I would like to say that I have been extremely busy and unable to get to my computer. However that my friends would be a big fat lie. I forget regularly to turn on my messengers, update my twitter, check up with my Myspace... the list goes on. There have actually been days I have just not bothered to turn on my cell phone. All of these of course make communication with the outside world near impossible. Hell I have even forgotten to update my Facebook... I know this because my sweet often hilariously funny friend Tessy reminded me that I was still waking up one day..for 2 solid weeks!
It isn't that I don't want to communicate. I don't think anyway, I just have not had the urges I guess. I do find myself missing my friends I just usually realize this at about 3AM while I am waiting for my tweaker neighbor to pass out so I can pretend to sleep for the 2 or 3 hours until she and her boyfriend/room mates start fighting again or screaming at her infant to shut the fuck up so she can sleep *don't worry I am calling CPS on Monday* and thats normally when she is being nice. I typically won't get involved unless I feel like a kid is in danger. There is a lot of slamming and throwing of things over there at all hours. Also they screaming at the baby has gotten worse and worse. I would not be able to live with myself if I didn't at least report the things I hear. Someone has to advocate for the 2 small kids over there. They little ones used to play outside all the time and now you rarely see them. They seem more withdrawn (they used to live at grammas house this is moms first place). It is not normal for a 2 yr old to jump when momma says thier name. That to me is a sign of fear. I hope like hell I am wrong but if I do nothing and we are right I feel I would be just as guilty. So Monday we make a call. I feel it is my duty as a mother, neighbor and well human being.. no child deserves to be abused verbally and or otherwise.

ANYWAY I am gonna go grab dinner and come back and finish this!
OK now I am back. That was one good dinner. My hubby is a very good cook. So now i am stuffed.

I don't have much to really report. I am still working on starting college in January. Sometimes I think people are trying to talk me out of it by telling me its very hard and lots of homework. Not like I am afraid of hard work or studying. I guess it will be my time to prove people wrong. Which i thoroughly enjoy doing by the way, wouldn't be the first time. I will be buying a laptop with my student AID money. I am not sure which one to get. My desktop works fine but I want to be able to do most of my assignments from school and there is comfort in using your own system. I will also be able to email myself back ups so that I can have them on both comps. Also I have always wanted a laptop. I don't do a lot of downloading. I play mostly apps on Facebook and smallworlds or pogo for games. I also blog here. If i do download it is usually from Real Arcade or Pogo. I also don't wanna spend more then about $700 if I can get away with it. Any ideas???? I want the biggest bang for my buck I can get. hehe.

So we got Nina into Sylvan Learning Center on scholarship to hopefully help her catch up in school. She qualified for 30 hours of free tutoring. Which will be 4 hours a week. Hopefully it helps. She is doing ok but does definately struggle. I am shocked to report that with her being in 5th grade that they have completely removed Spelling from the curriculum. This annoys me to no end!!! They "did away with it to save time". My response was of course then why teach math? When we have perfectly good calculators. Of course that was looked at as "get real" thing. I wonder why they decided its ok for our youth to be stupid spellers? I hope none of our kids have to right any bills into our constitution some day. They probabaly won't be able to spell it anyway.
I work with her on spelling as much as I can but she is completely not interested. Whats even funnier is that they refuse to teach spelling (cuz its so hard to assign 20 words a week and then test on them) but yet they try to mark her down for it. I challenge it everytime. I have been fighting this spelling debate since 2nd grade! They did give me a list is 3rd grade that they said all kids should "just know" how to spell.
Anyway I guess thats about it for now must get back to my apps before i head to bed.
Hope you all are well!

happy Halloween to all!
(happy anniversary hubby 7 wonderful years!!

I was gonna use bullets for this but I am using a new browser and frankly I am to damn tired to care how to figure it out or switch browsers. SO below are things in which if you had walked a mile in my shoes today would be overstating the obvious!

1. Nina can't wait for her birthday this weekend. She will be 11 (WTF? Where was I?)
2.I am something way beyond tired but not sure if there is a word for it.
3. Hubby and Nina are both sick. We are talking swine flu sick.
4. Love him or not hubby is wimpy sicko.
5. The doctor has canceled her bday party/sleepover. Nina is well PISSED!
6. Casie is an amazing friend! My life has been much better since I met her.
7. Rudy is just a little energetic and I worry to much.
8. Tamiflu is overpriced and over-rated. ($100 for 10 pills that is WHERE it could be found)
9.I do NOT want what they have.. but fear i am destined to get it anyway.
10. This blog is both to long and making little sense.
11. I am a nervous furmama.

So folks this is what you get when you overstate the obvious.

PS: Rudy tootie got his second shots!!!! (go me) According to his shot record he needs a 3rd and a 4th??? but as far as I know the coronavirus (sp?) is not required in the 4th dose but IS in the 4th dose will this hurt him? I would think not but not sure either.. see #11 above

He got his new harness today. Not to sure about it yet.

Also bought his second set of vacinnes today.

They are due no later than the 20th. 

An experieced friend is doing it for us.

WARNING!

