Halloween is almost here

Here are my favorite human costumes I found so far. I think the Army guy is the best! :-)

Sadness and thankfulness

Sometimes it is difficult to look beyond your own sadness to see the things you should be thankful for. September has always been a very unlucky month for me. It seems to be the time when I have car accidents, people that I love get sick, terrorist attacks, arguments evolving into crisis, wildfires, and saying goodbye to Fraggles.

I read a post on a blog this morning that made me both very sad and also thankful at the same time. I felt terribly sad for this woman who lost someone she loved unexpectedly. I am just an anonymous person she doesn't know, but I wished at that point I could have told her she was in my thoughts. Hopefully just my silent thoughts and prayers will reach her in some way.

I still miss my Suzy Fraggle very much. I miss being away from Bella and Ranger because I am going to be housesitting for a little while. As much as I miss the pups I usually end up missing Russel even more. (Don't blush Russel, they know I'm crazy about you.) During my difficult month Russel has been my hero. I just hope that I said thank you enough for everything he does for me. I am so very fortunate to have him in my life.

I am hoping that my favorite month of October will be better. I am so looking forward to vacation and a great Halloween.

Goodbye my Fraggle.

I had to make a very difficult decision last week. I had to say goodbye to my Suzy Fraggle. I have been needing to write about this to help heal but, I start and never get past the first few words. I have to keep trying until I finish though.

I adopted Suzy Fraggle when she was about 1-2 years old from a gentleman who trains drug recognition dogs. He found her at the dog pound and since she was great with a reward ball he thought she might do well in the program. She was pretty spastic though and she eventually failed out. I adopted her at that point. He warned me that she was dog aggressive but I fell in love with her and I would try everything I could to get her to accept my "pack" at home. Eventually she did very well in becoming one of the pack. Then she began challenging Bella to be the Alpha Dog. I figured once Bella reinforced her Alpha status Suzy would fall back into place. Unfortunately she didn't. Suzy just wasn't happy when anyone was paying attention to Bella now. She began growling at my sister for no reason when I wasn't there.

She also began having seizures at this point. I was willing to do anything to keep her from having seizures but the vets said it would be best to not put her on medication until the seizures were closer together. One day when my nephew and I took her to the lake for some fun, she had a seizure when she was in the water. It was a very scary thing to watch and try to help her through. Last week I finally had enough money to buy her a life jacket so she would be a little safer in the water in case she had another seizure.

I took her to the lake and she enjoyed being there every second. It was just her and the rocks at the bottom that she insisted on moving around one by one. When she finally rubbed the pads on her paws raw I knew it was time to go home. She walked beside me all the way up the huge hill to the truck. Usually she is running and pulling ahead of me. When we got home she got a bath to get rid of that fishy lake smell. Everyone was relaxing and she attacked Bella again for no reason. It was a very brutal thing to watch and try to get under control. I knew I was beaten. I could not guarantee at this point that she wouldn't hurt someone or someone else's pet if I found another home for her. The four years I had her and worked with her to socialize her and relearn how to not be aggressive was all undone that night.

I made the very difficult decision to put Suzy Fraggle to sleep. I am still not at peace with that decision and every single day I second guess myself and wonder what I could have done differently. Not that it matters anymore because I can't bring her back. I have a lot of guilt that I am dealing with because she was my Fraggle and I feel like I failed her. I hope that she is at peace now but I doubt she will ever forgive me.

I'm sorry Suzy Fraggle. I hope that you have found peace where you are.

Flying

Saturday Russel flew me to Fredericksburg. I had a lot of fun despite the ear pain. I swear it would trade my ears in for bionic replacements any day!

We planned on eating at the Diner there but when we landed and walked up to the door we noticed a sign that said they would be closed for a private event at 3:00pm. It was 2:45pm. :-( We stayed long enough for my ears to go back to normal and then we headed back to Georgetown.

I got some great shots of Lake Travis while we were in the air. I took video of the take off and landings for Russel, so I will have to upload those here eventually. It's very difficult to keep the camera from shaking up there!

Enchanted Rock

By the time we landed in Georgetown I was somewhere in between extreme pain and extreme hunger. It took twice as long for my ears to feel better this time. Russel did an excellent job though. I was kind of off in my own world. Thanks Russel. :-)

Flapping goat ears and stuff...



Goat ears


I love this picture of the goat's ears flapping in the wind. He was way cute. It kind of reminded me of a dog riding in a car with his head out of the window.

In other news, I wish I was off today. The weather is finally cool enough to walk outside without feeling like you are on the face of the sun. I am hoping that Cody Park isn't too busy because I want to take Suzy Fraggle to the lake and try out her new life jacket. It's green...of course. I just hope she doesn't freak out and try to get it off.

Lots of wildfires started yesterday. My heartfelt thanks to all of the hard working firefighters trying to keep these evil fires contained.

Picture of the Day 9-2-11

My view every morning before work.

Fever!

I've got Apple fever. I know...I never thought it would happen. I have been so anti-apple for so long it's hard to belive.

I recently went to a meeting where one of the attendees had her iPad to type her notes on. We've known each other for years so, of course I was comfortable looking over her shoulder and asking her questions about it. To top it all off she had a green cover on it. My eyes naturally gravitate towards green. She also had a green purse which kind of made me giggle.

