T minus 2 days and counting

Good morning, everyone! My mom and I are going to the zoo today, so I'll have some pictures for later (or tomorrow).

In other news, I got a box of yarn on Thursday. 30 skeins of different colors. It's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty! :)

In other other news, Rusty is scheduled for surgery on Monday to remove his abdominal mass. The ultrasound didn't really give us any idea of what it's attached to, and the biopsy didn't even tell us if it is cancerous or not. So they're going to take the dang thing out and then do some exploratory stuff and we'll find out more.

And that's the news from Lake Woebegone for this week.

Ciao~

I don't know what to talk about

Okay. Scout is the black dog, Maybell is the other one. Norwegian fjord horses (and a draft horse - that's the dark brown one) and a pretty butterfly. I got nothin'. Have a nice evening!

Ciao~

Good and Bad

Yeah, baby! I went fishing on Thursday night with my brother, which was just what I needed, because we also found out Thursday that Rusty has an abdominal mass that is either on his spleen or a kidney or something in that general vicinity. So now we have to do an ultrasound to look at the structure and see what it's actually connected to. Oh, yes, and he has another bladder infection (probably, since the urinalysis hasn't come back yet). What a lovely day.

When I told my mom about the abdominal mass, she said I'd have to decide how deep in debt I was willing to go for Rusty. And how if he were my child, of course I would. Well, HE IS MY CHILD. Got it? As long as he isn't suffering, I will pursue options that would keep him alive. So there. :p

Rusty doesn't want anyone to worry about his abdominal mass because we don't even know what the source is, or if it's cancer or not. He says he feels fine, and he wants to go to the cabin so he can ride in Boaty McBoat-Boat some more and drink the lake and look at the fish.

Ciao~

Yay! Saturday!

Yay! It's Saturday! Yay! Rusty and I are sitting at home watching cartoons. Since I mowed the lawn on Thursday, I won't need to mow it today.

Today is planting day at the CSA farm my parents are members of. So I'm going to go with them and play at the farm. Rusty will sleep in his kennel until I get home. I might take some pictures. Then I might post them. But I don't know. We'll see how I feel. Of course, I'll have my camera with me. The only thing up for debate is whether I post the pictures or not.

Look at my new pet spider that I found in the bathroom. Isn't he cute? But after I took his picture, he ran away and I lost him. It's just like Boris the spider that I had for a friend at work, but then he ran away into the ceiling. So now I have a spider plant named Boris. And that's how it is.

So email me and tell me what I should write about! Gosh darn it. Rusty doesn't give me any good ideas on a regular basis. Sometimes he does, but not always.

Anyway, have a good Saturday.

Ciao~

Riding in Boaty McBoat-Boat

Hey, yo peeps! Rusty here. Mama just mowed our lawn because it got really long since we were at the cabin last weekend for Memorial Day. It was hot. Yuck. But I rode in the canoe with Mama and Grandpa while they went fishing. I got excited because Mama caught some stinky fish that she called northerns. They smelled real stinky. I would have liked to sniff them more, but Mama wouldn't let me. Then, when Uncle Matthew got there, I got to ride in Boaty McBoat-Boat. There's a place right in the front by Mama for me. I took naps, and made Mama shade me from the sun. I also made Mama and Uncle Matthew tip the boat a little so I could get a drink from the lake. They caught lots of stinky fish called northerns, and lots of bass. Mama sticks her thumb in the mouth of a bass, but not the northerns. Mama says that's because northerns have lots of teeth. But it was hot. Yuck. I don't like it hot.

Last week I had to go to the vet's office for a test. I had to spend all day there. It stunk. Then Grandpa picked me up and I went to his house. Then Mama came to Gramma and Grandpa's house and I got to meet Sophie, who lives next door to Gramma and Grandpa. It was fun, except for the part being at the vet. But the test came back normal. So now I have to go back and have another test next week. Oh well.

That's all I gotta say for tonight. I'm sleepy. Good night.

