The weekend started with a very social Friday, lunch with an ex coworker and her 4-month-old baby boy (total flirt!) and dinner with some old high school friends, hosted by my crush who is now a woman. Oh the laughter and conversation both deep and light! It was fun to visit with her wife and our other two friends I hadn't seen a long while ( Read more... )

The raccoons have gotten braver. Because I've been closing off the pet door when I go to bed, they've been in twice this week while I was still up. I'd get up to go to bed to find a raccoon mess. I think it was only one of them this time because it wasn't as messy. That and the food dish is smaller and didn't have much in it ( Read more... )

It's lighter than my other teeth on purpose so I'll have incentive to break out my bleaching tray and it fits better, too. The part of the flipper that wedges in my mouth is smaller. Maybe the callouses I have on my tongue will go away now. We're making plans to start my implant in September ( Read more... )

My headaches have been back since the beginning of July. I thought it was emotions at first and certainly they didn't help but then I tweaked it the next week. By now I should have healed from that yet I'm still fighting them ( Read more... )

I noticed yesterday morning that a plastic bag next to my chair had been marked. This morning it was my laptop. Thank goodness I didn't leave it running something overnight! It was closed ( Read more... )

I admit it. When I should be in bed, I'm up watching Craig Ferguson. We don't have DVR or TiVo. I could record him on our VCR but the new TV doesn't like it very well and the sound is very quiet on recorded shows. So... I stay up past bedtime to see if he's going to open with a lip sync musical number. I just LOVE those. Here are three of my ( Read more... )

I awoke this morning with Miss Cactus in her usual spot next to my ankles and Squeakers on my feet. To help my lower back, I sleep with a pillow under my lower legs. Squeak thinks that pillow is there for her to sleep like a Queen when Miss Cactus allows her on the bed, anyway. You see, the bed belongs to Miss Cactus. We belong to Miss Cactus ( Read more... )

I just finished cleaning up a HUGE mess in the kitchen. Apparently some raccoon has introduced her babies to our yard. They cleaned out Chloe's food and tipped over her water dish. The adult raccoons can't fit through the outer kitty door so I'm guessing some youngsters came into the kitchen to clean out the bowl containing the same cat food ( Read more... )

I'm finding myself in a time of frequent prayers for people and pets in my life. Understand I'm not affiliated with any religion. I've got a personal relationship with my Higher Power that came to a balance through the 12-Step program. I ask for strength, comfort and the best possible outcome for those in crisis and the people who love them ( Read more... )

I had a sore throat starting Friday after seriously swollen sinuses all week. My radiator had a small leak which I needed to get fixed but Eric's car was in the shop all week. Friday I googled antifreeze fumes and found out I might be suffering from mild poisoning. One of the sites tried to infect my work computer with a fake antivirus virus, ( Read more... )