bizzy/lazy

It has been a month since my last post. I have been busy, but also lazy and not dealing with anything, but what I have to.

My mom is coming into town tomorrow from Texas. It has been almost 2 years since we have seen her. I know she is going to trip out when she sees what a little kid D.L. is. She still calls him " the baby" They grow up so fast..sniff sniff.

Our new dog C.C. is such a sweetheart and I love her so , but whoever had her before messed her up. They obviously hit her. She lets out little tinkles if you just tell her "NO" loudly. We had the same problem with our Cocker when we got her, but she was still a puppy. We just boosted her confidence and cleaned up the puddles without saying a word. I wonder if this can work on a dog that is almost three. Any suggestions.....

I really don't like people who abuse there animals.....

Well I had better go start cleaning for my mom's arrival.

fingers crossed

I think I fixed my comments once again.
I had changed the security on them because I got some spam, but now I changed it again.
We shall see...

C. C.

So today we got a new doggie. Adi was becoming even more fragile since Yoda was gone so we decided she needed a buddy. I was having this internal battle because I wanted a Boston terrier (approx $ 800 big ones) but knew I should rescue a dog from the shelter. I had also thought about fox terriers, but knew I should get something from the shelter. " Do the right thing Rabbit"

So today we went to some shelters in town. We went to the Wee Barr None adoption thingy at Petco. Great organization, but no dogs for us. They are a " No Kill" shelter.

Then we went to the Shelter on Zuni in Apple Valley and found our little girlie C. C. She is a 2 year old Jack Russell Terrier with papers. So sweet & smart, and housebroken! $ 75 bux and I am out the door. FYI there are a lot of pure breeds at shelters right now because of people losing there houses and not being able to keep them. Sad, but good for us. All the people at the shelters and pet store were talking about it. The people in front of us at the shelter were getting a beautiful pure breed husky. Anyways....

Her & Adi are great together though they will growl over the same chewie. (even though there are 12 others) She is super mellow too...

We are happy!

YODA

Today was a hard day for us. We put our old puggy Yoda down. He really was fading fast and didn't even know what was going on. So at least he wasn't scared. We are all having a hard time with it. He really is in a better place though. His quality of life was deteriorating before our eyes.

RIP YODA

hmmmm...

Well, Its Monday, but feel like friday...Im all mixed up.
My bookeeping for taxes is going along smoothly, but slowly. I am now in September. I tell myself every year to just stay caught up through the year. It would be so much better that way. But then by the time I am done inputting the previous year I am so sick of Quickbooks I cant even deal...hmmm..maybe this year.
We got our popcorn/acoustic ceilings removed last Friday. The worker bees got here at 6 am and were gone before noon. Very little cleanup too. I packed up a sleeping bubbinz at 5:45 and drove over to Jammers moms house to hang out. It was probably a very good thing I left. They put a million tarps all over then took our garden hose into the house and sprayed the ceilings. No furniture moved..nothing..I would have been a little uneasy to say the least if I had seen that.

#2

It is day 2 of my cleanse. I started my period this morning. I was thinking that that would be it. I would just feel awful and that could be my excuse to strap on the old feedbag. I actually feel better then most first days of ye old cycle. No cramps and slightly more patient. The no cramps thing rocks.

I am doing better then I did on my second day of my last cleanse too. I guess I just realize from doing it before that it is not forever and someday soon I will be chewing again. I have definitely had my hard times though, but for the most part it is paying off. I won't go into the gory details.

I am knitting arm warmers right now. This cleanse makes me cold, so I have one on while I am knitting the other. I think I might start back on my poncho too. I need to learn how to use double pointed needles. What is a good starter size?

I have this really pretty silvery grey yarn that my mom sent me. About 6 skeins. None of it has labels so I know nothing else about it. I want to make something out of it , but what?

The pic is of George Harrison. He is my favorite Beatle ( we are a big Beatles house) He would have been 66 on Wednesday. I love this picture. He was so great!

Oh well time for some more concoction...

Pre Spring cleaning..

Today is the first day of my second cleanse...I went 2 days last time. I am hoping for 5 this time. My hubby is on it & a friend might start it soon too. That makes it easier to know you are not the only one.

We watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons last night. It was good. Interesting story. Makes you think. I rarely watch movies anymore.( except for kid ones) I don't know why..just lost interest. We have Slumdog Millionaire & Milk too..I might watch those.

The picture is of Bubbinz with a peacock at the Arcadia Arboretum a few weeks ago. It was all good then about 3 of them started chasing us (like Geese) to get Bubbinz' cookie. HaHa..Crazy birds!

