I was taught if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. Apparently not everyone learned this.. or did and chose to ignore it. And that's all I'm going to say about that.
Monday, December 3
Their Loss
I was taught if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. Apparently not everyone learned this.. or did and chose to ignore it. And that's all I'm going to say about that.
Tuesday, November 20
Good News - Bad News
First the good news. We finally decided a second dog wasn't the way to go for us. Last Sunday we adopted an 8 week old Humane Society kitten and named him Simon. He's already had his first shots and has been neutered. He and Hannah are working on becoming friends. We love him to pieces!
I put up a YouTube video of Fishies for him to watch.
PLUS - About a month ago my primary physician took me off the med that helps with the stomach disease I have which was caused by diabetes. She said thought it was the culprit behind some other symptoms I'd been having. Ever since then I've had recurring stomach pain.
There's a couple other things going on but think I'm already sounding like a bit of a hypochondriac. I'll stop here.
Thursday, November 15
Maybe I'm Asking Too Much
I have all these thoughts rambling around in my head. Maybe if I put them down I can make some sense of them.
About a week ago I got hit hard with baby fever.. as in a puppy or a kitten. Something I could hold in my arms and cuddle with. Sure, we have Hannah, but she's a cow and doesn't settle down enough to *cuddle*. (We were told Labs calm down after a year. She's almost 4. :P)
Last Saturday we went to a pet store just to look. Uh huh.. sure! I fell in love with a teeny tiny Teddy Bear type puppy and we bought him. The next day we took him back.
See, I still have some panic/agoraphobic issues. We can just put Hannah on a tie out. For the puppy though I'd have to take him out many times a day while he's being potty trained. I didn't think I could do that. I kind of knew I couldn't do that. Not consistently. I was heartbroken about returning him and frustrated with myself for not being a *normal* person.
I still have baby fever. We decided against a really small dog and have moved up to medium sized. We've also decided against a baby for the reason I mentioned above. Maybe a young to adult dog. I've scoured classified ads, shelters, Humane Societies and Craigslist every day this week. I only found one dog that whole time and by the time I called it already had a new home.
This might be because I'm asking for too much. I've redefined my search criteria. I want a cute dog with lots of personality. I prefer spayed female. It has to be a snuggler without being needy. Potty trained and crate trained. Medium to low activity and medium to low maintenance. Walk well on a leash. Gets along with Hannah.
Hannah. That's the other thing that's occupied a lot of my thoughts. She's very used to being the only dog. She knows all the names of her toys and will bring them to us when asked. She knows what time of night she gets her treat. She loves(!) chasing a laser light. She knows different words we say to her and her favorite thing is to go bye-bye.
So many questions! How would bringing a new dog into the mix affect her? (She got slightly jealous of the puppy we had for a day and night.) Would she share her toys? How would we make a new dog feel comfortable in its new home and still give her the attention she needs? It's so confusing.
I suppose I need to mentioned the "one pet rule" in our mobile home community. Lots of people have cats and a dog. That gets overlooked by management. Quite a few people have more than one dog. I'm not sure how strongly that is enforced, but that's why we want a smaller dog. Harder to spot. ;)
I guess I'll keep looking. There's a dog out there somewhere for us. Maybe.
Monday, September 17
What It Looks Like
Two days ago my daughter was changing the brakes on her car when the jack moved and the car fell on her upper arm, pinning her down. She was pinned there for half an hour.. partly waiting for help to arrive after she called 911.. the rest of the time with rescue personnel getting the car off her.
I have these two pictures that I thought might be a bit graphic to put on Facebook..
This picture was taken in the ER.
This was taken today.
Tuesday, February 21
The Perfect Home
Mike and I used to drive around and look at mobile homes in local trailer parks. It was an innocent and fun pastime for us. Daydreaming of *someday* moving away from apartment living. Two and a half years ago we bought a double-wide in a nice community.
We still have a dream of owning a house, though. Lately we've been looking at real estate listings. It's today's version of when we used to look at mobile homes.
We really only have a few nonnegotiables ..
We have to have a garage and basement. These are mostly for Mike although I would like a basement for tornado sirens. The rooms would have to be large enough to fit our furniture. We want central air conditioning. A large, fenced yard is a must, too. Low payments and taxes. Close to Mike's job. (Ok, maybe more than a few nonnegotiables.)
Is there a perfect home for us out there somewhere? Maybe. It really doesn't matter right now because we can't buy one. But it IS fun to daydream, though.
Friday, February 10
One Phone Call
It's funny how one phone call can change your life. Suddenly the things you thought worth worrying over seem so trivial. What to cook for dinner, the laundry piling up, whether or not to BLOG, for Pete's sake!
My mom called yesterday to tell me she has colon cancer.
One phone call can change everything.
Thursday, February 9
Indecisive
Ok. I've been tossing around the idea that I might start blogging again. That makes me think of why I stopped almost a year ago..
I was bogged down in trying to keep up with the Heads Or Tails meme. I was overwhelmed by the large number of paid posts I was required to do. (Or lose the opportunity to work for them.) I ran out of things to say. Of course there were other contributing factors, but those are the ones I care to mention.
