Miss Honeydew, Minnie Pearl and Nurse Goodbody

I am now one of those people who work in fear. The slightest mistake has me stressed to max. Today, was one of those days and I just knew that I was going to get ripped apart. I have now progressed (with God's help) from bawling at work over every attack to migraines and nausea on weekends.

Strangely, I'd rather have the nausea and headaches than tears. Girls like me, who cry - can't control the tears, so once you've made me cry then not only am I crying but I am also very, very angry (because of the situation and the fact that you made me cry) it's twice as bad.

I wish I could redirect that emotion into something more professional, such as swearing like a sailor and throwing my stapler, no I take the crap and cry!

This weekend every meal was proceeded with a wave of nausea. Did that stop me from plowing through my Mexican dinner or that pint of ice cream? Heck no, I ate anyway. Eventually, my work life will settle down and you hear me squealing like the sissy girl, I am!

Okay, so you want to know what's up with the picture? A couple of years ago, my sister had the brilliant idea of getting photos of the three of us, so we did. After we had taken enough photos to just be quite a bit silly, Mom thinks that we should take a picture using my new fence as a prop. I don't know why but Hee Haw came to mind and of course I had to share that with them. Not a single picture in front of the fence came out but hey, we did have a good laugh.

I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.

Enough for now...

Just Because I Can Remember

I absolute laughed when I stumbled on this but.... it's still good! The world remembers "Dancing Queen" or "Knowing Me, Knowing You" as it's fav. I liked this one, "SOS" and "Fernando." I don't know who that Fernando dude was but you know when "there something in the air, my friend."

Enough for now...

Proof that White Boys Cannot Dance

Lordy, lordy, lordy these two boys cannot dance! I have to admit I have not laughed so hard in such a long time as I did when I watched these guys dance! Okay, the video below is from Big Brother and the head of household, Lane, incurred three punishments for the house and this one was flat out hysterical!

I love mindless reality shows. It's nice to know that there is proof out there that you are not the dumbest person in the world - he / she is on my TV. I can't wait to see how Jimmy Johnson of Dallas Cowboy fame fairs on Survivor.

Enough for now...

Heroes Among Us

You know I have to say that I have lost faith in the men and women we've sent to Washington. I've felt hopeless, that I couldn't change the direction my country is headed. You see, I am a conservative and honestly, that used to mean "one who does not protest."

On Saturday, August 28th, the classiest protest known to man took place. It transcended Republican, Democrat and Independent - it was a protest to the lack of God in our politics, government and yes, our community.

In these times,  I, as a state employee, have to avoid certain phrases such as Merry Christmas and God Bless You. How did this happen? How did WE allow this to happen? We have to decide to be active or loud with our hearts and votes to change the path our country is on. I pledge to you (and hope you make your own pledge) to be front and center every time our voting booths are open. You have no right to complain, if you don't vote.

I am very proud that we have giants who can still move a country into action. I feel like America has a hero in Glen Beck who is willing to remind us of our roots, our constitution, our God.

I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.


Enough for now...

Flu Attack!

Do you ever feel that the universe is bent on crashing down around you? I just get back into the grove of writing daily and BAM! I  come down with the meanest sinus-virus thing that knocks you flat on your back.

Last Thursday, I left work not feeling well and headed straight to the doctor's office. Dad came down with it first then mom got and I knew I was not up for the challenge to beat this on my own. So I went and got antibiotics - the nastiest antibiotics known to man! They cause a horrible taste in my mouth all day and night. It's like sucking on a penny, a dirty gross penny!

Well I laid around from Thursday till this morning when I dragged myself back to work. Does the email fairy know that I had been on leave for two and half days? My inbox was stuff with stupid stuff that just interfered with me getting it empty.

I am not well yet but can return to work [yes, I am whiny today].

I will leave you with the funniest biology lesson I've seen in a while. Kids today are so lucky, all I had where those horrible reel to reel films. 

Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body



I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.

Enough for now...

Eat Pray Love

Ironically, I encounter the very same thing this weekend.

EAT
I diet four weeks and cheat on the weekend of the fourth week. So I managed to hit IHOP, Braums, Carlos (Mexican), Little Caesars and York's Peppermint Patties and three bottles of Coke. Today I resume the rabbit food.

PRAY
My life has been a continuation of my previous post with prayer and because of God I will be okay.

LOVE
Okay not the romantic love that Julia was finding in that movie (or for what I can gather from the commercials as I have not seen the movie, lol). Mom, however, hung about the house with me rearranging my closet and just talking  - helping me to keep my mind of the troubles. The ultimate form of love, sitting in my living room when you'd rather be lounging at home.

Enough for now...

My Miracle

Recently chaos has ruled my world and I reached critical mass. On the fourth day in a row where I cried at work because of the nit picky, petty and constant mistreatment from my boss. I was about as low a you can get. No one could help me and I could see no way out. Mom called a family friend, Larry, asked for prayer and we got a miracle.

Larry talked with mom Thursday night and gave her peace and bits of wisdom. Then he called me and left me with the right perspective and peace.

Larry also email much for me to take to heart but this from scriptures rocked me to my core

"I am the eternal God, your Refuge. And underneath you are My everlasting arms.

My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.
So do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Me. And my peace, which transcends comprehension, will stand guard over your heart and mind."

With a promise such as this, no more of my boss' cruelty, lies or poisonous attitudes can touch me, as He is my Refuge. Through prayer and friendship, I am much stronger at work. It was as if a different Dana went to work on Friday. This is because God sent Larry into our lives and help me and my mom find peace, at this time in our lives we needed Larry. God gave me the strength and calmness we prayed for.

There are precious people in this world and I like to think of them as Angels in Waiting, that's my brother, Larry.

I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.

Enough for now...

A Needed Moment of Kindness

I had a really nice conversation with a co-worker on my floor. We talked work and it was really interesting learning about her area. It so amazing how we can work for the same place and I not know what she does really. I enjoyed it.

I am struggling with faith, it's hard to Let Go, Let God. The human in me wants to bash someone on the head. The human in me wants to run away. I will keep trying to have faith and I will repeat this prayer until my world improves.

I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.

Enough for now...

Having Faith

I told mom that I've struggled keeping positive in my posts and asked what in the world would I write about tonight. She told me to write this.

I give all my problems to God and trust him to take of me.

And I am to write that everyday until things improve. You know, every time I try to handle my own affairs I tend to mess them up. I need God's help. I know that He will bail me out of this mess as He has always taken care of me. One day, I hope to know what I needed to learn from this ordeal but I know that I will be better for it.

Letting loose and not worrying will be very difficult for me, so pray for me. I guess this is what that bumper stickers means when it says "Let Go, Let God."

Enough for now.

Good Day [Exclamation Point]

For the first time in a long while I had a fun! Another division's administrator ask me to help brainstorm and create a new employee orientation video. While a professional crew is coming in tomorrow to video, she and her staff wanted something more than "torturing the new guy" with a lecture.

So last week, we plotted out that she would take the new employee on a virtual tour of the state office and each unit administrator would be introduced to the camera and then walking to the next office. It was fun brainstorming on what to do, then we took the camcorder and did some practice runs.

Once we were done filming, I went back to my office and edited the pieces together, added transitions, added titles and credits and then added music. I am tickled pink to say that it actually came out really cute and I promise you better than having the division administrator stand up in front of the camera and drone on for 10 minutes.

I need more days like these! Enough for now.

