I’m a day early, but I have some updates that I want to log journal-style so I don’t forget them.
This weekend, Steven and I did some major cleaning - not that you can tell now, of course. And, in the process I also had him accompany me to the major mess I made upstairs. [...]

Sometimes, new puppies can be fun - until they puke worms and shriek through the night and poo all over the place, that is.  Mostly, new puppies are a lot of work…like husbands…and potty-training toddlers…  Wait.  Wait.  This doesn’t seem to be going in my favor, here.
During our first vet visit (for Chance, not EVER…we [...]

This past year, I only found out about Blogher a month or two in advance of the convention, so was unable to go.  However, this year…I’m hoping and praying we can go there.  There are many obstacles, of course, in our way…but I’m hoping we’ll get there nonetheless.
Besides the 7K in medical bills that HAVE [...]

We’re starting off our week with chili, and I have 2 favorites: Huckdoll’s chili and … crap.  I don’t have a good name for the other one…  it’s Steven’s mom’s recipe.  He calls it “damn good chili,” maybe we’ll just go with that.  (We’ll be having DGC tomorrow night.  Tuesday night will be chili dogs [...]

I’ve gone back to menu planning (now that I’m feeling better) and am once again on the lookout for really inexpensive yet healthy dinners. And, most of what WASN’T healthy, can be made that way by using whole wheat flour/noodles, brown rice, organic or fresh produce, lean meats, etc.
This week, we spent 124.75, and [...]

I thought it might be fun to just “browse” the local animal shelters, today. We spent most of the morning (okay, all of it: 7:30am-1pm) cleaning the house and I thought it’d be a nice treat to go see the kitties and dogs and play with and pet them.
“We’re not getting one,” Steven grumbled [...]

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I think I want a new dog.
But, I really don’t.
I think I want a large, outside dog.  A grown up one that’s already been potty trained, is calm, and leash trained.
But, I really don’t.
The dog at a local gift shop has captured my heart by the gentle way he loves Lorelei and plays [...]

Stephanie at Keeper Of The Home is having a great little Organic Gardening Carnival!  I knew I’d be searching the entries for information to help me out next year, but I’m not sure how much I can offer as this past year was my first to truly garden by myself.  But, I’ll tell you what [...]

As I promised, belly shot this week (excuse the marks, I had been sleeping)! We’ve finally reached 14 weeks - and, very soon we’ll be finding out whether baby “A” is a he or she. (By the way, we’ve nicknamed the baby “A” because the main names we like begin with an A.)
Sooo…. [...]

I don’t.  I hate smear campaigns, I hate the whole “who you know” aspect of things, and I hate the money ties.  In general, I hate politics.  Even so, I can’t possibly NOT blog about an election that will change our lives forever.
I believed this election was SO important, that I actually voted - the [...]