Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., tagged being, dad, doctor, non stop, parents, relax, resting, rolling eyes, surgery on March 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My brother called this morning to tell me that my Dad’s surgery went good - uh - WTH? I didn’t even know he was having surgery. :: blank stare ::
He’s had this thing in his hands. Apparently it’s like an extra tendon that grows a little like ivy does. It starts [...]
Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., Prozac and the Padded Cell, tagged dogs, tobasco, stop barking, puppy pogo, lab, baloon game, fair, clown on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I didn’t try the meat/sleeping pill combo suggested in the last comment thread, but we did decide to try something different … maybe a lil kinder and gentler ;-).
We created the “Stop Barking Solution” made with tobasco, water and some other hot sauce and put it in a spray bottle. We decided to [...]
Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., No clue where this fits, tagged art, big blue, Contemporary Art, Easter, Geometric Art, Geometric Exhibit, Japanese Art, LACMA, museum on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Zac had an extra credit assignment in his Math class over the weekend that he could do. He’s looking for all the extra points he can round up, so we decided to take him. Saturday didn’t happen because Ron and I decided to spring clean (including shampooing the couches, pillows, carpet in our [...]
Posted in I deserve a Medal, If I ran the zoo ..., tagged author page, author widget, fixed, If I ran the zoo ..., wordpress bug on March 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’d fix the author buttons on the side in that little box! (I’d point to the right, but it’s now GONE)
Since I don’t, I asked Ron to create a new “Author Page” (look up :: points up :: by the “About us” tab) for us. Now my somewhat OCD ways will not frustrate me [...]
Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., Prozac and the Padded Cell, Wine, Whine and MORE Wine, tagged automated phone systems, human interaction, ISP hell, pet peeve on March 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today for some reason my modem decided to stop communicating with internet. If there could have been a worse day for this to happen, I can’t think of it. So for a couple of hours, I unplugged and plugged in cables, turned things on and off to no avail. I bite the bullet and decide [...]
Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., Wine, Whine and MORE Wine, tagged dogs, grocery store gripes, pet peeve, picking up after dogs, poop bag, post virgin, wine on March 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is my first official post and I have to admit to a little post anxiety. This is like that old Queen song:
Mm ba ba de Um bum ba de Um bu bu bum da de Pressure pushing down on me . . .
Mmmm is anyone going to remember that Queen song? (Shakes head.) Through [...]
Posted in If I ran the zoo ..., tagged ARGH, bad pet owners, barking, dogs, If I ran the zoo ... on March 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m not much of a sleeper-inner (yes it IS a word), but occassionally, I like to not set our alarm and just wake up when my body is ready to.
The dogs that live next door don’t seem to agree with this philosophy. Or maybe it’s their owners?
About 7 months ago our neighbors decided to take [...]
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