Getting Ready for Liam

I had all but written this day off as one worst in a long time. Then I went shopping for my Army Nephew's new baby. Since they live in Germany and the baby is due in October, we had to get the gifts shipped pretty soon.

I have to say that if I had to go to a mall today, the shopping would have had to wait, I just wasn't up to being in public. But we have the glorious Amazon.com. Mom and I sat down, ordered the gifts and poof we're done! I love technology.

My great nephew's name will be William but they plan to call him Liam. I like it. We won't get to meet the little one until July 2011, which means he'll be nine months old by then. That will be tough but it's life.

Enough for now as I am struggling to stay positive tonight.

Dilemma Read, Play Computer Game, Read, Play Computer Game

Today I got up threw on a pair of jeans and stumbled to the couch and promptly started reading. Totally unmotivated to do anything other than sit and read or sit and play Bejeweled Blitz. Yesterday, I was somewhat productive but didn't finish cleaning the house. I rationalized that I would finish up today [funny].

It's now 6:17 p.m. on Sunday and it's not gonna happen! I did give baby a bath, which didn't set well with him but hey, if I have to take one daily, he can have one twice a month! The funny thing about beagle is that they will endure whatever you are doing to them but if they don't like it, they give the most incredible sad eye stare know to man. Winston has mastered this and I usually end up laughing at him.

I redesigned all my blogs this weekend trying to re-energize my blogging spirit. I kind of feel as though I worked all weekend. While it did keep my mind occupied on things other than work but it was very much like the work I do at work.

My weekend of slothness has a few more hours to go and then to hell I must return.

Enough for now.

It's FRIDAY, F R I D A Y ! ! !

I would introduce to my new boyfriend but it looks like we broke up. I've always liked skinny boys.

I am still trying get my entire backyard watered and have no exciting plans for the weekend. So I am thinking I might blow off any work and read. It is times like this that being single comes in real handy.

If I don't want clean, I don't have to. If I don't want to do anything, I don't have to. Today, I like my life, don't ask me about tomorrow.

Enough for now.

Some Don't Like it Hot!

When are we going to get a break on this stupid heat? Geeze o Pete is it really 105 degrees for the 45th day in row? Okay, I tend to exaggerate when I am unbearably hot. I am sick of having to drive home on the highway only able to touch my steering wheel with the tips of my fingers until the A/C can cool it down enough to actual hold the stupid thing.

The heat is really taking its toll on my yard. I believe there is more dirt showing than grass covering it. BUT that did not stop my yard guy from coming out and spreading fertilizer all over my yard, which means the must water within two weeks. Yeah there's a 30 percent chance of rain on Saturday - like that's going to happen! So yesterday, I started watering my yard and only got the perimeter done. If you water too early you can burn your yard and if you start too late you can't get it all done.

Plus ever move a fan sprinkler without get soak? No you haven't it's not possible. I need rain! I need cool weather.

Enough for now.

Wednesday Wonder

Today, was my telecommute day where I crawl out of bed and go straight to my office. No waking up late and mad dash to dress, no dropping baby off at mom's and no morning rush hour, it's so cool. I do love the fact that it's a great day to tie up a lot of lose ends. Because of telecommuting I feel caught up more that I feel behind, which so great.

What's not so good about telecommuting is that you do work more than your allotted eight hours. I usually start work at 7 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m. and end when I finally pack up the computer, today that was about 5:45 p.m.

Winston, on the other hand, does not like my telecommuting. I am too pre-occupied with my computer for his liking, so mom and dad have to come get him or he'll sulk all day long.

I love this modern world we live in but I have to say that I also like going into the office. One day a week is fine but more than that and I think I would miss the social and professional interaction that going into the office affords me. I have a couple of good friends and email conversations just don't cut it.

Enough for now.

Sisterly Love

Am I a good sister or what! Kim wants the HGTV $70 K home remodeling sweepstakes so she has been entering the sweepstakes every day for a while now. The problem is that her computer was zapped with a power surge and fried everything. So until Best Buy can finish marvelling at the fried hard drive and tell her to give up the ghost and buy new, I am making her entries! Everyday!

Actually, I find it funny because there's no way she's gonna win but........... if she does, I'm going to be irked for not entering myself! I need a new driveway. I really don't need $70K to remodel my house, I need $70K to pay my house off.

I guess I got burned out on all those Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes when I was a little girl. Mom would let me fill them out and I would study all the magazine stamps that she would not let me order. I probably entered every one that came to our house from Junior High through graduation. What happened? Life scoffed at me and I did not win! I have never entered a sweepstakes again!

Enough for now.

People Come and People Go

Today, I had a really nice surprise. Old job, Co-Worker T. came into the same restaurant I was at. It was really neat to get see him again even if it was for only a couple of minutes.

I have to admit that I liked working with him. Because of Co-Worker T. I am able to do the job I have now. He was patient with me when I was learning how to create websites. He was a good teacher.

Ironically, at a time when I have no faith in workplace decency, I run into one of the few who made work fun, interesting and educational. It's been about four years, since we worked together and I had a little pang of regret when I saw him again. Fun and silliness wrapped around work makes for fond memories.

He appeared to be happy with his current job where he's this big time web guru with a healthy size staff and you know, it doesn't surprise me. Co-Worker T. is good at web design.

After this accidental meeting it brought up many memories of all the people who I've worked with and became friends with and it amazes me how easily you lose touch. I have referred to Friend Ellen in this blog (quite a long time ago) but what I failed to say is that before she was Friend Ellen, she was Boss Ellen. I regret that we've manage to drift apart.

Former Co-Worker Ed has just recently friended me on Facebook and low and behold he has babies, two to be exact!

It's a little sad that it is so hard to stay in touch with the people who we work with after they change jobs. I guess what's really important is that for those moments in time, we are blessed with friendship.

Enough for now.

Revelations of Crappy Life

As I glanced over this, I noticed a prevailing theme running through my entries -- I am tired, and I realized this must be the most boring blog in history. I have done a great deal of complaining that didn't happen before. My job is more stressful, my personal life of late has be more stressful and overall everything sucked! No wonder only two people read this.

Long time ago, when I started this I wanted to be creative and silly, now it is the place to put a voice to my all ills or elude to it least. I am not happy and my blog is reflecting that.

I am not sure that changing my job will make me happy - I believe the culture of the work place is hateful. So I will be just moving from one bad situation to another but staying put is not an option either. I have to try to better my situation.

Where's the creativity in my blogging? It's totally gone. It's amazing how you replay the bad stuff over and over in your mind and the good stuff never comes. With Barack Obama, pretending to be President, this blog should be filled with barb after barb. The drive for writing isn't there because I can't let go of the crap in my life and this saddens me.

When I turned 36, I turned my back on finding that someone special and quit the dating scene. I don't have patients for the game that is dating and honestly, I am afraid I am too blunt for it. Do I regret it? No not really, but there are realities to the single life that I didn't expect. For example: exploring the world is not option for me. I learned that sight-seeing and vacationing alone isn't my thing. I am a social creature and vacation for me have always be a social event. Also, world travel is expensive and you don't just grab a friend and run off to Ireland for the weekend.

Lately, I have come to the conclusion that life for me is something I have to endure, where most people embrace and experience all it has to offer. Now, don't call 911 (or 199 depending on where you live) I am not suicidal, just disappointed. I expected from more from life.

