Monthly Archives: May 2010

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A patriotic memorial day

There is a wonderful day behind today besides me getting a day off from school. Memorial Day is a day we should all take time to remember all of the soldiers who lost their lives during their service in the military. The bravery soldiers have to risk their lives to protect our country is something that we need to thankful for. If it wasnt for them we would not have the country we have today. It does sadden me though how many soldiers lose their lives in battle. I really do not think its necessary and right but I guess it has to do with my anti war and all peace ways.

Anyways, I spent yesterday and today up at the cabin. It sure was hot today! I experienced something really amazing a few days ago. I have been hesitant and very non confident about driving but something clicked. A few days ago after driving through my busy town I felt like I could drive anywhere. Ever since that I am more comfortable behind the wheel and not shaky. I guess its a lot like learning to ride a bicycle. So, this weekend I drove a lot and liked being behind the wheel. The exciting news is my mom took me car shopping today. We went to the auto mall near our cabin that has Jeeps because those are the cars I am very interested in. Guess what I test drove. A used jeep patriot in my favorite color! Surf blue pearl, which is a very smexy blue that I call candy blue. I also sat in a mustang, but I dont do well in lower cars. Cant see as well and I like being higher off the ground since I am already short. After test driving the patriot I knew I wanted it. Its stunning. We didnt get it today since my mom is smart and checks into more information about cars. Awesome news is she thinks its the right car for me. So, if the car gods are on my side that car soon will be in my driveway.

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Cone Head Callie

Big news about Callie cat! She got spayed yesterday. My mom dropped her off at the vet yesterday morning and we picked her up this morning. Let me tell you, my room was really quiet last night without a wild cat running and jumping around. Peaceful but weird at the same time. Hehe. Anyways, she is back home now, with a cone on her head. Now two animals in this family have the cone of shame. Well, Lady will be able to have hers off soon. Callie has to keep hers on for at least ten days or more but she is doing pretty good surprisingly. Well, until she is back to herself than she might really not like it. I will have to give her some pain medicine soon but for now she can stay sleeping on my bed. Spoiled cat! I am happy the surgery went well and she is back home. Now, I am just going to enjoy the calm Callie before she turns back into her mischievous self. Meow!

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Oliver the Super Duper Pooper

Oliver is a wonderful dog except he has one big downfall. He goes to the bathroom in the house. He is sneaky though! He wont do it when you are watching. He will all of a sudden come prancing into the living room licking his lips. Yes, when he poops, he eats it at times. Smelly and yucky! Anyways, my mom is getting really sick of our house smelling like urine and poop. So, we have a plan! Last two days my mom has kept him crated most of the time and she walks the dogs when we get home around threeish after school and work. Then I take them all for a walk at nine at night. Its only the beginning. When I graduate and am home I plan on having him crated or have him on a leash tied to me. I will take him out often and get him lots of exercise. Its going to be a challenge to get him trained since it seems like he has no knowledge that going to the bathroom outside is right and inside is wrong. I am up for the challenge and I will get this dog house trained. Bring it on little ver!

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Happiness with Yourself

I have some news about Lady. Good news! The vet called a few days ago and said the results came back and it is not a cancerous mass. Yay! It is probably just an irritation or infection from a cut or something she got. She is still wearing the cone of shame because we tried it without the cone and she went right back to licking it. Hopefully soon it will be fully healed so the cone can come off her and she can relax comfortably.

So, school is done in a month. A month! Holy smokes. Soon, all the school years will just be memories. Looking back, its kind of a miracle that I am actually going to graduate. A few years ago graduation did not even seem possible for me but I made it through. Now, people congratulate me and ask me what my plans are for the future. I know some people look down at me because I am not going to college but I know myself well enough that I would not survive in college. I may not end up the most successful person in peoples eyes but that to me does not matter. You know what is most important in life? Being happy with yourself. Think about it. If you are not happy with yourself and what you have accomplished within yourself than how can you ever be totally happy with life. Just something to think about.