Hello, dear people

Well, here we are again on a Saturday morning having already done quite a lot. I helped unload the truck at the plant sale at my parents' church. Then I bought some marigolds and a hanging plant. Then we went inside to the rummage sale and I bought a grow light. Then we came back to my house and set up the grow light. Then we went to the gas station and I got gas for the lawn mower. Then back home, and I pulled weeds in my garden and planted the marigolds. After that, I rearranged my house plants, moving some of them under the grow light (as you can see in the picture). And then for a few pictures, and now blogging! And it isn't even 11:00 yet!

Hope you all are having a good day too!

Ciao~

Keeping my promise

Okay, so the picture on the bottom is Matthew's 37.5 inch muskie from Friday night, and the picture on the top is my puny bass from this afternoon. However, these are our respective first fish of the season. And so our boat has been christened well. I even named it. Boaty McBoat-Boat. Feel free to steal the name if you want. But be careful. Boaty bit me last night as we were pulling him out of the water. I think the name makes him a bit mischievous.

Have a good week!

Ciao~

Why I love fishing

So my parents bought a boat this week. My brother brokered the deal and registered it, and now said boat is living in my garage. We haven't really decided on a name yet. But we have certainly christened it. Matthew and I took it out last night for the first time and because we didn't bring the net or a camera, he caught a 37-inch (yes, that's thirty-seven inches) muskie. On a little suburban lake!

That's what happens when you don't have a net or camera. So we called our parents and they brought a net and camera. It was a sweet fish.

Stay tuned for a picture!

Ciao~

Remembering Tulip

Ah, how briefly I had your red beauty. Now I will have to wait until next year to see your lovely face. Perhaps if I planted more tulip bulbs, I would get more blooms, and they would last longer. You would not be lonely then, there would be someone to talk to.

But now my columbine is blooming. There are other flowers to fill the void you left when your fiery head has fallen.

Ciao~

Watching Movies on SciFi Channel

Hope y'all are having a lovely Saturday. It's nice outside, and my lawn mower started, so I mowed my lawn. Rusty had his distemper and Lyme's disease vaccines, and his toenails clipped. Everything is peachy! I thought I'd post a couple more pictures from my vacation. I love my new camera.

Ciao~

Back from vacation

I'm not going to apologize for disappearing for a long time. I went away to have a vacation (which I needed, by the way), and now I am back and I am happy. So there.

I played with my new camera and knitted, and had a generally good time. That's how a vacation should be, right?

Rusty is happy to have his mama home, but he had a good time with my friends who stayed here for the week. He likes having company. So everybody's happy.

And that's what I have to say today. More later.

Ciao~

A nice holiday from work

I get to have a day off work today since it's Good Friday. However, someone decided that I needed to get up at 6:30, so instead of getting to sleep in, I was up pretty close to my usual time. Darn. And then, to top it off, after he went outside to go potty, he came back inside and went back to sleep! How nice is that?

Seriously though, I love Rusty and I'd rather get up at 6:30 so that he can go outside and pee than have him pee on the carpet. It also helped that I was awake too, so I wasn't going out of my way to get up.

I had cereal. I know I had cereal. But I don't have cereal anymore. Where did my cereal go? There must be a cereal demon living in my cupboard that has stolen my cereal to do his evil little rituals. Stupid cereal demons. I know I had cereal.

All righty then. Rusty's napping again, so I think I might join him after I find something to stop my stomach from rumbling.

Have a lovely day!

Ciao~

Just a picture today

Just pictures today. :)

New toys

Look how innocent he is. Like he could never have done anything as naughty as pee on the carpet. Pssh. We all know better.

I don't know if I told you all that I got a new toy for my birthday. I had to buy it myself, but that's okay. I'm allowed to give myself birthday presents. I got myself an 8 megapixel SLR digital camera. It's very beautiful and fun. I have to do some work figuring out how to print pictures so they look okay, but that's okay. I've been having fun taking close up shots that I couldn't before.
Rusty wasn't sure about this new thing that Mama was holding at first, so he stuck his nose in the lens, which prevented me from taking any pictures. But now he's okay with it, and doesn't mind when I'm taking his picture when he's doing cute things, like scratch his face.

