Isn't It Friday Yet?

No? Damn.

Just Tuesday. I'm breaking out all over in a rash again. I've had it on my right forearm for about a month and a half but it's just stayed there until recently. I did show it to the dermatologist a few weeks ago and she said something about it maybe being a type of eczema. Now I'm getting it further up my arm, my other arm, behind my knees, and on my hands. It starts out as a single bump that almost looks like a blister and it itches like crazy then it becomes several bumps and so on. It's driving me nuts too. I hate being itcy.

I finally have the apartment thing nailed down. The place is very nice although there are aspects that make it a bit uncomfortable. The manager said she was fine with Sadie even though there is a 20 pound weight limit (Sadie currently weighs around 33 pounds which is much smaller than the 45 she weighed a year ago) but she also basically said that if the owners ever said anything about Sadie's size that she wouldn't stick up for me. I understand the concept of not losing her job for someone's dog but still, it makes me nervous. The problem is that if I walk away at this point I'm out like $600. I can't afford to lose that much money so for now I'll take the apartment and hope for the best. It doesn't have a patio that has an area for Sadie to go out and potty but then there is the fact that Sadie refuses to go out on a patio area and potty. I think it's something about it being her space. The other night I tried to get her to go out and go in our current little "yard" area. I told her to go potty and she walked around the yard and then tried to go back in. I stopped her and told her again to go potty and she did the same thing. I stopped her again to go potty and she walked out into the yard and did a little fake squat like she was going to go, stood back up again and gave me a look like "there, are you happy now?" and walked back in the house. So yes, it's much easier to just take her outside her fenced area for potty breaks. Why is it that I not only get sick animals but fussy ones? I also have a cat who is too much of a princess to dirty her feet in the litter box for anything other than poop. She is paper trained and pees on potty pads around the house as she won't use the litter box to pee. Fussy animals.

Nice Weekend

It was so beautiful here all weekend. I love it when the weather is nice and not too hot. I can't say I did much. I packed a few boxes and vacuumed all the cat hair up and then they of course proceeded to shed some more thanks to the nubby glove thing I brush them with. I did a little bit of sewing. I've got some new blankets going with some of the fabric I bought a while ago. Oh and I bathed Luna. She LOVED that. Yes I'm being sarcastic. I think she was pretty sure I was a total bitch for that although I didn't get quite the dirty looks I do when I try to clean her ears. She was all dirty though from laying in the dirt outside and then getting up and sitting on the furniture etc. At least she looks better now. Some good walks with Sadie too (who tried to eat a frog again last night) which has been good for both of us. Now I should be considering going back to bed as I have to get up early tomorrow to start another week. How the hell did it become almost September already?

I Love Saturdays!

Especially ones with beautiful gorgeous weather. After a week of hellish heat. Earlier this week we broke a record here in Fresno hitting 109 and I truly thought I was going to wilt. Today is much nicer at a current temp of 76 with clear sunny skies and I'm loving it. It's supposed to be really nice all weekend which is so nice.

It was a long week. Work was mostly busy which is good although we had one day that was so freaking slow I thought I was going to go completely freaking insane. I hate sitting around and trying to look busy. I do much better when I am in fact actually busy. We also met with our interim director who is filling in until a new manager is found. I really liked her. She was much better than the previous model who went on a firing spree and made everyone miserable. Too bad she won't be staying.

I noticed something of interest this afternoon. I have cleavage! In the past I've been large enough around that even with a fairly good bra the girls seem a bit seperate and therefore it never really looked much like I had much cleavage. That is changing and I finally look like I have cleavage. Which is really kind of fun even if the girls are definitely shrinking and sagging a bit. Granted I had to go buy some bras last weekend as the ones I bought right after surgery were too big. I am truly looking forward to eventually being able to buy something sexy from Vic*toria's Se*cret. I know, it's a bit superficial but there it is. Clothes in general are still a bit surreal. I will pull a pair of my scrub pants out of the closet in the morning and look at them thinking no way, those are way to small they'll never fit and yet they do. It's sort of a strange feeling. Fun, but strange.

I've gotten a couple of e-mails from the home Bailey went to. She is enjoying greatly her little furry buddies there that are all more than happy to play with her. That was good to hear. No one here ever wanted to play with her and I felt bad for her so at least now she has other animals to play with. I still miss her but realize that I made the choice I had to.

I've got the new apartment all lined up and will be able to start moving in in a couple of weeks. I really like the apartment and the manager and while it's not in the same complex as my friends they are only a mile away. Plus lots of places nearby for walks and bike rides. I'm looking forward to it quite a bit.

