ops sitting on every street in our neighborhood w/lights flashing &search lights blazing. U can bet ur butt we bolted upstairs w/our walmart loot lol.

Midnight snack @ tacobell. 2cop cars on street, 1in lot. Girl @window said IT happened in lot. Dunno what IT was or who they're searchin 4but there are c

Hello Troutdale! Almost home! Home home home. Gonna cuddle my pups and eat and rest and then go spend money at Target. lol :)

Christmas is over, I'm now 26 and I couldn't eat another cookie if you paid me. (although I could use some fries.) Goodnight Central Point.

Happy Christmas! Fwd: If you toss out the wrapping paper tube without using it as a light saber, you're officially old.

Hitting the road soon. Headed south for the winter. Er I mean weekend.

Well. Brodie is all checked in and dropped off. Left the vet to the sounds of him barking his head off in the back, the poor scared boy :( Hmph

Surgery for Brodie thursday. He'll be all drugged up on pain meds for Xmas so maybe he won't miss me while i'm gone. Poor pup. Extra cuddles for Ezie, then.

Sign at kmart yesterday.. "SALE 2 for $10 (Reg. price $5)" I'm a little confused on how that is a good sale lol.

hello world

Hey Blog world. Not that anyone actually READS my blog. I'm still alive... and still without a computer to keep this blog updated. Just a quick note to say Happy Holidays! And happy almost 2012!

I hate leaf blowers & so-called landscapers that use 3 at a time, in an area w/wind that'll just blow leaves right back. Stop polluting my planet & get a rake.

Happy 85th birthday in heaven grandma.. ♥

Brodie came up to me while I was holding a book. I asked if he wanted to read it, turned it open to him.. He sat down and stared at the page. Love him.

Watched the preview for One For The Money ondemand. I'm not at all happy w/the actor choices, but I still can't wait to see it Lol. It comes out in January.

It's September...

I don't have too much time right now, but I wanted to post something. ANYTHING really. I'd like to write a novel of an update, but that's just not possible at the moment. So, just a tiny bit of an update.

For starters, I'm poor. We have borrowed money from 3... no, make that 4 different people just to be able to make rent and get a little groceries for the week. Plus, a good friend raided her own cabinets and freezer to give us something to eat.

Why is this happening? Well, everything is going downhill one at a time, right after another. Our car over heated not once, but TWICE a couple of Friday's ago. We were stuck at home for over a week but please don't get me started on why that pisses me off. The Sunday after our car "died"... my dog Ezie got bit by a spider or something. Her face swelled up like a balloon. We had Brian run up to the store to get some children's Benadryl, but we were nervous on the dose because Ezie's so small. We gave her a really small amount, and I had her resting for a few hours. When I checked on her again, however, she was even more swollen and one of her eyes was nearly swollen shut.

Luckily, a close friend (who I grew up knowing as my unofficial step dad), had offered to drive us to the emergency pet hospital if need be. So we called him, and he drove us on over. Ezie got taken back within a minute of arrival. She got a couple of injections and her swelling was already going down before we even left, about an hour later. She's completely fine and dandy now.

All that being said... emergency vet visits are not cheap. Emergency car repair is not cheap. There have been a couple other things in the last month, on top of everything else, that has led to us not being able to grocery shop well or make our rent payment. One thing being our water/sewer/trash bill that spiked out of nowhere to $40+ more than the previous month because of a billing policy change, and 6 new neighbors that moved in upstairs. It's CRAP I tell you. Pure crap.

All of this lack of money has led me to asking to do some work for my dad so I can get $60 to be able to attend a concert. It's a selfish move. We're short on rent (not now, thanks to borrowed money) and needing groceries. I shouldn't care so much about going to a concert. But what's that old saying, if all you have in your pocket is a dime, go get your shoes shined? I've known about this concert for months, but things kept happening and I hadn't been able to get the tickets. The concert is now TOMORROW, and though it's the worst possible time, I want to go. Had it not been for all the emergencies with the dog and the car, I would have gotten my tickets weeks ago. Rarely does anything fun crop up like this. Sometimes, when things are all going down the tubes, you just need to do something fun to take your mind off of it. So dammit, that's what I'm doing. Judge me, I don't care.