On a brighter note, I am trying to take back control in my life and that is through job searching, losing weight (one, you do better in job interviews if your not over-weight and two, it's either lose the weight or start smoking again and don't like being fat) and concentrating on enjoying the friendships I have and ignoring the bad. So in order to this effectively, it has to start here. No more bitching and moaning, anyone who reads my entries from this point forward has permission to scold whenever I go negative.

I also hope to get back to real blog entries not these two-sentences that take less time to read than it does for the web page to load. I am Dana! Hear me roar (just pray that tomorrow you're not hearing me whimper).

Enough for now.

Weekend Blues

Little man is struggling with grass allergies that make his belly break out with heat and itches. I took him to the vet at the beginning of July and he got his yearly shot but this year's pollen was too tough for him and we had to get another.

I know he really didn't feel good because Dr. Boatsman barely got a wiggle. Winston loves the vet, up until the thermometer comes out, that is. Usually, he thinks its a grand adventure.

If you're looking for a great Vet go to Neel Veterinary Hospital, all the docs are great there!

Who Needs to See Anyway

I went to the eye doctor today and man alive are things expensive! New chicky glasses and contacts. It's rice and beans for the rest of the month!

Today, I feel like seamus. I am so exhausted!

Enough for now...

My Chakras are CLOSED

I am worn out! I have many tedious projects at work and swear the muscle between my shoulders just below my neck is made of immobile steel.

I have started telecommuting once a week and it really allows me to do the big projects that require concentration like captioning a 10 minute video. That would have been impossible without closing my office door. I really like telecommuting. It's cool to be able to crawl out of bed and hit the computer.

Well I am back on my quest to loose weight. The trick this is to stay off the scales. As long as I don't know I am not loosing any lbs, I am not depressed. It's been three weeks and I have not cheated once - send me your good vibes to keep at it. I am one Snicker bar away from diabetes [a family trait of mine].

Enough for now...I leave you with a Seamus' dancing debut, well not exactly.

Exhausted and Confused

Didn't I just take a vacation so that I would be rested and love work again? Well that didn't happen and seems to just drain you. I spend all day, watching the clock dying to leave! I really hate that but... it is what it is and I don't think anyone is happy a work any more. It's the new culture of work.

I need an attitude adjustment hence the vacation. I almost achieved Nirvana but then the boss felt it was okay to call me at home during my vacation and bring all that crap rushing back. I really resent that she fells its okay to call me on my days off!

Enough for now.

Wonderful World of Hibernation

Today was the epitome of the type of vacation I wanted. Rainy and cloudy and reading all day. I went out of the house for the first time this week. I am on my second book, first "Eargon" and now "Eldest." Dragons and magic YEAH!

I changed clothes for the first time in two days, okay it feels better but I refuse to shower when sloth is the order of the day. However, I do think Winston and Seamus are bored.

Enough for now...

V A C A T I O N

For the next ten days, I will not have to face this pose. This is the attitude Winston gives me every morning when I leave for work.

What are my plans? I plan to travel the world or maybe even other planets or even other dimensions - I plan to read! I want to escape my life and I can't imagine a better way than through a good book. I promise not to check my work email or call in to see how things are going. I promise not to even think about that place...okay, I have too many friends there to do that but I won't think about work.

One thing that I do need to do is to plan my funeral and buy a plot. It's not a pleasant thing to do but it's a smart thing, so I may do that this week or I could avoid it as I have been for years now. Smart people plan...will I be smart? Who out is smart? Who wants to actually go to the cemetry and pick out a plot and say "Yeah, this looks like a good spot, are the worms nice here?" Aaarrgg! This is when it would be nice to have a husband who you could add this to the "honey-do" list and I could go on avoiding this issue all together.

What brought all this on? A funeral, today I went to a co-worker's husband's funeral. I feel like Winston did when he posed for this picture.

Enough for now...

F-Stop Stopped

My brain is mush! Spent the entire day in a photography workshop. While the instructor was fascinating and kept the class moving in a good way, I have a hard time sitting, listening and taking notes all day. I do feel like I learned a lot...but don't get too excited about seeing fantastic photos here. I don't have an Digital SLR camera for my personal use, only work. My Kodak point and shoot digital will have to do for Dented Karma.

 

One main thing I did learn is that there is so much more for me to learn! You only scratch the surface with a one-day workshop.

 

The morning didn't start of great either, I had to get my teeth cleaned. Start off the day at the dentist then go to a workshop. I am whipped!

 

Enough for now...

A Good Day

This was a fun and exhausting day! My co-workers and I went to Tulsa first thing this morning for the agency's annual awards. I was nominated for two awards. One was a Teamwork Award and the other was an Einstien Award. I was automatically entered for these awards due to the fact that I won the division awards back in October.

Me and two other co-workers took the Teamwork award, which totally surprised me. I really didn't expect to win at the agency level. But hey, another hunk of lucite! Waaahooo!

Couple of weeks ago, I went the SPJ awards and received 3rd place for my annual report! That one blew me away, I entered that on a lark and really didn't expect to receive such an honor. Look out world, Dana's gonna get a big head...

Enough for now.

Sleep, I need sleep

Any guesses as to why I need sleep? Yep, Seamus is sleeping over again. That beast of a dog is the size of a full size bed! Winston wasn't going to be inconvenienced that meant even less for me. I swear I spent the entire night curled into a ball just trying to get enough covers to cover my butt!

Why is Seamus sleeping over? Well, mom and dad are going to move my great aunt from Atoka to Yukon, she's decide that she doesn't want to cook or clean anymore and wants to move into an apartment for Seniors only. When I am 96 years-young, I am swearing off cooking and cleaning too!

Enough for now...

I am Sooo Bored

I hate Al Gore! Here I thought with all his "Global Warming" rhetoric that I was living in the New Florida without the beach but noooo. I am having to endure two blizzards in one season!

Even though I have had two days off for this horrible weather, I have done very very little and it's depressing! Even my dog is depressed! [You would be too if you had to poop in snow up to bum.]

Maybe I'll clean something...nah, I'll probably just stay in bed AGAIN and read another book. I've already gone through three in the last two weeks.
Enough for now...

Is It ever wrong to giggle?

Today was the second time this week that I failed to leave work on time and failed to leave for lunch. Just slam the food down the kisser at the desk and keep working. We've started preparing for our awareness day at the capitol so let the chaos ensue. I am also trying to figure out how to professionally produce an American Sign Language video of our agency's handbook with freeware [lmao]. As well as create new webpages for the Commissioners...[rolling in the floor laughing].

I know laughing at this point is a sign of delirium but can't help it. Yesterday, I just receive notice that am one of the winners for the Society of Professional Journalist for either my Annual Report or a Press Release. I don't know for which one and fully expect to spend the entire night mingling with strangers for an Honorable Mention. Don't get me wrong I will be tickled pick with that but this is SPJ and the competition are corporate professionals and such. Limelight, crap I don't do limelight well.

More of that crap [snow] is coming, so that mean I have to go to the store and gas station tomorrow and prepare for another blizzard - thanks Al Gore for educating us on global warming! [lmao again!]

Enough for now...enjoy Winston after the last snow storm.

Does it stay in Vegas if you were a bore?

It seems to be the norm for months to go by between blog entries. This is not my intention, it is more from my lack of inspiration. Work is blah and the last think I want to do in my off hours is the computer. I like the work I do and have some great friends at work but when disillusion sets in at work that not good it bleeds through into everything.