So that's my week. On a fun note here is a picture of the girls snuggling one evening. I had brought my laundry in and dumped it in a chair and of course they crawled in and got all cozy.

Still Here

I'm still here. My head is busy but having a hard time putting it all down. I ended up finding a home for Bailey and it sucks ASS. I miss my little Bailey Boo. I couldn't find another apartment (the current apartment doesn't even know I have 1 dog) that would let me have 3-4 pets and realistically there is no way I could hide a dog or the cats. Cats sit in the window and you have to walk dogs. I felt and still feel horrible about it. I'm not the type of person who views adopting an animal as a minor decision. As a matter of fact I've in the past been rather critical of those who adopt an animal and then dump it in the pound or whatever because of a change in circumstances. Maybe this is a lesson to teach me to be more understanding of others? I felt like it was a long term commitment to get a puppy but when I got Bailey I had no idea that Sadie would be coming back at any point in the near future and if I had known I wouldn't have gotten Bailey because I know that the expenses etc associated with pets is high and I know that it's hard when you rent. I feel a bit like a failure yet again. So that's what has been going on. I'm still here and just trying to hang on.

Yay For Friday!

It was a long week this week. And a tiring week. Having 2 dogs in the house feels a little bit like I think it would feel to have 2 little kids. It takes me a lot longer to get ready to leave, go to bed etc. Plus if I wake up an hour before my alarm I can usually easily go back to sleep. Not so much with the puppy. Once she see's me, it's like ok, time to get up. There is no quieting her down so that I can go back to sleep. Needless to say I've had a couple of really early mornings this week.

There have also been a lot of emotional ups and downs. I'm not really any closer to an answer as to my housing and an over abundance of pets issue. If I try to sneak them in it could go fine and no problem or it could end up being a big problem if I end up evicted. I've done some calling around and all the places I've talked to that advertise as being pet friendly also have a 2 pet limit. So, not sure exactly where that leaves me. I have a couple more ideas that are possibilities but I'm not sure they will pan out. I started looking at the idea of finding Bailey another home and then start having this images play through my mind of her in doggy jail and neglected and abandoned which just pretty much leaves me feeling sick.

My best friend let me know this morning that she's going to be a grandma soon. I'm so excited and happy for her and her daughter (really R if you're reading this I am) but yet I can't deny feeling a little sad for me. Here she's going to be a grandma and I still am not even a mom. Plus the old feeling of feeling like everyone can get pregnant but me. Again, I realize it's not entirely rational and it's not that I have bad feelings toward or about anyone. I'm just sad for me.

I have had good news stuff too this week. Sadie's lab stuff is all back finally and she is completely clear. Other than the UTI anyways. Healthy dog which is great. Now if we can avoid any seizures and emergency trips to the vet for a while it will be great. I've spent $600 this last week on vet bills. That was a whole lot of money that I really didn't have. And I've never heard from the person who had Sadie. In some ways I don't care if I ever do. In other ways I want so bad to hear an explanation and to know what happened. Reality is that knowing what happened likely won't make it any better but there is still a part of me that wants to know.

I had a highlight of the day today too. I went to C0stc0 so I could get some soy milk for my shakes and did a walk through of the clothes department. We did a walk through of the clothes department. I've noticed lately that my underwear is getting rather baggy. I've been avoiding buying new because I can still wear it fine and it's not like anyone but me really sees it but it's a bit saggy in the ass. So they had some regular size underwear and on a whim I grabbed a pack. I figured it probably wouldn't fit yet but will eventually. Well, eventually is here! I bought regular size panties!!!!! Not from a plus size store!!! After years of not being able to even consider clothes other than from a few specialty stores, it's such a nice feeling to be able to buy something in just any store I go into.

Hump Day

Things here are still moving mostly merrily along. Sadie seems to be getting better every day which is nice. She really does seem pretty much like the dog I had for years. Her hair is even growing in really quick. Thank goodness as she really doesn't look that good shaved. Urine culture showed that the antibiotics she's taking should work on the UTI as well as any potential Lyme disease. That's a plus. She is tolerating Bailey. Mostly she ignores Bailey as much as possible. Lately Bailey is getting a little braver and comes up to sniff her etc to which she does her little lip curl and growl that is a clear message to back off. Clear message however that Bailey still isn't getting and I worry that Sadie might attack her again.

