil change, I found out that my car needs the radiator flushed. I need to take care of that next week too.
3. After working over time yesterday I discovered a flat tire. My tire shop closes at 530 and Brad's closes at 6 so we had to take it to Wal-Mart. They wouldn't fix it; something about company policy and where the nail was located. We took it this morning.
4. At this point I'm going to need 1 or 2 new tires and an alignment.
5. I took off half a day yesterday to go furniture shopping. I walked over 6 buildings at the market and finally set my eyes on the set. It was almost double what I wanted to spend, but after careful consideration I decided to buy it. I left my aunt with a blank check and headed to work. She called and said the salesman failed to mention a shipping fee. That was going to cost approximately 10-13% of the total of the bedroom set. I told her to tell them to forget it and leave. Apparently it was a sign that I didn't really need the furniture since a few short hours later I discovered that Prixie is sick and will need to be repaired.

It's only 10:30 so maybe by lunchtime or shortly after I'll be in a glass-half-full mood, but I'm just not sure. I have a ton of errands I'd like to take care of on my lunch break, but I don't have a car.

On a positive note, I'm very thankful for my car and the fact that she's paid for and the fact that she was my first car to ever buy and fully pay for. I'm very thankful because my car insurance is super cheap and Prixie gets great gas mileage. On a different positive note, I'm thankful that I can go shopping for furniture and I'm thankful for my job when so many people are jobless. I'm very thankful for my lenient boss letting me take half a day off to go furniture shopping and I'm thankful that this job is the reason I have money to go shopping.

*Added after lunch*
Ok, so, at lunch Brad picks me up to go get my car and it's not ready so we stop and get a few slugburgers and go to check on Amos. Fast forward an hour and I'm back at work and Brad calls. He asked if I wanted the good news or the bad news first. I take the good-- my tire is now fixed and no longer leaking. Then the bad; I need FOUR new tires and an alignment. I sure hope my weekend is better. :)

Friday?

**Updated at the end**

The first words out of Brad's mouth this morning were "I thought it was Friday". Ha! I hated to break it to him, but it is Wednesday. He has three full days of work ahead of him. He HATES hot weather; mainly because he works about 12 hours a day and most of that time is spent in someone's attic where it is hotter than blazes. I can't imagine. I'm totally opposite- I spend my days sitting in FREEZING cold air. No, not cool air, but FREEZING cold air. My boss likes to keep the thermostat on or around 67 degrees. I pretty much wear long sleeves year round plus I keep sweaters and jackets in my office. Yeah, he hates to hear me complain so I try not to!

Amos is moving right along on his recovery journey. I had to make a stop by the vet's office Monday to pick up a numbing spray. He is still very tender so I numb him up then I doctor him. Let's face it, the dog pretty much weighs what I weigh and I'm not about to make him angry! Don't worry, he has never growled, barked, or snapped at me and I'm 99.9% certain he never would. He has slung his head around so fast to check things out that it has scared me though. I'll take him back next week to have the 40+ staples removed and hopefully get more meds for these sores that keep popping up on him. I don't have a clue what they are, but the doctor thought the antibiotics that Amos is taking 4 times a day would clear them up and they haven't yet. Poor Amos, he is the sickliest dog I know. Is that even a word?

One good note about today being Wednesday is that tomorrow is Thursday and I'll be spending my morning in Tupelo at the furniture market! It doesn't officially start until Friday, but tomorrow is the preview day. Cross your fingers that I'll be able to find something I absolutely love for a price that I absolutely love.

Also, I have great news!!! Brad and I just made reservations for our FIRST vacation!! Yep, excluding our honeymoon, this will be our first vacation together. Can you believe it? We've been together more than 6 years and this will be our first. I'm super excited and I know Brad is to. That boy hasn't been on vacation in probably 5 years (minus the honeymoon). He used to spend a week every summer in Florida with his guy friends, but that has been years ago. He hasn't been to Maggie Valley, NC in ten years so that's where we will be going. I have never been so I'm curious to see the place he spent year after year going to. I hope to ride a train that takes you through the mountains and check out the Biltmore Estate and Brad wants to rent a plane and fly over the mountains. We'll be there in October so it should be gorgeous with all of the reds, oranges, golds, and browns!