January 2, I got to go to Las Vegas with a friend from work who had to go for a conference. I went to play. I discovered that vacations are meant to be shared. I would go to various Casinos and site-see and gamble but it wasn't as much fun by myself. Friend Theresa didn't get out the conference till 5 or 6ish each night and we would do dinner and some site-seeing but there wasn't much time in the evenings. This trip opened my eyes, I often thought that if there was something I really wanted to see such as Ireland or Italy or Turkey I'd just have to go alone. Nope, while traveling alone isn't a big deal, it's just not fun.

Who out there has holiday hang-over? Man alive, my work celebrates Christmas with homemade cookies, candies and the like arriving daily! If I never eat anything sweet again, that would be okay with me.

Along with trying to survive the holidays, I managed to get a sinus infection that lasted from before the Oklahoma Blizzard to last weekend. I finally feel human again, yippee!

Crap so much to cover!!! Okay the video "District 9" disturb me [flash backs of "Children of Men" without the gorgeous Clive]. Michael Jackson dies, Johnson and Johnson heiress dies and Massachusetts elects a Republican - I am not sure but I think have step though a tear in the universe and landed in alternative reality.

More than enough for now!

E=MC²

I had a rather good day yesterday, I attended our division awards yesterday and won the Einstein Award and the Team Work Award!

I knew my boss had submitted the nomination but I didn't think I would win. The Einstein Award is for the total conversion of our website from old design and inaccessibility to new design and totally accessible. If there is something not accessible on that bugger, I sure don't know about it.

The Team Work Award was for Co-Worker Brett, Shirley and myself in our work to create a clipping report each month for the entire agency. In the past only a select few would get the clipping report because, it would come in hard copy form that we couldn't really make accessible. Once our clipping company went electronic, we were able to make the clipping report accessible and everyone in the agency gets a copy.

It was pretty neat!

Enough for now...

Broke, Ever So Freaking Broke

Two weeks ago, my sister came to town and a shopping we went. First Hobby Lobby in Edmond-did okay $4oish spent. Then came Gordman's - not as okay $150ish spent. By then we needed lunch to geer up for the second part, once refueled off to Burlington. !!! $450ish spent - I went bonkers but got two new coats (one rain and one car). Then day two was spent at Kohl's - I lost track of $ but the sweaters are sure cute!

I got some really amazing clothes but I do think my favorite buy was the hooker shoes! They are sooo cute on!

UnFREAKING Believable

Bronchial infection so severe that I am on my second round of antibiotics! Am I falling apart or what? I went to the doctor's again today to receive more drugs - NOT HAPPY. He said if this doesn't do it we will use dynamite next time. If dynamite will make me stop coughing and not feel sooo horribly bad - give me dynamite. This just sucks!

Enough for now.

Pain, so much Pain

Geez, where do I start? I guess I will start with the six-day migraine spree. That was fun. I thought I grew out of migraines a while back. In high school and college, I took medicine daily to ward off those evil things. So when I got the first migraine, I didn't think much about it but on day five I went to the doctor. Who knew you could make it worse by taking a lot of advil day after day - rebound headaches! I didn't know. I now have a new med and it really doesn't work real well but I am not shut in a dark room screaming "don't talk to me, don't look at me" then running to the bath to throw up.

The next weird thing is that my voice is going out. No, it is not a sore throat. The doctor thinks it may be cause by allergies. I now take allegra every night but my voice is still cutting in and out. LOVELY!

My thyroid has decided to act up again. So I am back to going to the doctor's every three months to visit the vampires to try to regulate my meds. It sucks getting old!

Enough for now [don't think I could take any more!].

Evil Eye

Yesterday was a humdinger for me. It was only 6:30 a.m. and I was in my morning routine, brush the teeth, shower, put in contacts.... AAAWWW, pain take out contact. The problem came when only half the contact came out. I then spent the next 30 minutes digging in my eye trying to find that other half.

While I could feel [painfully feel] that other half, I could not find it. So I had to call mom and ask for a ride to the eye doctors when they opened at 8 a.m.

You gotta know my doctor, dead-pan older man to know that I really did not want to go to him and tell him that I lost my contact inside my eye! But the pain drove me on. He takes me back to exam room and I put my chin on the eyeball examining machine. He looks and looks and looks - doesn't say anything just looks. I am starting to panic now, since he's put eye numbing drops in my eye and I no longer can feel the sucker to tell him where it is. He then pushes the machine away, tells me to close my eye and act like I am looking down. He rubs my eye in a downward motion all along the surface. Then I open my eye and put my chin back in that thingy and voila! he finds the other half. Shows it to me and says "no charge" and sends me out.

Today, I wore my glasses. Enough for now.

Blink takes two

I don't know how I manage to snap the photo the exact time the dogs blink - first it was Seamus and now Winston.

Today was Co-Worker S.' birthday and Sunday is the Boss' so my pocket book got tagged this week.

You know, I'm too tire to blog. Enough for now....

Any topic suggestions for my next entry? I'm not really inspired to blog right now. Help.

The Day the Music Died

I have to say that I am so disappointed and ashamed of my government. I have made to bones about being a raging Republican but never did I think that I would see the day when I would see a government asking the public to turn in their neighbors for speaking their minds. I thought the country elected Barack Obama but I am starting to think Adolf Hitler was elected. Parents be careful what you say around your children. This is very frightening.

A Whirlwind of Busy

For someone who has been sooo busy that blogging is impossible, I should have found the cure for cancer or something more. I have to confess, I am just lazy once I get home.

Anyway, I have been a busy girl. I was a major organizer of an awareness day at the state capitol that brought in more than 700 - success! I have gone to the WebAIM Training in Utah [pretty country!] and learned a whole lot of accessible tips and tricks for the web. I have worked like a fend on the landscaping and exterior of my house AND still manged to let my cedar tree get apple rust!

Oh yeah, I spent a week babysitting a little birdy who fell out of the nest. This humane crap ain't easy! First make Winston stop picking up the little thing only to drop it because it moved in his mouth. Then I had to make a nest in a spare dog bowl because of said idiot's activities previously mentioned and put it on the patio table. Where moma bird would come to feed it.

Little birdy is now gone hopefully to some tree somewhere happy.

I attached a new pic of Winston is his svelte new body - now 29.5 lbs, was 38 lbs. Yes, he still hates the camera!

Enough for now.

Poision Control Representives Are My Friends

Let me send out my heart felt thank you to the very nice person at Poison Control who told me that the two idiot heads that live here won't die. Seamus and Winston thought it would be a good idea to eat my body butter! Gross me out! When I found the empty container I panicked and quickly called my vet's office and was told to call Poison Control and they would be able to determine if I needed to bring the idiot heads in.

Who knew that Poison Control would respond to you even if you were calling for two stupid dogs! She was very nice and informative. She told me that they would be fine but to go ahead feed them something to so it wouldn't upset their stomachs and to be wary of a bad case of the runs since there is so much petroleum in the body butter - LOVELY!
This all took place Friday night and I am still peeved at them.

Enough for now.

Ewwww, I Don't Feel Good

Between the snot running down the back of my throat causing it to hurt greater than life and that sucky cough that comes with it...I am sick! I don't want to be sick! I can't be sick! At work we are only one month away from our largest event of the year, where we go to the state capitol and meet witht the legislators and I still have much to do.

Enough for now, I gonna crawl back to the couch.

Fly!

