Morning Rituals

Move over Noble Pig! I have an inspiration to dazzle you! Well, maybe not.




To avoid the serious addiction of coffee, the ritual of tea has become my morning eye opener. First of all the tea pot is heated with hot water.
Next we put in two bags of delicious tea, this morning my choice is,...ta ta da,...
TZAO--Earl Gray.
Good choice.
Add rapidly boiling water from kettle, and STEEP. I like mine strong.






A cute little tea cozy adds to the drama of the moment. It also keeps the tea warm, I will eventally drink the entire pot.



But not without a spoonful of sugar and a dollop of real organic half and half. If you are going to drink a concentrated animal fat product it is best to avoid concentrated hormones, and other unwanted chemicals. Really, no kidding.






Now with cuppa tea I can browse about the garden and snap a few updates. My mouth loves coffee, it thinks it's in heaven but it makes me shake like I've got Parkinson's sooooo, all of this does suffice. GOOD MORNING!



Maybe salad for lunch?

I Know I need some pictures!

I'm just plain behind in life. They say their are three types of people in life.
one who watches things happen
another makes things happen
and another looks up and asks, "what happened?"

I wish I was a way maker, but it seems like I'm fairly often in the camp of "huh what just happened? Wus up guys? always a bit out of the loop. The last to know, yep the whole nine yards. Anyone else willing to admit this geek quality?

What's weird about it is I'm not stupid, no I'm actually detail oriented, observant and a good problem solver/ WHEN I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!!

That is my big attempt to be positive this evening. what do think, is it pathetic?
I'm trying. I do not want to be pitiful,have to improve quickly.
I haven't heard any good jokes lately, I bet your relieved.

The good news is Cali doesn not have feline leuk, yeah whahooo, jump!, she also had very good blood work up except for her amylase was elevated 1649 nothin else abnormal. I asked about the urine and taking some antibiotics but he thought she'd be ok with a diet change, prescription ID. Well if Fat Boy likes it she's in trouble.
They weren't to concerned about her. I think she looks pretty thin at 7 and 1/2 pounds. So will see maybe I should cook chicken for her and beef her up a little. I'm not to clear because when humans have a pancreatic problem we stop their food and they fast until the enzymes return to normal. So that was it 200 bucks and a can of food. He didn't think she looks that bad.
I'll take a picture and you decide.

Lu is handling her kitchen confinement quite nicely. It's actually pretty funny. Axel is neutered but she smells very inviting. He's a bit shorter and he gives it his best shot not even coming close to anything; he is after all neutered. He will give it his best shot and when he gets down Lu turns around and looks, sniffs, and seems to be checking things out; nope something is definitely not right. Poor girl, if I knew dog speak for castrated I'd tell her. so far no amorous suitors barging down the fences.so far so good she is being very good about her kitchen confinement.

We are working things out, Daddy BB is having a bowel prep day tomorrow for a little screening procedure on the 3rd. He will not be happy drinking 2 bottles of mag citrate and a whole gallon of go lytely, there's gonna be a hiney ache tonight!
But he won't be full of Dukey anymore,.. I di'nt say that, the evil twin did.

Tomorrow I get to figure out things like domain names and setting up we sites and making e mail templates, the high tech stuff; AND Piglet is not home. How am I going to do with the high tech/no teen dilemma? I'm not sure will know better tomorrow.

I promise very soon I will post a nice recipe or tell a cute story, something more fun. Thanks for hanging around through a few difficulties, and now you know I can only be me. I can't even try to fake it, I fail miserably.

What's going on with ya'll? Any progress on the California fires?

Next?

Is the moon full? Daddy BB and I are working on a resolution. We mostly get along so this is hard. His daughter came by today and helped me take Callie to the vet.
She keeps loosing weight. She's not very old only 15 months. She peed on me which is never a good sign for a cat. Her mouth and toes are pretty pink but she is definitely loosing weight, with a poor appetite. No vomiting. That would be considered a "report," for a person. The vet kept her to check her for feline leukemia. The bad news is that Piglet took her for spaying and did not get shots. How that happened is beyond me, everybody at our house has had shots. I even get rabies for the cats. Soooo
This little one has been over sighted, I feel terrible. The vet thinks it's kidney damage from the tainted cat food last year. He said he's seeing a lot of damage and it's taken this long to show up. The first thing to rule out is the feline leukemia.
Daddy BB thinks if she is sick we should put her down before the kids come back home.
I think if she still purs and eats if it's only a little and seems to enjoy life leave her alone. If she is contagious then no, and I don't even want to THINK about that.
When it rains it pours.

Home Again

We had an incredible trip and one of the worst fights ever on the way home. How does that happen? How can you repeat yourself over and over and not be heard right? How can you both be feeling exactly the same way and be so far apart that no resolution can be had? It was a bummer.

It is a bummer. Here we are home alone after all this travelling. We should be talking about this great weekend. We should be on webinars learning how to share this amazing new version of software that can change the course of this country. Should be's don't give any honey. Just like supposed to be's and ought ta bee's, none of them give honey.