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A Zoo Field Trip

The weather was wonderful for the zoo. The sun was shining high and the temperature was in the eighties. Just beautiful! We saw lots of animals and just was great to not be sitting in school doing work. I took about fifty photos but only a few were good enough. It was difficult at times to take photos because there were tons of people there and all the shadows of trees made the animals not come out good. Anyways, here are the photos and hope you enjoy.

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Lady Lump

Lady went to the vet today and ended up coming home with a cone on around her neck. She was not very happy about it but she is getting use to it. So, why does she have a cone? Well, about a few weeks ago I noticed her licking and chewing at her foot constantly. The fur on her foot was turning to that rusty red color of saliva and I decided to carefully take a look at it. Guess what I found. A lump! I mean it was not like a lump under the skin. More like a little tumor that was growing. So my mom and I wanted to get it checked out as soon as possible. We dont want any ugly tumor growing on our beautiful Lady.

So, the vet gently checked Lady’s foot. Wonderful thing is Lady did not snap at all. Good thing we got a nice sweet women vet today. We are not exactly sure what the lump is yet. The vet gave us some medication to try for about a week or two to see if the lump becomes smaller. That will tell us if it is an infection. Also, the vet took a sample to send to a testing lab just in case its a cancerous mass or something else. Lets pray that its not.

Anyways, the cone is on her head to keep her from licking and irritating it. I know she looks so sad but she is doing so well. She has some difficulty getting around with a cone around her neck but she is getting use to it. Princess and Oliver still accept her. They just gotta make sure to not get in the way of the cone. Hehe. You know what I cant believe. On her vet record it says she is nine years old. I mean that is an estimate. We dont know her real age. We dont know any of the dogs ages since they are all adopted. We guess and make our own ages for them. Did you know I kept Princess at 6 years old for a few years? Thats right! Its the same thing I say about people. I dont judge by age. Thats not what makes a dog. Thats not the importance of dogs. The soul of a dog is what matters and Lady’s soul is beautiful. She will get well soon because she is one tough Lady!

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Princess goes to school!

Leaving Princess in a cage in the morning at the tech school was difficult but she and I survived it. When I got back there in the afternoon she was so excited to see me. She was ready to claw her nails into my back so I could never leave her again. Before I started working on her everyone said hello to her and she LOVED that. Princess is not spoiled with food. She is spoiled with love and she shares the love too.

Princess cooperated pretty much while I groomed her. I gave her a nice bath which she needed badly. After that I blow dried her. I wasnt sure how she would react to that but she was good with it. Except, she did not like her face being blow dried. Anyways, grooming her I knew she would be pretty cooperative. Only thing she does not like done is her feet but that is common with a lot of dogs. The nice thing about Princess is she does not bite when she does not like something. She just stares at me with her big eyes, wondering if I will be done soon. Anyways, I do like how she turned out and she got a cookie after to thank her for the help. Now, I hope the two ladies who observed us all thought I did well. It was stressful but I accomplished it. So, what do you think of her new look?

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Bye bye fluff

So, I spent my weekend up at the cabin with my mom and the dogs. The weather was great. Not too hot and not too cold. Perfect! My mom planted some trees and put some manure down. Let me tell ya. That stuff was da shit. Hehe. It sure stunk up the car. Almost couldnt breathe. Anyways, I got lots of exercise walking the dogs around the lake and they sure enjoyed it. They always have fun.

Guess what! I got some big news. I have my hands on test tomorrow for small animal care and guess who I am grooming. My girl, Princess! Yes, I am so excited. I get to bring Princess to my technical school tomorrow. Dropping her off in the morning before I go to my main school. She is going to hate me for leaving her in a cage alone until I get there at twelve in the afternoon. But then she is going to even hate me more when I bathe and groom her. I will make sure to give her lots of love and kisses during and after so she forgives me. Woot! I am excited. Dont worry I will show pictures of her all groomed and share with you how it went. Hope you all had a nice weekend and made some memories. I am going to curl up with my girl and get some sleep. Night.

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Roses Are Red

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