I've gotten a few letters this week in the mail from the mortgage company for the house in Washington. It's sort of funny really. One of the letters actually said they were refusing my request for short sale because there was no offer. Really?? Cause there was an offer but you guys spent so much time dicking around that the buyers pulled their offer and found another place. Fine whatever. I give them the house back. Otherwise the bankruptcy stuff seems to be mostly moving along fine. The creditors seem to have quit calling me which is nice.

Work is work and it's not that bad really. Could be much worse and maybe even might be much worse. There is a rumor going around that we may soon be required to take call on nights in the hellish department I used to work in. Oh goody. At least one of my tormentors (or you could just call her the bitch from hell) has left the department. Needless to say though none of us are happy about that idea since it was never part of our employment.

I still haven't really started packing yet for the upcoming move. Then again I still am a bit anxious about the move. I know I've referred to this a little before and I appreciate the suggestions but I do really feel like I don't know what to do. The apartment I found is close (in the same complex) as a close friend of mine which is nice. I like the apartment and it's great. On the application I said I had one dog and one cat(cats are a bit easier to hide). I got approved and I paid my $500 deposit. Then Sadie came home. I'm guessing that they are going to say no way to my 2 dogs and a cat (forget 2 cats). So it's a matter of trying to sneak Bailey in. I'm guessing it's easier to sneak in the smaller of the 2 dogs. However I worry that if I were to get caught I could get evicted. Which would really cause a problem since it's already difficult to find a place to live since my credit looks like shit. Or they would insist I get rid of someone. Umm. Who? If I back out on this apartment now there is a very good possibility that I won't get my deposit back. Which I can't afford to lose at this point. Then of course there is the concept of expenses. Already 3 of my pets are high maintenance and expensive as they have serious health problems. Sadie with the epilepsy which I'm guessing I may have to start medicating again sometime soon. The cats with the heart problems. Hoping beyond hope that Bailey is healthy but I would be lying if I didn't feel a bit overwhelmed right now. Of course I have various friends who are helpfully trying to convey the message that I really need to find an alternate home for one of the dogs. The opinions differ on which dog but the opinions have been kindly voiced. I know that the people voicing the opinions mean well, I really do. I really didn't plan on any of this but here I am. Now what.

So Far The News Is Good

So my first day back at work was insanely busy. I have like 7 charts left to finish from today and am hoping tomorrow isn't so bad. It was nice though in that the day went by quickly.

Everyone did fine together last night which was good and today I had Bailey in her kennel when I left and Sadie free to roam the house and go out on the patio. Kitties could go out on the patio too but they can't escape and they love to just go out and lay in the sun or roll around in the dirt. Like all animals that are white like to do. Both of them are pretty much filthy. Down side of leaving the slider open enough for Sadie to go out is that I left the AC off too. I got home and it was 89 degrees inside. A bit better than the 94 or whatever it was outside at 7pm but not much.

News from the vet today is that the labs for Lyme disease and heart worm etc aren't back yet but most of the other labs look good. Sadie doesn't have any kidney problems or diabetes but she does have a really bad urinary tract infection. This will likely mean more antibiotics but I can do that as long as it waits till Thursday when I get paid. It should as they have to run a culture which takes 2-3 days to grow out whatever bacteria it's going to grow out. Hopefully I'll also be able to get some different flea medicine for everyone else then too. I applied the frontline like the 1st and inspite of that Bailey, Luna and Sara all appear to have fleas thanks to the massive infestation Sadie had. Sadie is the only one now without fleas. Oh and all the dead ticks have finally fallen off. I don't even want to think about where they landed in my house. Their dead. It doesn't matter.

So, the news is mostly good and everyone seems to be getting along fairly well. Sadie did snap at Bailey this evening when Bailey was trying to sniff at her but it was mostly just a go away and leave me alone snap and not the all come near my food and die move from last Friday. I think there is hope.

Back To Work

Vacation's over. So sad. Oh well. Today has been ok. Sadie seems to be more calm and mellow today and more like her old self. Still pretty much unconcerned with the cats which is good. They seem to remember her and are mostly unconcerned with her as well. This evening I went and picked up Bailey from my friends house and brought her back here. I'm carefully supervising everyone and so far so good. Sadie seems curious about Bailey, Bailey is understandably frightened of Sadie. I keep reminding Sadie that Bailey is a friend and not a scooby snack. Right now they are both crashed out on either side of my desk chair. Tomorrow when I go to work I will try to figure out how divide the apartment up so everyone is safe while I'm gone.

In the meantime I'm still trying to figure out how I will manage the move with 2 dogs. Since I had already told the manager of the apartment I'm planning on that it was a dog and a cat. When reality is now two dogs and two cats. I guess we'll see what happens.