When you know your gonna get wet - spread your arms and scream!

This week I have felt like the cat - out of control and flying.

Utterly Witless I am!

If I should blog everyday or two, do I have to be witty? Today I am completely witless! Currently, I have more work due than I can complete and I am getting quite spastic at work. This week my boss and I keep getting the giggles when we met probably because we both are running on fumes.

Between the annual report, the free ad that had to be designed without any notice, to the videos I need to pull of the web, I am slipping into delirium quickly....I think I like delirium.

Enough for now - need sleep!

I don't like Thomas Hardy

I watched Tess of the d’Urbervilles on PBS tonight and bawled! I don't think I would be able to read Thomas Hardy. I know, I know, always read the book first then watch the movie. But the way this one ends, well lets just say that Thomas Hardy is no Jane Austen. Mr. Darcy came through for Lizzy. Mr. Ferras once released from obligation ran back to the woman he loved, Miss Elinor Dashwood. Jane makes you cry because it all comes out right.......Hardy makes you cry because it does not!!!

Enough now...

This Was a Good Day

I got to work with way too much to do and what happens? The power goes out. After speaking with the power company the director sent us home since it would be hours before power was restored.

So off to get my haircut early - maybe Matthew can get me in early - nopey! Matthew wasn't there, so I waited 20 minutes for him to arrive and clean up my look. This time I had wild Texas socialite big hair going on - short natural curly hair can get out of hand in a matter of days! Anyway, I look good now.

Then I darted to Wal-Mart to buy birthday presents for a couple of co-workers who's birthdays are tomorrow, just like ME! We have a little Jan 9 club going on. Then home.

Here I sit blogging at 5:51 p.m. when I normally would be driving home. This was a good day!

Tuesday? Not that bad of a day either. Try not to laugh, mom discovered a cash ticket from our Saturday trip to casino on Tuesday morning. It was a $100.10 ticket. So dad and I had to drive to Shawnee Tuesday night to cash it before it expired. Mom was sick and couldn't go. So we got to the casino and cash the ticket. Then Dad gave me a $20 and he took a $20 - off to the land of slots. By 7 pm we where headed home with $120 in dad's pocket. Mom is still irritated that she did that, Dad and I had fun for about an hour!

Enough for now...

Thank You Weatherman!

Weren't we supposed to have 60 degree weather today? That's why I didn't wear a jacket to work nor did I wear a bulky sweater - 60 DEGREES does not warrant heavy clothes. I dressed accordingly and was cold all freaking day long! What is the deal with this weather anyway?

In truth, I got what I deserved today. It is January 2nd in Oklahoma and I should have known better than to believe that kind of weather report!

Enough for now...

2009 what will it hold?

I am amazed at how fast the year flies. This last year work was good. I received a promotion and have been given new duties that are challenging and fun. I finally settled in where I no longer am a nervous wreck just driving to work and that feels good.

On the home front, my house has been completely renovated and there are no more projects to do. I really don't know how I feel about that - I like remodeling. I have threatened to sell the house and buy another just to have projects again.

Baby is good. I put him on a diet and he has managed to lose from 38lb chunky monkey to a trim 34.4 not so chunky. He should be about 30lbs so he has some more to lose. A couple of weeks ago, Winston had a seizure which absolutely scared me to death. It wasn't a grand mal like my Dalmatian, Henri, would have but just a little one. Right now the plan of action is to just monitor him. I hope that is the last seizure he has.

My news resolution is to blog a little more regularly. I have got out of the habit of writing my thoughts mainly because I am so wiped out from my computer duties at work and the last thing I have wanted was to log on once home. But this year hopefully will be different. For the two or three people who may read this blog you will [hopefully] be treated to my mental ramblings more often.

Enough for now...the couch calls!

Bob and Mack....'Nuff Said!

Laughter is Infectious

I am not one for a whole lot of comedy but this was so funny. I laughed till my sides hurt!

Much to Report

Well a lot has happen since I last posted. The nation elected the most liberal in the senate to the Office of the Presidency! O crap! The Republicans had better get their act together. What was this crap with McCain being the nominee - he's not a Republican! More like Republican-lite but not a conservative. I did feel a little hope when he named Palin but lets face it, he was a bad choice. I truly believe we have the second term of Jimmy Carter on its way - stock up on gas now. O crap!

Once again, I cut my hair super short. If I was at my ideal weight I would love it but my face is rounder than I am used to so the short do isn't as swell as it could be. I am hoping that will help motivate me to get on the diet and get the weight gain under control.

I have a new job now. My co-worker that was missing a lot finally decided that she needed to tenure her resignation. So I applied for her job and I got it! Yeah, I know how much of a raise I am going to get but what I don't know is what that will really mean in terms of actual take home. I can't wait for this check to come - it'll feel like Christmas early.

Winston's on a doctor supervised diet now, I tried to put him on one and the stinker ended up gaining. So the doc gave him special diet doggy food, which he absolutely loves! I couldn't take him off that if I wanted to. In two months, he has lost from a 38 lb Chunky Monkey to a 35 lb not-so chunky. Five more pounds for him to be at his optimal weight.

Enough for now...

Spent, Totally and Completely Spent

Where does the time go? I am amazed at how the months are flying by between posts. One of the main reasons I have not been posting much is that work has been pretty intense with our department being short handed and more duties have come my way. When I get home the last thing I want to do is more computer work.

Even though work is intense, I am thoroughly enjoying getting to create publications again as well as expanding my web work. I was hired to do mostly an on-line magazine of sorts and it was rather one focus. Now I get to do many things and it is good.

Mom has finally recovered the newly renamed [by me] Nasty, Evil Sore Like Pain formerly known as Shingles. Why do they not name things appropriately? Even Adult Chicken Pox would be a little more approriately. Shingles just does say P A I N! Life is now returning to normal. We went to lunch this afternoon to celebrate her birthday and spent the whole time talking about politics...yep, we're back to normal.

It was also a good day because mom and I went to Garden Ridge after lunch where I spent entirely too much money. I got new decorative pillows for my couch. I got new comforter for my bed as well as decorative pillows for the bed and bay window and then I got a couple of nick-nack items. New stuff is way too much fun. I hope I enjoy it since I won't get any other new stuff for some time. Dana is broke!

Enough for now...

Oink! Oink! Oink!

Today, I ate whatever I could get my hands on and boy, do I ache! Since I began the new diet I allow myself a monster cheat day once a month. I had a McDonald's Quarter Pounder Large Fries and a Coke. Then mom wanted a cheesecake so I had a slice of that. THEN I wanted Taco Beuno Combination Platter. Right now, I am drinking another coke. I am such a bad girl but as of this morning 15lbs lighter and hopefully this will hold me till October 1.

Enough for now...

Give Me a Break!

What's next? Yesterday, baby went outside to go poo and something said follow him. I noticed that he had diarrhea and blood in it. Scared to death, I grab Winston and we go to the vet's. Evidently, his steroid pill that is battling his grass allergy is causing the problem. Winston now gets a special canned dog food and antibiotics plus we are gonna wean him off the steroids sooner than before.

Did I really need this now? Geeze, I need some boring right about now. By the way, did you know that grapes can cause renal failure for dogs? I didn't. Hince, do not let your dogs eat grapes no matter what.

Enough for now.

So Absurd it's Funny!