Adding to that, Trent actually said that he didn't like my hair, it is a little dark, but I almost fainted. Trent always likes my hair. My haircut is too adorable, and yes, the color is a bit on the dark side but it's so rich and warm, and I can wear pink. When it's too red I can't wear pink, I love pink. My favorite nail polish is not red. What's worse than a bad hair day? Thinking your having a great hair day and somebody actually tells you they don't like it! Pinch me!!

On a more positive note, we do have to choose not to default to the negative.
In Atlanta we learned that our new software, version 4, is able to manage multiple properties. They have also made a program for people who are in debt that don't have a mortgage. We heard incredible testimonies of people who have paid their debts off including their mortgages in less than 10 years. The highlight of the weekend was that our company received the FIRST place award from Ernst and Young LLP for entrepreneur of the year. WOW that means they checked us out, and we ain't junk!

Glenn Beck was the key note speaker and he gave an incredible speech. America has got to get out of debt. We have to. Out of every 19 dollars earned in this country 20are spent,....and even I, the dumb at math girl, can figure out that is one to many.
The guys that built this company are on a crusade to save America. It's a good thing somebody is, the government isn't going to do it.

How about you? Would you like to see if we can help you pay off your home and debts in 1/3 to 1/2 the time and save you thousands in interest? I mean really, think about it. Can you think of any reason not to check this out if we can save you even
5 years and $50,000? No personal identity info is needed for an analysis. Wouldn't you like to know what your numbers can be? Your actual debt free date in black and white? What does it do for people to have a GPS dashboard for their finances? It lets them SEE where they are going, and when they will arrive.

"Insanity is doing the same thing the same way and expecting different results." Einstein. This smart guy also said,"Those who understand compound interest earn it, those who don't pay it."

Funniest thing I ever heard

All in a Day's Work!

We took the midgets this morning for their mission trip this week. They will be gone for 8 days. Tigger is beside herself because her beloved cat Kiwi is missing. I checked the pound, no cat. I haven't seen any black and white road kill either. Somebody may be feeding her chicken, and she is just visiting with them. I hope she turns up. She is our cranky cat and resident killer, as she hunts every day. She is also Tigger's cat.
When we came home just a bit after 7am in the morning, it occurred to me that the air was a decent temperature, not too hot. I got the bright idea to work in my garden.
Work I did. Sweat was running down every nook and cranny as I weeded, deadheaded, cut back, and bushwhacked for 3 and 1/2 hours. Nothing like trying to do everything in one day. My hands are aching from using the clipper so much!
As if that wasn't enough, I tried to get Callie in the car to take her to the vet, nothing doing, she jumped out of course. Have you ever tried to catch a cat? Usually Tigger holds whoever is going for a visit. Callie is my calico cat and she is only 15 months old, and she is losing weight. I tried worming her with Droncit. She climbed up on me a couple of weeks ago and peed. Now that is weird! Maybe she has a bladder infection, I dunno. I've given her time to recover on her own and she isn't so,.....we need to go to the vet. Of course this is going over really well with Daddy BB who is already pushed to the limit with animals these days. It does not help that he grew up on a farm. You know how farmers are. Just shoot it. Naw, he isn't that bad. The good thing is her gums and toes are pink so I don't think she has feline leuk, we got the vaccines for that. But smart kitty did not make it to the doc today because she didn't want too! That's a cat for you.

Lu is just hanging out moping. She is content to be in the kitchen and have me wipe her butt 20 times a day. I think they should make Midol for dogs. If I actually survive this and we do ever have a litter of puppies I'll probably be traumatized for life. What am I thinking anyway? When Kiwi had her kittens we kept two because we couldn't part with the little varmint's. I would've kept them all. Puppies? Is there really anyone out there, I would deem worthy of one of our possible in the future puppies? Not that there are no good homes, I just have control issues. Coffee Bean are you listening to this?

Kathy would you please come to Mississippi and be my vet? Considering it's hotter where you are! California is on fire big time. Lot's of areas where we have friends are burning. One friend who lives in Aptos which is right on the coastline and usually foggy and cool had 110 degree heat! The south is looking better every day.

My suitcase is empty, it needs to be packed. I'm exhausted from our VACATION. I can't think of anything to cook. The laundry however is done all 12 stinkin loads of it. The kitchen floor has been mopped a gazillion times. I'm just sitting here thinking of anything else that might need to be done today. How about you what did you do today?

Help!

Daddy BB is ready to kill me. Miss Lulu is digging copious quantities of holes in the garden. Does anyone know how to stop a dog from digging? It is not helping that she's bleeding all over the kitchen. Mop bucket is ready and I am cleaning up frequently.
Piglet went out and dyed her hair black today! Ughhhh her hair was so pretty. I don't get it but I am trying to keep my negative comments to a minimum. I went and had my hair done today and I LOVE it! Very cute haircut and nice color.
Thursday morning we leave for Atlanta, I hope I still have a husband then.