One Of The Most Pathetic Sights Ever

Poor Sadie. Poor Bailey and me too but poor Sadie. My heart just breaks for her. Yesterday I had bathed her and when I did I noticed that she was covered in fleas and ticks. I thought about shaving her as I knew I would never find all the ticks but I was worried about her not dealing with the shaving concept well. A friend graciously offered to loan me the money to take her to the groomer and they shampooed her and shaved her for me. Now of course I can see all the sore itchy spots of which there are many but the ticks are dead and mostly gone. Poor baby looks pathetic though.

This morning I took her to the vet for a check up and that of course cost me an arm and a leg. I'm hoping that most of the labs etc come out ok and that the medicine I got helps. Thankfully they gave something for itching and she already seems to be more comfortable. I think I may be living on protein shakes for the next few weeks as I may be completely broke after the vet bills. Bailey is staying with my friend for the weekend at least. She did have a little laceration in her mouth and last night her lip was a little swollen. She also was really scared of Sadie. Sadie so far seems unbothered by the cats thankfully. Hopefully that will continue.

About 10pm last night I realized I hadn't eaten at all yesterday (I did have 2 protein shakes during the day) and I finally had some peanut butter on toast. This morning I'm down like 5 pounds since Wednesday. Not exactly the weight loss plan I want to use and I know I need to eat healthy foods as well as my shakes. The funny thing is that in all my stress yesterday the thing I seemed to crave the most was soda. I wanted a diet pepsi or Dr. Pepper so dang bad. No I didn't have one though.

So that's where everything is right now. Still up in the air a bit as far as what might be going on with Sadie. I just want to try and relax and pamper Sadie a bit over the weekend.

I find it very ironic that at the bottom of my blog, like less than 2 weeks ago, I had posted that I missed Sadie but knew she was better off where she was. If I had only known.

She's Home

Sadie is home. It took way more effort to get her this morning than I thought it would. It cost me $100 to get her out and my checking account didn't have that much in it. I ended up coming home and returning a play yard thing I had bought for Bailey so that I had enough money to get her out of doggy jail. She was filthy and stinky and and scrawny so it looks like she was likely out on her own for a while. She didn't seem to recognize me either but was more than willing to come with me and get the hell out of there. Once we got home I noticed some swelling in her legs that is alarming and after bathing her I think I found the reason for it. Just on her head she has 3 ticks that are all nice and buried. Based on the ones I saw I'm guessing there are likely more that I can't see and so I'm going to shave her. She is also completely flea infested and I've found at least 3 sores on her legs. I'm thinking that with the ticks and the swelling there is a pretty fair chance that she may have lyme disease. In addition to all of this I'm sure she's been hungry. When I got her home and put some food down for her Bailey came over to smell it and she attacked Bailey. Bailey seems mostly uninjured other that some sort of laceration to her mouth and she was screaming, scared the hell out of me and the cats etc. A friend of mine is coming over to take Bailey to her house for a few days. I'm worried about the cats. I'm scared and struggling with the fact that Sadie may not be the dog who left me a year ago anymore not to mention what health problems she may have now. So I've cried a lot today, felt a lot of guilt today and am basically just having a really hard time. Hopefully though somehow things will all be ok.

A Friday I'm Not Looking Forward To

The one before I go back to work next week. Good thing I'm on vacation though. I stayed up way to late last night playing a new game and was woke up way to early this morning by wetness on my bed. Puppy decided she didn't want to jump of the big tall bed and so she just cruised down to the end of the bed and peed there. Yes, that is the end of puppy sleeping with me for a while. Back to the crate we go.

Then tonight I got a bit of a surprise and sort of a wrench thrown into everything. I was checking the messages on my one phone that I don't use very often and there was a message from Tuesday. I haven't been listening to them very much because the only people calling them are bill collectors and who wants to talk to them. So the message from Tuesday was different. It was the SPCA here saying they had a dog that when scanned the microchip comes up with my phone number. In other words they have Sadie. Of course by the time I got this message tonight they were closed. I haven't heard anything from the person who has Sadie that she was missing and I'm honestly sort of mad that she turned up missing and I wasn't notified. Especially since I had been trying to get in contact with her for a while. So not sure what tomorrow holds but the way things are looking right now I don't think Sadie will be going back there. I plan on being at the SPCA tomorrow morning to pick her up (if she hasn't been picked up already). Which leaves me with a bit of a problem as far as having more animals than I had planned. That's 2 dogs (and 2 cats) which is a lot for an apartment and especially since I'm in the process of getting ready to move. Not really sure what to do about that.