For the first time in a while I took the day off today in order to have a little mini vacation this Labor Day weekend. The problem being is that mom has come down with an awful case of Shingles. Oh my gosh, I had no clue how bad those could be. So all week, she has been fending for herself while dad and I were at work.

Since I didn’t work today, I packed up Winston and we went to just lay around and take care of her. About 2 or 3 p.m she got up and was in the kitchen getting ready for to take her pain pill, I asked if she wanted anything to eat since the painkillers make her deathly ill and she said yeah. So I am up making her a cheese sandwich and I reach for the paper towel roll and WHOOAAOO!!! The most agonizing pain shoots through my back and causes me to scream and fall to the floor.

It is now 8:30 p.m and my back still hurts. The only way to explain it is a monster cramp in the back muscle in my rib area. We couldn’t help laughing at the absurdity of the fact that the caretaker needed a caretaker. At one point, after laying on the floor hoping the spasms would stop-they didn’t, I got up and could barely walk around the bed. I began to laugh, which made mom laugh – hey, I guess you could call that the bright spot of our day

Enough for now...

Huh? I am What?

Somehow this week, I managed to get myself elected as the Neighborhood Watch liasion to the police. Really, this just means to cause the neighborhood to meet each other and hold little get togethers.

We had our first meeting last Thursday. At the meeting, we met the police chief and his community liasion. It was a nice get together where I thought I was there to support Maria - one of my neighbor's who scheduled this. At the end of the meeting, the chief asked us to elect a watch liasion and that's when Maria asked me to do it [point blank]. How do you say no?

Come the end of August, we will have a hamburger social to get to know everyone better.

Enough for now...

Burn Baby Burn

The sexiest man alive! The best thing of all about this guy, Michael, on the TV show "Burn Notice" is that he will never disappoint me with stupid stunts. He will never be mean to me. Nor will he expect more than I am willing to give. Why? Because I will never meet him! Here's to fantasy men!

Dazed and Confused

This has not been one of my better weeks. On Wednesday, my blood sugar dropped big time and my head was spinning and the nausea was intense. I quickly ate my apple. When I didn't feel better, I then ate the lunch I had brought and when that didn't work and the dizziness got worse I called Mom to come pick me up.

Six o'clock that night I am still feeling like crap and we all agree that it was not my blood sugar that was the problem. What was it? Don't know and I don't like the fact at when I have that low blood sugar sick feeling I was always able to stop it with a coke or a piece of fruit. Now, I don't know if that will work.

My boss thinks I might have an inner problem and I agree that could be it. The next episode I have like this, I am heading straight to the doctor's, I don't like not knowing what's wrong with me. That was the worse feeling and today, I felt hung over. I wanna feel good!

Enough for now.

Will I ever be free of FROGS?

Saturday night, I was all tucked in bed reading my book and little man kept looking up as if there was an intruder in the house. So I got up to investigate and Winston followed but stopped at the bedroom door. He was smelling something and didn't want to move on, so I turned on the hallway light and low and behold a FROG in my house.

I was not pleased with this late night development but deal with it I must! So I ended up getting a paper cup and a paper plate and placed the cup over the frog. I then slid the paper plate under the cup. In my over sized tee shirt, I go out to my front porch and set that bugger free! Mooning my neighbors at the same time, but do I care? Nopey, that darn frog is out of my house.

Now, the question is how did a frog get in the house and all the way to my bedroom? I believe we can thank Winston for that.

On a side note, have you guys tried the mixed berry green tea? F A B U L O U S! I am addicted to this stuff. Are there any harmful side effects on drinking tons and tons of it, if so I am in trouble.

Enough for now...

Bored with Politics

Well its a lazy Sunday afternoon and I don't really have much to say. I could blog about the mess Howard Dean made of the Democratic Process and how the election will always be tainted by his want to disenfranchise two whole states due to his arrogance. Had they done Florida and Michigan right where would Hillary be today? I am rather tired of the entire political process thanks to the never ending Democratic Debacle and unexciting and poor choice of the RNC.

I am a raging Republican but I am also an independent thinker. If my party make a bad choice as they have with McCain, I do not feel bound to vote for him. Where is Ross Perot? He gets my vote!

Enough for now!

A Real Eye Opener

I am officially on a small vacation. I am taking a vacation day tomorrow and one on Tuesday to make a cool five day break. Only problem I am not sure what to do with this time off. So here the question "What should I do?"

Our house guest is doing well. Seamus doesn't seem too disturbed by his mom and dad's absence but you never know when he will start wigging out. His way of wigging out is to pace the house and drive you absolutely nuts. He has decided that across the entire foot of the bed is where he will sleep, so that means Dana sleeps curled up in a ball all night.

Work is still a little strange since our co-worker is still out but I am getting to do new projects which are spicing things up. Today, we took a tour of the League for the Blind facility, which was rather impressive. It was cool seeing all the shower curtains getting made for the military and the fire hoses. Like I said, impressive.

Enough for now...

New on the Horizon

Things at work have been a little stressful in the fact that a co-worker is out on leave causing things to be unsettled. My job, however, is to edit an on-line information source, which is almost done. Then, I will go out an train people on how to use and market it. After that, my job will have to change or I will go to work and stare at the computer. I am excited about finishing my original task that has taken close to a year and a half and I am excited about new duties that may come my way. I cannot believe I have been at this new place one year, three months! It feels like I just started.

I had lunch with my old boss last Friday, while it was nice to see her and catch up on all the gossip, I have to say that I don't think I would ever want to return to that job. That place is just crazy and it seems to have gotten worse since I left.

Seamus will be spending a few weeks with Winston and me when mom and dad go on vacation this Saturday. He is such a slobbering, loving lunk head - we'll have fun! Okay, I'll have fun, Seamus will miss his parents and Winston will miss his alone time.

Enough for now.

Don't wanna be productive no MORE

For the last three weekends in a row, I laid around the house feeling icky and reading. If I wanted to eat or wear clean clothes this weekend had to be different. So yesterday, I did the pet smart, fashion bug, wal-mart things to the point that I thought my back would give out. The went home and did laundry till midnight.

This morning my mom and I got up and went grocery shopping at 9 a.m. to beat the after church crowd. It's only 3:27 p.m. and I am worned out. I think I like the bum's life.

Okay, what does the world think of this who Obama / Clinton fiasco? I don't like Obama what so ever but then again I am a conservative republican but I do feel sorry for him with this Rev. Wright mess. I do think that Wright's actions prove he's not nearly as loyal to Obama as Obama was to him. Wright's an ass that truly thinks of himself more than his flock - not very Christian like. I am kind of glad this Democrat thing is drawing out so that the actual presidential race [the part I need to pay attention to] doesn't start for a while. I dread the debates with McCain and the dems choice!

Enough for now...

For Clyn...

Rhapsody and Ashe do get together but it's a long and arduous journey with her being very stubborn! I hope I didn't ruin it for you! Happy Reading.

For the rest of you see my book blog.

Nan, Nan, Nan Goodbye

Man, was he the biggest idiot of all times? Making fun of Jason for trusting people to keep their word and not voting him out. Didn't he trust his alliance not to vote him out - dumbest mistake in Survivor history?

Buh, Bye! Yeah, I'm a little addicted.

A Good Day to Lay Around

At work, we finally had the big event that was a smashing success, if I do say so myself. Last Wednesday was the event and we've spent the last week wrapping things up. Writing thank yous, tabulating total attendance, creating an aftermath survey. Yesterday, I sent out the email announcing the survey, so today I took the day off to lay around and do nothing.

