I think someone has a sense of humor
Why is it that once I more or less decide against an option, I'm suddenly flooded with help and interest from others in getting me to do what I had just decided not to? I've started getting soliciting/recruitment emails from med schools around the country and I even have the army after me now offering me a full ride plus a monthly stipend. To this I laughed heartily and looked around for the "Don't ever email me again" button. But alas, there wasn't one.
No one who actually knows me would ever suggest that I join the military in any way, shape, or form. Not only would I more than likely not make it through boot camp (I don't even know if I would pass the physical with the shape that my knees and back are in), but I don't exactly have the personality type for something like that. There's a definite limit on how long I can hold my tongue on a matter. Granted, that limit can be extended if I have the option to snicker or make a remark under my breathe and walk-away, but that option doesn't really exist in military life, does it?
Granted, I could make it if it was something I really wanted, but the truth of the matter is that my interest level is zero. I don't care that you're offering me what amounts to several hundred thousand dollars, I am NOT signing myself over to the military. Ever. I know a lot of people who are quite happy with that choice, but I'm not doing it. Maybe I'm just not giving it a chance, but this is one opportunity that I'm not worried about missing out on.
In less rant-y news, I have found lodgings for Miss Ursula. I found out that PetSmart does boarding so we'll be taking her there. Unfortunately, the one in town doesn't offer boarding so she'll be staying in Southlake. Not a big deal though. They're a lot more expensive than the the vet that I boarded her with in Shawnee though--they're more than twice as much. They do have fun add-on options though. We can add on extra playtimes of various lengths and there's even an option to let them play all day with other people and dogs. Kent and I are still discussing what to do in terms of extras. He wants to do the all-day play for her, but finances are a bit of a hindrance. I have a check coming to me that I could use to help out, but unfortunately, I don't know if I'll get it before we leave.
I'm a little sad about being away from her. It's not the actual travel time that bothers me, but I'm kind of sad that we won't have her with us for our last night in town. At least it's only one night. The stuff in Galveston should be done by about noon so we'll be back with plenty of time to pick her up. I just hope that she doesn't think she's been abandoned.
Now we've got one more order of business for Little Bit. She's pretty much out of her vitamin supplement and I don't know where to get more for her. I called her vet to see if they carry it, but they don't, so my next attempt will be to see if the manufacturer has a website and, if they do, if they have a list of vets that carry their products. I really hope they do. All else fails, I can probably just get some when I get back to Shawnee, but if I do that, she'll be without for almost a month so that's an absolute last resort.
I also have an update on the baby blanket. I finally bought yarn for it and decided (more or less) what I'm going to do on it. I've got green and yellow pastel yarns (which I might add some blue to later) and I'm going to go with the puppy dog/paw print idea. I've started working on my first puppy dog square and I'm kind of surprised at how quickly these squares work up. The only thing I've got left to decide is whether or not every square will have a design on it or whether or not I alternate between a design and a blank square. The blanket is going to be a green and yellow checkerboard so, if every square has a design, there'll be a puppy on each green square and a paw on each yellow square. If I alternate between designs and blanks then all the green squares will have a pattern (both puppies and paw prints) and the yellow ones will be plain. I think I'm leaning toward the every square option because I wanted to have both yellow and green squares with patterns in them. I guess and I'll wait and see about how I feel in working the patterns before I make my final decision.
I had to tweak the paw print pattern so it would be the same size as the dog pattern. I'm kind of proud of myself that I've learned to visualize the stitches and decipher which ones make up a certain part of the square. I originally thought about trying to make some of my own patterns for the blanket by sketching on knitting graph paper, but I kind of chickened out. I was going to make a little bone, but didn't really trust myself to do it without a lot of trial and error. And right now I just don't have time for that. But soon, maybe.
No one who actually knows me would ever suggest that I join the military in any way, shape, or form. Not only would I more than likely not make it through boot camp (I don't even know if I would pass the physical with the shape that my knees and back are in), but I don't exactly have the personality type for something like that. There's a definite limit on how long I can hold my tongue on a matter. Granted, that limit can be extended if I have the option to snicker or make a remark under my breathe and walk-away, but that option doesn't really exist in military life, does it?
Granted, I could make it if it was something I really wanted, but the truth of the matter is that my interest level is zero. I don't care that you're offering me what amounts to several hundred thousand dollars, I am NOT signing myself over to the military. Ever. I know a lot of people who are quite happy with that choice, but I'm not doing it. Maybe I'm just not giving it a chance, but this is one opportunity that I'm not worried about missing out on.
In less rant-y news, I have found lodgings for Miss Ursula. I found out that PetSmart does boarding so we'll be taking her there. Unfortunately, the one in town doesn't offer boarding so she'll be staying in Southlake. Not a big deal though. They're a lot more expensive than the the vet that I boarded her with in Shawnee though--they're more than twice as much. They do have fun add-on options though. We can add on extra playtimes of various lengths and there's even an option to let them play all day with other people and dogs. Kent and I are still discussing what to do in terms of extras. He wants to do the all-day play for her, but finances are a bit of a hindrance. I have a check coming to me that I could use to help out, but unfortunately, I don't know if I'll get it before we leave.
I'm a little sad about being away from her. It's not the actual travel time that bothers me, but I'm kind of sad that we won't have her with us for our last night in town. At least it's only one night. The stuff in Galveston should be done by about noon so we'll be back with plenty of time to pick her up. I just hope that she doesn't think she's been abandoned.
Now we've got one more order of business for Little Bit. She's pretty much out of her vitamin supplement and I don't know where to get more for her. I called her vet to see if they carry it, but they don't, so my next attempt will be to see if the manufacturer has a website and, if they do, if they have a list of vets that carry their products. I really hope they do. All else fails, I can probably just get some when I get back to Shawnee, but if I do that, she'll be without for almost a month so that's an absolute last resort.
I also have an update on the baby blanket. I finally bought yarn for it and decided (more or less) what I'm going to do on it. I've got green and yellow pastel yarns (which I might add some blue to later) and I'm going to go with the puppy dog/paw print idea. I've started working on my first puppy dog square and I'm kind of surprised at how quickly these squares work up. The only thing I've got left to decide is whether or not every square will have a design on it or whether or not I alternate between a design and a blank square. The blanket is going to be a green and yellow checkerboard so, if every square has a design, there'll be a puppy on each green square and a paw on each yellow square. If I alternate between designs and blanks then all the green squares will have a pattern (both puppies and paw prints) and the yellow ones will be plain. I think I'm leaning toward the every square option because I wanted to have both yellow and green squares with patterns in them. I guess and I'll wait and see about how I feel in working the patterns before I make my final decision.
I had to tweak the paw print pattern so it would be the same size as the dog pattern. I'm kind of proud of myself that I've learned to visualize the stitches and decipher which ones make up a certain part of the square. I originally thought about trying to make some of my own patterns for the blanket by sketching on knitting graph paper, but I kind of chickened out. I was going to make a little bone, but didn't really trust myself to do it without a lot of trial and error. And right now I just don't have time for that. But soon, maybe.