It's a Hanson concert, by the way.

In other news...

The wind changed directions yesterday morning. So all the smoke from a fire near Mount Hood covering the sky. While it was still blowing towards Portland yesterday, I was able to get a picture. So I just thought I'd share before I ended this post. TTFN!

Watching the vma's.. Wondering why they even bothered to put a mic on chris brown. He's dancing and flying around, not singing a word.

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So, I'm at a different library than usual today. It's closer to home, but about half the size of the other one. It's tiny. And it's crowded today and loud. Very distracting. And I don't like the chairs, they don't support my back. Which doesn't help my back at all, which has been hurting for at least a month straight with no breaks in between. I took Ibuprofen earlier, but still.

BLAH.

I have about 20 minutes time remaining and have completely forgotten all I had wanted to do. I hate when that happens.

Not alot going on lately... not much of anything to say. So. I guess that's all I'm writing for now.

OH. One thing. Hanson concert September 5th. I haven't bought the tickets yet, but I'm still excited and ready to go!

Ok... that is all. Happy Thursday.

Had a pink eye scare, but luckily I don't have it. Almost positive. Finished a Linda Howard book last night & promptly started another. That's all to report.

my back hurts

I'm at the library today... but the library closes soon and I still want to get a book... so this is going to be short.

My back is killing me. Just sayin'...

I don't know what else to say other than I'm still alive.

Mom's surgery went well, and although her foot still hurts, it's healing and everything is going the way it should. She drove for the first time yesterday. It didn't go swimmingly but she survived it. It was also the first day to put a real shoe on her surgery foot... which is why driving sucked. One step at a time, dear! But we didn't have a way to get to Omar's birthday party, otherwise. *shrug*

My baby cousins are 21 and (as of tomorrow) 18... ugh I feel so old.

Alright, that's all for now. I want to go get a book. TTYL.

Happy Donut Day everybody.. Someone please hook me up with that one flavor donut I can't remember the name of right now.. K thanks. Also, welcome to June.

Grocery shoppin @3 stores in 1 evening? Check. Get everything? Negative; too tired to complete mission. Still alive? Barely. Time to rest on lovely new couch.

Just... blah.

How is it already May? Two seconds ago it was Christmas. Why is this year going so fast?

I'm not looking forward to summer. I hate the heat and the bees and the lack of air conditioning.

We went furniture shopping a couple weeks ago. The couch we got wasn't expected back in the store until May... but they got it within the week. We were planning on May... so we could get the living room ready. We pushed out our delivery day until this Saturday. Our living room is better, but still not ready. I hate junk.

Someone broke the front passenger window of mom's 4runner yesterday. As if we didn't already have enough problems with that car. Thanks a whole lot to whoever thought it would be a super awesome idea to shatter a window. Completely appreciate it.

I'm not a fan of doing dishes. I'm gonna have to do some when I get home. I don't think there are any ways around it. Stupid dishes... clean yourselves!

Pretty much right around the corner is mom's surgery on her foot. I just hope it turns out ok and everything wrong in there get's fixed. For at least... hmm... two weeks? I'll be her slave around the house. I need to plan some meals and get a good shopping list made for a shopping trip right before the surgery. Who knows when we'll be able to get a GOOD grocery shopping trip in after her surgery. Fun times.

I had an adorable pet bed for my cat Cocoa. After we had to put her down last July, I tried getting my other pets to use it. Doohickey will sleep in paper bags, empty baskets, in sinks, on top of shoes... but a pet bed is too bland. (Unless it's a squishy plush one on the table next to moms sewing machine.) Ezie would only lay on it for a few minutes while she chewed a toy. Brodie seemed the most interested... but only if it was built up with cozy blankets. And the appeal seemed to wear off quickly. The point to all this babble is, I finally had to part with something that had been Cocoa's. I don't understand how it's been nearly a year already. I still cried a little putting the pet bed in the donation box. It sucked.

