Let's see, the last time I updated I wrote about having to put my poor dog Chloe to sleep, but now I have happy dog news to share - we got a new puppy!  We have had her for almost a week, and I'm already completely in love with her.  We named her Ellie, and she was born on Halloween (which means she is almost nine weeks old).  Even though she is ( Read more... )

My cat, Toby, died. It was very sudden and unexpected. She was ten years old, which isn't young, but I don't think it's exactly old (for cats at least) either.

It all started at about 7:30 last night. My mom noticed that something was wrong with Toby so I came over and took a look. She was stretched out flat on her stomach with her back legs ( Read more... )

-I'm baking chocolate chip banana bread right now. I haven't eaten breakfast yet, so I'll probably end up eating that for lunch. So healthy.

-Yesterday I finished reading Affinity by Sarah Waters. I've read two other books by Waters.  The first was The Night Watch, which I liked, and the second was Fingersmith, which I really, really liked.   I ( Read more... )

I love my dog. A lot. But when she throws up all over my bed, I don't really feel the love. She has to sleep on my bed with me every night because if I don't let her, she just cries and cries and cries. You would think that after a while she would shut up, but she doesn't. She seriously does not give up. It has been a while since she has ( Read more... )

My house is always so noisy. There's usually a TV on, people talking, a dog barking or a cat meowing, so I sleep with ear plugs. This morning I took my ear plugs out and heard a cat crying. At first I thought it was our cat, but then I realized the sound was coming from outside. I looked out the window and saw a grey cat. I have seen this ( Read more... )