I do have to tell you about my wonderful adventure last Friday. I was headed to a Social Security Training, it is training I need to be able to write about it but not something I am totally excited about. The training was being held at our training center on the southeast side of the city. As I am driving to the training, I look at the map and discover I have taken the wrong Dallas exit and was rather irritated with my self when I notice in my rear view mirror is a highway trooper with his lights on.

So I pulled over to learn that my license plate 2008 decal has been stolen. Mr. Trooper writes me a warning for the decal but gives me a ticket for the lack of insurance verification. Yeah, I was that stupid to not have my insurance slip in the car.

Okay, crap! That's what I thought and went on to my training, which I was now 20 minutes late for. Then [yes, there's more] I leave training and notice that my back drivers side tire is very low. Crap again, I decide that I had better get this checked out before the weekend and I had better not get on the highway. I decide that the only tire place I know and trust is on Portland and N.W. 23rd and I am on Robinson and S.E. 59th.

Off I go, nervous and a little scared the tire won't hold. Then [yes, another then] a little red light comes on on my dashboard - "check gauges." I am out of gas. In all my traumas I had failed to notice that I was low on gas. The problem is that the part of town I am in only has those scary gas stations that only have one pump and the building looks like its a hairs breath away from condemnation. Now, I am worried that the tire won't hold and I'll run out of gas. Finally, around May and S.W. 29 I find a 7-11 with 8 or 9 pumps with credit cards accepted at the pumps. Whew...now just to make it to the tire shop.

I did. When they get the tire off, however, they discover that the small hole that needs to be patched is too close to the other patch and that I have to have a new tire. At that point the day was just too funny and this news was par for the course!

Enough for now...

Day Light! I am Alive Again

I love daylight savings time! I love it! I love it! I don't even care about the lost hour of sleep. I work till 5:30 or 6:00 at night and it is horrible to go home in the dark. My mood/outlook on life always improves 110 percent at this time of year. Then add warm days and a rally at the State Capitol, ended up being a pretty good day.

I have the weirdest flu/cold/something. I actually don't feel bad at all but I have a dry painful cough and my voice sounds like the bark of a beached seal. I don't quit know how to treat it, so I am aiming at the cough and taking medicine for that. Ironically, I have been a non-smoker for one year four months and I sound like a five pack-a-day 40 year long smoker.

Well, what do you think about this political mess we've got ourselves into? Here's how it breaks down for me, if McCain chooses poorly in his Vice Presidential pick and he goes up against Hillary and someone else but Obama - Hillary gets my vote. If Obama is any where in the race President or Vice - McCain gets my vote. If I have to vote for a Democrat, I will vote for the one most hawkish, i.e. Hillary, John, then Baaaaaraaaaak. What an icky name.

Enough for now...

Do we really need healthy gums?

oooww, ooww, oow, ouch, ouch! Scaling and plaining only the right side today. Next Thursday, the left, I just might run away! I think that dentist and those that work with dentist are sadist! The numbing agent has worn off leaving me with that wonderful dull ache that can make you insane. whimper.

Enough for now...

Mixing Things Up!

As some of you may know I work in a PR office and we had a rather intense media interview in progress today. The reporter asked to interview one of our employees, the employee we chose said yes but she wore a sweatshirt today. The troopers that we are at my work, my boss said no problem, come on up and someone with trade with you. So within 10 minutes I was wearing our employee's sweatshirt and she was wearing my shirt and sweater! Not an ordinary day!

President's Day State Day Off

It's President's Day and here I sit wondering if the there is anyone currently running for President of the callibur of who we honor today...nope! The entire field of wanna be's are crap and all I can say is I hope they choose interesting running mates.

I wish I could report on wildly interesting things but alas I lead a rather boring life and lately I've been sick. I am not sure what my ailment was, I just didn't feel good. I am on week six of my diet - it sucks.....BIG TIME. I just moved from the Atkins diet to counting calories. I am not sure if was the diet that made me icky or something else but the diet stopped working and I wasn't loosing weight. I spent five weeks denying myself fruit and bread and now I am moving the opposite way and only eating fruit, mangos, grapes, I am in heaven.

Enough for now...

My Moment of Calm

Mom and dad bring Seamus to my house every Sunday so that he doesn't have to be alone when they go to church. This arrangement has been going on since I bought the place and it's nice for me to get to love on the big lug but we've added a new arrangement to the mix. When they come to pick up Seamus, they are also going to take Winston to their house so I can do some work.

Winston does not like my office and the only thing we can attribute it to is the fact that I locked him up in here when he was a baby and I had to go to work. Every day mom would come and pick him up and he would have escaped and pee'd or pooped somewhere we didn't want him to. Now, even though that time is long gone, he hates it when I come to the office to do some work. I usually have to type with a beagle standing on my chair pawing my arm as if to say "it's bad in here, come with me."

This is one reason my blog entries are few and far between and often short. Since I am taking an on-line course for work and I am having a hard time find time for it at work and I've asked the fokes to watch baby so I can kick out a few lessons each week. I am hopefully to take advantage of this time to blog a little more [guilt free] and enjoy my blog again.

Of late, the only entries I have written about is milestones/stupid moments that I have to get down. I want to get back to writing for writing sake. I want to enjoy it again. I feel somewhat responsible to the three people that actually read this blog to add something new every now and then. I know every morning as I drink my coffee I make the rounds - I check Dawn's - yep, still in Vegas, Kim's - yearning for cute Dylan news, Sarah's jaw dropping revelations and then on to Dooce's who I don't know but love Chuck and Coco [dang if only Winston where that good - mom and dad wouldn't have to babysit just so I could blog]. I love hearing [or would love, hint, hint Dawn] about whatever these interesting people have on their minds - quid pro quo seems only appropriate don't you think? So here's to, at least if not more, weekly blog entries.

You may have noticed I've added ads to the blogs...kind of wondering what'll become of it. I do not expect to quit my job and live off my web. That would stress me out to much and make me feel as if I had to be witty and spry in my writting to keep my readers. Right now, what I want to say pretty much spews free and I like it that way. But if I can earn a couple of pennies that would be so cool. Right now my total is up to .24 cents. So send my blog's link to everyone you know and get them to visit often and click on the adds. Baby doesn't wear shoes but if he did - he'd need new ones!

More than enough for now...

To Vote or Not To Vote....That is the true question.

Well things have been rather busy at work and I think I have been running on adrenaline. Each year we host an awareness day at the State Capitol and it's that time again. It's been fun planning and creating but exhausting at the same time. We are still a couple of months out so the craziness will not end for a while. Hey, at least it's not boring!

What do you guys think of the politics du jour? I am hating it - if you haven't caught it by now, I am a Republican, a very conservative Republican. I am so frustrated over the fact that John McCain can come into the party and steal the nomination away from the conservative. When will we as Republican learn that our primaries and caucuses need to be closed to independents and Libertarians. McCain is a joke and I truly doubt that I will be able to cast a vote for him. Here the thing my vote has always been a vote for who I thought represented my values and who I thought would be good for our country. McCain is not that man. He is a donkey in elephant's clothes. If it's McCain versus Clinton, she may get my vote or maybe no one will.

Look out libertarian party here I come! Enough for now...

Idiot Head!

