Every time I answer the phone and it's my dad, my heart falls into the pit of my stomach and just churns there. Because I'm terrified he's going to tell me Mom is in the hospital, yet again. Or... that he's going to tell me that she died ( Read more... )

People often find this hard to believe, but I did not grow up with cats. There were cats on my street, but my family were dog people. When I was born, we had a dog named Tippy. Tippy was a boarder collie and a sweet dog. Before Tippy, my parents had a cat named Jinx, which I think is a bad name for cats, because Jinx got hung on his own collar ( Read more... )

I just had to buy sneakers the other day, which set me back a bit. I don't mess around when it comes to sneakers, I buy Saucony. They fit my feet better than any other sneakers, and they feel the best. I'm also hoping to start walking again and between that and the miles I put on at my job, I have to have good sneakers and I have to replace them ( Read more... )

We're having the driveway blacktopped. Okay, the landlord is having the driveway blacktopped. It is quite hot outside today, so our windows are open to let the breeze in. The whole house now smells awful ( Read more... )

I wanted to do a post that I could keep open to all that explains what my "Red, White, and Blue" lists are, in case someone wants to add me as a friend. That's what this is. So, those of you who are already on my red, white, or blue flist can skip over this, it's pretty much the same information from the other post.

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Bad news: I messed up my back at work. Yeah, I'm stupid. They stack the totes way too high sometimes and as I was stretching to reach one, my back gave a "pop" and I pulled a muscle. I refuse to feel guilty though, because if they weren't always on our butts about going faster, I wouldn't have tried to get that tote myself, I would have had ( Read more... )

I'm wiped out to the point where I'm wired.

Last night, just as I was about to go to bed, someone knocked on our window. Hubby was at work, and considering we were robbed not too long ago, it scared the crap out of me. I know, it was probably some drunk thinking this was the neighbors house (we live within walking distance of two bars, and we ( Read more... )

Wanting to donate time to a local cat shelter and having them completely ignore your calls. Not even to call you back and say, "We have enough help right now, but can we keep your name on file ( Read more... )

Make note of the title of this post. I claim the rights to amusementess. It's my new word. Oh, sure, it's not as good as miffled, but it's still my word. It means to have the appearance of amusement, without being totally committed to being amused. Think of "Truthiness" but with amusement and you've got the beginning of the right idea.I may ( Read more... )

I just got a phonecall, asking "my opinions." It was one of those "Press 1 for this, press2 for that ( Read more... )