I think that puts you up to speed with our life right now. Ha! I'll post pictures soon of Amos. I haven't uploaded them yet. Hopefully I'll have pictures of new furniture this weekend!!!

My car has been acting up the past week or so; I wanted to take it to get checked out before I drove it to Tupelo tomorrow. Brad was going to meet me at Gateway at 12. I was running late so I drove a little fast to get there and he wasn't there. Then I waited and waited and waited. He finally showed up, and do you know why he was late? He went to pick up lunch for us. Wasn't that sweet? Maybe you had to be there... but I thought it was sweet!

Amos' Recovery

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was great (and sad and painful and busy and crazy and fun).

I literally ran out of the bank at 5pm Friday to pick Amos up from the vet. The ladies bragged on him being such a sweetheart. I found out he was too big to put into a surgical crate so the sweet ladies made him a pallet in the floor of the x-ray room with spare blankets and towels. They told me he had his own "suite" and that one or two girls even laid in the floor with him at times. He LOVES getting attention! The had a young guy (maybe 15 or 16) bring him out and Amos was dragging him around the corner. He pretty much ran to me with this "SAVE ME" face and then started peeing and peeing and more peeing and I was apologizing the whole time. Then he peed some more and more and more then he finally he stopped. Brad met me there to help load him in the car. On the drive home Amos tried standing up in my backseat. I was afraid he was going to pee more so I started driving really fast! We got him home and Brad had to help get him out of the car (keep in mind that Amos weighs about what I weigh and I am NO help at all when it comes to moving him). He walked around the yard (peeing while he walked) and finally came inside. Bless him. They filled him full of fluids for his surgery. We doctored him for a bit then went to eat with the Readers. Brad got to eat Chinese, but we skipped the movie. I wanted to go home and see Amos.

Saturday was spent babying Amos and working around the house. He was up and moving more Saturday and was eating and eating and eating (he hadn't eaten since Thursday evening)! We made progress on the second bedroom and I got most of the house nice and clean. Brad and I continued our "date" Saturday. We drove up to Counce, TN to eat at The Broken Spoke. It was our first time there and it was pretty nice. It reminded me of something you might see in Oxford. It had chipped painted concrete floors, antiques everywhere and white cloth tablecloths and black cloth napkins. Not to mention the food was expensive, but they have the.best.fried.pickles.ever. We might just have to make a trip back there to eat the pickles. Afterwards we wen to the Readers to watch the fight! BJ Penn won (woohoo!). We come home to find a mess. Poor Amos had knocked over his food and water bowls on his bed. The water had soaked the food and turned it into mush. Brad had the pleasure of cleaning that up.
This is a picture of Amos' food and water bowl... It is 18 inches tall and 28 inches wide.
Sunday was spent with more around-the-house projects and more petting Amos. He is loving the attention! We (Brad) finished trimming out the window and installed the blinds and curtains in that room plus changed out two light fixtures! Brad flew yesterday afternoon with his instructor. They ended up flying from Tupelo to Oxford and back to avoid the storms to the East of Tupelo. I ended the weekend by watching Big Brother and Design Star. I wasn't thrilled when Chima won HOH, BUT I'm glad Jeff won the coup d'Etat! As far as DS goes, I think it was about time to send Tashica home!

Now it's back to Manic Monday and work. Amos is at my in-laws house and I plan on going to the vet's to pick up medicine then checking on him during my lunch break. I've also got to go grocery shopping after work! Blah! It's either that or drink water and eat Ritz all week. Although, I think my figure would appreciate that!

Friday Five

I am so happy today is Friday. Thrilled, actually.

1. Brad and I have had a busy week this week. His parents left for vacation on Tuesday so we have been taking care of their Pug, Yoda, their Yorkie, Obie, their three labs, Rip, Sage, and Case, and their horse, Deuce. Every morning, lunch, and after work we go and play with the inside dogs and feed them and let them get some exercise. Then we take care of the outside dogs and Brad handles the horse. It's not a problem since we are over there every day taking Amos- remember, he stays there for doggie daycare?