Love is Love is Love

This email & Link was sent to me by my good friend J & J in Ojai. They have been together for 18 years. They did the flowers for J & I's wedding. One of the sweetest, truest couples you will ever meet. The song & video is so sad/sweet.
If you don't feel comfortable with it, then do not click on the link. If you do then maybe after sign the email petition. :)

Hi,Have you heard that Ken Starr -- and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund -- filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year? The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March 5, 2009, with a decision expected within the next 90 days. The Courage Campaign has created a video called "Fidelity," with the permission of musician Regina Spektor, that puts a face to those 18,000 couples and all loving, committed couples seeking full equality under the law.Please watch this heartbreaking video:http://www.couragecampaign.org/DivorceAfter you watch the video, please consider joining me in signing the letter to the state Supreme Court and passing this video on to your friends. The more people who see this video, the more people will understand the pain caused by Prop 8 and Ken Starr's shameful legal proceeding.Thanks.

I am doing a whole lot of nothing right now...Do I have stuff to do? Yup.My Hubbinz is at his class tonight and Bubbinz got some new Netflix, so I am doing nothing. Hubbinz said he is taking Bubbbinz on a hike for treasure in the A.M. before park day. This lets me have the whole morning to do the stuff I don't feel like doing tonight.

The cookie party was good. Lots of good mom/lady talk. Bubbinz learned that if you are cheating at a game against an older boy you will get punched. The other boy got in trouble too, so he also learned 2 wrongs don't make a right. All while I ate cookies..That's multi tasking.

I am undecided about the Valentines this year. I had devised a design in my head to make fortune cookie Valentines out of old paper bags. I am so busy right around that time that I might just say bye bye till next year to that idea and go to Target and grab some prefab ones.

The picture above is the scarf I made for my friend Stacy's birthday. I like it a lot, and she does too...I am not really knitting right now. I started a simple black scarf kind of like the one I made for Stacy, but don't have much time. I should be doing all the input for the taxes.Knitting is just another thing that helps me procrastinate.

:p

Catching up to do....

I am feeling really behind today...

Its tax time and I still have pumpkins on my porch.

I'm a Rabbit not a tortoise. I need to pick up the pace!

BE PROUD

So Last Night we went to Barnes & Noble to browse around. I was looking in the Parenting section on books about raising boys. They have always been a mystery to me & now I am raising one.
Anyways, I am trying to advance my already superior parenting skills.
Yes I will say it loud & proud SUPERIOR PARENTING! You should say it too..You all know we all go way above the abnormal "NORM" of parenting.

So back to Barnes & Noble. I am standing at the parenting books and this little girl of about 9 says to her mom " Mama can I get this book" It was a book about Barrack Obama made for kids. The mom says (loud & mean), "Why you want that book?" The girl replied something about just wanting it because she was wanted to see about him. The mom then says "NO, no books , and you better not give me that STUPID look of yours again."

This about the time when I wanted to hit her with one of the bigger parenting books I had within reach. I know violence solves nothing and the poor book doesn't deserve it.

So, I don't think it was just because it was an Obama book, because she just seemed that she just didn't want to spend $$ on books in general. If it was because of Obama she could have handled it differently. I myself will let Bubbinz read anything age appropriate that he wants. Whether it be Barbies or W. Bush. If he wants a book its his. I always make a point of giving books to him as gifts too. They are not something you HAVE to read , they are gifts just like toys.
If it was about money she could have handled it differently too. Mr. bubbinz is well aware of the fact that sometimes we just cant afford it. No shame..that's how life is.

The biggest point is is that she called her child STUPID. In an around about way, but nonetheless she did.

Poor kid..Glad Mr. Bubbinz doesn't have to sit next to her in class.

I think...

I think, But am unsure that my comments MIGHT be fixed...

Yesterday we went to a fun Bday party while my hubby pruned our trees. It was a lot of work and he was still doing some when we got home. He was sore and tired and I told him to go in the spa & relax. I would take care of things so he could relax all night. While he was in the spa his phone kept ringing.... When he checked his messages it was the guys at our shop. A water pipe had broken and was flooding the shop. So much for the relaxing evening. Up to 6 inches of water in various parts of the shop. We took just about every towel in our house to soak it up. ( I will be doing a lot of laundry today) He capped the pipe & is just waiting for the building owner to come up this a.m. Oh well...its handled and the perks of owning our own business outweigh the once in a while major headaches.

Mr. Bubbinz is going through a thing. He has been very rude to me lately. Everything has a whine or a NO! comeback. He isn't following direction or listening like he used to. I know I have to toughen up right now to make it better in the long run. I am trying to just be calm, shake it off and stand my ground with what I want and expect from him. I talked with my mom and she said that is exactly how I was. Strong willed was the nice way she put it. Free spirited is another good one too...BrattyMcSassmouth is more accurate. I want him to retain his free spirit, but still listen to me...Doesn't seem that hard.....One day at a time...

Sooooo, I think I have fixed my blog comments. I just switched my settings back a forth a few times to shake out the bug..

Thanks to all who tried to leave a comment about sir huggums.

Today was park day and it feels like normalcy (whatever that may be) has returned after the holidays.

My husband just finished 10 days of the master cleanse. He made it seem so easy, and I could really see changes in his skin and energy levels...I am contemplating it. He said he would do it again with me....no cooking ...hmmm?