I do also have a question though for those face*book fans. How do you de-friend someone? Don't worry, unless you're an un-announced family member who has found my blog it's not you. I know I've done it before but can't figure out how to do it now and also if you un-friend someone do they get notice that they were un-friended? Do your posts just stop showing up? What happens. I'd rather avoid the whole confrontation route but there's a family member who I often feel so judged by and I'm just sort of done with it. I want to distance myself from her as much as possible and while I don't want to call her out publicly and say "I don't want to be your friend anymore" I do really want to distance myself more. Any thoughts anyone?

Tuesdays At Home Aren't Half Bad

Well the trip to the lawyers office this morning showed that I now have everything together for this oh so lovely process. I also asked if me moving would make any difference (namely in spending the money on a security deposit) and the answer I received was no. So full speed ahead with that one. Last week I went to the pool with the neighbor. Seems that the neighborhood kids have been trying to set the deck chairs and tables on fire. Also some girl came along and asked if we had seen any kids as she had stepped away from the pool for a minute and someone had stole her keys and lit the rest of her things on fire. Nice. That and all the car break ins (and lets not forget my stolen Christmas tree last year the little fuckers) and it feels like it's time to trade up for a somewhat nicer neighborhood.

Trip to the doctors office was fine for the most part as well. Labs all look good except my iron level which is low. I have orders now to increase my daily iron supplement. Not really a problem except that will likely have an effect on the oh so lovely constipation. However the flip side of being anemic isn't much fun either so increased iron it is. Blood sugar levels are fine, blood pressure is good and all my other labs are ok so I'm pretty good.

Still hotter than hell here and I still haven't got much desire to go outside. Except maybe for another sugar free slurpee. To which I'm addicted.

Totally Jinxed Myself

Yes my previous comment about puppy potty training totally jinxed myself. The last few days (hell the last week) haven't been nearly as successful. She has pottied in the crate during the day while I'm at work and that's even with someone coming in to let her out. From what I've read the crate might be too big for potty training purposes. So it's a work in progress. Tonight she peed on one of Sara's (the cat) potty pads but I think that was truly a fluke because she has since proceeded to pee two other places not on the potty pad. Good news is that her peeing on the pad didn't affect Sara's desire to go there as well. At least one of them is trained fairly well. Other than the potty training she's a lot of fun. I can't wait until I can start taking her for walks (and when it cools down more here so that walks are bearable again). We're also working on the whole fetch thing. Sometimes she gets it sometimes she doesn't.

I'm off work this week. My original plan was to go to Washington but I couldn't afford the airfare. So I'm staying home and working with the puppy, working on getting my house a bit more organized so that the potential move is bearable and just relaxing. Oh and trying to get the bankruptcy stuff all done. All the looking into all areas of my financial life has me on pins and needles a bit. Today I had to find the original address of the bank I opened my old checking account at. The one I closed last November. Yeah, it's a bit crazy the amount of information I have to give them. The whole process is overwhelming to say the least.

The weight loss continues to move steadily along. As of Saturday I'm down almost 70 pounds. I feel really good. Better than I've felt in a very long time really. Possibly better than I've ever felt. The food part is still a work in progress. It seems like so many of the things that I fix for myself to eat just don't taste as good as I imagined they would. I then end up eating part of it and then often tossing the rest and later making a protein shake. I have had a few things lately that were as good as I thought they would be. The mahi mahi burgers from Tra*der Jo*es were up there at the top of the list. Lately I'm craving salads but when I bought one tonight again it was a let down. I got a cobb salad thing from Wendy's and ended up eating a bit of the chicken (saved the other half of chicken for tomorrow) and some of the boiled egg then tossing the rest of it. Oh well. The other thing that lately has been as good as expected are the crystal light slurpee's at 7-11. They're sugar free and cold and yummy. Basically a huge hit. So I've been doing those almost daily.

So that's my boring life lately. Not much happening. I suppose that it's better to have not much going on than a lot of bad things going on so I won't bitch about it. It just doesn't leave much to tell here.

Pictures

Ok there still looks like there is something up with my camera dang it. The pictures just look grainy and not very good to me. Although maybe it's from being taken in the dark. Anyways, here are some pictures. Here is Sara outside hunting frogs. She has discovered frogs in the yard and is completely intent on catching herself one. The red stuff you can sort of see on her lower tummy? Ketchup. She jumped up on the desk and landed in my dinner plate in the ketchup.