I'm really tired. And I'm hungry for unhealthy food that I really shouldn't eat. Super.

Because of something said at a board meeting, I've been hurt and a little insulted and annoyed. I no longer feel welcome to even LOOK in the direction of this computer. Mom's work computer. That being said, I haven't been interested for two weeks to come along and hang around the church. But I got distracted last night and well, I was awake this morning... so I might as well be here, right? It's just mom and a sweet old lady here this morning. No cranky-pants people making me feel bad for being on the computer. Sooo yep. That was a slightly pointless ramble.

If anyone wants to get me a laptop, my half birthday is next month.

Hello Easter

I had things I'd planned to write about, but in this moment I just don't care about any of it anymore.

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We went furniture "window" shopping yesterday, at 3 different stores. The plan was to check out prices of recliners. Ended up buying a sectional sofa... and a kitchen table +4 chairs. They'll be delivered sometime in May.

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April 13th, I made friends with a duck in the Albertson's parking lot. I thought she was lost, scared, hungry... possibly injured. Found out the next day that there are apparently 2 ducks, a male and female, that live in some bushes near the store. I've been to the store many times, but never saw them before. Oh well. She got to eat a NutriGrain bar for dinner.

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Today is Easter... I really want an egg shaped Reese's Peanut Butter cup. Someone help me out with that. Thanks.

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Got a random email from our vet clinic about "our" cat. It's a generic email, really. I found it amusing, and far from the truth of the cat that lives in my house lol. Here is something that was noted in the email:

"Your adult cat is your friend. She will curl up on your lap in the evenings and sit quietly for much of the time, content to simply gaze out the window. Gone is the rambunctious kitten, replaced by a regal king or queen. But your adult cat still needs plenty of playtime and affection to remain the healthy, contented creature she has become."

Well, about the only thing true in that statement, in regards to Doohickey, is that she does enjoy looking out the window. She is almost 5, but her rambunctious kitten ways haven't gone anywhere. They may have been deluded a bit since she was spayed last spring, but that's about it. And I wouldn't call her my friend. I'd say she'd be ok if I didn't exist lol. She loves my mom and follows her around to whatever room my mom happens to be in. Including the bathroom. Doohickey is far from being a lap cat, though when she feels the need for attention she'll plant herself across your chest and onto your shoulder. Don't believe that means she's happy if you pet her while she's there. She'll lay on you and make it hard for you to breathe, but you're not allowed to touch her lol. Calling Doohickey a queen would be a lie, to say the least.

No matter what, though, I will always love my evil pshyco precious rescue kitty.

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While writing this blog entry, I've gotten called twice from a number I don't know. well, random person... I'm going to keep ignoring you, so you better leave a message if it's important.

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That's all for now.

Going to see Water For Elephants? You betcha! :)

Sometimes I just wanna get rid of everything I own. I have no place to put anything away. Stuff is always all over the damn place. Ughhh.

I was so excited to find a disc of songs i'd had downloaded on my old computer that I forgot to watch robert pattinson on regis and kelly! Sad fail.

I miss my cat.

I miss Cocoa.



I'm having one of those days. It could be because I'm extremely exhausted. Blah.

I've just been making a list for myself of the way too many websites I'm a member of. I don't log in enough to remember user names and passwords. A list is a must for me.

Anyway, I remembered the Dogster.com and Catster.com memberships I have, and the fact that I hadn't updated since early 2010. This means my page for Cocoa says she's another year older, when the reality is she's been gone since July last year.

I had to sign in and edit the page... click the little box that says she's no longer with us and add RIP to her name.

It's depressing.

And yes, I do realize it's extremely cheesey to have social networking sites for my pets. I don't care, though.

Cocoa's page: Click Me.

In other news... not much is going on. My family is having another "sewing bee" or "sewing circle" today. I don't sew. I serve as the slave when I attend. Good times. This is all I really have to say today. I'm too exhausted to think of anything more interesting.