Now I have a goal! It might take me a few years to save my pennies and nickles but I will have one...one of these days. I have an awesome computer, an awesome iPod, an awesome camera, a not-so-awesome cell phone so the only things left to buy for my ultra-gadget loving mind are the iPad and an iPhone. Ok so there are many more toys out there I could have, but these are the ones I want.

Now, once I get the iPad... I have to get the icade. That would cover me having to get a full sized arcade version of Galaga. LOL.

WISH ME LUCK!

PacMan

I love my old-school games. I remember going to the arcade with my sister and her friends when she was in high school. It was a REAL arcade with wall to wall games. None of that crap they have at Dave & Buster's now. Real arcade games. I remember the quarters set up on the sides of the display to mark your place in line. You didn't have to worry about anyone stealing your quarters either.  I could barely reach the controls so I would pull up a stool to watch them play Pac Man for hours. I miss that place. It turned into a couple of dance halls and then it became a non-denominational church. When I retire I might have to own my own arcade. It'd be worth it to play all the games for free. :-)



Arcade Games

GALAGA!!!!!!!!!!! It's the most awesome game ever!

So, you have to click on the actual play area to move right and left. Use the space bar to fire.





Arcade Games

Good news and stuff...



First of all, there has been a Hawk-Girl sighting. I haven't seen her in such a long time I was worried something might have happened to her. Yesterday I received a photo taken by one of our officers who spotted her by the student dorms scouting for squirrels, opossums, rats, raccoons, small students, and various school administrators. She still looks awesome.



Photo courtesy of Ofc. Roberto Gonzalez

The other good news is actually a rumor but I am keeping my fingers crossed. The rumor is that the iPhone 5 will be sold on the Sprint network. I had heard that Sprint would never carry the iPhone so this is exciting news. Of course I have been eyeing the HTC Evo for a while but the price is just way out of my budget. So, I am keeping my HTC Hero as long as it will stay alive. If the iPhone comes out I may be tempted to ask for that for Christmas though. A small part of my heart weeps because I have become assimilated by Apple products. I absolutely love my iPod Touch so the iPhone would be the next best thing. And still I wonder, "Do I really need an iPod Touch and an iPhone? Heck yes I do. Ok, maybe I don't *need* one but I want one. I bet my nephew gets one before I do though and he doesn't even have a job. LOL. Now if I could convince Apple to do it in green....

 

Not real.

The other good news is my vacation is getting closer! We might get rain this weekend and I didn't have to spend money at the dentist! Woohoo.

Sometimes I just feel like....

The Bee-girl from the Blind Melon No Rain video. So here I am as the Bee-girl!

And here is the video so you can see how cute she is.

Cool stuff

What did I do before the internets??? I have been "stumbling" and "pin(trest)ing" stuff all day long. I came across some cool stuff and thought I would share since I can't seem to figure out the pinterest website and learn how to properly pin stuff.

Captain's Cologne

I don't care how it smells, the bottle is way cool.

Nose Print Necklace

Seriously overpriced but awesome idea. You take a custom imprint of your dog or cat's nose and send it back and they make a custom necklace for you.




                        Kirk vs Gorn

Oh yeah! I love the original Star Trek series.

Magic wallet

Ok, obviously the green ones are my favorite but my friend Matty has one of these and they are awesome! You put the money in one side and do this flippy thing and it magically puts it under the elastic holders.

Zombie Killer Knives

They're green and they kill zombies??? Heck Yeah!

Obol bowl

I don't like soggy stuff. This is awesome for cereal and cookies and stuff. Now they need to make a plate with a bowl attached for syrup when I eat pancakes or waffles.

Flushable Poop Bags

Awesome, now if I could just get them to poop in the bag in the first place.

Dissolving Travel Soaps and stuff

This is the ticket! Now I can fit more clothes in my suitcase...just in case!

Man Cans Candles

I love that this kid invested $100.00 and made a business and donates to a soup kitchen. I absolutely LOVE leather scented candles. I think I'd take any of the scents like dirt, freshly cut grass and sawdust.

Film Reel Bows

This is too cool. I'd keep these forever.

Bubble Wrap Calendar

Who doesn't love this stuff?

Snoopy Snow Cone Machine

I wanted one of these when I was a kid. I am thinking I have upgraded to the Margaritaville "Snow Cone" machine you can find Here

Undie-gloves

Tighty-whities for your hands. Who doesn't need a pair of these????

Sexy Spock Ears

Oh boy, I think I am gonna have to order a few sets of these. Facsinating!

What the heat does...

Let's talk about what the heat does to spoiled A/C loving people like me:

1. It makes me grumpy

2. When I walk up to my truck after work it takes at least 10 minutes to get airflow enough to cool it down just to get into it. The door handles and seat belts are now branding irons.

3. Those flimsy sun screens don't help much.

4. I can now finish a bottle of water in 2.5 seconds.

5. My eyeballs burn the entire ride home. Its like the fluid inside my eyes is boiling.

6. Heat rash in places your momma told you not to talk about.

I should try this stuff.

7. The dogs think it's cruel and unusual that you would send them out in the blazing sun to potty.

8. Your phone gets so hot it might burn your face during a conversation.

I don't own an iPhone but I wish mine had this warning.

9. You develope a case of swamp foot just walking to the mailbox.

10. Hot water comes out of both sides of the faucet.

Hey God! If you're listening, it's gettin kinda hot down here. The Devil went back down to hell to cool off.