Here's Sara trying to catch a frog in the midst of my cucumber plants and Bailey is trying to figure out what she's doing. Bailey is also still trying to entice the kitties to come play. Not a lot of success there yet.
And here is my sweet little Bailey. She is for now anyways smaller than the cats. Luna tonight whacked her on the head a few times at which Bailey sat looking at her like "what the hell is your problem?" It was pretty funny. They seem to be getting better slowly. At risk of jinxing myself the potty training seems to be going pretty well. There has been no potty in the house in 3 days and tonight when I wasn't watching her as well she even went outside on her own and pottied. Yay!!
Hope everyone is having a good week!

Busy

Ok so I still feel like I'm busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. I am behind on reading blogs again (go figure) haven't posted in close to a week (or has it in fact been a week?) and my house is a bit of a mess. There is as usual lots going on and yes some of it is of my own making.

I've managed to sell almost all of my clothes that no longer fit. I didn't get a large amount of money for them, not nearly what I spent on them anyways but I did get some. With what I got yesterday I'm planning to go buy myself a new bra and some panties as all the panties are looking a bit ratty and the new bra I bought back a couple of weeks after surgery is now too big. I'm wearing about a size 18 right now and feel absolutely awesome about it. Food is still a bit of a challenge. I feel like none of the things I like are part of my eating plan and the things that I used to really like that were healthy don't seem to taste as good. Hence I'm still drinking a lot of protein shakes. The upside is that I'm not usually hungry either so I guess I'm not suffering at all.

Work is fine. Alternates between busy and not so busy and of course we have our usual array of crazy stupid people to keep things interesting. It's also somewhat amazing to me how many people agree to surgery and yet don't really know what is going to be done. Yes it's sometimes a lack of education from the doctor but still. If you're going to have something removed from your body, make sure you know what it is they are removing.

My apartment complex announced gave me notice last week that they were going to up my rent with my lease ending next month. When I moved in here last year this was the nicest place in the range of what I was hoping to find. There were things about it that I didn't love but was willing to sort of deal with. Size wise it's not fabulous since there is no additional storage. My second bedroom is mostly a storage room instead of being my craft and computer room. I hate having my washer and dryer outside on the patio. Even with a small roof cover when it's windy I get pine needles all over my washer and dryer and in my washer and dryer. The rain hits it when it rains etc. So I really don't want to renew my lease, especially not for even more money. With the whole bankruptcy thing I can afford a bit more on rent although it also affects my credit and may make it harder to find a new place to rent. So I'm not sure where that is going to end up. I'm looking and I found a place I liked on Saturday but I don't know if I'll get it. All I can do is wait and see. Not my strong point but oh well. I know there are tons of other apartments around so I believe I will find something, it just might be a bit more difficult.

Lately I've noticed that I've been missing Sadie (my dog) a lot. I've tried getting a hold of the friend who has her several times so I could go visit and haven't succeeded but it's not like I could ask for her back anyways. That family loves her and staying there is best for her even if I miss her and sort of wish I hadn't let her go. I know too that she wouldn't love being in an apartment. Missing her of course led to thoughts of having another dog of course (yes Bleu I know what you're thinking) and last week I found one. So, I have another 4 legged baby. And she is truly a baby. She is a 10 week old chihuahua puppy with sort of longish hair. She's absolutely adorable and I'm getting an immense kick out of her. She wants so bad to play with the kitties who seem to be sort of slowly coming around to the idea. They don't love her yet but haven't actually hissed in the last 24 hours or so. She's a little timid but playful and so much fun. Of course since I've never actually had a puppy before it's all a bit new. Especially the potty training. That has been a bit of a learning curve for both of us. So far no potty in the house yesterday or today although Saturday there was a lot of potty in the house. She still doesn't understand the word potty though. I'm realizing how spoiled I was with Sadie (who came pre-potty trained) and would potty on command. I have next week off work though and guess that I'll be spending the week working on potty training. The first night she had to sleep with me on my chest all night as she wouldn't stop fussing but has since been sleeping in her kennel at night (which is right next to my bed). The other funny thing is that she follows me everywhere and hates to let me out of her sight. She even insists on following me into the shower. As in almost every day. Cracks me up to see her trying to scramble her way into the shower. We're going through chew toys but so far there has been very minimal damage to anything else. Mostly because I don't really let her out of my sight for long.

So that's been my week. Someday I might catch up with everyone's blogs. Like when I can take an eye off the puppy.