My daddy is tuning my piano right now, not because it really needs it (it just wasn't perfect), but because my mom is having her book club at their house, so I got him out of the house while it is inundated with women. Poor Daddy.

Rusty is squinting at you because you haven't emailed me recently to tell me how you are doing. Maybe if you do that, he'll open his eyes. Maybe. He is an old dog, you know, and needs lots of sleep.

There. You've gotten three pictures in one post. You better be happy. If you aren't, I don't really care. So there. Nah-nah. Have a lovely night.

Ciao~

Rusty talks more

Hey, yo, everyone! Mama doesn't feel like posting today, so she made me do it instead. That's cool. Last night, Mama gave me my dinner really late. That wasn't cool. But she went out with friends from college, so I guess it was okay. I was really glad when she got home. And it was really okay, because we went for a walk yesterday morning. And today my grandma came over with Mama, and we all went for a walk.

I like walks. Except if we go too far. I get tired if we go to far. Then I drag along behind hoping that Mama might carry me, but she never does. And then I get home and I'm so tired I can't even make it to my water dish to get something to drink. I have to lie down in the middle of the living room first so I can regain my energy.

It's been really nice weather. I like that. Mama opens the front door so I can look out. So I look out and watch the cars and people going by. I want it to be summer so we can go to the cabin and I can ride in the canoe again while Mama and Grandpa go fishing. And I can play in the woods and get ticks all on me and go wading to try and catch fish and stuff like that. I like the cabin.

Whew. That's a lot of writing. I'm tired now. I'm going to have to take a nap. I will talk to you all again later. Bye!

In memorium

Flowers

Hugs

Laughter

Blow-painting

And the ever-present pipe

"Catch, Ernie!"

For Jack

In Memoriam

Tired

Here are some tired ramblings, because I didn't get enough sleep last night.

How does non-stick Teflon stick to the pan?

If you give me a penny for my thoughts, and I give you my two cents, what happens to the other penny?

If swimming is so good for you, why are whales so fat?

And that's all that my poor, sleep-deprived brain can handle. But I felt like I should post, because it has been awhile. Good night all.

Ciao~

New shoes

I know, this isn't a picture of my new shoes. It's Bubo the boa constrictor. But I did get new shoes yesterday. I needed new tennis shoes because my old ones were falling apart. And I also got a pair of sandals that are nicer than my old ones so I won't feel bad wearing them to work. It's my one concession to contemporary "fashion" because they're in the Roman gladiator style. They look awesome and are comfortable.

Anyhow. I promised Leslie I'd post this weekend. I don't really have much to talk about today. I have to go into the office to go over how to do some things for a little while. Then my mom and I are going to the Goodwill to find some decorations for a party we're planning. Sounds like an enchanting day, doesn't it?

I hope everyone had a safe St. Patrick's Day! Ciao~

Syas Ybba

IT'S SNOWING AGAIN THIS MORNING! My commute to work is going to stink. It was really bad on Monday because people had gotten used to not having snow. Hopefully today won't be as bad since people should be used to the snow now. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Snow stinks.

I have to go decide which shoes I'm going to wear today.

Ciao~

It are late at night

Wow. I got home, oh, about five minutes ago and I'm already in my pjs and in bed. Rusty has been outside to pee and we're settled in. I wanted to do a quick post before I turn in for the night.

A group of us from the office went to TPT (yay public television!) and answered phones for the pledge drive. It was a lot of fun. Not that there were many people calling in for us to take money from, but it was fun nonetheless. I even got a prize in a drawing! I got the Red Green "Duct Tape Forever!" VHS. Yay for Red Green. If you don't know who Red Green is, you obviously aren't watching the right channel.

I thought it was pretty stupid that people would call in and either rant at the volunteer about stuff, or pretend like they would actually pledge, but then just hang up. DON'T BE IDIOTS, PEOPLE. If you aren't actually interested in pledging money, then DON'T CALL. It's rude. Where's Hannibal Lecter when you need him any way?

I didn't really fully watch the shows that were airing, but that's okay. I had fun, and that's what counts. So there, nah-nah.

Now I'm going to get some sleep.

Ciao~