I see a lot of things I will need to change if I come back. Things to eliminate, things to update. Do I really feel up to all that? I don't know.
Wednesday, February 1
Wednesday, March 16
Spring Is Coming
The official first day of Spring is this Sunday. Can you believe it? Seems like just yesterday we were all complaining about the snow and being cold. Maybe that WAS just yesterday for some of you. But, here in my part of Michigan the snow is almost melted thanks to some warmish weather and lots of rain.
Today it's supposed to get somewhere in the mid 50's. Yeehaw! I might open a few windows like I did last Sunday and let in more fresh air.
Warmer weather makes me think about vacation time. Road trips! We only went on one trip last year. Hard to believe. We're getting older though and driving for extended periods tires us out faster than it used to do.
We've tossed around the idea of getting a pop up camper to tow and even a small RV. There's the storage fee to figure in of course and deciding if it would really be a good investment for us. How much would we really use one?
I don't expect we'll get one this year. Don't be surprised to see us pulled over doing some rv repairs sometime in the future though! Mr. Skittles could most likely do most repairs on his own. He's handy like that. =)
Tuesday, March 15
Random
I don't post as often as I used to. BUT, I did just renew my domain name last week for another year. With that renewal I wondered if I should change up the look of this old blog of mine. I don't have any ideas about what to do with it, though. I'm not sure if I even remember how to.
I think I would like to use a good online website builder to help me if I did. One that has all the information and tools I would need. Templates, etc. You know.. all the things to build a new website, maybe from scratch.
I'm a little reluctant. I'm so used to how things look and feel here at Skittles' Place. I think my two readers are, too. (Do I still have two readers?) Help would surely be needed. I'm sure of that. I don't remember coding. I don't even have the copy of this template anymore since I got a new computer and forgot to save a lot of what I had on the old computer.
I used to know HTML. My sidebars have a lot of HTML. It's all flown whoosh right out of my head now. So, yeah.. lots of templates to choose from. Help with coding. I bet I could use help with a lot of stuff and a good online website builder would most definitely come in handy if I decided to make a change.
Saturday, March 12
Spring Forward
Tonight is the night we all set our clocks ahead one hour. Yippee.. an extra hour of sleep. =)
Spring will officially be here next week. Let's hope the weather reflects that as sometimes it feels like someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. The weather here has been quite nice for this time of year except for a little return of snow yesterday.
Spring makes me think of flowers. It also reminds me of a birthday right around the corner. My mom's birthday is in April and I always like to send her a nice bouquet of Spring flowers! Maybe this year I'll check into Wilmington Delaware flower delivery. Even though she lives in Florida.
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Note: We LOSE an hour of sleep tonight. BOOOOOO!
Wednesday, March 9
It Didn't Work
I tried quitting smoking with the patch. It didn't work. If anything the one I used may have been too strong for me so when I try next time I'll get the smaller one. But for I now have cigarettes in the house again. If I was a stronger more determined woman I would use some cutting tools like scissors or my paper cutter and just be done with them. IF. I wonder why it's so easy to start a bad habit like smoking but it's so hard to quit?
Do you have any bad habits you need to quit, too?
Saturday, March 5
Camera Critters - Goodbye
It's been a long time since I played Camera Critters.. but last week Gina my amazing guinea pig passed away. So goodbye to her. She was a good little guinea pig..
Need Something To Do
I quit smoking today. I figure if I can wear a patch in the hospital(s) for nine days then it was really dumb to light one up as soon as I was discharged. So Mr. Skittles picked up a box of patches for me on his way home from work yesterday and today was my quit day.
It's not easy. Anyone who has ever tried can tell you that. I need something to do with my hands. I could get another latch hook kit or maybe get a ring mandrel and make some jewelry.
Anything but overeat! I don't think I'll do that though. Overeat I mean. My stomach has shrunk and I eat way less than I used to. My appetite is lower, too. Good for my health. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow and see if I've lost more.
Friday, March 4
Home For Good
I've been away. First it was six days in the medical hospital.. home three days, then 3 days in a psychiatric hospital. What a mess things have been but I'm home now and on the road to recovery. Knock wood. I'll save the gory (not so gory) details for another post maybe. I just got home yesterday and I'm still a little shaky but I think I'm ok to do a little posting.
I could view the beautiful blue skies out the windows in both hospitals. Mr. Skittles would let me know the temps when he would come and visit me. Of course I didn't mind being inside when he'd tell me wind chills instead of actual temps. I longed for Spring though when he told me we were having a warm up.
Spring reminded me of when I was married to my ex and we had an above ground pool. I wouldn't fill it until the temps were at 70. It would be nice to have one again. I might need a few pool lifts to get me in one now. I so much heavier then I used to be. But I've been losing weight recently, 35 pounds to be exact, so if I keep losing I could maybe get in one by way of ladder. This is all a moot point. We don't have room for one where we currently live.
I just lost focus of this post. Oh yeah.. I'm home for good. Let's hope I can stay here. I think I can now.
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