THE VIDEOS BELOW ARE EXTREMELY AMATUER. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BREATHING (DARTH VADER CALLED AND WANTS HIS VOICE BACK). I ALSO APOLOGIZE FOR THE WELL CRUDENESS. IF IT OFFENDED YOU THEN I AM SORRY. IF YOU HAVE EVER HEARD NINA SPEAK THEN YOU WILL KNOW SHE HAS COME SO FAR. SOMETIMES I THINK SHE IS EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THEN ME. HUBBY IS THE GUY IN THE BACKGROUND. THE VIDEOS CAN ALSO BE ENJOYED ON MUTE. THE ONLY REASON I POSTED THEM IS SO MY DOGGYLOVING FRIENDS CAN SEE HOW ACTIVE HE IS. THIS IS HIM CONSTANTLY. EXCEPT WHEN HE SLEEPS AND HE SLEEPS ALMOST THROUGH THE NIGHT. HE DID HAVE SOME SPIT UP (VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF VOMIT YESTERDAY MORNING AND THEN THIS MORNING. HE IS EATING AND DRINKING LIKE CRAZY. SO I AM SURE ITS NOTHING BUT BEING A MOMMA I WORRY.I SHOULD GO TAKE A PIC OF HIM NOW. HE GOES TO BED WITH HIS SISSY *NINA* AND I HAVE TO GO FETCH HIM TO GO OUTSIDE BEFORE I GO TO BED. USUALLY HE PLAYS AROUND WITH DAD & I THEN ON HIS OWN GOES BACK IN BED WITH HER. AM I OVER WORRYING?

Above are the three  two videos I have taken today he doesn't appear sick or lethargic to me. He is eating (doesn't seem to care for his food though only nibbles several times a day but drinks 2 plus bowls of water. Loves wet food though. It's just to spendy to have everyday. He is a little hellian at times but a total lovebug too. I think he likes his name because everytime I call hime Rudy Tootie he comes tail a wagging. In the above videos he is beating up the kid  and several of his toys. At least he isn't chewing on the sofa anymore lol. No toys were harmed in the making of these videos. Only a little pride from the kiddo lol. I am working on his aggresiveness, I am looking online for maybe a book or two. If anyone has a book they would wanna loan me I would read it then send it back. I will also reimburse for the shipping if you want. Anyway time to go take him for his last walk of the night (unless i get up to pee then i take him again) and hop in the shower. He is ten weeks old today. This week he gets his second set of shots.

tat tat at tat tat (my only way of rolling any drums)

Introducing the one, the only, the incredibly cute and cuddly.....

Rudy Tootie (fresh and fruitie) & his kid

 "When the don't hold still mom you make em gently like this."

He cries when she goes to bed and won't wake up to play. Today we went to the pharmacy. I forgot my keys in the house and sent Nina back in. Well as soon as he saw her with the keys i howled at her in protest as if to say no don't go! Hubby said he cried at the window until he "ruffed him up a bit" which he throughly enjoyed btw. He wins too.

very smart boy only 2 accidents. Neither were his fault.

So now I have a question... Why on earth is he eating shit.. not his as far as we can tell. All of the others. Nina is picking up poo tomorrow. But it worries me. He vomited a very tiny bit ealry today (perfectly fine in every other way btw - think nina is being to genrous w/ the treats.) Any advice here would be great. I got him puppy chow because it is what he is used to but plan to taper him off on it. In order to buy something more natural. No diareah, it was after eating grass. Hubby says I am worrying cuz of buddy. Rudy is absolutely 200 times more energetic then buddy ever was. His old owner (rudy's) even had fecal exams done too. Once again I got very lucky.

Ok now to kill some insomnia. CLEANING the kitchen!

Our new family member...

So I brought him in and he stole my keys immediately.

If you think I am going in the red  beast with wheels again you're nutz!

So tired after such a big move but really wanting that ball LOL

Marking his new human!

There's no escape, I've got you NOW!

Wait a minute..... I missed a spot!

As you can tell he is making himself quite at home. The nice guy we got him from said he was very close to his sister who found a new home last night and that he had been very whiney every since she left. He has been but as long as he is touchin one of us he is fine. Whch is fine by us! Anyway he's very adorable as you can see. I just need to get a name for him... any ideas ?  I am sure now that you know what he looks like you will have more ideas. Well anyway gonna go relax on the couch and watch TV. Its a 3 day weekend so therefore must commence on the relaxation!

Speaking of relaxation....

I think I will join them  

Tomorrow I get to go pick him up! He is a beagle mixed breed with a curly tail PLUS he comes with all shots!!!

He is 8wks old and he is almost potty trained.

Now to come up with a name. This is of course not a picture of him but you will see one tomorrow.

Should I surprise Nina or should I tell her?

I am so excited and smiley!

I think hubby will be thrilled to.

So  here is where you come in.

I am taking suggestions for names. Keeping in mind

• it needs to be easy to say so Nina can call him.
• His name can NOT be Buddy
• we will need somthing cool sounding lol.

SO friggin EXCITED!!!!!!!!

They never called back about the puppy *who wasn't really a pup anymore*

I had some idiot from so site Oodle or something like that promise me a puppy got me all excited then said oh by the way im in kansas. Thier profile said Portland or I would not have bothered with inquiring. Every no is like a stab in the heart.

My feet are swelling again. Yay for me.

Got a new printer that I want to beat but fairly sure its not the printer afterall printers don't print things people do. Oh and its a new printer.

All else is the same.