Brad's parents will be back on Sunday from their vacation to Pigeon Forge and Maggie Valley. I'm so jealous! I bet it's gorgeous there-- especially this fall when the leaves have changed! :)

2. Amos is at the Vet's today. I dropped him off at 7:30 this morning. He is having a little procedure and having his hips x-rayed. Hip problems are an issue with larger dogs like Amos and we thought it would be a great idea for them to xray him now since he will be knocked out now for the surgery. Let's hope he has some great, strong hips! I am supposed to call after 1:00 to check on him and then I can pick him up after work today. I'm sure he'll be super excited to see me after I left him there with those "mean" people that knocked him out and cut him open, not to mention they took his "manhood away" (as the vet so gently put it).

3. Fingers crossed, I should be going on a date tonight with my hubby! We're going to eat at a Chinese restaurant (YUCK) then going to watch a "chick flick". Ha! It's all about compromise. The good news is that the restaurant has great chicken and corn nuggets- not to mention an ice cream bar.

4. I don't have any definite plans this weekend (so far) but I know I'll be doctoring a sick dog. Maybe I should invite Chloe over; she loves to "doctor" on people with items from her doctor's bag. Brad and I might spend some time on the house this weekend. We have a little work to do on the guest room and a few light fixtures that need to be changed. He also wants to fly this weekend and if he goes Saturday then I will be going with him and making him take me to HOBBY LOBBY! They have set out their fall things AND their Christmas things!

5. Today is Sonic day. They're having a burger and shake special (but I don't want to ruin date night), but I'm thinking a cherry limeade and grilled cheese instead.

Have a great weekend! And take a nap this weekend. I heart naps!

Still Here

Let's play catch-up... shall we?

Friday night ended up being nice. Brad worked outside until 9pm and we just chilled at the house. I vote to do this every Friday night.

Saturday was good too. Brad's grandparents came over early Saturday monring so his grandfather could help him work on the tractor and his grandmother got to visit with Amos. We kept them entertained for a while until Amos got tired. We've discovered a new toy (doesn't last long, but it's cheap and fun!). It started out as an accident right after the 4th holiday. Amos got his big paws on a beach ball at my in-laws house. I wasn't there, but Brad said it was the funniest thing-- until Amos attacked it and killed it flat. I couldn't miss that so I bought him one of those large balls that Target and Wal-Mart sell. Brad let him play with it while I was gone one day and again, he attacked it and killed it flat. SO, I bought him another one (good thing these are $2.50) and finally on Saturday I got to watch him play with it. Guess what? He didn't kill it. Go figure.
Back to my original train of thought... Amos played with his new toy in front of the grandparents' and they loved it. After they left Brad loaded the tractor and took it back and I started cleaning house. I'm rather proud of myself (cleaned behind and under the beds, windowsills, etc...). I finally finished my photo album that I hadn't worked on since September of last year. Sad. It was rainy that afternoon so we took a short nap before deciding to go on a "date". Do you still "date" when you are married? We were running late so we stopped by Pizza Inn (ok, but could have been much better) then we were off to the movies. The movie was ok, but I'm very proud of the fact that Brad stayed awake. He almost always crashes in the theater.

Sunday was busy for me. After church we went grocery shopping then came home and unloaded. I turned back around and went back to town to do some shopping with my mom. Ended up with a new pair of shoes. Got home and turned back around and went back to town to Lowe's in Brad's truck (need to go into detail on this, but I'll spare you for now) to get some lumber for the window. Ok, "go back to town" means I drive the 15 or so miles to town the another 15 or so miles back home. So yes, it did take a while. Brad ended up flying around Tupelo with Charles, a much younger pilot and didn't make it back home until 10pm that night.

Monday was pretty relaxed. I made meatloaf, cooked some mac-n-cheese and some yam patties with butter and brown sugar. Completely healthy, right? Then I caught up on Design Star and Jon & Kate + 8. Brad worked until 5:30, then worked at a friend's house until 7:30 (the wife of the friend just had a baby boy so they needed their air to be working!). He got home, hopped on the lawn mower and stayed on it until 9pm when he came in to eat. Then he checked his cell and had a voicemail from another friend with a baby that had their air go out. Fortunately, theirs could wait until today. SO, Brad will have another late night tonight.

Bunco was scheduled for tonight, but has been postponed until next week. I'm looking forward to Big Brother tonight. I'm SO ready for Ronnie to go home Thursday!

Gosh! I had something else to add, but I just lost it.