February 21, 2008 – 2:14 pm
That’s how cold it’s supposed to be tonight up here in the northern half of the country. Tomorrow, we’re supposed to see temps anywhere from a high in the teens, to lows of minus 24 degrees, with the wind chill factored in. My coworkers have all gleefully informed me that this has been [...]
January 22, 2008 – 9:26 am
It’s winter in Nebraska, and of course that means snow, ice, wind, and lots of it. We got hit in December pretty hard, and I found myself shoveling six inches of wet snow off our corner lot and driveway by myself, two weeks post-kidney failure. My doc said I was ready to go [...]
January 14, 2008 – 9:47 am
Or rather, the honking is back. In my last blog entry, I wrote about the slaughter of an innocent stuffed duck dog toy and how it’s internal quacker/squeaker thing was missing - mostly likely scenario was that it took the scenic route through a golden retriever’s digestive system. It’s still missing, and no [...]
January 2, 2008 – 5:23 pm
My husband and I don’t have kids, we took the “dog option” instead. Like millions of other pet owners, we give our dogs gifts during the holiday season. This year they each got a paw shaped stocking stuffed with some dog goodies, new collars, and a breed specific stuffed toy.
Angus the terrier got [...]
December 11, 2007 – 11:05 am
Since my last blog entry, I’ve lost three ornaments on my tree. One I was able to save before being destroyed by the jaws of doom, and the other two, well, thank goodness they were the cheapo ones I bought at Hobby Lobby. My lecture to the canine occupants of my house apparently [...]
November 27, 2007 – 11:10 pm
So here I am again, and it’s almost December again; and once more, I find myself digging myself out of moving boxes trying to find the Christmas tree skirt that I bought when we were stationed in Germany. I’m not having any luck so I gave up for the evening and thought I’d do some [...]
November 13, 2007 – 1:45 pm
This is my first entry for MSM and boy do I feel like it’s the first day of school. You know, when the teacher makes you stand up and tell everyone about yourself and what you did over the summer. Because I was a very shy kid, I hated that yearly ritual. [...]