Does anyone still read this? Say "hi" if you do, I'd be curious to know who's out there ( Read more... )

It's a new decade! That's kind of cool. The 10s? The Teens? I can't wait to get to the "roarin' 20s". Cuz you know, I'll be nearly 40 ( Read more... )

I made it through the last week of work. Ethan LOVED his T-Rex. LOVED IT. I forgot how awesome the reactions of children can be ( Read more... )

So I haven't posted in an age ( Read more... )

 Who knows when I'll find time to write again?  Why, now!  It's interesting what happens when a main avenue of sorting out your thoughts and feeling understood is taken away.  I don't even know why I'm online.

I start working full time tomorrow.  This is the first time I'm starting a full time job that isn't a summer gig.  This is it.  I'm happy ( Read more... )

Where'd summer go?

Oh right, I spent it trying to get my puppy to turn into a half decent citizen.  We're getting there.  It's going to be harder now with work and all of that.

So yeah, I have my last of 3 "orientation" days for nannying this Thursday, but I start on Monday so ... It's kind of like it all starts this week.   My last bunch of random ( Read more... )

Okay so I've definitely stopped using my journal to rant, otherwise you'd have been blessed with two weeks of emo posts.   If I had any energy to type.

Here's what happened!

Keira is a sweetheart, don't get me wrong.  But she's a puppy, with puppy issues.  Like peeing all the freaking time, chewing on things that aren't chewable, biting me and having ( Read more... )

We have a puppy!

She's really sweet.  Kind of wobbly.  Likes to pee.  A lot.  A lot.  Haven't heard her bark yet though!

We're both trying hard to remember everything we read and not jump automatically to ooing and cooing and stuff.  Stay calm, be the leader, and remember it's not her fault that she has no bladder control.

It's gonna be a fun ( Read more... )

We get our puppy in 7 days!  Today we started our prep, so that the cat gets used to the slightly different layout, new location for his food, the large crate in the corner, and one less chair to nap on.  I'm giving him some birthday gifts next week, maybe one for his birthday and one on puppy arrival day.  I'll put some of the dog toys in the ( Read more... )

I remember weird things sometimes ( Read more... )