I hate nightmares centered around my pets. Especially if it's about some random big dog getting a hold of my chihuahua & not letting go. Stressful. Unpleasant.

missing thing-a-ma-bob.

I like trees. Is that a strange way to start a blog entry? Oh well. It's true. I just think trees are neat to look at. Yes, I did just write the word neat and yes it was in reference to trees. I especially like when trees are mostly flowers instead of leaves. It's like a giant flower bush. Awesome stuff, those trees.

I'm hungry. I ate next to nothing for breakfast, hours ago. A handful of dry cereal (Oatmeal Squares: best cereal ever) isn't very filling in the long run. I must remind myself of this the next time I try to get away with that. The sad part is, this isn't the first time I've had to tell myself to remind myself next time. Maybe I'll learn eventually.

So when you have a shnazzier cell phone, it has one of those slots that you can put a tiny memory card into. I got one of those tiny memory cards for my new phone for Christmas. Well, somewhere in the last week or so, I have lost the thing-a-ma-bob that the tiny memory card goes into when you take it out of the cell phone. You know, it looks like a normal sized memory card, with an opening for the tiny one to fit into. Anyway, I lost it. I have gone as far as moving the couch just to see if it somehow made it's way under there. It's entirely frustrating and yes, I have pouted over it. I want the stupid thing! There are pictures on my phone that I want to get to a computer, but to do so, I need that thing-a-ma-bob! I should also find out what those are really called because I can't complain very long about losing my tiny memory cards thing-a-ma-bob without confusing people. *huff and puff*

My last cell phone still has pictures that I really need off of it. That cell phone did not have a tiny memory card option. The pictures are TRAPPED on that phone. One of my dogs... the small one, the chewer of cords... decided to eat my phone charger. I got a new one from amazon for under $5 and within two days I found the chewy-dog just chewing away on the new charger. I didn't realie the cord had fallen to where she could get to it. She didn't get very far with the new charger, but it was JUST enough that she killed that one too. I'm not made of money, but I'm hoping I can get yet another charger for that phone soon, and start sending the pictures from that phone either to myself or to the internet somewhere. One question, does anyone know if cell phones still turn on if the back of the phone has been removed? As in the battery cover part. As long as the battery doesn't come out, it should still work, right? I don't know that I can get the cover back on the phone because my chewy-dog finds EVERYTHING she is not supposed to find and eats them. So frustrating.

I'm still hungry.

I'm using my moms work computer again. It's Sunday. People are worshiping, and I'm typing. I'm just glad my bladder woke me up in time this morning, or I may have slept right through my alarm. Meaning, I wouldn't be here typing this right now.

My life really isn't that eventful. This blog entry just proves it. Trees, hunger, missing thing-a-ma-bob's... It's pretty pathetic. Oh well, at least my blog looks pretty.

I adore Gabriel Iglesias :) Seeing him perform live last Saturday was awesome. Yay for one of his old Comedy Central specials on tonight woot woot! :)

Phoning it in...

Well, texting a blog entry seemed cool in theory. I'm not real sure that a message of about 150 characters should be considered a blog entry. Seems more suited to facebook or twitter. But for a quick update, and for my lack of constant access to a computer, it'll have to do.

I wish my phone decided it liked me again. I've had problems uploading pictures to websites from my phone for nearly a month now. It's sad and it's frustrating as all get out. GRRR and such.

Obviously I'm not texting this entry. I'm using my moms work computer while she's at choir practice. (She works at a church.) Random information.

Today is my cousin Bob's son Austin's 7th birthday. Kids grow up too fast; especially when I only get to see this one once a year. Oh goodness, every year he's older! haha. Crazy. I can't believe it's already been 7 years. Happy Birthday, Austin!

Alright, I really have nothing to say... I just felt the urge to blog. So I did. :) I'm going to end this now with a picture I took earlier this month. It's not amazing, but it makes me happy.

Haven't used this blog in a while. Not much computer access these days. Just thought I'd try this mobile blogging thing.. :) We'll see how it goes.