See this sore on baby's nose...IT'S SELF INDUCED! Idiot head thinks he needs to hide his rawhide bones in the house and this rug burn is from him trying to cover the bones with non-existent dirt. He sweeps his nose across the couch or bed trying to move the "dirt" over the bone cause the skin to rub off!

Yesterday, I came home to blood cover pillowcase. Not real happy with his behavior right now.

It's MY Birthday!

The gang at work joined forces and bought me a gift card to Barnes and Nobel .... YIPPEE. I love books and I love NEW books even more. It's been a good day.





Baby is better still taking his medicine but that's good news to him - laced peanut butter.

My New Years NOT Starting too Well

I woke up this morning because Winston was at the foot of the bed getting sick. By 7:18 a.m., Winston and I are on the way to the vet's. He threw up blood! Thankfully the vet who performed is surgery for his dew claws and neutering was on duty. He's not Winston's regular doctor but Winston likes him all the same. The doc didn't seem to shook up that this silly beagle had vomited blood - evidently that not too uncommon. So baby is now taking pepsid and another pill to heal anything in his throat. This all happen on a morning when I feel as though the flu is going to kill me.

Enough for now, I am going to crawl back to couch and hack out a lung...

Merry Christmas

Well I don't know about everyone else but I am pooped! The holidays crept up on me and it was a mad dash to get all my shopping done. Ironically, I am the girl who usually completes her Christmas shopping prior to Thanksgiving - what went wrong this year? Remodeling the bathroom [bad idea at this time of year]. New job and didn't really know how it worked. No one would tell me what they wanted.

The bathroom remodel is done but not without its problems. One, the mirror didn't work - had to move to an alternative plan. Two, the light fixture was too big and would not center over the sink - had to return and purchase another fixture. Three, the tile for the shower surround took three days to put up [three eight hour or more days]. Four, dad broke a rib falling on the ice and cannot finish working on the bathroom, so I have to pay to have the shower doors installed. I am okay with that since the doors are that clear glass and oversized.

I have a house guest for the next few days, Seamus will stay with me while mom and dad go to my sisters for Christmas. I think he thinks that Santa's given him some coal! He loves me but he doesn't like it when his mom and dad abondon him even if it's only a few days.

Winston posed for our Christmas card, then he learned the bit about being naughty or nice and became very concerned the frog would tell Santa.

Enough for now... Merry Christmas all!

Happy Thanksgiving All

This has been a tough week! I have decided to finally renovate my bathroom, the one that I have been dreading. Everything that needed renovating / remolding has been done except the bath. So mom and I shopped all week for everything I need, this however, was not an easy task. When your bathroom is five feet by seven, it makes everything hard. My bathroom vanity can only be 25 to 27 inches wide - SMALL! The new tub will replace the old jade green horrid piece of crap. It is also 18 inches deep instead of my current 12 - long wonderful soakings here I come.

We did stop long enough to cook Thanksgiving dinner, ham, dressing, yams, potatoe salad, cranberry sauce, rolls, apple pie and ice cream. I am still full. On Friday, we went to Shawnee for some gambling.....I hope that I got my fix in since there won't be anymore of that for some time. I won the last few times but this time I lost my shirt!

Since I began my new job, I haven't be able to take any vacation days. I took this whole week off and it felt wonderful! Back to the old grind stone tomorrow.

No Boom Today

Today was rather exciting, I sat through my very first bomb threat. For two hours our building was evacuated because of a suspicous package or more correctly a strange pvc pipe abandoned at the front door of the building. It turned to be just that pvc pipe no danger. Thankfully for that and a beautiful morning my first bomb threat went rather well.

This week has been kind of tough. On Monday Winston was having troubles with his ears and had to go to the vet. I am now having to put medicine in both ears twice a day. Needless to say, I have to have help. Mom has either come over or I have taken Winston over there. He does not like it at all. Then I learn the lardass has gain more weight and now weighs 33 lbs. He too is now on a diet. He no longer gets doggie biscuits instead its carrots. Little man is not happy!

Enough for now...

Rabbit Food Here I Come

I am back on my diet after a couple months of pure gluttony - McDonalds, Subway, Taco Bell, all have been my best freinds of late. Now, it's lettuce, cucumber, and Lein Cuisinne. On September 1, I officially made it one year without smoking and my weight is proof. I have an extra 20 to 30 lbs that have moved in on me. Early in the summer, I went to the gym walked four miles a day and dieted and got NOTHING! So now I am just dieting and hoping to make it through the weekend. I think my weight gain has also rubbed off on little man. He is so heavy now that carrying him very far isn't as easy as it should be.

Enough for now.

Content, Yet Pissed - Go Figure

As I sit here pondering what in the world do I want to blog about, a little beagle is outside barking his head off and I have absolutely nothing pressing or a pending project and I think life is good. The problem with the good life it can be somewhat boring.

At least we have politics to entertain us. I am somewhat unhappy with our politicians who "know" everything and yet, do nothing. I am unhappy with our President for his spineless stand on illegal immigration and his offensive statements about those of us who oppose his position are uninformed. I know there are too many undocumented people living in our country and a fence will make it harder to enter. I know that if businesses are heavily fined illegals won't be hired. I know our congress will say exactly what I want to hear and yet, vote the other way. Would someone grow a pair and do the right thing?

Enough for now..

Rest in Peace, Flower

I have to admit that I watched Meerkat Manner right up to the time where Shakespear got bit by a snake and I think died. I was so upset that I didn't watch the show any more. Life is cruel and I didn't want to see it. So last night, I started watching it again since nothing else was on AND FLOWER GOT KILLED BY A SNAKE. I can't believe it! I started to cry and doubt I'll ever be a able to watch it ever again. If you can handle it [I don't think I can], Meerkat Manner is a good show.

Enough for now or I'll start to cry again.

A New Leaf

Okay, here is dana attempting to be a better blogger. The problem is that I don't have much to say. Is it Tuesday? I feel a tangent coming on.

Why is Neil Boortz's Fair Tax so abhorant to Washington? Why is that we can't charge foriegn tourist taxes? Drug dealers? Illegal Aliens? Why not charge them for rescue service, hospitalization, or traffic lights? Why is it that only the employed [legally] support our government? Sales tax - if you buy anything then you pay taxes. Hard to find a loop hole in that. Hard to find an arguement but yet the congress does. Why????????????????????

Down with the IRS!

Enough for now...

Ode to Toby

My life is whizzing by and I am unable to seem to stop the train. Work has been crash course of learning one new technology after another. First streaming video, then various ways of capturing video from other websites, and finally video production for the web, I think my brain is mush!

Yesterday, I did a good thing. My boss is the ultimate rescuer of lost or abandoned pets and it is starting to rub off on her staff. When I arrived at work, my other co-worker, R, was following a little beagle around the parking lot. We managed to get a hold of the little guy and took him up to my office where we feed him crackers and some water. He was thoroughly exhausted and once I closed my door he went to sleep. I then made "Beagle Found" signs and co-worker S and I went and hung them up around the neighborhood. Finally, we went to the 7-11 about a mile away and there was a "Lost, our little beagle Toby" flyer in the window. I ran in and took the flyer off the window and called the owners. Toby's mom began to cry when I told her we had him. I am glad we were able to reunite Toby with his family but that little guy got to me in an instant. I miss Toby.

I had lunch with my old boss a week ago and learned how lucky I am that I found this new job of mine. From what I understand, the old place is not in good shape. Yippee, I am out of the weirdness.

Enough for now...me sleepy.